New Delhi: It was a pleasant day in the capital yesterday with a cloud cover and intermittent showers through the day in some areas. Rain has been forecast for Monday.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city received 4.5mm rain from Saturday 8.30am to 8.30am yesterday.
The maximum temperature of 33.2 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius were average for this time of the year, an IMD official said.
The humidity hovered between a high and low of 92 and 73 percent.
Today’s maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 33 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively.
“The skies will remain generally cloudy with rain and thundershower in some parts of the city,” said an IMD official.
Since the monsoon’s arrival in June, Delhi has received 515.6 mm of rain, 37 percent more than average.
UPA hopes to pass food bill next week
New Delhi: With the first week of the monsoon session — which started August 5 — lost to disruptions, the government hopes to get the food security bill passed in parliament before August 15, informed sources said yesterday.
“We hope to pass the food bill before Aug 15,” said an official adding that the bill will be debated and passed in the Lok Sabha today. It will then be taken to the Rajya Sabha tomorrow or on Wednesday.
Once passed by both the houses, the bill, a pet legislation of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, will be sent to the president for his approval.
Since the bill was introduced in the lower house last week, Congress leaders have been appealing to all parties to pass the welfare legislation.
Delhi boy beaten to death by friends
New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy was beaten to death by three of his juvenile friends after he complained to an accused’s mother about their bid to extort money for smoking, police said yesterday.
Sandeep, a Class 9 student, was assaulted in Pandav Nagar in east Delhi Saturday night, police said. Sandeep, who suffered severe internal injuries, succumbed while being taken to hospital, police said.
All three attackers, residents of the same neighbourhood, were detained, police said.
Police said the accused used to extort money from young boys of the area for smoking.
They earlier demanded money from Sandeep and thrashed him but he refused to oblige them. On that day, Sandeep made a complaint to the mother of one of the accused. IANS
