Skiing competition concludes in Shimla after enthralling people for 3 days
News | February 16, 2020 10:16 ISTA three-day Skiing Competition concluded in Shimla's Narkanda.
A three-day Skiing Competition concluded in Shimla's Narkanda.
On Friday, the MeT center has forecast rain, snowfall in high, middle hills, and rain, thunderstorm in plains, low hills till January 19. However, it issued an orange warning for January 13 and a yellow warning for January 16 of heavy rain, snow in the state.
For the third consecutive day, tourist spots beyond Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have been out of bounds owing to all major roads being under a thick blanket of snow.
Though, the snowfall brought much cheer among tourists, nearly 100 roads were blocked in the entire state. The coldest place in the state was Keylong at minus 7 degrees Celsius.
A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Monday morning. No loss of any life or property damage have been reported so far.
A mild earthquake was recorded in the Shimla region of Himachal Pradesh on early Monday, the Met office here said.
The railways on Wednesday started a seven coach glass-enclosed vistadome train on the heritage Kalka-Shimla route. The red-coloured train, which was decorated with balloons, chugged off from the Kalka railway station in Haryana at around 7 am said.
Most Christian denominations ring the Church bells to call the people to worship and convey the start of a mass or service. According to the locals, the Christ Church was built in Shimla around the year 1857.
The minimum temperatures recorded in Shimla, Una, Kufri and Dalhousie were 5.1, 5.2, 5.7 and 7.5 degrees Celsius respectively, he said. Una recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state at 25 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said.
A four-member team from Indira Gandhi Medical College's Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion headed by its Assistant Professor Dr Victor Masih was present to collect the donated blood.
"Appoint me as executioner so that Nirbhaya case convicts can be hanged soon and her soul rests in peace," Ravi Kumar, 40, Shimla
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.
A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 3 hit Shimla on Monday night, the National Center for Seismology said.
Gurdarshan Singh's had come to Shimla with his family including his two sons - Anikesh Singh (15) and Manjeet Singh (13) to take part in the state level celebrations at Bru Sahib Gurdwara in Pachhad of Sirmour district.
The Shimla MeT Centre issued a 'yellow' warning for heavy rainfall in plains and low and middle hills of the state on Wednesday and Thursday, an official said.
As the truck fell into the gorge, a kutcha house (dharha) near Anandpur on Shoghi bypass was also damaged and two women inhabitants were injured, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.
"While our people are dying, you are acting as a mere spectator," said Haq addressing a rally held here on Sunday to express solidarity with Kashmiris reeling under an unprecedented day-and-night curfew and communication blackout for several weeks.
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as Girdhari Lal, a resident of Kanda village. Police said Lal died on the spot.
Nearly a year after the British-era past was reconstructed from the debris of the old with the Asian Development Bank funding of Rs 8 crore, the issue of Town Hall's possession has been caught in a legal battle.
Scattered downpour is expected to continue in the state till August 31, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
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