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A senior police official confirmed to IANS that 3540 traffic police personnel were deployed on the roads to remove vehicles stranded in waterlogged areas during heavy rainfall.“This morning, heavy rainfall in Delhi has caused waterlogging in various areas, resulting in traffic jams throughout the city. To facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion due to the rain, we removed the stranded vehicles to the side of the road,” the official said.The official mentioned that they received information about waterlogging at fifty-four locations.Along with waterlogging, incidents of uprooted trees and potholes on the roads were reported.According to the traffic police, there were…

Delegates from 45 national or regional Olympic Committees at the 42nd OCA General Assembly in Bangkok on Saturday were informed that only if the IOC gives the green light for them to compete as independent neutral at Paris 2024, no more than 500 athletes in 12 individual sports from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete in the Asian Games.The final decision will be taken with the full cooperation of the IOC, OCA, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee and the International and Asian sports federations, said Husain Al-Musallam, OCA Director General, reports Xinhua.”If all this approval is given,…

In a joint briefing with his Tanzanian counterpart Stergomena Tax on Saturday, he conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message that solidarity between India and Africa must be expressed in practical terms.Jaishankar said he “was very glad for the guidance that we got from the (Tanzanian) president (Samia Hassan) about how to further develop our relationship”.”Overall, it has been a very productive visit… I would like to end by emphasising that prime minister Modi believes that the deep solidarity between India and Africa, it must be expressed in very practical terms, in a way in which we share experiences, we share…

He also called for an advance compensation of Rs 25,000 per acre for all farmers whose crops have been destroyed.He said simultaneous girdwari should be done to assess the loss to crops.Expressing shock at the havoc and misery caused to people due to the deluge, the SAD president said it was condemnable that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had been caught napping and people had been left to their fate.In a statement here, Badal said there were widespread reports of damage to property in Mohali, Ropar, Anandpur Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts with crops being damaged across…

Speaking to The Sunday People’s ‘Love Sunday magazine’, the 77-year old music icon said: “It’s all good doctors, good makeup, and good lighting! I try to stay young in spirit and I think sometimes that kind of spills over a little bit. I’ll never be as old as I am.”As per ‘Female First UK, the country music icon, however, is now switching gears and going to rock’n roll with her album ‘Rockstar’.Talking about the record she said: “Rockstar is one of the most fun things I’ve ever done. I feel like a rock star! I wanted to see what I…

Kanpur, July 9 (IANS) The All-India Chess Federation (AICF) on Sunday announced the 10-member contingent for the Asian Games, scheduled to commence on September 23 in Hangzhou, China, which will be led by double Asian Games gold medallist Koneru Humpy and bronze medallist Dronavalli Harika.The announcement of the Indian contingent was made during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the AICF held here on Sunday.In the team event, which will be played in a standard format, all renowned Grandmasters (GMs) D. Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, P. Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi and R. Praggnanandhaa have been selected.On the other hand, Humpy, Harika, R.…

According to officials, the transfer of land to NCRTC at Anand Vihar and Patparganj area will help with Multi Modal Integration (MMI) construction of RRTS Station and traffic circulation, and construction of ventilation shaft at the two locations respectively. The NCRTC, through its letter on June 10, 2020, had informed of its land requirement for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor and asked for land to be given for achieving for Multi Modal Integration at Anand Vihar, which also houses a Railway Station, ISBT and a Metro Station. It had also asked for land for construction of a ventilation shaft at Patparganj.…

LG has directed for continuous monitoring of water levels and dissemination of early warning to all agencies in real time.“The I&FC Department has installed five automatic water Level Recorders installed on River Jhelum and nine on its tributaries to monitor the water levels on real time basis. The water levels are analysed and disseminated to all stakeholders,” an official statement said.“LG was apprised that as of now flood situation has been averted, water level at Sangam has receded and situation is under control.”LG also enquired about the progress of PMDP-Phase (II) works and instructed the Department to expedite the flood…

However, while shooting in Poland, a visit to Auschwitz had a long lasting impact on Janhvi.Auschwitz concentration camp was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust.’Bawaal’, which has been directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, has glimpses of World War 2 and the concentration camp.Talking about what location is the most loved by Janhvi, she said: “I think Amsterdam for me because I fell in love with the city and as a team we spent a lot of time in that city as well…

A police official said that 2,207 additional security personnel would be provided in seven districts and the Superintendents of Police concerned, would deploy security in consultations with the Agricultural Department and the local farmers.“We have shortage of security personnel in view of the current unrest in Manipur. That’s why we have partially curtailed the VIP security to provide security to the farmers,” the official told IANS.According to the official, 822 additional security personnel would be deployed in providing security to farmers in Imphal West district, followed by 300 security personnel in Churachandpur, 298 in Imphal East, 236 in Bishnupur, 204…