Tourist rush, snow-laden roads halt Himachal
India | Jan 11, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTFor the third consecutive day, tourist spots beyond Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have been out of bounds owing to all major roads being under a thick blanket of snow.
For the third consecutive day, tourist spots beyond Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have been out of bounds owing to all major roads being under a thick blanket of snow.
Though, the snowfall brought much cheer among tourists, nearly 100 roads were blocked in the entire state. The coldest place in the state was Keylong at minus 7 degrees Celsius.
A minor earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Monday morning. No loss of any life or property damage have been reported so far.
A mild earthquake was recorded in the Shimla region of Himachal Pradesh on early Monday, the Met office here said.
The railways on Wednesday started a seven coach glass-enclosed vistadome train on the heritage Kalka-Shimla route. The red-coloured train, which was decorated with balloons, chugged off from the Kalka railway station in Haryana at around 7 am said.
Most Christian denominations ring the Church bells to call the people to worship and convey the start of a mass or service. According to the locals, the Christ Church was built in Shimla around the year 1857.
The minimum temperatures recorded in Shimla, Una, Kufri and Dalhousie were 5.1, 5.2, 5.7 and 7.5 degrees Celsius respectively, he said. Una recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state at 25 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said.
A four-member team from Indira Gandhi Medical College's Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion headed by its Assistant Professor Dr Victor Masih was present to collect the donated blood.
"Appoint me as executioner so that Nirbhaya case convicts can be hanged soon and her soul rests in peace," Ravi Kumar, 40, Shimla
The government has advised motorists to check road conditions before travelling to higher reaches in the hills as there were chances of more snowfall till Thursday. People in the state capital shivered as chilly winds along with intermittent rains kept the minimum temperature at 4.7 degree Celsius. Manali recorded 3.8 degree Celsius.
A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 3 hit Shimla on Monday night, the National Center for Seismology said.
Gurdarshan Singh's had come to Shimla with his family including his two sons - Anikesh Singh (15) and Manjeet Singh (13) to take part in the state level celebrations at Bru Sahib Gurdwara in Pachhad of Sirmour district.
The Shimla MeT Centre issued a 'yellow' warning for heavy rainfall in plains and low and middle hills of the state on Wednesday and Thursday, an official said.
As the truck fell into the gorge, a kutcha house (dharha) near Anandpur on Shoghi bypass was also damaged and two women inhabitants were injured, Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal said.
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as Girdhari Lal, a resident of Kanda village. Police said Lal died on the spot.
Nearly a year after the British-era past was reconstructed from the debris of the old with the Asian Development Bank funding of Rs 8 crore, the issue of Town Hall's possession has been caught in a legal battle.
Scattered downpour is expected to continue in the state till August 31, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
Even as the Congress General Secretary turns on the heat in the plains with her political posturing, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has readied herself a place in the cool climes of Shimla and is all set to move into her dream house set amid cherry, peach and apple trees
A 20-year-old Bangladeshi student who was studying at a university here has allegedly committed suicide, police said on Tuesday.
Shimla's famous outlet has seen many prominent customers -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani, Narendra Modi, before becoming the Prime Minister, Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and former chief ministers Virbhadra Singh, Shanta Kumar and Prem Kumar Dhumal. When he studied in India, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai was a frequent visitor too.
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