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Online sales, ravaging monsoon and low apple production hit Diwali sales in Himachal
The market has been on a downward trend since demonetisation, followed by implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, Covid pandemic and the monsoon fury.
Thousands lose over Rs 200 crore in series of crypto rug-pulls in HP
Independent MLA Hoshyar Singh pegged the amount of money swindled from people in Kangra and Hamirpur alone to be upwards of Rs 200 crore.
Himachal CM Sukhu announces Rs 4,500-crore package to aid disaster-hit people
Sukhu said aid from the special package will be given irrespective of income limit to all affected people whose houses, agricultural or any other types of land or crops have been damaged.
CM Sukhu donates Rs 51 lakh to Himachal flood relief fund
Sukhu and his wife Kamlesh Thakur presented the cheque of Rs 51 lakh to Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena.
Government to donate Rs 10 crore for Himachal Pradesh flood relief fund
It is worth noting that this contribution was made in response to a letter written by Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
14 students of Tanda Medical College in Himachal suspended for ragging
According to sources, the senior students reportedly gave their notebooks for completion to junior students and as per the opinion of the ragging committee, this amounted to an act of ragging.
Himachal Pradesh CM requests PM to declare rain-caused calamity in state a national disaster
Earlier, the Congress government in the hill state had raised claims of losses to the tune of Rs 6,700 crore suffered till August 10.
Historic Kalka-Shimla Rail line expected to resume services from October 1
Services were halted due to damage at 352 locations following heavy rainfall leading to flash floods and landslides in HP
Himachal readies Rs 890 cr plan to tackle disasters
Improving networks for flood forecasting and introducing a GIS-based Decision Support System are other facets of the project.
‘Death better than this nightmare’: Landslide victims helpless after Himachal rain fury
Suman who works as a domestic help says that she has lost everything in the landslide and that she has no money to even pay her son's school fees.
Himachal Pradesh: Ten people, including 5 forest dept employees, trapped in Mandi dam
The rescue operation is being carried out with the help of a steamer, officials said.
HP rain fury: Death toll over past week climbs to 78
Since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, 338 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents while 38 people are reported missing.
IIAS campus in Shimla faces risk of ‘sinking’ due to landslips, seeks assessment
The authorities have written to the Union Ministry of Education and the Himachal government to conduct a risk assessment of the complex against the backdrop of Shiv Mandir collapse, where 21 died
Yellow Alert for heavy rains in 10 Himachal districts on Aug 21, 22
The rainfall activity is likely to increase in distribution and intensity from August 21 with precipitation in many parts of the state till August 24, the MeT office said in a release.
Himachal witnesses highest single-day loss of lives as rain wreaks havoc
CHANDIGARH: At least 50 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday — 14 of them buried under rubble in two landslips, including one at a temple — as rains wreaked havoc, triggering landslides, washing away bridges and flattening…
Toll in Solan cloudburst rises to 7; Himachal CM Sukhu condoles deaths
Incessant showers in Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours have triggered landslides, blocking several roads, including the Shimla-Chandigarh road which was closed for buses and trucks.
SOLAN: The death toll in the cloudburst at Jadon…
Rain threatens Shimla homes.
Because of the persistent rain, some homes in Shimla are in danger of collapsing. According to Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi, persistent rainfall over the past few days has led to the sinking of land in a few villages, causing…
Centre mulls concrete roads in Himachal, Uttarakhand, say reports
During the recent rains, roads were washed away in many states, including a huge chunk of a road along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, after the landslides.
Himachal floods: 11 family members missing since July 10.
The eleven members of a family who were reported missing on July 10 have not been found due to the flooding in Himachal Pradesh. On July 10, all 11 members of the family were reported missing when the bus in which they were travelling was…
11 Punjab Roadways bus passengers missing; 3 bodies found in Shimla.
11 Punjab Roadways bus passengers missing; 3 bodies found in Shimla. The July 9 bus from Chandigarh carried Uttar Pradesh residents.
