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1 min read Last Updated : Nov 21 2020 | 8:57 PM IST
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A havaldar in the Indian Army was killed and three others, including two women, were injured on Saturday as Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The casualties came barely a week after multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC in north Kashmir left 11 people, including five security personnel, dead on November 13. Havaldar Patil Sangram Shivaji, who was manning a forward post, was critically injured in the Pakistani firing in the Lam area of Rajouri district's Nowshera sector around 1 am, the officials said, adding he later succumbed to injuries. Another soldier also sustained injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at a military hospital, they said.
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The UK signed an interim trade deal with Canada on Saturday, the second major agreement the country has reached as negotiators hurry to cement trading relationships in preparation for life outside the European Union.
While Britain formally withdrew from the EU in January, it continues to trade with other countries under the bloc's umbrella during a transition period that is scheduled to end December 31.
Without a series of new bilateral agreements, trade with countries around the world may be hampered by barriers such as tariffs and increased paperwork.
The UK government says the stopgap agreement paves the way for future negotiations on a new tailor-made UK-Canada trade deal.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday ordered creation of a revolving fund to pay fees of government school students who cleared NEET and were allotted seats in private medical and dental colleges under the governments 7.5 per cent reservation. The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation, which has been directed to create this fund,has been asked to settle the tuition and hostel fees directly to the respective colleges.
"This measure is aimed at giving effect to my announcement on November 18 to provide post matric scholarship and other financial assistance to all government school students who have been allotted seats (in the undergraduate courses) under the 7.5 per cent quota, Palaniswami said in a statement here on Saturday. Accusing opposition DMK leader M K Stain of enacting a farce by offering to pay the fees, the chief minister said the students need not wait for scholarship funds. "Despite being aware that these students would get financial assistance from the government,DMK offered its help. This is nothing but a political drama," Palaniswami charged.
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A parliamentary panel has asked food regulator FSSAI to nudge states/UTs for taking corruption and unethical practices in food safety matter seriously as cases of adulteration in food items are rising. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on Saturday submitted its action taken report related to functioning of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
The panel took note of various measures taken by the FSSAI to prevent unethical practices and hoped that they would be able to contain corrupt practices to some extent. "But since cases of adulteration in food items are on the rise, the Committee feels that there is a need to force some stringent measures in this regard. The committee, therefore, reiterates its recommendations and urges upon FSSAI to nudge the States/UTs to take corruption in food safety matters seriously," the report said. The panel also raised apprehension about the food safety monitoring mechanism.
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The air quality improved on Saturday but remained in the "poor" category in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to a government agency. Presence of pollutant PM 2.5 also remained high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. The average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm on Saturday was 256 in Gurgaon, 246 in Faridabad, 238in Ghaziabad, 231 in Noida and 228 in Greater Noida, according to CPCB's Sameer app.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the schemes and funds provided to Tamil Nadu by the Central Government are not meant for help but it is the right of Tamil Nadu that were not being given to it earlier. "With all humility, we state that the schemes and funds provided to Tamil Nadu by the Central government are not meant for help but it is the right of Tamil Nadu that were not being given to it but Modi ji ensured that now Tamil Nadu gets its rights," said Shah after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various development projects in Chennai.
"Sometimes I heard DMK leaders speaking of injustice done to Tamil Nadu. DMK and Congress were at the Centre for 10 years. We are ready for a debate on whether Tamil Nadu got more help in those 10 years or during the tenure of our government," he added. Meanwhile, overwhelmed with the visit of Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam said that his party will continue its alliance with the BJP for state polls.
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The residents of Delhi received a bit of a breather as the overall air quality of the national capital improved from 'very poor' to settle at the 'poor' category on Saturday as the day progressed. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) improved from 313 in the morning and stood at 252 at noon, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
The ministry of earth sciences informed that the farm fire count in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and neighbouring areas that had decreased marginally from Thursday showed a significant increase and stood at 1264 on Friday, adding that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's air pollution was estimated at 13 per cent on today.
The ministry forecast that the AQI is likely to improve and in the lower end of the Poor to Moderate category on November 22 as informed earlier as well. However, calm surface winds and low night time boundary layer height are likely to cause adverse dispersion conditions for a few days leading to a deterioration in AQI expected from November 23 which is predicted to sustain for a few days.
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Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 15 paise per litre and diesel by 20 paise, the second straight day of increase in rates after firming international oil rates broke nearly a two-month-long hiatus in price revision. The price of petrol in Delhi was hiked to Rs 81.38 per litre from Rs 81.23, according to a notification from oil marketing companies.
Diesel rates went up from Rs 70.68 to Rs 70.88 per litre. On Friday, petrol price was raised by 17 paise per litre and diesel by 22 paise. This is the first revision in petrol prices since September 22. Diesel rates had not changed since October 2.
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First Published: Nov 21 2020 | 6:33 AM IST
