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Shimla : Monsoon-Induced Landslide in Himachal Pradesh Affects Ongoing Four-Lane Project

Shimla : Monsoon-Induced Landslide in Himachal Pradesh Affects Ongoing Four-Lane Project Shimla : Himachal Pradesh has been grappling with monsoon-induced challenges, as a landslide struck an under-construction tunnel in Sanjauli, Shimla, on Tuesday morning. The tunnel, part of a 450-meter-long stretch near the Sanjauli helipad, is a segment of the larger...
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No 'White Christmas' yet again in Shimla; it hasn't happened since 2016

No 'White Christmas' yet again in Shimla; it hasn't happened since 2016 Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) Shimla's climatic conditions have changed many times and old-timers blame it on the abnormal rise in human activities that have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The capital of...
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Business 

Tata Power activates EV charging stations on Chandigarh-Shimla highway

Tata Power activates EV charging stations on Chandigarh-Shimla highway New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Tata Power on Tuesday announced the activation of its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure along the Chandigarh-Shimla highway, covering a total distance of 111 kms on the popular route. The strategically positioned EZ Charge stations...
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India 

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in remote Himachal near India-China border

PM Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers in remote Himachal near India-China border Shimla, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in the remote and strategic area Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh, close to the India-China border.    PM Modi shared his pictures with the soldiers on X, "Reached...
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Rescuers retrieve body, death toll in Shimla temple disaster reaches 14

Rescuers retrieve body, death toll in Shimla temple disaster reaches 14 Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) Rescuers on Thursday retrieved a body when it resumed search operations on the fourth day in the Himachal Pradesh capital where a massive landslide washed away a Hindu temple. With this, the death toll rose to...
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India 

Himachal deluge: At least 22 killed in landslides, flash floods

Himachal deluge: At least 22 killed in landslides, flash floods Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday owing to the heavy rainfall for the past two days that triggered statewide flash floods and landslides, officials said. Nine people were killed as a...
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Shimla’s iconic Town Hall relegates to food court, literally

Shimla’s iconic Town Hall relegates to food court, literally Shimla, Aug 7 (IANS) Tourists going to Shimla, the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj, for savouring history will find the Raj-style structure laced with repugnant modernity with local authorities adding the ingredient of eateries to the newly restored...
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Having lost HP Assembly polls by 0.9% votes, BJP hopes to get all 4 LS seats

Having lost HP Assembly polls by 0.9% votes, BJP hopes to get all 4 LS seats Not withstanding the drubbing in the recent Assembly polls, the BJP leadership in Himachal Pradesh is once again banking largely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'charisma' in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as it believes that it equals the ruling Congress's vote share in the state.
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Five pedestrians crushed to death in Himachal

Five pedestrians crushed to death in Himachal Five pedestrians were crushed to death and three injured when an SUV hit them while they were walking on the Shimla-Chandigarh national highway in Dharampur town on Tuesday, police said.
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It was Russian painter Roerich's daughter-in-law who sowed seeds of Kullu shawls

It was Russian painter Roerich's daughter-in-law who sowed seeds of Kullu shawls It was Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's daughter-in-law Devika Rani, the Indian film star, who came to Naggar in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu in 1942 where Roerich came in 1927 from St. Petersburg and made the tiny village his home.
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