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House panel to discuss Delhi-NCR pollution after Diwali

November 2, 2021

With air quality levels continuing to remain in the “Poor” category in the national capital and its adjoining areas in October, the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Urban Development (UD) will hold a special meeting with officials of the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh along with those of other...

AT COP26, INDIA COMMITS TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2070

November 2, 2021

Scaling up India’s ambitious agenda to combat climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced five steps, “amrit tatva” at the COP26 Summit including the target to attain net-zero emissions by 2070. Delivering the National Statement at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, he said India will increase its capacity...

SPORTSMANSHIP AT PEAK AS CHANNI DONS ROLE OF GOALKEEPER

November 1, 2021

JALANDHAR: Katoch stadium witnessed remarkable Sportsmanship as Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi donned the role of a goalkeeper during the final of Surjit Hockey Tournament. In the ongoing final match, the Chief Minister, a sportsman himself having played handball at university level, was urged by the stage master to...

CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE INDIRA GANDHI ON HER DEATH ANNIVERSARY

November 1, 2021

All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) on Sunday organised a special programme at the Congress headquarters in the national capital to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary. The women’s wing of the party also organised a blood donation camp on the occasion. Speaking to ANI,...

TMC will ensure ‘BJP-mukt’ Tripura, says Abhishek Banerjee

November 1, 2021

All India Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would visit Tripura in the month of December to ensure the formation of a “BJP-mukt” government in the state. Banerjee, who addressed his maiden public meeting in Tripura despite “resistance” from the...

‘Central Vista work may add to pollution’

November 1, 2021

Environmental experts are concerned that the national capital’s pollution level will add up this winter due to the ongoing construction of the Central Vista Avenue project at the heart of New Delhi. However, contractors of the project say they have put in place measures to curb the pollution at the...

Delhi CM to perform Diwali Puja at Thyagaraj Stadium this year

November 1, 2021

The Delhi government is building a replica of “Ayodhya Ram Mandir” at the Thyagaraj Stadium complex here as part of its ‘Dilli ki Diwali’ celebrations in which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with all his cabinet ministers will perform Diwali Puja on 4 November. “I will worship Diwali with my...

11 KILLED, 4 INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN DEHRADUN’S CHAKRATA

November 1, 2021

DEHRADUN: 11 people were killed and four were left injured in a road accident at Bulhad-Baila road in the Chakrata tehsil of Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district on Sunday. Chakrata sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) rushed to the spot along with local police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). Further details are awaited.

DELHI’S IGI AIRPORT RESUMES OPERATIONS FROM TERMINAL 1 AFTER 18 MONTHS

November 1, 2021

Days ahead of Diwali, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s Terminal 1 on Sunday resumed operations after more than 18 months of prolonged closure. The official Twitter handle for the Delhi Airport also shared video and photos of the first scheduled flight arriving at Terminal 1 after 18 months. The...

Tension along Assam-Mizoram border after blast; one arrested

November 1, 2021

After a “high explosive” blast was reported near the Baicherra border outpost (BOP) in Assam’s Hailakandi district, early on Saturday, tension erupted along the Assam-Mizoram border. As per Hailakandi district Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Upadhyay, a Mizo Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) personnel was arrested by Assam police, after the...

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