An orange alert has been issued for June 29, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall and potential flash floods and landslides in districts including Una, Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, and Mandi.
At least five people have lost their lives and several remain missing following a cloudburst that triggered flash floods and widespread destruction in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu confirmed on Thursday.
Two fatalities were confirmed, six individuals are missing amid heavy rainfall and rising water levels, near the Manuni stream in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.
Dharamshala-Kangra National Highway has been blocked due to a landslide on Friday morning triggered by intermittent rains that have been lashing the region since last night.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday reviewed the progress of work on the ongoing and proposed developmental projects in Dharamshala and various subdivisions of Kangra district, said an official statement.
According to a statement, ATOA had received an urgent request from the Israeli Rescue Team on the night of June 10, seeking support in the challenging high-altitude rescue mission. Promptly, a team of three trained and experienced mountain rescuers from Manali, led by Ramesh Kumar, President
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday honoured top-performing Village Forest Management Society (VFMS) from Kangra and Chamba districts under the KFW-funded project during a programme held in Dehra, Kangra district
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of the Durgesh Aranya Zoological Park and various projects worth Rs 100 crore in Dehra, Kangra.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated and laid foundation stones of six development projects worth about Rs 100 crore in Dehra assembly constituency of Kangra district on Tuesday.
In a significant breakthrough, Himachal Pradesh Police arrested an 18-year-old man from Sukahar village in Kangra district after recovering sensitive and objectionable content from his mobile phone, according to the official statement.