Kasaragod: A 45-year-old security guard in Uppala town of the district who was allegedly stabbed with a knife late Tuesday night died in a hospital in Mangaluru at around midnight.

The guard, Suresh, was a resident of Payyannur. He was reportedly killed by Sawad, who is a resident of Uppala.

Manjeshwar Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

They have said that primary investigation shows that Suresh, who worked as security guard of an apartment in Uppala, had an argument with Sawad over a trivial issue. The argument aggravated into a fight and ended with Sawad stabbing Suresh with a knife at around 10 pm on Tuesday. A seriously injured Suresh was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru immediately, but he succumbed to his injuries at around midnight, the officers added.

The murder accused, Sawad, is absconding and Manjeshwar Police are searching for him.

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi remained warmer than usual on Monday, with no rainfall reported across key weather stations, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to the IMD, Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius, clocking five degrees above normal temperature, while the minimum settled at 11.8 degrees Celsius. The Ridge area was the warmest at 31 degrees Celsius, followed by Ayanagar at 30.4 degrees Celsius and Lodi Road at 30.1 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded a comparatively lower maximum of 28.6 degrees Celsius.

While the Safdarjung weather station recorded a minimum of 11.8 degrees Celsius, Palam recorded 13 degrees Celsius, and Lodhi Road recorded 12 degrees Celsius, according to IMD data.

The weather department has predicted mist on Tuesday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to reach around 30 and 13 degrees Celsius, respectively. The IMD said no rainfall was recorded in the region during the observation period, indicating continued dry weather conditions.

The air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 221, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.