Snowfall in higher reaches, rain lashes J&K plains Snowfall started in the higher reaches of J&K while rain lashed the plains on Friday. # India
5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia The earthquake jolted at 01:29 a.m. Jakarta time on Thursday (1829 GMT on Wednesday), the agency reported.
China renews alerts for cold waves, strong winds China's meteorological authorities on Thursday renewed a yellow alert for cold waves, with temperature drops and strong winds expected to hit various parts of the country in the coming days.
Kolkata had 27pc deficit rainfall in July As per the information, only two districts, including Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling have recorded normal rainfall in the last two months.