Adventure Sports Need Patronage
Himachal This Week Team Himachal has a great potential for adventure sports and many Himachalis have proved their mettle in different fields. However families don’t encourage their children to participate in such adventure sports for various reasons. The obvious reason is that these sports are not much rewarding besides facing sponsorship problem and players have
India’s Judiciary Is In Crisis Major Overhaul Is The Only Way
Four senior judges of India’s Supreme Court have raised serious concerns about the integrity of the country’s judiciary. They have accused the highest court in the land of bench-fixing and collaborating with government. These charges cannot be ignored as minor internal matters. The judges themselves consider them so important for the future of India’s democracy, that they have broken our longstanding tradition of collegial silence, and have gone public.
Rajasthan’s Elections Results Spell debacle of BJP?
Deserts are known for mirages and travelers are misled by the imagesin the distance. Recent election results of the state appear eitherdelusions or real decline of the BJP. It will depend on what follows incoming months. There are scribes and media of all sorts who arealways looking around to see what are the signs of fall of Narendra Modi. Hundreds of watchful eyes are waiting for such a moment sincehis advent has plugged their source of privilege or profit.
HIMACHAL EXCELLENCE AWARD 2017
Himachal This Week In our endeavour to honour different personalities of the state and salute their devotion in their respective fields of specialisation, Himachal This Week carried the achievements of Himachali personalities who excelled in the Ayurveda and agriculture fields. This week finds a mention of those personalities who earned a niche in the fields
‘Miss Himachal’ Begins From February 19
Himachal This Week The much awaited event of Divya Himachal group ‘Miss Himachal 2018’ will begin with auditions starting from February 19 in Dharamshala. Event director Pankaj Sood told that Divya Himachal is the only media group which is providing platform to Himachali youths to show their talent and skills in different fields through its
Security For All Not Feasible
Two more policemen died in the valley. This is not the first time that there is casualty in Kashmir. But the disconcerting aspect is that killings are taking place at regular intervals. New Delhi has not been able to quell violence. Probably, the cause is eluding the Narendra Modi government at the centre. That has to be tackled if violence has to be stopped.
From the Editor’s Desk
Resource Generation Decision to take financial risks require support with a view to fulfill aspirations and developmental schemes. People are traditionally reluctant to pay taxes in Himachal and the state exchequer has to bear all the burden of machinery. This tradition is slowly percolating to the local bodies also. Dharamshala Municipal Corporation has taken initiatives
Provide Budgetary Support To Improve Quality Of Education
The educated society leads to construction of an empowered nation and education forms the basis of progress of any state. Himachal Pradesh in the last two decades has done an exceptional work in education sector by achieving new milestones. And for that the hill state has also been honoured at different platforms.
Conserve Forests For Renewable Sources Of Energy
According to National Forest Policy 1988, hill states like Himachal Pradesh must have two third (about 66%) of its total geographical area under forests. However 20% of geographical area of Himachal Pradesh is such that no vegetation can occur there, as they remain covered with snow for almost whole of the year.
Readers’ Response
Himachal’s Thrust Forward This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of January 27, 2017, “Himachal’s Thrust Forward ”. This hilly state has progressed well after it attained full statehood day on January 25, 1971. Emerging as the 18th state of the country, Himachal has established milestones in different sectors. All previous goverments have contrinuted
