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Stage 3 GRAP restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR as air pollution worsens

The Commission for Air Quality Management on Friday revived the third phase of the Graded Response Action Plan across Delhi and NCR as air pollution levels soared. "In an effort to prevent further deterioration of the air quality and in pursuance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's directives, the Sub Committee on GRAP hereby decides to invoke ALL actions under Stage-III …

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Delhi, Noida schools implement hybrid mode of classes amid GRAP-4 curbs

Hindustan Times

Delhi-NCR schools are preparing to implement a hybrid mode of classes following the reimposition of anti-pollution measures under Graded Response Action Plan 4, in effect in the national capital from Monday night amid severe Air Quality Index. Gautam Buddh Nagar administration issued an order mandating all schools in the district to start classes from 9 am starting Tuesday due to …

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1 month ago

Manipur's Imphal witnesses protests against AFSPA, killings of women, children

India TV News

In Manipur’s capital Imphal hundreds of people took out a rally on Tuesday against the reimposition of AFSPA and the killings of six people, including three children, in Jirbham district last month. The rally was organised jointly to mark Human Rights Day by All Manipur United Clubs Organisation, Poirei Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Manipur, All Manipur Women Voluntary Association, Committee …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Hindustan Times

Imphal: An uneasy calm shrouded Manipur on Tuesday as the umbrella body of Meitei civil society outfits rejected a resolution passed by National Democratic Alliance legislators and members of warring ethnic groups took out separate rallies in their respective strongholds over divergent demands. Monday’s meeting, which was convened amid a surge in violence in the strife-torn state, produced a strongly …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur's appeal as violence flares up, CM's house targeted

Hindustan Times

The Manipur government has formally requested the Centre to reconsider and revoke the reimposition of the Armed Forces Act in six police station areas of the state. The ministry of home affairs had reimposed AFSPA on November 14 in areas including Sekmai PS and Lamsang PS in Imphal West, Lamlai in Imphal East, Moirang in Bishnupur, Leimakhong in Kangpokpi, and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manipur govt urges Centre to withdraw AFSPA

Deccan Chronicle

Imphal: The Manipur government has requested the Centre to review and withdraw AFSPA from areas falling under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state, an official said. The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces Act, 1958 in Manipur's six police station areas, including violence-hit Jiribam. A letter from the Joint Secretary to the Centre on Saturday, mentioned that …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

India TV News

The Manipur government has formally requested the Centre to reconsider and withdraw the reimposition of the Armed Forces Act from areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in the state. This development follows the recent notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on November 14, 2024, reimposing AFSPA in the regions of Sekmai, Lamsang, Lamlai, Moirang, Leimakhong, and Jiribam …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

Hindustan Times

The Union government on Thursday reimposed the Armed Forces Act, or Afspa, in areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations across five Manipur districts, more than a year after it was removed from these places, amid a fresh wave of violence in the state. In an official notification, the ministry of home affairs declared the regions falling under Sekmai …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

Deccan Chronicle

Amid escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs reimposed the Armed Forces Act on Thursday, extending the "Disturbed Areas" status to six police station areas across five districts, including Jiribam, a hotspot of violence. Previously, AFSPA had been suspended in 19 police stations in the relatively stable Meitei-dominated valley, but recent violence prompted this extension. AFSPA grants armed …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Build homes on ‘grey belt’ land, Rayner to tell councils

The Telegraph

Angela Rayner will unveil plans to make it much easier for councils to build homes on poor-quality green belt land on Tuesday. Labour wants to build 300,000 new homes a year over the next half a decade. Ms Rayner called the lack of house-building under the Tories part of their “scandalous legacy” in an Observer article offering an insight into …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns

Al Jazeera

Move in US election year could push up oil prices, but Washington says Maduro has not made promised electoral reforms. “ Nicolas Maduro and his representatives have not fully met the commitments made under the electoral roadmap agreement,” said US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller. “Therefore, General License 44 – which authorised transactions related to the oil and gas …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions

Al Jazeera

The US reimposed sanctions after a ban blocking the candidacy of the opposition in Venezuela’s elections was upheld. Venezuela has criticised Washington’s decision to reimpose oil and gas sanctions and warned it could halt deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants who are in the United States without documents. “If they take the wrong step of intensifying the economic aggression against Venezuela …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur

Hindustan Times

The killing of three Kuki village patrol guards by armed miscreants in the Ukhrul district of violence-hit Manipur on Friday has led to protests by members of the community and demands for the reimposition of the contentious Armed Forces Act in all parts of the northeastern state from where it was removed earlier. Alleging blockade of essential goods being prevented …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Windfall tax on crude oil returns amid price surge

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has re-introduced the windfall tax on crude oil a fortnight after bringing it down to zero. Since India follows trade parity pricing of crude oil and petrol, producers of crude oil and refineries that sell finished products realise global prices in the local market. So windfall tax on profits of …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: Why book bans and voter suppression go hand in hand

LA Times

In the lead-up to the midterm elections, mainstream media attention focused some — though not enough — on voter suppression efforts, but too little attention was paid to the book bans that are metastasizing in states across the country. The links between these book bans and the efforts to block Black and brown voters from the polls are as connected …

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2 years, 7 months ago

With California hit by new coronavirus wave, time to start wearing masks? Limit gatherings?

LA Times

As California contends with another resurgence of the coronavirus, what should residents consider doing to protect themselves from infection? “With all of the unknowns around these new variants, it is sensible to take the simple step of putting back on the mask when you’re indoors,” said Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director. But regardless of a region’s level, “individuals …

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3 years, 1 month ago

California confirms nation’s first Omicron variant coronavirus case

LA Times

As expected, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first detected in southern Africa, has reached the U.S., with the first case found in California. The first U.S. case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed in San Francisco, putting California at the center of the nation’s pandemic response once again. “The person recently traveled to South Africa …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Austria Enters Fourth Lockdown as Covid Cases Soar Anew in Europe

News 18

Austria entered its fourth national lockdown on Monday after tens of thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, protested in Vienna against renewed curbs on movement as Europe again becomes the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. “That in turn should have a negative impact on some services and impact negatively growth, a scenario that had been ever more priced …

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3 years, 5 months ago

DeSantis won’t move on masks as Florida COVID wards swell

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday downplayed a spike in COVID-19 cases that’s shattered state hospitalization records and strongly reiterated his vow not to impose a mask mandate or any business restrictions. With the much more contagious delta variant now spreading exponentially, Florida hit 11,515 hospitalized patients Tuesday, breaking last year’s record for the third straight …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Curbs Relaxed, You Shouldn't: Govt to States Amid Tourist Rush at Hill Stations

News 18

Amid ‘frightening‘ visuals of tourists thronging scenic hill stations after relaxation of Covid norms, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the steps taken by state governments for checking the spread of the pandemic at these tourist locations. The central government has recently reiterated the need for Covid-appropriate behavior amid people thronging tourist locations, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Moody’s pegs India GDP growth at 9.3% in FY22

The Hindu

Global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has scaled down its 2021-22 Gross Domestic Product growth forecast for India to 9.3% from 13.7% projected earlier, adding that longer term risks to the economy will increase if the second COVID-19 wave lasts beyond June and the vaccination rollout remains a challenge. Stressing that private sector investments would largely determine whether India would …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Explosion hits Israeli-owned cargo ship in Gulf of Oman

Al Jazeera

Crew reported safe and vessel heads to the nearest port as circumstances of the explosion remain unclear. An explosion has struck an Israeli-owned ship near the strategic mouth of the Gulf, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and a maritime security firm said on Friday. While the circumstances of the explosion remain unclear, Dryad Global said the blast might have …

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4 years ago

WA Premier Mark McGowan apologises to Queensland travellers over 'draconian' border

ABC

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has apologised to travellers from Queensland for the "heartbreak" caused by the reimposition of WA's hard border with the state, amid a "very difficult and unpredictable situation". Key points: WA has closed its border with Queensland WA has closed its border with Queensland A total of 3,197 COVID-19 tests were conducted at WA's public clinics …

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4 years, 1 month ago

No reimposition of lockdown in Delhi, 3rd wave has passed its peak: Satyendar Jain

India Today

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain has said there is no chance of another lockdown in the national capital and added that the third wave in the city has already passed its peak. Jain said another lockdown will not be an effective step and said, “Wearing of masks by everyone will be more beneficial.” Satyendar Jain went on to say that …

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Stage 3 GRAP restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR as air pollution worsens

Delhi, Noida schools implement hybrid mode of classes amid GRAP-4 curbs

Manipur's Imphal witnesses protests against AFSPA, killings of women, children

As crisis continues, Meitei body rejects NDA resolution

Revoke AFSPA: Manipur's appeal as violence flares up, CM's house targeted

Manipur govt urges Centre to withdraw AFSPA

Manipur govt urges centre to withdraw AFSPA

Afspa back in parts of restive Manipur areas

Armed forces special powers act imposed in 5 Manipur districts

Build homes on ‘grey belt’ land, Rayner to tell councils

US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns

Venezuela accuses US of ‘blackmail’ over sanctions

Kuki groups protest killing, demand re-imposition of AFSPA in parts of Manipur

Windfall tax on crude oil returns amid price surge

Op-Ed: Why book bans and voter suppression go hand in hand

With California hit by new coronavirus wave, time to start wearing masks? Limit gatherings?

California confirms nation’s first Omicron variant coronavirus case

Austria Enters Fourth Lockdown as Covid Cases Soar Anew in Europe

DeSantis won’t move on masks as Florida COVID wards swell

Curbs Relaxed, You Shouldn't: Govt to States Amid Tourist Rush at Hill Stations

Moody’s pegs India GDP growth at 9.3% in FY22

Explosion hits Israeli-owned cargo ship in Gulf of Oman

WA Premier Mark McGowan apologises to Queensland travellers over 'draconian' border

No reimposition of lockdown in Delhi, 3rd wave has passed its peak: Satyendar Jain