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Beas river in spate as Himachal Pradesh hit by cloudburst, heavy rain | Watch
The IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall till August 2 for the state. Slight rains expected to continue till August 6
Published on Aug 01, 2024 10:25 AM IST
Body of Punjab teen who drowned in Beas near Mandi retrieved
The State Disaster Response Force and professional divers’ team which had been deployed to search for the victim, Jasdeep Singh, retrieved the body near Panchvaktra Temple
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 08:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
3 months on, Himachal mulls lifting ban on mining in Beas river
Decision likely to be taken during the cabinet meeting scheduled for November 18; government had banned mining activities in August after unprecedented floods
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 06:52 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Punjab floods: 112 villages still affected, more than 5,000 evacuated
Army assisting in rescue ops, NDRF working to prevent breaches; in Gurdaspur, as many as 70 villages located near Beas river have been affected by the flood with around 5,000 people evacuated to safer locations on Thursday.
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Punjab: Situation grim in Majha, several Gurdaspur, Amritsar villages inundated
Teams of the district administration along with locals are evacuating people and taking them to safer places. People are moving to safer places along with their cattle in tractor-trailers
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Will continue to release excess water for 4-5 days, says BBMB officials
According to officials, Bhakra Dam received inflow of 45,509 cusecs and 68,844 cusecs of water was released on Wednesday as the water level in the reservoir is rising fast and touched 1,677 feet, three feet short of the maximum capacity of 1,680 feet
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Himachal flood fallout: NDRF rescues 85 villagers in neighbouring Punjab
The Punjab government has sounded a red alert in districts downstream of the Pong and Bhakra dams, including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran and Ropar, as Beas and Sutlej levels rise due to heavy rain in catchment Himachal Pradesh
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Himachal flood: IAF, army evacuate stranded villagers in Kangra district
Pong Dam on the Beas received an all-time high inflow of 7.3 lakh cusecs of water on Monday, resulting in the level in the reservoir crossing the permissible limit of 1,390 feet following which the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) opened floodgates, inundating villages in Indora and Fatehpur sub divisions
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 02:46 PM IST
Three bodies recovered from PRTC bus wreckage in Manali
Eleven members of a family were on board the bus besides the driver and conductor; the driver’s body was found in Mandi a few days after the incident
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Punjab: Farmers, Opposition leaders block NH ; seek release of downstream water
The MLAs of Opposition parties along with villagers from flood-affected areas staged a protest and blocked the national highway on Amritsar-Bathinda road at Harike headworks
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 10:15 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Himachal floods: Besides heavy rain, illegal mining impacted river course
Environmental experts say indiscriminate mining, rampant construction and mechanised dredging of river beds by contractors with political clout contributed affected the riverine ecosystem, making the recent death and destruction along embankments as much a man-made tragedy as a natural calamity
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 05:26 PM IST
Three killed as road caves in after landslide in Himachal’s Rampur Bushahr
Heavy rainfall-induced landslides in Himachal Pradesh have claimed three lives, as a car plunged into a gorge due to a road cave-in. Rescue operations were carried out by police, fire department, and locals. In a separate incident, 55 people were rescued from Kangra villages as the water level in the Beas river rose.
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 12:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Himachal floods: BBMB releases 10,000 cusecs of water from Pong Dam into Beas river
BBMB held a technical committee meeting in Chandigarh with Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to work out a strategy for controlled release of water
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 03:48 PM IST
Panic grips Himachal’s Mandi after water level rises sharply
Panic gripped scores of people residing along the Beas river, which was in spate due to intensified rainfall
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 01:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Kapurthala DC reviews flood preparedness along Beas River
The visit comes following reports from villages situated near the Mand area about increasing water level in the river
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 12:03 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kapurthala
Himachal: Water released from Pandoh Dam after increase in level due to unseasonal rain
In warning issued by Bhakra Beas Management Board, people told not to go near the Beas river in Mandi, Hamirpur and Kangra districts
Updated on May 26, 2023 04:17 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Punjab’s Harike Pattan wetland on alert after bird deaths at Pong Dam in Himachal
Ferozepur divisional forest officer, wildlife, says an estimated 60,000 migratory birds are already at Harike on the border of Ferozepur and Tarn Taran districts, where the Sutlej and Beas rivers merge, though no avian casualty has been reported yet.
Published on Jan 04, 2021 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bathinda | Vishal Joshi
Where past mingles with the present
The land between the Ravi and Beas was the final abode that Guru Nanak chose for a dera
Updated on Nov 08, 2019 09:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nirupama Dutt
Bhagwanpuria aide murdered gangster Gopi in 2017,held: Police
Matter came to the fore after the arrest of gangster Harminder Singh, say police; arms and ammunitions also recovered
Published on Oct 23, 2019 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Flood fury: BBMB bashing by state leaders misdirected | Analysis
Punjab Ekta Party president Sukhpal Khaira alleged a “conspiracy” behind the release of large quantities of water by the BBMB into Sutlej.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 08:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Navneet Sharma, Chandigarh
All major highways continue to remain shut in Himachal Pradesh due to flash floods, landslides
Reports said that around 200 trucks, carrying supplies to Leh and Ladakh, besides tourists’ vehicles have been stuck on the highway since Sunday between Manali and Sarchu.
Published on Aug 20, 2019 10:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla/Hamirpur/Mandi | HT Correspondents, Shimla/hamirpur/mandi
Flood threat looms over 130 Tarn Taran villages
On Sunday, the water level in Sutlej and Beas rivers was recorded at 70,000 cusecs and 67,000 cusecs, respectively.
Published on Aug 19, 2019 09:59 AM IST
Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Two killed, two missing as relentless rain hammers Himachal Pradesh
Incessant rain have flooded rivers and triggered landslides that have damaged bridges and roads across serval places in Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla/Dharamshala | HT Correspondent
Snow cuts off Lahaul-Spiti, floods block many highways in Himachal
Hundreds of roads including several national highways have been blocked due to landslides across the state. The tourist town of Manali has been cut off from district headquarters Kullu and rest of the state after an overflowing Beas river submerged roads on either side of the river after torrential rain during the last 24 hours.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 02:05 PM IST
Shimla | HT Correspondent
Rains lash Himachal: Rivers in spate, Chandigarh-Manali, Jammu-Srinagar higways blocked
An official of the local MeT office said there are chances of heavy rainfall at some places in the state till Monday and thereafter the intensity of rains will start receding.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 09:52 AM IST
Shimla | HT Correspondents and Agencies, Shimla
Himachal’s Prini village mourns Vajpayee, its resident poet
During his tenure as PM, Vajpayee would visit the village every summer but the last time he was here was in June 2006.
Updated on Aug 17, 2018 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Ex-gangster Lakha Sidhana, aides arrested on way to Shahkot in Moga
They were on their way to Shahkot to protest against the state government on the issue of leakage of molasses into the Beas river and the resultant death of fish.
Updated on May 24, 2018 08:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Moga | Gagandeep Jassowal
PPCB fines mill ₹5 crore, orders criminal case for Beas killer spill
The order came after the board heard the reply of sugar mill representatives in Patiala in response to the notice issued for the alleged violation found by a probe committee.
Updated on May 24, 2018 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patiala | Vishal Rambani
Expedite probe into sugar mill spill: Punjab CM to agencies
An official spokesperson said the CM had directed the officials concerned to ensure that no leniency is shown against those responsible for the incident.
Updated on May 23, 2018 09:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
Molasses leak: ‘Recovery of ecosystem of Beas river will take few years’
As many as eight to ten varieties of fish including cat fish, common carp died because of low level of oxygen in the river.
Updated on May 23, 2018 09:52 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
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