Kerala Heat Wave

Cold water, butter milk and oral rehydration solution (ORS) would be kept as per requirement in these water kiosks, known as 'thanneer pandals" in local parlance, across the state.

Four people died in 'unbearable' heat while travelling by train in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, which has been in the grip of a heat wave for two weeks, officials and passengers said Tuesday.

About 24 hours before monsoon hits Kerala, the state disaster management authority has sounded fresh alerts in several parts of the state.

Monsoon rains, which usually arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1, are expected to arrive on the country's southern coast on June 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Heat wave conditions continued in parts of Kerala on Wednesday but some respite is expected with rains or thundershowers forecast in the next four days.

Heat wave conditions in Kerala are likely to prevail, especially in Palakkad, which has so far recorded the highest temperature and Kozhikode districts.

It's not just the heat of the contest that election candidates in Kerala need to brace themselves for. The abnormally high temperatures and a heat wave have thrown up new challenges.

Omanna's family has been forced to leave its tribal settlement and shift to regions by the side of the Baveli river in Kannur.

The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority will carry out a detailed study of the suspected 'heat wave' phenomenon which caused concern in the coastal areas of some parts of Kerala in recent days.

North India is likely to get a respite from the torrid heat today - rain and summer storms are on the cards. But the monsoon, which was to reach Kerala yesterday, is likely to play truant for a few more days.

The relentless heat wave sweeping through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has claimed around 180 lives in the last 24 hours. Around 20 people have died elsewhere in the country, reported news agency Press Trust of India.

Heat wave conditions intensified across north India on Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. There is no respite was in sight in the next few days though the monsoon hit Kerala today, a day behind schedule.

The southwest monsoon has entered Andhra Pradesh, said the met office, bringing relief to people reeling under intense heat wave across the country.

As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week.

Kerala is reeling under an intense heat wave with mercury scaling up in most places across the state making the drinking water and electricity crunch all the more grim.

Cold water, butter milk and oral rehydration solution (ORS) would be kept as per requirement in these water kiosks, known as 'thanneer pandals" in local parlance, across the state.

Four people died in 'unbearable' heat while travelling by train in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, which has been in the grip of a heat wave for two weeks, officials and passengers said Tuesday.

About 24 hours before monsoon hits Kerala, the state disaster management authority has sounded fresh alerts in several parts of the state.

Monsoon rains, which usually arrive on the southern tip of Kerala around June 1, are expected to arrive on the country's southern coast on June 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.

Heat wave conditions continued in parts of Kerala on Wednesday but some respite is expected with rains or thundershowers forecast in the next four days.

Heat wave conditions in Kerala are likely to prevail, especially in Palakkad, which has so far recorded the highest temperature and Kozhikode districts.

It's not just the heat of the contest that election candidates in Kerala need to brace themselves for. The abnormally high temperatures and a heat wave have thrown up new challenges.

Omanna's family has been forced to leave its tribal settlement and shift to regions by the side of the Baveli river in Kannur.

The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority will carry out a detailed study of the suspected 'heat wave' phenomenon which caused concern in the coastal areas of some parts of Kerala in recent days.

North India is likely to get a respite from the torrid heat today - rain and summer storms are on the cards. But the monsoon, which was to reach Kerala yesterday, is likely to play truant for a few more days.

The relentless heat wave sweeping through Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has claimed around 180 lives in the last 24 hours. Around 20 people have died elsewhere in the country, reported news agency Press Trust of India.

Heat wave conditions intensified across north India on Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. There is no respite was in sight in the next few days though the monsoon hit Kerala today, a day behind schedule.

The southwest monsoon has entered Andhra Pradesh, said the met office, bringing relief to people reeling under intense heat wave across the country.

As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week.

Kerala is reeling under an intense heat wave with mercury scaling up in most places across the state making the drinking water and electricity crunch all the more grim.