A three-member Delimitation Commission has been set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to redraw the territorial limits of 90 Legislative Assembly seats in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. The first thing that should become clear to all is that it means no elections to the assembly for at least a year, or so.May be
Read moreसीएए को कानून बने एक माह से ऊपर हो चुका है लेकिन विपक्ष द्वारा इसकाविरोध अनवरत जारी है। बल्कि गुजरते समय के साथ विपक्ष का यह विरोध “विरोध” की सीमाओं को लांघ कर हताशा और निराशा से होता हुआ अब विद्रोह का रूप अख्तियार कर चुका है। शाहीन बाग का धरना इसी बात का उदाहरण है। अपनेराजनैतिक स्वार्थ के लिए ये दल किस
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaTwo decades ago, it was a lazy evening for me at Delhi, playing with children, flipping through newspapers and listening to music. I was then working with The Times of India and it was a very leisurely day for me as it was my first weekly off after completing the night shift a day earlier. After completing
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaJammu, October 21, 2019:In July-end last year, some friends expressed worries about the then prevalent rot in J&K Bank. They expressed worries that the Bank was going down under. Due to a number of factors, particularly big loans given without sufficient or adequate collaterals.Incidentally, the dismissed Chairman (dismissed on June 8, 2019) tried to project a holier
Read moreThe first thing that one faces on waking up in the morning and walking out to verandah outside is the expectant looks on the face of the pet, a stray that is now domesticated for the last five years. She jumps around excitedly, goes towards the gate, then jumps higher and waits for the leash to be picked up.These activities
Read moreकहीं आने वाली मंदी का कारण हम तो नहीं बनने वाले ?इस समय भारत ही नहीं पूरे विश्व में आर्थिक मंदी की आहट की चर्चा है। भारत के विषय में अगर बात करें तो हाल ही में जारी कुछ आंकड़ों के हवाले से यह कहा जा रहा है कि भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था बेहद बुरे दौर से गुज़र रही है। केंद्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालय के अनुसार
Read moreइस समय भारत ही नहीं पूरे विश्व में आर्थिक मंदी की आहट की चर्चा है। भारत के विषय में अगर बात करें तो हाल ही में जारी कुछ आंकड़ों के हवाले से यह कहा जा रहा है कि भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था बेहद बुरे दौर से गुज़र रही है। केंद्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालय के अनुसार अप्रैल- जून तिमाही की आर्थिक विकास दर 5% रह गई है जो कि पिछले 6 सालों में
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaJammu, August 27:It was not possible for an ordinary person to have anticipated the cataclysmic events that unfolded in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on August 5 and 6. With respect to the planned assault and decimation of Articles 370 and it’s less than legitimate offspring, Article 35 A by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.If
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaJammu, August 30:After the sudden demise of Article 35-A, the Scheduled Tribes (STs) living in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have reasons to rejoice. Well, the STs of the Union Territory (UT) of J&K that will come into being after October 31 as they will get political reservations.This means that much like Scheduled Castes (SCs), the
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaJammu, August 30:The dye has been cast, as the expression goes, regarding Article 370 and 35-A. Technically, the former remains in the Constitution and the latter has vanished. This happened after the Central government passed new legislation in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha regarding these articles on August 5 and 6.For all practical purposes, the
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