Wednesday, July 29, 2009 VARANASI: The monsoon rain on Monday evening brought a relief to the citizens from the sultry weather. According to the weather records, a fall of six degrees C in maximum temperature and three degrees in minimum temperature was recorded on Tuesday. The district recorded a rainfall of 33.5 mm in last 24 hours. On the other hand the Ganga was also showing a rising trend in Varanasi, Mirzapur and Ghazipur on Tuesday. According to the record of the Central Water Commission (CWC), the water level of Ganga recorded a rise of 0.6 metre in last 24-hours in Varanasi. However, the river was flowing 10.502 metre below the danger mark.The state held Varanasi drought-stricken and appealed to farmers to cultivate such crops that require less water; but, the farmers are now intent on paddy crop after the rains.Despite the monsoon arrival, at least 47 district of Uttar Pradesh are still waiting for the rainfall.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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