A blanket of snow covers a valley after fresh snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti district.
BJP National President JP Nadda offers prayers at Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur district.
Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress take part in a 5-days bike rally, in Shimla.
BJP National President JP Nadda interacts with citizens at Vijaypur, in Bilaspur district.
BJP National President J.P. Nadda waves at the crowd as Chief Minister Jai Ram looks on, during the 'Swagat Rally' in Bilaspur.
BJP National President J.P Nadda holds a mace as Chief Minister Jai Ram and other BJP leaders look on, during the 'Swagat Rally' in Bilaspur.
Vehicles lined-up as they move slowly on a snow-covered road near Atal Tunnel at Rohtang in Lahaul-Spiti district.
Exile Tibetans wearing masks as protection against the coronavirus wait for a bike rally to begin in Dharamsala. Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress started a bike rally to the I...
A member of the Tibetan Youth Congress wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus rides a bike as a rally is flagged off in Dharamsala. About 50 exiles ...
Tourists visit Solang Valley, after a spell of snowfall on Monday, in Manali.
Fresh snowfall in the South Portal of Atal Tunnel in Rohtang.
View of Kufri after seasons first snowfall.
Cameraperson Babli Thakur captures the mood of tourist enjoying at Kufri after seasons first snowfall.
View of Dhauladhar Range after fresh snowfall, as seen from Palampur.
Tourists playing with snow at a Manali hotel.
A parnormic view of Manali
A parnormic view of Manali.
A parnormic view of Manali.
Snowfall at Manali
Early first snowfall of the season rolls out a perfect picture in the hills of Shimla and world famous tourists destination Manali .
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
