From the Editor’s Desk
Winter Capital Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has provided a new identity to Dharamshala even as government’s presence here gives town the feeling of a capital in the midst of snowfall in Shimla. Political perception is a step towards power as symbolism is attached to every aspect of the life. One needs to understand the journey
Minimum Government, Not An All-Powerful ‘Sarkar’, Need Of The Hour
Bhanu Dhamija Founder of Divya Himachal & Author of ‘Why India Needs the Presidential System’ India is experiencing an ominous rise in statism. Our governments are hyperactive in centralising controls, abusing investigative agencies, doling out public funds in welfare schemes, and trying to control private lives. It is time we re-examined what role we want
Army Must Clean Up Muck In Its Backyard
Prof N.K. Singh Former Chairman International Airports Authority of India Indian army had impeccable reputation as a professional and high morale force but lately it has come for criticism from its own soldiers that have brought in open what was known for years as despicable practices. Lance Naik Yug Paratap Singh has posted a video
Popularising Solar Energy Needs Maintenance System
Kulbhushan Upmanyu (The writer is an environmentalist heading Himalaya Niti Abhiyan) There are immense possibilities to tap solar energy in India as sun shines for about 300 days in a year. Besides generating new employment opportunities, it will also help in reducing the huge burden of petroleum import. Notably, India have to import 70% of
Deal Cluster Universities Idea Cautiously
Dr. Baldev Singh Negi The writer is a Project Officer cum Faculty MBA-Rural Development at HPU Shimla Himachal Pradesh is at second number after Kerala in literacy and on fourth among all states and Union Territories in Human Development Index. Education plays an important role to uplift the index of all sorts. At present there
Readers’ Response
Decline of Anurag Thakur In Cricket This is regarding Himachal This Week ‘s cover story of January 7, 2017, “Decline of Anurag Thakur in Cricket”. Removal of Anurag Thakur from BCCI president’s post is a setback to him as it will have impact on his future progress also. It will affect progress of cricket in
Himachal Scores In School Enrolment
Y.S. Rana Kamla, a 10-year-old girl, woke up before dawn and sitting in front of traditional ‘chulaha’ learns basics of kitchen chorus. In addition, she wals nearly five kilometers to fetch grass for cattle. It was a common scene in every household in Himachal Pradesh when life was extremely harsh and tedious for girls some
The Season Of Second Capital In Himachal
Himachal This Week Sudden announcement of Chief Minister of the state that the heavily deficit bearing state will have a second capital has gladdened the hearts of Kangra and entire remote areas like Chamba and Pangi. The building that housed legislature and officers cost about 13 crores and its running expenditure is more than two
Himachali Women Win Handball Gold
Himachal This Week/Bilaspur Himachal’s women handball team once again put the state on the top after winning gold medal in the Shaheed Amandeep Memorial Handball Championship held at Morinda in Punjab. Punjab team was favorite to lift the trophy but it was Himachal team that proved everybody wrong and thrashed the hosts in final match
‘Globalisation Has Increased Inequity’
Himachal This Week Amidst the titles and covers that the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival has brought together, this one stands out — for simply telling the truth as it is. The State of India’s Environment 2017, an annual publication brought out by ‘Down To Earth’ magazine, is unique in many other ways. One of them
