Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS | Gun Attacks Kill 5 People In Israel's Tel Aviv, Say Israel Medics
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The two-day nationwide strike called by the 10 central trade unions against the Centre's policies elicited a lukewarm response in most parts of the country even though banking and public transport services were thrown out of gear in states like West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
However, essential services like healthcare, electricity and fuel supplies remained unaffected, reported news agency PTI. Public offices and educational institutions, too, were not impacted by the strike.
The demands of the trade unions include the scrapping of the labour codes, no privatisation in any form, scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), increased allocation of wages under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and regularisation of contract workers.
On the other hand, after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for a second consecutive term, Yogi Adityanath on Monday allocated portfolios in his 53-member council of ministers. Adityanath kept 34 departments with him, including Home, Vigilance and Personnel.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will head Rural Development and Food Processing while Adityanath's other deputy Brajesh Pathak got Medical Education among others.
The Public Works Department, which Maurya headed in the previous ministry, has been given to Jitin Prasada this time.
Suresh Khanna has been allotted Finance and Parliamentary Affairs while Swatantra Dev Singh got the Jal Shakti ministry. Baby Rani Maurya will be in charge of the Women and Child Welfare department.
Meanwhile, sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators were reportedly "poisoned" that left their "skin peeling off" after peace talks with Russia in Kyiv, a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said.
Western nations, particularly the United States and the European Union, have slapped unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, including sanctioning billionaires and other persons close to Putin.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Zelensky requested US President Joe Biden last week to postpone penalising Abramovich because the Russian billionaire may play a role in forging a peace accord with Moscow.
Breaking News LIVE | Gun Attacks Kill 5 People In Israel's Tel Aviv, Say Israel Medics
#BREAKING Death toll in attacks near Tel Aviv rises to 5, Israel medics say pic.twitter.com/8sTZpxGCTr
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 29, 2022
Breaking News LIVE | Four People Trapped In A Sewer Line In Rohini Sector 16, Rescue Operation Underway
Delhi | Four people trapped in a sewer line in Rohini Sector 16. Rescue operation underway with fire tenders at the spot
— ANI (@ANI) March 29, 2022
Details awaited.
(Pic source: Fire Department) pic.twitter.com/8koyYimmV0
Breaking News LIVE | Ukraine Invited To NATO Summit Scheduled For April 6-7
⚡️NATO says Ukraine invited to its summit scheduled for April 6-7.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 29, 2022
The summit will be held in Brussels. Other non-member states invited are Georgia, Finland, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Breaking News LIVE | Central Vista: Ahluwalia Contracts Lowest Bidder For Building PMO, Cabinet Secretariat
Central Vista: Ahluwalia Contracts lowest bidder for building Executive Enclave housing PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, India House, says official
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 29, 2022
Breaking News LIVE: 50 Pc Crew Members To Be Subjected To Random Pre-Flight Alcohol Test Daily, Says DGCA
Airlines must ensure that 50 per cent of cockpit and cabin crew members are subjected to pre-flight alcohol test daily, the aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday.
"In case of flying training institutes, 50 per cent of instructors and 40 per cent of student pilots shall be subjected to pre-flight breath-analyser on daily basis," stated the notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The notice has been issued "in view of reducing trend of COVID-19 cases and increase in volume of air traffic as a result of resumption of normal operation", it noted. (PTI)
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