Himachal Pradesh

Massive Rally Sounds Bugle for Protest Actions

Tikender Singh Panwar

ON November 12, Shimla, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, witnessed a massive rally, perhaps the largest by mass organisations in the state. The rally was organised by six main organisations of the people; these were the All India Kisan Sabha, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, All India Democratic Women’s Association, Students Federation of India, Democratic Youth Federation of India and the Seb Utpadak Sangh (Apple Growers Association).

Here it needs to be mentioned that more than half the participants were women.

State Sponsored Violence to Sabotage Democracy in HPU Campus

HIMACHAL Pradesh University is known for its democratic environment in the campus along with academic excellence. HPU is unique in terms of its cheaper fee structure and subsidised education which it caters to the common students of the state right from its foundation in 1970. It is second to Jawaharlal Nehru University in having lowest fee structure in India. Due to these features, this prestigious institution has been serving very well to provide higher education to the students coming from families having low incomes.

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