Mangaluru: Police personnel, who were on duty in the city became targets of another violent attack on Friday night. It is learned that the incident occurred late Friday night at the check post near the Kavoor Station’s jurisdiction, where the police personnel was on duty.

The police was performing their routine tasks while on duty at the check post when a gang of four criminals riding in two separate bikes attacked them unprovoked. Thereafter, the criminals reportedly snatched the firearms carried by the police and smashed them against the ground, wrecking them in the process. 

The police force who arrived at the scene soon after detained the four criminals. It is learned that all of the accused in custody are students from a college in the city. The police have revealed that the accused students were allegedly under the influence of narcotic substances. 

A case has been registered at the Kavoor police station in this regard.

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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'.