Shimla: The monsoon season has continued to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh, claiming a total of 105 lives between June 20 and July 14, 2025, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Out of 105 deaths, 61 deaths were directly caused by rain-related calamities, including landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, fire incidents, and electrocution,.
Shimla: Amid mounting tensions over the cutting down of apple orchards on forest land, farmers in Himachal Pradesh have warned of launching an aggressive state-wide protest if the government fails to intervene. Horticulture minister Jagat Singh Negi, however, cited limitations of the Centrally enacted law. The Himachal Pradesh Kisan Sabha and the Apple Growers Association.
Mandi: Supporting the return of children to learning and providing a sense of normalcy, Himachal Pradesh’s Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur along with former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday visited areas in Mandi District and distributed schoolbags and resources for children affected by natural calamity. They distributed bags, books, copies and stationery kits among.
Mandi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Monday urged the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government to look into the devastation occurred to flash floods and heavy rainfall in Thunag bazaar area of Mandi district with “seriousness.” Speaking to the reporters, Thakur pointed that a mass destruction has been occurred in the area and it.
Action is being taken against those involved in drug abuse under two important laws, the Himachal Pradesh Organized Crime Prevention and Control Bill 2025 and the Himachal Pradesh Drugs and Controlled Substances Prevention, De-addiction and Rehabilitation Bill 2025.
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu reached Delhi last evening. He will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah today and apprise him about the huge loss of life and property due to cloudburst in Mandi and other areas.
Even during the tenure of the former BJP government, there were allegations of irregularities in police recruitment and cases of question paper leak and rigging came to the fore.
