Himachal Pradesh

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Day after rains, icy winds from hills cause mercury to fall across north India

9:22 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi : The mercury took a dip across north India on Thursday, a day after rains lashed the region, and fog led to reduced visibility at many places, including in Rajasthan’s Churu, where eight people died when a van collided with a bus. Pahalgam was the coldest in the Kashmir Valley at minus 13.7 […]

Snowfall likely in parts of Himachal on Saturday

Fresh snowfall in Shimla, Manali

2:30 pm January 7, 2020

Shimla: Most of the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, including Shimla, Manali and Kufri, received fresh snowfall, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. The snowfall bought much cheer for tourists but around 100 roads have been blocked in the entire state due to the snow. Men and machines of the public works department are on […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Snow, rain forecast for Himachal

8:00 pm January 5, 2020

Shimla: The meteorological department on Sunday issued orange and yellow weather warning for heavy rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh for the next two days, an official said. Light rain, snowfall occurred at isolated places over the state in the past 24 hours. Minimum temperatures decreased by 2-3 degrees Celsius with Shimla, Manali, Kufri, Dalhousie, […]

Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh; Keylong shivers at -10.5 deg C

Cold wave continues in Himachal, Keylong shivers at -10.5 deg C

12:16 pm January 4, 2020

Shimla: Cold wave continued to prevail in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological department said. Light snowfall (0.2 cm) occurred in Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district, whereas some parts of the state, including Bhuntar (7.8 mm), Seobagh (6.2 mm) and […]

Cold wave persists in Himachal Pradesh

8:26 pm January 3, 2020

Shimla: Cold wave persisted in Himachal Pradesh on Friday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological department said. The weatherman has predicted snow, rainfall in some places in the middle, low and high hills of the state and thundershowers in the plains from January 6 […]