The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has issued an order wherein it asked meat shops in the city to remain closed on Tuesdays. The decision was taken during its House meeting on Thursday. The proposal to close meat shops on every Tuesday was approved after a few councillors raised the issue. 
Two days after Param Bir Singh was shunted out from the post of Mumbai police commissioner, the Shiv Sena on Friday defended him saying that his transfer does not make him a criminal, and alleged that a "particular lobby in Delhi" was upset with him as the TRP scam came to light during his tenure.
After a brief power outage at Maharashtra Secretariat Building on Friday, the electricity supply was restored in seven minutes. The outrage occurred due to high voltage at Nariman Point receiving point. The power supply to Mantralaya, Fourshore Road, and Maharshi Karve Road was cut off at 11.55 am due to a fault in the feeder. 
The Inspector-General of Police, Prayagraj, has asked the district magistrate to ensure a ban on the use of loudspeakers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. This is in response to a complaint filed by Allahabad University Vice-Chancellor Sangita Srivastava seeking restrictions on the use of loudspeakers in, early morning in mosques.
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that it was time for India and Pakistan to 'bury the past and move forward' as he asserted that the peace between the two neighbours would help to 'unlock' the potential of South and Central Asia.
Delhi on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 19.4 degrees Celsius, the highest of this season so far, the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius and there's a possibility of drizzle during the day, it said.
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