Himachal reels under Monsoon fury: 23 flash floods, 19 cloud bursts, 16 landslidesThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For...
06 Jul, 2025, 10.11 PM IST
Himachal weather: Cloudbursts, flash floods hit several districts; 2 dead, 6 missing; Beas river swells, homes washed awayHimachal Weather Alert: Cloudbursts and intense rainfall in Himachal Pradesh triggered devastating flash floods, resulting in two fatalitie...
26 Jun, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
Cloudburst in Himachal's Rampur triggers flash floods, washes away 5-6 vehiclesA sudden cloudburst in Rampur, Himachal Pradesh, triggered flash floods, washing away vehicles and damaging homes. While no deaths were rep...
25 May, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
13 dead in a cloudburst near Samej bridge; rescue operations onHimachal Cloud Burst: Rescue operations in the disaster-affected area are underway. Baljinder Singh, 14th Battalion Commandant, National Di...
08 Aug, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
Special relief package for Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh in the worksWhile both states together gave a preliminary estimate of ₹18,000 crore of losses, the Centre has asked for a detailed estimate and a centr...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Shimla-Chandigarh national highway blocked after landslideA landslide has caused a 50-metre stretch of national highway leading from Shimla to Chandigarh to cave in, leaving vehicles stranded betwe...
02 Aug, 2023, 10.31 AM IST
Centre releases Rs 7,532 crore to states under SDRFThe Indian finance ministry has released Rs 7,532 crore to 22 state governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by heavy rain...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.30 PM IST
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu urges centre to enhance disaster fund for Himachal PradeshStating that about 30 per cent area of the tribal Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts will not be covered under these Radars, he urged the U...
16 Jan, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
22 dead in separate incidents of flash flood, landslide in Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur expressed condolences over the deaths and said that administration is carrying out rescue op...
20 Aug, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
Champion, not shirk climate actionThe increased incidence of extreme weather events, the pandemic and slow-onset events, such as the changing character of the monsoons, make...
25 Jul, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Post Diwali Delhi air pollution augments, fine particulates reach 40 times the safe limitThe level of the most dangerous microparticles, PM 2.5, which can pierce the lungs and enter the bloodstream, was nearly 2,000, dramaticall...
09 Nov, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
India, World Bank sign $500 million loan pact for rural roadsThe loan has a 3-year grace period, and a maturity of 10 years and will provide additional financing for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yoja...
31 May, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
At least 46 dead in Himachal landslide, toll likely to riseThe chief minister said the state government would bear medical expenses of the injured, he also met the bereaved family members and expres...
13 Aug, 2017, 09.57 PM IST
- Threat of Uttarakhand-like disaster in Himachal Pradesh, scientists worried
Increased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster.
28 May, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
'Potato crop likely to get damaged in Uttarakhand; no price impact'Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...
27 Jun, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
Situation in Uttarakhand unprecedented: ITBP DGThe rain and flood situation in Uttarakhand is quite serious and unprecedented, chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) today said h...
19 Jun, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
- EGoM okays about Rs 2,893 cr disaster relief fund for 7 states
The Centre has decided to release a relief package of more than Rs 2,892 crore for seven states, for tackling drought, and flood issues.
13 Mar, 2013, 02.16 PM IST