solan district

Shimla, April 10 Traffic was disrupted on a section of National Highway-5 between Shimla and Kalka following a landslide in the Dharampur area of Solan district on Friday.Traffic had already been restricted to a single lane at this location due to previous restrictions, when around 4 pm...

Shimla, April 4 Facing criticism from the opposition over the Chester Hill land case in Solan, the Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday ordered a fresh inquiry into allegations of a "benami" land deal and violation of Section 118 of the HP Land Reforms and Tenancy Act.Section 118 restricts...

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, March 30 The CPI(M) on Monday demanded an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into alleged land mafia activities, including dealings involving shell companies, in Himachal Pradesh.Referring to the Chester Hills case in the Solan district, the Left party leaders alleged...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of people from Haryana staged a protest on Monday against the Himachal Pradesh government for increasing the entry tax to the state, demanding the waiver of toll tax within a 5 km radius from the border.The protesters, in the Solan district's Barotiwala, were led by...

Shimla, March 29 Six individuals have been arrested for allegedly injuring three people during an attack with sharp-edged weapons in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Police suspect the assault may have stemmed from an ongoing dispute.The accused have been identified as Sahil (20)...

Shimla, March 29 Twenty people have been arrested for allegedly injuring three individuals by attacking them with sharp objects in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, with police suspecting that the reason for the attack is an ongoing dispute.The injured individuals are identified as Harsh...

Shimla, March 27 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated on Friday that any police personnel found involved in the drug trade will not be spared.Responding to a cut motion moved by Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur during the discussion on demands for grants for police...

Shimla, March 27 More than 1,500 cases of missing persons have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the state assembly on Friday.In a written reply to a question from BJP MLA from Badsar, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Sukhu said there...

Shimla, March 23 Hundreds joined a protest in Nalagarh in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday to demand the immediate closure of a pharmaceutical plant in the area, alleging that many residents were experiencing breathing difficulties due to toxic gases released from it.Prior to...

Shimla, March 17 A young man sustained serious injuries after an unidentified person opened fire at him in broad daylight in the Solan district of Himachal on Tuesday, police said.The injured man, identified as Amir Khan, a resident of Ward Number 2 in Nalagarh, was immediately rushed to the...

Shimla, March 17 In what appears to be a case of double suicide, a man and a woman were found dead in a forest area near Parwanoo in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, according to the police on Tuesday.The deceased have been identified as Yashika Lama (20), a national from Nepal who...

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 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 11 An 18-year-old student in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district defended himself against an attack by a leopard by using his bare hands and smashing the animal's jaws with stones, killing it.The second-year student at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) was rushed to the Arki...

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, February 2 Himachal Pradesh is likely to experience a warmer March in 2026, with minimum and maximum temperatures remaining above normal, coupled with below-normal rainfall.The effects of the heat wave will be clearly visible in the state in March, with temperatures remaining above...

Shimla, March 2 Two people have been arrested in connection with the daylight shooting that took place in the Makhanumaajra area of Himachal's Solan district, police said on Monday.They said that assailants in a car opened fire on Balwinder, a local resident, on Saturday, injuring him.He was...

Shimla, March 2 Five people were arrested here on Monday for allegedly assaulting and forcing a man to transfer over Rs 20,000 into different bank accounts via UPI in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, police said.The accused have been identified as Bhupender Singh, Chandan Prasad, Golu...