Chardham NH project: Roads can't be wider than 5.5 m, says Supreme Court

The circular issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, with respect to the construction of roads in hilly areas should be followed, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said. The circular, which was issued in 2018 states that the carriageway width shall be of intermediate lane configurations, that is of 5.5 metre width, with two-lane structures. The circular was issued with respect to the construction of Chardham highway project, providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand.

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Anil Deshmukh receives threat calls for stance in Kangana Ranaut controversy

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has received threat calls over his stance in connection with the controversy involving actress Kangana Ranaut. He got these calls from different persons from Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday and at around 6 am on Wednesday. 

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Suspected terrorists arrested from Jammu-Srinagar Highway

A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered after security forces arrested two suspected terrorists near the Jawahar tunnel in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The arrests were made on Tuesday night.

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Plasma therapy not beneficial in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19: Study

Use of convalescent plasma therapy in coronavirus-infected patients does not help in reducing mortality or progression to severe COVID-19, a multi-centric study funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found.

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India records 89,706 COVID cases, 1,115 deaths in a single-day; tally crosses 43 lakh-mark

India on Tuesday recorded as many as 89,706 new coronavirus cases, taking the national caseload crosses 43-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With 1,115 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the cumulative toll reached 73,890. The total case tally stands at 43,70,129 including 8,97,394 active cases. The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 27,721,018. While 19,808,577 have recovered, 900,844 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 6,513,264 cases. It is followed by India which has 4,367,436, Brazil (4,165,124) and Russia (1,035,789).

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Secunderabad-Delhi Rajdhani not to run from next week

Indian Railways has decided to stop Rajdhani Express services between Secunderabad and New Delhi due to poor occupancy.

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Delhi Metro resumes services on Blue and Pink lines

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday resumed services on Blue and Pink lines after being closed since March due to coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Yellow line was resumed on Monday with limited operations. According to DMRC, metro trains will run from 7 am to 11 am in the morning and 4 pm to 8 pm in the evening on both the lines.

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