Sankranti Fails to Break Cold Spell
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SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL ALZEIMERISH TERESA MAY WINS TRUST VOTE SHARAPOVA SETS UP BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR CHINA BUT LOSES ON BREXIT DEAL WOZNIACKI CLASH CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 16 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 BHUMI ISOLATED HERSELF FOR SON} CHIRIYA } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Sankranti fails to break cold spell SP may give RLD 3 incidents reportedly claimed Condition to prevail for over 800 lives from different parts of the country, including northern, northeastern, central seats in UP alliance 3 days in north India and peninsular parts during PNS n LUCKNOW pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. mid speculation that RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI from the atmosphere thus rais- Uttar Pradesh saw 158 ASamajwadi Party chief ing the night temperatures as deaths due to flood and heavy Akhilesh Yadav is ready to old wave conditions will well. However, this has not hap- rainfall, 166 deaths due to walk extra mile to accommo- Ccontinue to prevail over pened as yet. thunderstorm, lightning (39 date the Rashtriya Lok Dal in north India, particularly in Delhi witnessed a cold day deaths), dust storm (92 deaths) the BSP-SP alliance, (RLD) Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, as the minimum was recorded and cold wave took 135 lives. vice-president Jayant north-west Rajasthan, north- at 4.5 degrees Celsius, three According to the IMD, Chaudhary on Wednesday met east Madhya Pradesh and notches below normal, while India has experienced 167 Akhilesh and held discussion north Chhattisgarh. The India the maximum temperature set- instances of cold waves, the on seat-sharing for the upcom- Meteorological Department tled at 21.3 degrees Celsius, a highest in 13 years, across dif- ing Lok Sabha polls. Sources (IMD) has forecast that the notch above normal. File Photo ferent stations in December last said that Akhilesh may give one minimum temperature could The IMD said the mini- year. In 2017, December saw seat from the SP quota enabling drop on Thursday resulting in mum temperature would start mean temperature during whole was 85 per cent of Long just 30 such instances. the RLD to contest three seats. a cold wave in the National rising again in Delhi and NCR 1901-2018 showed an increas- Period Average (LPA) value for In the past two decades, “It was a good discussion Capital Region (NCR). because of an approaching ing trend of 0.60C /100 years the period 1951-2000. only 2005 had more reported on seat sharing with Akhilesh In Delhi and NCR, cold western disturbance in Delhi with significant increasing The 2018 northeast mon- instances of December cold and you will know the outcome wave condition is set to con- and NCR in a week. “The trend in maximum tempera- soon season (October- waves at 177. During 2018, six soon. The talks were positive tinue for two-three days, night temperature could touch ture (1.00C/100 years), and December) rainfall over the cyclonic storms formed over and all issues were addressed,” according to prediction and 10 degrees over the weekend in relatively lower increasing country as a whole was sub- the north Indian Ocean. Out Chaudhary told reporters after after that the minimum tem- Delhi,” said an IMD official. trend (0.20C/100 years) in stantially below normal (56 of these six systems, three the meeting at the Samajwadi perature could increase by 3 to The weather department has minimum temperature. per cent of LPA). This was the forming over the Arabian Sea Party headquarters. 4 degrees over the weekend. also predicted light to very light The report said 2018 was 6th lowest since 1901,” it said. during the pre-monsoon sea- On January 12, Mayawati’s It has been seen that day rainfall on January 20 and 21. the warmest year, with tem- “The country’s average son and one during the post Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and night temperatures start According to a latest report perature for the country +0.41 monthly temperatures were monsoon season, did not have and the Samajwadi Party had increasing after Makar of Climate Research and 0C above the 1981-2010 aver- warmer than the normal dur- landfall over the Indian region. announced a tie-up and said Sankranti that marks the begin- Services of the IMD, as many age, thus making 2018 the ing all the months of the year that smaller parties would be ning of the arrival of Spring as as 1,428 people died due to sixth warmest year on record (except December) with mean o IMD forecasts that accommodated. The SP and the RLD vice-president Jayant Chaudhary meets SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow sunshine increases, becoming extreme weather events in 2018 since 1901. Similarly, 11 out of temperatures exceeding the minimum temp could BSP had decided to contest 38 on Wednesday PTI more direct towards the with heavy rain and subsequent 15 warmest years were during normal by around 10 degrees drop further seats each, leaving two seats for Northern Hemisphere. flooding, dust storms, thun- the recent past 15 years Celsius during the two months allies and two seats uncontest- with the alliance leaders. Two includes their sitting seat of Moreover, if there is a Western derstorms and lightning claim- between 2004 and 2018. (Feb, 0.930C; March, 0.960C). o Cold wave condition is ed (Amethi and Rae Bareli — seats are for ‘others’. the RLD is Kairana and Baghpat, the home Disturbance, clouds block the ing half the total number of toll. “The annual rainfall of The report added that set to continue for held by Rahul Gandhi and a partner, we fought with SP in turf of RLD president Ajit Singh. increasing heat from escaping The IMD said the annual 2018 over the country as a flood and heavy rain related two-three days Sonia Gandhi). The SP-BSP Kairana. We will get more The Jat dominated outfit is like- o Minimum temperature alliance left only two seats for seats. Mayawati is unlikely to be ly to settle for one more seat — would, however, start other parties. This put a ques- flexible and give up any of her Mathura Lok Sabha seat — K’taka upheaval: rising again in Delhi tion mark on the electoral 38 seats, so we will reach out to from where Jayant Choudhury and NCR due to western future of the State’s next biggest Akhilesh. We may get more would contest. Sources said disturbance, says IMD regional contestant, the RLD, seats from SP’s kitty,” a RLD that Mayawati had already con- Cong, JD(S), BJP Govt OK’s Collegium picks, which wants to contest at least leader earlier said. veyed to Akhilesh that the SP o 1,428 people died due six seats. According to sources, the can give seats from his quota to get into huddles to extreme weather “The numbers are not SP-BSP alliances was ready to the RLD. condition in 2018 final, we are still negotiating give 2 seats to the RLD which Continued on Page 7 PNS n NEW DELHI/ supersession sparks row BENGALURU PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n This decision of ignoring its — for ignoring the seniority of mid the uncertainty pre- NEW DELHI own recommendation by the Chief Justices of the Availing over the fate of the Collegium has led to a huge High Courts of Rajasthan and HD Kumaraswamy gnoring the huge controver- controversy. Delhi, Pradeep Nandrajog Government in Karnataka, Isy over supersession of sev- On Wednesday, Delhi Bar and Rajendra Menon, respec- both the ruling Congress-JD(S) eral judges, the Government on Council urged SC Collegium to tively. alliance and Opposition BJP Wednesday appointed Delhi elevate the Delhi High Court Sources said Justice Kaul have convened meetings of High Court judge Sanjiv Chief Justice Rajendra Menon was of the view that a wrong their party MLAs on Thursday. Khanna to the Supreme Court as Supreme Court Judge, whose signal would go out if the two While the Congress will as recommended by the apex name was earlier selected but Chief Justices, who are up in meet its legislators in court’s collegium. later shelved. the seniority list than Justice Bengaluru, the BJP has con- President Ram Nath The five-member SC Khanna, would be left out for vened a meeting of party MLAs Kovind also appointed Collegium headed by elevation as apex court judges. in Gurugram. Karnataka High Court Chief Chief Justice of India Ranjan Justice Khanna stands at Sl. No. The Congress has strength Justice Dinesh Maheshwari as Gogoi on January 11 recom- 33 in the combined seniority of of 80 MLAs, including Speaker, a judge of the apex court. With mended to the Government the High Court judges on all-India while the Janata Dal (S) has 37 the two appointments, the elevation of Justices basis. legislators in its fold. The lone strength of the top court will Maheshwari and Khanna to the Former CJI RM Lodha BSP member is also supporting rise to 28, with three vacancies. top court. said the unprecedented January the alliance Government. The In December, the The appointment of Justice 12, 2018 Press conference by BJP has 104 seats in the 224- Collegium recommended Khanna was announced on a four senior-most judges, member Assembly. Delhi High Court Chief Justice day when the chorus of protests including Gogoi, before he The other two are Rajendra Menon and Rajasthan against the Collegium’s rec- became the CJI has not served Independents who have with- High Court Chief Justice ommendation to elevate him the purpose for which it was drawn support to the Pradeep Nandrajog to be ele- grew louder with Bar Council held and instead the concerns Kumaraswamy Government.