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Banerjee is furious over the scale and speed of the exercise, which saw the state's electorate shrink from 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore in the first phase alone— meaning over 58 lakh names were wiped off the draft rolls.

The Delhi Home Minister, Ashish Sood, said the remission would apply to convicts sentenced by courts in Delhi and those undergoing imprisonment as of January 26, subject to prescribed conditions, under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

He also announced that complete payment of arrears to individual and family pensioners aged 70 years and above would be made by the end of January, and Rs 90 crore has been earmarked for this purpose.

MeT issued a yellow warning for the entire state for Monday, predicting thunderstorms and lightning, along with gusty winds, at isolated places.

Presenting a comprehensive 11month comprehensive report, she claimed her government has cleared decades of administrative inertia and placed Delhi on a new path of modernisation, a strengthened health ecosystem and economic empowerment.

Earlier, police had received information that Sarabjit Kaur (35) and her mother, Inderjit Kaur (55), both residents of village Mouran, died after their car caught fire following a road crash near the Sular Gharat area on January 17.

Punjab Police have dismantled two terror modules of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur, arresting five operatives and seizing arms, ammunition, and RDX-based explosives. Authorities said the arrests thwarted an imminent attack and exposed ISI-backed networks directed by handlers abroad.

Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Assam government disbursed over Rs 300 crore as one-time financial aid to more than six lakh tea garden workers under the ‘Eti Koli Duti Paat’ scheme, reinforcing welfare outreach to tea tribes and Adivasi communities across the state.

Sarma laid out the day's agenda, noting that the first leg of the trip will be all about major infrastructure.

The honours include 14 Medals for Gallantry, two President's Medals for Distinguished Service and 17 Medals for Meritorious Service, officials said.Among the gallantry awardees is Additional Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwah, who, along with SI Rajeev Kumar and SI Shibu, confronted a dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist near the Mayur Vihar in January 2024.

He also laid foundations for police stations at Dadasiba, Sansarpur Main and Sansarpur Terrace, a link road from Pirsaluhi in Kangra to Kitpal in Hamirpur to be built for Rs 9.60 crore, and a Rs 25.16 crore sewerage scheme for the heritage villages Garli and Pragpur under the Pragpur tehsil.

Reflecting on the summit, Shivakumar noted that the competition was stiff, with ten Indian states and 65 countries vying for attention.