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51 killed in Himachal rains, 14 of them in Shimla landslides

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said nine bodies have been pulled out of the debris from a Shiv temple in the Summer Hill area that collapsed and the other site in the Fagli area where several houses were buried under mud and slush.

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Himachal Pradesh: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in eight districts, issues orange alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an orange alert for eight districts of Shimla. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: 242 roads, including 2 national highways, closed for traffic due to recent rainfall

According to the Himachal Pradesh state emergency operation centre, National Highway 21 is closed due to a landslide. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal: Ghagus-Brampukhar road shut after landslide

The road from Ghagus to Brampukhar in Himachal Pradesh has been closed following a massive landslide at Magrot, the Himachal Pradesh Traffic Police said on Friday, The Shimla-Kalka road on the National Highway-5 was shut after a landslide in the State's Solan district in the early hours of Friday. Read…

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Minor boy caught stealing chips beaten up, paraded naked in Shimla district; 7 held

15-year-old boy beaten, paraded naked in Shimla. 7 arrested.

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Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Police hard on drug peddlers; Arrests 470 in 6 months

Police claimed that they were able to bring down the impact of drugs and they have nabbed nearly 25 per cent of total peddlers arrested across Himachal Pradesh, according to the state data. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shimla-Chandigarh national highway blocked after landslip

Heavy rains cause landslides in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, blocking national highway connecting Shimla to Chandigarh. Traffic routed via alternate roads; orange alert issued for seven districts; 194 lives lost, 34 missing; ₹2,000 crore losses to Public Works Dept.

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Himachal Pradesh: Tourism industry faces financial hardships due to monsoon mayhem

The stakeholders of the tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh have complained of facing financial hardships following the suspension of tourism in the hill state owing to heavy rains this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Monsoon Mayhem: Old Hindustan Tibet NH-5 blocked by several landslides; Many vehicles stranded

On the highway, landslides and the uprooting of trees snapped the road communication between Shimla and Kinnaur district completely. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Rains: National Highway blocked in Shimla's Jeori and Broni Nallah

Persistent downpours in the Shimla district have blocked the National Highways in the Jeori and Broni Nallah area near Jhakri in the region. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NSG team visits Shimla eatery rocked by explosion

A team from the National Bomb Data Centre of the NSG has come for the post-blast investigation to find out the cause of the explosion at the eatery on Mall Road. Read more on The Hindu

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Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rains, thunderstorm likely in Chamba, Kangra districts, says IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issues a warning with predictions of heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms likely to occur at most places in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba, Kangra districts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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INDIA vs Modi: Four challenges that await the Opposition’s new alliance

The opposition’s Patna declaration of last month is now more than merely exploratory. Swapping Shimla for Bengaluru as the venue for its second big event, the two-day meeting of 26 parties in Karnataka ended with the announcement of a national alliance. It named itself INDIA, following the acronym-fixated style of…

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Train operations in Shimla-Kalka route suspended amid heavy rainfall, landslides: Officials

Due to continuous heavy rainfall and inclement weather conditions in several districts of Himachal Pradesh, train services on the Shimla-Kalka route have been suspended. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Five killed as heavy rains lash Himachal Pradesh

Thirteen landslides and nine flash floods have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past 36 hours, according to the State emergency operation centre.

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3 killed, 2 injured in house collapse amid heavy downpour in Himachal's Shimla

Three persons of a family were killed while two others were injured after their house collapsed due to heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Shimla, why the opposition will need more than a coalition playbook

The 15-party opposition meet in Patna last week, hosted by Bihar chief minister and the JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, has left it to the next meet in Shimla to firm up a joint plan.

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Opposition plans seat sharing in States where there is already alliance

Ahead of their next meeting scheduled for the second week of July in Shimla, the Opposition parties are trying to freeze the seat-sharing formula in at least States like Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand where they already have an alliance.

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Bihar Congress hopeful of getting two more Cabinet berths after Shimla meeting

After the successful Opposition meeting in Patna attended by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, its party leaders in Bihar are hopeful of getting two more ministerial berths in the State Cabinet, their long-pending demand.

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Himachal Pradesh incurs ₹78 lakh damage in 24 hours due to heavy rains; two killed

Himachal Pradesh has so suffered estimated losses of ₹78 lakh in the past 24 hours due to heavy rains. Read the full story on The Hindu.

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Himachal Pradesh: Massive rainfall hits capital Shimla; Major roads blocked across state

Several parts of the state have received moderate to very heavy rain since Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Taxi unions’ kerfuffle: Regionalism will not be tolerated, says Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister

The Minister made the remark a day after the Sirmaur Taxi Union accused Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh of regional bias and demanded his resignation

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Lakhs of tourists throng to Himachal Pradesh’s hill stations

Shimla provides respite to throngs of tourists from the scorching heat via its hill stations. Over 72 lakh tourists arrived in the region between January and May, according to the Director of the Tourism Department of Himachal Pradesh

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Shrinking snow cover continues to haunt Himachal Pradesh

The trend of gradual reduction in snow cover in the ecologically fragile state of Himachal Pradesh continues to haunt the hill state – also the mean maximum and minimum average temperature is on the rise in this Himalayan region.

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World Bank grant to help set up AI cameras, traffic management systems in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla and Nurpur

The World Bank has approved a grant of ₹51 crore to set up an integrated road safety enforcement system in Shimla and Nurpur police districts and develop the Palampur-Sheela chowk in Kangra as a “safe corridor”, officials said here.

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