Shalini Thakur

Dear Editor, 50 years ago, even bullock carts had to fix hurricane lamps at the back to indicate their presence. But today, heavy vehicles operate without tail lights or even headlights. There was also a time when riding "doubles" on…
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Dear Editor, The government must create awareness amongst elders about their rights is correct, but unfortunately, physical conditions do not permit the elders to make use of those rights. Instead, the government must create awareness…
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Dear Editor, The Central Government's aggressive push for Aadhaar is inexplicable and unreasonable especially when the Supreme Court made it amply clear not to make Aadhaar mandatory for benefits otherwise due to a citizen. There is a…
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Dear Editor, Veteran actor-director Manoj Kumar has been rightly rewarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his immense contribution to Hindi cinema. He deserves full credit for converting celluloid patriotism into a profitable box-office…
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Dear Editor, It is the monsoons, global economic scenario or international oil prices. The performance in this fiscal year was expected to be great, but the siphoning off of funds on schemes launched on a weekly basis and lack of any…
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Dear Editor, Maggi, the mouth-watering anytime snack, a life-saver, time-saver delight costing Rs 10, has been found with toxic adulteration. The watering mouths have been left with a crisp of wrath with the presence of lead in it. Now,…
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Dear Editor, Well done, Mandeep Kaur for winning the junior world boxing championship at Taipei. Interestingly, residents of Chakkar village pooled money for her training, infrastructure and travel. Not a single penny was received from the…
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Dear Editor, Britain elections can be a roadmap for the Indian democratic environment, especially for political parties which do not hesitate in making any remark against anyone. Money and muscle power have no role in Britain elections.…
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Dear Editor, The early indications in the draft National Health Policy, 2015, are encouraging. However, it must be noted that universal medical care is not the same as universal health care. Along with health, food, shelter and sanitation…
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Dear Editor, It has become a fashion for certain people to project deities held in reverence by Hindus, in offensive portrayals and caricatures. Earlier, MF Husain misused his artistic skills to paint Hindu goddesses offensively. The Hindus…
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