A view of snow-covered mountain after snowfall, in Shimla.
Tourists experience various snow bound activities following season's first snowfall, in Manali.
A view of the snowclad town during the season's first snowfall, in Manali.
Tourists experience various snow bound activities following season's first snowfall, in Manali.
Tourists walk on a snowclad route after a fresh bout of snowfall, in Kufri.
A view after fresh snowfall in Manali.
A 1905 British-built steam engine, the only existing narrow-gauge steam engine, runs on Kalka-Shimla UNESCO World Heritage railway tracks in Shimla.
Seen from a mountain, fires from burning stubble in the fields are seen next to the cricket stadium in Dharmsala. The Indian capital and large parts of north India suffer from air ...
People take part in the traditional 'Pathar Mela', celebrated on the next day of Diwali, at Dhami near Shimla.
Fireworks light the sky during 'Diwali' celebrations at Hills Queen, in Shimla.
Tourists enjoy with snow after fresh snowfall in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.
Streaks of rain are seen above Kangra valley, part of western Himalaya in Dharamsala.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents a certificate to a student during the 24th Convocation of Himachal Pradesh University, in Shimla.
A sprinkling of early winter snow on the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya is seen in Dharmsala.
Devotees take part in the procession of Lord Raghnath Ji during week-long International Dussehra celebrations in Kullu.
Devotees play traditional instruments during a 'yatra' from Shimla to Assam, in Shimla.
Paragliders participate in the first Inter Services Paragliding Accuracy Championship, at Bir Billing near Palampur.
A 1905 British-built steam engine, Northern Railways, only existing narrow-gauge steam engine, runs on Kalka-Shimla UNESCO World Heritage Railway Track, in Shimla.
Artisans prepare an effigy for the upcoming Hindu festival Dussehra in Dharmsala. The effigies of Ravana, Meghnatha and Kumbhakarna, characters from the epic Ramayana will be burnt...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks during the first day of a 4-day teaching session on Chandrakirti’s Entering the Middle Way, at McLeodganj near Dharamshala.
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One more medical student, 19-year-old Aman Kachroo, has been brutally killed in the name of "ragging". Who is to blame? What can be done? Shivam Vij cuts to the chase in kafila.org:
This was in an interim order of the [Supreme] Court in May 2007, nearly 2 years ago. That has not been able to prevent Kachroo’s murder. I have no doubt that more ragging deaths will take place. You can read here a critique of the interim order by me.
If only Aman Kachroo had been able to call a helpline number or email somebody, anonymously, and write that this kind of ragging was going on, and a fact-finding team had immediately visited his college, not only could the death have been prevented but also possibly Kachroo could have enjoyed his college life without even the mandatory ostracisation that freshers who speak up against ragging have to face in their college and hostel. The setting up of such a helpine on the model of Childline was one of the recommendations of the Raghavan committee. But can the Supreme Court set up something like that? Surely, that is the domain of the executive and not the judiciary. An HRD Joint Secretary is Member Secretary of the Raghavan Committee, but the HRD won’t do anything because, well, the SC is looking into it.
To model the helpline around Childline was suggested by HRD Joint Secretary Sunil Kumar himself, but that would need identifying and funding NGO’s to do that. The Coalition to Uproot Ragging from Education is ready, but the HRD forgot about this and the SC had no comment.So two things needed to prevent ragging: a law and a helpline. Simple.
Read the full article here: Why Aman Kachroo’s Won’t Be The Last Ragging Death And What His Parents Should Do
