Rain fury: Himachal seeks Rs.1,000 crore assistance
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has sought Rs.1,000 crore central assistance for the damage caused by last week’s heavy rain and snow that…
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Himachal disaster area is death trap, says survivor
byRampur (Himachal Pradesh): “It’s now a death trap.” So said a Doordarshan journalist rescued today after having been stranded for four days in a landslide-hit…
Rescue operation picks up pace in landslide-hit Himachal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Air Force today speeded up its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past five days in…
77 more stranded tourists airlifted in Himachal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government today continued its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days in Kinnaur district, which has been…
Himachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day
byShimla: The country’s largest hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the fourth consecutive day today following a high silt level in the Sutlej…
Himachal proposes primate parks to contain monkey menace
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has plans to develop primate parks by planting 10 lakh fruit-bearing trees, plants and shrubs to keep monkeys in their natural…
Himachal CM, dozen tourists airlifted
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was stuck in Kinnaur district for the past three days since the area was cut off due…
North India power hit as Himachal hydro plants shut
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s two major hydropower projects remained shut today due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, sparking a power crisis in Punjab,…
Ten killed in Himachal landslides; CM, over 1,500 tourists stranded
byShimla: Ten people were killed, including five members of a family, as 1,500 tourists, mainly from West Bengal, remained stranded in remote Kinnaur district…
Himachal town gets highest precipitation in 15 years
byShimla: The picturesque town Kalpa in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, where incessant heavy rain wreaked havoc, today recorded the highest precipitation on a single…