By: Sanjeev Verma
The Himachal Pradesh government in its cabinet meeting on June 09, almost doubled the contractual remuneration and incentives of the medical officers and medical specialists, posted in remote areas like Lahaul & Spiti, Pangi, Dodra Kwar, Kinnaur and Chamba. Firstly, such a great hike in pay is irrational which most of us have [...]
Irrational pay hike of doctors; para-medical staff neglected
साहित्य अकादेमी, दिल्ली के कथासंधि कार्यक्रम में हरनोट का एकल कहानी पाठ
By: HimVani
साहित्य अकादेमी, दिल्ली ने शुक्रवार 7 मार्च, 2008 को सांय 6 बजे अपने विशिष्ट कथासंधि कार्यक्रम में सुपरिचित हिन्दी कथाकार एस. आर. हरनोट के एकल कथा-पाठ का अपने सभागार रवीन्द्र भवन, नई दिल्ली में आयोजन किया जिसमें हरनोट ने अपनी बहुचर्चित तीन कहानियों-मोबाइल, नदी गायब है और मां पढ़ती है का पाठ किया। [...]
18 Red Ribbon Clubs meet to mark Women’s Day at Samridhi
By: Rahul Saxena
Palampur” Fifty village women from 20 self-help groups associated with Samridhi Women’s’ Cooperative Society came together at the society’s Thakurdwara facility to celebrate Women’s’ Day today. The celebration was organized by Samridhi in collaboration with Himachal AIDS Control Society. The women discussed their general health and sanitation related problems and were provided information [...]
A case for encouraging small conributions to Himachal CM’s relief fund.
Rohit. M. Sharma
Shimla: The Hon’ble C.M. Sahib has been asking for people to donate to the CM’s relief fund generously.
He even became emotional when the state had to raise bus fares as Himachal has a debt of Rs.3500 crore and pays Rs.2000 crore as interest every year.
Ever, since the relief fund has [...]
50% reservation for women in Himachal Panchayats
HimVani
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government is in the process of amending the state Panchayati Raj Act to provide 50% reservation to women. The act will be amended during the budget session starting on 4th March.
“The Panchayati Raj Act will be amended in the budget session which begins on March 4. The amendment would provide 50 [...]
Of small roads and big buses in Himachal’s capital town
By: Raghav Tomar
Shimla: Overflowing buses, jostling passengers, fighting bus drivers and exhausted traffic policemen…Shimla has it all. A nightmare for an outsider, travelling in the local buses in Shimla has become troublesome for the Shimla-ites also. What needs to be done is a revamp in the way the local transport of the capital of Himachal [...]
Citizen journalism initiative in Himachal completes two years
‘We’, the people give ourselves HimVani
The severe winter in Himachal seems to be thawing and the days are getting warm and sunny. It seems the weather gods have relented to allow celebrations on February 14th. Well, today happens to be the second anniversary of HimVani.com. So here we are at the end of another milestone [...]
People’s manifesto released in Himachal Pradesh
By: Varun
Shimla: The first phase of elections in Himachal is already over, but political parties are yet to come out with their election manifestos. Understanding the seriousness of going through issueless elections, the Wada Na Todo Abhiyan on Sunday came out with a manifesto put up by volunteers.
Speaking on the occasion of release of the [...]
The sky road through Himachal
By: Jyoti Kamal
A tribute to the frontier road builders of India
A road that puts the fear of the Lord in your hearts. Brings about mad panic attacks when you don’t know what you can possibly do to save yourself from plunging several hundred feet off an edgeless road into the abyss below. A road that [...]
In the name of Constitutional duty
By: Rakesh Kumar Sharma
Election duty of government servants, targeting teachers, is back once again. Not liked by the teachers, manipulations will soon start to escape from it. This makes the people at the civil magistrate office more privileged, to oblige the known and show the power to others.
The seniority-based protocol is thrown into the dustbin [...]


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