हिमाचल में आशियाना प्रोजेक्ट के पांव हवा में
घर बसाने के लिए सरकार की सुस्ती जरूरतमंदों की जेब पर भारी, पांच साल में भी योजना अधर में शिमला — प्रदेश में गरीबों को अपना घर बसाने के सपने तो कई योजनाओं में दिखाए गए, लेकिन गरीबों के इन सपनों पर सरकार की सुस्ती भारी पड़ रही है। हालात ये हैं कि सालों पहले
Himachal’s Top Coaching Institutes
Students are increasingly becoming career conscious and Himachal is no exception. But how do they achieve success in
Pilgrim’s Progress
Kuldeep Nayar (The writer is a veteran Indian journalist, author and noted columnist.) When terrorists attack from the front, it means that they are not afraid of consequences. The story of counterattack to kill seven pilgrims, returning from the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir, is somewhat similar. Lashkar-e-Toiba did not hesitate to taking on the police
1764 Vacant Plots Available; India Post Functioning From Rented Space
Y.S. Rana The writer is a Hamirpur based Himachali settled in Chandigarh Have you ever heard of a landlord who owns over 1700 plots across the country and yet pays crore of rupees for rented space in the same locations? Or leaves plots in prime locations unoccupied for more than 150 years? It seems incredible
From the Editor’s Desk
Garbage Problem Tourists have left Himachal but they have also left behind a trail in the form of garbage. We don’t feel bad because all concerns are pushed to the backstage when business is at its peak. There seems to be no plausible solution to this problem even as some towns have solid waste treatment
Quagmire of Himachal’s Politics
Prof N.K. Singh Former Chairman International Airports Authority of India It is difficult to forecast with precision the results of forthcoming assembly elections in the state as the time is still not ripe for making a plausible estimate. During last two elections, we did this successfully but this time the situation might be more complex
Himachal Should Say No To Genetically Modified Seeds
Kulbhushan Upmanyu (The writer is an environmentalist heading Himalaya Niti Abhiyan) The worldwide controversy related to tests and inclusion of genetically modified (GM) crops among edible section is not new as the technology has remained controversial since its inception. Many countries, primarily European and Japan, have not approved to include genetically modified crops among edible
Government Apathetic Towards Artists
Mohinder Singh Chouhan (The writer is based in Hamirpur) Arts is a mirror of civilisation and culture of any society. Research of thousands year old remnants reveals social, cultural and scientific richness of society of that time. Arts in present era has witnessed basic changes in technical style and definition, but no modern technique has
Readers’ Response
Tourism Stuck In Traffic Jams This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of July 1, 2017, “Tourism Stuck In Traffic Jams”. Himachal witnessed unpredented influx of tourists this season due to prevailing conditions in Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Every tourist destination was jam packed with visitors that also brought to the fore certain
Mankotia’s Credibility
Himachal This Week Even as VS Mankotia has changed his political loyalties many times in the past, yet he is trying to underline the difference between good and bad in politics once again. However, people fail to understand as to why he changes sides time and again even as Mankotia, being an ex-serviceman uses politics
