Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur attended the all-party meeting called by Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on the eve of the Assembly session. In the all-party meeting, there was a mutual discussion on smoothly running the House.
The Chief Minister said that nature has blessed Himachal with abundant water resources, boasting a total hydro potential estimated at a staggering 24,567 megawatt (MW), whereas only 11,150 MW has been harnessed through 172 hydro projects till date.
National Highway-5 which was blocked on September 8, due to a heavy landslide near Nigulsari in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh has been opened for vehicular movement.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur, on a visit to his native state, Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday, said the central government allotted Rs 862 crores to disaster relief fund for the hill state, which is reeling under the impact of cloud bursts and heavy rainfall.
Himachal Pradesh Congress on Saturday said that Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has set an example by donating Rs 51 lakh of his lifetime savings to the state disaster relief fund adding that he is a true philanthropist.
The Congress Working Committee on Saturday expressed its condolences to the people of Himachal Pradesh which suffered massive destruction due to the recurrent landslides and heavy rainfall adding that centre should provide financial assistance to the state to rebuild its infrastructure which
The train services on the over 120-year-old heritage railway line that meanders through the hilly terrains of the Himalayan region had been hampered due to landslides, floods and heavy rain for almost two months.
"Heavy rainfall, thunderstorms & lightning are likely at isolated places on 16.09.2023 over plains, low and mid hills of the state. Damage may occur to standing crops, fruit plants, new plantings and poor visibility. Traffic congestion and disruption in electric supply," Meteorologica
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed gratitude to the Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the calamity in Himachal as 'National Disaster' in wake of huge loss of life and property during
Singh said till now, PM Modi has not announced any special package for Himachal, nor has he declared it a national disaster. She appealed to PM Modi to help Himachal Pradesh financially at the time of its crisis. After Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's letter to Pri
Five people have been booked for allegedly chopping off a woman's hair before she was paraded with a blackened face in a village in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh police said on Friday.