Bengaluru, Jan 3: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that some vested interests have been conspiring to finish former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi politically for which some people have been tarnishing his image.

Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, he said that his brother and Minister Satish Jarkiholi has discussed various issues with Ramesh Jarkiholi. Let Ramesh speak to party high command and Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal and solve his problems. Instead of this, he should not give statements and tarnish his own image, because Ramesh Jarkiholi was strong leader of the party, he said.

On allotment of portfolio to RB Thimmapur, he said that there was need to discuss the issue openly. "We are in coalition government. We will discuss the issues and alive them amicably. It's the responsibility of the Congress to follow coalition dharma. We don't have the thoughts to take decisions unilaterally. We have not taken any of such decisions. It's our aim to complete five years tenure as the coalition government", he said.

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi woke up to a cloudy Thursday morning, with parts of the city receiving up to 12.5 mm of rainfall, while the minimum temperature stood at 17.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD stated that Safdarjung and Lodhi Road recorded 8.2 mm of rainfall each, while the Ridge station received 8.6 mm and Palam recorded 6.2 mm.

Ayanagar recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall, and Pitampura recorded 5.5 mm.

Additionally, Mayur Vihar recorded 3 mm of rainfall, while Janakpuri received 12.5 mm from 8.30 am on Wednesday till 8.30 am on Thursday.

The weather office noted that the minimum temperature was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 notches above the seasonal average, while the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 29 degrees Celsius.

According to the IMD, Delhi is under a yellow alert for very light to light rainfall, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, and gusty winds with speeds of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour.

The AQI stood in the 'moderate' category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 153, 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'.