The heat wave continued unabated in northern India on Sunday with temperatures touching the 47ºC mark at places in Rajasthan and Haryana.
In the desert state, Sriganganagar was the hottest place for the second consecutive day as it sizzled at a high of 47.8ºC. The mercury also touched 47ºC mark in Churu followed by 45.6ºC in Barmer.
The Pink City experienced a day time temperature of 44ºC while it was 45.2ºC in Kota.
In Punjab and Haryana, Hisar was the hottest place in the region at 47ºC. Ambala experienced a daytime temperature of 42.1ºC, three degrees above normal.
Patiala in Punjab had a high of 44ºC, five notches more than the usual for this time of the year while Ludhiana saw the mercury settle at 43.8ºC, five degrees above normal. It was 42.9ºC in Amritsar, four marks above the normal.
Chandigarh experienced a high of 42ºC, two degrees above normal.
In the national capital, the mercury touched 43.9ºC during the day while the night temperature was recorded at 25.6ºC.
The humidity levels also rose to 55 per cent though the minimum was 10 per cent.
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Man with cartridges at airport
Age Correspondent
Hyderabad
A man was apprehended with seven cartridges as he was trying to board a Mumbai-bound flight on Sunday.
The passenger, Sushil Kumar (35), reportedly told the police that he had collected the rounds while he underwent NCC training. He was handed over to the RGI police.
The cartridges were found in Kumar’s luggage during security check. According to RGI ACP Karunakar, Kumar, a native of Kerala, told the police that he studied engineering in Chennai from 1992 to 1995 and took part in NCC. It was during this period that he apparently collected the rounds of ammunition.
“The rounds were found when he was being checked by the CISF personnel, we have sent the rounds for examination by ballistic experts,” he said, adding that action would be initiated if the cartridges turned out to be live ammunitions.
Kumar reportedly claimed that he has been working as the vice-president at a software company’s branch at Hi-tech city since the last three years and he was on his way to Mumbai as he had been transferred there.
He was released by the RGI police after a personal bond was furnished.