Twitter hegemony no longer acceptable
Twitter cannot present a distorted map of India as a purgative or giving vent to its feelings just that its acts of hegemony in not obeying Indian rules in India is resisted. The wrong map…
Category: letters
A reminder of service and sacrifice
Dr Arun MitraOn the Doctors Day the 1st July it would be appropriate to pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives to save the mankind from the catastrophic damage of the COVID-19. In addition…
Pakistan: Failing economy, polarized politics
Ashok BhanAt the Heart of Asia Conference at Amritsar in December 2016, Pakistan’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz had to eat crow after he offered a $500 million grant to Afghanistan. The conference had…
Anganwadis, ASHAs in fight against COVID-19
Ratul DhimanThe outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the entire world into an unprecedented crisis causing immense loss to lives as well as livelihoods. In India the second wave which came into play in mid-April…
Strengthening Healthcare System
Dr Tasaduk Hussain ItooThis COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the deficiencies in our healthcare system and significantly highlighted the under-investment in public health. The only way out is to strengthen our public healthcare system and…
15 months after constitution, Delimitation Comm to visit J&K for 4 days from July 6
Will meet political parties, public reps, Admn NC, PDP, others likely to attend meeting; decision soon Sanjeev PargalJAMMU, June 30: Fifteen months after its constitution, the Delimitation Commission headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai…
3 militants killed, 2 Army men injured in encounter
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, June 30 : Three militants were killed and two Army men injured in an encounter at Chimmer village of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district today.A joint team of Police, Army’s 09…
Govt to take care of children rendered orphan by COVID: LG
SASCM Scheme rolled out Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, June 30: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today rolled out ‘Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities – SASCM’, by handing over the grant of scholarship and pension certificates to the…
23-year-old woman among 3 die of Corona in Jammu, 4 in Kashmir
Train services to resume partially in Valley Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU/SRINAGAR/ LEH, June 30: Seven persons died of COVID-19 and 364 tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir today. Three casualties were reported in Jammu region and four…
Govt cancels residential accommodation of Move employees in Srinagar, Jammu
Major relief to MoHA under SRE Gopal SharmaJAMMU, June 30: Putting a stoppage ‘officially’ on the age old practice of ‘Darbar Move’ in the Jammu and Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor’s Administration has cancelled the residential…