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  Kalpa in Himachal wrapped in snow blanket

  India | November 27, 2019 12:44 IST

  The government has advised motorists to check road conditions before travelling to higher reaches in the hills as there were chances of more snowfall till Thursday. People in the state capital shivered as chilly winds along with intermittent rains kept the minimum temperature at 4.7 degree Celsius. Manali recorded 3.8 degree Celsius.

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  Himachal CM announces 4 per cent DA for employees on Independence Day

  India | August 15, 2019 16:06 IST

  Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his affection towards the state, the Chief Minister said the state with the support of the Centre has succeeded in getting externally aided projects worth Rs 10,330 crore in the tourism development, agriculture, horticulture, water conservation and forestry sectors.

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  Mukesh Ambani's Reliance to set up mobile assembly unit in Himachal's Baddi

  Business | July 06, 2019 22:39 IST

  Reliance Industries top officials on Saturday met Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here over setting up of mobile assembly facilities. The company is also looking to invest in agro-horticulture produce, Jio networking, sports and tourism in the state, a spokesperson for the government told IANS.

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  Two pilgrims die from cold en route to Himachal's Kinner Kailash

  India | June 26, 2019 20:38 IST

  The deceased have been identified as Piyush Verma (26), a resident of Bara Gaon in Kumarsain tehsil of Shimla; and Varun Singh (25), a resident of Haryana's Jhajjar.

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  Voters in Himachal high mountains may boycott polls

  Elections | April 10, 2019 18:03 IST

  They want both the main political parties -- the BJP and the Congress -- to come out with concrete plans to protect their traditional rights on local natural resources, including forests and to provide basic amenities.

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  Mercury rises in Himachal due to dry spell

  India | November 25, 2018 14:37 IST

  "There are chances of rain or snowfall in the high-altitude region on November 28," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told IANS.

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  ESMA imposed in four Himachal districts over strike by ambulance services

  India | June 29, 2018 9:16 IST

  92 ambulances of the 108 service and 125 ambulances of the 102 service are off the roads due to the strike, which is causing great hardship to the patients

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  Road accident in Himachal, 13 people killed

  India | May 21, 2016 13:33 IST

  Shimla: Thirteen people were killed when a private vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, police said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police Khushal Sharma told IANS that

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  Bus falls into gorge in Himachal's Mandi, 9 Killed, over 30 injured

  India | May 08, 2016 8:16 IST

  Shimla: At least 9 persons were killed and over 30 others injured in the wee hours today when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus fell into a deep gorge near Jogindernagar in Mandi district. The

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  Six out of eight missing trekkers airlifted in Kullu, other two safe

  India | March 13, 2016 22:55 IST

  Eight trekkers, who had gone missing in bad weather in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, have been traced and six of them rescued by ITBP troopers, nearly 70 hours after their disappearance.

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  Alert issued after driver of missing taxi from Pathankot found dead

  India | January 23, 2016 9:31 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police, today, issued an alert for a white Alto car taxi (HPO1 D 2440) which went missing after being hired by three unknown people from Pathankot. The driver of the taxi, Vijay

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  Himachal Congress activists injured while burning PM Modi effigy

  India | December 15, 2015 0:08 IST

  Shimla: Several Congress activists on Monday suffered burn injuries while trying to burn Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effigy in the Himachal Pradesh capital, police said.As the Congress workers tried to set Modi's effigy on fire,

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  Seven killed, 26 missing as bus falls into Himachal river

  India | July 24, 2015 8:25 IST

  Kullu:  At least seven people were killed and 23 others injured when a private tourist bus from Punjab skidded off the road and fell into the swollen Parvati river in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on

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  Himachal allocated Rs 353 crore for Railway projects: Suresh Prabhu

  India | May 30, 2015 22:20 IST

  Shimla/Manali: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu today assured that funds would be no constraint in pushing the Railway projects in Himachal Pradesh and for the first time Rs 353 crore had been allocated in the budget.Prabhu

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  Heavy rains, snow predicted in Himachal in next 48 hours

  India | February 28, 2015 21:05 IST

  Shimla: The MeT department today predicted heavy rains in lower and mid hills and heavy to very heavy snowfall in higher hills and tribal areas during the next 48 hours.The MeT office predicted thundershowers at

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  Sunny Wednesday in Himachal after days of snow

  India | February 04, 2015 11:49 IST

  Shimla: Two days after moderate to heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, it was a bright sunny Wednesday."It is bright and sunny after two days of widespread snow and rain in the state," an official of

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  No case of 'love jihad' in Himachal: Government

  India | January 13, 2015 21:18 IST

  Shimla: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday said no case of 'love jihad', religious conversion and illegal intrusion of Bangladeshi labourers has been reported in the state.Refuting allegations of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a

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  Himachal slightly warmer, snowfall in store

  India | January 02, 2015 11:46 IST

  Shimla: Most of the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh on Friday saw a further rise in temperature, but the Met Office here has forecast chances of rain and snowfall in the next two days."There are

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  Himachal turns into skiers' paradise after record snow

  Lifestyle | December 23, 2014 18:38 IST

  Shimla:  With record amounts of snow falling, the pistes overlooking Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts Shimla and Manali have turned out to be a paradise for skiers."This is just the beginning of good skiing days,"

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  Sunny morning in Himachal after snowfall

  India | December 23, 2014 11:48 IST

  Shimla: it was a bright and sunny morning across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after two days of rain and snowfall, even though temperatures remained below the freezing point at many places."It was a bright, sunny