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‘Hit worse than Covid’: Despair shrouds Himachal’s orchards and hotels after flood

Despair looms over apple orchards in Theog, a few kilometres away from Shimla. The first hit was due to irregularities in the weather cycle this year and then the rains and the floods in July dealt the final blow – the final yield is likely to be reduced by two-thirds.

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Himachal Pradesh: 13 bodies recovered so far, says NDRF as rescue operations enter 4th day in Shimla's Summer Hill

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday said a total of 13 bodies, among 21 people who went missing after a massive landslide struck the Summer Hill area of Shimla earlier this week, have been recovered. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal: Three generations of family killed in Shimla temple collapse

A family lost members spanning three generations in the mishap in which a temple in the Summer Hill area of rain-battered Shimla district was washed away following a landslide triggered by Monday’s cloudburst. Read further on Dynamite News.

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Himachal rains | Two more bodies recovered from debris of Shiv temple in Shimla, death toll reaches 53

Shimla: Death toll rises to 53 due to landslides, cloudbursts & house collapse. 15 bodies recovered, 10+ feared buried. NDRF, Army, police & SDRF resume rescue ops. 857 roads blocked, 4,285 transformers & 889 water supply schemes disrupted. Monsoon losses of Rs 7,171 crore. 170 incidents of cloudburst & landslide,…

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Himachal Pradesh: Massive rains cost 29 lives; Nine of them in Shimla landslides

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said nine bodies have been pulled out of the debris of a Shiv temple in the Summer Hill area and the other disaster site in Shimla's Fagli area. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: Seven killed in cloudburst in Solan, around 20 feared buried in Shimla landslides

Seven members of a family were killed in a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district while 15 to 20 people were feared buried in two landslides in Shimla city as rain wreaked havoc in the state. Read further on Dynamite News: Read further on Dynamite News:

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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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