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: An extreme cold wave across Europe over the past few days has left 160 people dead in its wake. The mercury plunged to record lows throughout the continent, with Bulgaria recording its lowest temperature in over a century. Meanwhile, Poland, Romania and Latvia are dealing with temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees celcius. In Ukraine, health officials claim that 63 people died after literally freezing on the...
06:39 AM, Feb 03, 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
Jammu: With hundreds stranded in Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement weather, the IAF on Saturday ferried 1,100 people, including 250 army personnel, between the state's twin capitals. "Over 1,100 people, 250 of them army jawans, were transported between Jammu and Srinagar which has remained cut off since January seven due to heavy snowfall," Defence spokesman SN Acharya said. Air Officer Commanding, Jammu IAF Station, Air Commodore Nitin Sathe, who...
11:28 AM, Jan 22, 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
The minimum in Mysore fell to an all-time record of 7.7 degrees Celsius on January 16, the lowest in the last 120 years. ...
09:15 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: The cold wave tightened its grip over most parts of North India on Wednesday with the mercury plummeting by several notches. After three days of respite, temperatures dipped in Kashmir bringing back the chill in the Valley. Mercury in the summer capital Srinagar settled at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, a drop of 0.2 degrees from Tuesday. The minimum temperature in the famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north...
06:14 PM, Jan 18, 2012
The water suppy and electricity has got affected due to the extreme cold climate in North India. ...
02:33 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Severe cold wave conditions prevailed over parts of Telengana, Rayalaseema and interior Karnataka. Dry weather prevailed over Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep and the the clear weather coupled with the cold winds from the north led to a sudden drop in the temperature. Madikeri in Karnataka recorded its lowest in the last 132 years on January 16 when the mercury plummeted to 4.8 degrees Celsius....
11:07 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 40 flights and 35 trains were delayed on the Wednesday morning due to dense fog in Delhi and parts of North India. As the mercury plummeted sharply leaving Delhiites shivering, the minimum was recored at 5.6 degree Celsius as compared to Tuesday's minimum of 9.3 degree Celsius. Flight operations at the IGI Airport were disrupted with 40 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights...
10:54 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi woke up to a thick fog hanging over the city on Wednesday. Dense fog disrupted flight operations at the IGI Airport on Wednesday morning with 30 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights were diverted. The fog started to descend at the airport in the wee hours due to which the runway visibility dipped below 100 metre and the general visibility to less than 50 metre,...
08:19 AM, Jan 18, 2012
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is in the grip of the most severe cold wave in its recorded history which during the last two days has claimed 15 lives. Five people died in Karimnagar district, and four each in Visakhapatnam and Guntur districts. The districts of Nalgonda and Warangal accounted for a death each. According to locals, elderly people and beggars became victims of the severe cold wave. The temperature in most...
12:03 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Srinagar: There's been absolutely no reprieve from the cold conditions that has been witnessed since last one week in Srinagar when it snowed heavily. The minimum dropped to minus 7 degrees Celsius on Saturday and the Dal Lake remains frozen. The temperatures across the Kashmir Valley dropped further on Friday. Kargil town recorded a minimum of minus 19.6 degrees becoming the coldest place of the region this season and Leh...
05:39 PM, Jan 14, 2012
The cold wave conditions in Kashmir over the last few days have not only affected the local population - but migratory birds too are hit. They're now struggling to find food because the wetlands have frozen completely. ...
12:11 PM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: It was another chilly morning for Delhiites on Friday as cold winds kept the mercury at below normal levels. The minimum temperature was recorded at 5.5 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal and up from Thursday's 5.3 degrees. The maximum was recorded at 18.7, two degrees below normal, on Thursday. Though there was marginal increase in night temperatures, the wind chill factor added to the cold in the...
10:47 AM, Jan 13, 2012
How much money has been spent in providing night shelters for the homeless as north India endures a chilly winter? ...
11:44 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Cold wave across north India: Tonight at 10, Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of guests, are night shelters in winter not a priority for the govt?
12:50 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Srinagar: There was no respite for residents of Kashmir as mercury across the Valley remained below the freezing point for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. In the summer capital Srinagar, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, a decrease of 0.5 degrees from Tuesday night, a MeT official said. Srinagar city on Tuesday recorded the maximum temperature of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius which was the coldest...
01:51 PM, Jan 11, 2012
