The 'Delhi Chalo' march has now reached a critical point with more farmers reaching the borders on the call of organisations like BKU, which has mass following in Punjab, Haryana and UP.
On average, Delhi records 13 days of fog (visibility < 1000 metres) in December. Fog peaks in January with 19 days and drops again to 10 days in February. The frequency of dense fog hitting rail, road and air operations simultaneously is about 2, 4 and 2 days respectively in these months. Delhi and NCR are more prone to dense fog for 4, 8 and 6 days in December, January, and February respectively.
Similarly, Kashmir Apple Merchants Association and the Himachal Pradesh Merchant Association supports the bandh. Vijay Talra, vice president of the association said there would be no apple trade on Tuesday. However, he added that traders have not asked farmers to stop sending apples since trucks take 2-3 days to reach Mandi from Kashmir.
The alignment or ground survey is a crucial activity for any linear infrastructure project as the survey provides accurate details of areas around the alignment.
Dense fog in Delhi-NCR triggers traffic snarls - Delhi and its surrounding national capital region (NCR) woke up to a really cold day on December 07 with dense fog engulfing several areas. The fog triggered traffic snarls at several places in Delhi-NCR today. The current temperature of Delhi is recorded at 13 degree Celsius.
The Delhi High Court Monday said it expects the AAP government to "scrupulously follow" the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for handling and disposal of waste generated during diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
The petition, by Anti-Corruption Council of India Trust, was listed for hearing on Monday before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan which could not take it up due to paucity of time and adjourned it to December 9.
The petitioner, Pankaj Mehta, had alleged that used swabs were being "thrown out in public" and "tests were being carried out over a pile of used swabs for COVID-19" at the district magistrate's office.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and prosecution opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari seeking quashing of summons issued against him in a defamation complaint filed by the AAP leader.
Out of the 56,862 symptomatic patients who tested negative in rapid antigen tests, 32,903 were retested through RT-PCR and of them 3,524 were found COVID-19 positive.
Lucknow, December 7
Amid the row over laws meant to bring a major change in the agri-marketing sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said reforms are needed for development and some laws fro
Five suspected terrorists, two of whom were allegedly involved in the murder of Shaurya Chakra winner Balwinder Singh in Punjab, were arrested on Monday in east Delhi's Shakarpur area after an encounter and have revealed Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) attempt to link up terror outfits in Kashmir with Khalistan operatives, officials said.
