By Sant Kumar Sharma Population is not the only criteria but one of several criterias for delimitation as mentioned in Section 60 of J&K Reorganization Act of August 2019. This is something being said based on apprehensions that if this is taken as the only criteria, a fresh delimitation will not be able to give due representation to far-off areas,
Read moreBy Sant Kumar SharmaThe Legislative Assembly elections were last held in J&K towards the end of 2014. Official figures for these elections are in public domain.These can be cross-checked and collated from official website of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Presently, Jammu is the winter capital and Srinagar summer capital of the Union Territory (earlier state) of J&K. They
Read moreBy Sant Kumar Sharma The writ petitions pertaining to Article 370 will not be heard by a larger Bench. In other words, the five-judge Bench, which was dealing with the case, will continue to hear tthemA five-judge Bench hearing the cases gave this interim order in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1099 of 2019 titled Dr Shah Faesal & others versus
Read moreBy Sant Kumar Sharma Jammu, February 29, 2020:Let us be clear that it is no peace deal. It is an attempt by America to extricate itself from the mess that prevails in Afghanistan.South Asia will not become a safer region, leave aside a safe region after the signing of the deal today, February 29.Peace will be as elusive as February
Read moreA 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 more