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Violence in HPU: Please leave the students alone, honourable ministers
Written on 30 May, 2008 at 2:39 in Citizen Voice | viewed times | 9 Comments
HimVani Camouflaged by tall cedar trees, the boys hostels of Himachal Pradesh University have for long remained hidden from public eye, and, therefore, have also acted as a good hideout for carrying out activities other than studies. Surrounded by thick... (Continue reading)
Shimla deserves to host the President, despite the traffic mess
Written on 29 May, 2008 at 1:58 in Citizen Voice | viewed times | 1 Comment
By: Kamayani Vashisht The government’s use of newsprint to convey to the public that the President’s visit to the state will not cause more than half-an-hour’s inconvenience to the general public has proved unduly defensive. The President arrived in Shimla... (Continue reading)
Rich Himachali handicrafts craving for market
Written on 27 May, 2008 at 14:15 in Citizen Voice, Culture, Daily news, Development, Economy | viewed times | 0 Comments
By: Shikha Patial The rich and extremely intricate designs woven so playfully on Himachali handicrafts, takes days of hard work and endurance. Despite having this extraordinary skill to produce exquisite handlooms, the Himachali weavers remain at the mercy of the... (Continue reading)
Shreya’s film Mahek included in curriculum of US university
HimVani Shimla: Paulo Coelho in The Alchemist, says, “When you want something, the whole world conspires in helping you to achieve it.” How true the statement appears in case of Shreya Sharma, the child actor from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, as... (Continue reading)
BJP retains Hamirpur seat
HimVani Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Anurag Thakur, who is son of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, defeated his nearest rival O P Rattan of Congress by a record margin of 1,74,666 votes to maintain the party’s hold over Hamirpur parliamentary... (Continue reading)
Ahluwalia booked, but the greater question remains
HimVani The Himachal Pradesh Vigilance Bureau on Thursday finally registered an FIR against Subhash Ahluwalia, former Principal Secretary of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for having assets disproportionate to his known source of income. Ahluwalia appears to be in deep... (Continue reading)
A ray of hope for thalassaemia patients in Himachal
By: Gautami Shimla: On the historic Ridge of Shimla, a sort of history was being written. Many little hands were busy in making an emotional appeal through colours and brush for their survival. A number of other students were also... (Continue reading)
Lack of transparency in land acquisition, dark side of development in Himachal
Written on 19 May, 2008 at 14:44 in Daily news | viewed times | 2 Comments
HimVani Solan: If class struggle of the kind championed by politically oriented trade unions and farmer unions has defined the nature and course of struggle against land acquisition in different parts of India, then here in Himachal it is the... (Continue reading)
Water Water Everywhere
Written on 19 May, 2008 at 13:58 in Advocacy, Citizen Voice, Development, Environment | viewed times | 2 Comments
By: Varun Rattan Singh Come summer’s and you are bound to find “Water water everywhere” especially if you happen to reside in Dev Bhoomi’s own capital Shimla. Well if by any chance you are thinking of owning an accommodation or... (Continue reading)
Now Tibet is not so far
Written on 14 May, 2008 at 17:57 in Advocacy, Citizen Voice, People & Society | viewed times | 2 Comments
By: Tenzin Tsundue Almora, Uttarakhand: When I packed my sleeping bag that early morning before sunrise for this long journey, I placed a white (khatak) scarf at the altar of His Holiness and said I have decided, whatever happens, I... (Continue reading)
A Korean Munnai Bhai demands Jadoo ki Jhappi in Shimla
By: Shikha Patial Shimla: This South Korean boy inviting people to get his FREE HUG was quite an attraction on the scandal Point at the Mall Road on Saturday. Surprisingly, most of the people reacted very sportingly to this and... (Continue reading)
Does Himachal have one of the India’s Seven Wonders?
By: Shikha Patial NDTV is presenting “India’s Seven wonders” entries are open for every state of the country to send their nominations if they think that their state has got one of the India’s Seven wonders. So, does Himachal have... (Continue reading)
The journey from Dalip Singh Rana to the Great Khali
By: Shikha Patial Shimla: Khali’s journey from Sirmaur to Atlanta where he is currently based is well known to everyone. He is a big star today, and the media has spent reams of paper on him. Luckily being a Shimlaiite,... (Continue reading)
Mercury behaving unusually in Shimla
Written on 8 May, 2008 at 13:01 in Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments
By:Shikha Patial Shimla: Acute water scarcity, highest ever mercury level and high food prices had almost made brought up drought like conditions in Shimla. Till three days ago Shimla experienced highest from normal temperature that ranged between 27 to 31... (Continue reading)
When in Himachal, spare a Saturday evening for Shimla’s Mall Road
By: Shikha Patial Shimla: There’s something amazingly special about Saturdays on the Shimla Mall Road. The century old Mall Road buzzes extraordinarily on Saturdays with the ensemble of city’s entire young crowd. It wasn’t always the same; Saturdays were no... (Continue reading)
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