Monsoon likely to intensify in Karnataka, IMD issues yellow alert for coastal districts
Bengaluru: Days after Monsoon rains in the state went weak, the Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted intensified rains across the three coastal districts accompanied by heavy winds during the next few days.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada districts for the next 24 hours. The alert also applies for June 21, 22 and 23. Thundershowers are expected in these districts today and tomorrow, with wind speeds reaching 40 to 50 km/h in south interior districts and 30 to 50 km/h in north interior districts. Light to moderate rainfall is anticipated in many districts.
In Bengaluru and surrounding areas, the weather will remain generally cloudy for the next 24 hours with a possibility of light rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be 31°C and 21°C, respectively.
On Sunday, Uttara Kannada's Kumta received 9 cm of rain, while Gerusoppa, Gokarna, Ankola, and Gadag recorded 5 cms. Manki, Haliyala, Shirali, Sankeshwar in Belagavi, and Kushalanagar in Kodagu have received 4 cm of rain.
Dr. Rajavel Manikkam, a senior scientist at the Bengaluru Meteorological Center, stated that the southwest monsoon was moderate over the coastal and northern interior regions, and weak over the southern interior region. Rainfall was reported in many coastal areas and a few interior regions yesterday.
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Excise policy case: Delhi court sends CM Kejriwal to 3-day CBI custody
New Delhi, Jun 26: A court here on Wednesday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days after the probe agency arrested him in a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
Special Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order on an application moved by the CBI. The probe agency formally arrested Kejriwal on Wednesday after getting permission from the court.
The Aam Aadmi Party national convener is lodged in prison in an excise policy-linked money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Department (ED).
"CBI application is allowed for three days," the judge said.
In the application seeking Kejriwal's custody, the CBI told the court that he was required to be quizzed to unearth the larger conspiracy in the matter. It also said that the Delhi chief minister was required to be confronted with evidence and other people accused in the case.
Federal agencies had earlier claimed that a so-called "south lobby" dictated the formulation of the now-scrapped excise policy and that the chief minister was involved in all this.
