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  Confusion prevailed over the death toll in firing by security forces on civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, with a tribal body claiming that 17 people were killed, but later revised the figure to 14 Confusion prevailed Monday over the death toll in firing by security forces on civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, with a tribal body claiming that 17 people were killed, but later revised the figure to 14. Police, however, has maintained that 14 civilians were killed in separate incidents of firing on Saturday and Sunday. The first incident in which six civilians were killed, occurred when army personnel mistook coal mine workers returning home in a pick-up van on Saturday evening, to be insurgents belonging to the Yung Aung faction of the banned outfit NSCN (K). As workers failed to reach their homes, local youth and villagers went in search of them and surrounded the army vehicles. In the ensuing melee, one soldier was killed and army vehicles burnt down. Soldiers who fired in ...

  The government had on October 18 launched online registration for e-auto permits with 33 per cent reservation for women, the last date of which was November 1. The Delhi government on Tuesday extended the last date of registration for e-autos to November 15, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. The government had on October 18 launched online registration for e-auto permits with 33 per cent reservation for women, the last date of which was November 1. On special request from auto drivers, the last date for registration of e-autos has been extended till November 15. Please visit transport.delhi.gov.in and apply for e-auto registration. This Diwali, let us pledge to adopt non-polluting resources of transport, Gahlot said in a tweet in Hindi. In the first phase, 4,261 e-auto permits, including 1,406 for women applicants, will be issued.

  Ruturaj Gaikwad has said he tries to learn as much as possible from  Mahendra Singh Dhoni  and the skipper’s encouraging talks had kept him going during the current edition of the IPL Prolific Chennai Super Kings run-getter Ruturaj Gaikwad has said that he tries to learn as much as possible from Mahendra   Singh   Dhoni   and the skipper’s encouraging talks had kept him going during the current edition of the Indian Premier League here. Gaikwad, who is the leader of the ‘Orange Cap’ charts with 603 runs, anchored the chase against Delhi Capitals on Sunday with a 50-ball 70, smashing five fours and two sixes as the three-time IPL champions won the high-scoring match by four wickets with two balls remaining. “Every time, Dhoni tries to encourage me and start afresh (in) every game, keep up the form. (He tells me to) learn from every game and move forward. He said to try and finish the game. It is what separates good players from normal players. I am just lo...

  Several parts of Delhi received incessant rainfall on Monday morning Several parts of Delhi received incessant  ra infall on Monday morning. As parts of the national capital continued to receive heavy rainfall, the vehicular movement has been affected in several parts, while roads were waterlogged in several parts of Delhi. According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) prediction in the wee hours of Monday, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and its adjoining places including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. “Recent satellite imagery shows intense or very intense convection over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Chandigarh, and Delhi, northwest Madhya Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan, north Konkan and Bihar,” IMD informed. “Including sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura and nei...

  A day after declaring the Ashoka Hotel a dedicated Covid facility for judges of Delhi High Court and their family members, the Delhi government withdrew the order after the court took exception. A day after declaring the Ashoka Hotel a dedicated Covid facility for judges of Delhi High Court and their family members, the Delhi government withdrew the order after the court took exception. “Issued directions to withdraw this order immediately,” Deputy Chief Minister  Manish Sisodia  responded to a tweet citing how 100 rooms at the Ashoka Hotel will be converted into a Covid facility for the judges, other judicial members of the Delhi High Court and their families. On Monday, the Delhi government authorised the Primus Hospital to run a Covid care facility at the Ashoka Hotel for the judges of Delhi High Court and their family members. Earlier on Tuesday, the Delhi High Court took suo motu cognizance of reports on the issue and asserted that it had not made any request for c...

  A proposal to impose night curfew in the national capital is being considered by the Delhi government in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday A proposal to impose night curfew in the national capital is being considered by the Delhi government in view of rising coronavirus cases, official sources said on Monday.”A proposal for imposing night curfew is under consideration. The details are being discussed, including the time period of the curfew which could be from 10 pm to 5 am,” a senior government official said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Friday said that Delhi was undergoing the fourth wave of COVID-19 but a lockdown was not being considered yet. “As per the current situation, we are not considering imposing a lockdown. We are closely monitoring the situation and such a decision will only be taken after due public consultation,” the chief minister had said in a press briefing. As per the Delhi government health bulletin on Monday, a total...

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government for the three agriculture laws that have triggered protests by farmers at Delhi’s borders Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government for the three agriculture laws that have triggered protests by farmers at Delhi’s borders, saying these legislations will allow industrialists to buy unlimited quantity of foodgrains and hoard them. Lending his support to the ongoing farmers protests, he said in Lok Sabha that it was not an agitation of the farmers only but a movement of the country and the government will have to repeal the laws. Gandhi also dramatically led his party members and those from the TMC and the DMK to observe a two-minute silence by standing to mourn the death of “200 farmers” during the ongoing agitation and said he was doing this as the government has not paid tributes to those who died during the protests. “The intent of the three laws are to allow industrialists to buy unlimited q...

  In the wake of the ongoing farmers’ agitation in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as borders including Singhu remain closed In the wake of the ongoing farmers’ agitation in the national capital, Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana, Chilla border on Noida link road, besides Jharoda, and Jhatikra borders remained closed. Badusarai border is open only for two-wheelers. The police advised the commuters to avoid the Outer Ring Road from Signature Bridge to Rohini and vice versa, GTK Road, National Highway-44 and Singhu, Auchandi, and Lampur borders, as the traffic is “very heavy”. “Singhu border is still closed from both sides. Lampur, Auchandi, and other small borders also closed. Please take alternate routes. Traffic has been diverted from Mukarba Chowk and GTK Road,” the police tweeted on Thursday morning. As the Chilla border on Noida Link...

  The farmers heading towards Delhi as part of ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march have halted near the Panipat toll plaza at the National Highway and will depart for Delhi in the morning of November 27 The farmers heading towards Delhi as part of ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest march, against the centre’s recently passed farm laws, have halted near the Panipat toll plaza at the National Highway and will depart for Delhi in the morning of November 27. Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the farmers who broke barricades in some places in Haryana. After the night halt at Panipat, the protesting farmers will resume the march the next morning. Amandeep, a farmer, while speaking to ANI said: “The main demand is that they should listen to us. They have brought farm laws and still, they are not hearing us. If the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Arhtiyas system (middlemen or service providers) are removed then what will the farmers do?” While the government said the three laws will do away wi...

  The services of Delhi Metro will be affected on Thursday due to the farmers’ movement The services of Delhi Metro will be affected on Thursday due to the farmers’ movement. Farmer organisations from different parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab have called for ‘Dilli chalo’ march on November 26 against the new farm laws. Hence, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has issued an advisory as a precautionary measure. According to the DMRC, the  Delhi Metro  services will be disrupted at some selected station across all its lines till 2 p.m. This will cause inconvenience at the stations touching borders. Actually, the step has taken on the request of the Delhi Police to avoid rush in wake of farmers’ rally and Covid-19 pandemic. Various farmer outfits are creating pressure on the Central government to roll back the three new agriculture laws. The farmers have formed an united front for the purpose. According to the information, the movement h...

  Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan will today formally launch the much-awaited trial run of HCNG buses Buses running on hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) are going to hit the streets of national capital from Tuesday. Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan will today formally launch the much-awaited trial run of these buses. He will also inaugurate a compact reformer plant set up by Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) at Rajghat bus depot-I of Delhi Transport Corporation. In this podcast, Business Standard’s Jyoti Mukul will talk about how different is this new fuel, HCNG.

  BJP workers in the national capital hold protest on Wednesday, demanding the re-opening of weekly markets Current Affairs :  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the national capital hold protest on Wednesday, demanding the re-opening of weekly markets. Weekly markets in the city were closed since March 25 due to coronavirus induced lockdown. Earlier, the Delhi government allowed the opening of the market on a trial basis till August 30. Delhi on Wednesday reported 3,390 new COVID-19 positive cases and 41 deaths. According to the Delhi government bulletin, the total count of coronavirus cases in Delhi has gone up to 2,79,715, including 26,908 active cases, 2,47,446 recoveries/discharges/migration, and 5,361 deaths…

  This would help the proposal get cleared in the GST Council in case of voting The Centre has received support from 21 states and Union Territories (UTs) for its offer of the Rs 97,000-crore Reserve Bank of India (RBI) window giving them compensation under the goods and services tax (GST) regime. This will help clear this proposal at the GST Council in case of vote. The 21 states and UTs are Andhra Pradesh,  Arunachal Pradesh , Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh (UP), said finance ministry sources. The sources acknowledge that the GST Council needs only 20 states to pass any resolution in case voting is required, according to the GST Act. This may leave those not opting for any of the two options offered by the Centre before the GST Council meet scheduled for October 5 in the lurch. Sources said it is cl...

Union leaders said that drivers in other cities like New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune among others would also be participating in the strike The transport wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has called for an indefinite strike of drivers of cab aggregators Uber and Ola starting Monday midnight. Scores of commuters could be inconvenienced due to the indefinite strike starting from Monday. The strike has been called by the Maharashtra Navnirman Vahtuk Sena which has claimed that several drivers are not being able to cover costs due to falling business. Union leaders said that drivers in other cities like New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune among others would also be participating in the strike. "Ola and Uber had given big assurances to the drivers, but today they are unable to cover their costs. They have invested Rs 500,000 - 700,000 and were expecting to make Rs 150,000 a month. But drivers are unable to make even half of this because of t...