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NEW DELHI: The air quality in the national capital showed a marginal improvement on Monday and was recorded in the "poor" category. The city registered a maximum temperature of 31.5 degree Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The capital's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 313 on Sunday, deteriorating from 248 on Saturday.On Monday, the 24-hour average air quality index stood at 263 while...

MUMBAI: The air quality in Mumbai this morning was categorized as 'moderate' with an air quality index of 127, according to the Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research system, Safar-India. Last Tuesday, the air quality in Mumbai was also in the 'moderate' category, with an air quality index of 115. Previously, the air quality in Mumbai was classified as 'good'. However, due to a rise in...

Thane: Police have seized a pistol and four live cartridges being carried illegally by a person in Thane, an official said on Sunday. Following a tip-off, police laid a trap on Saturday and nabbed the 22-year-old man in Shahad area, senior police inspector Naresh Pawar from crime unit III at Kalyan said. They found a country-made pistol and four live cartridges worth Rs 31,000 in his possession, Pawar...

Chennai: Tambaram Corporation has launched a project to increase the availability of public restrooms. They are in the process of constructing five new toilet blocks, with an additional plan to incorporate 16 urinals at ₹6 crore. These new facilities, which are likely to come up near bus stands, hospitals, markets, and other public buildings, are expected to meet the growing demand for clean and...

NEW DELHI: The air quality in the national capital worsned to 'very poor' with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 302 on Sunday, as per data from System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) India.The air quality around Delhi University was recorded at 330 (very poor) at noon, while IGI Terminal T3 in New Delhi was at 313 against 276 in the morning hours, as per the latest data from...

NEW DELHI: Delhi's minimum temperature on Saturday dropped to 15.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average.The city's air quality fell into the "poor" category. The maximum temperature for the day reached 31.4 degrees Celsius, a degree below the seasonal average, according to the IMD.Track the pollution level in your cityAccording to the IMD, the relative humidity ranged between 83...

MUMBAI: BMC commissioner IS Chahal on Friday morning held a meeting with officials from MMRDA, SRA, MSRDC and also members from the construction industry to tackle concerns related to pollution being echoed by various city residents.Mumbai at present is witnessing 6,000 construction works which include public infrastructure projects too. As part of the action plan, all construction sites have been...

Kolkata: A 14-year-old student who had gone missing for over 24 hours after attending school on Monday was finally traced by New Town Police to a clothing store in a mall on Tuesday evening. The girl is a class-VIII student of a south Kolkata English-medium school. The police said she had last been spotted leaving the school premises around 5.30pm on Monday. Preliminary investigations suggest she had...

Kolkata: In a unique initiative, a group of residents of Elita Garden Vista housing complex in New Town have started drawing street art on the service road stretch adjacent to the complex to prevent encroachment by street vendors. The residents started painting a stretch of the service road with on Sunday, with permission taken from New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).“Vendors often occupy...

Thane: The crime branch has arrested the fourth accused, an auto driver, in connection with the murder of MNS functionary Jamil Shaikh in 2020.The police said the arrested accused has been identified as Wasim Ansari alias Wasim Bhishi (29) and is a resident of Rabodi.“Ansari played an important role in the murder of Shaikh and gave the logistical support to the accused who planned the murder. The...