Avalanche warning issued for five districts in J&K

Avalanche warning issued for five districts in J&K

Most of the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir have received moderate to heavy snowfall this week. | Photo Credit: PTI An avalanche warning was issued in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) in view of the recent heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the Union territory, officials said. … Read more

Warning issued over kids’ magnesium supplement gummies

Warning issued over kids’ magnesium supplement gummies

Parents are being warned to stop using Nutrition Ignition Kids Magnesium Glycinate Gummies, due to them containing an undeclared drug called melatonin that could cause issues for children. Melatonin is a prescription-only medicine, which can cause drowsiness, headaches, dizziness and nausea. Testing of two batches by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) … Read more

Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures above 30C likely

Amber heat health alerts issued as temperatures above 30C likely

Simon King Lead Weather Presenter PA Media Amber heat health alerts have been issued across the whole of England with temperatures likely to exceed 30C for the first time this year. The alerts, which will be in effect from midday on Thursday until 09:00 BST on Monday, come as an expected heatwave approaches much of … Read more

Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England

Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued for most of England

Tomasz Schafernaker BBC weather presenter BBC Weather Watchers/Juniperbeddy Blue skies on the beach in Lowestoft, Suffolk Yellow heat health alerts have been issued for most of England with temperatures set to climb as high as 33C by the weekend. Yorkshire and The Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East England, the South East, the South West … Read more

Karnataka rains: Two killed in Hubballi-Dharwad, red alert issued for nine districts

Karnataka rains: Two killed in Hubballi-Dharwad, red alert issued for nine districts

Flooding at an apartment complex in Shirur Park area in Hubballi following heavy rains on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PTI Rains continued to lash parts of coastal, south-interior and north-interior Karnataka and two rain-related deaths were reported from Dharwad in the last 24 hours. According to the Dharwad district administration, a 31-year-old man was killed … Read more

Traffic advisory issued for Eid-ul-Fitr in Hyderabad

Traffic advisory issued for Eid-ul-Fitr in Hyderabad

Huge crowds throng Charminar ahead of Eid celebrations tomorrow in Hyderabad on Sunday, March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR The Hyderabad Traffic Police have issued a traffic advisory in view of Eid-ul-Fitr prayers on Monday (March 31, 2025).  A large number of worshippers are expected to gather at Mir Alam Tank Eidgah near … Read more

Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

Cold weather: Amber health alerts issued ahead of snow forecast

PA Media Parts of northern England and Scotland, including in Northumberland, have already seen snowfall this week Temperatures have dropped as colder arctic air spreads across the UK, with amber cold weather health alerts in place ahead of a weekend of snow forecast for much of the country. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and … Read more

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

Guidelines issued to ensure smooth New Year celebrations in Fort Kochi

The Mattancherry BOT Bridge, which links Kochi city with West Kochi, has been illuminated in connection with the New Year celebrations. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The police, Motor Vehicles Department (MVD), and other enforcement agencies have issued guidelines and traffic curbs to ensure smooth and safe New Year celebrations in and around Fort Kochi, … Read more

U.S. issued more than one million non-immigrant visas to India

U.S. issued more than one million non-immigrant visas to India

View of U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL For the second year in a row, the U.S. Mission to India issued more than one million non-immigrant visas, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for tourism, business, and education. In the last four years, the … Read more

Incessant rain lashes Jharkhand; orange alert issued

Incessant rain lashes Jharkhand; orange alert issued

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: ANI Incessant rain lashed Jharkhand with the Weather Department issuing an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall for parts of the State on Monday (September 16, 2024.) The local MeT office predicted respite from the incessant rainfall, which has been lashing Jharkhand for the past two … Read more