Himachal

Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology initiates asafoetida farming in Lahaul Valley

9:25 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: Farmers of the remote Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh have started taking up cultivation of asafoetida (hing), mainly due to the efforts of the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, using the vast wasteland in the cold desert conditions of the region, the CSIR said on Monday. Asafoetida is one of the top condiments and is […]

Akash Vashisht spins Himachal to 71-run win over TN

7:35 pm December 19, 2019

Dindigul: Left-arm spinner Akash Vashisht bowled Himachal Pradesh to a 71-run win over Tamil Nadu with a seven-wicket second innings haul in a Ranji Trophy Group ‘B’ match here on Thursday. Needing 217 for victory after Test spinner R Ashwin (4/55) helped Tamil Nadu bowl out Himachal for 154 in the second innings, the home […]

1 dead after car falls in Himachal ravine

1:44 pm December 4, 2019

Shimla: A man was killed and another injured when a car fell into a ravine in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, police said on Wednesday. Rajesh Kumar and his friend Ved Raj had gone to attend a wedding ceremony. They were returning on Tuesday night when their taxi fell into the ravine near Raskat turn around […]

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

Solan remains colder than Kufri in Himachal

8:45 pm October 23, 2019

Shimla: Solan remained colder than Kufri in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Solan usually remains warmer than the tourist destination Kufri in Shimla district. As per the data provided by meteorological department, the minimum temperature in Solan on Wednesday was 7.7 degrees Celsius, whereas it was 8.8 degrees Celsius in Kufri of Shimla district. Bhuntar in […]

Yellow weather warning issued for Himachal Pradesh

Rains lash Himachal, Kufri coldest place

12:29 pm September 27, 2019

Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Kangra and Sirmour districts of Himachal Pradesh where Kufri was the coldest place, the Meteorological department said on Friday. The MeT department has already issued a yellow warning of heavy rains for Friday and Saturday. While it has been raining in state capital Shimla and several other parts of the state […]