Himachal

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

La Nina influences 2020 as India records above normal rains, harsher winter, reduced heatwave

4:04 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: La Nina seemed to have played a critical role in influencing the country’s weather in 2020 which was a second consecutive year of above normal rainfall with below normal temperatures in the winter and less occurrence of heatwaves. The year also saw formation of five cyclones in the seas along eastern and western […]

Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains

Shimla receives season’s first snowfall

10:28 pm December 27, 2020

Shimla : Shimla received the first snowfall of the season on Sunday, bringing cheer to tourists who come here in large numbers to celebrate Christmas and New Year, Light snowfall started around 9.15 pm at Mall Road, Jakhu, Chhota Shimla and other areas of the city. The Meteorological Department has predicted rain and snowfall in […]

Cold wave persists in north India

10:14 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: Many parts of north India was under the grip of a cold wave with minimum temperatures remaining below the 5 degrees Celsius-mark at several places, while the 40-day harshest winter period, ‘Chillai-Kalan, began in Kashmir on Monday. The 40-day period from December 21 to January 31 is considered the harshest winter period as a cold […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Delhi records lowest minimum temperature of season as mercury dips across north India

8:39 pm December 19, 2020

New Delhi: The cold wave sweeping through north India intensified at most places in the region on Saturday, with Delhi, as well as Srinagar, recording their lowest minimum temperatures of the season. Many hill stations of Himachal Pradesh shivered at sub-zero temperatures as Lahaul-Spiti’s Keylong was recorded the coldest in the state at minus 12.1 degrees Celsius. The mercury […]

Three held with ‘Kashmiri’ charas worth Rs 2 crore in Mumbai

11:46 pm December 13, 2020

Mumbai: Two women and a man were arrested from Kurla LTT railway terminus on Sunday with charas worth Rs 2 crore in the illicit market, a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official said. He said the trio, identified as Aftab Shaikh, Sabir Sayyed and Shamim Quereshi, were held after a tip-off and 6.628 kgs of Kashmiri charas, […]