Kashimiri porters walk on a road during the complete lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Shimla. Around 7000 Kashmiris living in entire Himachal Pradesh, with...
A view of landslide following heavy rainfall near IGMC hospital in Shimla.
People along with their ponies walk on a snow-covered road after fresh snowfall at Kufri in Shimla.
Dark clouds loom over the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium as rain delayed start of the first one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Dhar...
Clouds loom over as groundsmen remove the covers from the ground before the start of the first one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamsala.
HP police personnel wear masks during a cricket practice session on the eve of ODI match between India and South Africa at HPCA Stadium, in Dharamshala. The novel coronavirus outbr...
Indian cricket players Ravindra Jadeja (L) and Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session ahead of the first ODI against South Africa, in Dharamshala.
South African cricketer Quinton de Kock addresses the media ahead of the first ODI against India, in Dharamshala.
Revellers celebrate Holi festival in Kullu.
Indian cricket team players during a practice session ahead of the first ODI against South Africa, in Dharamshala.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur arrives to present the State Budget 2020-21 at Vidhan Sabha, in Shimla.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on his way to attend Budget session of the State Assembly, in Shimla.
Streaks of rain and dark clouds are seen over the Kangra Valley in Dharamsala. The region saw heavy rains and thunderstorm Saturday morning.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) launched a snow-clearing operation on the Manali-Leh national highway at Darcha in Lahaul district.
A view of a snow covered neighbourhood at Keylong in Lahual-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
A view of the snow-clad Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh.
A man walks on a snow-laden road in Lahual-Spiti of Himachal Pradesh
Tourists raft at the Beas River near Manali.
A view of a snow-capped valley during the recent snowfall in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.
Snow covered valley on a sunny morning after fresh snowfall in Sanjauli area of Shimla.
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
