Chandigarh: Adampur and Ludhiana in Punjab shivered on Wednesday recording below normal minimum temperatures as cold weather continued to prevail in the state and neighbouring Haryana. Adampur and Ludhiana recorded a low of 3.4 degrees and 3.8 degrees Celsius respectively. Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar recorded a minimum of 5 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded below normal minimum temperatures on Friday with Hisar registering the coldest at 4 degrees Celsius. Hisar’s minimum temperature was five degrees below normal. Narnaul reeled at a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius while Ambala’s minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 […]
Read MoreChandigarh: The pollution level continued to remain a cause of concern in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, with several districts reporting air quality indices in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories. Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana were the worst-affected cities, reporting air quality index (AQI) at 372 and 369 respectively, according to the Central Pollution […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: The noxious smog resulting from raging farm fires and unfavourable weather pushed pollution in Delhi-NCR towards the “emergency” zone on Wednesday, prompting authorities to order closure of schools till November 15 — a second time in two weeks. With the Central Pollution Control Board fearing a similar situation will prevail over the next […]
Read MoreBathinda (Punjab): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday blamed BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib, an emotive issue in Punjab. In her first election rally in Punjab for the Lok Sabha polls, Priyanka Gandhi also mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for suggesting that a cloud cover had helped […]
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