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The Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has successfully conducted its trial run of the ‘Plastic to Fuel’ project at Barave and now applied to the state green body, MPCB, for permission to produce alternate fuel from plastic waste, to implement the project on a mass scale. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rJ385w

The cyber police at the Bandra Kurla Complex has warned people not to fall victim to fraudulent food offer advertisements that are posted on Facebook and other social media platforms. The offer posted online claims, “Buy 1 Thali Get 2 Thali free in your first order” and comes with the fraudster’s contact number, “9883812775”. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3b04l2u

The deposition of a mother nailed her son, who had brutally murdered his septuagenarian father in 2017, this resulted in the accused son getting life imprisonment on Thursday which was sentenced by the court. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MqknbF

The capital will witness a dry run for Covid-19 vaccine administration at three sites on Saturday along with all states and Union territories. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o5UfAO

Only a few days after it was noticed that the grave of war hero Brigadier Mohammad Usman was in a state of disrepair, the Indian Army on Thursday finished the restoration work. The Army got the marble epitaph repaired. It now reads: ‘Brig M Usman, MVC, Naushera ka Sher.’ from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/383ZeMP

A total of 20,035 new infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,48,994 with 256 new fatalities, the data updated at 8am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 98,83,461 . from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MoGijr

Cold wave conditions continue to persist in Delhi with dense fog reducing the visibility in most parts of the national capital on Friday morning. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/396aQOL

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A 25-year-old woman allegedly drowned one of her newborn twin daughters in the water tank at her Vasai home on Wednesday. Taunts about not having a baby boy drove her to take the extreme step, she allegedly told Vasaigaon police. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2X3r5Gk

After being the worst Covid-19 hotspot in India for most of 2020, Mumbai begins the new year on a good note: a positivity rate of less than 5% throughout December. As per data with the BMC public health department till December 29, the overall positivity rate in December has been 4.59%. Around 4.3 lakh Covid-19 tests were done between December 1 and 29, with 19,744 people testing positive. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n63Q9c

The districts of Pune, Nandurbar, Jalna and Nagpur will carry out vaccination dry runs on Saturday. The process involves a dummy shot to 25 participants at select sites. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pFfOs6

In a rare conviction, two teachers who tried to end their lives in 2019 by jumping off Mantralaya’s second floor, but were luckily saved by the safety nets, have been held guilty on the charge of “attempt to commit suicide.” The court, however, instead of handing sentences, fined the duo—Osmanabad’s Arun Niture (45) and Jalgaon native Hemantrao Patil (29)—Rs 5,000 each. They had pleaded guilty, forfeiting their right to a trial. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hwfNUw

Almost 11 months after the first test was conducted in the city to detect the novel coronavirus, the Covid-hit year ended in the state with 19.3 lakh cases and 49,521 deaths. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3n22Hje

The city woke up to polluted skies on the last day of the year. Mumbai recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 313, the highest in 2020, according to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The AQI marginally improved to 309 by Friday evening. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pFwoZa

Enthused by the ‘half victory’ in the farm groups’ fight against central agriculture marketing laws, the farmers have decided to begin the New Year on a resolute note on the roads at Delhi’s borders. The protesting farmers issued an open invite to Delhi residents from the stage at Singhu protest site on Thursday, urging the Delhi residents to celebrate the New Year in a constructive way by joining them at the protest sites on January 1 to strengthen their fight. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KUbuGT

The night curfew imposed across the city by Delhi government on New Year’s Eve to avoid large gatherings will remain in force from 11pm on January 1 to 6am on January 2. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MiS1zP

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is all set to launch its Housing Scheme 2021 on Saturday and on offer are total 1,354 flats of different categories. These also include the costliest flats DDA has ever sold—Rs 2.1 crore for a three-bedroom Higher Income Group (HIG) flat in Jasola. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rK966g

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Thursday reviewed air quality and meteorological conditions expected in the New Year and stated that the it was likely to remain “very poor” for the next few days. “Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), state pollution control boards of NCR and various central and state agencies have been requested to take effective steps to control pollution immediately,” said CPCB. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hzrnhD

Bilkis Bano, the octogenarian who was the face of the months-long anti-citizensh-ip law protest in Shaheen Bagh, has now found herself on Hollywood star Gal Gadot's list of 'My Personal Wonder Women'. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hv6e8y

As Delhi University completed its undergraduate admissions, there is one concern among colleges. They have not been able to fill the seats reserved for aspirants under the Economically Weaker Section category. Last year, DU implemented the 15% reservation for this section and added another 10% to the category this year. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hzrlGx

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A criminal out on parole was arrested for the rape and murder of a two-year-old tribal girl in Pen on Wednesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aSzJ2M

A 25-year-old jewellery showroom in Boisar was robbed of around Rs 8 crore worth gold ornaments and Rs60,000 by four men, including the security guard, early on Wednesday. The theft was captured on the showroom's CCTV cameras. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L5JkZ9

Six days after a young woman's body was found in a sack at Aksa beach, police arrested her father-in-law and two autorickshaw drivers, in what appears to be a case of honour killing. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L3DgjU

Director General of Police Subodh Jaiswal will now lead the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). An IPS officer of the 1985 batch, Jaiswal will hold the post till he retires on September 30, 2022. TOI had reported earlier this month that Jaiswal would be sent on Central deputation. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o47X71

The Kanjurmarg property, which the state hoped to use for a metro car shed, is not only leased land in the possession of a private individual, there are development rights over it held by a prominent business group. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/38RWu46

Two people were killed in outer Delhi’s Narela after some unidentified gunmen opened fire at them late on Wednesday evening. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pBQxPM

Delhi Traffic Police collected Rs 235 crore through on-the-spot challans and notices issued for violation of traffic rules as against Rs 188 crore in 2019, a 25% increase. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o0JjnS

BJP was left red-faced on Wednesday when it had to cancel the primary membership of Kapil Gujjar, alias Kapil Baisla, hours after inducting him into the party. Gujjar (29) had shot to infamy on February 1 after firing shots in the air during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Shaheen Bagh. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o5Kna0

All attention was focused only on the insidious coronavirus during the passing year, so not many realised that in 2020, Delhi enjoyed the most good-air days of the past three years. There were 192 days when the PM2.5 level was below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 60 micrograms per cubic metre. In contrast, there were just 120 such days in 2018 and 145 in 2019, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the forecasting body under the Union ministry of earth sciences. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o2taOU

A minimum of 80% of the trees affected by a development or construction project will have to be transplanted while 80% of the transplanted trees must survive, states Delhi government’s Tree Transplantation Policy 2020, notified on Wednesday. A compensatory plantation of 10 saplings for each tree will also continue. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hvtoeL

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Ten more returnees from Britain tested positive on Wednesday for the mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus found in the UK, taking the tally of such patients in India to 17. With four cases each, Karnataka and Delhi accounted for 80% of the load of the new variant on Wednesday. One infection each was reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bengal. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/38QvYrN

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday took strong objection to remarks made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month concerning protest by farmers on farm laws and said no leader of a country should speak about India's internal affairs. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3aU8Pr5

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. The tally includes six people who were found positive for the new virus strain on Tuesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WWS2eQ

Backing the "anti-conversion" legislation brought by Uttar Pradesh government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that he personally does not support conversion for marriage. He was responding to a question about the misuse of "love-jihad law" enacted by the Uttar Pradesh government. Rajnath Singh is Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rLVXcX

India has the capability to hit terrorist targets across the border if the need arises, defence minster Rajanth Singh has said and noted that Pakistan has been indulging in notorious actions along the border since its creation. The minister said Pakistan has been resorting to 300-400 ceasefire violations in a few months but the Army gives a befitting reply. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/34USsa7

Noting that farmers are "annadatas" and "backbone of the economy", Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday strongly disapproved of remarks such as "Naxals" or "Khalistanis" in the context of protesting farmers. He said that "allegations should not be made by anyone" against them. His remarks came ahead of scheduled talks between the farmers and the Centre today. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mULCrr

"There will be no reduction in our deployment and I fell their deployment will also not come down. I don't think that status quo is a positive development at all. Talks are on and they result in a positive outcome, that is our expectation," he added. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/38HTJ5C

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Two boys have been booked under the anti-conversion law for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl, with whom one of them had a relationship for over a year, police said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MiM8Tr