In conversations with ANI, several Nepalese migrants working in Shimla across different trades and labour jobs voiced frustration with years of corruption and lack of development in Nepal, while also appealing to youths back home not to damage public property during protests in the future.
Of these, 215 people died in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses, while 165 lost their lives in road accidents on rain-battered highways and mountain roads.
The campaign aimed to achieve high vaccination coverage among the community and street dogs, a crucial step in realising the goal of making Shimla a rabies-free city.
The cumulative monsoon report reveals that 380 people have lost their lives since the season began on June 20. Of these, 215 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents, while 165 fatalities resulted from road accidents.
The IMD has issued a warning for rainfall across Himachal Pradesh over the next five days, with light to moderate rain likely during the next 48 hours.
The controversy over the alleged illegal mosque in Shimla's Sanjauli refuses to subside, as Hindu organisations on Thursday staged a symbolic protest outside the disputed site and performed a ritual "half pind-daan" to mark the first anniversary of last year's agitation that was met with pol
The centre aims to develop an early warning system for natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayan region by combining conventional local knowledge with cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology. This initiative seeks to mitigate the impact of climate change and global
Himachal Pradesh was declared a fully literate state on International Literacy Day. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the achievement in Shimla, crediting reforms and efforts under the New India Literacy Programme. Himachal recorded 99.30% literacy, surpassing the national benchmark.
According to the SDMA's morning update, a total of 1,181 power lines have been disrupted. Among these, 722 Distribution Transformer Regions (DTRs) were affected in Kullu, followed by Mandi (127), Chamba (171), Shimla (68), and Sirmaur (76).
Kullu district remained the worst-hit in road connectivity, with 225 roads blocked, including both NH-03 and NH-305, followed by Mandi (191) and Shimla (146). In terms of power disruption, Kullu again topped the list with 811 transformers down, while Mandi reported 202 and Shimla 145. The ma