Shimla

Woman killed in HP’s Kullu after boulder hits her

2:18 pm March 3, 2020

Shimla: A 36-year-old woman died after being hit by a boulder during road construction work in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, the police said. Nara Devi, a resident of Tinder village, died at Gahar near Tinder in Banjar tehsil on Monday, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said. A case under sections 336 (act endangering life), […]

Rain, snow forecast in Himachal for next few days

9:03 pm February 18, 2020

Shimla: The meteorological department has predicted rain, snowfall in Himachal Pradesh over the next few days. Snowfall, rain may occur at some places in the middle, high hills from Wednesday to Monday, whereas rain, thunderstorm may take place in several places in plains, low hills of the state from till Saturday, said Manmohan Singh, director […]

Cold conditions intensify in Himachal Pradesh

8:00 pm February 7, 2020

Shimla: Cold conditions intensified in Himachal Pradesh on Friday with major tourist hot spots including Shimla, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie shivering at sub-zero temperatures. Minimum temperatures were 1 to 2 degrees below normal with tribal district Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong being the coldest place in the state at minus 11.1 degrees Celsius. Kalpa […]

Fog engulfs several parts of north India, snowfall in Himachal Pradesh

10:09 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: Temperatures dropped significantly at some places in Himachal Pradesh due to snowfall and also in parts of Kashmir, while fog engulfed the national capital and several northern states, delaying train services on Thursday. The national capital witnessed a cold and foggy morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius, one notch […]

Man crushed to death by truck in Himachal

7:43 pm January 29, 2020

Shimla: A 62-year-old man was crushed to death by a truck in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Wednesday, an official said. Hoshiar Singh died after his scooter was hit by the truck and he came under its wheels near Paror on the Mandi-Pathankot national highway, he said. Singh hailed from Bhatua village, the official said.