Solan News

A massive fire broke out at a cosmetics factory in Himachal's Solan, killing a woman and injuring 31 others, police said.

Over 50 people have died in the past two days in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh. Two houses in state's Solan district were washed away following the cloudburst on Sunday night.

The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the nine Himachal Pradesh districts including Shimla, Solan and Mandi.

Five people were killed and three were injured today after a four-wheeler ran over them in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.

Veteran Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil retained the Solan seat in Himachal Pradesh, defeating his nearest BJP rival and son-in-law Rajesh Kashyap in assembly poll results announced on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur on Friday ordered a probe into the damage of a major portion of the Kalka-Shimla Highway in Solan and directed the regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit a report.

All eleven people onboard a cable car that was stuck mid-air were recused at Parwanoo Timber Trail in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.

The cable car is a feature of Timber Trail private resort which is popular across the region, at the cusp of Himachal Pradesh with Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.

Two students of the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF) in Nauni in Solan district are among the 100 students to witness the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister's box.

Massive mudslides hit the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan towns in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday owing to heavy overnight rains, that led to traffic snarls and posed a serious threat to motorists.

Crisscrossing three Hindi heartland states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said a "Modi wave" is coming from every home in India and also escalated the attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, who was seen in a video using an expletive against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, refused to own up to using abusive language. He said his speech at a rally on Monday that was widely criticised by the Congress was "read out from a forwarded Facebook message" and it was not his own.

A fire broke out in the engine of the popular Himalayan Queen tourist train in Himachal Pradesh, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday.

A Nepalese woman and her daughter have been charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy for over three months in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, police said.

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Solan in Himachal Pradesh to provide free LPG connections to BPL households.

A massive fire broke out at a cosmetics factory in Himachal's Solan, killing a woman and injuring 31 others, police said.

Over 50 people have died in the past two days in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh. Two houses in state's Solan district were washed away following the cloudburst on Sunday night.

The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the nine Himachal Pradesh districts including Shimla, Solan and Mandi.

Five people were killed and three were injured today after a four-wheeler ran over them in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.

Veteran Congress leader Dhani Ram Shandil retained the Solan seat in Himachal Pradesh, defeating his nearest BJP rival and son-in-law Rajesh Kashyap in assembly poll results announced on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur on Friday ordered a probe into the damage of a major portion of the Kalka-Shimla Highway in Solan and directed the regional office of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit a report.

All eleven people onboard a cable car that was stuck mid-air were recused at Parwanoo Timber Trail in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.

The cable car is a feature of Timber Trail private resort which is popular across the region, at the cusp of Himachal Pradesh with Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.

Two students of the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF) in Nauni in Solan district are among the 100 students to witness the Republic Day parade from the Prime Minister's box.

Massive mudslides hit the Chandigarh-Shimla national highway between Parwanoo and Solan towns in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday owing to heavy overnight rains, that led to traffic snarls and posed a serious threat to motorists.

Crisscrossing three Hindi heartland states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said a "Modi wave" is coming from every home in India and also escalated the attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, who was seen in a video using an expletive against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, refused to own up to using abusive language. He said his speech at a rally on Monday that was widely criticised by the Congress was "read out from a forwarded Facebook message" and it was not his own.

A fire broke out in the engine of the popular Himalayan Queen tourist train in Himachal Pradesh, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday.

A Nepalese woman and her daughter have been charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy for over three months in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, police said.

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in Solan in Himachal Pradesh to provide free LPG connections to BPL households.