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Earlier, the IMD had said that the rainfall all over India in the month of June will remain 'Below normal' levels adding that states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, and northern India will witness above-normal temperatures.

While speaking to the reporters, he said, "Don't worry, we're not going to put you in lockdown... We urged that Central Government authorities cover the whole NCR for limitations during the DDMA meeting, and they told us that they would."

On Sunday, the heatwave gripped sections of Delhi, with maximum temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in six locations. The maximum temperature at the city's base station, the Safdarjung Observatory, was 44.2 degrees Celsius, compared to 43.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

MCD Mayor Election: The L-G has approved February 6, as proposed by the deputy chief minister and the chief minister for holding the adjourned first meeting of the MCD, and asked for the election of mayor, deputy mayor and the six-member standing committee to be held.

The IMD also forecast that rainfall will rise over the northeast and southern peninsulas beginning Tuesday. "Heavy rainfall is forecast in the northeast. Warnings have been issued for Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh," Jenamani added.

The DCW, which termed the incident as a "serious matter", issued a notice to Delhi Police and the school principal on the issue. The school authorities have been asked to inform why the incident was allegedly not reported to the police by them.

The Karachi Air Traffic Control was contacted by the captain and relayed the information regarding a medical emergency. A death certificate has also been issued to the passenger. The flight was coming from Delhi and was bound for Doha, Qatar.

In 2021, a similar incident of circulating posters against PM Modi was reported in the city during the vaccination drive against COVID-19. The Delhi Police had then registered as many as 17 FIRs and arrested 15 people for pasting the posters.

Despite the alarming increase, Delhi, Maharashtra, and other states have insisted that they are prepared to tackle the rise in infections by providing adequate hospital beds, despite the minimal hospitalisations thus far.

According to the police, the victim's friend did not say anything about the accident. "So, now we have an eye-witness to the incident and she is cooperating with the police. We are getting her statement recorded under section 164 CrPC. This is a significant development in the incident," Hooda said.