Hazy, dusty conditions across Himachal
Shimla, June 15: Himachal Pradesh on Friday remained hazy and dusty with visibility reduced to less than 200 m in the state capital, the weather bureau said, adding the state may experience rain at many places in the next 24 hours which will increase the visibility.
"Dust and haze may prevail till the next 24 hours. The visibility is 100-200 m in Shimla and most parts of the state," Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office here, told IANS.
He said on Sunday, there is high possibility of rain or thunderstorms at many places in the state.
"Gusty wind is also expected. Therefore, this dust and haze very likely to disappear by Saturday," he added.
Lower areas of the state including Una, Bilapsur, Hamirpur Solan, Nahan and Mandi also experienced dusty conditions.
"There are chances of moderate to heavy rainfall in Kangra district by Friday night," the meteorological added.
The minimum temperature in Shimla was recorded at 15.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was 25.9 degrees, a fall by nearly two degree Celsius from Thursday.
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LS proceedings adjourned till noon amid Opposition protests over Adani bribery row, other issues
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition members over the Adani controversy, recent violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and other issues.
As soon as the House met for the day, many Opposition members, including from Congress, were on their feet as they sought to raise various issues.
Some members from the Congress and Samajwadi Party were in the Well while other Opposition members stood in the aisle and shouted slogans.
Speaker Om Birla asked the Opposition members to allow the Question Hour and said they can take up their issues later.
Amid the din, one question was taken up.
However, the protests continued and the proceedings, which went on for about six minutes, were adjourned till noon.
The Opposition members wanted to discuss the Adani controversy and the recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal.
The Adani Group said on Wednesday that Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in an alleged bribery case.
