Local authorities at Himachal’s popular hill stations are yet to wake up from their slumber despite the fact that most of the picnic spots in the Himalayan state fall in high seismic zones IV-V, suggesting severest seismic sensitivity.
The Himachal Chief Minister should learn from the subsidence that is happening in Joshimath (Uttarakhand): the whole town is sinking under the weight of over construction and bad planning- more than 700 houses have already had to be abandoned.
KYC stands for Know Your Customer but trust me, the Bank has no interest in knowing you, only in fingering your money and passing it on to our growing tribe of NPA billionaires.
Dard Aryans claim themselves to be the last descendants of Aryan race who came to this region from Gilgit Baltistan about 2,000 years back. Also known as Brokpas, they represent the agro-pastoral, endogamous tribal community of Ladakh.
This order of the Delhi High Court is a game changer for 2% of India’s population- it goes beyond the relief sought. It opens the doors for tens of millions to now avail of health cover, will compel ALL insurance companies to offer health cover to all Persons With Disabilities and puts govt. agencies on notice that their casual and insensitive attitude to the vulnerable will not be tolerated by the courts.
Why are so many well heeled people leaving India in droves, a kind of reverse migration since the Neanderthal man (along with a few women to give them the correct directions) came here from Africa and Europe?
Elections, through the instrument of black money, achieve what most govt. policies have failed to do for the last fifty years – the redistribution of wealth from the rich to the not so well off.
Flying has been associated with freedom of thought of the imagination; the symbolism of levels and superiority. There was a long wait of over…
The new government can be termed as Congress 2. O government in Himachal Pradesh as the power shifted away from Holly Lodge after almost four decades.
I am sure most people can’t remember the last time the Congress won a state election, even a by-poll. In this context, the 8th…