Himachal Pradesh
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Video: Man who drove SUV through river to avoid Himachal traffic booked
Massive traffic congestion in Himachal Pradesh led a tourist to drive their SUV across the river, bringing sharp criticism from the locals. The video of the incident has gone viral on social…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Himachal Pradesh’s Lepcha
Lepcha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with security personnel, in Lepcha, Himachal Pradesh, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (PTI Photo) Lepcha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with security personnel, in Lepcha,…
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PM Modi in HP’s Lepcha to celebrate Diwali with security forces
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with security forces. Since coming to power in 2014, Modi has been visiting military facilities to…
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Dubai company offers drone service for medical supplies in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday said a Dubai-based company has offered to transport without any delivery charge medicines and vaccines to remote areas of the state through drones. The United Parcel…
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Centre should declare Sikkim, Himachal tragedies as national disasters: Kharge
New Delhi: While condoling the loss of lives in the Sikkim cloudburst and subsequent flash floods, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that such tragedies, also including the recent rain-related calamities…
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Legalise controlled cultivation of cannabis in Himachal: Govt panel
Shimla: A committee appointed by the Himachal Pradesh government has recommended regulated cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The panel headed by state Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi has also…
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Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to replace disbanded staff selection commission
Shimla: The state cabinet on Thursday decided to establish the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to conduct examinations for the recruitment of subordinate staff for the state government, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs),…
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Global Symposium on Farmer’s Rights inauguration
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu presents the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award 2021-22 to members of ‘Kala Zeera Utpadan Sangh’, Himachal Pradesh, during the inauguration of the Global Symposium on Farmer’s Rights,…
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Patnaik announces Rs 5-cr assistance for rain-hit Himachal Pradesh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore for rain-ravaged Himachal Pradesh. The state has recently been hit by incessant rains, causing massive loss of…
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Landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu
Kullu: Locals at the site after several buildings collapsed due to a rain-triggered landslide at Anni, in Kullu district, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kullu: Locals at the site after several…
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Priyanka Gandhi appeals Centre to declare rain led destruction in HP as natural calamity
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday urged the Central government to announce the devastation caused by the rains and landslides as natural calamity. In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka…
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Himachal Pradesh: 8 buildings collapse as landslide hits Kullu
Shimla: 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 Thursday, throwing up large clouds of…
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Himachal: 12 killed in heavy rains, MeT issues ‘red alert’ for 6 districts
Shimla: Heavy overnight rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed 12 lives and blocked over 400 more roads besides damaging several houses, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological office on Wednesday issued a ‘red…
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Declare Himachal calamity a national disaster: Cong to Centre
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded that the central government announce a Rs 10,000 crore special package for Himachal Pradesh and declare the devastation there due to rains as a ‘national…
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HP: 10 people, including 5 forest dept employees, trapped in Mandi dam
Shimla: Ten people, including five employees of the forest department, were trapped at the Kol Dam Hydel Project in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Sunday, officials said. “The situation is not life…
