Dehradun, Jan 24 (IANS) A number of families in Baldiyakhan village of Uttarakhand's Nainital district affected by the cracks developing in their houses due to tunnel-construction work have been staging a protest since January 21, urging authorities to intervene and look into the problems faced by them.
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Even as intense dry cold gripped Kashmir and Jammu recorded below normal temperatures on Wednesday, the MeT department said that the long dry spell was likely to end by this weekend.
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Extreme dry cold tightened its grip on Kashmir and in Jammu also fog and cold affected life on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on late Monday as a strong earthquake jolted China's Xinjiang.
New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Scores of people thronged Srinagar's historic Jamia mosque praying for snow to touch the barren grounds of what would have been proudly proclaimed to be a "winter wonderland" in a normal winter season in Kashmir.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Seeing no relief in the ongoing weather pattern, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Sunday, indicating that dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day conditions are expected to persist over North India for the next 4-5 days.
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) After an extremely wet southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh in 2023, when even the cold desert Lahaul-Spiti, the rain-shadow zone, had to face a deluge, this winter is witnessing a lack of precipitation across the state, turning the mountains brown due to the lack of a “blanket of snow”.
New Delhi/Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi University Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, who is known as the Cherry Blossom founder of India, has designed a wheel -- “Indian Seaweeds Wheel” -- similar to the Ashok Chakra, which represents India and Indian pride, to promote cultivation of seaweeds in a big way to fight climate change through innovative methods.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Jet stream winds, of the order of 130-160 knots at 12.6 km above mean sea level, are still prevailing over the plains of North India, enhancing cold wave/cold day conditions which are likely to continue for next 3-4 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Even though the 40-day long period of harsh winter called the ‘Chillai Kalan’ is ending in less than 10 days from Saturday, Kashmiris live in horror of a snowless winter that would spell disaster in the summer months.
