Shimla September 4 Heavy rains have left Himachal Pradesh struggling with massive infrastructure breakdowns, with 1,286 roads, including six national highways, blocked, 2,809 distribution transformers disrupted, and 1,081 water supply schemes hit, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said on Thursday.Since the onset of the monsoon on June 20, 343 people have died in rain-related […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 3 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a high-level review meeting on Thursday to assess damage caused by recent disasters. Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police from all districts joined the meeting. The Chief Minister directed officials to prioritise the safe evacuation of nearly 700 […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North NewsShimla, September 3 Two people were killed and more than 15 injured when a private bus was struck by falling boulders on the Shimla–Rampur NH-05 on Wednesday. The accident took place near Bithal Kalimitti in Rampur subdivision when rocks suddenly crashed down the hillside onto the vehicle (HP63A-1891, Vishal Travels). […]
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The North News Shimla/Chandigarh All schools and colleges in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab will remain closed till September 7 as officials take preventive measures in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding. In Himachal Pradesh, Secretary (Education) Rakesh Kanwar issued the order after widespread reports of landslides, falling trees, road blockages, power outages cases. Similarly, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 3 Himachal Pradesh continues to face relentless monsoon rains, with an orange alert issued on Tuesday for four districts — Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur and Kinnaur. A yellow alert remains in place for Una and Bilaspur, while officials expect a respite from September 4. According to the Meteorological […]
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Shimla, September 3 Six people, comprising four of a family, were killed after a landslide buried two houses in Sundernagar town in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, police said on Wednesday. Rescuers found five bodies under the debris. The deceased have been identified as Gurpreet Singh (35), his daughter Kirat (three), his wife Bharti (30), Shanti […]
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The floods sweeping through Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are more than local crises, such disasters are national tragedies that call for an urgent, unified response. The calamity exposes a failure of governance, planning and coordination between the states and the Centre. Unless this crisis is recognised as a national disaster, both in spirit and in […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 1 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall across six districts of Himachal Pradesh as downpours continue to disrupt daily life. The warning covers Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur. In response, the state government has ordered all schools […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 30 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of disaster-hit regions in Chamba district, including Bharmour and Manimahesh, as well as flood-affected areas of Kangra’s Fatehpur and Indora, where water was released from the Pong dam. Sukhu departed from Pathankot Air […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 30 Himachal Pradesh Industries Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan has called on the central government to declare the recent natural disaster in the state a national calamity, citing widespread destruction and severe financial strain. Addressing the press conference on Saturday, Chauhan said the state assembly had already passed a […]
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