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Delhi Pollution: City breathes ‘very poor’ air

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Delhi Pollution: Delhi’s overall air quality remained in the “very poor” quality on Saturday morning, with an AQI reading of 332.

This is marginally lower than Friday’s Air Quality Index (AQI), which stood at 369, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) 9 am bulletin data showed.

According to CPCB, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered “good”, 51-100 “satisfactory”, 101-200 “moderate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301-400 “very poor”, and 401-500 “severe”.

The city recorded a minimum temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

A mainly clear sky, with the maximum temperature likely to touch 25 degrees Celsius, has been predicted for the day, the weather department said, adding that the relative humidity stood at 90 per cent at 8.30 am.

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Delhi: Why children keep disappearing into the black hole of stations

Seated along the entryway to the New Delhi Railway Station, several beggars wait for an opportunity to seek alms. Most passers-by ignore them; others watch with unease. One woman draws particular attention—not for who she is, but because of the infant resting in her lap. Seated at multiple junctures along the entryway, many others sit with their hands unfolded for an opportunity to ask for alms. Most of these pleas fall on deaf ears, while many commuters stare with an air of suspicion. The stares get harsher not because of the woman herself but because of what she holds in her lap—a tiny infant wrapped in a worn-out cloth. The child’s complexion remains untouched by the dust and grime that define the mother, prompting some onlookers to mutter whether the infant may have been kidnapped and placed with her.

Delhi: 25-year-old murder accused held after absconding for 5 months

The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man accused in a murder in north Delhi’s Shastri Nagar area earlier this year, after absconding for nearly five months, an official said on Friday. The accused, Rizwan, had been frequently changing his location and identity while moving across Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and parts of Delhi, he added.

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