Himachal Pradesh
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Hundreds of villages in Punjab, Himachal inundated; evacuation underway
Chandigarh: Hundreds of villages in Punjab located along the swollen Satluj and Beas rivers were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the crucial Bhakra and Pong dams as the…
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51 killed in Himachal rains, 14 of them in Shimla landslides
Shimla: At least 51 people were killed as rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, triggering landslides that blocked key roads, damaged homes and buried devotees in the rubble of a temple here.…
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World heritage Kalka-Shimla track damaged in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: The Kalka-Shimla track, a world heritage site, was damaged on Monday in the Himachal Pradesh capital owing to the caving in of a portion of the hill following heavy rainfall, an…
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Himachal deluge: At least 22 killed in landslides, flash floods
Shimla: At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday owing to the heavy rainfall for the past two days that triggered statewide flash floods and landslides, officials said. Nine…
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Himachal floods claim 257 lives, result in Rs 7000 cr loss since onset of monsoon
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has been the worst affected state in the country due to the floods and landslides with officials announcing a staggering loss of Rs 7020.28 crore due to the monsoon’s…
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7 killed after cloudburst in Himachal’s Solan; CM condoles deaths
Solan: The death toll in the cloudburst at Jadon village in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan has risen to seven with the recovery of two more bodies on Monday morning, officials said. The incident…
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UAE: Indian electrician wins Rs 2 lakh in scratch card game
Abu Dhabi: A 38-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate, who earns Dirhams 1800 (Rs 40,653) monthly, won the grand prize of Dirhams 10,000 (Rs 2,25,855) in the latest Dream Island’s scratch…
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HP: 7 killed, 4 injured as vehicle skids into river after landslide in Chamba
Shimla: Seven persons were killed while four injured in Chamba district on Friday when their vehicle fell into the Siul river after being hit by a landslide, prompting the formation of an…
