Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is facing the worst kind of natural disaster in decades, killing more than 72 people, and property damage worth Rs 10,000 crores. The heavy downpours and landslides in the regions of Himachal Pradesh in the past three days are expected to make it difficult for the rescue search, underway in Shimla. Furthermore, the IMD has issued a rainfall alert for the state on August 23-24, advising people to be cautious.

The recent havoc of rainfall in Himachal Pradesh is being a concern for the State Government. At Shimla's Summer Hill, a section of railway tracks hangs in the air after the earth under it was swept away during rainfall and landslide. These tracks are not from just another section in the country's vast railway network, but toy train line between Kalka and Shimla, also a UNESCO World Heritage attraction.

The heavy rainfall, landslide, and cloudburst have created a ruckus in Himachal Pradesh. In the past 24 hours, seven people died amid a cloudburst in Solan district and at least nine died in a landslide incident reported near Shiv Temple, in Uttarakhand. CM condemned the deaths and asked the concerned officials to start the rescue operation, as many are feared trapped under the debris.

Regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are on high alert after the IMD predicted rainfall to continue for the next few days. The disastrous rainfall has broken all records, leaving residents, especially those residing in low lying regions homeless and dead. The concerned disaster management authorities are also making arrangements to evacuate people. Furthermore, visuals of the damage to lives and property is going viral on social media… read-more

The BJP party in Himachal Pradesh appointed Rajeev Bindal as the BJP Chief in Himachal Pradesh.  The development that party sources said comes on the back of its loss in the hill state in the assembly polls last November. Among the other changes it made Sunday, the BJP swapped the positions of its Delhi general secretary (organsiation) Siddharthan with his Himachal Pradesh counterpart, Pawan Rana. The development came amid… read-more