A thick blanket of snow covered the Kharapathar area of Shimla on Monday morning after higher reaches of the state received fresh snowfall in the past 24 hours.
According to Himachal Pradesh police, "The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when three people were on their way from Lahaul Spiti's Kaza town to Kinnaur district."
"The dream for years has come true as the Ram Mandir has now been constructed. The first train from the Devbhoomi of Himachal Pradesh to Ayodhya Dham has left with groups of Ram devotees," Thakur said.
Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, RS Bali, announced a significant initiative by the state government aimed at empowering single and widowed women through housing grants.
As many as 475 roads, including five national highways, were closed in Himachal Pradesh. 333 electricity supply schemes and 57 water supply schemes were also disrupted due to snowfall in the region, according to the State Disaster Management Authority.
A day after the massive fire incident at a factory in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district that left five people dead, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri visited the spot on Saturday to take stock of the situation and assess the relief measures.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief over the five deaths in a blaze that broke out at a perfume factory at Jharmajri in the Nalagarh area of Solan district a day ago.
"The fire seems to be under control now. The NDRF team is externally examining the building and after that, it will examine the building internally. After this, the forensic science team will go inside and collect the evidence," the DGP said.
A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Solan, in which one woman lost her life, while 31 people were reported injured and nine went missing. Fire extinguishing operations at a cosmetic factory in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district are currently underway.
The nine stations reported 1-5 feet of snow depths and also gave details on the road status. The stations included Keylong, Kaza, Sumdo, Udaipur, Tindi, Koksar, Sissu, North Portal and South Portal.
Fire extinguishing operations at a cosmetic factory in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district are currently underway, following a massive fire earlier in the day.