AMRITSAR: Showers in the city that late on Thursday evening continued the whole day on Friday, bringing normal life as well as electioneering to a standstill. The city was also pelted with hailstones, with shower of hail lasting several minutes and adding to the prevailing chill. Sources said that the ...

CHANDIGARH: A thick blanket of fog enveloped many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh even as the minimum temperatures dipped on Tuesday. Fog reduced visibility at many places in Punjab, including Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar and Moga. In Haryana Risar, Rohtak, Karnal, Ambala, Panipat and Kurukshetra experienced fog. Fog also made ...

CHANDIGARH: Most places in Punjab on Tuesday recorded day temperatures below normal levels even as the southwest monsoon turned weak in state. Amritsar recorded a high of 32.7 degree celsius, two degrees below normal, while highest temperature was recorded at Ludhiana at 33 degree celsius. The maximum temperature in Patiala was at ...

SRI HARGOBINDPUR (BATALA): Following the release of more water from the Pong dam into Beas river, at least six more villages situated along the river in Sri Hargobindpur constituency were flooded on Saturday night. Though the administration denied reports that more water was being released into the Beas, the overflowing waters ...

CHANDIGARH: Water level in the reservoir of the Pong dam on Sunday touched 1,388 ft, just 2 ft below the filling level. The situation is alarming as continuous rain is being witnessed in the catchment area of the Beas River, over which the dam is built. The meteorological department has ...

CHANDIGARH: The maxim temperatures rose margin Punjab and Haryana on  as dry weather prevailed in  most places of the Chandigarh registered temperature of 33.8°C, , notch, the Met department Sultry weather conditions prevailed in Rohtak (Haryana). where the mercury set" 34.7°C. The maximum temperature in Bhiwani was recorded at 34.2°C, ...

ANANDPUR SAHIB: About a dozen villages of Anandpur Sahib sub-division have been flooded due to increased inflow of water into the Sutlej river from the Swan rivulet. Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh resulted in increased flow of water into the Swan rivulet. The water flow into the rivulet, which enters Sutlej near ...

CHANDIGARH: Several parts of Haryana and Punjab on Sunday received light to moderate rain, leading to a drop in the maxi­mum temperature, even as there was a surge in humidity. While Patiala received 28.9­ mm rainfall, Ludhiana recorded 23.7 mm, the Met office said here. Kamal received 14.1-mm rainfall, while Ambala recorded ...

ELEVATED ROAD Commissioner proposes recharging wells to solve water logging problem AMRITSAR: Commuters who have to wade through a puddle every time they use the elevated road on a rainy day can expect some relief with the municipal corporation proposing to install recharging wells on the sides of the road adjacent ...

NEJADELLA (SIRSA): Sitting in the court­ yard of her house with a six-month­ old grandson in her lap, Durga Bai's wrinkles indicate more her worry than the 62 years of age. She has learnt there has been heavy rain in the catchment area of the "Nalli" (the local name for ...

CHANDIGARH NEWS: Most parts of Punjab and Haryana were on Wednesday gripped by hot and humid conditions with mercury settling up to two degrees Celsius above normal at some places in the region. The mercury hovered between two degrees celsius above normal to one notch below normal in most parts of ...

SHIMLA NEWS: The Leh-Manali high­ way remained Closed on Wednesday after heavy rains in several parts of Himachal Pradesh triggered landslides and caused a dip in mercury. The highway was blocked after a large stretch of road which was being repaired near Rani Nallah, 5 kitometres from Rohtang pass, submerged, official ...

CHANDIGARH NEWS: The maximum temperature on Sunday dropped in Punjab by a few notches after rain lashed many parts of the state. Rain in Amritsar brought the maximum temperature down to 36.6 degree Celsius, down four degrees, the Met department said here. Ludhiana, which received heavy showers, recorded a high of 35.4°C, ...