Scientific Innovation Of The Year: Dr. Omesh Bharti Citation: Dr. Omesh Bharti’s relentless effort to save lives of rabid dog bite patients has turned out to be a big leap in rabies research globally. He has made Post Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis for dog bite affordable, bringing down the treatment cost from Rs 35,000 to Rs
Political Analysis Himachal This Week War of words has once again intensified between former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Recent allegations and counter allegations have raised political temperature in Himachal Congress ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections due in 2019. Accusing the HPCC president of weakening
Prof N.K. Singh Former Chairman, Task Force On Integrated Development, Panning Commission of India The current practice of mindless pursuit of polluting industry -hydro power craze model needs to be discarded due to latest worldwide concern for ecology and acute sensitivity to preservation of Himachal’s climate and culture. No more industry harming prized landscape with
Himachal This Week The hunt for Miss Himachal 2018 has begun as auditions for Divya Himachal’s mega event started from Dharamshala. Participation by thirty aspirants on the first day indicates towards increasing popularity of the event. The participating young ladies represented different walks of the society. The series of auditions continued in Palampur, Sundernagar and
Y.S. Rana The writer is a Hamirpur based Himachali settled in Chandigarh Despite number of steps to stop power theft, the end result shows that electricity theft is substantial in magnitude. The extent of theft varies with the electoral cycle of the state. Even the use of hi-tech electronic meters and crackdowns by power discoms
Himachali Concerns Himachal’s contribution in safeguarding country’s territorial sanctity needs no introduction but it should be analysed in the backdrop of national concerns. Federal importance of the state is viewed in the backdrop of parliamentary constituencies whereas Himachal’s contribution in the armed forces should be understood in the backdrop of sacrifices made by valiant soldiers
Vijay Sharma (The writer is based at Himmer, Hamirpur) Economic inequality is a hindrance to the process of growth and development of a developing country. Even though there is an economic growth in India, it is not able to reduce the growing inequalities in the Indian society. This glaring income inequality is striking at the
Karam Singh Thakur (The writer is based at Sundernagar, Mandi) The people have huge expectations from the new government, as Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur’s government has an ample number of young faces. About 35.25% population of Himachal and 34.80% of country is young. According to official figures, the young population strength in Himachal Pradesh
Adventure Sports Need Patronage This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of February 10, 2018, “Adventure Sports Need Patronage”. This hilly state has tremendous possibilities in adventure sports provided the state government takes initative to promote such sctivities. It will not only encourage sportspersons pursuing such activities but also promote tourism sector tremendously. Tourists are
Kuldeep Nayar (The writer is a veteran Indian journalist, author and noted columnist.) The judiciary in Bangladesh is so much under pressure that it is difficult to believe the five-year sentence given to former Prime Minister and Opposition leader Khaleda Zia is genuine. The judges are on the run because of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s