Shimla: Congress leader and six-time former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was diagnosed positive for swine flu, has been discharged, doctors said on Tuesday. “Virbhadra Singh was discharged today (Tuesday) after recovering from swine flu,” Janak Raj, Medical Superintendent with the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in[Read More…]
The entire Kinnaur district and towns in upper Shimla remained cut off due to closure of roads on the fourth day, a government official said. The Met office in Shimla predicted light snowfall and rain in the state till Saturday. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since[Read More…]
Shimla: Nearly 200 road links in Himachal Pradesh were reopened on Wednesday a day after widespread snow and rain blocked highways and link roads. A majority of commuters, who were stranded across the state, were moved to their destination with the clearing of snow from roads, officials said here. Still,[Read More…]
Shimla, The Himachal Pradesh capital and picturesque Manali and Dalhousie on Tuesday witnessed more snow that snapped road links, however, tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since early Tuesday,” a Meteorological Department official here told IANS. Dharamsala recorded[Read More…]
Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday laid the foundation stones of projects totalling Rs. 145.43 crore here as part of the Smart City Mission, including digitisation and uplift of infrastructure. He also launched an online portal to provide information about the availability and delivery of services[Read More…]
Una (Himachal Pradesh), One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Chintpurni temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district was connected by a rail line on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha inaugurated the 16 km-broad gauge line from Amb to Daulatpur Chowk at a function near[Read More…]
Shimla, After three consecutive days of snowfall and rain, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday got some relief, but the cold continued to grip the hills, said an official. The meteorological office here said no major snow or rainfall has been reported in the state since Monday. Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul[Read More…]
Shimla, Bracing the extreme winter chill, hundreds of devotees across Himachal Pradesh on Monday took dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of the country. Large numbers of devotees were seen congregating at Tattapani, 50 km from here, and Manikaran, home to[Read More…]
Shimla, The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday saw a slight rise in the mercury owing to dry weather but the Met Office has forecast chances of snowfall and rain in the coming days. “There are chances of snowfall and rain in the state till January 16,” a Met official[Read More…]
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet in a trial court in Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district against the director of a company and its officials for alleged embezzlement running into thousands of crores, including bank loans. Accused director of Indian Technomac Company Ltd, Vinay Kumar,[Read More…]
In a distressing incident reported, six students including the bus driver, died when a private school bus rolled down a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Saturday morning. The bus was transporting the children to the DAV Public School in the district’s Sangrah town, when it skidded off the[Read More…]
Shimla: Tourist destinations like Kalpa located on the high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Friday, turning it even more picturesque. “The higher reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Sirmaur districts experienced moderate snowfall. The weather will remain dry till December 9. Thereafter there are chances of widespread[Read More…]
A bus along with 31 people, which included 12 children, fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’ Bilaspur district at 8:30 AM yesterday. Among the injured, eight were women. The bus was a private entity, carrying school and college students, from Marotan to Bhaged. According to the reports, the accident[Read More…]
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s centuries-old Lavi fair, synonymous with trade in traditional items like woollens and dry fruits, will be held in Rampur town, about 130 kms from here, from November 11-14, organisers said on Thursday. Governor Acharya Devvrat will inaugurate the four-day fair, while Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will[Read More…]
Shimla: The 16th All India Conference of the Students’ Federation of India held in Shimla from October 30 to November 2 and was attended by 655 delegates from 24 states. This is for the first time the all India conference of the SFI was held in Shimla and the second[Read More…]
Shimla: Snow and widespread rains on Saturday brought down temperatures across Himachal Pradesh, a Met official said. While the tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali witnessed rains, other hill stations like Kalpa and Chitkul in Kinnaur district and Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti received the season’s heaviest snow, the official said. Manali[Read More…]
Shimla: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the Himachal Pradesh University was heading towards becoming the country’s first to be disabled-friendly. Addressing the 24th convocation of the varsity in Shimla, he hailed it for playing a key role in spreading education in the region. He also presented gold medals[Read More…]
Kangra: Spanish paraglider Jose Lewis is rescued successfully this morning from Thumsar Pass area of Kangra valley where he was spotted on Tuesday. Jose was reported missing from Bir Billing takeoff point in Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh since Saturday. “Spanish paraglider rescued this morning, successfully lifted up in Bir,[Read More…]
Jose Lewis, a Spanish paraglider who was reported missing from Bir Billing takeoff point has been spotted on a hill between Thumsar Pass and Bara Bhangal village area of Kangra valley and the rescue team will get him out on Tuesday. A Spanish paraglider, Jose Lewis, 40, is missing in Kangra[Read More…]
After Uttar Pradesh Government changed Allahabad to Prayagraj, now another BJP state is considering changing the name of an iconic city. The Himachal Pradesh government is starting to bat for changing the name of Shimla to Shyamala. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur confirmed the news to end all[Read More…]
Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) With the weather clearing up on Thursday search and rescue operation for over 1,000 people, mostly tourists, began early in the Himachal Pradesh hills for the third day. Two Chetak helicopters additionally deployed along with three the Indian Air Force’s sped up the rescue in the[Read More…]
Heavy rains lash part of Himachal Pradesh and northern India causing commuters stranded for hours. Following the heavy rain, the Chandigarh-Manali national highway remained block for hours. A portion of the road in Mandi district submerges after the Beas river water raises. Increase in water level followed as a result[Read More…]
Annoyed by the false promises and tyrannical behaviour of the leaders, now people tend to express their resentment by their behaviour, treatment, and expressions on social media. These days a video is going viral where a woman waiting to garland a leader in Himachal Pradesh took out her sleeper and[Read More…]
A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday during a test flight in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, killing its pilot, officials said. Squadron Leader Meet Kumar had last year featured in a promotional video clip in which he shared his love and passion for the[Read More…]
Shimla: Twenty-nine persons, including 26 students, were killed on Monday when a private school bus fell into a gorge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, police said. Superintendent of Police Santosh Patyal confirmed the deaths. All the dead students were below the age of 10. The bus driver and two teachers[Read More…]
