Holiday for schools and colleges in Davanagere on Jan 8
Bharat Bandh
Davanagere, Jan 7: Various labour organizations in the district extended their support to the all India Bandh call given by various labour organisations including AITUC, CITU, INTUC and others on Jan 8 and 9 against the anti-labour policies of the central government and seeking fulfillment of their various demands.
Deputy commissioner Dr Bagadi Gautham announced holiday for schools and colleges in the district on Jan 8. For the success of the bandh, left parties including CPI have conducted programmes to create awareness among people.
They conducted bike rally on Monday and sought the support. As the KSRTC workers would take part in the bandh, most of the transportation service would affect. Though banks would open, the normal activities would be hampered. Street vendors and Anganwadi workers supported the bandh, it would get success.
PG exam postponed
Following the bandh call, examination of PG Chemistry paper of the Davanagere University to be held on January 7, 8 and 9 were postponed and the exams were rescheduled on Jan 10, 11 and 12, according to a press release from the university registrar (examination).
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Delhi wakes up to cloudy Thursday with light rain, minimum temp at 17.6 deg C
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'.
