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Riya and Shriya, twin sisters hailing from Solan are scaling new heights in their career on television after they got a platform from Divya Himachal’s ‘Dance Himachal Dance’. They are playing important characters in television serial ‘Jiji Maa’ being aired on Star Bharat channel. They were given a rousing welcome as they returned to Solan

Y.S. Rana The writer is a Hamirpur based Himachali settled in Chandigarh Over 92 million active workers may not be getting their wages on time and the delayed wage payments amount to nearly Rs 3,066 crore, according to a statement by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, a network of Grass root Organizations. Wage payments under MGNREGA scheme

Jagdish Bali (The writer is based at Kumarsain, Shimla) Working as public relations officer in the recently concluded Himachal Vidhan Sabha polls, I observed a smile expressive of satisfaction on the faces of many voters who came out after pressing the blue button on the ballot unit in the voting compartment. They passed by me

Vijay Sharma (The writer is based at Himmar, Hamirpur) The mention of Tohu village of Bhoranj block in Hamirpur district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ‘Mann ki baat’ programme aired on radio brought proud moments for the entire state. And farmers of Tohu village deserve all applause for this achievement. They have increased their

Jobs,Jobs,Jobs This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of November 18, 2017, “Himachal’s Quest… Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”. There is no denying the fact that unemployment is the biggest challenge in this hilly state before any government. As job possibilities in the government sector are limited, no government can accomodate such a huge number of

Kuldeep Nayar (The writer is a veteran Indian journalist, author and noted columnist.) On December 6, the demolition of the Babri masjid would be 25 years old. Instead of making amends for what the Congress government did in 1992 with the connivance of then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party government

Dharamshala, Una Overall Champions Heena, Ayush declared best athletes in women and men categories Himachal This Week Heena of PG Government Degree College, Dharamshala and Ayush of Government Degree College, Una were declared best athletes in women and men categories in Inter College Athletics Championship held at Dharamshala. Dharamshala College also lifted overall championship trophy

On an average 1500 crime cases reported every month Jaideep Rehan Himachal Pradesh is witnessing on an average about 1500 cases under different sections. A total of 15,068 cases have been registered till October month this year in different police stations of the state. The district wise analysis of these figures further reveals that Kangra

Cashless Transaction In Hamirpur Surendra Thakur One thing that demonetisation definitely has done is that it has promoted cashless transactions and given impetus to digital India initiative. However cashless transaction was popular among educated class and urban people earlier too. But in a state like Himachal, hard cash only means business. No doubt cashless transactions