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…
- Middle East
Over 300 Israelis rescued from flood-hit villages of Himachal
New Delhi: With relief operations in full swing in flood-hit Himachal Pradesh, over 300 Israeli tourists were successfully tracked and evacuated from the state. Taking to Twitter, Ambassador of Israel to India…
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Evacuation over, 70,000 tourists rescued, Himachal CM
Shimla: The operation to evacuate locals and tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains has been completed, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said on Saturday. Around 70,000…
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Himachal floods: Four youths from Rajasthan die, 3 missing
Jaipur: In Himachal floods, four youths from Rajasthan died while three others were missing, officials said. While bodies of four youths have been fished out, three are still missing. On basis of…
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CM Sukhu seeks Rs 2,000 cr interim aid as Himachal deals with aftermath of heavy rains
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has sought Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre as interim aid and said the relief manual will be changed to enhance compensation to flood…
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Israeli DCM joins rescue mission in Himachal Pradesh to locate missing nationals
New Delhi: Amid the grim situation in Himachal Pradesh due to incessant rainfall, Israeli Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to India, Ohad Nakash Kaynar, along with officials himself, embarked on a rescue…
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Over 8,000 left HP’s Kullu-Manali region: Acting DGP Atwal
Shimla: Over 8,000 people have left the Kullu-Manali region in the past three days with the reopening of road networks after torrential rains battered Himachal Pradesh this week, officials said on Friday.…
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Flood afternath in Kullu
Kullu: A vehicle stuck in debries following recent flash floods triggered by cloud burst in Kullu district, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kullu: A damaged vehicle amid debries following recent flash…
