At least 15 more persons lost their lives due to persistent cold wave conditions in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll in the state this winter to 107. Officials said four people died in Muzaffarnagar, three in Mathura, two each in Agra, Bulandshahr, Etah and one each in Barabanki and Mirzapur. ...
04:20 PM, Jan 02, 2013
The national capital saw its coldest day of the season at 4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The cold wave intensifies across north India, with nine more people dead in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to 92. ...
10:17 AM, Jan 02, 2013
As Delhi saw its coldest day of the season on Tuesday with the temperature mercury dipping to 4 degree Celcius, nine more people have died in Uttar Pradesh taking the total to 92 now. The lowest temperature in the state was 0.9 degree Celsius recorded at Agra. ...
07:05 AM, Jan 02, 2013
Srinagar is freezing at 1 degree Celsius, and temperatures are likely to dip further. ...
11:25 AM, Dec 28, 2012
The death toll due to the intense cold wave currently enveloping north and east India has risen to 40. Even though the Meteorology Department has forecast a slight improvement in the weather condition on Friday, with officials predicting a clear sky and light mist in the morning, cold winds are expected to sweep parts of the region. ...
07:56 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Four persons have died in the last 24 hours due to extreme cold in North India where temperatures plummeted and fog disrupted normal life. In capital Delhi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 18.3 degrees Celsius, two less than normal and the minimum temperature was 7.8 degrees celsius. ...
06:12 AM, Dec 27, 2012
Seven people have died in the past 24 hours in different parts of Uttar Pradesh as cold wave conditions worsened, Punjab and Haryana saw a dip in temperature as well. In the NCR, the minimum temperature was 7 degrees Celsius though there was no fog in Delhi. ...
06:29 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Cold wave has gripped North India claiming more lives and disrupting flight and train schedule. In Uttar Pradesh, where temperature touched a low of 2 degrees Celsius, five more people have died taking the toll to 11 in just three days, while Punjab shivered with a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal. ...
08:34 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Winter has set in across the north and the cold wave has intensified, claiming five more lives in Uttar Pradesh, taking the death toll to 11 in just three days. Temperatures have dropped to 2 degrees Celsius in some areas of Uttar Pradesh. ...
06:21 AM, Dec 25, 2012
London: Temperature continues to remain freakishly low in eastern parts of Europe. In Belgrade, the Danube river has frozen in several portions, crippling shipping on Europe's busiest waterway. Meanwhile, the death toll has now crossed 450 across Europe with Ukraine still being the worst hit. Forecasts said freezing winds would pick up and bring more snow in the next two days across several regions. ...
11:15 AM, Feb 10, 2012
The mercury plunged to 4 degrees in Delhi making it the coldest day in February in 30 years. ...
07:53 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: Mercury plunged five degrees below normal on Thursday morning bringing back cold conditions in the city which was experiencing a spell of relatively pleasant weather over the last few days. The low was recorded at 4 degree Celsius, down by 4.5 degrees from Wednesday's minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees, the MeT office said. Cold winds added to the chill in the air early in the morning but a...
05:21 PM, Feb 09, 2012
At least 250 people have died due to cold in Europe even as more record low temperatures and snow are in the forecast. ...
08:28 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Sofia: Heavy snowfall across eastern Europe cut off hundreds of villages on Tuesday and rescue teams struggled to evacuate people in southern Bulgaria where rain and melting snow had caused a dam wall to break, flooding an entire village. A river dike also broke under intense water pressure near Kapitan Andreevo at the border with Turkey, officials said. At least 250 people have already died across the region during the...
06:21 AM, Feb 08, 2012
London: Europe continues to battle the intense cold and heavy snowfall and the condition is likely to stay the same at least till the end of the week. While Serbia has declared a state of emergency after the snow snapped access to tens of thousands of people, in Ukraine, 122 people have died so far with the temperatures hitting minus 30 degree celcius. Meanwhile, Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned...
10:10 AM, Feb 07, 2012
London: Europe continues to reel under intense cold wave with snow covering Rome after almost 27 years and over 300 people dying. Rome has experienced its first snowfall since 1985 while the Heathrow Airport of London has cancelled nearly half of its flights due to the harsh weather conditions. A few Mumbai bound flights were also among those cancellations. Many people also had to spend the night in cars when...
09:03 AM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: The cold wave sweeping north India showed no signs of relenting as temperatures settled below normal levels at most places on Monday with Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir registering a record low of minus 21 degrees. In the national capital, the minimum temperature was recorded at 5 degrees, two notches below normal, while the maximum in the last 24 hours was 14.6 degrees, down seven notches. Giving...
08:35 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Nearly 3000 vehicles have been stranded on J&K National Highway following heavy snowfall for the last 2 days. ...
09:30 AM, Jan 22, 2012
New Delhi: Dense fog in many parts of North India on Friday affected rail as well as air traffic with 30 trains running late and more than 60 flights delayed. The Patna-Delhi Rajdhani was among the trains delayed, a Northern Railway Spokesperson said Purshottam Express, Vaishali Express and Jansadharan Express were among the mail and express trains running late. On Thursday, 54 trains, including Rajdhani were rescheduled due to fog....
10:59 AM, Jan 20, 2012
CHENNAI: There is a perceptible chill in the city, but dont call it a cold wave. At least, not yet, say meteorological department officials. A cold wave occurs when temperatures drop from the normal anywhere below four and five degrees, informs S R Ramanan, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre. But Northern parts of Tamil Nadu barring Chennai are experiencing cold wave, he agrees. Chennai didnt make it to the...
08:19 AM, Jan 19, 2012
