Hindustan Times
Nothing can be more bizarre than having four chief ministers in a state. By elevating his adviser Lyngdoh to the rank of a chief minister, the constitutionally sworn CM, D.D.Lapang has created history for the wrong reasons. Two others had been functioning in the same rank for close to a year and if one goes by the status, there are in all four chief ministers in this hill state. [Read more]
About Pankaj Vohra
If he hadn’t become a journalist, Pankaj Vohra could have been anything from a cop to a politician or even a musician, cartoonist or a sportsman. He has strong views on a number of subjects, which often rub people the wrong way because he does not conceal his real feelings while writing. Being a thorough bred Delhiite, he has tremendous love for the city he was born in and has seen its metamorphosis over the years. Pankaj Vohra is at present the Political Editor of Hindustan Times and has worked in all the three top newspapers of this country-The TOI, The Hindu and HT. He loves to travel but his heart is always in his favorite city- Delhi.
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Charan Singh, chief ministers, Congress, Indan politics, Jagjiwan Ram, L.K.Advani, meghalaya, MLA, national party, political stature, Sardar Patel, Y.B.Chavan
The controversy over the advertisement issued by the ministry of women and child development wherein a photograph of a former Pakistan Air Chief was carried refuses to die down. [Read more]
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Krishna Tirath, Pakistan Air Chief, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, President of India, Rashtrapati Bhawan, senior Congress politician
Senior Samajwadi leader Amar Singh appears to be working to a plan to counter the circumstances, which led to his being relieved from several important positions he held in the organization led by his one time leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
(7 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged Amar Singh, Janeshwar Mishra, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mulayamwadi, political blackmail, political parties, Rajya Sabha, Samajwadi
Ever since the New Year started, Delhi’s problems too appear to have multiplied. The city is virtually going through its worse crisis and if one goes by the chaos on roads, one wonders what is going to happen in a few years from now. [Read more]
(6 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged BJP, commonwealth games, Congress, Connaught Place, Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister, delhi traffic, Mandi House, New Year
The excessive coverage by the media to the Ruchika Girhotra case has two sides to it. While most of us are convinced that former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore had played dirty with the teenager and her family leading to circumstances, which resulted in her suicide, there are some who also have a valid point. [Read more]
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Delhi, Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, IAS officer Rupen Deol Bajaj, Ruchika Girhotra case, SPS Rathore or RK Sharma
