Himachal Pradesh

Indore girl wants permission to study law at age 13

Work on new education policy gained ground in 2019

4:12 pm January 3, 2020

New Delhi: The HRD ministry held several rounds of consultations in 2019 to give a final shape to the new National Education Policy (NEP), sanctioned 13 new central universities and 50 kendriya vidyalayas, and implemented 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker section of the general category. Work on the BJP government’s ambitious project […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Cold wave persists in Himachal Pradesh

8:16 pm January 2, 2020

Shimla: Cold wave persisted in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological department said. Snowfall occurred in Shimla on Thursday evening. The weatherman has predicted snow and rainfall in many places of middle, high hills of the state and thundershowers in […]

Some respite from cold in parts of North India

HP: 5-day winter carnival begins in Manali

8:13 pm January 2, 2020

Shimla: The five-day winter carnival began at Manali in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday. An attraction for Indian as well foreign tourists, the carnival is organised from January 2 to 6 every year. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur flagged off the winter carnival parade from circuit house in Manali after offering prayers […]

Cold, dry weather in HP; fresh snowfall, rain likely

7:16 pm January 1, 2020

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh experienced dry and cold weather on Wednesday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures. The minimum temperature was one to two notches below normal while the maximum hovered three to four degrees below normal since Tuesday, the meteorological department said. It has predicted snow […]

HP: After fresh snowfall, Shimla, Kufri & Dalhousie reel under sub-zero temperatures

Cold wave continues in Himachal, Keylong shivers at -11.8 deg C

7:40 pm December 30, 2019

Shimla: Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in Himachal Pradesh on Monday with Keylong shivering at a low of minus 11.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. Minimum and maximum temperatures in several parts of the state settled from one to two notches below the season’s normal, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. Keylong, […]