Manali villages threaten to boycott Panchayat polls
byWhere a state has failed to protect our right to livelihood, what would we do with empty voting rights – Shiv Ram
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Concrete replacing wood in rebuilding burnt down Kullu heritage villages
byKullu: Heritage village Kotla that was reduced to ashes on November 15 would now be a concrete village as all new houses are to…
COPA 21 and Climate Change: Is anyone talking about the ecology?
byThe truest and most visionary statement at COPA 21 in Paris was made by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, four days back. Speaking…
Shimla’s presence on film
byI recently watched ‘Tamasha’ (2015), a beautiful film that displays, among other things, the picturesque scenery of Shimla in several sequences. The film depicts…
The hills are alive…
byThink lush green vegetation, pure fresh air, and clear blue skies…Think Mashobra… About a three-hour drive from Chandigarh and 14 km northeast of Shimla,…
Kullu village, heritage temples reduced to ashes
byKullu: A devastating inferno has gutted Kotla village of Kullu, rendering over 100 families homeless just before the winter is to set in this…
Farmers to protest over evictions from encroached lands
byShimla: Unions of three farmers organizations have announced to hold a protest demonstration on November 16 at Shimla over the state government failing to…
Food items, 90 percent adulterated in Uttarakhand towns
byDehra Dun : Just prior to the the festival lights and perhaps when the maximum number of dry fruits and sweetmeats are brought and…
Revisiting The Trust Deficit
byMany decades ago when I was growing up (in a simpler era when crooked people were called cheats, not “ethically challenged”; when a “face…
Scenic Dharamshala Cricket Stadium To Hold Test Matches
byDharamshala: Elevating the Dharamshala Cricket Stadium from holding one day matches, International Cricket Control (ICC) had granted test playing status for the hill township…