Car catches fire on outer ring road, none hurt
Three members of a family and their neighbour had a close shave when the car in which they were travelling caught fire at Pitampura in northwest Delhi on Saturday night.
The car, a Ford Icon, caught fire while on the move on Outer Ring Road about a kilometre from Madhuban Chowk in Pitampura late Friday night, the police said.
However, the occupants of the car escaped unharmed as they were alerted by those who sited the flames which started from the engine, they said.
The car went up in flames by the time it was parked and the occupants rushed out of it, they said.
Fire tenders, police personnel and locals took about 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
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Mercury above normal, no rain likely, says met
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Feb. 5
Delhiites woke up to a warm and pleasant Sunday morning with the mercury rising above the normal. The weather became pleasant with a combination of mild sun and cool breeze.
“The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 11.7 degree Celsius, three notches above normal, while the maximum temperature was at 23.8° Celsius,” a Met official said.
The weatherman said that the temperatures would rise slowly and there was no chance of any rain.
“The maximum and minimum humidity were recorded at 88 and 37 per cent, respectively, and the sky would remain clear on Monday,” he said.
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Lok adalat clears 96,000 traffic violation cases
New Delhi, Feb. 5: Over 96,000 cases pertaining to traffic rules violations were decided in Lok Adalats organised at all six district courts complexes here on Sunday.
“A total of 96,236 traffic cases were disposed of including 89,007 cases which were consigned in Special Sitting of 18 magistrates and the settlement amount of approximately more than `12 lakhs was disbursed,” the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) said.
DLSA conducted the “Mega Traffic Lok Adalat” for disposal of traffic challans of private and commercial vehicles at Patiala House, Tis Hazari, Karkardooma, Rohini, Saket and Dwarka district courts complexes. — PTI
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