According to the India Meteorological Department, light rains are expected in the evening owing to a cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan and moisture-laden winds from the Arabian sea.
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Watch: Kashmiri teen girl reports snowfall using stick, get applauds from professional journalists
While the North India and specially Kashmir is covered with the thick blanket of snow, a heart-warming video of teen girl has gone viral on social media where she can be seen reporting snowfall using a stick. In an one minute 19 second video, 15-year-old Eiduha Iqbal from south Kashmir’s Shopian district[Read More…]
Fresh snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar highway
Fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector on Wednesday forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The Traffic Department was set to allow one-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday, but the decision was reviewed as weather deteriorated all along the- nearly 300 km long road. “Nightlong rains triggered shooting stones[Read More…]
Landslide hits Jammu-Srinagar highway
The Jammu-Srinagar highway was hit by a landslide early on Wednesday in the Ramban district, a traffic official said. “An earlier landslide at Panthal was cleared to ensure smooth passage of one-way traffic on the highway. The other one hit at the Anokhi Fall. “One-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu[Read More…]
Drass coldest in J&K at minus 28.7 degrees
On Saturday, even the maximum temperature in Drass did not rise above the freezing point as it settled at minus 10.1 degrees celsius. Drass recorded minus 10.1 degrees Celsius as its maximum temperature. “Minimum temperatures will drop further in the state with the weather likely to remain dry during the[Read More…]
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…]
Rains turn Delhi cool, maximum temperature to fall further
New Delhi: Light rains accompanied by winds on Monday turned Delhi pleasantly cool with the maximum temperature dropping to 22 degrees Celsius, against Sunday’s 28.7 degrees – warmest January day since 2012. “At Safdarjung, Delhi recorded 1.2 mm of rainfall on Monday. This kind of weather will continue to bring[Read More…]
Moderate to heavy snow, rain forecast for J&K
Srinagar, Fresh snowfall started in the valley on Monday as the Met forecast moderate to heavy rain and snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir over the next two days till Wednesday. “Widespread moderate to rather heavy rain and snowfall is likely to occur during the next 24 hours(till Tuesday),” a Met[Read More…]
Cloud cover warms up Kashmir
Srinagar, Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley, except for the Gulmarg ski resort, rose above the freezing point on Wednesday due to an overnight cloud cover, the Met said. Srinagar city recorded 2.2 as the minimum temperature while it was 1.4 in Pahalgam and minus 0.8 in Gulmarg, a MET[Read More…]
Kargil coldest in J&K
Srinagar: With a minimum temperature recorded at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday Kargil town was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir, as the the Met forecast light snowfall in the higher reaches. Leh in Ladakh region was at minus 5, while it was minus 4 in Gulmarg, 3.2 in[Read More…]
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 91
Landslides and floods have claimed 91 lives in Nepal till now, with 38 people still missing affecting as many as six million people. Nepal Ministry of Home Affairs said 2,847 houses were completely damaged in the disaster, reported India.com. “A committee was formed under the coordination of Home Minister Janardan[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…]
Monsoon 2017: Floods to aggravate in Assam; Delhi to receive light rain
While Monsoon hits India, heavy rainfall has caused floods in many regions. The North-East, especially in Assam floods due to heavy rain has claimed as many as 22 lives and affected 4.5 lakh people in 17 districts out of 35 districts that the state is divided into. The Brahmaputra river[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…]
Torrential rains floods Manipur
Many parts of Manipur have been flooded due to heavy in the past two days. The Imphal Valley has been affected by the torrential rains. As per reports, a part of the Imphal riverbank collapsed at Bashikhong in Imphal East district creating panic among the people, said officials of flood[Read More…]
Delhi gets respite from heat as rain sweeps the city late night
A pleasant morning in Delhi as rain swept through the streets of the national capital late on Monday. Giving Delhi respite to Delhiites, heavy showers continued in the national capital and the NCR till early morning on Tuesday bringing down the temperatures by several notches. Although the city experienced rain[Read More…]
Monsoon advances into Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya; IMD issues warning
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the south-west monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya. Along with this, the monsoon has also pushed into the central Arabian sea, Konkan, North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, said the reports. In fact, monsoon has advanced to other[Read More…]
Delhi: More rain in the evening, temperature to cool down
As rain lashes the streets of the national capital on Wednesday, Delhiites got some relief from the scornful heat. The rain accompanied by thunderstorm dipping the mercury to 30 degree Celcius. Delhi, Noida and Gurugram on Wednesday afternoon received intermittent rains. The thunderstorm accompanied rainfall occurred in various parts of[Read More…]
Deadly cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, 6 killed
As Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh on Tuesday, at least 6 persons have been killed. Speeding winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour have damaged several houses. The authorities have been struggling to evacuate over half a million people from the coastal areas. According to reports, the severe cyclonic storm[Read More…]
Delhi: Thunderstorm expected on Wednesday
Soon after Delhi witnessed a scorching temperature 45.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest day in the capital, there was some relief on Monday as mercury dipped to two degrees. The maximum temperature on Monday would hover around 43 degrees Celsius and the minimum 29 degrees Celsius. “It[Read More…]
Uttarakhand expects heavy rainfall on May 12-13
Delhi records hottest May 7 since 2011
Mercury falls in parts of Odisha
First heat wave, kills three in Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, two persons lost their lives as the first phase of summer in India hits the state on Friday. Maharashtra has also received warning from the Met department of a “moderate heat wave” in some areas. Many parts of Maharashtra recorded a maximum of 40 degree Celsius and[Read More…]