Himachal Pradesh

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…

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…

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…

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.

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. The July 9 bus from Chandigarh carried Uttar Pradesh residents.

CHANDIGARH:  In the first six months of this year, Himachal Pradesh recorded 1.06 crore tourists, which is the highest as compared to last five years. However, tourist footfall witnessed a sharp decline this month due to the heavy rains…

CM Sukhu said rain cost Himachal Rs 8,000 crore. The state emergency response centre estimated losses at Rs 4,000 crore on Friday night.

The state government claims to have moved 60,000 tourists to safer areas over the past four days.

The flashflood in Sainj river (also known as Pin Parbati river) caused massive destruction at Sainj under Banjar subdivision of Kullu district on Sunday. As many as 40 shops and 30 houses were washed away because of flooding by Sainj river…

An ambitious initiative of the chief minister, the mission has been introduced in the state, wherein plantation will be started on large chunks of barren hills to increase the green cover by planting eco-friendly species

As per data available with the state disaster management authority ever since the onset of monsoon, the state has reported losses amounting to Rs 219.29 crore.

A total of 301 roads are closed in the state following heavy rains, while 140 power transformers are disrupted.

The NIA officials were assisted by police and paramilitary personnel during the raids.

Earlier in the day, Jai Ram Thakur demanded an NIA investigation into the case.

Shimla: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today said that government schools in the state would be transformed into smart schools. He presided over a meeting of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in this regard here today. Sukhu said…

The majority of chitta is smuggled in consumable or intermediate quantities (5-250 grams) to escape punishment as consumable and intermediate quantities are bailable, police said.

The Indian Railways is set to give a makeover to the 120-year-old Kalka-Shimla Railway by replacing its coaches, built during the British time, with indigenously manufactured coaches.

Besides this a large shift has also been observed in the snow fall patterns during winters affecting the river discharged during the peak summer season.

The Himachal Pradesh government will set up three new traffic-cum-tourist police stations on the Kiratpur-Manali National Highway which will be ready by next month.