2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
22 May, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Mathura boat capsize: Death toll climbs to 15The death toll from a boat capsize in the Yamuna River has risen to 15 with the recovery of two more bodies. The incident occurred on Frida...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Monsoon fury claims 386 lives in Himachal, 218 rain-related, 168 in road accidentsA severe monsoon has caused widespread devastation. The State Disaster Management Authority reports 386 deaths since June 20. Rain-related ...
13 Sep, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
PM Modi to visit Himachal, Punjab on Sept 9 to review and conduct aerial survey of areas hit by flash floodsPrime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab tomorrow to assess the flood-related devastation. He will co...
08 Sep, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh floods: Schools, colleges closed in Kullu todayDue to continuous heavy rainfall, landslides, and road blockages, all educational institutions in Kullu will remain closed on Tuesday. The ...
19 Aug, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Monsoon fury claims 192 lives in Himachal; 106 in rain-linked disasters, 86 in road accidentsAs the monsoon continues to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has reported a cumulative d...
05 Aug, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
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
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
BJP wants to 'crush' people's mandate: Priyanka Gandhi on HimachalAmid a political crisis in the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the BJP of wanting to crush the peop...
28 Feb, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announces Rs 4,500-crore package to aid disaster-hit peopleHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a special package of Rs 3,500 crore for people affected by rain-relate...
30 Sep, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi writes to PM Modi, calls for declaring Himachal calamity 'national disaster'Gandhi also expressed concern about the reduction in import duty on foreign apples, which would further impact the state's apple farmers. T...
15 Sep, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
Congress to raise issue of special relief package for Himachal Pradesh: Priyanka Gandhi VadraCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has stated that the party will push for a special relief package for the disaster-hit state of Himach...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
Demand for declaring Himachal crisis as national disaster to be raised in Parliament: PriyankaCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has stated that the recent calamity in Himachal Pradesh should be declared a "national disaster" in t...
13 Sep, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh CM requests PM to declare rain-caused calamity in state as national disasterHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the rain-caused calamity in th...
10 Sep, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
Centre should declare Himachal Pradesh calamity as 'national disaster', says Vidhan Sabha speaker"The central government should declare the calamity in Himachal as a national disaster," Kuldeep Singh Pathania said. Bilaspur district has...
06 Sep, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
Majority of roads reopened, safe to travel in Himachal, says CM SukhuHimachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced that the majority of roads in the state have been reopened for vehicul...
06 Sep, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
Delhi most vulnerable UT in India’s first disaster risk index, Maharashtra leads statesThe index factors in exposure of population, agriculture and livestock and environmental risk in drawing up the rankings.
10 Jun, 2018, 11.34 AM IST