Lahaul And Spiti

Army and police personnel participated in the first-ever high-altitude marathon organised by the Indian Army in Sumdo in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district.

Forty-four people were stranded for four hours overnight near Kunzum Pass in Himachal's Lahaul and Spiti district, police said on Monday.

Three days after an American citizen went missing, his body was recovered in a ravine between Kee and Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district on Sunday, police said.

Actor Kangana Ranaut, the BJP's candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, was shown black flags by locals and Congress workers in Lahaul and Spiti's Kaza today. The state BJP alleged that stones were also thrown at her carcade.

The Lahaul and Spiti police today urged people to stay away from the Chandra river besides issuing an avalanche advisory asking them to stay clear of steep slopes and be on alert in snowy areas.

Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency, Ram Lal Markanda, on Tuesday quit the party to protest the fielding of Congress rebel Ravi Thakur who had defeated him on the seat in last assembly election.

The 81 tourists stranded in Spiti Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district were on Sunday night shifted to and accommodated in different hotels and homestays there, the police said in a statement.

An avalanche hit a village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district in the wee hours of Sunday, obstructing the flow of Chenab and triggering an alert in the adjoining area, officials said.

Lahaul and Spiti's Kukumseri was the coldest in the state at minus 14.6 degrees while the minimum temperature stayed 15 to 20 degrees below freezing point in high-altitude tribal areas.

With nine of the 16 houses in Lindur village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district developing cracks due to land sinking, the residents have sought a geological survey to ascertain the reason behind the subsidence.

Seven families were evacuated from Kholaksa, located about 3 km from Losar in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, following flooding due to melting of a glacier. However, no casualty was reported.

Rescue workers today evacuated all 256 tourists stranded at Chandertal in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti for five days after snowfall blocked the road leading to the spot, officials said.

Over 250 people stranded with their light vehicles and motorbikes at Baralacha La and Lahaul and Spiti district following a snowfall have been rescued after a multi-agency nightlong operation, police said on Saturday.

The Keylong panchayat in the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh has passed a resolution banning beer from being served in festivals and weddings to curb "wasteful expenditure" at such events, according to sources.

The weather office has predicted light rain and snow in the higher reaches of Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Kangra and Shimla districts and light to moderate rainfall at a few places in the remaining districts over the next few hours.

Army and police personnel participated in the first-ever high-altitude marathon organised by the Indian Army in Sumdo in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district.

Forty-four people were stranded for four hours overnight near Kunzum Pass in Himachal's Lahaul and Spiti district, police said on Monday.

Three days after an American citizen went missing, his body was recovered in a ravine between Kee and Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district on Sunday, police said.

Actor Kangana Ranaut, the BJP's candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, was shown black flags by locals and Congress workers in Lahaul and Spiti's Kaza today. The state BJP alleged that stones were also thrown at her carcade.

The Lahaul and Spiti police today urged people to stay away from the Chandra river besides issuing an avalanche advisory asking them to stay clear of steep slopes and be on alert in snowy areas.

Former Himachal Pradesh minister and BJP leader from Lahaul and Spiti assembly constituency, Ram Lal Markanda, on Tuesday quit the party to protest the fielding of Congress rebel Ravi Thakur who had defeated him on the seat in last assembly election.

The 81 tourists stranded in Spiti Valley in Lahaul and Spiti district were on Sunday night shifted to and accommodated in different hotels and homestays there, the police said in a statement.

An avalanche hit a village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district in the wee hours of Sunday, obstructing the flow of Chenab and triggering an alert in the adjoining area, officials said.

Lahaul and Spiti's Kukumseri was the coldest in the state at minus 14.6 degrees while the minimum temperature stayed 15 to 20 degrees below freezing point in high-altitude tribal areas.

With nine of the 16 houses in Lindur village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district developing cracks due to land sinking, the residents have sought a geological survey to ascertain the reason behind the subsidence.

Seven families were evacuated from Kholaksa, located about 3 km from Losar in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, following flooding due to melting of a glacier. However, no casualty was reported.

Rescue workers today evacuated all 256 tourists stranded at Chandertal in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti for five days after snowfall blocked the road leading to the spot, officials said.

Over 250 people stranded with their light vehicles and motorbikes at Baralacha La and Lahaul and Spiti district following a snowfall have been rescued after a multi-agency nightlong operation, police said on Saturday.

The Keylong panchayat in the tribal Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh has passed a resolution banning beer from being served in festivals and weddings to curb "wasteful expenditure" at such events, according to sources.

The weather office has predicted light rain and snow in the higher reaches of Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Kangra and Shimla districts and light to moderate rainfall at a few places in the remaining districts over the next few hours.