Shimla
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Bus fall in a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, 21 killed
India | Jul 30, 2014, 11:04 AM ISTShimla: At least 21 passengers were killed and five others injured when a state roadways bus on Tuesday rolled down into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, police said.The Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus
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Is Shimla still a 'pedestrian city', asks high court
India | Jul 23, 2014, 01:29 PM ISTShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has asked the state government whether Shimla still retains the tag of a pedestrian city where the walkers have the right to walk freely.Hearing a petition on vehicular problems
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President Pranab Mukerjee to visit Shimla from June 20 to 22
India | Jun 07, 2014, 08:49 PM ISTShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Shimla from June 20 to 22 and spend a few days at the quiet Retreat here surrounded by thick pine forests.As per the tentative programme received here by Himachal
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Shimla to hold film festival in April
Bollywood | Feb 26, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTShimla: The Himachal Pradesh capital will hold a two-day film festival in April, event organisers said here Tuesday.The Shimla Film Festival 2014 will be held April 12-13. It will have two sections - one for
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Unbelievable: Chandigarh covered in white in mid-February
India | Feb 17, 2014, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Chandigarh turned into a hill station like Shimla on Saturday when it experienced an unusual hailstorm coupled with rain. The roads of Chandigarh looked white covered with a big sheet of hailstones for
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Shimla, Manali get more snowfall
India | Jan 23, 2014, 12:36 PM ISTShimla: Himachal Pradesh's picturesque resorts Shimla and Manali woke up Thursday to a white blanket of snow, turning the hill stations even more picturesque.ALSO VIEW: Kashmir valley covered white with snowThe residents of Shimla shivered
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Ban on construction in Shimla's green belts to stay
India | Jan 05, 2014, 02:31 PM ISTShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to continue its construction ban in 17 green belts of the town, an official said Sunday."The cabinet last evening (Saturday) decided to continue with the ban on construction
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Shimla, Manali receive season's first snowfall
India | Dec 22, 2013, 01:50 PM ISTShimla: Popular tourist resorts Shimla, Manali and their surroundings received season's first snowfall Sunday, while the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rains, pushing down the mercury by several notches, the weather office
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India's top 10 exotic winter destinations
India | Nov 21, 2015, 04:29 PM ISTNew Delhi : Winter is the best season in a tropical country like India having diverse topography. Winter is knocking at the door and it is time to snuggle up with a good book in
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HP govt approves reduction of bus fare
India | Oct 06, 2013, 07:30 AM ISTShimla: In a move aimed to provide relief to daily commuters, Himachal Pradesh Cabinet yesterday approved reduction of minimum bus fare from Rs 5 to Rs 3, up to a distance of three-km.Chief Minister Virbhadra
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Sangla first tribal village in HP to have sewerage scheme
India | Sep 30, 2013, 07:04 AM ISTShimla: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh yesterday said Sangla valley in Himachal Pradesh would have a modern sewerage system.A sewerage scheme for tribal village Sangla was started during the tenure of Congress, but the erstwhile BJP
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Thunderstorm hits several parts of Himachal Pradesh
India | Sep 29, 2013, 07:18 AM ISTShimla: A thunderstorm of severe intensity accompanied by lightning and intermittent heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh, disrupting normal life yesterday.The storm, accompanied by intermittent heavy rains, disrupted power supply in Shimla and
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2011 Himachal census: Sex ratio up, decadal growth down
India | Sep 19, 2013, 07:31 AM ISTShimla: The decadal population growth in Himachal Pradesh declined from 17.53 per cent in 2001 to 12.94 per cent in 2011 while the sex ratio improved marginally from 970 to 972, as per final data
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Severe storm lashes parts of Himachal, one killed in Shimla
India | Sep 17, 2013, 08:45 AM ISTShimla: A storm yesterday lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh, killing one person in Shimla, uprooting trees and snapping overhead electricity and telephone cables. The storm which lasted for about two hours, caused immense damage
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HP ministers slam Dhumal for targeting Virbhadra
India | Sep 03, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTShimla: Two Himachal Pradesh ministers yesterday lashed out at Leader of Opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal for his comment against Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, saying the BJP leader's statements were aimed at diverting people's attention from
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HP adopts resolution urging Centre of around Rs 2,000 cr aid
India | Aug 23, 2013, 07:20 AM ISTShimla: Himachal Pradesh Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to provide assistance of Rs 1972.08 crore for relief and restoration works in the rain-ravaged areas of the state.An official resolution moved by
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Shimla to have ropeway to tackle heavy traffic
India | Jul 09, 2013, 12:41 PM ISTShimla, July 9: To overcome Shimla's chronic problem of traffic congestion, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to go for a multi-million ropeway project, an official said here Tuesday.A Rs.250-crore aerial ropeway project connecting Shimla's
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Heavy rains continue in Himachal, rivers in spate
India | Jul 08, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTShimla, July 8: The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rains Monday and all the rivers and their tributaries were in spate, officials said here.Heavy rain badly hit a village near
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Government to acquire British-era building in Shimla
India | Jul 06, 2013, 01:17 PM ISTShimla, July 6; The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to take over a grand heritage building in this erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj, fearing it might be lost otherwise.The cabinet headed by Chief
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Central Pollution Control Board official gets six extensions
India | Jul 04, 2013, 03:16 PM ISTShimla, July 4: J.S. Kamyotra, member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the ministry of environment and forests, is one officer the central government does not want to let go of.Since 2011, his