Day: January 2, 2020

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Cold wave persists in Himachal Pradesh

8:16 pm January 2, 2020

Shimla: Cold wave persisted in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures, the meteorological department said. Snowfall occurred in Shimla on Thursday evening. The weatherman has predicted snow and rainfall in many places of middle, high hills of the state and thundershowers in […]

Some respite from cold in parts of North India

HP: 5-day winter carnival begins in Manali

8:13 pm January 2, 2020

Shimla: The five-day winter carnival began at Manali in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday. An attraction for Indian as well foreign tourists, the carnival is organised from January 2 to 6 every year. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur flagged off the winter carnival parade from circuit house in Manali after offering prayers […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Mercury rises in Delhi, air quality still ‘severe’

8:09 pm January 2, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital recorded an above normal maximum temperature for the second consecutive day on Thursday after remaining in the grip of a prolonged cold spell, the longest since 1992. The city recorded a high of 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below […]

A milestone for French rail strikes: 29th day of walkouts

7:51 pm January 2, 2020

Paris: With 29 straight days of walkouts, French rail strikes against government plans to reform France’s retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the lengths of strikes in the 1980s. The nationwide walkouts against the government’s pension plans started on December 5. On Thursday, they surpassed a 1986-1987 rail strike in longevity, a […]

Bird flu kills 25,000 turkeys in eastern Poland, sparks cull

7:44 pm January 2, 2020

Warsaw: Authorities in eastern Poland say bird flu is responsible for the deaths of at least 25,000 turkeys in poultry farms near the country’s borders with Ukraine and Belarus. Polish veterinary authorities on Thursday were planning to cull tens of thousands of birds in the Lubartow area, a major poultry farming region. Police were blocking […]