New Delhi: Incessant heavy rains on Sunday led to waterlogging at IGI airport in New Delhi, causing inconvenience to passengers who waded through knee deep water while the baggage handling system was left crippled.
The monsoon arrived in Delhi on Sunday a fortnight ahead of schedule, with national capital recording around 36.6 mm rainfall. But the airport witnessed an "unprecedented" rainfall of 117.8 mm in four and half hours, between 1 PM and 5.30 PM.
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10:19 PM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Incessant heavy rains on Sunday led to waterlogging at IGI airport in New Delhi, causing inconvenience to passengers who waded through knee deep water while the baggage handling system was left crippled. The monsoon arrived in Delhi on Sundaya fortnight ahead of schedule, with national capital recording around 36.6 mm rainfall. But the airport witnessed an "unprecedented" rainfall of 117.8 mm in four and half hours, between 1...
09:51 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Mumbai: The death toll in the tragic building collapse in Mahim, Mumbai rose to ten on Tuesday. Six people have been injured in the incident and include a fireman. Two others are still feared trapped in the debris and the rescue operations are on. Altaf Mansion, the five-storey building on Cadell Road collapsed late on Monday night after it rained heavily in the city. More than 60 fire brigade officials...
10:14 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Mumbai: Another tragic building collapse in Mahim, Mumbai has left four people dead and six injured. The injured include a fireman and many are feared trapped in the debris. Altaf Mansion, the five-storey building on Cadell Road collapsed late on Monday night after it rained heavily in the city. Around 10 to 12 people are feared trapped and rescue operations are still underway. More than 60 fire brigade officials and...
07:59 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Mumbai: Heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai and coastal Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Monday, disrupting normal life in the region. While the mercury dipped in the city bringing respite from intense heat, many parts of the city and suburbs was waterlogged and some parts were flooded on Monday morning hampering smooth movement of people and vehicles, said officials at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai's Disaster Control...
08:50 AM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Rain and strong winds lashed the capital this evening, bringing much needed relief to Delhiites who have been braving a harsh summer sun. The maximum temperature during the day stood 43.6 deg C, three notches above from normal and the minimum temperature was recorded two degree above normal at 30.3 deg C against Wednesday's 30.5 deg C. The sky became overcast in the evening and strong winds preceded...
06:07 PM, Jun 06, 2013
New Delhi: Reeling under simmering heat and high humidity, North India got some reason to cheer on Tuesday as the eagerly-awaited monsoon advanced further to hit Goa two days ahead of its schedule. "The South-West monsoon had reached Kerala on June 1 and it took three days to hit Goa," IMD (Goa) Director KV Singh said. In the national capital, hot and sultry weather continued as the maximum temperature settled...
08:49 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Panaji: The monsoon arrived in Goa on Tuesday, two days prior to the scheduled date, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Goa Director KV Singh said. "The south west monsoon had reached Kerala on June 1 and it took three days for it to hit Goa," he said. Singh said that the rains would be normal in the state. IMD has warned the fishermen against venturing in the sea. The state government...
05:41 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms like the one in Oklahoma that ended their final pursuit. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, who through the years had shared dramatic videos with television viewers and weather researchers, died on Friday night when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph turned on them near El...
06:34 AM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: After hitting Kerala, the monsoon is expected to advance to parts of Tamil Nadu and drought-hit states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the next two days. Arriving in Kerala two days ahead of schedule, the monsoon has boosted farming prospects and raised hopes in the cotton and sugar growing belt. Meanwhile, onset of monsoon brought respite from the heat for the north Indians as the mercury continued...
07:00 PM, Jun 02, 2013
New Delhi: The south-west monsoon, crucial for the country's agriculture-based economy, is likely to hit the Kerala coast by June 2, the IMD said. "Conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of south-west monsoon over Kerala during the next three days," DP Yadav, Director of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said. After arriving over Kerala, monsoon moves gradually to cover the entire country by mid-July. While the normal date for...
05:15 PM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi: As the mercury touched 43 degrees Celsius in the national capital, there is no respite from the heat yet. Rajasthan continued to remain in the grip of the heat wave with Churu recording a maximum of 45.2 degrees Celsius. Temperatures across North India on Tuesday hovered over 43 degrees Celsius at several places with the region getting little relief from the summer sun which continues to beat down...
07:59 AM, May 29, 2013
Chhindwara: Strong winds and rains disrupted a function which Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath was to attend on Tuesday and forced him to seek shelter in a municipal building at Amarwada, about 65 kms away from the district headquarters. Nath arrived in Amarwada to lay the foundation stone of an irrigation project in the area, police sources said. Soon after he reached the dais, strong winds...
03:12 AM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: The national capital on Tuesday continued to reel under intense heat with hot winds blowing all through the day. The day temperature was recorded at maximum 43 degree Celsius, which was three notches above normal and slightly up from Monday's 42.6 deg C. There was some respite as the minimum temperature was registered at 29 deg C, below the 30-degree mark after a long time. However, it was...
07:20 PM, May 28, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is reeling under intense heat wave with the scorching sun ensuring that the hapless people have no relief. The heat wave in continuing in several parts of the state including capital Lucknow. The maximum temperature is many parts of the state is above the 46 degree Celsius mark. The weather department has forecasted that the Uttar Pradesh will continue to be in the grip of the heat...
11:15 AM, May 28, 2013
Hyderabad: The rising mercury is continuing to claim more lives and the worst hit is Andhra Pradesh, where 524 deaths have been reported in the past two months. All hope of relief now lies on the monsoon, which is likely to reach South India by June 3. All 524 people have died due to sunstroke in just the past two months alone. With people wilting under temperatures between 47 and...
09:16 AM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: Delhiites on Monday got some respite from the intense heat after few parts of the city experienced dust storms which brought down the temperature. The temperature which had been registered at 42.6 deg C earlier in the day dropped to 36.4 deg C in the evening after dust storms were witnessed in areas neighbouring IGI and Safdarjung airports. "Dust storm of moderate intensity, with the wind speed of...
09:59 PM, May 27, 2013
Shimla: Heavy showers lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday while high-altitude tribal areas received another spell of snowfall, providing the much needed relief to people from the scorching sun. The mercury, which was running six to eight degrees above normal for the past two weeks, plummeted after rains and thunderstorm, which also extinguished forest fires in the lower and mid-hills. In the state capital Shimla, heavy rains and...
05:41 PM, May 27, 2013
Patna: Even as there is relief from the hot weather in Delhi and other parts of North India with the temperature remaining above the 40 degree Centigrade mark, the weather in Patna and parts of Bihar became very pleasant on Monday. Patna and several parts of Bihar received heavy rainfall on Monday bringing relief from the hot weather. The weather in Kashmir Valley and Uttarakhand is also cool and pleasant...
03:13 PM, May 27, 2013
Chandigarh: The ongoing heat wave conditions in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday continued unabated, claiming at least eight lives and forcing people in the region to confine indoors. While six persons lost their lives due to intense heat wave in Punjab, two died in Haryana in the past three days, officials said here today. In Punjab, three persons lost their lives in Amritsar, two in Ferozepur and...
01:26 PM, May 25, 2013
