Govt mulls Punjab bifurcation
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Tuesday proposals to bifurcate the Punjab, upgrade divisions into provinces and appointment of governor-general were under active consideration of the government... The Question Of Language :On Hindi Day
A debate is going on about the invincibility of English as official language of the country, whereas Hindi was declared national link language and official language of the country on 14th September,1949 and the day was also declared as Hindi ... Issues and Facts about NCERT Books
A lot of heat was generated in Rajya Sabha on the issue of allegedly objectionable material in NCERT Hindi and History books, being taught to students. MP’s cutting across party lines went on to the extent of seeking punishment to the scholars responsible ,...English versus the Native Languages
A few days ago government of Karnataka announced that all the English medium schools in the State be closed or they adopt Kanad as the medium of instruction at the elementary level and introduce English only after five years of schooling in the mother. ....From an island south
LOCATED 240km off the south-east corner of mainland Australia, Tasmania is the homeland of almost 500,000. This faraway island in the south has been brought to us in spirit through the work of its artists, who have tried to ...Women of rural Punjab
As someone who hails from a rural area herself, does not pretend to be of elite background but is an academic, Dr Tahmina Rashid enjoys the advantage of being both an insider and an outsider...A vanishing breed
TIMES have changed. Lahore isn’t the same peaceful city it used to be 40 years ago. Enter Lahore and you are greeted by huge traffic jams, the clamour of motor vehicles that block the roads, immense pollution and smog that fills the air....Land Of Five Rivers In Water Crisis
Last month Punjab has been declared as the over all best state in the country by India Today news magazine for the third conjunctive year. It is good to have a prize for Punjab and state government has immediately taken this as an opportunity to have ..... Giani Kesar Singh passed away
He served as a Civil Administrator of the Indian National Army (from 1943 to 1945), secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal (1948 to 1957) and was the guide of Golden Temple for two years. ...Forgotten voice: MASTER MADAN
I have been holding functions in Delhi to honour the great singers of yesteryear who brought popular music to the masses. Led by K.L. Saigal, these luminaries included Pankaj Mullick, Kannan Devi, Jagmohan, S.D. Burman, Malika Pukhraj, Begum . ...