Thursday, February 19, 2026

Author: Worldsnap Staff

Blog/Opinion
Worldsnap Staff

Mercury scales all-time high in Shimla

Shimla, the hill queen, never had such a scorching summer in the past 150 years.Last Friday when the day temperature touched 32.4?C, the meterological department had to change its record, as Shimla had never had it so bad in the past 150 years."This is the highest-ever maximum temperature in the state capital since 1840 when the first observatory was set up at the Viceregal Lodge here," said Manmohan Singh, director of the local Meteorological Centre.Before this, the …

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Jaipur
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Temperature dips in Rajasthan, woes don’t

A three-degree dip in the maximum temperature across the state provided no relief to the citizens of Rajasthan on Thursday. The Met office suggested that climatic changes may further bring down temperatures but heat conditions would prevail for the next few days. Bikaner remained the hottest in the state at 47.6 degree Celsius, the Met reports said on Thursday. The ongoing spell of heat conditions has not just surprised the people of Rajasthan but also the Met officials. They said th…

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Bangalore
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Online petition is still alive and kicking

While on the ground, there is little movement, cyberspace has woken to the Tagore Circle controversy. The public outcry has taken a form of an online petition written by Syed Tanveeruddin on behalf of Basvanagudi residents. The petition has been addressed to the Supreme Court, the president of India, prime minister, ministry of urban development, governor, chief minister, BBMP, ABIDe and BDA. The petitioner has put various press reports on the underpass. The public protests being …

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Pune
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Army attracts youth to join the forces through career fair

Army recruiting officers participated in the ‘one career seminar’ organised by the Genesis Education Society in the city on Tuesday. This was to attract the youth of Pune to join the Indian Army as officers. The event focused on career options available to the students after completion of std XII and graduation. Director Recruiting of the Army at Pune Col Bharat Dabral gave a structured talk to the youth and their parents regarding the various career options available after std XI…

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Mumbai
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Rs2.60 cr recovered from power thieves

Officials of the Bhandup and Navi Mumbai divisions of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) have been taking stern action against power thieves in the last 12 months, and have recovered Rs2.6 crore from them, lodging as many as 1,889 FIRs.Speeding up the drive against power theft, Mahavitaran’s Bhandup Zone checked 90,825 connections in Thane and Vashi circles in this period. In Vashi, Rs1.52 crore of pilferage was unearthed, while Rs1.60 crore was recovere…

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