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Centre decriminalises stubble burning: Agriculture Minister
The Union Minister also appealed to the farmers to end the agitation and go to their homes as the announcement to repeal the three farm laws, which they are protesting against, has been already made. Stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states of Delhi has been cited as one of the reasons behind poor air quality in the National Capital Region.
26/11 had patterns seen before in LeT attacks in Kashmir
The dispersal of the attackers into separate teams indicates an effort to reduce operational risk. Once the attacks began, the failure or elimination of any single team would not have put the other teams out of action. The only possible point of failure for the entire attack was while the terrorists were still at sea enroute Mumbai, the report said.
J&K assembly elections likely before 2022 Amarnath Yatra
Top sources indicate that the delimitation commission has completed its draft report of new and re-alignment of some old assembly seats in J&K. The commission is headed by retired Supreme Court judge, Ranjana Desai. Close on the heels of PDP chief, Mehbooba Mufti's visit to the Chenab Valley,
Conspiracy to frame me in Anil Deshmukh-style: Nawab Malik
Talking to mediapersons, Malik claimed that he has acquired some e-mails and WhatsApp chats of officers of Central probe agencies "instigating" people to lodge false complaints against him. "I have all the evidence with full details of the conspirators... I am going to lodge a complaint with Mumbai Police Commissioner and also Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a thorough probe and necessary action," Malik asserted.
Chennai goes under water, red alert issued for several TN dists
The rains and the subsequent inundation have put normal lives out of gear in the city. The weather department has warned of more rains issuing a red alert for several districts including Chennai, one of the smart cities. More than 20 districts in Tamil Nadu experienced continuous rains. The government has declared a holiday for educational institutions in 23 districts on Saturday.
Mainly clear sky, very poor air quality in Delhi-NCR
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature for the day will settle at 27 degrees Celsius. This entire week, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 27 and 10 degrees celsius, respectively with foggy mornings. The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was recorded at 95 per cent.
India adds over 8K fresh Covid cases, 465 deaths in 24 hrs
These new cases are 21 per cent lower than Friday's spike of 10,549 fresh cases. In the meantime, 465 new fatalities were also recorded, taking the total Covid deaths in India to 4,67,933. With 10,967 recoveries, the total recoveries have surged up to 3,39,88,797. The recovery rate is currently at 98.34 per cent, the highest since March 2020, whereas the active cases stand at 1,07,019 after falling by 3,114 cases since Friday.
Assam, Mizoram CMs discuss modalities to resolve border row
A top Assam government official in Guwahati said that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga, after the discussion in presence of Shah, decided that both the states would constitute committees for resolving the border disputes through discussions. According to the official, the meeting also decided that the two Chief Ministers would also hold talks from time to time to take forward the efforts to a logical conclusion and a lasting solution.
Illegal firm run by Chinese nationals busted in Bengaluru, 2 held
The investigation revealed that these Chinese nationals opened bank accounts in the name of Indian nationals, carried out fraudulent transactions and transferred crores of rupees from these accounts to China. The arrested persons have been identified as Kamaraj More (25), an HR executive, and Darshan Chouhan (21), a team lead. A hunt is on to nab the Chinese nationals.
Law on MSP 'unlikely', says Haryana CM
Talking to the media after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, the Haryana Chief Minister, citing the opinion of experts, said that it is "not possible to make a law on MSP as doing so will put pressure on the government to buy all the crops, which is not possible". The remark is being considered as a "major statement" as despite the government's announcement of repealing the three agricultural laws.
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