Shillong Blues

Shillong Blues

Sir, Shillong is becoming a traffic nightmare, thanks to ‘enterprising inhabitants. Commercial vehicles from neighboring Assam are flooding the city streets in such a manner that their presence is ubiquitous. There is not a single road or lane in the city, observed residents, where one cannot see these vehicles either entering or being parked. Their […]

Freedom from all fears

Freedom from all fears

Sir Women’s struggles or Women issues have always been in the headlines of the newspapers or in any media. Crime such as dowry, acid throwing, molestation, rape, harassment, honour killing, or gender discrimination  are always  topics for concern; It is good that people are talking about them. Parents continue to teach their daughters some safety […]

Loneliness: a social problem

Loneliness: a social problem

Sir – Over the years, loneliness has emerged as a serious social problem. One feels that the rise in the number of aged persons has a connection with this development. The United Nations reports that there were 607 million people above the age of 60 in the year 2000, and the figure rose to 901 […]

Padmaavat : Violence Again

Padmaavat : Violence  Again

Sir As the controversial film Padmaavat has been released today on 25th January. It has given a blow to law and order system. There is violence taking place all around us. Protesters have been burning vehicles and attacking cinemas, demanding the film not be released. In Gurgaon protesters have stoned the school bus carrying children. […]

Reform should not be at the cost of SC independence

Reform should not be at the cost of SC independence

On Friday last, four of the senior most judges of the Supreme Court went public questioning the conduct of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra leading to deep institutional crisis. However, this allegation is not simply about the personalities involved. It represents the serious crisis of legitimacy and culmination of the gradual deepening of […]

Vegetable Strike in Gosai Tola: poking holes our pockets

Vegetable Strike in Gosai Tola: poking holes our pockets

Sir With the increasing population the demand has increased.  Everyone is struggling for life; land has become one of the biggest problems in Patna. Local sellers are not getting required space and this has led to the problem of encroachment. In the area neraby my house Gosai Tola, (local area in Patna Patliputra Colony) the […]

Harm of Addiction

Harm of Addiction

Sir, Addiction is chronic disease characterized by drug seeking  and use which is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite of harmful consequences. The initial decision is to taking drugs is voluntary for most people, but repeated drug use can lead to brain changes that challenges an addicted person’s self-control & interfere with their ability to […]

What about smog and air pollution?

What about smog and air pollution?

Sir, For a national capital as leafy, low-built and spread out as New Delhi is, the startling pollution levels reported in the city  come as a surprise. Particulate matter as measured by the PM2.5 index is up to 70 times the safe limit set by the World Health Organisation. Recently, the air quality index topped […]

Meghalaya Assembly needs more women

Meghalaya Assembly needs more women

Sir The election to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is due to be held early next year. Every political party is gearing up for the forthcoming election to ensure they win the maximum number of seats and each of the political party would have a list of promises to attract the voters to its own side. […]

Long way to go for dignified life

Long way to go for dignified life

Indian culture and tradition is considered old and great all over the world where people worship various female goddesses like Durga, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kali. On the other hand in the ground realities taking birth as a woman in the Indian society can be said as curse for them. Women in India face lots of […]

Tiresome practices turn into beautiful memories…..

Tiresome practices turn into beautiful memories…..

Sir, On the eve of national sports day, I want to share my memories. When I was in school ‘Notre Dame Academy’ we had our games period every weekend where our sports teacher ‘Nandu sir’ made us do PT. We always complained to him, ‘Sir this period is called as games period and you make […]

Bihar Governor fell short of fair play

Bihar Governor fell short of fair play

The Governor is supposed to be above party politics, and he should be seen as fair and just. The role of the acting governor of Bihar in the recent toppling game by the BJP and Nitish Kumar combine has left a bad taste in the mouth. The acting governor had determined the swearing -in ceremony […]

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