Himachal Pradesh

Leh-Manali highway likely to be reopened on May 18: BRO

Manali-Leh highway reopens after four hours

8:51 pm August 21, 2019

Shimla: The Manali-Leh Highway, which remained blocked for over four hours due to fresh landslides in Kullu district, was reopened for traffic on Wednesday evening, police said. The highway has been opened for vehicles after the road near Marhi was cleared at around 4 pm on Wednesday, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said. Fresh […]

Fresh landslides block Manali-Leh Highway

2:15 pm August 21, 2019

Shimla: Fresh landslides struck Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Wednesday, blocking traffic on the Manali-Leh Highway, the police said. Landslides occurred at Marhi between Manali and Rohtang on the Manali-Leh Highway at around 11.30 am, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said. The Manali-Leh Highway has again been blocked for traffic following fresh landslides at […]

Malayalam actor, film crew rescued from flooded Himachal village

11:29 pm August 20, 2019

Shimla/Thiruvananthapuram: A 30-member film crew from Kerala, including award-winning actor Manju Warrier, has been rescued after they were stranded in a remote Himachal Pradesh village following heavy rains and floods for the past few days. The plight of the crew came to light after the ‘How Old Are You’ actress contacted her family in Kerala […]

Death toll rises to 25 in Himachal, more rain predicted

7:27 pm August 19, 2019

Shimla: The death toll in Himachal Pradesh rose to 25 on Monday with three more people losing their lives due to the rains, which the weather office predicted will continue over the next 24 hours. Heavy rains have lashed the state since Saturday, causing floods, collapsing houses and triggering landslides that have stranded hundreds of […]

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

Heavy rains to continue in Himachal, over 500 stuck

2:52 pm August 19, 2019

Shimla: While heavy rains have already claimed 22 lives in Himachal Pradesh over the past two days, the meteorological department on Monday predicted that the downpour is likely to continue in parts of the the state during the next 24 hours. Light-to-moderate rainfall will occur at many places in the state in the next 24 […]