The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that parts of Delhi and its neighbouring cities will get relief from the heatwave, to have rainfall in some areas. Delhi’s weather forecast says it will experience a cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle but the temperatures will remain somewhere above 40 degrees.

The thunderstorms developing in Central and Northern Haryana and Southwest Punjab will bring this rainfall to Delhi-NCR and even Chandigarh on Wednesday evening. There are chances of strong dusty winds along with isolated hailstorms.

The heatwave in Delhi-NCR has been very difficult to bear for the residents of the city. Delhi saw a huge temperature rise suddenly and the maximum temperature has been recorded up to 40.4 degrees Celsius already.

Finally, there is some good news for the people of the city as according to the IMD, the weather is expected to be comparatively better and more pleasant for the next few days.

The IMD reported in their meteorological bulletin, that between April 18 and April 20, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds are quite likely in isolated areas over Delhi. Kuldeep Srivastava, an IMD scientist, predicts that the western disturbance over Haryana and Punjab will be the reason for the precipitation.

The officials also said that rain fell in several areas of South Delhi, Southwest Delhi, and Central Delhi on Sunday evening and they expect very light to light rain up until the weekend. There will be ups and downs in the weather until April 22, according to the department. Hence, a maximum temperature of 40 degrees to a lower of 37 degrees Celsius can be recorded. There are chances of the temperature going below 40 degrees Celsius on some days.

Due to the falling temperatures and rainfall, people can get some relief from the scorching heat and the unbearable heatwave.

Amid the high buzz of the upcoming Karnataka state assembly elections, incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has filed his nomination from the Shiggaon constituency on Wednesday.

CM Bommai filed his nomination in the presence of BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and renowned Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep.

Kichcha Sudeep is performing as the ruling BJP’s star campaigner for this election, as Sudeep hails from Karnataka, he has a huge fan base across the state and BJP’s move might help attract the actor’s fan votes towards itself.

Bommai filed the nomination from his home turf Siggaon, which he represents as an MLA in the state assembly since 2008.

Shiggaon is Bommai’s bastion as for three consecutive terms the people have of this constituency have showered their votes and elected him as an MLA.

Specially for the chief minister’s nomination, BJP chief Nadda flew down to Bengaluru to make it a mega grand event. Before the nomination BJP held a roadhshow headed by JP Nadda, CM Bommai and actor Sudeep.

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They also garlanded the statue of Kittur Rani Chennamma who led an armed resistance against the British East India Company in 1824.

Bommai hails from a vast political background, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister and a veteran Janata Dal leader late S. R. Bommai.

Before his nomination Bommai offered his prayers at different temples in his constituency and post the filing of nomination papers also addressed a public rally.

Chief Minister Bommai has been in active politics since almost 30 years now as he made his political debut with the Janata Dal and was a state legislative council member twice in 1998 and 2004 from Dharwad local authorities constituency.

Bommai also held the position of deputy leader of opposition but in 2008 he defceted JD(U) joining BJP and has been winning Shiggaon constituency since then.

CM Bommai took control over the power to rule the government in 2021 after veteran BS Yediyurappa stepped down from the Chief Minister’s post.

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Indian Railways suspended a senior employee who was responsible for the delay of Vande Bharat Express by two minutes in its first trial run in Kerala, on Monday. The Vande Bharat Express, supposed to cover the route between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur, was held up for two minutes at the Piravom railway station, reports said.

The train was delayed as the first signal was given to the Venad Express at Piravom station. Due to this, the action was taken against BL Kumar, chief controller in the traffic section of the Thiruvananthapuram division, and he was suspended.

The order had to be revoked later due to the involvement of labour unions. The leaders of the unions protested and Kumar was reinstated.

The Venad Express had arrived at the same time and it was jam-packed, hence the officials gave it a green signal to pass first, which caused the delay of the semi-high-speed train Vande Bharat.

This VB Express is the first in Kerala and is expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 25, 2023.

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On April 17, the train completed its first trial run and covered the distance between Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur in 7 hours and 10 minutes. The reverse route from Kannur took 7 hours and 20 minutes. If it runs according to the planned time, it will be the fastest train on the route.

The Indian Railways is planning to upgrade the signalling and rail infrastructure in Kerala in order to accelerate Vande Bharat. The hope is that these additions will solve Kerala’s long-due need for timely track renovation and replacement of the outdated signalling system.

Indian Railways extended this Vande Bharat Express service from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod.

Initially, it was proposed to run between Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur only but Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday announced that it will also cover Kasaragod. He said this decision was taken following a request from Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan.

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