Himachal Pradesh

Warning issued for heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh

8:16 pm August 15, 2019

Shimla: Themeteorological department on Thursday issued a orange weather warning for extremely heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh on August 18, an official said. The warning for extremely has been issued for the plains, lower and middle hills of the state, the official said. Yellow warning for heavy rain has been issues for Friday, Saturday and […]

Yellow weather warning issued for Himachal Pradesh

HP lashed by heavy rains, yellow warning for weekend

8:35 pm August 13, 2019

Shimla: A yellow warning has been issued for Friday and Saturday in Himachal Pradesh, where several areas are receiving heavy rainfall, the meteorological (MeT) department said on Tuesday. Several parts of the state have received light to heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours. Sujanpur Tihra received the highest 110 mm rainfall since Monday evening, […]

Chennai man killed in paragliding accident in Himachal

Hyderabad man dead in Himachal paragliding crash

10:07 pm August 10, 2019

Shimla: A 25-year-old man from Hyderabad died and an Uttar Pradesh resident was injured in a paragliding crash in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred at Shanag area near Manali. Two persons were injured and taken to a hospital, where doctors declared one of them brought dead, district Superintendent of […]

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Cloudburst in Himachal’s Kullu

1:48 pm August 7, 2019

Shimla: A car was washed away in flash floods after a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Wednesday, police said. The Maruti 800 vehicle has been washed away near New Sabzi Mandi in flash floods after the cloudburst at Hallan Badgran. Two people in the car are safe and are being rescued, district Superintendent […]

Quake hits Lahaul-Spiti; third in HP in a week

3:04 pm July 29, 2019

Shimla: An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude shook Himachal Pradesh’s tribal Lahaul and Spiti district on Monday, the meteorological department said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage to property, it said. The quake’s epicentre was at a depth of 20 km north-east in Lahaul and Spiti district, the department said, adding that […]