Himachal Live

Five killed in road accident in Shimla

Himachal Live News — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:02:06 +0000

Shimla (Jan 21:) Five person were killed in a road accident in Shimla on Friday night when their vehicle (I-10 car) skidded off the road. The vehicle could be spotted only in the morning. By the time police reached the spot all five person had died. The accident happened near HRTC petrol pump on Byepass [...]

Life hit in snowbound areas while Dhumal remains busy in home district

NITYIN — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:21:45 +0000

Shimla (Jan 19): Normal life in snowfall affected areas in Shimla district remained out of gear as government machinery struggled with road clearing operations in the district. The entire district witnessed very heavy snowfall during the past two weeks. While DC Shimla today claimed that NH 22 was cleared of snow at Kufri and Narkanda [...]

Avalanche kills 5 in Himachal

Himachal Live News — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:14:49 +0000

Shimla (Jan 19): Five persons were killed and two injured when an avalanche hit Jungra panchayat of Tissa Sub division of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. The bodies of the victims were yet to be recovered. Those killed were Lal Sen, Yusuf, Rasim Mohammad, Haneef Mohammad and Baghusan. Two of the injured, Haneef and Musa, were being [...]

Heavy snow hit Himachal; Avalanche threat issued

NITYIN — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:38:28 +0000

Shimla (Jan 16): It was a day of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh while lower areas of the state were lashed with heavy rains. As per reports Shimla recorded 24 cm of snow till today evening. Nearby Narkanda recorded 75 cm of fresh snowfall while Kufri recorded 50 cm of snow. Tourist town of Manali [...]

Heavy snowfall forecast in Himachal for next 48 hours

Himachal Live News — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:29:53 +0000

Shimla (Jan 14): Met office today issued a forecast for the next 48 hours of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh till Tuesday. Director of MeT office, Manmohan Singh said, ”Heavy to very heavy snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the higher hills. Heavy rainfall is likely in mid-hills and hailstorms in lower hills during [...]

Mobile companies in identity theft racket in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Live News — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:09:58 +0000

Shimla (Sept 27): Investigation carried out by Himachal Live on the overall working of the mobile companies in Himachal Pradesh have brought shocking revelations. As per report in Medianama there were 65,86,567 connections in Himachal Pradesh. The report in Medianama mentioned there was a decrease of 1,83,157 connections in the month of January 2011 when [...]

Century old Bantony castle to be acquired by Himachal Govt

NITYIN — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:32:05 +0000

Shimla ((July 27): Bowing to the popular sentiment the Himachal Pradesh government today decided to acquire controversial Bantony Castle, an 111-year-old private property located in the heritage zone of Shimla town believed to be worth hundreds of crores. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal directed the Urban Development Department to initiate the process for acquiring the property [...]

Himachal Travel Forum

Himachal Live News — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:11:16 +0000

Himachal Travel Network which runs sites like himachaltravelblog.com, himachaltaxi.com, travelwayz.com and himachallive.com has recently launched a Himachal Tourism Information travel forum on the web. The travel forum can be accessed at www.himachaltourisminfo.com The travel forum follows the Question and Answer format. Anyone can post a travel related query to Himachal Pradesh on the site which [...]

Design your Garden

Renu — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:31:04 +0000

A garden is incomplete without hedges and borders. Design your garden with a tasteful range of varieties as per the requirement, especially if it is to be used for creating micro-regions, boundary, for privacy, as a windbreak or to separate informal area from formal area. A well chosen, compact and nicely trimmed hedge gives neat [...]

Flights suspended as Himachal receives another spell of snowfall

Himachal Live News — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:20:10 +0000

Shimla: Cold wave revived in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday as the state received another spell of snowfall with higher reaches of the state reportedly being being cut off from rest of the state. Manali recorded a snowfall of 30 cm where as there have been reports of snowfall from Sangla in Kinnaur, Sarahan and Narkanda [...]