Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
India

Over 110 flights delayed as fog continues in Delhi

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Jan, 2024 02:38 PM
  • Over 110 flights delayed as fog continues in Delhi

Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Over 110 international and domestic flights were delayed while around 25 were cancelled in the last 10 hours as a thick layer of fog blanketed Delhi, as per airport sources.

The weatherman said that the visibility at Palam dropped to 300 metres at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, which continued over the night and at 8:30 a.m Wednesday it was 600 metres.

The IMD classifies fog intensity into four types: shallow, moderate, dense and very dense fog.

The visibility ranges from 999 m to 500 m, 499 m to 200 m, 199 m to 50 m and less than 50 m, respectively.

“Latest Satellite pictures at 0700 am of today indicates that fog has reduced over Bihar, east UP, north MP & Delhi since midnight. However, dense fog is still prevailing over parts of Punjab, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh & northwest Rajasthan and likely to continue few more hours,” IMD said in a tweet at 8:30 a.m.

MORE India ARTICLES

6 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Haryana

6 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Haryana
Six persons have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor at Mandebari and Panjeta Ka Majra villages of Yamunanagar district in Haryana, the police said. Two have been admitted to hospitals.

6 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Haryana

Punjab Police bust illegal opioid manufacturing units

Punjab Police bust illegal opioid manufacturing units
Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here that the development came after the three-month-long investigations carried out by the Fatehgarh Sahib Police into the arrest of alleged drug peddler Gaurav Singh, alias Kaala Ambala, of Haryana, who was nabbed after recovery of 44 leegesic injections and 44 avil injections.

Punjab Police bust illegal opioid manufacturing units

Delhi court grants bail to Bajrang Punia in criminal defamation case

Delhi court grants bail to Bajrang Punia in criminal defamation case
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to wrestler Bajrang Punia in a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by sports coach Naresh Dahiya.

Delhi court grants bail to Bajrang Punia in criminal defamation case

Delhi govt to bear all expenses of artificial rain to tackle air pollution: Officials

Delhi govt to bear all expenses of artificial rain to tackle air pollution: Officials
The Delhi government has decided to bear the full expense of artificial rain as a measure to combat the severe air pollution in the city, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued an order directing the Chief Secretary to represent the government's standpoint in front of the Supreme Court on Friday.  

Delhi govt to bear all expenses of artificial rain to tackle air pollution: Officials

15 injured in LPG cylinder explosion in Bihar's East Champaran

15 injured in LPG cylinder explosion in Bihar's East Champaran
At least 15 persons sustained burn injuries after an LPG cylinder exploded in Bihar's East Champaran district, authorities said. The incident took place on Thursday evening at Pakhnahiya village under Palanwa police station in the district.

15 injured in LPG cylinder explosion in Bihar's East Champaran

NIA raids 8 locations in UP, Uttarakhand and Punjab in drugs seizure case

NIA raids 8 locations in UP, Uttarakhand and Punjab in drugs seizure case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said that it carried out searches at eight locations in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh in a heroin seizure case. An NIA spokesperson here said that the agency sleuths carried out searches at the residences and offices of individuals involved in this case.

NIA raids 8 locations in UP, Uttarakhand and Punjab in drugs seizure case