New Delhi Jan 30 PTI Delhi on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 222 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature settled at 75 degrees Celsius a notch below the seasons normal the India Meteorological Department saidThe relative humidity was 52 per cent at 530 pmAccording to the weather department the national capital is likely to witness mainly clear skies on Monday with mist in the morning and strong surface winds speed 25-35 kmph during the dayThe maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle around 8 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectivelyDelhis air quality was recorded in the poor category on SundayThe air quality index AQI read 282 at 505 pm according to Central Pollution Control Board dataThe air quality in neighbouring cities of Faridabad 282 Ghaziabad 264 Greater Noida 220 Gurgaon 234 and Noida 237 was also poorAn 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 severeOn Saturday the minimum temperature in the national capital stood at 54 degrees Celsius three notches below the seasons average while the maximum temperature was 224 degrees CelsiusDelhi saw its coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday with the maximum temperature plunging 10 notches below normal and settling at 121 degrees CelsiusBefore this the city had recorded a maximum temperature of 98 degrees Celsius on January 3 2013 according to IMD dataThe capital also recorded 822 mm of rainfall this January the highest in the month in 122 years PTI AMP DIV DIV

New Delhi Jan 23 PTI Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Sunday said over 27000 police personnel have been deployed for Republic Day security duties in the national capital and anti-terror measures intensifiedThese personnel include deputy commissioners of police assistant commissioners of police and inspectors sub-inspectors Armed Police Force personnel and commandos officers and jawans of Central Armed Police Forces CAPFs have also been deployed he saidBriefing the media about the Republic Day security arrangements Asthana said a total of 27723 Delhi Police personnel including 71 DCPs 213 ACPs and 753 inspectors have been deployed in the capital for the Republic Day parade They are being assisted by 65 companies of CAPFsThe police chief said over the last two months the Delhi Police has intensified anti-terror measures in coordination with other security agenciesSince the last two months we have intensified our anti-terror measures These measures have been taken on 26 parameters very intensively It is also because Delhi has always been a target for terrorists or anti-social elements This year too we have been very much alert Asthana saidAccording to a recent order operation of sub-conventional aerial platforms including UAVs paragliders and hot air balloons over the national capital has been prohibited in view of the Republic Day celebrationsThe order came into effect on January 20 and would remain in force till February 15 PTI AMP DIV DIV

New Delhi Dec 19 PTI A senior DRDO scientist who was arrested for planting explosives inside the Rohini district court allegedly attempted suicide by consuming hand wash in a washroom in police custody officials said on SundayThe accused Bharat Bhushan Kataria 47 is undergoing treatment at AIIMS and is completely stable they saidKataria was arrested for allegedly planting an improvised explosive device IED in a tiffin box inside the Rohini court on December 9 with an intention to kill his neighbour who had filed several cases against him and was present on court premises that dayThe accused was questioned by the Delhi Polices Special Cell on Friday and subsequently arrested on the same day He was in police custody since then and was being interrogated the police saidOn Saturday night Kataria allegedly consumed liquid hand wash inside a washroom and was later found lying unconscious When asked he complained of vomiting and stomach ache He was rushed to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital and referred to AIIMS from there a senior police officer saidWhen police personnel went to check on him at the hospital he told them that he didnt consume anything But we spoke to the doctors and they said he had consumed hand wash he saidHe is being treated at AIIMS and is completely stable All his vitals are normal A senior doctor will be checking on him tomorrow Monday and he is expected to be discharged He will be interrogated soon the officer addedThe officer said that the accused had prepared himself in advance on how to evade questioning in case he gets caughtHe is misleading and manipulating the investigation team by evading questioning He is uncooperative and using all that he has studied about the system to avoid interrogation he addedThe IED planted by Kataria triggered a low-intensity explosion in courtroom number 102 Naib Court head constable Rajeev was injured in the blastThe IED was not properly assembled due to which only the detonator exploded the police had said PTI AMP DIV DIV

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI The national capital on Saturday recorded a maximum temperature of 344 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department IMD saidThe minimum temperature settled at 246 degrees Celsius in Delhi The relative humidity was 73 per cent at 530 pm it saidThe weather department has predicted generally cloudy skies in the city on Sunday The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to settle at 26 degrees Celsius and 344 degrees Celsius respectivelyOn Friday Delhi had recorded a minimum temperature of 236 degrees Celsius a notch below normal while the maximum settled at 32 degrees Celsius three notches below normal PTI AMP DIV DIV

New Delhi Sep 16 PTI A 21-year-old labourer died while another was injured after they slipped into sand and got trapped under it at a construction site in south Delhis CR Park area on Thursday police saidThe contractor and the supervisor of the construction site have been arrested for allegedly causing death by negligence among other charges they saidThe deceased has been identified as Roze a native of West Bengal the police saidPolice received information that a man was trapped under sand at a construction site After reaching the spot the man was pulled out from the sand Another labourer Aiybo 40 was injured in the incident a senior police officer saidThe two were rushed to the hospital where Roze was declared brought dead by doctors Aiybo is undergoing treatment and is out of danger he saidBased on the statement of an eyewitness the contractor Shankar Vishwas and the construction site supervisor Chandan Singh Bisht have been arrested in connection with the incident the police said PTI AMP DIV DIV