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
Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport here remained suspended for over an hour after the city witnessed the first dense fog of this winters on Sunday. Around 20 flights were delayed while two were cancelled as the fog enveloped the airport suddenly around 7 am, sources said. ...
09:40 AM, Dec 23, 2012
At least 83 people have died in Ukraine from a cold spell that has been gripping the country, BBC reported. Temperatures as low as minus 23 degrees Celsius and heavy snowfall this month have left the capital Kiev and most of the country under a thick frozen layer. ...
02:06 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Shimla: Tourists are drawn by snow in Shimla on Christmas. Will the Queen of the Hills see a blanket of white this Christmas? The capital of Himachal Pradesh is known for the grandeur of many of its buildings that once housed institutions of imperial power when Shimla served as the summer capital of British India. This year, after a gap of over two decades, there are hopes of a white...
09:22 AM, Dec 18, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who is on a three day visit in the country, has created controversy by claiming he is unsure whether Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia was killed by a Pakistani bullet or the weather. Within minutes of landing in New Delhi, Malik set off a storm with his comment on the case of Captain Kalia, who, along with others in his team, was brutally...
08:34 AM, Dec 15, 2012
London: Winter is playing havoc in the United Kingdom, where dozens of flights have been cancelled due to thick fog and ice. Europe's busiest airport, Heathrow, has seen a bulk of cancellations. Visibility has been falling across central, eastern and north-west England. Ferry services too have been cancelled in London. Road and rail travel has also been disrupted, especially in North Yorkshire. Heathrow Airport had around 60 cancellations affecting incoming...
08:10 PM, Dec 12, 2012
New Delhi: The winter chill has finally set in as parts of Himachal Pradesh received the season's first snowfall causing temperatures to drop by 9 degrees Celsius in parts of North India. Snowfall in tourist resorts Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie has resulted in a cold wave. After relatively warmer days, Delhiites saw light rains and breeze on Tuesday. Showers drenched parts of the Kashmir Valley that was witnessing a dry...
07:37 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Residential areas in several places in rain-hit coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh remained under flood water on Wednesday though the heavy rains have stopped. The areas remained waterlogged because of poor drainage system in areas of Kakinada, Vijayawada and other coastal towns, official sources said. State Home Minister P Sabita Reddy, in-charge minister for East Godavari district, visited some rain-affected areas on Wednesday. Alleging that government had failed to...
07:49 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Andhra Pradesh is reeling under the after-effect of Cyclone Nilam. Heavy rains continue to lash coastal areas and the death toll has risen to 28. Over 68,000 people have been evacuated and post-cyclone Nilam, life has been hit hard along coastal Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rains have been reported in several areas over the past 48 hours. About 86 relief camps have been set up and the Navy roped in for ...
08:44 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Hyderabad: Twenty-two people have died in coastal Andhra Pradesh as heavy rains continued to lash the region in the after effect of the Cyclone Nilam. Coastal Andhra Pradesh has been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours. Vishakapatnam, Prakasam, East Godavari and Viziana-garam have received close to 25 cm of rainfall since Saturday. People from low lying areas have been evacuated to relief camps. More rainfall is expected in...
08:22 AM, Nov 05, 2012
New York: Airlines hastily canceled flights in the Northeast Sunday as Hurricane Sandy moved up the coast. The massive storm threatens to bring a near halt to air travel for at least two days in a key region for both domestic and international flights. Major carriers such as American Airlines, JetBlue and Delta planned Sunday night to cancel all flights into and out of three area airports in New York,...
07:08 AM, Oct 29, 2012
1. A Northbound Hurricane Hurricane Sandy is moving slowly toward the north-northeast but is expected to turn to the north and west later Sunday and Monday, forecasters say. At some point, it's expected to become what's known as an extratropical storm. Unlike a tropical system like a hurricane, which gets its power from warm ocean waters, extratropical systems are driven by temperature contrasts in the atmosphere. Although Sandy is currently...
10:56 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Bloomsburg: The National Weather Service has downgraded Sandy from a hurricane to a tropical storm but warns that "widespread impacts" are still expected into next week for the US East Coast. The storm was expected to increase in speed and move away from the Bahamas and parallel to the southeast coast of the United States later this weekend. Maximum sustained winds dropped to near 70 mph early Saturday, pushing it...
02:56 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: Strong winds and rain on Tuesday afternoon caught Delhi residents off guard after days of pleasant sunny weather. The met office has forecast more rains in the evening. "The rains are due to a low pressure system that came from west Rajasthan. The rains will continue till tonight (Tuesday night)," said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Tuesday's minimum temperature was average for the season at...
04:42 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Rains continue to throw normal life out of gear in many parts of Rajasthan on Thursday. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Hyderabad: The incessant rainfall threw traffic out of gear in the city on Monday as at least 30 points in several important junctions were inundated with overflowing drain water. According to the Met department, 31. 4 mm rainfall was recorded till late evening. Officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) confirmed that at least 17 trees were uprooted at different locations. Major water logging was reported at Panjagutta, SR...
02:33 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Mumbai: The Maximum City came to a halt on Monday evening as the torrential rains exposed the Brihan Mumbai Corporation's claims and the Mayor's challenge that the agencies were prepared for tackling Monsoon 2012. The BMC had spent over Rs 50 crore this year alone on desilting of drains and over Rs 26 crore on fixing potholes. The BMC and the railways passed the buck to each other and did...
01:30 PM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh in the 24 hours disrupting normal life on Tuesday. Hyderabad recorded almost 32 mm of rain on Monday night. Several coastal districts and some parts of the Telangana region have received heavy rainfall as well. The state Meteorological Department said moderate to heavy rainfall is expected in the next 48 hours in the state. South Central Railways has...
11:57 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Thane/ Mumbai: Incessant rains for the second day in a row wreaked havoc in Thane district, cutting off several low lying areas, leaving thousands of people marooned. According to district authorities, parts of many areas like Bhiwandi, Kopri, Naupada, Bhayander, Dahanu and Kalyan were completely inundated owing to continous downpour during the last 48 hours. About 10,000 people were marooned by flood waters in these areas and are being shifted...
10:47 AM, Sep 04, 2012
