Shutdown gets partial response in Himachal (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) The shutdown called by the opposition against the central government's economic measures Thursday got a partial response in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh with buses and trains ... Read more...
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Commercial establishments shut in Himachal
September 20th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Thursday following the opposition sponsored nationwide shutdown.State-run transport and private buses and trains were plying but trucks ... Read more...
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Heavy rains in Himachal, more in store
September 18th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell Tuesday due to widespread rain with Hamirpur town recording the highest amount - 164 mm - in the state, the met ... Read more...
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34 killed in Himachal bus accident (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) A total of 34 people, including eight women, were killed when a state roadways bus skidded off the road and fell into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge Monday ... Read more...
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Bus with over 30 people falls into Himachal gorge (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) A state roadways bus carrying more than 30 passengers skidded off the road and fell into a 500-foot-deep gorge Monday evening in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, ... Read more...
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Bus with 30 people falls into Himachal gorge
September 10th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) A state roadways bus carrying more than 30 passengers skidded off the road and fell into a 500-foot deep gorge Monday evening in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra ... Read more...
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Himachal may see heavy rains, rivers in spate
August 19th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, while the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 remained disrupted throughout the day Sunday due ... Read more...
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Adaa Khan not comfortable with negative roles
July 30th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) TV actress Adaa Khan, who plays the negative role of Amrit in "Amrit Manthan", says she doesn't enjoy playing the bad one on-screen and she is ... Read more...
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Monsoon revives in Himachal, still 50 percent deficit
July 25th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) After days of lull, the southwest monsoon has once again revived in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, with most of the areas experiencing moderate to ... Read more...
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Himachal gets drenched
July 7th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may see moderate to heavy rainfall in the next few days, a weather official said here Saturday, following widespread rainfall over ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP releases Congress’s charge sheet
May 17th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released documents it said were the Congress's unreleased "charge sheet" against the state's top leaders, including ... Read more...
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Dharamsala plans ‘home stay’ for IPL fans
May 16th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) With fewer hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, Himachalis will play good hosts by throwing open their doors for visitors for ... Read more...
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Miffed Shanta wants action against corruption (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
May 4th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) The rift between Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and another party leader Shanta Kumar has widened, with the latter accusing the ... Read more...
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Foreign tourist arrivals in Himachal doubles in 5 years
March 11th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The number of foreign tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh has doubled in the past five years, the state govenment said Sunday."The number of the international travelers ... Read more...
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Neglected paintings by Sobha Singh to be restored
March 4th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 4 (IANS) Portraits of late Punjabi poet Amrita Pritam, Guru Teg Bahadur, and Lord Krishna made by celebrated artist Sobha Singh have been withering away in a Himachal ... Read more...
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More snow in Dalai Lama’s abode (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) McLeodganj, the abode of the Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh, was covered in white again Thursday, with more than one foot of snow. Lower areas like ... Read more...
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Avalanche threat in Himachal
January 16th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) A threat of avalanche loomed over the hills of Himachal Pradesh with higher reaches experiencing heavy snowfall for the second consecutive day Monday.The defence ministry warned ... Read more...
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More snow in Himachal, high alert in state (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist destinations of Shimla and Manali Sunday saw more snowfall, an official said here, predicting heavy snow at some places in the ... Read more...
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More snow in Shimla, Manali (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's picturesque tourist resorts Shimla and Manali witnessed light to moderate snowfall Thursday, cheering up the hospitality sector as tourists started to pour in.While Shimla ... Read more...
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No white New Year’s Eve for Himachal’s hill stations
December 31st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh will miss a white New Year's Eve as hardly any snow has fallen in the past few days.In the state ... Read more...
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It’s a dry Christmas in Himachal resorts this year
December 24th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) Mellow sunshine and not snow will greet visitors on Christmas day at most of tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh this year.The Met Office here Saturday ... Read more...
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Prashant Bhushan given permission to buy land in Himachal
December 24th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 23 (IANS) The BJP government in Himachal Pradesh has allowed Team Anna member and lawyer Prashant Bhushan special permission to purchase land in the state, a right only ... Read more...
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Himachal wants five roads to be national highways
September 13th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday requested the central government to declare five roads in the state as national highways to strengthen the road network in rural areas.The demand ... Read more...
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Himachal gets season’s first snow amid rains (Lead)
August 13th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh got the season's first snowfall early Saturday, the weather bureau here said. Keylong town and nearby hills experienced snow while elsewhere in the state ... Read more...
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Dry weather in Himachal, temperature rises
July 3rd, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) The prevailing dry weather in Himachal Pradesh Sunday increased the temperature by one to two notches, with the weatherman forecasting no rainfall Monday."There was a ... Read more...
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Himachal towns lashed by heavy rains
June 30th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 29 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy rainfall Wednesday with Paonta Sahib and Nahan towns in Sirmaur district receiving 219 mm and 210 mm ... Read more...
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Moderate rainfall in Himachal Pradesh
June 15th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Widespread moderate showers early Wednesday across Himachal Pradesh pushed down temperatures."The entire state witnessed mild to moderate rains. The day's temperature is expected to plummet ... Read more...
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Evening showers cool Shimla
May 30th, 2011 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) Showers in this Himachal Pradesh capital Sunday evening brought down the temperature to comfortable levels, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.The day's ... Read more...
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Rain cools hills of Himachal
May 27th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 27 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell sharply Friday due to widespread rains, with Shimla recording a high of 24 degrees Celsius, a fall by 2.7 degrees ... Read more...
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Sobha Singh’s painting goes for auction at Sotheby’s (With images)
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) A portrait of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh made by celebrated artist Sobha Singh will go under hammer in the US in March, an official of Singh's art ... Read more...
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Severe cold in Himachal, rain disrupts flights
February 15th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 15 (IANS) There was no respite from the biting cold wave Tuesday as night temperatures continued to stay around and below freezing point due to continuous snowfall and rain in ... Read more...
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Himachal receives season’s first snowfall
January 1st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Jan 1 (ANI): The long wait for tourists visiting Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala city was over on Saturday, as the region received its first snowfall of the season along with some heavy ... Read more...
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Tourists flock to Srinagar, Shimla to enjoy first snowfall
December 31st, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar/Shimla, Dec.31 (ANI): Scores of tourists thronged various hill stations in Srinagar and Shimla to enjoy the first snowfall of the season.Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the maiden snowfall of the season on ... Read more...
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Himachal warms up to Christmas tourist rush
December 23rd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) It's not the snow, but the sun that is alluring the tourists to ring in the Christmas at most of the popular destinations in Himachal Pradesh.The Met Office ... Read more...
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Virbhadra to appear before court in graft case
November 26th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 26 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh would be appearing before a trial court Nov 30 in connection with a corruption case against them, ... Read more...
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