Missing of youth in Bhadra river: Body found after 12 days
Mangaluru-based engineer
Chikmagaluru, August 09: The body of an engineer hailed from Mangaluru who slipped into the Bhadra river at Ambathirtha near Kalasa town and was missing recently, was found at Magundi in NR Pura taluk on Thursday.
Thiran Kotian from Mangaluru was missing after he slipped into the river. On Thursday, local people fished out the body in front of the police after 12 days of the incident. But as the body was in the water for 12 days, it was difficult to identify it.
Resident of Tumbe in Mangaluru, Thiran was an engineer in a private company. He had come to Kalasa along with his 12 other friends after visiting Kudremukh and when they were trying to take the selfie on the rocks at Ambathirtha near the town, he slipped into the river and washed away.
Kalasa police along with fire brigade searched for the body for ten days. NDRF team and local divers also searched for the body. But they have failed to find the body. Later, the search operation was stopped.
But on Thursday afternoon, locals found that a body was floating in the river and informed the police. The police with the help of local people fished out the body and confirmed that it is the body of Thiran Kotian.
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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'.
