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Naresh K Thakur

Naresh K Thakur

Naresh K Thakur is a staff reporter in Hindustan Times’ Himachal bureau. Based at Dharamshala, he covers Tibetan affairs, local politics and environmental issues.

Articles by Naresh K Thakur

Polish paraglider pilot goes missing in Kangra

70-year-old Andrzej Kulawik took off from Billing on Monday and was last seen flying over Kareri village in Kangra. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 25, 2023 05:26 AM IST

Himachal shivers, coldest October day in Keylong since 2007

Darcha-Shinkula road was closed for vehicular movement, said Lahaul-Spiti superintendent of police Mayank Chaudhary. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Oct 18, 2023 07:08 AM IST

Amid conflict, Israeli tourists in Himachal quietly return home

Police said that they were on alert and had reviewed security around Dharamkot. (HT File)

Published on Oct 09, 2023 10:50 PM IST

Monsoon at its tail end, Himachal gets 20% excess rains

With south-west monsoon retreated from most parts of the state, Himachal Pradesh this season has recorded 20% surplus rains getting actual seasonal rainfall of 884.8mm against a normal of 734.4mm. (PTI File Photo)

Updated on Oct 03, 2023 08:32 AM IST

After lull, rain returns to Himachal Pradesh from September 14-16

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at landslide-hit Summer Hill in Shimla on Wednesday. Twenty people had died in the rain-triggered landslide on August 14. (ANI Photo)

Published on Sep 13, 2023 03:03 PM IST

Manimahesh pilgrimage begins in Himachal on Janmashtami

Every year, hundreds of pilgrims from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and others parts of the country trek to the oval-shaped lake to catch a glimpse of Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Sep 07, 2023 04:35 PM IST

Despite monsoon fury, Himachal sees 4% rain deficit in August

Himachal Pradesh recorded 4% deficit rain in August with the state getting 247.6 mm rainfall against a normal of 256.8mm (HT File)

Updated on Sep 01, 2023 11:42 PM IST

IAF choppers fly people to safety in disaster-hit Himachal

IAF helicopters delivered more than 1,000 ration kits, comprising rice, pulses, flour and spices (Western Air Command)

Updated on Aug 27, 2023 11:11 PM IST

Himachal rain: NDRF rescues 51 stranded villagers in Mandi district

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team during a rescue operation carried out in the remote Shehnu Gouni village of Bali Chowki sub division in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday evening. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 25, 2023 01:11 PM IST

Himachal rain: 500 vehicles stranded after Kullu-Mandi highway blocked near Pandoh

Vehicles stranded after the Kullu-Mandi national highway was blocked near Pandoh Dam on Tuesday following heavy rain overnight. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 22, 2023 10:48 PM IST

Toll in Himachal rains rises to 80, CM declares state calamity

Search and rescue operation underway at the landslide-affected areas of Shimla on Friday. (ANI)

Updated on Aug 19, 2023 12:11 AM IST

Himachal rain: Shimla landslide toll climbs to 16, five still missing

Search and rescue operation underway at a landslide-affected area of Shimla on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 19, 2023 01:02 AM IST

Rescue ops underway in Kangra, 309 more evacuated

DRF personnel rescue residents stranded in flood-affected areas of Tiora village in Kangra district. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 17, 2023 10:36 PM IST

Himachal flood: IAF, army evacuate stranded villagers in Kangra district

A video grab of a woman being rescued by the Indian Air Force during an operation to evacuate stranded residents in flood-hit Kangra district on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 02:46 PM IST

Himachal, Uttarakhand battered by heavy rain; dozens killed

Buildings washed away in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh after torrential rains. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 14, 2023 10:48 PM IST

Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway thrown open for traffic

Trucks plying on the Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway on Sunday. (HT File)

Updated on Aug 07, 2023 01:16 PM IST

This July was Himachal’s second wettest in four decades

Himachal Pradesh received a 71% excess rainfall this July. (HT File)

Updated on Aug 02, 2023 01:11 PM IST

Himachal monsoon: Debris dumping worsened flooding in Manali, Mandi

The recent flash floods and landslides that caused large-scale destruction in Himachal Pradesh, particularly in Kullu and Mandi districts, was the fallout of natural and manmade factors. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 29, 2023 06:52 PM IST

BSF jawan held for faking death to evade loan repayment in Himachal Pradesh

Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Amit Rana, 32, from Nurpur in Kangra district, was arrested for faking his death to evade loan repayment. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 21, 2023 02:45 PM IST

Selling daily-use items at inflated prices to invite strict action, Manali authorities warn

Authorities have issued a warning to Manali-based shopkeepers of strict penalties against selling daily-use items at inflated prices. (HT File)

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:44 PM IST

One killed in Himachal flash floods, toll in rain fury at 122

Heavy rain, cloudbursts and landslides have claimed 122 lives and caused widespread damage across the state since June 24. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 01:08 AM IST

Flash flood in Kullu claims life, leaves 3 injured

The cloudburst on Monday left a trail of destruction at Neoli village in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Nine vehicles were swept away in the deluge that claimed a life at Kayas village in the district. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 11:48 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh on alert, IMD predicts heavy rainfall for 3 days

A view of flood-ravaged Manali town in Kullu district on Friday. Isolated spells of heavy to very heavy rainfall are forecast in Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Solan, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Sirmaur from July 15 to 17. (HT photo)

Updated on Jul 14, 2023 10:28 PM IST

Himachal on yellow alert, braces for another spell of heavy rain

Vehicles on the Beas riverbed in the flood-ravaged tourist town of Manali in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday. The vehicles were swept away in the surging waters of the Beas after heavy rain in the area on July 9 and 10. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:23 PM IST

Floods in Himachal leave trail of destruction

Massive devastation happened in the areas having high infrastructure development such as hydel project, hill cutting for widening of roads and destruction of forest cover for infrastructure projects (PTI)

Updated on Jul 13, 2023 01:09 AM IST

Mindless concretisation behind Himachal Pradesh’s flash floods, landslides

Destruction in the Thunag area of Mandi district. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 13, 2023 04:13 AM IST

Explainer: Goat plague sends alarm bells ringing in Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh animal husbandry authorities swung into action after at least 60 sheep and goats of nomadic ‘gaddis’ (shepherds) died and 250 animals fell sick in the highland pastures of Lahaul-Spiti due to Peste Des Petits Ruminants, a highly contagious viral disease. (File photo)

Updated on Jul 05, 2023 10:50 PM IST

Artist Sobha Singh’s biography to hit stands on July 9

Through the book, people will get to know about his efforts to revive Dogra and Kangra School of painting with “Kangra Kala Kendr” and “Kangra Kala Utsav”, said Hirday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jul 01, 2023 12:37 AM IST

Heavy rain forecast in Himachal Pradesh, advisory for tourists

The Chandigarh-Manali highway was blocked after a landslide near Pandoh in Mandi district for 22 hours till traffic was restored on Monday night. (Birbal Sharma/HT)

Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:27 AM IST

Monsoon Fury: 4 more dead, Mandi-Kullu highway blocked for 20 hours

The blocked Kullu-Manali road on Monday. (Birbal Sharma/HT)

Updated on Jun 27, 2023 06:06 AM IST

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