Himachal Pradesh: Landslide in Lahaul-Spiti blocks river, poses threat to nearby areas | VIDEO
India | Aug 13, 2021, 01:59 PM ISTNo loss of life or property has been reported in the landslide incident so far.
No loss of life or property has been reported in the landslide incident so far.
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus, which, along with other vehicles, was buried under the debris after the landslide, has been found in a badly damaged condition, State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said.
As per a video which was widely shared on social media, first, shooting stones fell down the mountainside into the river below, creating small splashes of water. Warming whistles were heard and then a big chunk of the mountain collapsed on National Highway 5 and into the river.
As per a video which was widely shared on social media, first, shooting stones fell down the mountainside into the river below, creating small splashes of water. Warming whistles were heard and then a big chunk of the mountain collapsed on National Highway 5 and into the river.
In its earlier order on August 6, the state government made mandatory a negative RT-PCR report or full vaccination for visiting temples in the state during 'Shrawan Ashtmi Navratras' from August 9 to August 17.
In its day-long four sorties, the chopper will evacuate almost all stranded people from Tandi and will drop them to Baring and Kullu from where they will be sent to their destinations in public transport by road.
The threat was made through a recorded phone call to a majority of Shimla-based journalists simultaneously at 10.54 am. The caller identified himself as Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the general counsel for the SFJ.
The video shows hair-raising moments when a landslide swallowed an entire stretch of road in Himachal Pradesh Sirmaur.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will not be allowed to hoist the national flag in the hill state, Sikhs for Justice has threatened.
HPPSC has released the tentative schedule of Online/CBTs and offline examinations for various posts.
Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, Director-cum Special Secretary (Revenue-Disaster Management), Himachal Pradesh, said that 28 roads are closed including the Batseri and Chhitkul area.
An Ayurveda doctor from Jaipur was among the nine tourists who died after their vehicle was hit by falling rocks due to a massive landslide in the mountainous Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
At least nine tourists, belonging to Delhi-NCR, were killed and three others suffered serious injuries in a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Sunday.
Heavy boulders fell on a tempo traveller carrying 11 people and of them, eight were killed and three were injured in Kinnaur.
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to open schools, comprising residential and partially residential schools, for classes 10 to 12 from August 2.
Earlier on Saturday, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and apprised him of the Covid management and vaccination in the state, an official spokesperson said.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Monday said it was not right to stop tourist activities in the state, even as the state continued to witness scenes of overcrowding at popular destinations.
Expected weather conditions may trigger landslides on national and state highways, inundations in a low-lying area, high discharge in-stream and nullahs, besides disruption of traffic and other electrical and communication channels, it warned.
HPBOSE Class 12 result 2021: A total of 92.7 per cent students have passed the 12th exam successfully. Pushpendra, a student from Kullu has topped the exam with full 500 marks
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