Indian man drowns while fishing in Dubai Creek
Dubai: An Indian man drowned when he slipped into the Dubai Creek while fishing with his friends, according to a media report on Thursday.
The incident happened when Sahad Abdul Salam was fishing with his friends in Jaddaf district and suddenly slipped into the creek through a water hole, the Khaleej Times reported.
The deceased belongs to Kollam in Kerala and is survived by his wife and two children. As soon as the police received the information about the incident, a team from the port police station rushed to the site.
Coast guard divers searched for the man and recovered his lifeless body which was then taken to the General Department of Forensic Medicine. The body would be handed over to the family after the completion of legal and administrative procedures.
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Delhi's minimum temperature at 16.6 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 16.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal, on Tuesday as the city is expected to see partly cloudy sky, with daytime temperatures set to cross 30 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
Minimum temperatures across other stations showed slight departures from normal levels. Palam recorded 17.4 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notch above normal, while Lodi Road logged 16.1 degrees Celsius, also one notch above normal.
At the Ridge station, the minimum temperature stood at 17.1 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, whereas Ayanagar recorded 16.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal.
The maximum temperature likely to settle around 31 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Rainfall activity was negligible, with only trace amounts recorded at Safdarjung and Lodi Road, while Palam received 0.4 mm rainfall. Ridge recorded 2.0 mm and Ayanagar 0.8 mm in the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "moderate" category with an AQI of 168, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
