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.
BEIRUT: Thousands of people converged Saturday on central Beirut to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese former premier Rafiq Hariri.Waving Lebanese flags and carrying pictures of the slain leader, men, women and children gathered under sunny skies in Martyr's Square where members of the parliamentary majority were to address the crowd. The rally comes as final preparations are underway in The Hague for the launch of the international tribunal set up to bring Hariri's killers to justice. It also comes as the country prepares for legislative elections in June that will pit Western-backed political parties against a Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Syria and Iran.Hariri died in a massive car bombing on February 14, 2005 that also killed 22 others. The assassination was widely blamed on then Lebanese power-broker Syria, which has denied any involvement. The attack on the Beirut seafront was one of the worst acts of political violence to rock Lebanon since t...
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