The national capital recorded a maximum temperature on Thursday at 45.6 degrees Celsius, 5.2 notches above normal, according to the weather department. Delhi has been in a heatwave condition for the last four days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, recorded its second-highest maximum temperature of this summer season so far on Thursday.This came a day after recording a 79-year high of 46.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, according to the IMD data.On June 17, 1945, a temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius was recorded.
"I have received news of the ill health of former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot ji. I pray to God for your speedy recovery," Sachin Pilot said in a tweet.
India on Thursday said it has not made any proposal to the Maldives for a bilateral free trade agreement (DTA) and that it was ready to consider if the island nation expresses interest for such a pact. "No specific proposal for a bilateral FTA with the Maldives has been made by the Government of India," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "If the Government of Maldives expresses interest in having an FTA with India, we will give it due consideration," he said. Jaiswal's comments came in response to a question at his weekly media briefing. Last week, Maldivian Minister for Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed indicated that India has initiated efforts to have an FTA between the two countries. "They (India) want there to be a Free Trade Agreement with Maldives, in addition to SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Agreement)," Saeed told a press conference in Male. The Maldives President has offered this opportunity to all countries, Saeed said, adding that the government aims to enter into such agreements with as many countries as possible to offer ease in trade activities.
Seven people were killed and 25 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tangli morh in the Choki Chora belt of the district, they said, adding that the bus rolled around 50 feet down into the gorge. Seven people were killed and 25 injured, the officials said.
The vehicle was carrying pilgrims from the Kurukshetra area of Haryana to the Shiv Khori area in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, they added. Earlier, the officials had said the accident had taken place in Rajouri district. A rescue operation involving police and locals has been launched and the injured have been shifted to the Akhnoor hospital and Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Jammu, the officials said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved a trial court in Delhi in connection with a regular bail plea. This comes after the apex court rejected his plea seeking extension of interim bail. Delhi CM was given interim bail by the Supreme Court in order to continue with his election campaign amid the ongoing elections. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in connection with Delhi excise policy case.
Delhi Minister Atishi visits the water treatment plant in Wazirabad amid the ongoing crisis in the national capital. Following her inspection at the plant, she spoke to media and stated that Delhi should be getting its fair share of water. She further stated "Delhi is dependent on the Yamuna River for its entire water supply. The water that comes to Delhi through the Yamuna River is released from Haryana. Today we are at Wazirabad pond, the water level here should be 674 feet. The water meter shows that the water level is 3.5 feet less than that. Today, the water level of Yamuna is 370.3 feet. Last year on this day, the water level was 374. 5 feet. The water that comes from Yamuna is supplied to Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants. When the water supply is reduced and when the water coming from Haryana is reduced, then how will the water treatment plant produce water? We have written a letter to the Haryana govt and today we will also reach out to the Central Government that Delhi should get its share of water and because Haryana is not releasing water there is water scarcity in different parts of Delhi..."
Amid the ongoing heatwave across several parts of North India, Delhi Fire Department's Director Atul Garg said that the department has received over 220 calls in a day. He added that this is the highest number of calls the fire department has received, except Diwali. This comes at a time when the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a clarification regarding the maximum temperature of over 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi's Mungeshpur. According to the latest information provided by IMD, there was an "error in the sensor or local factor."
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