The tourist resorts of Manali, Dalhousie, Kufri and Narkanda received 30 cm to 50 cm of snowfall while Solang, Dhundi, Mari and Rohtang were covered under 200 cm to 300 cm of snow.
Outrage in Himachal Pradesh over widow of ex-Army man being dragged out and assaulted in public after being accused of practising witchcraft.
The prime minister thanked the people but said it was the start of a long battle, as he urged them to follow social distancing to stop the chain of transmission of Coronavirus which has infected 360 people and claimed seven lives in India.
The four, including two women, were seated in S-8 and S-9 coaches, which are non-AC, and other passengers claimed that they died due to excessive heat.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
A group of Indian scientists are to traverse a 35,000-km journey by road from the Himalayas in India to the Cape Agulhas in South Africa to study the history of the continents of Asia and Africa.
School life becomes a memory when we move on to bigger milestones in life, but they have a huge deal to do with who we become when we grow up.
In a dramatic turn of events, the Ranji Trophy Group C match between Himachal Pradesh and Goa was cancelled but resumed later on Sunday after BCCI president N Srinivasan intervened to sort out a political tug of war.
Joshna Chinappa, the world number two junior trounced Tanya Ananda (Mayo) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1 on Saturday.
The jawans are feared trapped under 12 to 14 feet of snow at the Saunthin post in the alpine region of Chamba district bordering Jammu and Kashmir.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
The threat of flash floods in Himachal has reduced substantially because of receding water levels of river Sutlej.
'No one will be allowed to stand in the way of the BJP wave,' says Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Mahendra Raj is a towering figure of 20th century Indian architecture.
Ice climbing, especially in Spiti, has now become the holy grail of mountaineering in India.
State Tourism Minister G S Bali said Himachal Pradesh has also announced a ten-year tax holiday to attract NRI investment into the state.
The deaths happened when a Maxicab fell 400 ft down in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, 250 km from Shimla.
'We have to cut down on manpower to make more for equipment,' Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat tells Ajai Shukla.
Kangra, Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Hamirpur and Chamba received heavy rains.
The move came a day after the Election Commission announced dates for the forthcoming assembly polls in his state.
Vast swathes of the country are reeling under scorching heat with the mercury soaring to above 40C mark in many areas.
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
The sidelined leader's victory is being seen as a worrying development both for AIADMK and principal opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which finished third behind the ruling party.
'If we win, the semi-finals will be in Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh,' says BJP President Venkaiah Naidu.
Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus.
The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519.
The Congress is holding a 3-day conclave in Shimla as part of preparations for the November assembly polls and next year's general election.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the case.
The police said the abductors came in a car without a number plate and forcibly lifted Abhi Verma, alias Harry, a student of class IX, near Shimla Pahari chowk.
The real challenge, says Subir Roy, is to go for something affordable whose quality is just right.
At least 18 people were killed and 24 others injured on Saturday when a private bus plunged into the Beas river near Vindravani in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
