Himachal Pradesh
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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…
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HP rain fury: Death toll over past week climbs to 78; more rains forecast
Shimla: The death toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh over the past week rose to 78 on Saturday with the recovery of another body from the debris of a collapsed temple…
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Rescuers retrieve body, death toll in Shimla temple disaster reaches 14
Shimla: Rescuers on Thursday retrieved a body when it resumed search operations on the fourth day in the Himachal Pradesh capital where a massive landslide washed away a Hindu temple. With this,…
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HP: Chopper rescues over 780 stranded residents from flood-affected areas
Shimla: Choppers belonging to the Western Air Command carried out over 50 sorties over the last 48 hours, rescuing over 780 citizens in the flood-affected areas of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh,…
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HP rains: All schools, colleges to remain shut in state Wednesday
Shimla: The death toll in the rain fury in Himachal Pradesh rose to 57 on Wednesday with the body of a woman being pulled out of the debris of a collapsed Shiv…
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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…
