AWAKENINGS

I was really alarmed on reading a news item wherein our Army resorting to Gandhian way of non-violence by forming a human chain to prevent the intrusions of Chinese Army crossing over the international border.   The news run thus:   “ Up in the Sikkim Himalayas, the Indian Army is engaged in a strange Gandhian tussle with Chinese Army along the international border. Troops are forming human chains to stop the numerous intrusions by the Chinese forces from across the border.   “We are literally forming human chains to stop the Chinese from crossing over,” explains a senior officer. “If they come in groups of 20, we may assemble 50 men. We hold hand in hand and form this chain. They can’t after all push us and cross in.”   There were many intrusions recently by the Chinese forces along with our northern Himalayan borders, but the Indian Government were not assertive in dealing with these border violations perhaps due to the precarious position in which the Gove...

  Between 2020 and 2023, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed 13 bills, many concerning university governance reforms, notably transferring the power to appoint Vice-Chancellors from the Governor to the state government. Governor Ravi withheld assent to 10 of  these bills without providing reasons or returning them for reconsideration, leading to significant legislative gridlock. In response, the Tamil Nadu government filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court in October 2023, challenging the Governor's inaction as unconstitutional under Article 200 of the Constitution. Some of these 10 bills were withheld by the Governor or reserved for the President under Article 200 of the Constitution. On April 8, 2025, a bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan delivered a landmark judgment, declaring the Governor's actions as "illegal" and "erroneous in law." A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan had used the court...

Lord Jagannatha is worshipped primarily in city of Puri at famous Jagannatha temple. Lord Jagannatha is considered a form of Lord Vishnu and also revered by the followers of Vaishnavism. Jagannatha literally means Lord of the Universe. Jagannatha temple is one of the four Hindu pilgrimage centers known as Char Dham pilgrimages that a Hindu is expected to make in one's lifetime. Lord Jagannatha is worshipped along with his brother Balabhadra and his sister Devi Subhadra.   Ratha Yatra commemorates Lord Jagannatha's annual visit to Gundicha ( गुंडीचा ) Mata temple. It is said that to honor the devotion of Queen Gundicha, wife of the legendary King Indradyumna ( इन्द्रद्युम्न ) who built the Puri Jagannatha temple, the Lord Jagannatha, Balabhadra and Subhadra leave their regular abode in the main temple and spend a few days in this temple built by Gundicha in their honor. One day before of Ratha Yatra, Gundicha Temple is cleaned by devotees of Lord Jagannatha. The ritual of ...

Imtiaz Mahmood - @ImtiazMadmood - Apr 23: "Pakistani terrorist Suleman Shah is standing on the extreme right. Pakistani terrorist Abu Talha is on the extreme left. Both puppets of coward Asim Munir are responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack. One local terrorist, Junaid (3rd), is already dead in an old encounter. Seven others are yet to be identified." v Six/Five Islamic terrorists fully equipped with M4 carbines and AK-47 in military-style uniforms landed on 22nd April 2025 at Baisaran Valley meadow, which is located about 7 km from the Pahalgam town in Anantnag district to target Hindu tourists  who were engaging in activities such as picnicking, taking pony rides, and dining in the area. The tragic shooting of 26 tourists happened on that day at about 2.30 pm.   v All  terrorists were fully trained and funded and backed by Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-Taiba through its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF) that is a UN designated terrorist group and TRF has als...