BJP, Shiv Sena lock horns as MVA govt proposes shifting metro car shed to bullet-train project site

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed officials to explore shifting of Metro car shed from the proposed Kanjurmarg land under litigation to other sites which include the land set aside for the Centre's Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train. Thackeray said Aarey car shed spread over 30 hectares was just for Metro line 3, while the 40-hectare Kanjurmarg land would be used for the car shed for Metro lines 3, 4 ((WadalaGhatkopar-MulundTeen Hath NakaKasarvadavali) and 6 (Lokhandwala-Jogeshwari-Kanjurmarg). 

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Delhi's minimum temperature rises to 5.5 degrees C; air quality 'very poor'

Delhi's minimum temperature rose slightly to 5.5 degrees Celsius on Monday under the influence of a fresh western disturbance affecting the upper reaches of the Himalayas. “This a fast-moving Western Disturbance (WD) and it will withdraw on Tuesday. Thereafter, the temperatures are expected to drop again,” Mahesh Palawat, an expert at Skymet Weather, a private forecasting agency, said.  

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Vijayvargiya responds to Prashant Kishore's poll prediction: 'BJP's tsunami in Bengal'

Poll strategist Prashant Kishore on Monday predicted a crushing defeat for the BJP in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election. Taking to Twiitter, he opined that the BJP would struggle to even get seats in the double digits in the election. And if proven wrong, The Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) head said that he would "quit this space".

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Facebook blocked page of 'Kisan Ekta Morcha', allege farmers; restored later

Farmers protest at Delhi border points have alleged that the Facebook page of the Kisan Ekta Morcha was blocked by the social media giant. According to Baljeet Singh, who termed himself the head of IT wing of the agitation, the page was blocked after a video countering the government's claim on farm laws was shared.

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No more relaxations: Updated driving licence, registration certificate must for all drivers from Jan 1

For those those holding expired vehicle documents such as driving licence, fitness certificate and registration certificate, you must soon apply for its renewal because the move to exempt holders of lapsed documents from prosecutions is set to end on December 31.

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Yogi govt launches 'Virasat' scheme to end land disputes

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has launched a two-month-long special 'Virasat' (natural succession) drive in the state to end the land disputes over the succession rights in villages, and curb the property lawsuits that form a bulk of cases at the tehsil and district level.

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Adityanath wants to make Gorakhpur Khichri Mela plastic-free

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed officials to ensure that the Khichri Mela on Makar Sankranti at the Gorakhnath temple and the Gorakhpur Mahotsava is made plastic-free.

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