Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu conducted a video conference to review the disaster situation in five districts - Chamba, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Kangra and Mandi.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Bharmaur constituency, Janak Raj, on Friday, alleged that the ground situation in the Mani Mahesh Yatra area remains far from normal, with poor communication, inadequate relief, and no government helicopters deployed for rescue.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall across Himachal Pradesh until September 1, with multiple orange and yellow alerts issued for various districts. August rainfall has surged 67% above normal, the highest in 15 years, driven by strong monsoon curr
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, demanding that they immediately apologise for what he described as "abusive and derogatory" language used against Prime Minister Narend
Mandi, Kullu, and Kangra districts are among the worst affected in terms of road blockages. Mandi alone reported 241 roads closed, including one national highway, while Kullu has 166 blocked roads, two of which are national highways (NH-03 and NH-305). Kangra reported 65 roads blocked. In La
Vegetable suppliers and distributors in Himachal Pradesh's Manali are facing trouble in delivering the supplies after the Aleo-Manali National Highway was damaged in heavy rains in the state.
Himachal Pradesh has suffered 312 deaths since the onset of the monsoon on June 20, with 160 fatalities linked to rain-related disasters such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other weather-triggered incidents, and 152 deaths in road accidents, accordi
Himachal Pradesh, battered by incessant monsoon rains, witnessed rare political unanimity on Wednesday when the State Assembly passed a resolution under Rule 102, urging the Union Government to declare the ongoing rain and flood-induced destruction as a national calamity and to sanction a s
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has pulled up a contractor for the prolonged delay in completing the Community Health Centre (CHC) building at Kupvi in Shimla district's Chopal Tehsil, and has directed that the project be completed within two months, failing which the contract will be termin
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly witnessed uproar on the ninth day of the monsoon session on Thursday as Opposition MLAs demanded that the House be adjourned so they could reach disaster-hit areas particularly in Chamba district and assist in relief and rescue efforts.
Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, speaking to the media after the walkout, said "Entire villages have been washed away. The Kullu-Manali road has been blocked for the past three days, with all routes cut off and thousands of tourists stranded. People are spen