The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 on December 3 passed in Rajya Sabha amid the sloganeering and disruption by opposition MPs over the suspension of 12 MPs on December 1. The Bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams in India via a regulatory body.

Maharashtra government issues new guidelines for passengers arriving in state, only people with negative RT-PCR report or, fully vaccinated allowed

Hours after the announcement of the first two cases of new variant Omicron in Karnataka, the Maharashtra government revised its covid guidelines for passengers arriving from other states and countries. Now people with either a fully vaccinated certificate or, negative RT-PCR report within 72 hours before boarding is a must for every passenger.

Two cases of Omicron variant found in Karnataka, says Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry on December 3 said that there are two confirmed cases of Omicron variant that have been reported in Karnataka. These are the first cases of fast-spreading cases to be reported in India. However, the Indian government has already implemented strict measures for international travellers.

Congress will provide 20 lakh jobs in UP if we win election, says Priyanka Gandhi at Pratigya Rally in Moradabad

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on December 2 promised 20 lakh jobs if they come into power. She said that the Congress party will contest the UP elections on the basis of development. Priyanka said this during her Pratigya Rally in UP’s Moradabad.

Amit Shah hits out at Akhilesh Yadav, says during Yadav’s rule, there was mafia rule in UP, now law rules

Home Minister Amit Shah is in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, where he addressed the people and said that now in Uttar Pradesh, dacoity has gone down by 70 per cent, incidents of looting, by the use of weapons, has gone down by 69 per cent, cases of murder went down by 30 per cent, deaths due to dowry has gone down by 22.5 per cent. He further led an attack on Akhilesh Yadav and said that he should go home and check the data. Shah concluded by saying that during Yadav’s rule, there was Mafia rule now in Yogi Adityanath’s tenure, law rules.

Maruti Suzuki to hike vehicle prices from January due to rise in input costs

Maruti Suzuki on December 2 announced a price hike from January in its all vehicles due to an increase in the various input costs. In a letter submitted to National Stock Exchange (NSE), India’s largest car making company said that, Over the past year, the cost of the Company’s vehicles continue to be adversely impacted due to increases in various input costs. Therefore, it has become imperative for the Company to pass on some impact of the above additional costs to customers through a price hike.

Supreme Court slams Centre and Delhi government on air pollution issues, orders to come up with serious plans within 24 hours

Supreme Court on December 2, gave a 24-hour deadline to the centre and Delhi government to come up with an action plan against poor air quality to control the air pollution in the NCR region. The SC said that if the Centre and Delhi government fail to take measures to control the air pollution then the court will pass an order.

India tour of South Africa likely to be postponed by one week amid Omicron scare

Amid the scare of the new variant of coronavirus Omicron, BCCI is likely to postpone the India tour of South Africa by ane week. Team India was supposed to travel to South Africa on December 8, a day after the Mumbai Test against New Zealand.

Shashi Tharoor joins protest outside Parliament, shares pictures

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also joined the opposition leaders who are protesting outside Parliament as 12 MPs were suspended from the rest of the winter session for causing a ruckus in the monsoon session. Shashi Tharoor shared the pictures and he wrote that he joined protesting MPs at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament to decry the undemocratic actions of the BJP administration.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to move Dam Safety Bill 2019 in Rajya Sabha today

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will move the Dam Safety Bill 2019 in Rajya Sabha today for consideration and passage. Earlier, the bill was passed yesterday to the Rajya Sabha but it couldn’t be passed as the opposition leaders caused a ruckus in the Parliament, and the bill couldn’t pass.

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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to introduce National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Bill today

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will introduce the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today. Apart from this, it is also expected that in the Parliament today, MPs will have a discussion on the COVID-19 pandemic today. The decision will be held under rule 193.

Tamil Nadu issue new SOPs for foreign traveller amid fear of Omicron

Amidst the fear of the new variant of coronavirus, Omicron, the state government of Tamil Nadu issued new SOPs for foreign travellers. In the SOPs, it is mentioned that it is mandatory for people to take the RT-PCR test and the officials have also deployed team for conducting the RT-PCR test.