Follow Us on Google News Mandhi, July 29 (IANS) Two people died, and two others were missing in Mandi on Tuesday due to continuous rainfall overnight, which caused extensive flooding and landslides throughout Himachal Pradesh. The torrential downpour began around 11 p.m. on Monday and intensified by 4 a.m., causing severe damage to the infrastructure. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shimla, July 27 (IANS) In less than four months after recognising mountainous Pangi in Chamba district as Himachal Pradesh’s first natural farming subdivision, 2,244 families have been practising chemical-free farming in the valley. The state government on Sunday said it is now planning to transition all 2,920 hectares of cultivated … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), July 7 (IANS) The catastrophic flash floods triggered by multiple back-to-back cloudbursts, tore through several villages of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, swallowing everything in their path. The youngest victim of the calamity is an 11-month-old baby girl, a family’s lone survivor, who desperately awaits maternal warmth to … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shimla, June 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government said on Sunday that the state saw a significant improvement in the sex ratio — a rise from 947 in 2023 to 964 in 2024. It attributed the improvement in gender equality to a growing societal shift towards valuing the girl child, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mandi, June 17 (IANS) A tragic accident occurred in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Tuesday morning when a passenger bus plunged into a 200-feet deep gorge, leaving one person dead and around 20 to 25 others injured. The incident took place at around 9 a.m. in the Kalkhar area when … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Shimla, June 13 (IANS) The long-awaited Phina Singh irrigation project in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh has received an approval and release of Rs 55.51 crore from the Central government, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Friday. The project started 14 years ago. The approval has been granted under … Read more