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21 Jan

Delhi pollution: Despite light rain, air quality remains very poor

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The air quality in Delhi on Friday remained 'very poor' according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The overall Air Quality Index is at 353. Yesterday, it was 318 which is very poor. AQI today indicates 'very poor'. Tomorrow AQI is expected to remain in 'very poor' as temperature and wind speed are likely to remain almost the same. It is likely to rain on January 22 and 23 with gusty wind leading to wet deposition and strong dispersion resulting in significant improvement of AQI to 'Poor'." The India Meteorological Department said that the capital…

20 Jan

Maharashtra: Pregnant woman forest guard beaten up by couple in Satara, Aaditya Thackeray promises strict action

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A former sarpanch and his wife thrashed a 3 months pregnant woman forest guard, along with her husband at a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, for which the couple has been arrested, on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at Palsawade village in the western Maharashtra district, located around 120 kms from here, they said. According to the police officials, the accused man, who is a member of the local forest management committee, was angry with the woman forest guard for taking the contractual forest labourers along with her without his permission. A video of the assault incident has…

20 Jan

Cloudy weather likely in J&K, Ladakh during next 24 hrs

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The minimum temperature dropped slightly in most parts of Kashmir where the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh snowfall, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius- half-a-degree down from the previous night, they added. An official from the India Meteorological Department said, "Rain/snow occurred in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday. Weather is likely to be cloudy during the next 24 hours. "Foggy morning conditions prevailing in Jammu plains is likely to end tomorrow", IMD official told. Gulmarg, the skiing resort in Baramulla district…

19 Jan

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship signs an MoU with IGNOU

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The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU). The partnership aims to link vocational education and training with higher education, making India’s youth employable by creating avenues for them to access better work opportunities. Under the partnership, 32 NSTIs, more than 3,000 Government ITIs, 500 PMKKs and nearly 300 JSS will be associated with IGNOU as Registration Centres, Examination Centres and Work Centres for hands on training. Through the collaboration, students will now get an opportunity to join the three-year degree programme of IGNOU. There shall be a Project…

18 Jan

Three Navy personnel killed in explosion on warship INS Ranvir

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At least three naval personnel died in a blast onboard Indian Navy destroyer INS Ranvir on Tuesday. According to available inputs, several others were injured in the incident that happened at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. 11 sailors with injuries are being treated at the local naval hospital, the Navy said. The explosion occurred in an internal compartment on the ship. Responding immediately, the ship's crew brought the situation under control, preventing any major material damage, the Navy said. INS Ranvir was on cross coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command and was due to return to base port…

18 Jan

Maharashtra NEET: 1st Round Merit List of NEET will Release Tomorrow

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The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test will release the provisional merit list for the first round of NEET UG 2021 counseling, on January 19. The merit list will be out at 6 pm but before that, the list of candidates who have registered for Maharashtra NEET counseling will be published at 3 pm. The selection list of the first round will be released on January 31, after 5 pm. Candidates can join the allotted colleges from February 1 to 7. Meanwhile, the Medical Counselling Committee will begin registration for all India quota MBBS, BDS admissions tomorrow. Maharashtra NEET counselling is…

18 Jan

Avoid mobiles, use desktop or laptop for virtual hearings, SC to lawyers

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The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice urging lawyers to avoid joining virtual hearing through a mobile phone, and instead use a laptop or desktop with a stable Internet connection. The notice issued urged the lawyers to join the VC through a single device, laptop, or desktop, and they should use a headset-enabled microphone and audio system. The notice said: “All advocates and party-in-person are requested to join the cisco webex application for joining the court hearings through video conference (VC) via a desktop /laptop with stable internet connectivity, preferably wired, to avoid any disruption in the court proceedings…

17 Jan

BMC temporarily suspended marriage registration service in Mumbai

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has temporarily suspended the marriage registration service due to the rising Covid-19 case across the city. BMC in a press note said, "Marriage registration service temporarily stopped due to current Covid-19 situation in Mumbai. The service will be restarted soon with the facility of appointment, date, and time." Mumbai reported 7,895 new cases of Covid-19 out of 57,534 tests conducted during the last 24 hours. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin, the city has 60,371 active cases. The total number of cases of the disease in Mumbai has gone up to 9, 99,862. It also…

15 Jan

Indian Railways redesignates post of `Guard` as `Train Manager` with immediate effect

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The Indian Railways issued an order on Friday, saying it had decided to redesignate the post of 'guard' as 'train manager' with immediate effect. From now on, assistant guard will be known as assistant passenger train manager, goods guard as goods train manager, senior goods guard as senior goods train manager, senior passenger guard as senior passenger train manager and mail/express guard as mail/express train manager. However, the revision in designations will not entail any change in their pay levels, method of recruitment, existing duties and responsibilities, seniority and avenues of promotion, the Ministry of Railways said in a press…

15 Jan

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari approves draft notification to make 6 airbags compulsory in private vehicles

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Union Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari has approved a draft gazette notification which will now make 6 airbags compulsory in private vehicles carrying up to 8 passengers. This is a move that has been under discussion over a few months now, wherein initially 2 airbags- one for the driver seat and one for the co-passenger seat were made mandatory in July 2019 and January 2022, respectively. “In order to enhance the safety of the occupants in motor vehicles carrying upto 8 passengers, I have now approved a Draft GSR Notification to make a minimum of 6 Airbags compulsory." Gadkari said…