Shimla

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, […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Sub-zero temperatures prevail in many parts of HP

4:11 pm December 28, 2019

Shimla: Kufri, Manali, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Seobagh and Kalpa shivered at below sub-zero temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with the state’s lowest temperature for the day recorded in Keylong at minus 11.5 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The MeT office has predicted snowfall in the middle and higher hills of the state from […]

Cold, dry weather in Himachal

9:09 pm December 26, 2019

Shimla: The weather remained dry and cold in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling 2 to 3 degrees Celsius below normal at many places, the meteorological department said. Low visibility due to dense fog was observed in the plains and lower hills, including Una and southwestern part of Kangra district, it said. […]

Himachal likely to get fresh snowfall on New Year’s eve

7:56 pm December 25, 2019

Shimla: Some parts of Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive fresh snowfall on the last day of the year, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Isolated places in the middle and high hills are likely to witness rain, snowfall on December 31, Director of Shimla Meteorological Centre, Manmohan Singh, said. Thundershowers are expected at some […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP supported Satya Kaundal new Shimla mayor

10:11 pm December 18, 2019

Shimla: BJP supported councillors Satya Kaundal and Shailendra Chauhan were on Thursday elected the Shimla mayor and deputy mayor respectively. Kaundal, a councillor from Sanjauli, polled 21 votes and defeated her Congress supported rival Rakesh Chauhan with a margin of 10 votes. This is for the first time that a former municipal corporation employee has […]