Senior CPI-M leader Jayarajan to return as Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 10 : The CPI-M state secretariat on Friday gave the nod for the re-induction of CPI-M leader E.P. Jayarajan into the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet, according to party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.
The swearing-in of Jayarajan, a central committee member of the party, would take place in the state capital on Tuesday.
He will get back the industries portfolio, which he held when he quit on October 14, 2016, just four months after becoming a minister, following charges that he appointed close relatives to top posts in a state-run PSU.
On account of his return, A.C. Moideen who held the portfolio will be given the Local Self Government portfolio, which was held by K.T. Jaleel.
Jaleel has been given the portfolio of Higher Education and Social Justice, currently held by two different ministers.
After Jayarajan resigned, the vigilance department launched a probe. Last year the court cleared him of all the charges. Since then he and his supporters have been rooting for his return to the ministry.
With Jayarajan returning to the cabinet, all eyes are on if he would deputize for Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he goes abroad for treatment later this month.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
