Four of the five deceased in the fire at a perfume manufacturing unit in the Baddi industrial area of Himachal Pradesh’s Solan have been identified and all were women, officials said. The injured woman, who was declared dead by the PGIMER Chandigarh was identified as Pinki, while three of the four bodies recovered from the … Read more
Tourists visit the Hadimba Devi Temple, which is covered in a sheet of snow, as the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh receive fresh snowfall, in Manali. | Photo Credit: ANI Snowfall affected normal life in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on January 31 and rainfall in parts of north India intensified the winter chill … Read more
Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. | Photo Credit: AP The southwest monsoon, which wrought havoc in Himachal Pradesh this season, triggering incidents of cloud bursts, flash floods, and landslides has completely withdrawn from the State, even as the … Read more
Buildings collapse due to a rain-triggered landslide at Anni town, in Kullu district on August 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI At least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on August 24, throwing up large clouds of dust and … Read more
Beas river in full spate due to torrential rains, in Mandi on August 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI The heavy rain that wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand is likely to continue into Tuesday before reducing by the end of the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on August 14. At least … Read more
Chandigarh: If all goes well, PGI’s department of telemedicine will soon start using drones for transportation of organs, besides delivering medicines at remote and tough terrain of Himachal Pradesh. This will do away with the compulsion to transport retrieved organs within a 20km radius and the need for a green corridor. The aerial radius of … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Four people were injured in a clash between pilgrims and local people during a fair in the Sikh pilgrim town of Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh,” officials said on March 6. Certain remarks made by the two sides against each other triggered the clash … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Union Minister Anurag Thakur | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress government on Tuesday dissolved the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) after it launched an investigation into examination paper leaks in the past three year under the previous BJP government. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu … Read more
Newly appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla with state Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu during his oath-taking ceremony, at Raj Bhawan, in Shimla on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday was sworn in as the 29 th Governor of Himachal Pradesh at a ceremony in Shimla, the State capital. Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh … Read more
Shimla: As a pilot project in Himachal Pradesh‘s Solan and Sirmaur districts, the government has launched U-WIN portal, a digital way to facilitate tracking every pregnant woman and children for vaccination. Under the Centre-sponsored project, these districts have been included among the selected ones in the country. The aim of the project is to increase … Read more