‘Close Agra monuments in afternoon’
byAgra: Employees at monuments in Taj city Agra should get a four-hour lunch break to give them some respite from the scorching heat, Federation of…
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Rohtang Pass to reopen for tourists from Wednesday
byManali: The majestic Rohtang Pass, which is still wrapped in a thick blanket of snow near this picturesque tourist resort of Himachal Pradesh, will be…
Kerala church says no to Chinese coffins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its followers not to use Chinese made coffins, saying they are not environment friendly. “Swarga…
Mercury soars in Delhi, could cross 45 degrees Celsius
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The mercury is set to cross the 45 degrees Celsius mark in Delhi Monday, the hottest day of the…
Tornadoes tear through central US
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs…
Thousands of Taiwanese protest n-power project
byTaipei, May 20 (IANS) About 10,000 Taiwanese took to the streets here Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island….
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further
byNew Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures today…
Sunday hottest day of season so far, Monday to be worse
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius – five notches above average – Sunday, making it the hottest…
Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees, as heat sweeps across Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab today, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met…
Shimla sizzles at 29.1 degrees
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh were warm Sunday with Una recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius and state capital Shimla a…