Lucknow: Seven more lives perished due to severe cold in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, taking the toll in the state this winter to 109. Two people each succumbed to cold in Fathepur and Pratapgarh, while Bahraich, Sitapur, Barabanki each witnessed death of one person, officials said here. However, sunshine this morning brought some respite to people who were reeling under severe cold conditions that continued in most parts of...
06:46 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Anantnag/Srinagar: As the country registers one of the coldest winters in recent memory, people in the higher reaches of the Kashmir valley are waging a battle to survive sub zero temperatures. Dacksum village on the Srinagar-Simthan-Kishtwar highway is witnessing harshest winter of the season. Most people have locked up their houses for safety as the village falls in the avalanche prone zone. Zarina's family lives alone in this wilderness, battling...
10:41 PM, Jan 11, 2011
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12:01 PM, Jan 11, 2011
New Delhi: Cold wave in north India has thrown rail traffic off-track with three trains – Swaraj Express, Udayan Abha Toofan Express and Purshottam Express – have being cancelled and 20 delayed. Two flights have also been delayed due to the fog. In Kanpur, residents have taken to the streets to demand relief measures from the state government as a cold wave sweeps across the region. Residents not equipped with...
09:09 AM, Jan 11, 2011
Singapore Ever wondered how far your sneeze goes? Or if you can stop germs from spreading by cupping your mouth with your hand when you cough? With a giant mirror and high-speed camera, scientists in Singapore are trying to find out how airborne transmission of flu viruses takes place, or if it happens at all. The equipment allows them to observe real-time a person's spray of minute liquid droplets when...
06:45 PM, Jan 10, 2011
New Delhi: Thirteen more people died due to the biting cold in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, taking this season's toll to 81. Lucknow recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees celsius. Bareilly was at 3.2, Allahabad and Gorakhpur were marginally warmer. The national capital Delhi shivered at 5 degrees as icy winds lashed the city. Schools in both states remain closed for another week. Further north, farmers in Punjab are among...
07:23 AM, Jan 10, 2011
On The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus talks about CBI's incompetence, Salman Taseer's killing and the chilly weather. ...
05:47 PM, Jan 09, 2011
New Delhi: North India continues to witness bone-chilling winters on Sunday. The maximum temperature in Delhi dropped to its lowest 12.4 degree celsius. The cold has claimed 23 lives this season. Adding to woes, a dense for enveloped Delhi with 48 trains delayed and two flights canceled. In Uttar Pradesh, people wrapped themselves in layers of woollens and huddled around bonfires to beat the chill, as temperature dropped to 7...
07:17 AM, Jan 09, 2011
New Delhi: Harsh cold waves continue to persist across North India. Dense fog severely hit rail travel on Saturday thought the air travel was spared. There is no respite from the winter chill even on Sunday as the met department predicts a foggy day. Scores of people were left stranded at the New Delhi Railway station on Saturday with trains running by several hours. About 41 trains were rescheduled and...
09:45 PM, Jan 08, 2011
New Delhi: A thick layer of fog engulfed Delhi on Saturday morning even as the cold wave continued unabated leaving Delhiites shivering and disrupting flight operations. The minimum temperature was recorded at 4.3 degrees Celsius, the same as Friday. Heavy fog in the morning hours disrupted air and road traffic. The cold wave has persisted throughout this week and the maximum temperatures too has slid below 15 degrees Celsius on...
10:04 AM, Jan 08, 2011
New Delhi: Heavy fog descended on the national capital on Saturday morning disrupting air and rail traffic. Air operations at the IGI airport were affected due to the dense fog leading to delay in schedule of several flights. The visibility at the Indira Gandhi airport varied between 175 metres and 225 metres across seven runways - resulting in the cancellation of five flights. A cargo flight was diverted while schedule...
08:24 AM, Jan 08, 2011
New Delhi: North India continues to battle the bitter cold wave, waking up to another frosty morning on Friday. Delhi is marginally colder than Thursday, with mercury dipping to 5.4 degrees Celsius. Fortunately children have been spared the cold with schools shut till Monday. Delhiites however saw respite from fog. But the MeT department has told that they expect the fog to return on Sunday. Cold wave conditions have intensified...
08:48 AM, Jan 07, 2011
New Delhi: As the cold wave continues to grip north India, 12 more people died in Uttar Pradesh taking the toll this season to 48. North India woke up to another frosty morning with the cold wave intensifying further. Temperatures in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan dropped to zero degrees. In view of the intense cold wave conditions prevailing in Madhya Pradesh, the state government declared holidays in all...
07:14 AM, Jan 06, 2011
While Delhi is still colder than Shimla, Chandigarh on Wednesday got its coldest day in history. ...
07:34 PM, Jan 05, 2011
As North India battles bitter cold, with mercury dipping low, Srinagar's Dal Lake is completely frozen. ...
12:05 PM, Jan 05, 2011
New Delhi:Delhiites woke up to a biting cold on Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature dipped three notches below average at 4.2 degrees Celsius. The weather office has predicted cold winds throughout the day. "There was shallow fog in the morning but the skies are expected to remain clear during the day. The chill in the air will continue in the coming days and the maximum temperature is expected to...
09:48 AM, Jan 05, 2011
Allahabad/Srinagar: A severe cold wave in north India on Tuesday left people shivering and claimed eight lives in Allahabad even as Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir froze at minus 20 degrees Celsius. The mercury dipped below three degrees Celsius, the first time in seven years in Allahabad, leaving eight people dead due to cold in the district with the trans-Ganga region accounting for five deaths. Railway traffic was also...
02:07 PM, Jan 04, 2011
New Delhi: The entire north India is reeling under a severe spell of cold. People living in the region are finding it hard to battle this lethal chill. A portion of Dal Lake has frozen in Srinagar which is shivering at minus 5.2 degree Celsius. For Shikarawallahs in the lake, it is no longer a smooth sail. In fact, they apprehend colder days ahead. "It is getting very diffcult to...
07:07 PM, Jan 03, 2011
New Delhi: It was biting cold in Delhi on Monday morning with chilly winds blowing and clouds completely hiding the sun. The city saw a mist cover during the morning hours and the sun could not be seen at all while cold winds brought the day temperatures down, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. "The day is likely to remain cold because of the chill winds," the...
10:44 AM, Jan 03, 2011
