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Amid heavy rain damage, HP declares entire state disaster-hit

Shimla, Sept. 2 -- The Himachal Pradesh government declared the rain-battered entire state as "disaster affected" under Section 34 of the National Disaster Management Act, following widespread devasta... Read More


16 pilgrims died during Manimahesh Yatra this year, CM Sukhu tells House

shimla, Sept. 2 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday in a statement in the state assembly said, "Sixteen pilgrims have died so far during the Manimahesh yatra, including four in Kugti, w... Read More


5 die in landslides, over 1,200 roads shut in HP

Shimla, Sept. 2 -- A 35-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter were among five people killed due to landslides triggered by heavy rain that disrupted essential services in Shimla district, official... Read More


Chandigarh-Shimla NH blocked due to landslide at Sanwara

India, Sept. 2 -- Heavy rain disrupted normal life in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with 1,311 roads and six national highways, including the Chandigarh-Shimla NH-5, closed due to landslides, officials ... Read More


3 killed in Shimla landslides due to incessant rain; five national highways blocked

India, Sept. 1 -- A 35-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter were among three people killed due to landslides triggered by heavy rain that disrupted essential services in Shimla district, official... Read More


Vikramaditya: Devp should not become cause of destruction

Shimla, Sept. 1 -- As the hill state witnessed heavy destruction owing to rains, public works and urban development minister Vikramaditya Singh called for an "environment friendly" development model. ... Read More


HP braces for heavy rain as red alert issued for 6 districts

Shimla, Sept. 1 -- There seems to be no respite in sight for rain-battered Himachal Pradesh as the Met department has sounded a red alert of very heavy to extremely heavy rains in several districts of... Read More


6,000 pilgrims evacuated, CM Sukhu conducts aerial survey

Shimla, Aug. 31 -- Following the temporary suspension of the Manimahesh Yatra due to continuous heavy rainfall, cloudbursts, and landslides, approximately 6,000 pilgrims were rescued from Chamba distr... Read More


Rain-triggered landslide leaves two injured in Rampur, say officials

Shimla, Aug. 31 -- A man and his son were injured when a landslide damaged five houses in Rampur sub division of Shimla district, while another mudslide in the Jatog cantonment of Shimla triggered the... Read More


HC raps NHAI for 'turning a blind eye' to NH maintenance

Shimla, Aug. 31 -- In the wake of the repeated disruption of the Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway (NH-5), the Himachal Pradesh high court has rapped the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) f... Read More