Date:25/06/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/06/25/stories/2006062512590100.htm

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Hot day in Amritsar

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Chandigarh: Amritsar in Punjab came under the grip of intense heat on Saturday recording a maximum of 42.6 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said here.

Ludhiana also braved a hot day at 39.2 degree C and Ambala at 39 degree C.

Sultry conditions prevailed in Chandigarh, which was lashed by heavy rains and storm Friday, and maximum settled at 38.8 degree C today.

A young man was electrocuted when a high tension power line snapped in Mohali district yesterday after heavy rain and storm lashed the area. In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla recorded a maximum of 24.3 C. — PTI