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Monkeys again declared vermin in eleven districts of HP

Shimla: Monkeys have again been declared vermin for the next one year in 11 districts' 91 tehsils and sub-tehsils of Himachal Pradesh, state Forest Minister Govind Singh Thakur said here Saturday.

Published 24-Feb-2019 00:15 IST

Himachal avalanche: Trace of 5 missing soldiers speeds up

Shimla: With the weather clearing up on Saturday following days of snowfall, rescuers speed up their search efforts near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh, where an avalanche killed a soldier and five more went missing earlier this week.

Published 23-Feb-2019 12:42 IST

NDRF constable who died saving man from drowning in Kumbh to be cremated today

Shimla: A constable of the National Disaster Response Force, who died after sustaining a severe spinal injury while saving a pilgrim from drowning in the Kumbh Mela, will be cremated with full state honours at his native village in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Published 23-Feb-2019 12:08 IST

Himachal avalanche: 5 soldiers still missing, bad weather hampers efforts

Shimla: Rescuers on Friday failed to resume a search operation owing to inclement weather near the Tibet border with Himachal Pradesh, where a snow avalanche killed a soldier while five others went missing this week.

Published 22-Feb-2019 12:43 IST | Updated 12:54 IST

TERROR ALERT in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: Intelligence agencies have sounded terror alert in Himachal Pradesh following reports that few terrorists have entered the state.

Published 21-Feb-2019 17:50 IST

Bad weather hampers rescue operations of trapped jawans in HP

Shimla: Heavy snow and rain have hampered the operation to search for five Army jawans trapped in the snow avalanche near the Shipki La border post in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, officials said on Thursday.

Published 21-Feb-2019 12:55 IST

Search intensified to trace 5 jawans trapped in snow

Shimla: More than 250 jawans of Army, ITBP and BRO machines are deployed to resume the search for five jawans trapped in snow after an avalanche hit them in Namgya region of Kinnaur district.

Published 21-Feb-2019 09:27 IST

Avalanche in HP kills one ITBP trooper, 5 feared dead

Shimla: A snow avalanche killed one Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) trooper while five troopers was missing near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said.

Published 20-Feb-2019 19:38 IST | Updated 08:18 IST

Rain, snow likely in Himachal

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is likely to receive moderate to heavy rain and snowfall in the next two days, a weather official said on Wednesday.

Published 20-Feb-2019 10:38 IST

Himachal installs 6K bins with BJP MPs' names

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has installed 6,000 dustbins along urban and rural roads displaying names of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament. Another 13,000 more are in the process of being installed.

Published 19-Feb-2019 15:03 IST

Temperatures below freezing point in Himachal

Shimla: After three days of widespread rain and snow, people in Himachal Pradesh woke up to a bright and sunny Sunday morning, but temperatures remained below the freezing point, an official said here.

Published 17-Feb-2019 13:29 IST

Himachal CM, Nadda attend CRPF martyr's funeral

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday visited the native village of CRPF trooper Tilak Raj, who was killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday, and attended his last rites.

Published 16-Feb-2019 22:23 IST

Snow blankets Manali, Kufri, Dalhousie

Shimla: Tourist resorts of Kufri, Manali, Dalhousie and Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh received moderate snowfall turning them more picturesque on Saturday.

Published 16-Feb-2019 13:01 IST

Proud of our son, says family of martyred CRPF jawan from Kangra

Dharamshala: For the family of Tilak Raj, one of the 40 CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack, it has been a wide pendulum swing from birth to death.

Published 15-Feb-2019 20:36 IST

Martyr of Pulwama attack leaves behind wife, 22-day-old son

Shimla: A martyr of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district who died in the terror attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, left behind his wife and a 22-day-old son.

Published 15-Feb-2019 13:44 IST

Himachal Pradesh loan burden reaches Rs 49,745 cr

Shimla: The total loan burden on Himachal Pradesh has reached Rs 49,745 crore till January 2019, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur informed the State Assembly during the ongoing budget session Wednesday.

Published 13-Feb-2019 16:20 IST

Heavy snowfall brings life to virtual halt in Himachal's Lahaul and Spiti

Lahaul-Spiti (HP): From erratic power supply to lack of basic medical facilities, the people of Lahaul and Spiti are finding it hard this winter as the Himachal Pradesh district remains cut-off from the rest of the state due to heavy snowfall blocking all major roads.

Published 12-Feb-2019 05:30 IST

Four-year-old boy killed during house demolition in Shimla

Shimla: A four-year-old boy died after a portion of a pillar accidentally hit his head during demolition of a house in Dhalli area here on Sunday, police said.

Published 10-Feb-2019 20:50 IST

Ahead of LS polls, more focus on villagers in Rs 44,388-cr Himachal budget for 2019-20

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur focussed more on the rural population, which constitutes 80 per cent of the state, while presenting a Rs 44,388 crore 'populist' budget for the financial year 2019-20 in the state assembly Saturday. No new tax has been proposed in the budget

Published 09-Feb-2019 21:03 IST

HP witnesses heavy snowfall, rain

Shimla: The higher and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh received heavy snowfall while the lower hills and plains were lashed by heavy rain on Friday, the Meteorological department said.

Published 08-Feb-2019 10:10 IST

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