Lucknow: The Met office has predicted rains, thundershowers and even hailstorm in the next 24 hours till Friday in western Uttar Pradesh. According to the weatherman, due to a western disturbance, strong winds will accompany the rains and thundershowers and at some places, it might even turn into a hailstorm[Read More…]
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Rain & snowfall lash entire North India, halts traffic; Avalanche alert for Uttarakhand
North India is shivering as the region sees a wet spell and snowfall, with rains bringing a respite from fog and pollution in many places. The cold wave conditions intensified across North India on Tuesday, with many areas in the region even seeing hailstorm. The national capital witnessed heavy rainfall and[Read More…]
Mumbai paralysed due to heavy rain: national disaster team on alert
A flood like situation has arrived in Mumbai after heavy rain since Monday. The heavy shower has choked the city and more rain is expected over the next 24 hours, predicted Met department. With high tide likely in the evening at 4.30pm, the situation could take a turn for the[Read More…]
Manipur crisis: Fresh flood threats in low lying areas of Manipur
Flash flood may hit Manipur again amidst the already existing food crisis in the wake of torrential rains as major rivers started to overflow out of their course, forcing people living near its banks to shift to safer areas on Wednesday. Due to heavy rainfall, Iril, Imphal and Thoubal rivers[Read More…]
Cut-out on these foods for a healthy monsoon!
While for most of us monsoon is all about a hot cup of tea and snacks with the pitter-patter in the background, we keep forgetting that the season change often affects our immune system. We are more prone to catching infections and diseases like malaria, dengue, cold, flu during the[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh districts on high alert after incessant rain
As many as 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh are on high-alert following the continuous rain over the last few days, said the Met department on Friday. The 10 districts comprise Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Gonda, Rae Bareli, Hardoi, Barabanki, Budayun, Bareilly and Moradabad. The department has further predicted no relief from[Read More…]
24% of monsoon kills 32 in Gujarat
With the dawn of the monsoon over India, the state of Gujarat recorded a total of 23.82% rainfall till Monday. As the monsoon hit Gujarat last week, it caused many flood-like situations, the meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall across Gujarat on Tuesday as well. The monsoon[Read More…]
Rain floods Arunachal Pradesh
Delhi: Rain and thunderstorm cools the city down
Just when the Delhiites were struggling with soaring temperatures, on Tuesday evening the national capital witnessed thundershowers and rain, relieving many. These showers also gave a satisfying change in weather, as mercury dropped by several notches. As per reports, the light rain was observed at various locations in the city[Read More…]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; Tourism department braces up for carnival
Fresh snowfall in the upper reaches and rains in the plains on Tuesday ended the longest dry spell in years in Kashmir valley. Officials said that light snowfall was received in ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports of snowfall were also received from Shopian in south Kashmir[Read More…]
Rain mars Day 2 of India-NZ test; Williamson, Latham score 50s
Rain and wet outfield brought a premature end to a day in which New Zealand defied India’s spin threat to reach 152/1. Kiwi captain Kane Williamson (65) and opener Tom Latham (56) hit unbeaten half-centuries before rain and a wet outfield washed out the final session of the second day’s[Read More…]
Heavy rains play havoc in Delhi, halts traffic; flights delayed
Delhi woke up to heavy rains on Wednesday and within hours severe water-logging and traffic jams were reported from various areas of Delhi, Gurugram and Noida. Several flights too were delayed due to bad weather and people took to social media to tweet about weather conditions and traffic jams at[Read More…]
Rains rain trouble as Gurgaon police issue apology, transfer top cop
A day after heavy rainfall triggered waterlogging and traffic jams in Gurgaon, the city’s police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk has been transferred to Rohtak. In his place, Sandeep Khirawar will be the new police commissioner in Gurgaon. This comes in the wake of the Gurgaon deputy commissioner TL Satyaprakash admitting[Read More…]