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According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Lahaul-Spiti, among the roads shut due to snowfall were the Darcha-Shinkula Pass route. The Rohtang Pass-Koksar stretch also remained closed, along with the Darcha-Sarchu and Lossar-Batal roads. According to the India meteorological department (IMD), Gondhla in Lahaul-Spiti recorded the highest snowfall of 28.5 cm in the last 24 hours, followed by 20 cm in Keylong, 5 cm in Hansa and 1.3 cm in Kukumseri. Already on Saturday, the La ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station on Tuesday issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest o ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest of the state ...Read More >
Shimla, April 6 (PTI) Inclement weather conditions prevailed in many parts of Himachal, resulting in scattered rains with Kasauli logging the highest rainfall at 31.2, the Met office said on Monday. According to the weather office, Dharampur received 29.8 mm of rain, followed by 29.5 mm in Sarahan, 25.8mm in Jubbarhatti, 24 mm in Jogindernagar, 20 mm each in Rohru and Solan, 17 mm in Bilaspur, 15.7 mm in Shilaroo, 14.6 mm in Mandi, 10.8 mm in Nagrota Suriyan and 8 mm in Shimla. An orange warni ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 6 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for hailstorms and heavy rainfall in five districts of Himachal Pradesh over the next two days and also warned of intensified weather activity under the influence of an approaching western disturbance. According to the Meteorological Centre Shimla, districts of Mandi, Kullu, Shimla, Chamba and Kangra are likely to witness hailstorms accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty ...Read More >
Shimla, April 4 (PTI) Light to moderate rain and snowfall were observed in several areas of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in a decrease in both minimum and maximum temperatures. The Shimla Meteorological Office issued an orange warning on Saturday for hailstorms in four to five districts on April 7 and 8. In the higher reaches of Lahaul and Spiti and Kullu, fresh snowfall was reported over the past 24 hours since Friday evening. Gondla received 13 cm of snow, followed by Hansa and Keylong with 7 ...Read More >
Shimla, Mar 30 (PTI) The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received mild snow till Tuesday morning, while intermittent rains lashed a few areas in the middle and lower hills. The Shimla meteorological office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with wind speeds of 40-50 kilometres per hour on Friday and Saturday in isolated areas across 10 of the 12 districts, barring Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti. It also predicted a wet spell in the state till next Monday ...Read More >
Shimla, April 3 (PTI) The district administration in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti issued a warning for an avalanche near the Atal Tunnel on Friday, while hailstorm and rain lashed the state's summer capital and surrounding areas. Tourist movement and commercial activities have been restricted near the north portal of the tunnel by the authorities, citing avalanche threat and safety concerns. Lahaul and Spiti Deputy Commissioner, Kiran Bandana, in an order said, hill slopes on the left s ...Read More >
Amid the threat of a cross-border transport blockade, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday announced a complete rollback of the recent hike in entry tax for small vehicles entering Himachal Pradesh. The decision follows agitations at key border points like Nalagarh and Barotiwala, where transporters from Punjab and Haryana had blocked arterial roads. The protesters were agitated by a steep hike that saw entry tolls for private cars jump from ₹70 to ₹170. Under the restored rates ...Read More >
Shimla/Bilapsur/Una: Tension prevailed at Himachal Pradesh's borders with Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday after the revised entry tax for vehicles came into effect, triggering protests and multiple traffic disruptions at multiple points. Angry residents from Punjab staged a "chaka jam" at the Garmoda toll on the Kirathpur-Nerchowk road in Bilaspur district in the morning, demanding exemption for vehicles registered in border districts. The protesters questioned the continuation of the entry tax ...Read More >
Shimla/Bilapsur/Una (HP) April 1 (PTI) Tension prevailed at Himachal Pradesh's borders with Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday after the revised entry tax for vehicles came into effect, triggering protests and multiple traffic disruptions at multiple points. Angry residents from Punjab staged a "chaka jam" at the Garmoda toll on the Kirathpur-Nerchowk road in Bilaspur district in the morning, demanding exemption for vehicles registered in border districts. The protesters questioned the continuati ...Read More >
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday informed that pensioners above 70 years of age had received 70% of their total arrears, and the remaining 30% would be paid within 40 days.Speaking at a function of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioner Joint Front at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district, Sukhu said pensioners aged 75 years and above were on the priority list of the govt. While the previous govt paid only 20% arrears, the present govt has paid 80% of the same, he said ...Read More >
Shimla, Dec 17 (PTI) Hundred per cent rain deficit in all 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh so far in December and the above normal winter temperatures are causing concerns for the state's farmers and orchardists. The climate change-related rise in temperatures were discernible as Shimla and adjoining Jubbarhatti recorded the hottest minimum temperature at 11.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 5.3 degrees above the season's average. Kukumseri was the coldest during the night with a low of minus 6 ...Read More >
Bilaspur (HP), Dec 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday promised to clear all pension arrears by 2027 and to include effective decisions in the interest of pensioners in the upcoming state budget. Speaking at the Pensioners' Day function organised by the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners' Joint Front at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district, Sukhu said the state government has spent Rs 2,155 crore to clear arrears of employees and pensioners. Stating that the state i ...Read More >
Shimla, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday said pensioners above 70 years will be paid the remaining 30 per cent arrears within 40 days. Speaking at the state-level function of HP Pensioner Joint Front at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district, the Chief Minister said Pensioner's Day is not merely a formal occasion but an opportunity to honour the services, sacrifices and dedication of those who strengthened the administrative foundations through hones ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukvinder Singh Sukhu distributed Rs 81.28 crore to 4,914 beneficiaries via Direct Benefit Transfer for houses damaged by the recent disaster. Aid was provided to affected families in Mandi, Kullu, and Bilaspur districts. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu distributed Rs. 81.28 crore to 4,914 beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) during a function held at Paddal Ground, Mandi on Monday. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source During the ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday announced a significant hike in financial assistance for families affected by natural disasters, raising the aid for partial loss from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1 lakh. The announcement was made during a public gathering at Paddal Ground in Mandi, said the release. Despite limited resources, the state government was steadfastly moving toward making Himachal Pradesh a self-reliant state ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu distributed Rs. 81.28 crore to 4,914 beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) during a function held at Paddal Ground, Mandi on Monday. During the event, a total of 1,513 beneficiaries whose houses were completely damaged received the first installment of Rs. 4 lakh each out of Rs. 7 lakh. Among them, 781 beneficiaries are from Mandi district, 631 from Kullu and 101 from Bilasp ...Read More >
Shimla: The special CBI court here on Monday sent the suspended assistant sub-inspector, Pankaj Sharma, into one-day CBI custody. The ASI was arrested on Sunday in connection with the mysterious death of state power corporation chief engineer Vimal Negi.Sharma has been accused of tampering with a pen drive recovered from Negi's dead body in Bilaspur on March 18, which is key evidence in the case. The high court had handed over the probe to the CBI on May 23.A CBI team arrested Sharma on Sunday f ...Read More >
Shimla: Making its first arrest in the Vimal Negi death case, the CBI on Sunday arrested assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Pankaj Sharma, who had allegedly tampered with a pen drive found on the deceased's body when it was recovered near the Bhakra dam in Bilaspur in March.Sources said the CBI arrested Pankaj and charged him with tampering with crucial evidence in the case, which rocked the state earlier this year. Pankaj will be produced before a special CBI judge in Shimla on Monday.Negi, who serv ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 14 (PTI) A fresh spell of rain lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with Dharamshala in Kangra recording the highest rainfall of 232 mm, officials said on Sunday. Thunderstorms were witnessed in Shimla, Kullu's Bhuntar, Chamba's Jot, Mandi's Sundernagar, Bilaspur's Murari Devi and Palampur and other parts of Kangra, they said. Several houses and agricultural land were damaged in Khairi Gram Panchayat in Hamirpur's Sujanpur as a result of torrential rain on Sunday, the officia ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 14 (PTI) Nearly four months after the Himachal Pradesh High Court transferred the probe into HPCL chief engineer Vimal Negi's mysterious death to the CBI, the agency on Sunday made the first arrest in the case, taking into custody a suspended assistant sub-inspector accused of tampering with evidence. The case had snowballed into a major controversy with Negi's wife claiming that her husband was tortured by his superiors in office. The opposition BJP had alleged deep-rooted corrupti ...Read More >
SHIMLA, Sep 13: Several vehicles were buried under debris, and crops were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. No casualty was reported in the cloudburst that occurred around 3 am in the Gutrahan village in the Naina Devi assembly constituency.Gushing waters carrying debris scattered all over agricultural lands, said Kashmir Singh, a villager whose land and crops have been damaged.Four vehicles were buried under debr ...Read More >
A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district caused damage to vehicles and agricultural lands, though no casualties were reported. Fog disrupted visibility in Shimla, and the Met office issued a yellow warning for heavy rains. Recent floods and landslides have disrupted power and water supply, leading to road closures and significant loss of life and property in the state. Several vehicles were buried under debris, and farms were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspu ...Read More >
The rain battered hill state is still struggling with roads connectivity, with 580 roads, including three national highways, still blocked on Thursday. It included 204 roads blocked in Kullu district, followed by 141 in Mandi, 72 in Shimla and 44 in Kangra district. In Kullu district, NH-305 and NH-03 continued to remain blocked on Thursday, while NH-503 A remained blocked in Una district. However, traffic was restored from both sides at the block point of National Highway-5 in Nigulsari Kinna ...Read More >
Bilaspur: A cloudburst struck Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Saturday. The cloudburst hit Gutrahan village in the Namhol area of Naina Devi constituency in the early hours of Saturday, triggering a flash flood. Several vehicles were reportedly buried under debris. The road connectivity in the area was also disrupted due to the flash flood, disrupting traffic movement. Farms were also damaged. More details are still awaited ...Read More >
SHIMLA: Several vehicles were buried under debris and agricultural lands were damaged after a cloudburst struck Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district in the early hours of Saturday. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported, officials confirmed. The cloudburst occurred in Gutrahan village in the Namhol area of the Naina Devi assembly constituency. "Gushing waters along with debris swept away agricultural lands," said Kashmir Singh, a local villager. Several vehicles were buried under the ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 13 (PTI) Several vehicles were buried under debris, and farms were damaged due to a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district in the wee hours of Saturday. However, no casualty was reported, officials said. The cloudburst occurred in Gutrahan village in the Namhol area of Naina Devi assembly constituency. Gushing waters carrying debris scattered all over agricultural lands, said Kashmir Singh, gushing waters along with debris swept away agricultural lands, said Kashmir Sin ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 12 (PTI) Light to moderate rain lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh, with the weather office issuing a yellow warning of heavy rain in isolated areas in four districts of the state in the coming two days, officials said on Friday. Since Thursday evening, Mandi recorded 61.8 mm of rain, followed by 53.7 mm in Kangra, 52.6 mm in Sundernagar, 25.8 mm in Dharamshala, 17.2 mm in Kasauli and 10.8 mm in Bilaspur, the meteorological office said. A total of 503 roads, including Attari-Leh road ...Read More >
Thousands of vehicles, including hundreds of trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables for Delhi-NCR markets are stranded. Heavy rainfall and continuous landslides have brought life to a standstill on the Chandigarh-Kullu highway, creating a traffic jam stretching nearly 50 kilometres. Thousands of vehicles, including hundreds of trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables for Delhi-NCR markets are stranded, NDTV reported. According to the officials, the Chandigarh-Manali highway has been blocked ...Read More >
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