E D I T O R I A L
West and the World Peace
FOR the past nearly hundred years, the American political leadership has been obsessed with the idea to lead and mould the world in its fashion. The ambition was writ large much before the First World War. The Second World War saw it well manifested when after having defeated the then imperial powers, Germany and Japan, it did not hesitate to rain atom bombs on innocent people of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. More

C O M M E N T
How longer we tolerate this Arrogance of the armed Desperado
ON a scary day, the July 30, Israeli just matched the American bombers in their killing spree as they attacked dozens of sleeping Lebanese civilians in Qana. In all they killed 54 displaced civilians sheltering in the basement of a three-storey house.  More

Killing fields of Iraq
“We don’t do body counts.” General Tommy Franks, US Central Command
MORE than 14,000 civilians were killed in Iraq in the first half of this year, an ominous figure reflecting the fact that "killings, kidnappings and torture remain widespread" in the war-torn country, according to a United Nations report. More

War and the American Dream: More Fall into the Debt Trap
Washington's self-styled "global war on terror" has cost America at least 430 billion dollars over the past five years in military and diplomatic efforts, according to the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog arm of the U.S. Congress. More

F O C U S
Primacy of Education
Gobind Thukral
Public opinion as Aldous Huxely in his Brave New World opined could always be manipulated and modern means of mass communication has made it much easier for the maneuvering forces to do that job. It is also bound to be polarised in a competitive politics. More

• Punjab’s downhill journey in Education

E N V I R O N M E N T
Heat Islands and Global Warming
Harjap Singh Aujla
FOR the readers let me first explain the meaning of the scientific term “Heat Island”. We all know that the islands are masses of land sprouting out of bodies of water such as oceans, seas, bays, rivers and lakes. More

A N A L Y S I S
India’s Insidious Babus: Taking Life of Right to Information Act
Gobind Thukral
CALL it colonial legacy from the imperial rulers or equally detestable imposing mindset of the post independent elite, the Indian public has always been kept outside the governance. More

Indo Canadian Politicians find New Friends
Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver
THE past week was unusual for keen political observers of the Indo Canadian community. Although there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics, but three prominent Indo Canadian leaders surprised everyone by making new alliances. More

L A W  &  J U S T I C E
Contempt of Court and Issues of Public Importance
Joginder Singh Toor
THE law of contempt in India, having stemmed from English law, was part of the powers-inherent in judges of the High Courts and was recognised by the Privy Council in Surinder Nath Benerji's case against the Chief Justice and Judges of the Bengal High Court. More

F E A T U R E S
Policy needs on Land Resources of Punjab
As more land comes under non agriculture use in Punjab, the need for a wholesome policy on limited land resources becomes the need of the hour. Sadly there is none. Whatever was there earlier had been given goodbye. Something like Canada’s land use boards which are independent judicial bodies and are out of the reach of the politicians and greedy real estate sharks is needed. Former professor of economics, Dr Joginder Singh stresses the urgency for a good law. What is Punjab without its agriculture and sturdy farmers? More

Honour for  NDP MLA for Helping Women in Kuwait Election
Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver
THE New Democratic Party MLA from Surrey Green Timbers and the Deputy Speaker in the BC assembly, Sue Hammell was honoured for helping women in the Kuwait election last month. More

L I T E R A T U R E
Tales of Protest and Assertion
Dr. Jaspal Singh
Sharanjit Kaur is a well-known reviewer and commentator of Punjabi literature besides being a noted short story writer. She has already published five collections of stories which have been generally admired by the readers. More

I N  F I R S T  P E R S O N
A Coup D’etat in School by a Teacher Extraordinaire
Bal Anand, IFS (Retd)
IT was exactly the eve of the beginning of the summer vacation in my school way back on July 15th 1958. I had been studying for three months in the ‘do-or-die’, 10th Grade - the final class of the MGMN – Mahatma Gandhi Memorial National - High School in a tiny town of the Southern Punjab. More

L E T T E R S
THERE are some comments I want to make.  The Feature, contributed by Prof Joginder Singh is typical of what the elite from all over the world has to say about the migrants. More

 

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