Pune Monsoon

The Pune district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders at several popular picnic spots, including Bhushi Dam and the Pavana Dam region in Maval tehsil, effective from July 2 to 31 to ensure tourist safety during the monsoon season.

The Pune district administration has issued guidelines for tourists in view of the monsoon, following the death of a woman and four children after being swept away at a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Lonavala.

With two charming ceremonies - Tamil and Maharashtrian-style - Vignesh Krishnaswamy and Ananya Sawant married in Pune on Wednesday. The monsoon wedding was a truly extraordinary and heartwarming affair for the two, both Persons with Down's Syndrome

Mumbai weather: The Mumbai weather office has warned of heavy rain in south Konkan region today. Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Satara and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra and neighbouring Goa are likely to get heavy showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrrow.

Four more teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were airlifted from Pune and sent to Nagpur in view of the evolving flood situation in the rain-battered districts of Vidarbha division in Maharashtra.

Important trains linking Mumbai and Pune including the Deccan Express and Pragati Express will be cancelled for a fortnight from July 26 to August 9 to enable Central Railway address the problem of falling boulders in the treacherous Lonavala-Khandala ghats sections, an official said here on Wednesday.

After the weather department predicted very heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday in Maharashtra, the central railway cancelled four intercity express/passenger trains and diverted the route of one train.

A group of farmers from Beed in central Maharashtra, which has witnessed scanty rains this monsoon, met officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Pune on Monday and said its "inaccurate" rain forecast misled them.

Clouds are omnipresent yet many experts agree the understanding of clouds is still in a very nascent stage. What are the distinguishing features of monsoon clouds, how do the clouds form and how does the climate change affect the clouds? There are many questions that add to the enigma of the clouds.

Owing to heavy rains in the catchment areas, the Irrigation Department on Wednesday released water from Khadakwasla dam near Pune into the Mutha river, that passes through the city, which affected the low-lying localities.

The Southwest Monsoon is likely to hit the national capital in next 2-3 days as it picks up pace and advances further to parts of northwest India, IMD said today.

Heavy unseasonal rains lashed the city and suburbs, inundating low-lying areas and throwing traffic out of gear.

The opposition is expected to corner the government on a range of issues, including the riots in Assam, power outages and low-intensity blasts in Pune during the monsoon session of parliament beginning on Wednesday as the ruling UPA will seek to push pending anti-corruption bills and other legislative agenda.

Sonal Chauhan was a victim of the incessant monsoon rains. The actress was on her way to Pune for an appearance when she met with an accident.

The extended monsoon continued with the city receiving as much as 18.6 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm on Monday.The heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came down in torrents between 3.30 pm and 5 pm in some parts of the city. Monday's rainfall has taken October's aggregate rainfall figure to 238 mm.Speaking to DNA on Monday afternoon, direc...

The Pune district administration on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders at several popular picnic spots, including Bhushi Dam and the Pavana Dam region in Maval tehsil, effective from July 2 to 31 to ensure tourist safety during the monsoon season.

The Pune district administration has issued guidelines for tourists in view of the monsoon, following the death of a woman and four children after being swept away at a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Lonavala.

With two charming ceremonies - Tamil and Maharashtrian-style - Vignesh Krishnaswamy and Ananya Sawant married in Pune on Wednesday. The monsoon wedding was a truly extraordinary and heartwarming affair for the two, both Persons with Down's Syndrome

Mumbai weather: The Mumbai weather office has warned of heavy rain in south Konkan region today. Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Satara and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra and neighbouring Goa are likely to get heavy showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrrow.

Four more teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were airlifted from Pune and sent to Nagpur in view of the evolving flood situation in the rain-battered districts of Vidarbha division in Maharashtra.

Important trains linking Mumbai and Pune including the Deccan Express and Pragati Express will be cancelled for a fortnight from July 26 to August 9 to enable Central Railway address the problem of falling boulders in the treacherous Lonavala-Khandala ghats sections, an official said here on Wednesday.

After the weather department predicted very heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday in Maharashtra, the central railway cancelled four intercity express/passenger trains and diverted the route of one train.

A group of farmers from Beed in central Maharashtra, which has witnessed scanty rains this monsoon, met officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Pune on Monday and said its "inaccurate" rain forecast misled them.

Clouds are omnipresent yet many experts agree the understanding of clouds is still in a very nascent stage. What are the distinguishing features of monsoon clouds, how do the clouds form and how does the climate change affect the clouds? There are many questions that add to the enigma of the clouds.

Owing to heavy rains in the catchment areas, the Irrigation Department on Wednesday released water from Khadakwasla dam near Pune into the Mutha river, that passes through the city, which affected the low-lying localities.

The Southwest Monsoon is likely to hit the national capital in next 2-3 days as it picks up pace and advances further to parts of northwest India, IMD said today.

Heavy unseasonal rains lashed the city and suburbs, inundating low-lying areas and throwing traffic out of gear.

The opposition is expected to corner the government on a range of issues, including the riots in Assam, power outages and low-intensity blasts in Pune during the monsoon session of parliament beginning on Wednesday as the ruling UPA will seek to push pending anti-corruption bills and other legislative agenda.

Sonal Chauhan was a victim of the incessant monsoon rains. The actress was on her way to Pune for an appearance when she met with an accident.

The extended monsoon continued with the city receiving as much as 18.6 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm on Monday.The heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came down in torrents between 3.30 pm and 5 pm in some parts of the city. Monday's rainfall has taken October's aggregate rainfall figure to 238 mm.Speaking to DNA on Monday afternoon, direc...