Himachal Pradesh

Schools, colleges to remain closed in Shimla, Kullu on Monday

8:46 pm August 18, 2019

Shimla: All educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla and Kullu districts will remain closed on Monday as heavy to extremely heavy rains continue to lash the state, district officials said. Shimla and Chamba district magistrates on Sunday issued orders to all schools, colleges, universities, ITIs, polytechnics and anganwari centres to remain shut for the safety […]

18 killed in rain-related incidents in HP

8:38 pm August 18, 2019

Shimla: At least 18 people were killed and nine others injured in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. Eight people died in Shimla, two each in Kullu, Sirmaur, Solan and Chamba and one each in Una and Lahaul-Spiti districts, they added. Landslides hit a spot near the RTO office here, leaving three […]

Six killed in rain-related incidents in HP

2:38 pm August 18, 2019

Shimla: At least six people were killed and nine others injured in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. Landslides hit a spot near the RTO office here, leaving three persons dead. One person is still trapped under the debris, police said. In another incident, a labourer was killed as the wall of […]

Naina Devi in Himachal receives 360 mm rain

2:26 pm August 18, 2019

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, the meteorological department said. Naina Devi in Bilaspur district recorded 360 mm of rainfall, the highest in the state during the period, it said. Weather is improving in the northern parts of the state. However light to moderate […]

Vajpayee’s statue to come up in Manali

8:38 pm August 16, 2019

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday laid the foundation stone of a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary, an official said. The statue will come up in the high altitude town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh, which the BJP stalwart considered as his second […]