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Tikender Singh Panwar
Rohtang Tunnel – Remember the Workers who Built it
30 Sep 2020
In the entire propaganda blitz, no one is speaking about the workers who worked day and night to construct the Rohtang Tunnel. There were nearly 3,000 workers who were engaged from Odisha, Jharkhand…
Rosamma Thomas
HP: Don’t Take Away Fertile Land for Airport, Villagers Write to PM Modi
16 Sep 2020
Aside from the area being prone to floods, villagers will end up losing their source of livelihood in a state where only 15% of the land is arable.
PTI
COVID-19 Reaches Community Spread Phase in Himachal: Health Official
09 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, with just about 70 lakh population, have reached 7,832, according to the data provided by the state health department till September 8.
Tikender Singh Panwar
GST Will Implode States; Himachal is Already Feeling the Heat
09 Sep 2020
The Centre taking the borrowing route to compensate states for the GST revenue shortfall is bound to impact a small state like Himachal Pradesh, whose major assets are nationalised.
Tikender Singh Panwar
With the Threat of an Apple Scab Epidemic, the HP Govt. Needs to Focus on Science and Dump Zero Budget Farming
25 Jul 2020
‘The government has to start working on a war footing to ensure that its intervention is prompt, consultations with scientists are regular and that it dumps the pseudo-scientific zero budget farming…
Tikender Singh Panwar
Shongtong Karcham Story a Stark Precursor to Dilution of Environment Laws
18 Jul 2020
The tribal folk of Kinnaur have been protecting the chilgoza tree for ages. Considered sacred to the tribal community, they are now being cut just to provide a dumping site for muck.
Tikender Singh Panwar
Innovative Solutions are Required for Mobility in a post-COVID-19 Age
26 Jun 2020
‘Despite the fact that most of those who commute are either pedestrians or bicycle riders, the infrastructure in cities is the least in proportion to their needs.’
Tikender Singh Panwar
Workers Hit Hardest as Existential Crisis Grips Tourism Sector in HP
20 Jun 2020
In the months between April and June, the tourism industry in India is estimated to have incurred a loss of Rs 69,400 crore.
Tikender Singh Panwar
Even During a Crisis, Business Booms for the BJP
27 May 2020
While the fake ventilators in Gujarat have garnered much attention, another anomaly in procurement has been seen in Himachal Pradesh.
Tikender Singh Panwar
HP Govt Reduces Relaxation in Curfew Due to Threat of Resurgence of COVID-19
04 May 2020
As the state lacks PPE and medical gear to deal with the crisis, the state government has instead opted for reduced relaxation measures even at the cost of further crisis in the failing economy.