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New Delhi, March 18 Dust storms and lightning-filled skies swept across the national capital on Wednesday evening as strong winds and rain disrupted normal life, prompting the India Meteorological Department to issue an orange alert for the city.The weather department forwarded the alert to...

Kohima, March 18 Storms accompanied by heavy rain caused widespread damage in parts of Nagaland, affecting at least 46 families and damaging infrastructure, an official said on Wednesday.A damage report released by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) on Wednesday stated...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms with hail over Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Vidarbha for today. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh...

Raipur, March 17 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Yellow Alert' for several districts in Chhattisgarh as the state experiences a sudden shift in weather patterns. On Tuesday, the Met department warned of potential storms, strong gusty winds, thunderstorms, and lightning...

Chennai, March 17 – A cyclonic circulation over the southeast Arabian Sea and the adjoining Lakshadweep region has triggered a forecast of moderate rainfall across parts of the Western Ghats and southern Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, with isolated thunderstorms likely in one or two locations...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday, while a severe storm accompanied by lightning and hail lashed the state capital Shimla and surrounding areas.Meanwhile, police continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel in...

Shimla, March 16 The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Monday morning, while the police in Manali continued their operation to move stranded vehicles from the Atal Tunnel towards the popular hill station.Over 1,000 vehicles were stranded near the south portal of the...

Baripada, March 15 Two people were killed, five others seriously injured, and more than 200 houses damaged after a nor'wester struck Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, officials said.More than 200 houses in 12 villages were damaged in the nor'wester. Due to the strong winds, several trees...

Amaravati, March 15 The IMD on Sunday forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds across parts of Andhra Pradesh for the next five days.According to the Met department, North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) and Yanam are likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by...

Lucknow, March 15 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday issued directives for an immediate assessment of crop damage in the state's western region due to rainfall, the government said in a statement."District magistrates must go out to the field to ensure an immediate...

Shimla, March 14 The meteorological department here on Saturday issued an orange warning for thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds in the districts of Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh for Sunday, while predicting rain across the state until March 18.It also issued a yellow...

New Delhi, March 14 The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a day after it experienced the hottest morning so far this year at 20.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The IMD has predicted that the...

March 13, Kohima: The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) has forecast unstable weather conditions across the state until March 16, with scattered thunderstorms, lightning, and rainfall expected.In its latest weather update, NSDMA said that districts including Dimapur, Kohima...

Mumbai, March 13 – The Maharashtra State Department of Agriculture issued a critical advisory for farmers and citizens on Friday, following a preliminary weather forecast predicting turbulent conditions across various regions of the state between March 17 and March 20. According to the...

Shimla, March 11 The Shimla Meteorological Station issued a yellow warning on Wednesday for thunderstorms accompanied by hail, lightning, and strong winds reaching speeds of 40-50 km/h at isolated locations in Chamba, Kangra, and Kullu districts on March 12, 14, and 15.Additionally, the...

Shimla, March 10 The Shimla meteorological office issued an alert on Tuesday, warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds (40-50 kmph) in five districts starting Wednesday.The weather office forecast rain across Himachal Pradesh until March 15, issuing an alert for the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to allocate ₹1 crore each to district collectors to strengthen measures to deal with summer-related challenges across the state.The decision was taken at a meeting on summer disaster mitigation chaired by Chief Minister...

Shimla, March 9 The Shimla Met Office issued a warning on Tuesday about a heat wave, potentially escalating to severe heat wave conditions, in the Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, and Solan districts. It also predicted rainfall across the state until March 15.The state experienced dry weather over the...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and lightning conditions today in parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Bihar, Sikkim, and Odisha. Similar weather conditions are also likely to prevail today over parts of...

Shimla, March 8 With the mercury rising, Himachal Pradesh experienced a "severe heat wave" in Dharamsala and Bhuntar on Sunday, while a "heat wave" was experienced in Sundernagar.The local meteorological office in Shimla has issued a yellow warning for heat waves in three districts on Monday –...