Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: BJP President JP Nadda To Be On Two-Day Visit To UP From Monday
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New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) The Delhi government on Sunday extended the ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items into the city and work from home for its employees till November 26 to combat air pollution and minimise its health effects.
A senior official said the ban on construction and demolition activities in Delhi has been lifted.
According to the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), schools and colleges will remain closed till further orders, he said.
"Keeping in view the very poor air quality forecast and that vehicular pollution would cause extensive air pollution and release harmful air pollutants, particularly when the air quality is very poor, it is felt that there is a need for further extension of the curbs on vehicular movement in Delhi," an order issued by the environment department said.
"Stop entry of trucks in Delhi except the trucks carrying essential commodities till November 26, subject to further review for an extension of this date," it added.
"All offices of GNCT of Delhi/autonomous bodies/corporations shall remain closed till November 26 except those involved in essential and emergency services.... However, all the officers/officials shall work from home," the order said.
Following orders from the CAQM, the Delhi government had on Wednesday issued 10 directions, including a ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items into the city and a closure of schools and colleges, till further orders.
It had also banned construction and demolition activities in the city and ordered its employees to work from home till Sunday (November 21).
Plea in Supreme Court seeks sign language interpreters in government's press briefings, PTI reported.
After Cabinet reshuffle, Rajasthan Govt appoints six MLAs -- Jitendra Singh, Babulal Nagar, Rajkumar Sharma, Sanyam Lodha, Ramkesh Meena, and Danish Abrar -- as advisors to CM Ashok Gehlot, ANI reported.
There are 32 active cases of dengue in Uttar Pradesh, ANI reported chief minister's office as informing
Out of the total 32 active cases, 16 cases are in Kanpur alone, as per chief medical officer of the district.
(ANI) Ahead of UP assembly polls scheduled for next year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda will go on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday. At 12:15 PM on Monday, Nadda will offer prayers at Gorakshnath Temple, after which he will address a conference of booth presidents at Champa Devi Park, Gorakhpur from 3:00 PM onwards. After this, Nadda will interact with families from the Vantangiya community from 4:30 PM onwards. Nadda will reach Lucknow at 6:30 PM. After reaching Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur at 11:15 PM on November 23, he will offer prayers at Baba Namdev Gurudwara. He will also inaugurate a regional office of the party in Kanpur from Juhi Saket Nagar. Seven district offices will also be inaugurated by the party president. From 2:00 PM onwards, he will address the conference of booth presidents from Railway Ground, Nirala Nagar, Kanpur. Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in UP early next year.
A delegation of more than 15 TMC MPs will reach Delhi tonight. They have sought an appointment with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police brutality in Tripura. The MPs will sit on a dharna from tomorrow morning in the national capital, ANI reported TMC sources as saying.
Andhra Pradesh govt after the review meeting on the flood situation in Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa & Anantapur districts has decided to distribute essential commodities like rice, dal, edible oil, onions, and potatoes to all flood-affected families free of cost.
Singapore, Nov 21 (PTI): Singapore has reached an agreement with India's Ministry of Civil Aviation on the resumption of scheduled commercial passenger flights between the two countries, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Sunday.
Singapore's vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with India will start on November 29, with six designated flights daily from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai, it said.
Applications for vaccinated travel passes (VTP) for short-term visitors and long-term pass holders from India will start on Monday.
Airlines can also operate non-VTL flights between India and Singapore, although passengers on non-VTL flights will be subject to the prevailing public health requirements, CAAS said.
"CAAS understands that travellers are looking forward to the launch of the VTL and would like to assure travellers that there is no need to rush to apply for the VTP," Channel News Asia reported, citing the authority.
Applications for travellers from Finland, India and Sweden will open the same day at 6 pm Singapore time, it said.
"Travellers from these countries will not be able to apply for a VTP earlier (than the stated time)," CAAS said.
The authority said that VTP applications will open for those intending to enter Singapore from November 29 to January 21, 2022.
However, it "strongly encouraged" those who intend to enter Singapore after December 1 to apply after November 24.
"All short-term visitors and long-term pass holders who meet the requirements of the VTL, will receive a VTP," it said.
To facilitate the application process, VTP applicants should have their passport and digital proof of vaccination on hand.
They should also know the address of the place they intend to self-isolate while waiting for the results of their on-arrival COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, CAAS said.
Travellers who require a visa for travel to Singapore should apply for their visa separately and only after their VTP is approved, it said.
"They must also purchase travel insurance, with a minimum coverage of Singapore dollars 30,000 for COVID-19-related medical treatment and hospitalisation costs, prior to travel to Singapore. In Singapore, these visitors must also use the TraceTogether app to facilitate contact tracing," the authority said.
The Cabinet's structure could've been better. Those with a bad reputation have been promoted. Overall, Cabinet is not sending a good message. Women (MLAs) didn't get 33% reservation (in the Cabinet): Congress MLA Shafia Zubair on Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle
Air pollution: All schools in Delhi to remain shut for physical classes till further orders, online education to continue, says Directorate of Education
We'll write open letter to PM. Pending demands will be mentioned in it - MSP Committee, its rights, its time frame, its duties; Electricity Bill 2020, withdrawal of cases. We'll also write to him to sack the Minister (Ajay Mishra Teni) over Lakhmipur Kheri: Balbir Singh Rajewal
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met his Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot here on Sunday.
It was a courtesy meeting which took place at Chief Minister Gehlot's residence, according to an official statement.
Rajasthan assembly Speaker C P Joshi, former Union minister and AICC in-charge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken, and PCC President Govind Singh Dotasra were also present during the meeting.
Channi arrived in Jaipur on Saturday night to attend a private function.
When AAP forms govt in Uttarakhand, we'll begin Tirth Yatra Yojana here just like in Delhi. We'll facilitate free 'darshan' of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. For Muslims, we'll have the provision of visiting Ajmer Sharif & for Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib. It'll be free: Delhi CM in Haridwar
It'll be written down in history that the 3 laws were forcefully imposed on people without any discussion, an agitation went on for a year & PM had to apologise & withdraw them at the end after immense political pressure. Who will compensate for the loss? People were beaten up, booked & called naxals, terrorists. Laws have been withdrawn after the matter couldn't be settled. Nation has seen that BJP failed on all fronts, be it inflation or farm laws. People are suffering, they'll give reply to Govt in upcoming polls, says Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
Karnataka Assembly session will be held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi from 13th to 24th December 2021: Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) meeting begins at Singhu (Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) border.
Laws have been repealed. The agenda (in SKM meeting today) will be to discuss other issues, including the withdrawal of cases against us and the issue of farmers who died. I will go to Lucknow today for the mahapanchayat tomorrow: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait
Exactly two months after Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad Chief, Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the Central Investigative Agency (CBI) filed a chargesheet against three people, including his disciple Anand Giri, on alleged charges of abetment to suicide.
The CBI said there is sufficient evidence against the trio of committing the offence of abetment to suicide and criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged suicide of the Mahant, who was allegedly found hanging in his ashram in Prayagraj in September.
Apart from Anand Giri, Adya Prasad Tiwari and Sandeep Tiwari were also named in the chargesheet that was filed on Saturday.
All three had been named in the suicide note of the Mahant who accused them of mentally harassing him.
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Harendra Nath took cognizance of the chargesheet, saying that sufficient ground for taking cognizance is available.
In an effort to attract investment, West Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to go to Mumbai for three days in the first week of December.
The chief minister will go to Mumbai after her visit to Delhi between 21st to 24th of this month.
IANS Sources in the Chief Minister's Office confirmed that the main reason behind Mamata Banerjee's visit to Mumbai is to woo investors before "Bengal Global Business Summit" (BGBS) scheduled in the third week of April.
The Summit will take place after a gap of one year. In 2020, there was no summit because of the pandemic situation.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after coming to power for the third time has been focussing on industrialisation and employment.
A high-level committee headed by Mamata Banerjee has also been formed with the aim of creating an industry-friendly situation. In the meantime, the Chief Minister can go to Mumbai and sit down for talks with the industrialists.
Senior executives of Amazon's local unit were charged under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer, the police said today. Madhya Pradesh Police arrested two men with 20 kg of marijuana on November 14 and found they were using Amazon India website to order and further smuggle the substance in the guise of stevia leaves, a natural sweetener, to other states.
The police said in a statement that executive directors of Amazon India were being named as accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act due to differences in answers in documents provided by the company in response to police questions and facts unearthed by discussion
Senior executives of Amazon's local unit were charged under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer, the police said today. Madhya Pradesh Police arrested two men with 20 kg of marijuana on November 14 and found they were using Amazon India website to order and further smuggle the substance in the guise of stevia leaves, a natural sweetener, to other states.
The police said in a statement that executive directors of Amazon India were being named as accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act due to differences in answers in documents provided by the company in response to police questions and facts unearthed by discussion
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest at the commissioning ceremony of INS Visakhapatnam, the first ship of Project 15B, the Indian Navy said today. INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.
The commissioning ceremony is scheduled to take place on November 21 at the Naval Dockyard of Mumbai.
Background
Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS, November 20, 2021: Hello and Welcome to the Daily Live Blog of ABP Live! We bring you the latest breaking News and updates from the day. ) The new Rajasthan cabinet will see 12 new faces, including five from the Sachin Pilot camp, in the reshuffle slated on Sunday, sources said.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accepted the resignation of three cabinet ministers -- Raghu Sharma, Harish Chaudhary and Govind Singh Dotasra -- after all the 21 members of the Rajasthan cabinet resigned, they added.
The resignation of Sharma, Chaudhary and Dotasra was accepted as they hold party positions and the "one man, one post" formula has been applied in the state.
Parts of southern states continued to witness monsoon fury on Saturday, with Andhra Pradesh bearing the brunt with loss of life and persons going missing in rain-related incidents.
While rains receded in Kerala's Sabarimala, where the Pathanamthitta district administration removed an earlier ban on pilgrimage to the holy shrine imposed due to the downpour, parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry continued to suffer from inundation and sharp showers.
In Andhra Pradesh, at least 25 people were killed and 17 others were reported missing in rain-related incidents in Kadapa and Anantapuramu districts since Friday.
A member of the State Disaster Response Force, was among the deceased.
More than 30 people were washed away from three villages along the Cheyyeru river course, where water from the Annamayya medium irrigation project gushed in.
The Indian Navy will on Sunday commission the INS Visakhapatnam, which is the first ship of Project 15B, at the naval dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh as the chief guest at the ceremony.
According to a statement on Saturday, the commissioning of INS Visakhapatnam will reaffirm India's presence amongst an elite group of nations with the capability to design and build advanced warships.
Besides indigenous equipment in the 'float' and 'move' categories, the destroyer ship is also equipped with major indigenous weapons such as indigenous medium range surface to air missile systems, surface to surface missiles, torpedo tubes and launchers.
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