Himachal Pradesh

BJP’s Indu Goswami elected to RS from Himachal

10:17 pm March 18, 2020

Shimla: Former state president of the BJP’s Mahila Morcha, Indu Goswami was on Wednesday elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh. Goswami, 52, was declared as elected unopposed by Himachal Pradesh Assembly secretary Yash Paul Sharma. She had filed her nomination on March 13 and the scrutiny of her papers was done on March 16. […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Fresh snowfall in Himachal; cold wave intensifies

3:55 pm March 14, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh witnessed fresh snowfall in some places, including state capital Shimla, and several other high reaches on Saturday, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said. Snowfall also occurred in Kufri, Narkanda, Khirki, Kharapathar, while several other parts of the state witnessed light to moderate rains. Dalhousie in Chamba district and Kufri in Shimla district experienced […]

Woman killed in HP’s Kullu after boulder hits her

2:18 pm March 3, 2020

Shimla: A 36-year-old woman died after being hit by a boulder during road construction work in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, the police said. Nara Devi, a resident of Tinder village, died at Gahar near Tinder in Banjar tehsil on Monday, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said. A case under sections 336 (act endangering life), […]

Mar-May period likely to be warmer than normal: IMD

3:17 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: The months of March, April and May are “likely to be warmer than normal” over northwest, west, central and parts of south India, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday in its summer forecast. Above normal heat wave conditions are also likely in the core heat wave (HW) zone during the season (March-May), […]

Rain, snow forecast in Himachal for next few days

9:03 pm February 18, 2020

Shimla: The meteorological department has predicted rain, snowfall in Himachal Pradesh over the next few days. Snowfall, rain may occur at some places in the middle, high hills from Wednesday to Monday, whereas rain, thunderstorm may take place in several places in plains, low hills of the state from till Saturday, said Manmohan Singh, director […]