The Himachal Pradesh government is working on a three-tier policy to check haphazard construction near the banks of rivers and nullahs, as well as flash floods and landslide-prone areas, Town and ...

Education Minister Rohit Thakur today said that over 500 educational institutions have sustained damaged due to heavy rains this monsoon. “The estimated losses are worth around Rs 30 crore. The ...

As per the state Revenue Department records, the Public Works Department has been hit the most, suffering a staggering damage to the tune of Rs 1,040 crore. The Jal Shakti Department and Power ...

Traffic on the Kiratpur-Manali National Highway between Mandi and Kullu was restored this afternoon via Pandoh, bringing relief to hundreds of commuters who had been stranded for the past 40 hours due ...

Two brothers from Shillai village in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district have drawn national and international attention after marrying the same woman, citing an age-old tradition known as ‘Jodidar ...

A massive landslide near Bhali, between Shahpur and Kotla, completely blocked the Pathankot-Mandi National Highway on Tuesday night, severely disrupting vehicular movement between Pathankot, Kangra, ...

Torrential rains since last evening have brought Mandi district to a standstill, with widespread landslides and flash floods causing extensive damage to houses, roads and public infrastructure. The ...

One pilgrim lost his life while over 700 stranded pilgrims were safely rescued from the route of Kinnaur Kailash Yatra in Kinnaur district, officials said here today. As per the district ...

The state government yesterday decided to provide reservation to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) people in urban local bodies so as to give them representation proportionate to their population. The ...

Bada Bhangal, a remote tribal village nestled in the Dhauladhar ranges of Kangra district, has been cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh after heavy rains triggered landslides, forcing the ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on the Chief Secretary and the Member Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for their failure to file a ...

Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in the closure of 307 roads, including two national highways on Sunday, officials said. The local Meteorological office ...