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11:31 PM
National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Sunday began the trial runs of the Meerut Metro trains, an official statement said.
During this trial process, the trains were tested at different speeds from Meerut South to just before Meerut Central Station, it said.
10:54 PM
Puducherry police on Sunday started enforcing the rule relating to compulsory wearing of helmets by two-wheeler riders.
The police had announced that the wearing of helmets was mandatory and failure to adhere to the rule would invite a fine of Rs 1,000.
9:53 PM
A Delhi court has directed AIIMS to arrange hip replacement surgery for jailed British national Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman arrested in 2018 in a money laundering case connected to the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper case.
Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal passed the order on an application filed by James who has claimed that his total hip replacement surgery could not be avoided, considering that he was suffering from "excruciating pain" in day-to-day activities.
9:07 PM
The BJP on Sunday hit out at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, questioning his "silence" over the alleged links of his party MLA Mohinder Goyal to a syndicate facilitating Aadhar and Voter ID cards to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Delhi.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, BJP leader Smriti Irani claimed that the investigation agency had found signatures and seals of AAP MLAs Mohinder Goyal and Jai Bhagwan on Aadhar update forms for 26 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the city.
8:46 PM
A man who fell into a 300 foot deep gorge in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand was rescued by a team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) after six hours, officials said on Sunday.
Officials said Vijay Danu (24) of Khati village was overseeing work on Pindari Glacier Trek at an altitude of 12,000 feet on Friday when he slipped and fell into the gorge.
8:25 PM
Acceding to the request of Punjab farmers protesting at the Khanauri and Shambhu border points, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday advanced from January 15 to 13 the proposed meeting for deciding on a joint fight.
The move came a day after the SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) wrote to the SKM to hold the meeting on January 12 or 13 in the wake of "deteriorating" health of fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
7:52 PM
Chief Minister and AAP's Kalkaji candidate Atishi on Sunday launched a crowdfunding campaign to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls and said she hoped that people would support her party's politics of work and honesty.
Addressing a press conference here, Atishi released an online link for people to donate money, saying she needed Rs 40 lakh to fight the elections.
7:37 PM
Assam Rifles, recovered Heroin worth Rs 97.90 Lakhs and apprehended one individual in the general area of Zote, Champhai district on Saturday, said Assam Rifles in a statement.
The accused has been identified as Laltanpuia (35), a resident of Tlangsam village, Champhai district.
7:29 PM
The Congress on Sunday alleged rampant corruption in the Madhya Pradesh transport department, claiming the mention of huge transactions in a diary recently recovered by the Lokayukta police from an ex-staffer.
MP Congress chief Jitu Patwari claimed that there is a threat to the life of former transport department constable Saurabh Sharma, whose premises were raided last month leading to the discovery of the diary.
7:13 PM
Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi chief Virendraa Sachdeva accused the Aam Admi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal of trying to incite "religious conflict" in the national capital ahead of the Delhi assembly elections.
The BJP chief alleged that Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to the Election Commission requesting to 'delete' the votes of Dalit voters near Valmiki Temple in Gol Market area.
7:08 PM
Tribal areas and other higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh received light snowfall while isolated showers occurred in the adjoining valley areas, officials said on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Gondla in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti received 6 cm of snow, followed by Kothi, Khadrala, Keylong, Shilaroo (5 cm each), Jot 4 cm, Kalpa 0.8 cm and Kukumseri 0.5 cm, the local Met office said on Sunday.
6:54 PM
The maximum temperature in Delhi on Sunday settled at 17.3 degree Celsius, two notches below the seasonal average, according to the meteorological department.
The national capital recorded a low of 9 degree Celsius, a notch above the seasonal average.
6:00 PM
In the 100-day intensive tuberculosis (TB) campaign underway across Uttar Pradesh, 9,340 TB-infected individuals have been identified in the first month, an official said on Sunday.
According to state tuberculosis officer Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar, approximately 35 lakh people have undergone screening for potential TB symptoms since the campaign was launched on December 7.
5:46 PM
Two contractual employees of a fire station in Jaipur have been arrested for allegedly setting fires in factories to earn additional income, officials said on Sunday.
The accused, fireman Vijay Sharma and driver Rahul Yadav, allegedly stole diesel from from fire tenders during their trips and sold it in the market for profit, police said.
5:44 PM
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools in West Bengal on January 15, as per the cause list for the day uploaded on the apex court website.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar is slated to hear the matter, it said.
As many as 124 petitions, including the one filed by the state government, challenging the April 2024 high court verdict are pending before the top court.
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4:55 PM
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.
HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus, causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often clear up by themselves, though they can cause lower respiratory tract infections among children, older adults and those immunocompromised.
4:20 PM
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city's most famous landmarks.
Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said in a statement Saturday evening.
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The youth and students' wings of the CPI(M) on Sunday held a protest in front of the Midnapore Medical College and Hospital demanding action against those responsible for the death of a woman at the state-run hospital.
A woman died and four others fell critically ill after the delivery of babies at the hospital in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district allegedly due to the administration of expired intravenous fluid, prompting the health department to order an investigation.
3:26 PM
3:25 PM
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that the slums of Delhi will be "demolished" in the next five years, rendering people "homeless."
"We have seen how their leaders are going to slums and staying there. They didn't stay for five or ten years, but their leaders have been staying in the slums for the last month. They do not have affection for the slum dwellers. It is a party of rich people. What do they have to do with the slum dwellers?" Kejriwal told reporters here at a slum camp.
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2:41 PM
The security forces on Sunday intensified sanitisation efforts and area domination exercise in Kashmir, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the valley for inauguration of the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel in Ganderbal district, officials said. The deployment of security personnel has been increased in the vulnerable areas and dozens of checkpoints have been set up at important intersections in various districts to ensure that anti-national elements are not able to move around freely, they said.
2:32 PM
The Congress on Sunday promised to give Rs 8,500 to educated unemployed youths in Delhi for one year if it comes to power in Delhi. The financial assistance will be provided under a scheme called the 'Yuva Udaan Yojana' and it is not free, AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot said at a press conference.
2:29 PM
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday virtually flagged off pilgrim bus services from Odisha to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for the Maha Kumbh Mela. The luxury buses will operate from Puri, Sambalpur, Bhawanipatna and Berhampur. The buses will go to Ayodhya via Varanasi and Prayagraj.
2:25 PM
The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday said it has arrested eight Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters and seized two fishing trawlers. The arrests took place on Saturday night "during a special operation conducted in the sea area north of Mannar", it said in a press statement.
2:06 PM
Supporters of Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav staged demonstrations across Patna on Sunday, as part of a Bihar Bandh' to protest alleged irregularities in the recently held PSC exam, disrupting traffic movement in several areas of the capital city. They gathered near Patna Science College in the morning and attempted to stop vehicles to enforce the bandh called by the Purnea MP. Pappy Yadav's supporters also burnt effigies of top officials of the Bihar Public Service Commission on Ashok Rajpath
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First Published: Jan 12 2025 | 8:34 AM IST
