Opinion

There is a famous quotation "Power corrupts a man and absolute power corrupts absolutely".

The Indian bureaucracy needs a systemic overhaul. But, instead of infusing fresh blood and ideas into the system, the Government is content with maintaining the status quo

Sometime back Gen V. K. Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, has in an interview warned that partial revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in J&K will create terrorist ‘sanctuaries’ and dilatation of the Act will be detrimental to national interest.

“A bird sitting on a tree is not afraid of the branch breaking because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”

(Sent by Ashok Sharma from Ludhiana)

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By Simmi Mohindru

Recent cases of rapes in Haryana have really put the females and specially girls in dilemma in regard to their safety and security.

Let us pledge to help mental disorders person

The World Health Organization (WHO) designated October 10 as World Mental Health Day to help spotlight the lack of care mental disorders often receive around the world.

Pharmaceutical industry has become a powerful industry, driven only by profit. The MNCs conduct clinical trials of new drugs, on the people who are economically weak and underprivileged. The poor, who has become a trial subject in lieu of a meager amount of money.

Arvind Kejriwal, under all odds and even, hopes, controversies, doubts, fear, risk, danger and apprehensions have announced his political party to which a name is to be given.  Nothing has been said even about the constitution, office-bearers etc.

For decades, the Union Government has accorded special status to Kashmir and the rest of the country has paid for this preferential treatment.

By CA Rajeev K. Sharma