Delhi Shivers as Temperature Plummets to 6.8 Degrees Celsius

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New Delhi: Delhi, the national capital, experienced a chilly Friday as the mercury dipped to 6.8 degrees Celsius, marking a significant departure from the seasonal average, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Just a week ago, temperatures were relatively warmer at around 12 degrees, but Thursday saw a further drop with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees.

According to IMD’s forecast on Wednesday, the maximum temperature was expected to hover around 22 degrees, with the minimum dipping back to around 7 degrees.

The IMD predicts a “mainly clear sky” throughout the day, although despite the sunny weather, residents of Delhi continue to grapple with a biting cold breeze, prompting many to seek warmth around bonfires at night.

Air quality, a persistent concern for Delhi, showed signs of improvement at 9 a.m., with several monitoring stations reporting levels falling under the ‘satisfactory’ and ‘moderate’ categories. This comes as a surprise after days of enduring ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ conditions.

In the Anand Vihar area, PM2.5 levels at 9 a.m. were recorded in the ‘poor’ category at 218, while PM10 stood at 289, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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A large number of party workers extended a grand welcome and shouted slogans against the Congress government. State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra, and the Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka greeted and welcomed him after they were taken to Bengaluru in the police vehicle.

Earlier in the day, the High Court had issued orders to the police department to release C.T. Ravi immediately.

Following release, C.T. Ravi while addressing a joint press conference with Vijayendra and Ashoka in Davanagere, stated that truth has prevailed. “Satyameva Jayate,” he stated.

“The police took me around more than 50 villages overnight to torture me mentally and physically. The Congress government used the police force to bog me down. My party leaders stood by me and gave me courage. The party workers across the state extended their solidarity with me,” he stated.

“I don’t want to talk much about today’s judgment. I had maintained in Belagavi that the truth will win and now the truth has won. I don’t get exalted by this order. The Congress government is wrong they think they could contain me. I have experienced all these situations 35 years ago and I have become strong,” he stated.

“I have grown stronger by the torture given by the Congress government now. It has made me stronger to serve party workers,” Ravi stated.

Following the High Court order, BJP MLC C.T. Ravi said that he has never indulged in making personal attacks against opponents, underlining his criticisms were “ideological and political”.

Speaking to the media in Haveri district after the High Court ordered his immediate release, Ravi challenged that people can get to know about him once they speak to people in his native Chikkamagaluru. “Let people inquire about Dy CM D.K. Shivakumar in Ramanagar,” he maintained.

Ravi further stated the Chairman of the Legislative Council has stated that there is no audio or video record of the use of the derogatory word in the council. The issue will be taken care of by the Chairman. The government has lodged a false case and treated him like a terrorist.

“Once I get the court document, I will talk about the matter in detail. I have not slept since Thursday and I have a headache now. Even though I gave a complaint with evidence, the police did not file FIR over attacks on me,” he maintained.

The controversy erupted during a heated debate in the Legislative Council on Thursday when Ravi allegedly referred to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as a “drug addict.” Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar retaliated, calling Ravi a “murderer.” In response, Ravi allegedly used an obscene term against Hebbalkar, escalating tensions. On Thursday evening Ravi was arrested.

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Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said, in reply to a question in Lok Sabha, “Under the Assistance to States and UTs for Modernisation of Police scheme Rs 63.35 crore has been released to nine coastal States and four Union Territories during the last two years and current financial year.”

While operationalising Coastal Police Stations, 204 boats, 37 jetties, 284 four-wheelers, 554 two-wheelers, 97 check-posts, 58 out-posts, and 30 barracks have been provided to the coastal states/UTs. Further, six Marine Police Operation Centres (MPOC) have been constructed in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the Minister said in reply to questions from Dilip Saikia and Kamlesh Jangde.

Elaborating on the steps taken by the Government for training, capacity building and modernisation of coastal police, the MoS said a National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) has been set up in District Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gujarat. To date, 1,725 personnel from coastal police/customs/BSF/CISF have been trained in various courses.

The MoS said the Coastal Police personnel are also trained in the Coast Guard Training Centre, Kochi and at Coast Guard District Headquarters in all coastal states/UTs. To date, 13,879 Coastal Police personnel have been trained.

He said the Indian Coast Guard conducts Joint Coastal Patrolling (JCP) with Coastal Police. A total of 3,374 JCP sorties and the embarkation of 8,122 personnel have been undertaken since the commencement of JCP in August 2020.

Coastal police also participate in coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ and coastal security drill ‘Sajag’ aimed at enhancing inter-agency coordination and achieving robust coastal security mechanisms, the MoS said.

He said although police and public order are State subjects, as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, the Central government supplements the efforts of the States for equipping and modernizing their police forces.

–IANS

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