NEW DELHI: The commencement of withdrawal of the south-west monsoon from northwest India, slated for September 17, will be delayed this year due to unfavourable conditions till around September 29, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

GANDHINAGAR: In the upcoming two-day monsoon session of the Gujarat Assembly, beginning September 27, the state government will introduce four Bills and get them passed, Minister of State for Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Pradeepsinh Jadeja said in a press statement on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI:Widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely to continue over northeast India, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till August 27 and reduce thereafter with isolated heavy rainfall over the region, the IMD said.

NEW DELHI: Widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely to continue over northeast India, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till August 27 and reduce thereafter with isolated heavy rainfall over the region, the IMD said.

NEW DELHI: With the return of monsoon, the national capital has been witnessing a continuous downpour with brief intervals over the last week. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi has received a surplus of 21 per cent rainfall so far.

NEW DELHI:As monsoon entered break phase, which according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) will result into dry spell at least till next one week, Delhi saw clear sky with minimum temperature 26 degree Celsius on Wednesday morning.

NEW DELHI: As the Met department had predicted heavy rain in Delhi and several northern states, light showers continued from Sunday, giving much needed respite from high humidity in the national capital region.

NEW DELHI: Two days ahead of monsoon session, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and talked for about 50 minutes, the Prime Minister's Office said.

NEW DELHI: Senior Union Ministers and BJP chief J.P. Nadda met on Tuesday to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament starting from July 19.

NEW DELHI: With advancement into remaining parts of the country including Delhi, the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, the southwest monsoon has covered entire country as on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

NEW DELHI: After being trolled for faulty predictions about the monsoon arriving in Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a clarification here on Monday on the advancement of southwest monsoon.

SHIMLA: The Meeting of State Cabinet held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the State.

GURUGRAM:The district administration of Gurugram will soon fix the responsibilities of the Haryana Civil Services (HCS) rank officials to deal with the problem of waterlogging in different areas of the city.

AMRITSAR:There will be strong sunshine for two days today and tomorrow. But from July 2 the weather will change. Monsoon will rain heavily in many districts of Punjab, According to Metrological Department, Chandigarh,

NEW DELHI: The Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to commence on its usual timing this year with signals coming from the government to hold the session in the third week of July, sources said.

BENGALURU: Heavy rains lashed many parts of coastal and south Karnataka, as the southwest monsoon intensified and advanced across the state, said the weather office on Monday.

SHIMLA: The southwest monsoon on arrived in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, in its earliest onset in the past 21 years, the weather bureau said. Its normal arrival in the state is June 26.

MUMBAI: In the first major monsoon-related tragedy, at least 11 persons were killed and 7 more injured when a two-storied residential building collapsed and crashed on an adjoining tenement in Malad west late on Wednesday, officials said here on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, disrupting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.

CHANDIGARH: Global climatic events like the Roman Warm Period, Medieval Climate Anomaly, and the Little Ice Age may have had significant impacts on India’s landscape, vegetation, and socio-economic growth, with abrupt shifts in the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) coinciding with these climatic events.

SHIMLA: The southwest monsoon on arrived in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, in its earliest onset in the past 21 years, the weather bureau said. Its normal arrival in the state is June 26.

MUMBAI: In the first major monsoon-related tragedy, at least 11 persons were killed and 7 more injured when a two-storied residential building collapsed and crashed on an adjoining tenement in Malad west late on Wednesday, officials said here on Thursday.

MUMBAI: The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, disrupting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a 'normal' rainfall during the monsoon season between June to September.
Addressing a virtual briefing on Friday here, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M. Rajeevan said the Long Period Average (LPA) of the monsoon will be 98 per cent which falls in the normal category.

KAPURTHALA: MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh said that the work on village ponds , constructed under Thapar model to be completed before the moonsoon season so that the rain water could be used for irrigation purposes.

NEW DELHI: A fresh Western Disturbance over Afghanistan and North Pakistan has created an untimely monsoon weekend in parts of North, Eastern and Central India over the weekend, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Thursday.

AMARAVATI:Weather conditions for the commencement of the northeast monsoon over parts of extreme south peninsula are favourably falling in place as the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon is underway.

CHANDIGARH: Global climatic events like the Roman Warm Period, Medieval Climate Anomaly, and the Little Ice Age may have had significant impacts on India’s landscape, vegetation, and socio-economic growth, with abrupt shifts in the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) coinciding with these climatic events.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema, met here on Tuesday to discuss the issues of import vital to Punjab and its people in view of the one-day session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, scheduled for August 28.

LUDHIANA: Monsoon management of fish ponds mainly involves water management skills. Hence, farmers need to manage their ponds smartly to avert any unforeseen damage due to heavy rains. The information was shared by Dr. Meera D Ansal, HoD, Deptt. of Aquacuture, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana .

NEW DELHI:The onset of monsoons brings much relief, but with rain showers comes the risk of infections and ill-health. The risk of being exposed to multiple viruses, bacteria, parasites and other infections is two times higher during the monsoon than in any other season.

NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration, here on Monday, allowed another chance to students to clear the monsoon semester examinations.

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislatures, led by Leader of Opposition, Harpal Singh Cheema and senior leader Aman Arora, staged a walk-out on the second day of the ongoing Monsoon Assembly Session, on the issue of expensive power, inconclusive investigations held into the desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and tabling a bill at the spur of moment making a clear departure from the norms in place, raising slogans against both the government and the Speaker to express their resentment.

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet has decided to summon the next session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from August 2 to 6, 2019.