By T H Shah Since the world came into existence, crises have been the part and parcel of the universe. The process of crumbling-down of many phenomena in our ecosystem causes balance and some geographical changes have given rise to the emergence of new civilization. Geographical changes prepare man how to deal with changing scenario Flood, earthquake, hurricane and volcanic eruptions pose many challenges to the people and in such trying situation, the main dominating factor is the safety and welfare of the people to which the authorities should not remained impervious. The term management of crisis should be understood in wide....

By J N Raina There is no dearth of fusspots in Kashmir. Wrinkled with age, Syed Ali Geelani, leading a hard-line faction of the Hurriyat Conference, has been treating India as a banana republic. In an attempt to tyrannize the security forces and to befool people, Geelani continues to harp on the ‘right of self-determination’ for the people of Kashmir. The slogan is outdated. Regretfully, pliable Indian leadership has been just listening to his diatribe with rapt attention. While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been unveiling one fresh initiative after another to address ‘unrest’ in Kashmir, our Home Mini....

By M. Ashraf Recently a senior columnist while commenting on the Independence Day shoe-gate in Kashmir related the story of the throwing of a Kangri (wicker covered earthen pot filled with burning charcoal traditionally used in winter under the locally worn robe for warming) in 1963 on a political leader which resulted in a major change in the political set up of the state in mid sixties. The incident had virtually wiped out a dynasty from the political scene. The prominent members of the clan went into hiding for quite sometime. The upheaval had resulted from the removal of the holy relic from its place in the Hazrat....

By J N Raina It is the Mission that works; for total service and emancipation of mankind, not excluding animals and plant-life. The Mission has empowered itself with zeal, determination and dedication, to serve various facets of humanity, in its entirety. “Let us understand each other”. These words of wisdom should be adorned not only on the walls of drawing rooms, but also remain etched in every one’s heart, who love mankind---humans who speak, animals who do not and plant species which have a different way of conveying affection. It is Sadhu Vaswani Mission’s venerable dictum. With its headquarters ....

By Rishi Satish Vishwas Meditation is a process of inner growth and understanding that prepares you to face life and live happily with complete enjoyment of modern day life and bliss of life , for which God has blessed us. But we are facing miseries as we are Mindful only. Although our scientist have already worked we are using only 10% of our brain cells which Divine has given to us and scientists have also worked that main chemicals which are vital for our body, 80% of these chemical are produced in our brain cells only, beyond it science is silent as it does not know anything about our mind which is not allowing us t....

By M. Ashraf For a long time there have been allegations of illegal funds flowing into Kashmir for creating a situation of turmoil. Many a times the police have claimed seizure of these funds from different persons. The story of funds being pumped in for various activities is not a new discovery. It has been there since 1953 when Sheikh Abdullah was deposed. Those days the Plebiscite Front was supposed to be receiving funds on regular basis from Pakistan. Omar Abdullah recently stated that he had held a meeting with the Indian Home minister regarding flow of outside funds to protestors in Kashmir. The funds he is talking abou....

By J N Raina Given the effervescence of Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, it is doubtful whether Islamabad is keen for resumption of harmonious relations with India. The ongoing acrimonious peace process, which was set about after a lot of preparedness, has received a serious setback. It is in shreds because of the unbecoming and fastidious attitude of Qureshi. He exhibited blatant ‘misconduct’ in an ample measure during India-Pakistan peace conclave in Islamabad recently. In a sudden jerk of events, Qureshi lashed out at Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna, accusing him he was not ‘fully prepared’, and....

By J N Raina Truth tastes bitter in Kashmir. It has become a major casualty in the Elysian valley, where demarcation between the ‘demons’ and ‘sufis’ is becoming glaringly thin. No one dares to speak the truth. The commoners and men in buckram, like the exiled Kashmiri Hindus, suffer in silence. They are distraught with the prevailing chaotic situation, created by vested interests. A rat race for killing innocent youth is on in the turbulent valley, because of cantankerous leadership. It is vexing. It is now crystal clear that violence is be....

By Balraj Puri For three consecutive summers, Kashmir has been on a boil. In 2008 protest started jointly by all separatist parties over allotment of 100 acres of government land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board which its Chief executive officer wrongly said was purchased permanently. The land was to be used for construction of pre-fabricated huts for langars and other facilities for the yatries. It was interpreted by the leaders of the agitation as a conspiracy to change demography of Kashmir. The government withdrew the allotment. It triggered an unprecedented agitation in Jammu for 63 days with various ups and downs against what w....

By Balraj Puri “Army Headquarters have drawn up a plan to keep about 50,000 soldiers in readiness to help civilians authorities deal with the growing Naxal threat,” Times of India reported on June 18. When the current phase of what may be called a war between the government and Maoists began with the massacre of 76 security forces in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh, the chiefs of the army and the air force categorically advised against use of their help in combating Maoist threat. They relaxed a bit after train blast in Jnaneshwari Express in Mdnapur area of West Bengal taking a toll of 148 human lives. They met the Home Minister on....