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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicShimla

Topic: Shimla

200 cities including Shimla, Imphal have notified GIS master plans. Real challenge is implementation

These plans, which entail mapping of entire existing infrastructure, are helping cities plan new development. But urban planners say accountability must be fixed to ensure success.

Shimla development plan curbs construction in core, green areas. Why urban planners are still worried

The plan, which was stayed by the NGT twice, outlines the vision for the hill town’s future, with provisions for regulating construction activities in different zones and protecting the environment.

SC sets aside NGT restraint on Shimla development plan — ‘environmental aspects taken care of’

Apex court emphasised need to balance development & ecology and said National Green Tribunal should not have continued with proceedings while appeal was pending before Himachal Pradesh HC.

‘State entitled’ to control of iconic Shimla hotel — HC junks review petition by Oberoi Group firm

Legal tussle between state & Oberoi Group dates back to 2002, seven years after both parties entered into joint venture to develop and manage ‘five-star hotel’ in Shimla’s Chhabra.

Rain-ravaged Himachal ‘ready for tourists’ as G20 weekend begins, fests, carnivals pack rest of year

Hoteliers & govt officials optimistic that G20 rush will help state's tourism sector bounce back. Adventure sports, Dussehra fest to be promoted in a big way to draw visitors.

Himachal floods a perfect storm––multi-storey buildings on shaky mountaintops

Himachal Pradesh is seeing a deadly combination of fragile mountains, increasing episodes of extreme weather condition, and haphazard construction.

In Shimla relief camp, landslide victims count their losses. Homes gone, schoolbooks washed away

On 15 August, a landslide turned the lives of Krishna Nagar residents upside down. Many lost their homes, others had to evacuate, and are now taking shelter in Ambedkar Bhawan.

Himachal Pradesh death toll climbs to 57, schools, colleges shut, 800 roads closed in state

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said there has been a nearly 157% surge in rainfall over the past few days across Himachal Pradesh.

As if you need another reason to visit Shimla: Droupadi Murmu to open President’s summer home to public soon

Although the 173-year-old building will be accessible to the public from 20 April, President Murmu will open its sprawling gardens, including a small tulip garden, on 18 April. 

Is Shimla story over? Bengaluru-like jams, no water, collapsing buildings, swelling crowds

Stuck in time, Shimla’s struggling to find the right development plan that keeps its heritage fresh, environment safe, and meets the needs of its population.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.