The iconic Kalka-Shimla toy train services remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Wednesday due to multiple landslides and track blockages caused by incessant rainfall across Himachal Pradesh, severely impacting the tourism and taxi business in the hill capital.
Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Rohit Thakur on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Raj Bhavan, Shimla. During the meeting, the Education Minister formally invited the Governor to grace the Teachers' Day function as Chief Guest, to be held on September 5, 202
Speaking to reporters in Shimla on Tuesday, CM Sukhu said the district administration has been directed to make all necessary arrangements for the air evacuation of pilgrims affected by adverse weather and road disruptions.
Due to heavy rainfall, landslides, cloudbursts, and other adverse weather-related conditions affecting various parts of Himachal Pradesh, the documentation schedule for the HP Police Recruitment 2024 has been rescheduled. The original schedule, set for September 8 and 9, 2025, at Police Line
The Leader of Himachal Pradesh Assembly and former Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on launched a scathing attack on the state government, accusing it of failing to respond effectively to the recent disaster in Chamba and alleged that the CM was attending political programmes in Bihar.
The ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 326 lives so far, including 171 deaths in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, electrocution, and other calamities, and 155 deaths in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Manageme
Continuous heavy rainfall has left Himachal Pradesh reeling, with 788 roads, 2,174 distribution transformers (DTRs), and 365 water supply schemes disrupted across the state, according to the SDMA.
The IMD also issued an alert for heavy rainfall in the Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Mandi, and Shimla districts over the next six hours.
The court also imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the state, observing that the petitioners had been "unnecessarily dragged into litigation" and had served the college without pay since June 2021.
A division bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma, in its order dated August 28, observed, "Apparently, the Authorities of the NHAI are turning a blind eye even to maintain the premium Highway."