Sat Dec 28 2024 02:01:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Delhi Traffic Police issues advisory ahead of funeral of former PM Manmohan Singh
Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory ahead of the funeral of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, scheduled for Saturday.
The traffic advisory outlines restrictions and diversions on major routes in New Delhi, urging the public to avoid certain roads and use public transport to help ease congestion.
“The dignitaries of many of foreign country and other VIPs/VVIPS and the general public will visit Nigham Bodh Ghat on the occasion of state funeral of late Dr. Sh. Man Mohan Singh, Former PM of India on 28.12.2024,” Delhi Traffic Police said in its advisory on Friday.
Sat Dec 28 2024 02:01:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Haryana govt announces 15-day winter break for schools from January 1
The Directorate of School Education, Haryana, has announced a winter break for students in all private and government schools from January 1 to January 15, 2025.
As per the official notice, all the schools in the state will be closed from January 1, 2025, to January 15, 2025. The schools will be reopened as usual from January 16, 2025.
Sat Dec 28 2024 01:43:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Manmohan Singh to be cremated at Nigambodh Ghat with full State honours today
Saturday with full State honours as the nation united in paying rich tributes to the departed leader at his residence a day after his death.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have the funeral of Singh at a place where his memorial can be built. He also said it would be befitting a leader of Singh’s stature and in keeping with past traditions of having memorials of statesmen and former prime ministers at the very place of their funerals.
The government communicated the decision about Singh’s funeral.
Sat Dec 28 2024 01:35:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Delhi continues to witness heavy rainfall
Incessant rains continued to lash parts of Delhi in the early hours of Saturday.
Heavy rainfall and gusty winds led to the uprooting of trees in several areas of the national capital.
In Sector-9, RK Puram, a portion of a road caved in, causing a motorcycle and a car to fall into the affected area.
Sat Dec 28 2024 01:34:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
J-K: Anantnag Police deploy special teams to assist vehicles amid heavy snowfall
Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag have deployed special assistance teams to provide immediate aid to vehicles affected by slippery roads and heavy snowfall.
According to an official release, these teams have been deployed at key points throughout the district to provide timely relief and ensure the safety of commuters facing challenges due to adverse weather conditions.
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