Havildar Baldev Chand of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh has been martyred in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir. There is a wave of mourning in his district since his martyrdom. In the fierce encounter with terrorists in Kishtwar, Havildar Baldev Chand protected the country and put his life. CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has also paid tribute to his martyrdom.

CM Sukhu wrote on the X handle, “Havildar Baldev Chand, a resident of Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district, was injured in an encounter with terrorists. Today, after hearing the sad news of his death, he was filled with pain. His contribution in service to the country will always be immortal. The country will always be immortal.

He wrote that God should place the soul of the departed at his feet and provide patience and support to the mournful family in this hour of grief. My condolences are with a heartbreaking family.

Shaheed Baldev Chand, son Havildar Vishan Das (retired), village post offices Gangaloh, Tehsil Jhanduta, District Bilaspur were residents. This sad news has made the entire region smell.

A wave of mourning in the village

As soon as the information about the martyrdom of Havildar Baldev Chand is received, a wave of mourning has raged in his ancestral village and surrounding areas. The eyes of the villagers are moist, but they are also proud of their sacrifice. Local residents said that Baldev Chand was a courageous soldier, who made Deshva a goal of his life.

The body of the martyr is likely to reach his village Thehh on Saturday (September 20). Preparations have started in the area for his last darshan and tribute. The stories of their valor and patriotism are echoing in every village.

‘Head raised proudly’

On his martyrdom, a local resident said, “Baldev raised our heads with pride, but the grief of his martyrdom will always be long.

In Himachal Pradesh, the havoc of nature is not taking the name of stopping. Due to heavy rains at many places here, shops were washed away due to landslides and sudden floods, buildings collapsed, highways lost contact and residential areas were submerged.

On Tuesday (August 26), the fast streams of Beas river in Manali in Kullu district in the early hours of Beas river shed a multi -storey hotel and four shops. According to him, due to the rise of the river, water entered the potato ground of Manali and the Manali-Leh highway was blocked in many places. In Kullu, the water of Ghanvi Khad (drain) entered the houses.

VIDEO | Manali, Himachal Pradesh: a pick-up van was swept as ragging river triggered a landslide damaging the road.

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Meteorological Department released red alert

The local Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a ‘red’ alert warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at different places in Kangra, Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts. A ‘Orange’ alert has also been issued for heavy rains in Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Solan, Mandi and Kullu districts and Shimla city.

2 buildings with 40 shops are lost

Two buildings with about 40 shops collapsed in Balichowki area of ​​Mandi district late on Monday night. After the building became dangerous, it was already evacuated, so there were no casualties. A sudden flood in Kanvi in ​​Kinnaur district caused havoc.

Various district administrations have ordered the closure of all educational institutions. The order to this effect was issued by Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Solan and Banjar, Kullu district administration on Monday evening. The Shimla district administration ordered the closure of all government and private educational institutions on Tuesday morning.

Heavy rain estimated in 24 hours

Shimla district has been receiving heavy rains since Monday morning. Landslides occurred due to torrential rains and trees were uprooted, which blocked the roads. The Meteorological Department has predicted more heavy rains during the next 24 hours. Shimla Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap said in an official order that the educational institutions of the district will remain closed on Tuesday, keeping in mind the safety of the students.

The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) said that till Monday night a total of 795 roads were closed and about 956 power supply transformers and 517 water supply schemes were interrupted. He told that out of 795 roads closed, 289 are in Mandi district, 214 in Chamba and 132 in Kullu. The National Highway (NH) -3 (Mandi-Dharmpur Road) and NH-305 (AOT-SANJ) are also closed.

156 people died so far

According to SEOC, at least 156 people have died in rain -related incidents in Himachal Pradesh between June 20 and August 25, while 38 are missing. According to SEOC data, there have been incidents of sudden floods, 41 times cloudburst and 81 major landslides in the state so far. According to this, the state has suffered a loss of Rs 2,394 crore in rain -related incidents.

How many rain has been done so far?

Himachal Pradesh received 703.7 mm of rain from June 1 to August 25, while the average rainfall is 577.9 mm, which is 22 percent more than normal. The state has received 44 percent more rainfall than normal so far in August.

In Himachal Pradesh, the monsoon rains caused havoc. The loss in disaster is increasing day by day. Himachal is not able to emerge due to heavy destruction due to cloudburst flash flood. Many problems have to be maintained in relief and saving work.

In Himachal Pradesh, this disaster has lost 749 crores so far. At the same time, 91 deaths, 131 injured, 34 missing, 207 roads have been closed, 132 transformers stalled, 812 drinking water schemes affected, 22385 animal birds flowed, 432 houses were completely destroyed, 928 houses have been damaged, 880 cowsheds have been damaged.

Rain will continue
Meanwhile, the rain period is also going on continuously. Due to which relief rescue operations in the mandi are facing difficulties. The Meteorological Department has projected the continuation of rain in Himachal Pradesh at present. During this time, heavy to heavy rains have also been forecast in many areas of the state.

Possibility of heavy rain till 12 July
Meteorological Center Shimla has also expressed the possibility of heavy rains in the district mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur on July 11 and 12. From July 13 to 16, there is a possibility of heavy rains in about 9 districts of the state. From July 13 to July 16, there is a possibility of heavy rains in the district’s district Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Kullu, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur.

Himachal pradesh BJP president election: Himachal Pradesh BJP is going to get a new president soon. BJP’s election officer Dr. Rajiv Bhardwaj said that on July 1, the state BJP will get a new president. According to him, nomination will be filled on June 30.

Addressing the press conference on Sunday (June 29), Dr. Rajiv Bhardwaj said that our party believes in the democratic tradition and under it, the election of the nation and state president is held under a democratic process across the country. Under the leadership of our National Election Officer K Lakshman, elections for booths, mandals, district and state councils have been completed under the entire country. In which elections have been held in more than 8000 booths, 171 mandals and 17 districts in Himachal Pradesh.

He told that there are 114 delegates in Himachal Pradesh, which we can also call BJP state president and voters for the election of National Council. We have published the notification, time table and voter list of elections in the BJP headquarters.

8 National Council members will also be elected
Dr. Rajiv Bhardwaj said that the election of BJP state president and 8 National Council members has been declared in Himachal Pradesh, whose notification has been issued. On 30 June 2025, the nomination of the state president and the members of the National Council will be taken from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on 30 June 2025, these nomination papers will be examined from 2 to 3 pm and if more than one nomination comes, then its return time has been fixed from 3 to 5 pm.

He informed that on July 1, the official announcement of the state president and eight National Council members will be made at Hotel Peterhoff Shimla at 11:00 am by Union Minister Jitendra Singh. During this, co -election president Dr. Rajiv Sehjal and Sanjeev Katwal were present along with Rajiv Bhardwaj.

These three leaders join the race
Please tell that at present, Dr. Rajiv Bindal is the President of BJP in Himachal. On July 1, BJP will get a new president. However, the BJP has not opened the cards regarding the new president yet. Whoever the high command will give the green signal is sure to become the president. It is expected that only one nomination will be filled and its name will be decided for the post of president. If sources are to be believed, any of Dr. Rajiv Bindal, Rajiv Bhardwaj or Rajiv Sejal can be made president.

Himachal cloud burst: The weather continues to wreak havoc in North India these days. The situation is very bad due to clouds in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Another body has been recovered from the workers flowing in the Manuni Khad of district Kangra headquarters Dharamshala on Friday (June 27), but it has not been identified.

So far 6 bodies have been recovered in this accident, while the search for the remaining 2 people is going on. Three days after the accident, the campaign to search for the missing lives continues. 5 out of 6 killed in the accident have been identified, while the body found on Friday is unknown. At the same time, due to rain, the rescue operation had to be stopped on Friday. On the other hand, today the rescue operation has to be stopped due to rain again during the day.

Search operation continues on war footing- Asp Aditi Singh

At the same time, ASP Aditi Singh said that a search operation is being conducted on a war footing to find others missing. In view of security, the rest of the people working in the power project have been taken to a safe place. The district administration is engaged in relief and rescue work with full vigilance and coordination. The search operation for the discovery of missing persons has been further intensified. Two troops of the state disaster response force and a team of home guards are deployed at the scene and are engaged in search operation.

Trouble in search operation due to bad weather- ASP Aditi Singh

Aditi Singh said that another body has been recovered yesterday, but due to the weather being very bad and visibility, he could not bring it down. So far six bodies have been recovered in total and two people are still missing. Our best effort is to complete the search operation as soon as possible and take out everyone. He has described bad weather as a big challenge, due to which connectivity is not being done to people.

Report of Rahul Chawla.

Himachal Pradesh Politics: The politics of Himachal Pradesh has suddenly become hot. Neeraj Bharti, son of former CPS Sukhu government cabinet minister Chandra Kumar, has created a stir in the state’s politics by writing about his resignation in his social media. Looking at this post, it seems that everything is not good in the Sukhu government.

Senior Congress minister Chandra Kumar from Kangra will resign from the cabinet. His son Neeraj Bharti has announced this by writing on Facebook. Son Neeraj Bharti made a big accusation against her own government and said that the works of ‘brokers’ are being done.

What did the son write on Facebook?
Neeraj, son of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Chandra Kumar, who came from Jawali of Kangra, wrote on Facebook that tomorrow i.e. on Thursday, Chaudhary Chandra Kumar will resign from his post. Neeraj Bharti wrote, “If the work is of brokers, then what is the benefit of the post of minister.”

Minister did not give any response
ABP News also tried to contact Neeraj Bharti and his minister’s father Chandra Kumar on this matter but he did not pick up the phone. Neeraj Bharti has been posting controversial posts on social media even before. But before the formation of the Congress government, he used to attack the BJP. But for some time, he has been writing and speaking against his own government.

Sukhu government may face crisis
Now in reality, if Chandra Kumar resigns, then there may be a crisis on the Sukhu government. The condition is that yesterday Neeraj Bharti should not say that her social media account did not have or had been hacked.