The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday rescued 51 people who were stranded in cloud burst incident sites at Shehnu Gouni and Kholanala villages in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, said authorities.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Thursday visited landslide-affected areas of Kuklah and urged the state Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to arrange rations for the people living in these areas.
"There is a possibility of heavy rainfall in parts of the districts of Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, Una, Bilaspur and Kangra. We have issued a yellow alert for 24 and 25 August...," IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma said speaking to ANI.
Explaining the causes of the devastation caused in Himachal Pradesh, geologist Atul Sharma said that whenever heavy rainfall occurs, the top layer of soil loosens its grip and trees and buildings fall, adding that due to incessant downpour and human intervention, the state has not been able
Heavy rains on Wednesday led to 13 deaths in Himachal Pradesh in 24 hours with the death toll mounting to 361 since June 24 in the state as per data available with the state disaster management officials
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena reviewed the preparedness ahead of the G-20 Summit in various places even as rains lashed the national capital on Thursday
In order to restore the roads and bring normalcy to the disaster-hit state, all earnest efforts are being made, said Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday.
“Do we celebrate Yuvraj Singh enough for what he did in the 2011 World Cup with all the health concerns he had? Do we celebrate Zaheer Khan’s opening spell enough? To start off a World Cup final with 4 maiden overs is incredible and yet he isn’t given enough credit. We h
The third and final T20I of the three-match series between India and Ireland scheduled for Wednesday at Dublin was called off due to rain without a ball being bowled.
The third T20I between India and Ireland scheduled for Wednesday at Dublin was called off due to rain without a ball being bowled. With this, India captured the three-match series 2-0.