Heavy rains in the last few days in several parts of Himachal Pradesh caused heavy damage to several key roads in the state. According to the authorities over 140 roads are closed.
The IMD has issued a rainfall alert for 23 states with very heavy rainfall in states like Tamil Nadu, Bihar, and northeastern states while a heavy rainfall alert has been issued for Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Maharashtra, among others.
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Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra witnessed landslides amidst monsoon this year. Here are some of the reasons of why landslides occur and what are some of the most landslide-prone regions in the country.
Moderate to heavy showers continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, with Jogindernagar receiving the highest rainfall of 85 mm since Friday evening, followed by Gohar 80 mm, Shilaroo 76.4 mm, Poanta Sahib 67.2 mm, Palampur 57.2 mm, Dharamshala 56.2 mm and Chopal 52 mm.
After the cloudburst, the rains have lashed the state. In heavy rains since Friday Jogindernagar received the highest rainfall of 85 mm followed by Gohar (80 mm), Shilaroo (76.4 mm), Poanta Sahib (67.2), Palampur (57.2 mm) Dharamshala (55.6 mm) and (Chopal 52 mm).
A person has died, and over 50 people are reported missing after cloudburst incidents hit Himachal Pradesh's Shimla and Mandi districts, yesterday. But do you know why cloudbursts are frequent in Himachal? And why is it difficult to predict?
After heavy rains and cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi and Shimla, slight change in weather was witnessed in Mandi on August 02. Following cloudbursts and small-scale landslides in various locations, the districts of Shimla and Mandi have been significantly affected. Watch to know more!
Himachal Pradesh weather: The regional Met centre in Shimla said that in 24 hours ended at 5 pm, Dharamshala recorded 127.6 mm rainfall, followed by Una at 60.2 mm, Manali at 45 mm, Jogindernagar at 27 mm, Kangra at 21.6 mm, Saloni at 18.2 mm, Palampur at 17.4 mm, Nahan at 16.1 mm.
India TV Fact Check: A video showing lightning striking a location has gone viral on social media, with claims that it depicts a temple in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. However, the fact check reveals that the video does not actually show the Kullu temple and the claims are false.
Taking to her Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) handle, Kangana Ranaut shared a clip her first Parliament speech given by her. In her speech, she talked about the 'extinction' of many art forms of Himachal. See the clip below.
Kangana Ranaut had defeated Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by 74,755 votes. She had polled 5,37,002 votes against Singh's 4,62,267 votes.
Shimla road accident: The police said that the victims have been identified as Lucky Sharma (25), a resident of Bhojpur village in Bilaspur district, and Ishant (23) from Navgao village in Arki in Solan district.
Assembly bypolls results 2024: The Congress fielded Kamlesh Thakur from Dehra, repeated its candidate Verma from Hamirpur and gave ticket to five-time Indian National Trade Union Congress president, Himachal Pradesh unit, Bawa, from Nalagarh.
Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal witnessed a decent voter turnout while Bihar, Punjab and Uttarakhand did not see much polling. The final voter turnout is yet to be released by the poll body.
In July, Himachal Pradesh has so far witnessed a rainfall of 72.1 mm, which is twice the average rainfall in the month. The most affected is Dharamshala which received 214.6 mm rainfall.
The BJP has appointed Vinod Tawde for Bihar, Srikant Sharma for Himachal Pradesh, Satish Poonia for Haryana, and Laxmikant Bajpai for Jharkhand as part of its strategy to strengthen leadership and enhance party performance in key states.
Himachal Pradesh crime news: During the investigation, the accused, Jitu, confessed to the crime and told police that he spoke to the woman before the murder. Jitu was under the influence of alcohol, said police official.
Heavy rain triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh causing the vehicles to be trapped in the debris. Rescue operation was launched.
The 96-km-long Shimla-Kalka Railway track had been laid in tough hilly terrain with 103 tunnels (now 102 tunnels as tunnel no 46 had collapsed, four decades ago), 800 bridges, and 919 curves along with negotiable gradient.
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