Hamirpur: Widespread rain in Hamirpur district on Monday night and today morning brought an end to the long-dry spell in the area, thereby reviving hopes of farmers who can now expect good kharif season. Pre-monsoon rain in this region has provided much desired water and moisture to standing crops which were almost on the verge of getting destroyed due to lack of rain. Farmers of the area were quite worried, fearing loss of their produce, due to drought-like conditions prevailing in the area for the past many weeks. Some farmers had demanded the government