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Shimla, March 18 Rain lashed some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, and the Lahaul and Spiti district received snowfall, even as the local meteorological office issued an orange warning, predicting heavy snowfall and thunderstorms in the state in the next two days.The Shimla Met office...

Shimla, March 17 As many as 700 police and Home Guard personnel have been deployed here to maintain law and order during the Himachal Pradesh Assembly's Budget Session, which is set to resume from March 18, officials said on Tuesday.Among the total, 306 are police personnel, including 15...

Shimla, March 16 Pensioners across the state staged protests on Monday against the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government over non-payment of their dues, following a call by the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Struggle Committee.In Shimla, hundreds of pensioners staged a...

Shimla, March 16 A key interstate drug dealer, primarily involved in trafficking chitta (adulterated heroin), has been arrested in Chandigarh, police said on Monday.The accused, Sanjay alias Ganji, who is from Mauli Jagran Complex in Chandigarh, has been involved in supplying chitta in the...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday, while a severe storm accompanied by lightning and hail lashed the state capital Shimla and surrounding areas.Meanwhile, police continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel in...

Shimla, March 16 Disciplinary action has been initiated against a police officer for allegedly manhandling a senior journalist in Kufri, about 20 kilometers from Shimla.The incident occurred on Sunday when the police officer allegedly prevented the journalist from covering a news event and...

Shimla, March 16 As many as 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who had been staying in Himachal Pradesh since Friday evening, left for Chandigarh from Kasauli in the Solan district on Monday morning, under tight security, to participate in the Rajya Sabha elections.The Haryana MLAs were seen raising...

Shimla, March 15 Shimla and its surrounding areas experienced a thunderstorm on Sunday, accompanied by rain, while the higher regions in Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts received another round of fresh snowfall, the Met office said.More than 1,000 vehicles were stranded at the south portal...

Shimla, March 15 The state capital of Shimla and its surrounding areas experienced a thunderstorm on Sunday, accompanied by hail and rain, while the higher-altitude regions in Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts received another round of fresh snowfall.Bhuntar recorded 12 mm of rain, followed...

Shimla, March 15 A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who were staying at two resorts in Kufri near Shimla, were shifted to Kasauli in the Solan district amid tight security and through the rain and hail that lashed the state capital and adjoining areas on Sunday...

Shimla, March 15 A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who were staying at two resorts near Shimla, left for an undisclosed destination amid tight security and through the rain and hail that lashed the state capital and adjoining areas on Sunday evening.The Congress...

Shimla, March 15 The state capital of Shimla and its surrounding areas experienced a thunderstorm on Sunday, accompanied by hail and rain, while the higher-altitude regions in Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts received another round of fresh snowfall.Dark, convective clouds covered the sky...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh on Friday, ahead of the...

Shimla, March 13 High-altitude tribal areas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall on Friday, while the surrounding areas experienced light, scattered rain, causing a slight drop in temperature.The Shimla meteorological station issued a yellow alert for...

Shimla, March 13 Amid reports of the West Asia conflict disrupting the supply of commercial LPG in many parts of the country, the owners of small eateries in Shimla are feeling the pressure of "irregular" supply, forcing some dhaba owners in Lakkar Bazaar to close their shops due to the...

Shimla, March 13 The Himachal Pradesh Police on Friday said they have arrested a major supplier of LSD drug from Gurugram and uncovered a narcotics trafficking network.The accused has been identified as Naviel Harrison (27), a native of Calicut, Kerala, they said.While addressing the media...

Shimla, March 12 Flood protection measures should be carried out using scientific and effective methods, and the work must be completed before July to ensure permanent safety arrangements, said Abhishek Jain, Secretary for Jal Shakti, Finance, Planning, Economics and Statistics.Jain visited...

Shimla, March 12 Isolated areas in the higher reaches of the Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall, while the lower hills experienced intermittent rain on Thursday morning.The Shimla Meteorological Station had issued a yellow warning on Wednesday evening for...

Shimla, March 11 Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi accused former Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla of "unfairly" treating the tribal community living in the state's border areas by denying them approval in cases related to Nautor land.Addressing the media here, Negi said he met Shukla...

Shimla, March 11 The Shimla Meteorological Station issued a yellow warning on Wednesday for thunderstorms accompanied by hail, lightning, and strong winds reaching speeds of 40-50 km/h at isolated locations in Chamba, Kangra, and Kullu districts on March 12, 14, and 15.Additionally, the...