Monsoonexpress

• Relief for Delhi, monsoon finally arrives

  After playing truant for a week, the much-awaited monsoon finally reached the national capital on Monday."The monsoon has reached the city", said B P Yadav, Director of Indian Meteorological Department.     The Meteorological Department on Sunday had said that, the monsoon will hit the capital within two days. The city had missed its usua...

• Monsoon to arrive in Delhi in two days: Met

  The much-awaited monsoon is at Delhi's doorstep, with the weatherman on Sunday predicting that the rainy season will descend in two days over the city which has received good pre-monsoon showers in the past 24 hours.However, the pre-monsoon rains did not give any respite to Delhiites from uncomfortable weather conditions due to higher humidity leve...

• Delayed monsoon worsens water crisis in Rajasthan

  As the heat continues to remain oppressive in Rajasthan and with little sign of the monsoon's arrival, water scarcity has worsened in the state. With the monsoon delayed by nearly two weeks, the Bisalpur Dam, the main source of water for the cities of Jaipur and Ajmer is in danger of drying up by July 30.The Rajasthan and Gehlot government have pre...

• Monsoon advances into more areas of Madhya Pradesh

  There is some good news coming in as monsoon has advanced into some more areas of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. After 12 days of being stationery over central Madhya Pradesh, it has moved to some areas in north Madhya Pradesh.The rainfall graph has been fluctuating since the last few days. It is showing a downward trend, but this could be temporary, ...

• Monsoon in Delhi by first week of July

  Monsoon may have missed its date with Delhi on Tuesday, but the Metrological Department chief has told NDTV that it will hit the Capital in the first week of July."What we are expecting now is that in the next two-three days no such phenomena is developing which can bring monsoon to the new areas or to northwest India, but then at the beginning of ...

• Tracking the monsoon: Cupid called rain

  At this time of the year, one would find women singing and dancing on folk tunes. No prizes for guessing, we are talking about the season of love and romance, monsoon. But before one let imaginations run wild, let us tell you that the song and dance is not the typical Bollywood style.We are talking about a small tribal village in Gujarat, the Dang ...

• Romance with rains: Goa tells tourists

  Goa's crowded beaches wear a largely deserted look during the monsoons. At this time of the year, swimming is banned on beaches, and just as the southwest monsoon hits the coast, tourists start disappearing.But, the June-September period is also the time for a different experience. With giant sea waves hitting the shores, cool breeze welcomes touri...

• After brief spell of rain, lull in Kolkata

  As NDTV's monsoon express left the North East, the city of Joy welcomed them with lots of sunshine. This Monsoon, while everyone is enjoying a good game of football in Kolkata, they are yet to be treated to some good rainfall. Monsoon did arrive in the West Bengal capital on June 13 but since then the city has seen very little of it. Between J...

• Thursday dawns clear in Mumbai, 272 buildings declared unsafe

  After a chaotic Wednesday with heavy rains lashing the city, Thursday has dawned clear. There has been no rain in Mumbai since last night. The weather bureau has forecast heavy rainfall with strong winds and thundershowers in parts of city and suburbs over the next 24 hours. Between June 13 and 17, it has said, there will be tides measuring between...

• Mumbai flights running late after heavy rain

  Mumbai flights are hours behind schedule as the airport struggles to clear a backlog after a tough morning littered with delays caused by strong winds and heavy rains. Pilots confronted fluctuating visibility all morning.Incoming flight are delayed by 30-45 minutes due to morning delays. Departures were delayed by two hours, but now it is on time.T...

• Thane: 8 killed as wall collapses on adjoining shanties

  Eight persons were killed and four injured when a wall collapsed on hutments in a slum in neighbouring Thane district following heavy rains on Wednesday.The boundary wall erected by a construction company came crashing down on the hutments at Dnyaneshwar Nagar at 0340 hours trapping over a dozen people, police said.While eight were killed, four inj...

• High tide, heavy rain warning in Mumbai

  Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) has advised people not to venture into the sea as the city would witness high tides measuring about 4.70 metres till June 17.

• Monsoon 7 percent less but best in 4 years

  There is good news for people sweltering under the sun, especially in Delhi. The country is expected to see its best monsoon in four years.

• Delhi cooler after overnight rain

  Overnight rains brought down the minimum temperature to a cool 22.1 degree Celsius in the city on Tuesday, the lowest for the month of June in the past three years.

• Desert rain: 300 evacuated in Jaisalmer

  Heavy rain and strong winds have hit western Rajasthan, causing flash floods. The desert region of Jaisalmer is most affected. A village called Lathi near Pokhran is completely inundated under 10 feet deep water, 300 villagers have been evacuated and 70 houses have reportedly been washed away. In Gujarat, four people, including two childr...