Himachal Pradesh
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‘Illegal’ construction in mosque: HP minister, party’s MLA’s different views
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday witnessed a face-off between state minister Anirudh Singh and his own party’s MLA Harish Janartha during a discussion on calling attention motion on the ‘illegal’…
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HP Assembly passes Bill to deny pensions to party-switching MLAs
The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday, September 4, passed a bill that disallows pension for MLAs who defect or switch allegiance to other parties. State chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu introduced the…
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Kangana must apologise for her ‘shameful’ remarks on farmers: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday slammed Kangana Ranaut, the BJP MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, for her ‘shameful’ remarks on the farmers’ agitation, and asked the actor-politician to apologise for…
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Himachal apples now available in Hyderabad markets
Apple arrivals from Himachal Pradesh started at the city markets. On average, a good quality apple is available for Rs. 25 apiece in the retail market and at wholesale it is lesser.…
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Over 100 roads closed as rain lashes parts of Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Heavy rain lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh, causing landslides and closing more than 100 roads in the state, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological office here has issued an ‘orange’…
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Himachal cloudbursts: Death toll rises to 9, hunt for about 45 missing continues
Shimla: With the recovery of a body from Rajban village in Himachal’s Mandi, the death toll due to flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts has increased to nine as the…
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Himachal cloudburst: 53 people still missing, 6 bodies recovered so far
Shimla: A total of 53 people are still missing and six bodies were recovered so far as on Saturday after a cloudburst followed by flashfloods wreaked widespread destruction in Kullu, Mandi and…
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Cloudburst: Rescue operation underway to trace 45 missing people
Shimla: Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, while 29 people stranded at the site…
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Himachal flash flood: Bridges damaged, building collapses in Kullu
Shimla: Heavy damage to public and private property was reported on Thursday owing to the downpour that triggered a flash flood downstream in the Beas River from Palchan to Patlikuhal in Himachal…
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Election of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut challenged, HC issues notice
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Mandi, on a petition filed by a Kinnaur resident for setting aside her…
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Landslide on Manimahesh route; 12 roads closed in Himachal
Shimla: A landslide obstructed the route to Manimahesh Dal lake in Bharmour area of Chamba district on Thursday. A 19-second video of the landslide that occurred between Goinallah and Donali, made by…
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Polling begins for 3 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Polling for three Assembly constituencies—Dehra, Nalagarh and Hamirpur—began on Wednesday across 315 polling stations, with 13 candidates in the fray for the bypoll. A total of 2.59 lakh electorates will cast…
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Muslim traders fleeing HP’s Nahan after mob vandalises shops
In the days following the incident in which a Muslim-owned shop was ransacked by a Hindutva mob in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan city, 16 Muslim traders fled the city after intimidation by Bajrang…
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Muslim man whose shop was vandalised in Himachal didn’t sacrifice cow: Police
A textile shop owned by a Muslim person was vandalised by a Hindu mob in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan over allegations of cow slaughter. However, days after the incident, a police investigation revealed…
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Dont’ take us for granted: Supreme Court slams Delhi govt
New Delhi: Do not take us for granted, the Supreme Court on Monday said, slamming the Delhi government for not rectifying defects in its plea seeking a direction to Haryana to release…
