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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Widespread rainfall across Himachal Pradesh has severely affected essential public utilities, with 269 roads blocked, 285 electricity transformers disrupted, and 278 water supply schemes rendered non-functional in the last 24 hours, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Himachal Pradesh. In its daily situation report issued at 10 am on July 6, the SEOC said the maximum damage has occurred in Mandi district, where 200 roads are ...Read More >
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 6 (ANI): Heavy rainfall has caused the rise of water levels in the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers in Rajouri district. Several states of India are facing heavy rainfall after the arrival of monsoon, causing waterlogging, floods and rising water levels of rivers and lower-level areas. The neighbouring state, Himachal Pradesh, is also experiencing the wrath of heavy rainfall, resulting in floods and loss of life in Mandi district. Search teams continue to l ...Read More >
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for Delhi, forecasting light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning across parts of the city. The weather shift is expected to bring marginal relief from the prevailing humid conditions, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 33 degrees Celsius. The capital recorded a minimum temperature of 28.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.8 degrees below the season's average, according to IMD data. Relative h ...Read More >
Shimla: About 240 roads, including 176 in Mandi district, are blocked in Himachal Pradesh following heavy rains over the past few days with more in the offing as the local MeT office issued a 'red' alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts on Sunday. It also warned of low to moderate flash-flood risk in parts of five districts of Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur in the next 24 hours. An 'orange' warning for heavy to very ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Search teams continue to look for the missing persons in the flood-hit Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh as the toll reached to 75 in the hill state following monsoon havoc. The state has been experiencing rainfall, landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts. Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan stated that the relief efforts have been hindered due to the "geography" of delivering aid to the flood-affected people. Also Read | Ladli Behna Yojana Mont ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJD chief, Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday sought the personal intervention of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the early and safe release of an Odisha resident allegedly abducted by militants in the West African country of Mali. Twenty-eight-year-old P Venkataramana is a resident of Patnaik's Assembly constituency Hinjili from where he has been elected for six consecutive terms since 2000. Taking to X, Patnaik said: "Concerned to know that P Venkataramana of Hinjilicut b ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) conducted a field visit to a village in Panchayat Jarode on Saturday to extend emergency assistance to residents in disaster-affected areas. During the visit, the SDRF team surveyed the impacted areas and identified vulnerable individuals in urgent need of aid. Relief materials, including basic need kits and medical kits, were distributed to the affected families as part of the immediate response ...Read More >
District administration has provided assistance of Rs 1.70 lakh as financial aid, ration, relief material ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Rescue operations continue in Mandi district to locate 34 missing individuals after landslidesHeavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, resulting in 11 deaths and extensive property damage157 people are currently sheltered in five relief camps set up by the State Emergency Operation Centre Did our AI summary help? Let us know. ...Read More >
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday refuted Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur's claims of not responding to Jai Ram's calls on the flash floods and landslides that have caused havoc in the state. "I and deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri spoke to Jai Ram Thakur, the engineering chief and the deputy commissioner, Mandi. Helicopters have been pressed into service in his assembly constituency to provide relief to affected people," CM Sukhu said on Friday while talking to media pe ...Read More >
Shimla: Amidst India Meteorological Department (IMD) prediction of very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the situation in disaster-hit areas of Seraj in Mandi district has been returning to normal. He said the government would provide Rs 5,000 per month as rent to the families whose houses were damaged in this disaster. The Chief Minister urged the people of Seraj, whose houses are safe, to give their additional accommodation to the aff ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 5 (PTI) BJP's Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut on Saturday was on her way to the flash floods- and landslide-hit areas of the Himachal Pradesh district, a day after the Congress took potshots that the state party leadership was riled by her absence. As many as 14 people have died and search is on for 31 missing people, as cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides caused massive destruction in Mandi district on Tuesday. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, when asked during a press conference on S ...Read More >
Shimla, July 5: The cumulative death toll in Himachal Pradesh's ongoing monsoon season has climbed to 75, combining 45 rain-related fatalities and 30 accidental deaths, including those from road mishaps, electrocution, and a gas explosion, according to official data released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) released data covering the period from June 20 to July 4, 2025, which showed large-scale destruction across the hill state. The s ...Read More >
Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and at least 37 are missing in Himachal Pradesh due to cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides since the onset of monsoon last month, officials said on Friday. The Met office has issued a "red" alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts and an "orange" alert for heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places over Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts on Sunday. ...Read More >
Shimla, July 5 (PTI) More than 260 roads, including 176 in Mandi district, are blocked in Himachal Pradesh following heavy rains over the past few days, officials said on Saturday. The local MeT office has issued a 'red' alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts on Sunday. An 'orange' warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places has been issued for Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts. ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amid widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by rain-induced flash floods across Himachal Pradesh, locals from Mandi rushed in to distribute ration kits including rice and wheat to affected families in the Mandi district. Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal President Raj Kumar Thakur told ANI, 'All the traders of the Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal decided to help those who have lost their homes in the tragedy or have lost road connectivity. We have distr ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): The death toll in Mandi district has risen to 14 amid widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by cloudbursts and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall. The most affected areas are Thunag subdivision, Karsog Gohar subdivision and Dharampur subdivision, DC Mandi, Apoorv Devgan, said. Also Read | Bengaluru Shocker: Civil Engineer Dies in Sleep After Drunken Brawl at Home; Wife Says Years of Abuse Drove Her To Hit Him With Wooden Stick in S ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amid widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by rain-induced flash floods across Himachal Pradesh, locals from Mandi rushed in to distribute ration kits including rice and wheat to affected families in the Mandi district. Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal President Raj Kumar Thakur told ANI, "All the traders of the Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal decided to help those who have lost their homes in the tragedy or have lost road connectivity. We have distr ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amid widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by rain-induced flash floods across Himachal Pradesh, locals from Mandi rushed in to distribute ration kits including rice and wheat to affected families in the Mandi district. Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal President Raj Kumar Thakur told ANI, "All the traders of the Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal decided to help those who have lost their homes in the tragedy or have lost road connectivity. We have distr ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Apple growers across Himachal Pradesh have welcomed the Centre's recent decision to increase the Minimum Import Price (MIP) for imported apples from Rs 50 per kg to Rs 80 per kg. However, they have also raised concerns over its lack of implementation on the ground and demanded a 100 per cent import duty on foreign apples, especially in light of possible trade negotiations with the United States. Speaking to ANI, Harish Chauhan, Convener of the H ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Apple growers across Himachal Pradesh have welcomed the Centre's recent decision to increase the Minimum Import Price (MIP) for imported apples from Rs 50 per kg to Rs 80 per kg. However, they have also raised concerns over its lack of implementation on the ground and demanded a 100 per cent import duty on foreign apples, especially in light of possible trade negotiations with the United States. Also Read | Amarnath Yatra 2025: Over 26,800 Perfo ...Read More >
Incessant rains, cloudbursts, and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Reportedly, between June 20 and July 3, over 65 people are dead and several are missing in various districts of the state. The adverse weather conditions are expected to prevail till July 7 and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh rain alert for the state. Notably, the MeT Department has issued a Yellow Alert for heavy rainfall at some places in the state today and tomorrow. While ...Read More >
Heavy rains triggered cloudbursts and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, resulting in five deaths, five injuries, and sixteen missing individuals. The severe weather caused widespread disruption, closing 406 roads and damaging homes and infrastructure. Rescue operations are underway, and warnings for more heavy rain have been issued for several districts.Cloudbursts and flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rains battered Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, leaving five people ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 4 (PTI) The ruling Congress on Friday took a dig at the BJP over Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut's comment that she has not visited cloudburst affected areas of Mandi on the "advise" of her party's leader Jai Ram Thakur, saying the leader of opposition in Himachal Pradesh was "getting angry". As many as 43 lives were lost in the hill state, of which 14 died in cloudbursts, eight in flash floods, one in a landslide, and seven were drowned. The most deaths, 17, were reported in the Mandi dist ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 4 (PTI) The ruling Congress on Friday took a dig at the BJP over Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut's comment that she has not visited cloudburst affected areas of Mandi on the "advise" of her party's leader Jai Ram Thakur, saying the leader of opposition in Himachal Pradesh was "getting angry". As many as 43 lives were lost in the hill state, of which 14 died in cloudbursts, eight in flash floods, one in a landslide, and seven were drowned. The most deaths, 17, were reported in the Mandi dist ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Himachal Pradesh has suffered a loss of Rs 700 crore so far due to the rain-related calamities and cloudburst, and 69 people have died, 110 have been injured, and 37 are still missing. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the State government has decided to provide Rs 5,000 per month as house rent to affected families whose homes have been damaged. He also added that the concerned SDMs have been directed to provide food supplies to the affected people. Sukhu stated that ...Read More >
Shimla: Saying that this week's heavy rainfall and multiple cloudbursts have left 69 dead and 37 missing in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Friday stated the extensive damage to houses and fields was in the Seraj and Dharampur areas of Mandi district. The government has decided to provide Rs 5,000 per month as rent to affected families whose houses have been damaged and are living in rented accommodation. He said the SDMs concerned have been directed to provide food supplie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mandi and actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut on Friday expressed grief over the massive devastation caused by floods in her home state of Himachal Pradesh. In a post on social media X, Ranaut shared that she was advised by Jairam Thakur to halt her visits to the flood-affected areas. 'It is heartbreaking to see massive flood devastation in Himachal almost every year now. I tried reaching flood-affected areas in Seraj and ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to Chief Ministers of five states, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in the wake of heavy rainfall, related disruptions and damage, and offered assistance. Taking to X, HM Shah wrote, "In the wake of heavy rainfall in different parts of the nation, spoke with the chief ministers of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Chhattisgarh." The Union Minister said the Central government was coo ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 4 (PTI) Forty-three people have been killed and 37 gone missing in Himachal Pradesh due to the ravages of weather - cloudburst, flash floods, landslide - since the onset of monsoon last month, officials on Friday said. Monsoon hit the state on June 20 and has since then cost it Rs 5,000 crore in damages. Of the 43, 14 were killed in cloudbursts, eight in flash floods, and one in a landslide, while seven were drowned. The most deaths, 17, took place in Mandi district where ten inst ...Read More >
Shimla: Over 37 people have died and Rs 400 crore worth of property has been damaged as torrential rains once again disrupt life across Himachal Pradesh, according to the state Disaster Management Authority. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain alert for the state until July 7. According to the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority and the Revenue Department, the state has suffered damages amounting to more than ₹400 crore due to incessant monsoon rains. Se ...Read More >
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