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Himachali Girl Wins Skiing Medal For India
Alone she fought without government aid Himachal This Week Twenty one years old Anchal Thakur, hailing from Manali in Himachal, has brought laurels by winning a bronze medal for india in the Alpine Edger 3200 cup organised by International Ski Federation (FIS). She won in the slalom race at the Palandoken Ski Centre in Turkey.
Himachali Sensation On YouTube
Himachal This Week Hailing from Palampur, Aksh Baghla is all set to rock the Bollywood with his singing talent along with popular rapper Badshah of Dj wale babu mera gana chala do fame. Known for his ‘1 Guy 30 Voices’, musician, singer and lyricist Aksh has brought laurels to this hilly state as he has
National Anthem Has To Be Respected
Kuldeep Nayar (The writer is a veteran Indian journalist, author and noted columnist.) When I was in Sialkot City, now a part of Pakistan, I used to visit cinema halls in the cantonment regularly. What I resented then was that I had to stand up for the British national anthem, “God save the king…” The cinema
Double Whammy For Himachal’s Forests
Land encroachment coupled with diversion of forest for non-forestry purposes hits hard Y.S. Rana The writer is a Hamirpur based Himachali settled in Chandigarh Forests are the storehouse of biodiversity and these are important ingredient for the survival of the humanity. Despite the fact, a number of proposals for non-forestry purposes have been accorded approval
From the Editor’s Desk
Changing Political Scenario The political scenario is changing in Himachal as the ruling party is not exhibiting its dominance yet whereas the opposition is also in a constructive mode. Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar’s advise to shun politics of confrontation augers well for the state politics. It is another matter that protem Speaker Ramesh Dhawala
Audit Sports Equipment Purchase Process
Bhupinder Singh (The writer is a national athletics coach) With the level of sports getting refined with time across the world, the play field’s quality is also being upgraded on scientific terms. Due to betterment of quality of sports materials, its prices are also escalating. But the price of only good quality material has increased
Readers’ Response
New CM, New Hopes This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of December 30, 2017, “New CM, New Hopes”. People of Himachal have hig hopes from Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur as Himachal has seen enough of political vendetta during past two decades. The state politics was restricted to two powerful families in this
Time To Act On Population Explosion
Kulbhushan Upmanyu (The writer is an environmentalist heading Himalaya Niti Abhiyan) India had started population control measures way back in 1960s as it was increasing rapidly after the independence due to availability of better health facilities and elimination of epidemics. So the idea of population control was obvious and a slogan was coined at that
Chief Minister Sensitive To People’s Aspirations
Himachal This Week The BJP government led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur is trying to establish its authority by changing traditions. Initiatives like strengthening chief minister’s relief fund through salaries of ministers and staying away from flower bouquet will definitely enhance government’s image. It can also be an effort to reach out to people’s
