The Met department on Wednesday forecast rain accompanied by thunderstorms in Kolkata, which is likely to dampen the festive mood in the city as a large number of people will throng puja mandaps on the penultimate day of Durga Puja
As the Kolkatans today tried to gather bits and pieces left after the record rainfall to return to normal life and prepare for the approaching festival, the Met department tipped a wet Maha Panchami this year.
As per the latest update by Indian meteorological department, cyclonic storm 'Michaung' intensified to severe cyclonic storm at 8:30 am of December 4 about 90 km East northeast of Chennai.
Two helicopters and six boats were pressed into service to rescue people while holiday has been declared for educational institutions.
The Met Department has predicted heavy rain in north Bihar and the Seemanchal region for the next three days,
Maximum temperatures dip by 2 to 3 degree Celsius, setting at 6 to 7 degrees below normal
Auli is hosting a national level winter games next month, and the organisers are elated after the fresh snowfall
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir to the rest of the country, remained closed for the second day
There have been widespread rain and snowfall in the last 24 hours, as a result of which cold wave conditions have intensified in the state.
District administration have set up helplines to help prevent any untoward incident due to the heavy snowfall.
