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Father, son bring royal family drama for BJP in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu
Aman Sharma •Maheshwar Singh, BJP's former MLA and scion of the Kullu princely state, is now fighting as an Independent after the BJP cancelled his candidature earlier this week. His son is also contesting as an Independent candidate from the adjoining Banjar seat
Himachal Pradesh: Cloudburst wreaks havoc in Kinnaur district; eight injured in Kangra landslide
Fp Staff •Fairly widespread rains, along with isolated heavy falls (64.5 mm-115.5 mm), thunderstorms and lightning, are likely over Himachal Pradesh among few other states from Tuesday to Friday, according to IMD
WATCH: Amid Kullu flash flood, ITBP undertakes rescue operation at strong midstream of Beas River to save 3 passengers
Fp Staff •The Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh was hit by flash floods triggered by cloudburst on Tuesday, 5 July
Himachal Pradesh: Girl dies in Shimla landslide, six feared washed away in flash floods triggered by cloudburst in Kullu
Fp Staff •A report said that Malana and Manikaran in Kullu district have been cut off from the rest of the Himachal Pradesh after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the state
Kullu bus accident: 12 dead as bus falls into gorge; CM orders magisterial enquiry, announces Rs 5 lakh compensation
Fp Staff •A private bus with about 15 people on board was on its way to Kullu from Shainsher when it fell into the gorge at a hairpin bend near Jangla village of Sainj valley on Neoli-Shansher road around 8.30 am on Monday
Himachal Pradesh: 4 tourists from Punjab arrested for attacking people with swords in Manali
•"A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and Arms Act", a police official said
A Himalayan community's efforts to contain COVID-19 attest to power of outreach, and need for better healthcare
The Third Pole •Residents, medical workers and a youth group mitigated a dangerous rise in COVID-19 recently in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, but the pandemic exposed a desperate need for better healthcare in this remote part of India.
Dal Lake freezes over as Jammu and Kashmir receives fresh heavy snowfall; flights to and from Srinagar disrupted
Fp Staff •While fresh snowfall brought relief from intense cold to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, it also disrupted normal life was disrupted
Monsoon update: Manali-Leh highway shut after fresh landslides hit Kullu; Yamuna's water level begins to recede in Delhi
•Fresh landslides struck Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Wednesday, blocking traffic on the Manali-Leh highway. The landslides occurred at Marhi between Manali and Rohtang at around 11.30 am, Kullu Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said.
IMD predicts heavy rain in Mumbai for next 48 hours; fishermen advised to stay away from sea due to squally weather over Gujarat coast
•Mumbai and its adjoining areas are likely to receive heavy rainfall for the next two days, predicted IMD. The weather forecasting agency also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland.