Delhi Police has arrested a 39-year-old man who allegedly posed as a wing commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and was trying to enter Palam Air Force Station on the basis of a fake identity card, police said on Friday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has expressed grief over the demise of Kamal Kant Batra, mother of Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Vikram Batra. She died at Palampur in Kangra district on Wednesday. She was 77.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility at Delhi-Palam was reduced from 400 meters at 2:00 am to 100 meters at 2:30 am on Sunday, and it further reduced to 0 meters since 3:00 am.
The movement of commuters to and from the National Capital was affected on Saturday morning as several flights and trains were delayed due to low visibility amid severe cold conditions in Northern India.
On Friday, the city saw the season's first cold wave day, which, according to the India Meterological Department, is recorded when the minimum temperature goes below 4 degrees Celsius.
Delhites woke up to another chilly morning as the minimum temperature in the national capital recorded at seven degrees. Cold wave maintained its grip across New Delhi, with Safdarjung recording a minimum temperature of 7.1 degree Celsius and 7.4 degree in Palam.
Preparations are in full swing in Tamil Nadu for the traditional bull taming sport 'Jallikattu'. The Jallikattu event in Madurai will be held for three days, beginning on January 15.
The Ridge station recorded a minimum temperature of 9.1 degrees Celsius with a departure of 1.4 degrees from the normal temperature. Palam recorded the coldest morning with a minimum of 10.0 degrees Celsius, a departure of 3.0 degrees Celsius below the normal from yesterday.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Thursday and discussed several issues pertaining to Telangana.
We represented to the central water resources minister to consider the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme in Telangana as a national project and to give central funding for it, said Uttam Kumar Reddy.
As per the available data, Delhi's Palam and Safdarjung areas recorded maximum temperatures at 11.4°C and 12.5°C, respectively. Ayanagar followed closely at a maximum temperature of 11.6°C.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, State Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and senior officials of the Irrigation Department will meet Union Water Resources Minister Shri Gajendra Shekhawat in Delhi today at 7 pm.