A Bengali artisan, Atul Pal, is known for creating the Raudra form of Goddess Durga along with his team. People come to him from many districts in the state to get idols prepared for the festival.
The trains were stopped on July 7 on the Kalka-Shimla heritage line after the track was damaged at several locations in Himachal Pradesh in Solan and Shimla districts. Two trains were resumed on September 26 till Taradevi.
Train services resumed till Tara Devi on the Kalka Shimla heritage train line after over 2 months. The train line was damaged at several locations in August due to the monsoon fury.
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.
Delhi Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajendra Kalkal has made the caricatures and placed them at his office in the police headquarters building for display.
The restoration has started on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line in Summer Hill which was damaged on August 14th due to floods, landslides and heavy rainfall.
Anti Corruption Branch of Delhi Police on Friday raided the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Bus Depot at Kalkaji and caught three employees including the Depot Manager red-handed while accepting bribe, said officials.
"The National Highway 5 near Chakki Mod near Parwanoo in Solan district is closed again due to the landslide. Restoration work is underway,' the Solan police informed.
This road was opened on Thursday after one week. The Revenue and Horticulture Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi said that over 200 roads are still closed and restoration is underway. He said that the losses continued daily.
At around 2:35 am to 2:40 am, due to rains, Shimla National Highway 5, between Thambu Mod and Chakki Mod, has been closed due to landslides from the hill, officials said.
Vikramaditya Singh expressed gratitude to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for assuring Rs 400 crore package for flood-hit Kullu district restoration during his recent visit to the state.