Key routes in Delhi witnessed heavy traffic jam on Sunday as thousands of protesting farmers stayed put at the national capital's borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the 11th day on the trot. The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform commuters about the closure of roads and traffic diversions.
The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases in the national capital has fallen further to around 4 per cent after the Delhi tested over 80,000 tests in the last 24 hours. The capital city tested 81,473 samples, of which, 3,149 turned out positive while 4,916 people recovered from the Covid-19 on Saturday.
The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has decided to temporarily suspend all its operations to the national capital with immediate effect, in the wake of the ongoing farmers' protest. The suspension of services and congestion of other alternate routes is bound to cause inconvenience for passengers from regions close to the national capital.
India on Sunday registered 36,011 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, according to the fresh figures released by the Union health ministry today. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 96.44 lakh. The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 91 lakh with 41,970 new discharges in the last 24 hrs.
At least 20 people were injured in a cylinder blast in Lalbaug area of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Two fire brigades and two jumbo tankers have been pressed into service, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to news agency ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to the architect of the Constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 64th death anniversary which is observed as "Mahaparinirvana Diwas". Taking to twitter, PM Modi said government is committed to fulfilling the dreams that the leader had for India, adding that his thoughts continue to provide strength to millions of people.
Thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre's new farm laws stayed put on the borders of Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, as their fifth round of talks with the government ended in a deadlock. The protests led to the blockade of key routes leading to Delhi, which resulted in long traffic jams. Meanwhile, the government has proposed another meeting on December 9 with the representatives of protesting farmers and requested them to send back the elderly, women and children to their homes from the protest sites. The agitating farmers had on Friday announced a 'Bharat bandh' on December 8 and threatened to intensify their agitation and block more roads leading to the national capital if the government did not accept their demands.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
