Punjab CM appeals Kisan Unions to lift rail blockade to allow passenger trains

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has appealed to Kisan Unions to completely lift their rail blockade to allow passenger trains also to ply in the State, in view of the initiative taken by Central government to discuss the issue of the Farm Laws, Punjab Chief Miniser office has informed. Amarinder Singh's appeal to Kisan Unions has come after he talked about seeking Union Home Minister Amit Shah's intervention into the issue.

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Goa lists time slots for bursting of firecrackers during Diwali

The Goa government on Monday announced a restricted schedule for the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, citing Supreme Court directives. Bursting of crackers will be allowed from 4.30 am to 5.30 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm strictly on November 14.

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Kejriwal govt’s EV policy to feature in UN dialogue on zero emission

The Delhi government has been invited to attend the prestigious ‘Race to Zero Dialogues: Launching the global race to zero-emission mobility' in recognition of its landmark Electric Vehicle policy being hailed as a global benchmark.

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We are choking: 9-year-old climate activist requests govt to declare 'health emergency' in Delhi

As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, a nine-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam has appealed the government to declare health emergency in Delhi, emphasising that people are choking due to the noxious air.

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Jammu and Kashmir youth don't have option than to pick up arms: Mehbooba Mufti

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti on Monday stoked a fresh controversy with her remark that youngsters in the region have no option but to pick up gun in their hands.

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Ayodhya Deepotsav: 5.51 lakh earthen lamps to illuminate city on Diwali

Ayodhya is gearing up for the fourth Deepotsav celebrations started by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2017, the first since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the commencement of the Ram temple construction, with preparations going on in full swing to make it a historic and memorable event. The celebrations that went on for five to seven days in the previous years will be held for three days this year.

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Delhi's peak power demand expected to touch record high of 5,400 MW this winter season

The peak power demand in Delhi is expected to touch a record high of 5,400 MW this winter season, discom officials said on Monday. The peak power demand of Delhi in the last winter season was 5,343 MW on January 1, 2020, they said. A peak demand of 1,700 MW is expected this winter season, a spokesperson of the Discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), that supplies electricity to consumers in north and northwest Delhi said.

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