Mangaluru receives post-monsoon rains
Mangaluru, October 3: Following the depression in the bay of Arabian Sea, the post-monsoon rains (north-east monsoon) sets its feet in Dakshina Kannada district.
Mangaluru city was under scorching heat till Wednesday afternoon. Suddenly, clouds hovered on the sky and the city gets moderate rainfall for more than half an hour. The Met department has warned that the region would get rains and partly cloudy weather due to depression in the Arabian Sea and the coastal region might get rains for more than four-five days from October 6. Before the Met department’s prediction, the rain sets its feet three days earlier.
The rural areas received rains coupled with lightning and thunderbolts due to which, electronic gadgets like TV and fridges of few houses were damaged. But no casualty was reported from any parts of the district.
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Commuters bear brunt as labour union protest halts traffic at Delhi-Noida border
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New Delhi (PTI): Commuters faced a harrowing morning on Monday as a massive traffic jam brought vehicular movement to a near standstill at the Delhi-Noida border following a protest by a labour union demanding a salary hike.
The protest, which began early in the day, led to congestion on key arterial roads connecting Delhi and Noida, including NH 9, severely disrupting the office rush hour.
Long queues of vehicles were seen stretching for several kilometres, with many commuters stranded for hours.
A police source said that members of the labour union from Uttar Pradesh gathered near the border area were staging a demonstration, blocking portions of the road and slowing down traffic movement.
"Personnel from the Delhi Police and Noida Police were deployed to manage the situation and divert traffic, but the heavy volume of vehicles compounded the chaos," the source said.
Frustrated commuters took to social media platform X, urging authorities to intervene and clear the roads. Many complained of being stuck in unmoving traffic despite starting early to avoid peak-hour congestion.
An employee of a private company said she left her home at around 7:30 am but remained stuck in traffic for over an hour without any significant movement.
"There is no movement at all. People are getting down from vehicles and trying to figure out what's happening ahead," she said.
Authorities said efforts were underway to clear the congestion and restore smooth traffic flow as soon as possible.
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