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HP govt releases Rs 15 cr for restoration works following torrential rains
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh government has released Rs 15 crore to different departments for undertaking restoration works after torrential rains wreaked havoc during the last two days in the state.
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22 dead due to heavy rains in past 24 hours in HP: CM Thakur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The death toll in the flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh has climbed to 22 in the last 24 hours with two people missing in Shimla district following heavy rainfall in the state, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday.
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Himachal Pradesh receives highest ever rainfall in last 24 hours
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The local Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that Himachal Pradesh recorded highest ever rainfall in last 24 hours by breaking the record of last 70 years.
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Shimla: Operations resume in Nathpa Jhakri dam, Rampur project
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Electricity production work has been resumed on Nathpa Jhakri dam and Rampur Project after being shut for a day on Sunday due to high levels of silt in river Satluj. The two are part of the country's biggest underground hydroelectric projec
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Solan's railway tracks damaged due to landslide, trains cancelled
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh [India] Aug 18 (ANI): Due to the landslides that have wrecked- havoc on the railway tracks, all trains plying between the Shimla-Kalka heritage routes remained cancelled on Sunday.
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18 dead in heavy rains in past 24 hours in Himachal Pradesh: CM Thakur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla [India], Aug 18 (ANI): As many as 18 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours due to heavy rains that battered Himachal Pradesh, chief minister Jairam Thakur said on Sunday.
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Schools to remain shut in Shimla following heavy rainfall
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): All educational institutions will remain closed due to heavy rainfall and landslide in Shimla district on Monday.
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Five dead as rains wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): At least five people were killed and seven others were injured in rain-related incidents in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
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HP: Hydroelectric projects shut down due to rise in silt levels in Sutlej
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Electricity production in the country's biggest underground hydroelectric project on Sutlej's tributary Bhaba Khad river was suspended on Sunday due to rise in silt in the river.
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Landslides block roads in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Overnight heavy rainfall triggered many landslides in isolated regions of Himachal, blocking a large number of roads.
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HP: Apple farmers block highway after laborers' strike shuts market
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Apple farmers blocked the National Highway on Saturday in Bhattakufer town in Shimla after the market was shut due to a strike by labourers.
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Police recruitment exam racket: Examination cancelled, says CM Jai Ram Tha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said that persons allegedly impersonating local candidates in a police recruitment examination in Kangra district have been sent to jail and the examination has been cancelled.
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