Uttarakhand

Cloudy skies hamper viewing of annular eclipse in Delhi

5:27 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: As clouds shrouded the skies in the national capital on Sunday, there was no clear view for sky gazers of the annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and ended at 1.58 pm. The eclipse was at its peak at 12.01 pm. The […]

Solar eclipse: No fair, only simple religious ceremony this time in Kurukshetra

Annular solar eclipse underway, cloudy skies may play spoilsport for sky gazers in Delhi

12:56 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is currently underway but cloudy skies are likely to play a spoilsport for sky gazers in the national capital. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and will end at 2.02 pm. The annular phase was visible on Sunday morning from some […]

Mercury crosses 46 degrees C-mark in parts of Delhi

9:17 pm June 18, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital sweltered under the stifling heat with the mercury crossing the 46 degrees Celsius-mark in some parts on Thursday. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a maximum of 42.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. At 46.4 degrees Celsius, the weather stations at Aya Nagar recorded […]

Operation monsoon in tiger reserves from June 25

11:40 pm June 17, 2020

Rishikesh: ‘Operation Monsoon’, which is aimed at conserving forests and wildlife, will be launched from June 25 in the Corbett and the Rajaji tiger reserves of Uttarakhand and two other forest circles. Uttarakhand’s forest areas bordering Nepal and Uttar Pradesh will also be covered under the operation in which 1,500 regularised labourers and daily wagers […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Modi to speak with chief ministers on Tuesday, Wednesday

3:04 pm June 15, 2020

New Delhi: Amid an unabated rise in coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a fresh round of consultations with chief ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday on ways to check the spread of the virus as India exits the lockdown. On Tuesday afternoon, Modi will hold a video-conference with chief ministers, […]