Bengaluru, Mar 6 (PTI): Former MLC and the founder chairman of the PES Institutions M R Doreswamy died on Thursday.

The 85-year-old educationist was ailing for the past three months, his family said.

“He breathed his last at about 6 pm at home. He had some health issues for the last three months,” his nephew Hari Babu told PTI.

Doreswamy is survived by wife Radha Manohari, son Jawahar and daughter Suma, Babu said.

Another relative Srinivas Naidu said the cremation will be performed on Friday.

Condoling his death, senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa said on ‘X’: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of Shri M R Doreswamy, a senior educationist, founder president of PES institutions, Vice Chancellor of PES University, former member of the Legislative Council, and a dear friend.

With his demise, the country has lost an outstanding educationist. Personally, I have lost a dear friend. I pray that God will grant his soul eternal peace and I express my deepest condolences to his family and followers. Om Shanti.”

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New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.

The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

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