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September, 2008

Look beyond cement and hydro-power industry in HP

Written on 30 Sep, 2008 at 11:53 in Citizen Voice, Development, Economy, Environment | viewed times | 9 Comments

By: Shoonya Isn’t it amazing how the rest of the world is falling over each other to grab a share of Himachal’s water and rock – the Jaypees, the Ambujas, the ACCs, all big time business honchos in toe. I... (Continue reading)

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Una’s SEZ a Singur-in-making?

Written on 29 Sep, 2008 at 1:10 in Daily news, Development | viewed times | 1 Comment

HimVani Una: As if trying to prove every word that scholars from all over the country said against SEZs during a national-level seminar at the Indian Institute Of Advanced Studies last week, hundreds of farmers from around 20 villages in... (Continue reading)

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‘Devbhoomi’, the enchanting landscape

Written on 28 Sep, 2008 at 16:02 in Culture | viewed times | 0 Comments
‘Devbhoomi’, the enchanting landscape

HimVani Naggar: Such is the mysticism of this little hamlet perched on the slopes of the mighty Himalayas in Kullu valley that artists find it almost irresistible not to be drawn by its beauty. After Nicholas Roerich came all the... (Continue reading)

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Measuring calamity in good measures

Written on 26 Sep, 2008 at 19:18 in Citizen Voice | viewed times | 1 Comment

By: Satyakam Bharti Floods in the Gangetic plains and Eastern India are nothing new. As if a ritual, every year rainwater presents a ‘pity’ (or pretty) picture of vast plains dotted with half-visible rooftops. Television channels and newspapers carry moving... (Continue reading)

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Let Himachal’s people have better living

Written on 13 Sep, 2008 at 1:35 in Advocacy, Citizen Voice, Development, Economy, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment
Let Himachal's people have better living

By: Shoonya The state government has dangled yet another carrot to the people and they sure would bite it. As is the wont of any populist government, the BJP government in the state is thinking loud on excluding rural areas... (Continue reading)

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