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TopicHimachal Pradesh

Topic: Himachal Pradesh

Himachal cloudburst: Rescue operation to locate 36 missing continues in Rampur’s Samej

Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh said around 50 people are feared dead while asserting official numbers can only be confirmed after completion of rescue operations.

Six dead, 53 missing as cloudburst causes flash floods in Himachal Pradesh

The Cloudburst occurred during the intervening night of 31 July-1 August and has resulted in destruction in Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla regions.

Cloudbursts & flash floods wreak havoc in Himachal Pradesh, 3 dead & over 50 missing

People were reported missing in Shimla, Kullu & Mandi districts. The gushing Beas river damaged parts of Chandigarh-Manali highway.

In ‘Udta Kullu’, villagers destroy 15 hectares of cannabis plants ‘on deity’s command’

Armed with sickles, and ‘divine intervention’, villagers from Kullu's Kothi Sari valley uprooted cannabis plants after their local goddess 'told them' it would end dry spell in region.

3 killed, 40 missing following cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh

Road connectivity has been hampered, 4 motorable bridges and footbridges have been washed away. Rescue operations are going on in full swing.

ED raids against 2 Himachal Congress leaders amid probe into fake Ayushman Bharat cards case

Investigators suspect a number of hospitals in Himachal Pradesh, including two linked to Congress leaders, generated fake Ayushman cards to syphon off funds meant for beneficiaries.

‘LS results broke BJP’s arrogance. Modi must be more accommodative’ — party veteran Shanta Kumar

Kumar, one of BJP's founding members, spoke against ‘horse-trading’ in Himachal but also lauded Modi govt for getting third term. He had some advice for Rahul Gandhi as well.

‘Unacceptable’, says BJP after Himachal govt pares back free power scheme, excludes income tax payers

Congress had promised 300 free units of electricity before coming to power in 2022. The current scheme offers 125 free units and was launched by the previous BJP-led govt.

Relief for Sukhu govt as Congress wins 2, BJP 1 seat in Himachal assembly bypolls

With results to assembly bypolls out, Congress now has 40 MLAs in 68-member House, while BJP has 28. In Dehra, where Sukhu’s wife was candidate, party won seat 1st time since 2012.

A WhatsApp status ‘depicting cow slaughter’ & a mob attack — why Himachal’s Nahan is tense

UP Police found no evidence of cow slaughter in Shamli from where the accused updated his WhatsApp status but arrested him Sunday for hurting religious sentiments with his post.

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India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.