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…
Opinion
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…
Aatma: A Daring Concept That Lacks Soul (Movie Review)
byWe should not forget that the movie is not all about scaring hell out of people but something out of box that hasn’t been experimented ever before. Aatma deserves accolades for trying something imaginative but indubitably lacks a bloodcurdling soul.
Caste-Away: A brave initiative against casteist ways in society
byOn 19th March, 2013, a poetry night was organized by the Caste-Away, a part of AIESEC, world’s largest youth-run non-profit organization in Hauz Khas…
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…
Has Himachal’s fiscal self sufficiency come of age ?
byHimachal Pradesh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act was adopted in the year 2005 in consequence of the recommendations of the Twelfth Finance…
Early School
byLast week when schools reopened across Himachal after the winter vacations, seeing little children all dressed up in their new uniforms, showing off their…
Dehra Dun and Mt Everest; Some Sad Memories
byDehra Dun : Though Bachendri Pal, the first woman from India to set foot on Mount Everest is from Uttarakhand, but this small mountain…
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns: A shrewdly contested Gangwar (Movie Review)
byAristocracy has always been a burning soul to myriad plots in Hindi movies. Where Lords and ladies play protagonists in the story, the backdrop…