Himachal Pradesh

Four electrocuted in Himachal Pradesh village

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013

Four people were killed and five were critically injured after an electric current seeped into some houses in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said on Sunday.

Woman mountaineer from Bengal climbs Mt Everest

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 18, 2013

Woman mountaineer Chanda Gayen has successfully scaled the Mt Everest today, becoming the third woman from West Bengal to achieve the feat.

Himachal Pradesh receives heavy rains, mercury falls

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013

Heavy to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh during the last 24 hours, bringing down the temperature in the state by four to five degree Celsius.

Rains lash several parts of Himachal Pradesh, mercury falls

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013

Rains and thunderstorm on Saturday lashed several areas of Himachal Pradesh, bringing some relief from the summer heat, and more showers are likely in the next couple of days.

Special panel to probe accident that killed 39 near Shimla

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013

Blaming gross human negligence behind the bus accident in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday that claimed 39 lives, state Transport Minister G.S. Bali on Friday announced the formation of a four-member probe panel into the incident.

Himachal bus accident toll rises to 40; government orders probe

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013

The death toll in Wednesday's bus accident on the Kullu-Mandi national highway climbed to 40 on Thursday with the recovery of four more bodies while another four persons succumbed to their injuries.

IPL 2013: Buzz over Sachin Tendulkar's first match in Himachal

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Tendulkar's fans are desperately awaiting his first ever match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's (HPCA) sole venue, located at an altitude of 4,000 feet above sea level here, on May 18 when Mumbai Indians take on Kings XI Punjab.

10 killed as jeep falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Seven women and three children from Rajasthan were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district when their overcrowded jeep skidded off the road and fell into a 500-metre-deep gorge, police said today.

Railways in quarter-finals of 3rd Hockey India Women Nationals

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2013

In the other match, Himachal Pradesh thrashed Tripura 12-0 in Pool G.

India's only woman Chief Election Commissioner VS Ramadevi dead

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

Former Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh Governor V S Ramadevi, the only woman to head the Election Commission, died here today following cardiac arrest, family sources said.

Mild earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

A mild tremor shook Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning, MeT officials said.

Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone survived on eggs, noodles in freezing location

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 16, 2013

If one goes by its trailers, it looks like the entire unit of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani had loads of fun. But the experience of shooting it in Shimla was quite an adventure, says director Ayan Mukherji.

Twelve killed in Himachal Pradesh after vehicle falls into gorge

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 15, 2013

Twelve people from Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district were killed when a private vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-metre-deep gorge on Sunday night, police officials said.

One killed, eight injured as bus plunges into river in Himachal Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 11, 2013

A 35-year-old man was killed and eight others were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus plunged into Beas River, 25-km from Manali on Thursday morning.

Truth vs Hype: Did Sahara make Rs 20,000 crore 'vanish'?

Sreenivasan Jain (with inputs from Miloni Bhatt and Niha Masih) | Wednesday April 10, 2013

What started off with the Supreme Court ruling as illegal an investor scheme by Sahara, has now escalated, with both the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and, more recently, the Himachal Pradesh High Court asking the Enf...