Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Two minors lost their lives after their house collapsed following a landslide in the Parvathamukhi village in Dakshina Kannada district.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in Uttarakhand for the next four days.

Jiangxi [China], June 21 (ANI): With close to 5 lakh people in East China's Jiangxi affected by rain, the province on Monday upgraded its flood control emergency response to level II.

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The national capital is likely to see another spell of thunderstorms and heavy rain on Monday night after the first bout early this morning brought in much-needed respite from the scorching sun and brought down the mercury by 11 degrees Celsius.

New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): National capital Delhi on Friday continued to sizzle with temperatures expected to touch 46 degree Celsius, according to the India Meterological Department (IMD), as the city grapples with an intense heatwave with little relief in sight at least for the next two days.

Dehradun Apr 19 PTI Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Dhami on Tuesday asked officials to strengthen the early warning system before the onset of monsoon to minimise the losses caused by disasters during the season in the state Dhami who held a meeting with officials of the disaster management department to review its preparations in view of monsoon said vulnerable stretches should be identified in advance so that corrective steps can be taken in case of an emergency at the earliest As roads and communication systems are usually the worst-hit during monsoon the administration must pay all its attention to these focus areas Dhami said Installation of the Doplar radars in Surkanda and Lansdown should be sped up so that people get weather updates well on time and have enough time to move to safety in case of an imminent disaster he said Dhami said the gravity of the effects of a natural disaster in Uttarakhand last year could be reduced because an early alert for heavy rains had already been issued by the MeT department PTI ALM RCJ

New Delhi Mar 28 PTI Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season at 391 degrees Celsius seven notches above the seasons average with the temperature expected to rise further in the next couple of days At many places in Delhi and the National Capital Region NCR the maximum temperature was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius Narela recorded the maximum temperature at 42 degrees Celsius 10 notches above the normal The Palam observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 393 degrees Celsius while Lodhi Road Ridge Gurgaon Ayanagar Najafgarh Pitampura and Sports Complex recorded the maximum temperatures at 40 401 405 402 407 411 and 415 degrees Celsius respectively The Safdarjung Observatory the official marker for the national capital recorded a high of 391 degrees Celsius highest for the season The minimum temperature was recorded at 222 degrees Celsius four notches above the seasons average the India Meteorological Department IMD said Humidity levels oscillated between 16 per cent and 70 per cent The MeT Department has predicted severe heatwave conditions for the next two days at a few places in Delhi The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 40 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is likely to hover around 22 degrees Celsius on Tuesday For the plains a heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius and at least 45 notches above normal A severe heat wave is declared if departure from normal temperature is more than 65 degrees Celsius according to the IMD According to IMD officials lack of rain in March has led to such intense heat Normally Delhi would receive 159 mm of rainfall in March on an average Last year the city had recorded a high of 401 degrees Celsius on March 30 which was the highest temperature in the month in at least 13 years Delhi had on Sunday recorded the maximum temperature of 368 degrees Celsius five notches above the seasons average The minimum temperature settled at 204 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average the IMD said PTI SLB CK

Jaipur Mar 18 PTI Heatwave conditions continued to hit several parts of Rajasthan as Barmer recorded the highest day temperature of 432 degrees Celsius on Friday Jaisalmer Bikaner Churu and Jodhpur recorded 422 deg C 42 deg C 418 deg C and 41 deg C respectively while the day temperature in Ajmer and Jaipur was 399 deg C and 382 degrees Celsius according to the MeT department here It said the heatwave conditions in the state are likely to prevail on Saturday while some respite is expected from Sunday PTI SDA CJ CJ

Jaipur Feb 22 PTI Mercury took an upward swing in parts of Rajasthan with the day temperature in the state hovering between 279 degrees Celsius at Sangaria in Hanumangarh and 351 degrees Celsius in Jalore on Tuesday The lowest night temperature in the state was in Sikar where the mercury settled at 7 degrees Celsius on Monday night In Jaipur the day temperature was 314 degrees Celsius four degrees above normal The night temperature in the state capital was 158 degrees Celsius three degrees above normal according to MeT department Dust-raising winds blew in some areas in western Rajasthan The weather will remain dry across the state for the next four to five days the MeT department said PTI SDA CJ CJ

Jaipur Dec 24 PTI Karauli was the coldest place in Rajasthan on Thursday night with a minimum temperature of 61 degrees Celsius according to the MeT Department here The minimum temperature in Alwar was 78 degrees Celsius while Dholpur and Churu recorded minimum temperatures of 86 and 9 degree celsius The weather office has predicted light rains at some places in Bikaner Jaipur and Ajmer divisions of the state due to a western disturbance from December 26 to 28 PTI SDA SNE