One traditional line goes: “Bihu loi anila bhog, bhog loi anila ananda”—Bihu brings feasting, feasting brings joy. The melodies are simple yet profound, carrying the voices of ancestors, and the laughter of youth.
Winter conditions in Delhi and adjoining areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) are set to intensify, with the weather department forecasting cold wave conditions in the coming days.
Despite overcast sky in several towns, including the state capital, causing marked rise in the minimum temperatures, light drizzle to moderate downpour coupled with thick fog intensified winter chill in most of the major cities.
According to the Meteorological Department, the fog in Uttar Pradesh has increased due to an anticyclone over western India and surrounding areas and the active western jet stream in the upper atmosphere.
Winter has settled in the hills in December and the intensity of the dancers, the hypnotic drumbeats, and the earthy resonance of folk songs of the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland creates an atmosphere that is both primal and poetic.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Friday said it would organise a two-day Winter Rose Show, starting from Saturday at the India-Africa Friendship Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri here.
Solan district, known for growing mushrooms and tomatoes, also observed a similar rainfall deficit. The most recent rainfall in the district was in September, which was also below normal.
In the ongoing rabi (winter) season, the wheat sowing area rose marginally by 2.28 per cent to 239.49 lakh hectares while oilseeds acreage fell by 4.34 per cent to 86.52 lakh hectare, data released by the agriculture ministry said on Monday.
The national capital saw a surge of 2 degrees Celsius in the minimum temperature in the past 24-hours on Monday, the weather department said.
The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday raised an alarm as 158 transformers were damaged in the past four days across the Kashmir valley due to the use of banned heating equipment.
