Tag: Shimla

  • Shimla Protest Live Updates: Police, Protestors Clash Over Sanjauli Mosque; Unrest Continues |

    Himachal Mosque Protest: In Shimla, the situation has remained tense in the Sanjauli area where people are protesting against the construction of an ‘illegal’ mosque. The protestors broke the barricades while marching towards the mosque while the Police used water canon and lathicharged the mob. The protestors also pelted stones on the police personnel. On Wednesday, protestors, including members of various Hindu organizations, gathered in the Dhalli area of Shimla to voice their opposition to what they claim is the illegal construction of a mosque in Sanjauli.

    संजौली में हिंदू संगठनों का प्रदर्शन, बैरिकेडिंग हटा रहे हैं प्रदर्शनकारी#HimachalPradeshPolice #ShimlaMasjid #Protest #MasjidCase | @pratyushkkhare @SamikshaRana16 pic.twitter.com/jDxQfLyidw


    — Zee News (@ZeeNews) September 11, 2024

    Visuals from the protest depicted participants holding the Indian tricolor and chanting slogans like ‘Himachal Ne Thana Hai, Devbhoomi Ko Bachana Hai’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. The demonstration was specifically organized by Hindu groups to express their concerns regarding the alleged unlawful mosque construction in Sanjauli.

    #WATCH | Shimla Protests | Himachal Pradesh: Police use water cannons against the protestors to disperse them while they are on their way to the alleged illegal construction of a mosque in the Sanjauli area pic.twitter.com/tmDXReNG4A
    — ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2024

    Media Advisor to Himachal Pradesh CM Naresh Chauhan, said that the BJP wanted to make this a Hindu-Muslim issue but it was a question of law and order. “All the people that have gathered, I know them personally. These 20-25 people are BJP workers and they have contested elections on BJP tickets… The BJP wants to make this a national issue but the reality is that this is not a Hindu-Muslim issue. It is a law and order situation and the law will take its course… The CM has said that any action that needs to be taken related to any unauthorised construction, will be taken… Some people who see a political opportunity in this will not get support… The government has said that they will keep a track record of the people coming from outside, to make sure that there are no bad elements,” Naresh Chauhan said.

    देवभूमि में अतिक्रमण पर आक्रोश, देखिए ग्राउंड कवरेज #HimachalPradeshPolice #ShimlaMasjid #Protest #MasjidCase | @pratyushkkhare @SamikshaRana16 pic.twitter.com/6fqUKUDqR0
    — Zee News (@ZeeNews) September 11, 2024

    Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Jairam Thakur slammed the Sukhu government saying that the state was delaying action against the alleged illegal construction. “Himachal Pradesh is a peaceful state. There have hardly been any community conflicts here. But, now the situation that has emerged, the government should have taken active measures against it, and people are agitated because of the delay. The sentiments of the Hindus and the local people must be respected… Imposing BNSS 163 is an attempt to suppress the voice of the people… There should be peaceful protests within the limits of the law. I urge the government that if it is an unauthorised construction, then this problem should be solved soon,” Jairam Thakur said.

  • Homes in Shimla prone to sinking because of incessant rain 

    Via PTI

    SHIMLA/RAMPUR: A number of properties throughout six panchayats within the Nankhari and Kotgarh spaces of Shimla district are prone to sinking because of incessant rains within the space, officers mentioned on Saturday.

    Steady rains previously few days have resulted in the sinking of land in a couple of villages, with a number of households evacuated to more secure puts, Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi advised PTI.

    We’d request the geological mavens to behavior a survey to seek out the explanation at the back of the sinking of land, he mentioned.

    A cloudburst befell within the higher spaces of Jaban within the Anni space of the Kullu district on Friday night time, triggering flash floods in Deori Khud.

    An alert used to be sounded and the folk dwelling alongside the river financial institution have been shifted to more secure puts at the hours of darkness.

    The flash flood additionally brought about injury to orchards and rendered inaccessible Anni-Barsa street in lots of puts.

    A surge within the discharge of water created a flood-like scenario additionally in Kotu Nallah.

    Harm has been reported to a few properties and different non-public assets and cowsheds, however the scenario is customary now because the water has receded and there used to be no human casualty, Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg advised the PTI.

    Heavy rain lashed the Rampur space of Shimla district on Friday night time, triggering landslides and blocking off the Nationwide Freeway 5 (Shimla–Kinnaur) at a number of issues together with Borni Nallah and Jeori but even so hyperlinks roads.

    Water and tool provide used to be bring to an end at many puts and a few properties advanced cracks after the rain.

    “Steady rain during the last 3 weeks has made the location grim. Aid and recovery works are in complete swing. Heavy equipment has been deployed to open the roads and other people dwelling in endangered properties are being shifted to more secure puts,” Nand Lal, a neighborhood MLA from Rampur, mentioned.

    Rattan Chand Gautam, a resident from one of the vital affected spaces, mentioned persons are petrified of extra rain, which has already thrown lifestyles out of drugs.

    “The land is sinking and homes have advanced cracks, and water and tool provide has been snapped,” he mentioned. 

    The NH–5 has been totally blocked because of an enormous landslide close to Chaura within the tribal Kinnaur district.

    Government have urged other people towards venturing into the landslide-prone space until the roads are opened.

    Recovery works are being performed on a struggle footing and the roads usually are opened quickly, officers mentioned.

    Up to now 184 individuals have died in rain-related incidents and street injuries within the state because the onset of monsoon on June 24. Thirty-three other people have long gone lacking. About 700 properties have washed away within the rain, whilst 7,093 were in part broken.

    The state has suffered losses to the track of Rs 5,536 crore until July 28, consistent with the state emergency operation centre.

    As many as 416 roads are nonetheless closed within the state and 632 transformers and 100 water provide schemes are disrupted.

    The native Met workplace issued a yellow alert, caution of extra heavy rain On August 2. It has predicted a rainy spell within the state until August 4.

    SHIMLA/RAMPUR: A number of properties throughout six panchayats within the Nankhari and Kotgarh spaces of Shimla district are prone to sinking because of incessant rains within the space, officers mentioned on Saturday.

    Steady rains previously few days have resulted in the sinking of land in a couple of villages, with a number of households evacuated to more secure puts, Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi advised PTI.

    We’d request the geological mavens to behavior a survey to seek out the explanation at the back of the sinking of land, he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    A cloudburst befell within the higher spaces of Jaban within the Anni space of the Kullu district on Friday night time, triggering flash floods in Deori Khud.

    An alert used to be sounded and the folk dwelling alongside the river financial institution have been shifted to more secure puts at the hours of darkness.

    The flash flood additionally brought about injury to orchards and rendered inaccessible Anni-Barsa street in lots of puts.

    A surge within the discharge of water created a flood-like scenario additionally in Kotu Nallah.

    Harm has been reported to a few properties and different non-public assets and cowsheds, however the scenario is customary now because the water has receded and there used to be no human casualty, Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg advised the PTI.

    Heavy rain lashed the Rampur space of Shimla district on Friday night time, triggering landslides and blocking off the Nationwide Freeway 5 (Shimla–Kinnaur) at a number of issues together with Borni Nallah and Jeori but even so hyperlinks roads.

    Water and tool provide used to be bring to an end at many puts and a few properties advanced cracks after the rain.

    “Steady rain during the last 3 weeks has made the location grim. Aid and recovery works are in complete swing. Heavy equipment has been deployed to open the roads and other people dwelling in endangered properties are being shifted to more secure puts,” Nand Lal, a neighborhood MLA from Rampur, mentioned.

    Rattan Chand Gautam, a resident from one of the vital affected spaces, mentioned persons are petrified of extra rain, which has already thrown lifestyles out of drugs.

    “The land is sinking and homes have advanced cracks, and water and tool provide has been snapped,” he mentioned. 

    The NH–5 has been totally blocked because of an enormous landslide close to Chaura within the tribal Kinnaur district.

    Government have urged other people towards venturing into the landslide-prone space until the roads are opened.

    Recovery works are being performed on a struggle footing and the roads usually are opened quickly, officers mentioned.

    Up to now 184 individuals have died in rain-related incidents and street injuries within the state because the onset of monsoon on June 24. Thirty-three other people have long gone lacking. About 700 properties have washed away within the rain, whilst 7,093 were in part broken.

    The state has suffered losses to the track of Rs 5,536 crore until July 28, consistent with the state emergency operation centre.

    As many as 416 roads are nonetheless closed within the state and 632 transformers and 100 water provide schemes are disrupted.

    The native Met workplace issued a yellow alert, caution of extra heavy rain On August 2. It has predicted a rainy spell within the state until August 4.

  • Landslide buries automotive on Jeori-Sarahan street; snow fall, rain in upper reaches of Himachal

    By means of PTI

    SHIMLA: An empty car used to be buried beneath particles after a landslide induced through intermittent rainfall hit the Jeori-Sarahan street in Rampur space of Shimla district on Saturday, officers stated.

    They stated a number of automobiles have been parked alongside the street and one in every of them, a white Swift automotive, used to be hit through the landslide, blockading the street for a couple of hours.

    Government later got rid of the car and cleared the street.

    Intermittent rainfall and snow fall had brought about injury to electric wires and transformers in numerous spaces however maximum of them were repaired and tool provide has been restored, officers stated.

    As many as 13 roads have been in short closed for vehicular visitors and 48 transformers have been disrupted.

    The elements workplace has issued a ‘yellow’ alert to induce other people to pay attention to conceivable thunderstorms and lightning on April 3 and four beneath a contemporary western disturbance prone to hit northwest India from the night time of April 2. It additionally predicted a rainy spell within the hilly area until April 7.

    The meteorology division has additionally cautioned other people towards injury to the apple crop and prompt them to make use of anti-hail nets or set up anti-hail weapons.

    A number of spaces within the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh — akin to Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu, Sirmaur, Lahaul and Spiti and Rohtang Best — won delicate snow fall (as much as 12.5cm). Different spaces like Jalori Jot (7.5 cm), Nauradhar (6cm), south portal of Atal Tunnel (5cm), Khadrala (3cm), Chitkul (2.5cm) and Kufri (1cm) too won snow fall.

    On the other hand, fashionable rainfall lashed the state. Solan and Renuka (42 mm) used to be the wettest space recorded in Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala and Pachhad won 38 mm of rainfall, Nahan 37 mm, Jubbal 35 mm, Rohru and Bijahi 32 mm each and every, Shimla and Manali 30 mm each and every. Dharampur won 31 mm of rainfall, Sangarh 29 mm, Sarahan and Rajgarh 28 mm each and every, Mashobra 26 mm, Gaggal, 23 mm, Palampur 21 mm and Narkanda 20 mm.

    There used to be no important trade within the minimal and most temperatures.

    Keylong with 2.3 stage C used to be the coldest at night time whilst Dhaulakaun with 24.7 stage C used to be the freshest all the way through the day.
     

    SHIMLA: An empty car used to be buried beneath particles after a landslide induced through intermittent rainfall hit the Jeori-Sarahan street in Rampur space of Shimla district on Saturday, officers stated.

    They stated a number of automobiles have been parked alongside the street and one in every of them, a white Swift automotive, used to be hit through the landslide, blockading the street for a couple of hours.

    Government later got rid of the car and cleared the street.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Intermittent rainfall and snow fall had brought about injury to electric wires and transformers in numerous spaces however maximum of them were repaired and tool provide has been restored, officers stated.

    As many as 13 roads have been in short closed for vehicular visitors and 48 transformers have been disrupted.

    The elements workplace has issued a ‘yellow’ alert to induce other people to pay attention to conceivable thunderstorms and lightning on April 3 and four beneath a contemporary western disturbance prone to hit northwest India from the night time of April 2. It additionally predicted a rainy spell within the hilly area until April 7.

    The meteorology division has additionally cautioned other people towards injury to the apple crop and prompt them to make use of anti-hail nets or set up anti-hail weapons.

    A number of spaces within the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh — akin to Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu, Sirmaur, Lahaul and Spiti and Rohtang Best — won delicate snow fall (as much as 12.5cm). Different spaces like Jalori Jot (7.5 cm), Nauradhar (6cm), south portal of Atal Tunnel (5cm), Khadrala (3cm), Chitkul (2.5cm) and Kufri (1cm) too won snow fall.

    On the other hand, fashionable rainfall lashed the state. Solan and Renuka (42 mm) used to be the wettest space recorded in Himachal Pradesh. Dharamshala and Pachhad won 38 mm of rainfall, Nahan 37 mm, Jubbal 35 mm, Rohru and Bijahi 32 mm each and every, Shimla and Manali 30 mm each and every. Dharampur won 31 mm of rainfall, Sangarh 29 mm, Sarahan and Rajgarh 28 mm each and every, Mashobra 26 mm, Gaggal, 23 mm, Palampur 21 mm and Narkanda 20 mm.

    There used to be no important trade within the minimal and most temperatures.

    Keylong with 2.3 stage C used to be the coldest at night time whilst Dhaulakaun with 24.7 stage C used to be the freshest all the way through the day.
     

  • Blizzard throws lifestyles out of substances in upper reaches of HP; oppn Cong goals executive

    Through PTI

    SHIMLA: Standard lifestyles remained out of substances within the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh, together with in capital Shimla, on Saturday as maximum roads have been blocked following the hot snowstorm, and contractors tasked with clearing the snow staged a protest.

    Chatting with the media right here, Shimla Rural MLA Vikramaditya Singh of the Congress mentioned the contractors introduced ahead their protest at the beginning proposed for Monday, adversely affecting the snow clearance paintings from many of the roads in Shimla, Kullu, and Chamba districts.

    Blaming the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP executive within the state for the disaster, the Congress MLA mentioned representatives of the contractors had met the executive minister a number of instances in reinforce in their calls for for the discharge in their arrears and GST refunds however the problem was once no longer resolved.

    The state executive will have to instantly unravel their grievances to offer aid to most of the people because the contractors with their males and equipment play crucial function in clearing snow from the roads, he mentioned.

    State Congress president Kuldeep Singh Rathore alleged that the state executive has failed to revive commonplace lifestyles regardless of transparent climate on Saturday. “Individuals are struggling as the facility provide in numerous portions has additionally been affected, and the state executive has failed to revive it,” Rathore mentioned.

    In the meantime, City Construction Minister Suresh Bhardwaj steered the contractors to not forestall the paintings of clearing the roads. Contractors play an important function in restoring commonplace lifestyles after a snowstorm, they usually will have to achieve this this time too, and the federal government will unravel their grievances on the earliest, he confident in a commentary.

    The minister mentioned the problem can be taken up with the executive minister after his arrival in Shimla, and it could be resolved accordingly. The manager minister was once in his house district Mandi on Saturday and is most likely to go back to Shimla quickly.