Ludhiana: A major fire broke out at a spinning mill in an industrial area near here on Sunday. There was, however, no loss of life in the incident, police said, adding the cause behind the fire was yet to be ascertained. Over 80 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, a Ludhiana […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Many parts of Punjab and Haryana continued to be lashed by rains on Saturday adding to the woes of the farmers in the two agrarian states who fear that the prolonged wet spell could cause more damage to crops. Rainfall has occurred for the last three says in Chandigarh, the common capital of the […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Punjab and Haryana reeled under intense cold on Sunday, with Adampur recording the coldest place at 1.5 degrees Celsius, six degrees below the normal. The minimum temperature in Halwara settled at 3.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Ludhiana 3.5, Amritsar 4.6 and Bathinda and Faridkot at 4.2 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh recorded a low of 6 […]
Read MoreChandigarh: Cold weather conditions continued to persist in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday with Bathinda reeling under severe chill at 2.1 degrees Celsius. Bathinda was the coldest place in the two states recording a below normal minimum temperature, a Meteorological Department official said here. Adampur in Punjab also reeled at a low […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Cold wave conditions eased in some parts of north India on Tuesday, while other places reeled under winter chill. In Delhi, the minimum temperature was 5.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, and the maximum was 22.7 degrees Celsius. The mercury maintained an upward trend in Rajasthan with the highest maximum […]
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