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Rains claim 17 lives, property over Rs 3,000 cr damaged: Himachal CM
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday said that torrential monsoon rains have claimed 17 lives in the state and the damage to property is estimated at over Rs 3,000…
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Snowfall hampers rescue operation, 250 stranded in Himachal high slopes
Shimla: Over 250 tourists have been stationed in nearby places in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district amid snowfall in the region after torrential rains hampered the clearing of massive landslides that snapped road…
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30 students rescued from high mountains in Himachal
Shimla: Thirty college students, who were travelling from Spiti to Manali, have been rescued to safety after snapping of the road link owing to flash floods and landslides in high mountains in…
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Flash flood in Himachal Pradesh’s Una, 10 houses damaged
Shimla: A flash flood occurred in a village in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district on Wednesday morning, damaging about 10 houses in a village in Haroli area, the state emergency operation centre said.…
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Cong minister in Himachal extends support to UCC, questions BJP over timing
Shimla: A first-timer Congress minister in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday extended support to Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but questioned the BJP over its timing. “We have said that whenever Uniform Civil Code…
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Tomato prices to stabilise within next 15 days, says government
New Delhi: Amid rising tomato prices that are burning a hole in the common man’s pocket across the country, the government on Friday said the prices of the commodity are expected to…
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Himachal CM opposes import duty reduction on Washington apples
Shimla: The Union government’s decision to reduce the import duty on Washington (US) apples from 70 to 50 percent is against the interests of apple growers of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder…
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Communal tension loom in Himachal after man murdered, Section 144 imposed
Communal tensions erupted in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba town after a dismembered body of a 21-year-old man was found in a drain. According to reports, the deceased – Manohar Lal – was a…
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Need financial aid for Rural Olympiad Games: Himachal Minister to Scindia
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Sports Minister Vikramaditya Singh has urged Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for financial assistance from his ministry or other agencies associated with sports promotion for organising the “Rural Olympiad Games”…
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Tourists stranded in Himalayas rescued by BRO in Himachal
Manali: In a major operation amid the sub-zero temperatures in the Himalayas, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Saturday rescued around 300 motorists, largely tourists, stranded on a major pass in Himachal…
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Congress govt in Himachal misused official machinery to win Shimla civic polls, says BJP
Shimla: The BJP on Monday alleged that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh misused the official machinery to win the elections to the Shimla Municipal Corporation. Sukhram Chaudhary, the party’s Shimla Municipal…
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Rains lash several parts of HP, higher altitudes received snowfall
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh while the higher altitudes received fresh snowfall as the maximum temperature in the state plunged six to 14 notches below normal on Wednesday,…
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Nadda’s confidant Bindal becomes Himachal BJP chief again
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s former Assembly Speaker Rajeev Bindal, considered a confidant of BJP President J.P. Nadda, was on Sunday again made the party chief in the hill state days after incumbent Suresh…