Delhi News Live Updates: No more rain likely this week, mercury to rise

The maximum temperature spiked by 3 degrees Celsius with only a few areas in Delhi recording very light rainfall on Wednesday. Some areas even witnessed a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, a rise of over 7 degrees since the beginning of the week.With dry and warm westerly and northwesterly winds blowing from the afternoon, the weather department forecasts no pre-monsoon rain in the next four-five days. “From June 27, the moisture-laden easterly winds will come again, so there are chances of rain from June 28, which will increase from June 29,” said Mahesh Palawat, vice-chairman of meteorology and climate change at Skymet.

It was a sunny morning in Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.3 degree Celsius even as the weather office predicted partly cloudy sky during the day.The weather office also said that Thursday's minimum temperature was three degrees below the season's average.

Despite the government announcing this year’s summer action plan, water supply continues to remain affected in the city.Several areas have been facing a crisis since April and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has attributed this problem to Haryana, which is not releasing an adequate amount of raw water in the Yamuna. Due to this, water is being supplied at low pressure in North East, West, North, Central and South districts, and Delhi Cantonment and New Delhi Municipal Council areas.

The city on Wednesday logged 928 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking its overall tally to 19,24,532. The positivity rate stood at 7. 08%, down from 7. 22% on Tuesday.This is the first time since June 13 that the infection count in the city is below the 1,000 mark. Between June 14 and June 21, Delhi had witnessed more than 1,000 cases daily. On June 17, it had logged 1,797 cases.Three more fatalities were also recorded on Wednesday, bringing Delhi’s Covid toll to 26,239. So far this month, the city has seen 31 deaths linked to the virus. On Monday, six people had succumbed to the disease, the highest number of fatalities in a day since February 24, when five people had died.

Away from textbooks, summertime is yet a time for youngsters to learn about art, history and culture, with workshops and special sessions offered by the city’s various institutions, such as the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art.Schoolchildren, aged 4 to 17 years, are busy in the activity rooms, auditorium, conference room and at the galleries at the National Museum playing games like treasure hunt, making imperial miniatures and figurines, performing plays, even curating their own mini exhibitions. As part of its summer programme, “Playtime at National Museum”, the repository of historic objects is conducting 22 workshops for children, ranging from folktale sessions to Tanjore-style paintings.

Terming Bharatiya Janata Party “anti-Hindu”, senior AAP functionary and Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Singhon Wednesday said that the saffron party was trying to destroy the “peace and harmony” by demolishing 53 temples in the city.Singh said the BJP-led central government has sent a letter to the Delhi government seeking permission from the religious committee to demolish 53 temples located in seven re-sidential areas such as Sarojini Nagar, Nauroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Sriniwaspuri.

A joint committee of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has pointed out that the Ghazipur slaughterhouse is yet to adopt a zero-liquid discharge system and has also not installed a bio-methane plant for handling of dung waste.

According to the Public Works Department, the work on a flyover on Ring Road near Sarai Kale Khan bus terminal going towards Ashram will begin within three months. The project aims to provide an easy route to people going from Noida, Ghaziabad and ITO to the Ashram flyover.

A 28-year old man went on a stabbing spree inside Shahdara police station in east Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, leaving five cops and a home guard injured. He was overpowered on the spot and is being questioned. The police are yet to establish his motive. One of the policemen is critical.The attacker has been identified as Bharat Bhati, a resident of Balbir Nagar in east Delhi. The police said Bhati has no criminal record and was involved in one accident case in 2014 which is still being heard.One policeman was stabbed close to his heart and is undergoing treatment at AI-IMS Trauma Centre. His condition was described by doctors as “critical but stable”.