Punjab, Haryana temperatures hit 40 degree mark

October 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the controversial issue of sharing of water between Haryana and Punjab should be sorted out through talks. The water sharing has been a thorny issue between both states with Haryana seeking completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and Punjab opposing the move.

October 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - More paddy is arriving in grain markets in Haryana compared to neighbouring Punjab. Officials of the food and supplies department of Haryana said 161,345 tonnes of paddy had arrived in the state till Wednesday evening.

September 11th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - People in Chandigarh and its neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana got a respite from scorching sun and probably experienced the first shivers of the season, with heavy rainfall in the area for the past three days. "It is raining in most parts of this region for the last three days.

September 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government has declared a public holiday in the state Friday as a mark of respect to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash Wednesday.

July 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh and nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana received heavy rains Wednesday and the dip in the day temperature brought relief to the city's residents. "At present, the monsoon is in rigorous position in the region and most parts of Punjab and Haryana experienced heavy rain today (Wednesday).

July 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday, ending days of dry weather in the region. "There has been heavy rainfall in different parts of Punjab and Haryana.

June 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching summer heat. However, weather officials promise some respite by Monday.

June 7th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula. Most of the weapons were stolen from a gun depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

June 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Residents of Chandigarh experienced a terribly hot day Wednesday as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius - the highest this season. Apart from Chandigarh, people in other places of Punjab and Haryana too had to brave the scorching heat with the mercury staying above the 40 degree mark at most places.

May 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under heat wave conditions Sunday with the mercury staying above 40 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. Hisar town in Haryana was the hottest in the region at 46.7 degrees Celsius, which was six degrees above average, meteorological officials said.

April 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The proverbial Indian summer has only just begun but the heat wave is already beating people in the northern parts of the country with the mercury hovering between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in parts of Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab is five to seven notches above the normal during this part of the season, according to met officials.

April 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The northern states of Punjab and Haryana too saw the mercury soar way above normal with the city of Hisar being the hottest at 45.4 degrees Celsius, officials said. The temperature recorded at most places was above the 40-degree mark and Hisar in Haryana saw the mercury rise five degrees above normal, a weather official said here.

April 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Temperatures at most places across Punjab and Haryana Monday remained at over 40 degrees Celsius as the plains of north India sizzled in the heat wave, the weatherman said. Hisar city in Haryana was the hottest at 44 degree Celsius while Karnal and Ambala towns in the same state recorded 41 and 40.2 degree Celsius, respectively.

February 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Moderate to heavy rainfall in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and the union territory of Chandigarh overnight resulted in a fall in temperatures in the region by two-three degrees Celsius, the weatherman said here Wednesday. 'Most regions of Punjab and Haryana experienced rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

January 12th, 2009 SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH - The cold wave eased its grip on Himachal Pradesh with no fresh snowfall or rain, while people in the plains in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana continued to shiver with the night temperatures plummeting further Tuesday, the meteorological office said. Chilly winds swept the plains even as bright sunshine greeted the people in the region.