Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 10 Himachal Pradesh is bracing for continued heavy rainfall as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts persistent showers across the state till July 16. An orange alert has been issued for Sirmaur and Kangra districts, where intense rain could trigger landslides, road blockages, and significantly reduced visibility […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 9 Union Health Minister and BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday took stock of the extensive damage caused by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall across disaster-hit regions of Himachal Pradesh, assuring full central support for relief and rehabilitation efforts. Nadda, who began his visit from Sundernagar […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 9 Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses exceeding Rs 1,000 crore due to heavy rains and flooding, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Wednesday. He confirmed that at least 20 people have died and 28 others remain missing in Mandi district alone. The extreme weather has severely […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 BJP state president Rajeev Bindal has sharply criticised the Himachal Pradesh government for what he described as a lack of urgency in rehabilitating disaster-affected people in Mandi district, even eight days after devastating cloudbursts struck the region. After visiting the flood-hit areas and returning to Shimla, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 The unveiling of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s statue, scheduled for 15 July at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla, has been postponed due to ongoing monsoon activity in the region. Congress state president , Pratibha Singh, announced the deferment during a tribute event […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 8 The Himachal Pradesh government has expressed serious concern over the growing frequency of natural disasters in the state, with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu calling for scientific investigations into the rising number of cloudbursts and flash floods. Following a high-level disaster management review meeting chaired by […]
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Yog Raj Sharma Shimla, July 8 The Himachal Pradesh government has ordered a CID probe into the unusually large accumulation of timber in the Pandoh Dam, following a recent cloudburst and torrential rainfall in the region. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took serious note of the incident and directed that the matter be investigated to […]
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The North News Shimla, July 7 Himachal Pradesh is once again in the grip of monsoon destruction, with at least 78 people confirmed dead, 121 injured, and 37 still missing after a series of devastating cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides hit the state between 26 June and 6 July. Officials have described the situation as […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 7 Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a 0.9°C rise in average temperature over the past 60 years, significantly higher than the national average, raising fresh concerns over the growing impact of climate change in the Himalayan region. According to Dr Suresh Kumar Atri, Senior Scientist at the State […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 5 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the Himachal Pradesh government is fully alert and prepared to deal with any emergency as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Mandi, Kangra, and Sirmaur districts on 6 July. […]
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