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Letters to the Editor — June 24, 2021

Political alternative?We do not need to read too much into the somewhat lukewarm response of many Opposition parties to the Rashtra Manch meeting to

Letters to the Editor — June 23, 2021

Advisory panelWith its constitution of an Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister, comprising global experts, including Nobel laureate Esther

Letters to the Editor — June 22, 2021

Centre on ex gratia The central government’s stand on the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be an excuse to abdicate its responsibility to grant ex

Letters to the Editor — June 21, 2021

Hope for J&KJammu and Kashmir, famed for its beauty, and now lost peace, has become a hotbed of violence due to a raft of reasons. Its woes have

Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2021

Assessment formulaThe Supreme Court’s approval of the CBSE’s formula (along with the ICSE’s) to assess the performance of Class 12 students this year

Letters to the Editor — June 18, 2021

The undercountThe recent spurt of data reconciliation in connection with COVID-19 deaths in a number of States confirms long-held suspicions of

Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

Court’s bail ordersThe Delhi High Court’s orders granting bail to activists and students charged under the stringent UAPA, is the higher judiciary’s

Letters to the Editor — June 16, 2021

Education in KeralaThe article, “Higher education in Kerala needs a new chapter” (Editorial page, June 14), has overlooked the fact that ‘the linear

Letters to the Editor — June 15, 2021

After GalwanThere is no denying the fact that the Government could not contain China’s aggression and retrieve our territory encroached on by the

Letters to the Editor — June 14, 2021

Lessons from BengalIn the wake of the massive win by the Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal, a lot of its rebel leaders who had earlier switched

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Extend the facilityIt is a welcome measure that CCTV cameras have been installed at 20 points at the COVID-19 ward of Government Headquarters Hospital

Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2021

Shocker from BiharThe whopping 72% increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Bihar is a sign of irresponsibility by the State administration there

Letters to the Editor — June 11, 2021

Needed, ‘tact’I am a former civil servant, having retired from service in the early 1980s. Let me join the commentariat on l’affaire Bandyopadhyay.

Letters to the Editor — June 10, 2021

Speed up vaccinationThe Prime Minister’s decision to revert to centralised procurement of vaccines is a step in the right direction (“A necessary

Letters to the Editor — June 9, 2021

Vaccine procurementAn evolving pandemic demands a fluid and dynamic approach to policymaking (Page 1, “Govt. will revert to centralised procurement of

Letters to the Editor — June 8, 2021

Minister on IT rulesThe argument that the new IT rules are meant to serve the interests of the people using social media is clearly specious (Inside

Letters to the Editor — June 7, 2021

Court on seditionWhile complimenting the Supreme Court of India for having quashed the sedition charges against a senior journalist, it should be said

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Madurai, apt place for modern libraryThe state-of-the-art library planned for Madurai will be a boon to people in southern districts. When I did my

Letters to the Editor — June 5, 2021

Court on seditionIn recent years, mere criticism against the government of the day has been found sufficient to initiate sedition charges. Against

Letters to the Editor — June 4, 2021

No examinationsWhile the decision not to hold Board examinations for Class 12 can only be welcomed, the respective Boards and Ministries need to

Letters to the Editor — June 3, 2021

Exams cancelledThe decision to cancel the Class XII Board examinations has come very late, and after causing much agony to students and parents (Page

Letters to the Editor — June 2, 2021

Court and COVID policyThe Supreme Court’s rap on the Government’s knuckles over its confused vaccine policy is spot on (Inside pages, “Policy should

Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2021

Denting federalismThe Prime Minister’s Office recalling the Chief Secretary of West Bengal raises certain basic questions about constitutional

Letters to the Editor — May 31, 2021

COVID and childrenIf the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic saw an uptick in child marriages and children from the lower rungs of the society being

Letters to the Editor — May 29, 2021

Blame gameIt was amusing to read of India’s top COVID-19 adviser’s argument, blaming States for the slowing pace of vaccination. Since we have a

Letters to the Editor — May 28, 2021

Tenure so farIn his first term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised hopes with his promise of good governance (Inside pages, “Amid second wave, Modi

Letters to the Editor — May 27, 2021

Palestine and peaceThere is no doubt that everyone yearns for durable peace in West Asia. The fact is that wherever colonial powers set foot, they

Letters to the Editor — May 26, 2021

Toolkit huntThe ruling party’s obsession, and also the Government of India’s, with “toolkits” is absurd. In the midst of a raging pandemic, the urge

Letters to the Editor — May 25, 2021

Board examinationsHolding board examinations in the near future is an insensitive idea (Page 1, “Centre, majority of States opt to hold Class 12 board

Letters to the Editor — May 24, 2021

The COVID fightNo matter what we learn about COVID-19 transmission, said or done about it — touch, droplets, now aerosols, lockdowns, no lockdowns,

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No name board TVS Nagar has street name boards everywhere but not on arterial Lakshmi Road for the past 15 years. Recently one can see new signboards

Letters to the Editor — May 22, 2021

Rajiv Gandhi caseThe political landscape of the country witnessed a sea change consequent to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. It unsettled many

Letters to the Editor — May 21, 2021

Treatment guidelinesThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has again found itself on the back foot for not being proactive and dropping

Letters to the Editor — May 20, 2021

Kerala cabinetThere has been much chatter about the non-inclusion in the new Kerala cabinet of K.K. Shailaja, former Kerala Health Minister, who has

Letters to the Editor — May 19, 2021

CBI actionIt is unfortunate that just when the administrative machinery has begun to roll in West Bengal, spokes are being put in the State

Letters to the Editor — May 18, 2021

Gaza crisisThe statement of the Israeli Prime Minister (Page 1, May 17) on the Gaza operations, that Israel was “still in the midst of this

Letters to the Editor — May 17, 2021

Gaza conflictThe world of diplomacy has so far failed to quell the worst escalation in fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. From what we

Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2021

Governor’s day outIt is unfortunate that in West Bengal, the Governor and Chief Minister have been at loggerheads for long, and in the middle of a

Letters to the Editor — May 14, 2021

PSU vaccine productionThe mess over procuring vaccines, with some States now deciding to float global tenders, shows the pivotal role played by the

Letters to the Editor — May 13, 2021

Pandemic controlIt is totally unfair and irresponsible on the part of those with smartphones and their ‘tech’ abilities to be blocking vaccine slots.

Letters to the Editor — May 12, 2021

More horrorThe news report (Page 1, May 11), of the bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims being found in the Ganga in Bihar, was horrifying. The reason

Letters to the Editor — May 11, 2021

Behind the numbersWhile it is difficult to find fault with the actual numbers dredged by the survey mentioned in the Lokniti-CSDS-The Hindu study

Letters to the Editor — May 10, 2021

IPR waiverWhile the second act of the great COVID-19 tragedy is unfolding in India, Brazil and South Africa, the rich countries that have acquired the

Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021

Missing stateThe immense loss of life and livelihoods being caused by the microbe in its second attack would certainly have been avoided had the

Letters to the Editor — May 7, 2021

Politics, reservationThere are important lessons to be drawn from the judgment in the Maratha reservation case. Today, there is often a complaint that

Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2021

For continuityThere is now a change of government in Tamil Nadu, the result of the beauty of democracy. No government can be complacent or fail to

Letters to the Editor — May 5, 2021

Health-care revampA total revamp of the planning of oxygen supply to all hospitals in the country needs to be initiated at the earliest, headed by

Letters to the Editor — May 4, 2021

Election resultsThe success of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, the Left front in Kerala, and more particularly the defeat of the

Letters to the Editor — May 3, 2021

Now, the resultsThe exit poll predictions for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam have proven to be more or less correct, But it is the West

Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021

Congress on crisisCongress president Sonia Gandhi, in her expansive interview (Inside pages, “‘We need to work together and mobilise all help for the

Letters to the Editor — April 30, 2021

Looming threatI write this letter as the former Director of Research and Health, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. There is