Category: Editorials

Who is responsible for death of 34 farmers?

  By Vijay Darda | 09-10-2017 Most critical question is how hazardous pesticide reached the farmers? It is necessary to fix the responsibility. Every government claims that it is sympathetic to the issues of farmers, but the reality is that the farmers are still deprived of their rightful dues. Politicians ask for votes in the name of farmers and become

This is manslaughter! Will anyone be sued?

  By Vijay Darda | 02-10-2017 If criminal cases can be filed against school directors for murder, why not against railway officials? After three consecutive train accidents in Uttar Pradesh, stampede on the Elphinstone Road railway station foot-over-bridge (FOB) in Mumbai has rocked the nation. This incident has raised several questions. The biggest question is whether this incident is just

Whole country needs Assam’s Pronam Bill

  By Vijay Darda | 25-09-2017 Condition of the elderly in India is very serious. A soul-searching is needed to find out what has gone wrong with our culture? The neglect of the elderly is on the rise and many of them are forced to spend their twilight years in the old age homes. In such a situation, the Assam

India-Japan friendship foretells dawn of new era

  By Vijay Darda | 18-09-2017 China is frustrated with the new equation because of its serious border dispute with both the countries Looking back at the history, the cultural relation between India with Japan was established in the sixth century only when Buddhism reached there. Since then, the relations have been good. There is no mention of any acrimony

This storm of hatred will erode democracy

  By Vijay Darda | 11-09-2017 The freedom of expression is for everyone but the chaos spread over social media is not right for anyone Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, M M Kalburgi and now Gauri Lankesh..! There is a commonality among these four; that they were free-thinkers and expressed their thoughts with courage and zeal. All four of them have

Need to transform Indian Railways

  By Vijay Darda | 04-09-2017 Financial condition has worsened, there is no money to change unsafe tracks and around 1.22 lakh posts in safety category are vacant When India’s first passenger train between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane was flagged off on April 16, 1853, there were only 400 people on board and three engines named Sahib, Sindh and

Playgrounds needed to save children from killer game

  By Vijay Darda | 28-08-2018 The internet game known as Blue Whale Challenge has perturbed the world and India is not untouched too! It is believed that the blue whale comes to the seashore to die or commit suicide. In the name of this blue whale, a Russian student Philipp Budeikin has created the ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ game. This

Why are children’s lives so cheap?

  By Vijay Darda | 21-08-2017 As usual, the country will forget the inglorious chapter of Gorakhpur deaths but the question will continue to haunt! Some four years back, there was a huge hue and cry when 35 children died within five days at BC Roy Hospital in Kolkata. Four years later, hardly anyone remembers that incident! At that time,

Cacti of challenges in our garden of freedom

  By Vijay Darda | 14-08-2017 There is no doubt that India has made a lot of progress in the last 70 years but the goal is far from achieved yet! Just a few hours hence we will be celebrating 70th anniversary of India’s independence. Of course, being a citizen of a free country is a great privilege for all

Global escalation is a warning bell

  By Vijay Darda | 07-08-2017 The US, Russia and China are engaged in proving their supremacy The continuation of atmosphere of tension between different countries is nothing new. Many countries are also fighting against each other. In many countries of the world, civil war-like situation is prevailing, but some of them have brought about reconciliation and the situation has