India’s education system must prepare children for life
byThe far-reaching Right To Education Act, now in its fourth year of implementation, obliges the central and state governments to provide eight years of…
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Great speeches and ground realities
byIt was encouraging to listen to Rahaul Gandhi, the youth icon of India, spilling his heart out at CII annual meet. He truly seemed…
Beauty of Shimla hills, Rhododendrons
byShimla: Much of the Himalayan lands in Himachal have a forest cover that hold a variety of trees, which are not only help to…
Fish production declines, fishing fails to catch fancy of Himachal farmers
byShimla: Endowed with many water bodies, both man-made and natural ones, yet fishing as a economic activity has failed to attract more takers with…
Internet Devta driving rain gods out of business
byAccuracy of weatherman’s forecasts having improved immensely, of late, rain Gods (Devta’s) in traditional hill societies are a restless lot for they find it…
Bad route for good policy
byWhile National Investigating Agency (NIA) probes the veracity of claims of Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police on credentials and motives of a…
Himachali couple tickling taste buds in Norway
byStavanger (Norway): A Himachali couple from Kialu village in the interiors of Shimla district is tickling the taste buds of not only members of…
Jolly LLB: Serious Issue with a Satirist Touch (Movie Review)
bySeldom does Bollywood appear so candid about the Indian Judicial System as in the hottest release, Jolly LLB. To top it all, a take…
NaMo, the Modi that I did not know
byHaving risen in stature to claim the space of a prime ministerial aspirant candidate is a far cry from the Narendra Modi I had…
Shimla, Dharamshala, not Himachal are better known in Canada
byHalifax : The weather has not been particularly good. There has been a lot of snow, but the holiday season is still there and…