Hydro power is here to stay
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh is rated to be the third fastest growing economy in India that by per capita incomes is ranked 4th amongst all…
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Tobacco epidemic: 2500 die in India daily (May 31 is World No Tobacco Day)
byNew Delhi: The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Mass media campaigns, graphic warnings and…
After Virbhadra Singh, who next in Himachal?
byPopularly known as “Raja Sahab”, Virbhadra Singh could be easily termed as the “Grand old man of Himachal politics.” Raja of erstwhile Busshehar princely…
Maoist attack linked to leadership change?
byA recent news report has quoted intelligence sources as saying there has been a change of guard in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)…
A ‘Spring Thunder’ that keeps shaking the Indian state
byIt would have remained – and forgotten — as another localised peasant-police clash had not the lanky Charu Mazumdar called it the start of…
Sick man Europe
byThe ramification of the European Union (EU) formation in 1950 in hope to achieve peace and prosperity may be seen as a blunder in…
What is Life?
byAlmost no one can deny that they think about this question quite often. Whenever I think about it, my answer always comes in the…
IPL 6 Sponsors in costly fix
byWith fresh disclosures tumbling out everyday in the ongoing investigation into the notorious bookie-player nexus in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6, things…
Manali tourism out to destroy itself
byManali: It is an undeniable fact that Manali economy relies on tourism. It is well said that tourism is the bread for Manali. It is…
For one under pressure, Manmohan is confidence personified
byUnder unrelenting attack on more than one count, one would expect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be wilting. No way! On the night he…