It’s not that the Gazetted Officers, hereinafter called the cadre officers, of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) only are aggrieved with the way they have been treated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under successive Governments, rather the Non Gazetted...

Inhaling foul air straightway signals to air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) alongwith Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The deadly particulate matter that we inhale is really injurious to our organs. The thick clouds...

Dera Baba Jassa Singh has the distinction of being a place of penitential austerity of four great saintly figures - Baba Hardit Singh, Baba Jassa Singh, Baba Nand Singh and Baba Gurmukh Singh Ji - really a holy place located on Sular Road in Patiala. Baba...

Late His Highness Shri Maharana Sahib of  erstwhile princely state of Dholpur visited princely state of Patiala in the year 1889 and brought Ponies and Players pertaining to the game of Polo first time in erstwhile princely state of Patiala.There was...

The pious and compassionate Rajmata Mohinder Kaur, the Patiala Royal Matriarch was born on 14 September, 1922 in Ludhiana. She was the daughter of S. Harchand Singh Jaijee of Patiala State and a member of the Patiala State Peoples’ Forum which was an affiliate...

Kya hai ye barish, choti choti boonde bohut khubsurat manzar bana deti hai. Kaash ye lamha yuhi dham jaye. Surkh aasman aur us par surkh lali yakinan khuda ka banaya hua ek karishma hai. Kala aasman jaise poori duniya ko dhake ek chadar ki tarha hai.Wo ek...

Debutante Actor Arjun Manhas, who is geared up to play main...

In many cultures around the worldnewborn babies are swaddled to help them settle and fall asleep.Parents are inneed to be warned about the risks and after effects of wrapping their little ones too tight.Although the popular cloth-wrapping method, which...

According to the recent data recorded by World Health Organisation (WHO), India still accounts for 60% of global burden of leprosy. Despite the official claims of achieving eradication of leprosy in 2005, the country is witnessing a resurgence of the disease with...

Women are the heart of the family and a family is the basic unit of civilized society.  If women are emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy than the society will be healthy as well. If women are broken, unhealthy and depressedthen society will...

Income Tax is subjected to be paid by each and every person and every business that earns an income through any savings account, products, services, pensions, businesses, etc. in the subcontinent of India. The Income Tax returns are taxes that re - funded to...

Deepawali is one of the most famous festivals of India. Deepawali means "Festival of Lights". The festival is celebrated on the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha.  This festival is celebrated continuously for five days. It starts with the 1st day of Dhanteras...

Kashmir is the replica of Palestine not because of its cultural or ethical identities but due to mutual sufferings and correlated suppression by the alien hands.the  struggle for free and independent kashmir to emancipate It from the clutches of colonial...

Young people enjoy a critical junction of human lives, where the transition from childhood to adulthood takes place. This phase goes beyond physical transformation rather a set of transformation which entails biological, psychological, socio-cultural and political...

The most beneficial planet in Vedic astrology, Jupiter, mostly gives auspicious results even though it may be malefic in the horoscope. Jupiter represents religion-spirituality, Prosperity, wealth, progeny, success, wisdom and knowledge. Transiting Jupiter...

Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to reduce the number to 5,500. His decision suggests that conditions on the ground are not as promising as he expected...

So far, Prashant Kishor has only wins to his credit but it is a cruel world out there - one loss and the reputations come crumbling down. According to some poll pundits, BJP’s massive win in the general elections cannot be attributed solely to ‘PK’ as it...

The influx of millions of Syrian refugees to Europe is more than likely to become another source of radicalization that could increase the number of violent extremists among the refugees and lead to further acts of terror in their host countries. Depending...

The perennial question‘What’s in a name?’ is no more relevant. For there is actually ‘a lot’. Especially in this age and time, when name-gamesport has acquired a pivotal place in the profusely creative minds of our torch-bearers and has become a national...

The horrific attacks in Brussels by terrorists affiliated with ISIS that claimed the lives of 35 people and injured more than 200 was all but inevitable. These attacks may well increase in frequency and intensity in many European cities where citizens travel...

Maha Shivaratri is a famous Hindu festival. Usually Shivratri is observed on the night of  Phalgun month Krishna Paksha Trodashi. As per convenience, this is observed every year during the  Chaturdarshi (Feb-March) in Krishna Paksha of  Phalgun...

The demagoguery of Prime Minster Netanyahu seems to have no limit—demagoguery in a sense that he says and acts on anything to buttress Israel’s hold on the West Bank in the name of national security. This time around, Netanyahu came up with another absurd...

The struggle for peaceful and dignified life has marked the history of Kashmir ever since ages but the present epoch has now reached to a stage which is in the hands of a generation knowing nothing but for a stone to find answers to their decades old question...

This festival is celebrated based on the solar year. As per Vedic astrology, Sun transits from Saggitarius to capricorn sign on the zodiac. Sun changes its position from  Dakshinayan (South) to Uttarayan ( North). Makar Sankranti is also known to be...

No new format for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians can succeed unless it carefully considers the reasons behind the failure of past negotiations to ensure that the same mistakes are not repeated. The following highlights some of the...

Deepawali is a 5 day festival which begins on the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha. It starts with the 1st day of Dhanteras (Bhagwan Dhanwantari), followed by the 2nd day of Narakcharturdashi (Shotti Deepawali), the 3rd day of Deepawali (Lakshmi puja), the 4th...

The word tragic has often been used to describe the civil war in Syria, but it is a pale description of the raging madness on the ground. The bloodletting and massive destruction that has swept the nation is not a mere tragic event; the magnitude of the...

As part of the Model SAARC Summit 2015, delegates congregating  from all over  South Asia came together to discuss the role of SAARC in terms of ensuring better disaster management for the region as a whole. The session was inaugurated with the...

Region’s influential policy-based youth organization, South Asian Youth Society (SAYS) for the first time ever hosted a shadow SAARC conference titled, ‘Model SAARC Summit 2015 in Dhaka.U.S. Embassy Dhaka sponsored the summit with collaboration from the Ministry...

The deal with Iran has been generally characterized as either good or bad, and many pronounced it as historic with far-reaching regional and even global implications. I completely disagree with the characterizations of the deal as entirely good or bad, and...

South Asian Youth Society (Says), in collaboration with TraumaLink recently kicked off a basic first-aid training for a few selected health volunteers from national settings.Titling as ‘SAYS-TraumaLink Community First Responder Training Program 2015’, TraumaLink...

Today we argue here some of the issues, which are long-settled couple of centuries back—so not supposed to even raise in modern-day, but we do as feel needed, though unfortunately.  Starting with racial manipulation of identity tags (we been delicately...

A skull bone stored in the abdomen of 20-year-old college student Rakesh has given him a second chance at life. Rakesh met with an accident on March 26 while on his way to college on his two-wheeler. Doctors at St Martha's Hospital, where he was rushed,...

Swami Amar Nath Ji Yatra is the most hallowed Hindu pilgrimage of Northern India in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The pilgrimage attracts lakhs of devotees annually from various parts of the country in the month of Shravan (July-August) to pay their respectful...

Whereas the international focus today is on how to counter violent extremism, which is behind many of the violent conflicts sweeping the Middle East, the real destabilizing power and sponsor of terrorism in the region and beyond is Iran. Unlike violent extremists...

Islam is the instrument of the Devil.Islam is supposedly purely peace.But the opposite is seen dailyin the news all the time.Civil wars, rebellions, bombings, beheadings,rapes, pedophilia, long beards and burkas.It's all unprecedented aggression.And of course...

Good progress is being made in Iraq. The army is advancing and taking back ground from Daiish. They have the cooperation of their neighbours, most notably Iran, which has helped turned the tide. The US sent in countless dozens of aerial bombing missions when...

Couple of shivering cold waves (below 10 degrees) lashed one of the poorest and northernmost districts, Nilphamari in the month of January, 2015. Cold breeze and bone-chilling wind with harsh conditions of little heat in homes and less clothing around the bodies...

Prime Minister Netanyahu has been more vocal than any of his predecessors about the ‘looming Iranian danger,’ insisting that any agreement to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons will amount to nothing more than a technical pause. He has been rallying...

A two days long exciting, interactive and capacity building workshop 'Towards Trans-formative Career – Season II' was organized by South Asian Youth Society (SAYS) in association with IABC | BRAC University in order to introduce the youth of our society...

Successes and failures come turn-wise in life. And therein lays its beauty. Imagine a life that is strewn with successes alone with no trace of failure. How drab it would be. Especially if you are born with an adventurous side to you, you are little bothered with...

I am no longer surprised by what Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu says or does. No leader with any pride and sensitivity would have tried to exploit for political gain the tragic deaths of four French Jews who were assassinated in a kosher supermarket...

Throughout the 48 years of Israeli occupation, both Israelis and Palestinians have adopted and implemented policies in an effort to buttress their positions when in fact these policies have proven to be dangerously counterproductive and have now come back to haunt...

Throughout the 48 years of Israeli occupation, both Israelis and Palestinians have adopted and implemented policies in an effort to buttress their positions when in fact these policies have proven to be dangerously counterproductive and have now come back to haunt...

Youth Club of Bangladesh touched off its second phase of ‘Values of Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution’ workshop at Zahir Raihan Auditorium, Jahangirnagar University on 28 November 2014. The workshop covered among young leaders, youth activists,...

 “ Lets Talk Failure” was held on the 21st of November in the Eastern University campus. This was a day long program with participants coming from different institutions. Chief Project Coordinator of SAYS, Ashraful Islam inaugurated the event with...

President Erdogan has recently come under intense criticism for his unwillingness to come to the aid of the beleaguered Syrian Kurds in the city of Kobani just across the Turkish border. Sadly, Erdogan’s behavior is not surprising as he has always pursued...

Modi was delivering his off-the-cuff-speech on the 15th of August, making plain observations, and hitting the chord with those who are already bemused by his incredible rise to the top position. He said why does it make headlines when the officials are asked...

With assembly elections due in the state next month, amid ongoing post-flood rehabilitation efforts and preparations for approaching winters, pre-electoral promises are at their vocabular best  and expectations high. It becomes important in such a scenario...

This year Norwegian Noble Committee awards peace prize to two South Asian child activists— Malala Yousafzai (being a teenager) and Kailash Satyarthi (working for children). One turns into famous daring to defy Taliban’s drag against women education...

This year Norwegian Noble Committee awards peace prize to two South Asian child activists— Malala Yousafzai (being a teenager) and Kailash Satyarthi (working for children). One turns into famous daring to defy Taliban’s drag against women education...

Yet again highlighting the non-seriousness of the Government towards strengthening education sector, world famous tourist resort tehsil Pahalgam or pahalgam constituency in the south kashmir are without degree college. Inhabitants of the region have demanded...

During the donor conference held in Cairo a few days ago, the US, EU, and other countries pledged $2.7 billion for reconstruction in Gaza. It is undoubtedly necessary to make such a humanitarian effort to rebuild the shattered lives of hundreds of thousands...

Strange thing is that strangers come stealthily, when you are stuck in a tight spot, and that too quiet unexpectedly. What they bring along is the soothing realization that help is always at hand. It gives profound relief to a disquieting mind that gets perturbed...

The gruesome and tragic beheadings of innocent US and UK citizens is excruciatingly painful, especially for the families of the victims. Other than making supreme efforts to free current prisoners held by ISIS by any means available, no compromises can ever...

As someone who has consistently advocated a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a two-state solution, I was appalled to hear the speech delivered by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations General Assembly....

Global nutrition company, Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), in Asia Pacific welcomes WangJae Lee, Ph.D., M.D, an expert in immunology, to its Nutrition Advisory Board, effective October 1st 2014. The Nutrition Advisory Board is comprised of leading experts from around...

The Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech talked about ‘skilled India’ among other things. It sounded quite reasonable because unless and until we have skilled workforce, nothing substantial can be achieved. Employability depends upon...

The Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech talked about ‘skilled India’ among other things. It sounded quite reasonable because unless and until we have skilled workforce, nothing substantial can be achieved. Employability depends upon...

Much has been said about President Obama’s strategy to degrade and eventually “destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Regardless of the soundness of the President’s strategy, to ensure greater success in defeating ISIS, three distinct interlinked...