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Dry spell in Tamil and Telugu cinema, Malayalam films play saviour hero
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dry spell in Tamil and Telugu cinema, Malayalam films play saviour hero

India Today  

This year, so far, has been the worst for Tamil and Telugu cinema as less than five films have made an impact at the box office. What is lacking in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films in 2024 when they did manage to win everyone's hearts worldwide through films like 'Vikram', 'RRR', 'KGF: Chapter 2' and 'Kantara'? Trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai, …

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End of dry spell as Valley finally to get snowfall
11 months ago

End of dry spell as Valley finally to get snowfall

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: Snow lovers may finally rejoice as Kashmir is expected to receive few spells of snowfall till January 31, beginning Thursday, thus ending the long dry spell in the region. Winter this year has been very dry with plains, including Srinagar, receiving no snowfall and upper reaches including the famous ski resort of Gulmarg receiving very less snow. Director Meteorological …

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Light snowfall in Gurez sector breaks dry spell in Valley
11 months, 1 week ago

Light snowfall in Gurez sector breaks dry spell in Valley

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged dry spell in the Valley was broken as Gurez sector in Bandipora district received light snowfall overnight even as minimum temperatures rose a few notches in several places, officials said on Saturday. The month of December and January so far has recorded deficit precipitation in J&K with most of the plains and lower mountainous areas are still without …

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Prayers held for snow in Kashmir as dry spell ruins local economy
11 months, 1 week ago

Prayers held for snow in Kashmir as dry spell ruins local economy

The Hindu  

Hundreds attended special prayers on Friday in the Valley to pray for an end to a prolonged dry spell in Kashmir and unusually high temperatures during the day. The special prayers, locally known as ‘Istisqa’, were organised at the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid in Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid after Friday prayers. The spokesman said weather conditions in Kashmir and severe drought …

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Power consumption spikes amid dry spell in Telangana
1 year, 3 months ago

Power consumption spikes amid dry spell in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged dry spell in Telangana throughout the month of August this year has resulted in a sharp increase in power consumption, forcing the state power distribution companies to go in for purchase of power in a big way to meet the demand, officials familiar with the matter said. In fact, it was only 6,904 MW on July 27, when …

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Dry spell in Karnataka decreases sowing coverage of paddy, ragi, tur dal, green gram, cotton
1 year, 3 months ago

Dry spell in Karnataka decreases sowing coverage of paddy, ragi, tur dal, green gram, cotton

The Hindu  

With Karnataka receiving 25% deficit rainfall during southwest monsoon as on August 24, paddy sowing has been hit hard as the food crop’s sowing coverage has reduced by over four lakh hectares, while various standing crops are facing the threat of withering, according to Minister for Agriculture N Cheluvarayaswamy. Similarly, there was reduction in sowing area of other crops such …

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Karnataka begins assessment for declaring drought
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka begins assessment for declaring drought

The Hindu  

August 23, 2023 08:41 pm | Updated August 24, 2023 04:38 pm IST - BENGALURU The Karnataka government has taken up ground-truthing exercise to know if the situation provides for declaration of drought in about 120 taluks that are facing shortage of rainfall. “The Cabinet sub-committee will meet again after getting the reports and take a call on recommending to …

Karnataka Cabinet Byre Gowda Dry Spell Declaring Drought
The Northern Territory is set for a proper dry spell, but warmer weather is predicted to return
2 years, 6 months ago

The Northern Territory is set for a proper dry spell, but warmer weather is predicted to return

ABC  

Cooler weather is on its way to the Top End, says the Bureau of Meteorology. Proper dry season weather is coming The Bureau of Meteorology says a cool and dry south-east surge will move into the Top End from Wednesday — bringing with it Darwin's first night below 20-degrees since September last year. Persistent cloud cover this dry season and …

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Prolonged dry spell sparks wildfires across Himachal Pradesh
2 years, 7 months ago

Prolonged dry spell sparks wildfires across Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The prolonged dry spell coupled with unusually high temperatures in recent days has triggered several wildfires in Himachal Pradesh, destroying several hectares of forest cover across many parts of the hill State. The early onset of summer this year in the hills posed a major challenge for the State government’s efforts to control forest fires and with dry weather conditions …

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