When I find information spreading like wildfire on social media, I am reminded of an incident which took place almost 35 years ago, when I joined the information and public relations department of Punjab.
After a cold and wet January that saw excess precipitation over north India, rainfall was below normal in the month of February, with Himachal Pradesh witnessing a deficiency of 22 per cent, while Punjab and Haryana experiencing a shortfall of 15 percent and four percent, respectively.
With no dearth of content, Internet witness numerous videos doing rounds perpetually. Most videos go unattended while some of them are so heartfelt that netizens could not resist hailing.
The crisis in the Punjab and Haryana High Court has deepened with some cases not coming up for hearing for years or being adjourned for months together. The situation is expected to worsen in the coming months following the retirement of judges even as the High Court is inching towards normal functi