shimla district

Shimla, April 9 The high-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti and Shimla districts received fresh snowfall, while moderate to heavy rainfall occurred across the state, the local Meteorological station said on Thursday.The state capital, Shimla, and its surrounding areas experienced a severe...

Shimla, April 9 The high-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti and Shimla districts received fresh snowfall, while moderate to heavy rains occurred across the state, the local Meteorological station said on Thursday.The state capital, Shimla, and its surrounding areas experienced a severe...

Shimla, April 8 Several high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall on Wednesday, while moderate to heavy rains lashed the mid and lower hills, bringing down temperatures.The local MeT department has issued a yellow warning for light to moderate rain at isolated places...

Dharamshala (HP), April 7 A resident of Shimla was arrested with 1.25 kilograms of charas and Rs 1 lakh in cash on the Mandi-Pathankot highway in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.According to officials, a police team from the Kandwal police post was conducting...

Shimla, April 6 The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed a decision of the state government that authorized deputy commissioners (DCs) to make modifications in up to five percent of the reserved seats in the roster for the upcoming panchayat polls.The Himachal Government had issued the...

Nahan (HP), April 4 Two people were killed, and another sustained serious injuries after their car plunged into a deep gorge near the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday morning, police said.The victims were traveling from Kupvi in the Shimla district to Baddi in the Solan...

Shimla, April 2 Police arrested a drug peddler from Haryana here on Thursday and seized 288 grams of adulterated heroin from his possession, officials said.Police said this is the largest seizure in the district this year.The accused, Shamshad Ahmed (42), a resident of Ambala, Haryana, has...

Shimla, March 30 The Himachal Pradesh government closed 774 schools and merged 532 schools with nearby ones between January 31, 2026, until the end of the current fiscal year, Education Minister Rohit Thakur informed the state assembly on Monday.In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA...

Shimla, March 24 A property dealer and contractor has been identified as the main conspirator behind an attempted kidnapping and robbery targeting the son of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's media advisor, police said on Tuesday.The accused, Manish Verma alias Manu...

Shimla, March 19 The Met office on Thursday issued an orange alert for heavy rain, snow, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (speed 40-60 kmph) for areas in Mandi, Shimla, and Sirmaur for the next day.The weather office predicted the spell of rain and snow in the state to last until...

New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court has set aside a Himachal Pradesh High Court order that had quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging fraud, forgery, and criminal conspiracy to seize ancestral property worth crores of rupees in the Shimla district.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday morning, while the police in Manali continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel towards the popular hill station.Over 1,000 vehicles were stranded near the south portal of the...

Shimla, March 14 The meteorological department here on Saturday issued an orange warning for thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds in the districts of Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh for Sunday, while predicting rain across the state until March 18.It also issued a yellow...

Shimla, March 13 Deputy Commissioner of Shimla, Anupam Kashyap, on Friday chaired a meeting to review the supply of LPG, petrol, and diesel, stating that there was no shortage of fuel anywhere in the district, with supplies continuing without interruption.Amid reports of the conflict in West...

Shimla, March 10 The Shimla meteorological office issued an alert on Tuesday, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds (40-50 kmph) in five districts starting Wednesday.The weather office forecast rain across Himachal Pradesh until March 15, issuing an alert for the...

Shimla, March 9 The Ministry of Finance has approved an extension to complete pending works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-I) in the remote Dodra Kwar area of Shimla district up to March 31, 2027, Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Monday.He said this decision...

Shimla, March 9 The Shimla Met Office issued a warning on Tuesday about a heat wave, potentially escalating to severe heat wave conditions, in the Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, and Solan districts. It also predicted rainfall across the state until March 15.The state experienced dry weather over the...

Shimla, March 9 Revenue and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Monday directed revenue officers to resolve all pending land lease cases within a month and submit a report on the progress.According to a statement issued here, while discussing various land-related issues in a meeting with...

Shimla, February 28 A Nepali migrant worker was killed in Theog, a district of Shimla, according to police on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Dhani Ram. He had come from the neighboring country to work as a laborer in apple orchards.According to a complaint filed by a local...

Shimla, February 27 Two women and a man were killed, while two others were injured after a Bolero Camper they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in the Shimla district on Friday, officials said.The deceased have been identified as Kapil (41), a resident of Chiksa village in Rampur...