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Western Railway assigns special trains to run during Ganesh Chaturthi

Western Railways has assigned special trains that will run during Ganesh Chaturthi festival. These special trains will mostly cater to the Konkan coasts spanning across Maharashtra and Goa. western Railways has assigned special trains that will run during Ganesh Chaturthi between Mumbai Central/Ahmedabad Vadodara Junction and Thivim/Sawantwadi Road to clear extra rush of passengers during the festival. These special trains will mostly cater to the Konkan coasts spanning across Maharashtra and Goa. The focus seems to be to connect all points of the Konkan coast with each other. Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha. Given below is the list of special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi festival this year: 1) Train No. 09007/09008 Mumbai Central Thivim Mumbai Central (Bi-weekly) Special on special fare : Train No. 09007 Mumbai Central Thivim (Bi-Weekly) Special on special fare will leave from Mumbai Central at 23.55 hrs on August 29, September 2, S...

Delhi air pollution today: Despite rain, AQI touches ‘very poor’ range

The air quality in the capital saw little improvement as compared to Friday, which recorded the AQI value as 310, falling under the 'very poor' category. Delhi’s air quality went down to ‘very poor’ category Saturday morning with average the Air Quality Index (AQI) reflecting as high as 359 in Anand Vihar area, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Among the affected areas, northern parts of the capital, including Pitampura, Dhirpur, Chandni Chowk and Delhi University area and Noida, have the worst AQI, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). Central Delhi, including Lodhi Road, recorded AQI at 290, which falls under the ‘poor’ category. The air quality in the capital saw little improvement as compared to Friday, which recorded the AQI value at 310, falling under the ‘very poor’ category. Despite heavy rain and strong windspeed in January, the average air quality value remained 328, worse than last year whi...