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Amid the ongoing protest by farmers on Delhi borders against the Centre's new agricultural laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet members of the farming community, including Sikh cultivators in Gujarat, during a visit to Kutch district on Tuesday.

A cold wave gripped Delhi today as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Doctors at a leading private facility in Delhi have found multiple cases in recovering coronavirus patients, who were diagnosed with a deadly fungal infection "triggered by COVID-19", due to which nearly half of them lost their eyesight, hospital authorities claimed on Monday.

Farmers protesting against new agricultural laws clashed with policemen this afternoon at Delhi-Jaipur highway when they were stopped from heading to the national capital to join thousands others camping on the outskirts of the city.

The maximum temperature in the national capital dropped to 19.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, four notches below normal and the lowest so far this month, as cold winds swept the city.

Only patients and no staff could be seen inside a ward at Delhi's AIIMS hospital, the country's top medical facility, as nurses went on an indefinite strike citing a long list of demands including clarity on salary structure and a freeze on hiring on contract.

Delhi recorded 1,376 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, the lowest in over three-and-a-half months, even as the death count mounted to 10,074 with 60 new fatalities.

A white tigress and a cub died at the Delhi zoo on Monday due to birth-related complications, officials said.

Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh today slammed those criticising farmers' protest near Delhi borders after pizzas were distributed among demonstrators last week.

As the deadlock continues between farmers and the central government over the new farm laws, the Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday tweeted about traffic diversions and closed routes with thousands of protesters camping at the national capital's borders.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has notified vacancies in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi Municipal Council and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and has invited applications to fill them.

As several farmers from Punjab are staying away from their families to protest against the Central farm laws at Delhi-Haryana borders, a farmer celebrated the first birthday of his daughter by cutting cakes with fellow demonstrators at the national capital's Tikri border on Sunday.

The minimum temperature in the national capital dropped to 8.4 degrees Celsius on Monday as cold winds swept the city.

Aam Aadmi Party leaders Raghav Chadha, Atishi and a number of party leaders were detained today while on their way to Home Minister Amit Shah and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's residencesas part of their party's protest against alleged misappropriation of funds by BJP-controlled Delhi civic body.

Delhi recorded 1,984 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday which pushed the infection tally to 6.07 lakh, while the death count crossed the 10,000 mark with 33 new fatalities.

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) faction -- one of the key organisations leading the farmers' protest -- saw discord today over the opening of the highway at the Chilla border. The highway from Noida to Delhi was the only one left open as the farmers' protest escalated and the Delhi-Jaipur border was blocked to stop farmers coming into Delhi from Rajasthan.

East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has claimed that the entire garbage dump at Ghazipur landfill site will be processed by December 2024, even as the environment committee of Legislative Assembly expressed displeasure over the speed of work.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to keep a continuous vigil against the burning of plastic and other waste for the protection of environment and public health.

Green Court Directs Delhi Government To Check Burning Of Plastic

The Noida-Delhi border point at Chilla reopened for traffic late last night after two weeks following successful talks between the protesting farmers' representatives and the central government. During the meeting Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh promised proactive consideration of the agitators' demands.

Thousands of farmers - protesting against the government's controversial agricultural laws - have planned a massive rally today to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway as they pledge to intensify their agitation, which started late November. Today's rally will be followed by an all-India hunger strike on Monday when the demonstrators plan to hold protests at district offices. On Saturday, over 4,000 policemen were deployed in Gurgaon and Haryana to stop the farmers from occupying highways. The laws are meant to bring reforms and increase farmers' income, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday in what was seen as a renewed assurance from the government.

Delhi recorded 1,935 fresh COVID-19 cases and 47 fatalities linked to the disease on Saturday, the lowest single-day death count since November 2, even as the positivity rate dropped to 2.64 per cent, authorities said.

With a majority of Punjab farmers pitching in at Delhi borders in protest against the new central farm laws, their family members have been left taking care of standing wheat crop and other allied activities back home.

Thousands of farmers will take out a tractor rally to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Sunday, demonstrators protesting the centre's new agricultural laws said on Saturday, vowing to intensify their agitation despite a fresh appeal from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Protesters will also hold a nationwide demonstration at all district offices on Monday and hold a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm, they said. Thousands of policemen were stationed near Delhi's borders to stop them from blocking major highways and taking over more roads into the capital. Defending the centre's reforms again, PM Modi this morning said: "We've taking all these initiatives to increase the farmers' income and make them more prosperous. Today, farmers of India can sell their produce both at the mandis, as well as outside."

Three weeks after thousands of farmers launched a massive agitation against the new agricultural laws near Delhi's borders, dramatic visuals this afternoon showed the protesters occupying toll plazas near the national capital as vehicles were allowed to pass without paying a fee.