Vijayapur: Vijayapur Congress leader and former District President of JD(S) Reshma Padekanur was on Friday found murdered near a bridge here in Vijayapur.

The body of Reshma was found on Friday morning near Kolar bridge. Police suspects that she was murdered on Thursday night and was dumped near the bridge.

Reshma had contested the Karnataka Assembly Election 2013 on JD(s) ticket and had lost the election following which she was not considered for the ticket by the party high command in 2018. After losing out on ticket, Reshma joined Congress and was active in the party during the recent Lok Sabha election.

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.

The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.

The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.

The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, 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'.