Новости за 26.12.2021

Gagandeep Singh, the deceased and key suspect in the Ludhiana blast case, had a reputation of picking fights with neighbours whereas some of his acquaintance knew him as a person who kept to himself. Some old friends, who played cricket with him, however, were taken aback after his name cropped up in the blast, and said that he was depressed after losing his job.

Assam on Saturday revised the present Covid-19 containment guidelines in view of the emergence of the Omicron variant. Night curfew will continue, but with a revised time and a fine Rs 1,000 has been imposed for not wearing masks or spitting in public.

Despite the presence of more than 144 operational coal mines producing 130 million tonnes of the mineral, seven functional thermal power plants spewing tonnes of poisonous gases and a loss-making electricity supply licensee company, Jharkhand has been facing power crisis since its inception 21 years ago.

The police received over 3,000 complaints of noise pollution from across the district this year till December 24, at an average of eight calls per day.

Noida: Mind the music at New Year party, you might be slapped with Rs 10,000 fine

Anganwadi workers and helpers have launched protests in nearly all of the 22 districts in Haryana, demanding higher wages and recognition as government workers.

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) and waste management firm Ecogreen have started converting a dumping ground in Badshapur into a material recovery and composting facility, with the capacity to process 200 tonnes of waste every day.

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is exploring a project for developing a sensor-based parking management and guidance system in Sector 44 by 2023.

A total of 59 Covid cases were reported in the city on Saturday, taking it beyond the 200 mark.

The city saw ‘very poor’ air for the fifth consecutive day on Christmas, with the air quality index (AQI) recorded at 349.

Preliminary investigation in the Ludhiana court complex blast indicates involvement of pro-Khalistani elements in Pakistan, gangsters, and drug smugglers, Punjab director-general of police Siddharth Chattopadhyaya said on Saturday.

Two brothers were mowed down by a speeding tractor-trolley just 2km from their house in Dankaur area on Friday, police said. The driver of the tractor managed to flee the spot.

A Christmas celebration at a private school in Pataudi was stopped on Saturday by a group of men who snatched the mic from a priest delivering a lecture and shouted "Jai Shri Ram" slogans. The latest disruption follows protests organised by right-wing activists almost every week in the NCR district since October against the Muslim community's namaz congregations.

The Thudiyalur police arrested a 36-year-old woman and her paramour on Saturday for killing her husband three days ago.

A woman and her paramour died by suicide by jumping in front of a passenger train near Ponnammapet here in the early hours of Saturday.