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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, stranded for 60 hours, airlifted with tourists

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 18, 2013

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was stuck in Kinnaur district for the past three days since the area was cut off due to landslides triggered by heavy rains, was airlifted on Tuesday. Over a dozen sick and old tourists were also e...

US tourist gang-rape case: police file chargesheet against three accused

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 12, 2013

Within a week of the alleged gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, police have filed a chargesheet against the three accused, all drivers of Nepali nationality, an officer said today.

20 killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2013

At least 20 people were killed and several others injured when a bus plunged into a 500-foot-deep gorge today in Sangrah area of Sirmaur district, 200 km from Himachal Pradesh state capital Shimla.

18 killed as bus falls into gorge in Shimla

Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2013

Eighteen people were today killed and 14 others injured, some of them seriously, when a bus rolled down in a 500 feet deep gorge in Sangrah Tehsil of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

Mild earthquake rocks Himachal Pradesh

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 6, 2013

Himachal Pradesh was again rocked by a low intensity earthquake on Thursday, the fourth one in less than 48 hours, an official said. There was no loss of life.

Three people killed in Himachal Pradesh after car skids off road

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 3, 2013

Three pilgrims, including two women, were killed and 29 others injured in Himachal Pradesh yesterday when their overloaded vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 150-metre-deep gorge, police said.

Heavy showers in Himachal Pradesh, snowfall in high-altitude areas

Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2013

Heavy showers lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday while high-altitude tribal areas received another spell of snowfall, providing the much needed relief to people from the scorching sun.

Drizzle in Himachal Pradesh brings relief from heat

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 27, 2013

Mild rainfall in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, including state capital Shimla, brought relief from the scorching heat on Monday.

Himachal Pradesh literacy rate up 6.3 per cent in decade: Census

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 26, 2013

The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh, with a population of over 68 lakh, has registered an increase of 6.3 percent over a decade, says a Census report.

Sad, anxious about Parliament disruptions, says President Pranab Mukherjee

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 24, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee has said he is "sad and anxious" that Parliament is frequently disrupted and has reminded elected representatives that they get their jobs after "begging people for their votes."

Heat hits Himachal Pradesh, mercury shoots up by seven degrees

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 20, 2013

Mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with temperatures recorded one to seven degrees Celsius above the season's average.

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.

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.