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"Whenever a cyclone is formed in the Bay of Bengal, it has the tendency to go in the northwest direction, leading to increased rain activity in the Indian mainland on the east coast," Mr Palawat said. "However, weather systems over the Arabian Sea, usually move towards Yemen and Oman. "This cyclonic storm, however, will move towards Pakistan and the west coast of India, leading to deficient rain in the central and eastern parts of the country. Over the next two weeks, we do not expect much rain over those parts. Coastal areas of south India, however, will experience rainfall." The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said yesterday that Cyclone Biparjoy is now completely detached from the monsoonal flow and will not have any negative impact on this year's monsoon or its performance. IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the cyclone helped the monsoon advance over southern parts of the peninsula by increasing the cross-equatorial flow over the Arabian Sea. "Now, it is completely detached from the monsoonal flow. We do not expect any largescale impact either on the monsoon advance or its performance," Mr Mohapatra said, as quoted by news agency PTI. At least 44,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas in Gujarat to temporary shelters as Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district tomorrow evening. The cyclone is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds, and authorities are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety o...

Coldest day in Delhi this season: It’s 1.4 degrees, will temperatures hit zero? As another cold wave spell gripped northwest India, the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 1.4 degrees Celsius early Monday. Temperatures might fall by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a weather expert Delhi is facing one of its harshest winters in decades. At 1.4 degrees Celsius, parts of the Capital were shivering early Monday. Many places in Delhi-NCR are expected to face severe conditions until Wednesday. Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Chandigarh will also be hit by an intense cold wave. “Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions very likely over many parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi till 17 January,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted. Shahabad Murder: Accused Sahil sent to judicial custody AIIMS Delhi to begin online allotment of accommodation to enhance transparency How cold will it get in Delhi? Monday was colder than expected. The Captial experienced the coldest morning of the season with the lowest minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung Observatory, according to weather expert Navdeep Sigh Dahiya. Ujwa in southwest Delhi recorded sun-zero temperatures at – 0.5 degrees Celsius. The 1.4 degrees minimum temperature is six degrees below normal for this time of the year and the second lowest minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung weather observatory in January in a decade, acco...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Photo) Delhi-NCR news Highlights: The Delhi government Tuesday launched a “one-time settlement scheme’ to provide relief to the public by settling huge pending arrears bills. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, announcing the scheme, said that around 7 lakh consumers will get relief under this scheme. “Pending water bills increased in large numbers. This happened following the covid pandemic, when the water meters could not be read on a regular basis. Either the meters were not read properly or people got the wrong bills with huge pending. There are around 27.6 lakh domestic metres, of which 11.7 lakh people have huge arrears. Rs 5,737 crore arrears is pending. The scheme will be launched from August 1. People will get new bills. People who will not pay their bills from August, they will have to pay the full arrear amount,” Kejriwal added. Meanwhile, Gurgaon District Collector and Chairman of District Disaster Management Authority Nishant Kumar Yadav has ordered residents of Chintels Paradiso in Sector 109 to vacate Tower G within the next 15 days. This comes following an IIT-Delhi audit report declaring the tower unsafe and unfit for habitation. Legal action will be taken against those who violate these orders under section 188 of the IPC and sections 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, said the order from the DC. There are nine towers in Chintels and four of these have been declared unsafe so far — E, F, D and G. In ...