Shimla

10 fresh COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, tally 394

11:58 pm June 5, 2020

Shimla: Ten more people, who had recently returned from Delhi-NCR, tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 394, officials said. Kangra district reported three cases, followed by Hamirpur (two) and Shimla, Kullu, Bilaspur, Una and Chamba (one each), Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal […]

Mercury continues to rise in HP, Una hottest at 42 deg C

8:00 pm May 24, 2020

Shimla: Temperatures continued to rise in parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday and Una was the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological centre here said. Most other parts of the state recorded temperatures above the 30-degree mark. Una recorded the highest temperature in the hill state […]

Fresh COVID-19 case in HP, tally rises to 48

2:12 pm May 8, 2020

Shimla: One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 48, an official said. Hamirpur had become coronavirus-free on April 29 after the last two patients in the district tested negative for the infection. A 42-year-old man from Bijhari town […]

Man killed as fire breaks out in Shimla village

3:28 pm April 29, 2020

Shimla: A fire broke out in a village in Shimla district on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured, police said. A temple and six houses were also gutted in the fire, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said. The fire broke out at 4 am in Sistwari village near Chirgaon. Three fire […]

NHRC bats for 'right to water' for citizens

SC takes notes of contaminated water supply in Shimla

9:29 pm March 9, 2020

New Delhi: Taking note that several diseases are spreading due to contaminated water supply in Shimla, the Supreme Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh government and the concerned civic body to submit a “concrete action plan” on improvement of quality of water supply. The apex court, which directed that quality of supply water in Shimla […]