Schools to remain shut due to extreme cold

July 21st, 2009 TIRUPATI/NEW DELHI - Major Hindu temples across India will shut their doors for a day July 22 to ward off the negative energy said to be generated by the total solar eclipse, which, priests and spiritual gurus say, weaken the natural positive aura of idols in shrines. While the Venkateswara temple in Tirumala will close its gates at 9 p.m.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely congratulated the students of government schools whose performance in the CBSE class 12th results, declared Friday, had improved compared to last year. The overall pass percentage of Delhi government schools has gone up by 1.44 percent.

May 12th, 2009 Berlin Airlift marked as Cold War turning-pointBERLIN — Berlin is paying tribute to the veterans of the 1948-49 airlift, marking the 60th anniversary of a key moment in the Cold War when the allied effort to supply the city by air forced the Soviets to lift their blockade. An estimated 150,000 people are expected for ceremonies Tuesday at Tempelhof Airport, the key hub for the U.S.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Thursday issued an advisory to all schools in the capital to close for summer break in next two days, owing to the ongoing heat wave conditions. While the government and state-aided schools were to close for the summer break Friday onwards, most of the private schools were not to close before mid-May.

April 28th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Mexico has ordered schools nationwide to shut down because of the ongoing swine flu epidemic, health secretary Jose Angel Cordoba said. The government Monday decided to extend an earlier order to close schools in some of the 32 states and the capital city to all schools nationwide.

February 1st, 2009 LONDON - Two climbers were killed in Welsh mountains as the heaviest snowfall in 18 years blanketed much of Britain Monday, bringing life to a grinding halt. Police said they found the bodies of two climbers on Mount Snowdon in Wales after being alerted overnight.

February 1st, 2009 LONDON - The heaviest snowfall in 18 years blanketed much of Britain Monday, bringing life to a standstill as transport ground to a halt and schools and colleges were closed. Southern and eastern England were the worst hit as all bus services and much of the underground rail network were suspended in the British capital.

January 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Biting cold and dense fog continued to disrupt normal life across Uttar Pradesh. The toll in the current cold wave rose to 65 with least 15 deaths reported since Sunday.

January 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A thick blanket of fog once again descended on several parts of Uttar Pradesh Sunday, disrupting rail and air traffic. The mercury also plummeted in the region that has been witnessing an intense cold wave over the last week, claiming over 50 lives.

January 3rd, 2009 NOIDA - Government primary and junior high schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Noida and Ghaziabad will remain closed till Jan 7 because of dense fog and intense cold, according to official orders Sunday. In Noida, some private schools have decided to remain closed till Jan 11.

January 3rd, 2009 PATNA - At least 22 people have died in Bihar in the past two days as temperatures dipped drastically due to an intense cold wave sweeping the plains of north India, officials said Sunday. The dense fog in many parts of the state since Friday night was followed Saturday by a cloudy sky and chilly winds caused by western disturbances, officials in the weather department said.

January 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Over 50 people have died due to the cold weather in Uttar Pradesh this week as temperatures fell sharply and thick fog engulfed several parts of India's most populous state, an official said here Saturday. 'Over 50 deaths due to the cold were recorded in hospitals across the state in the past week.

January 2nd, 2009 RANCHI - Schools have been closed for six days till Jan 8 due to the continuing cold wave in Jharkand. Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi Rajiv Arun Ekka made the announcement Friday night to close down the schools till Jan 8 after many schools opened Friday after the winter vacations.

January 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thousands of people in northern India were stranded at railway stations and airports Saturday due to delays and cancellations caused by thick fog. The cold weather claimed over 50 lives this week as it tightened its grip on the region.

December 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Christmas Eve sure felt colder. And although the fog did lift Thursday morning making way for a bright day, the meteorological department said it was a nippier X'mas for Delhi this year.