The Ambala district administration has asked the farmers to reconsider their march and contemplate any action only after obtaining permission from Delhi Police.
Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior Congress leaders reached the Ghazipur border in the morning where heavy police force was deployed and barricades put up to stop them from entering Sambhal.
Farmers Protest HIGHLIGHTS: A group of farmers from Punjab, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM), has called for a march towards Delhi on December 6. The group has been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13.
To address the traffic issues, the Noida authority started the project to widen a section of the road between the Chilla border and the Film City Flyover.
Mumbai rains Highlights updates: Amid heavy rainfall situation, Mumbai municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani has asked all assistant commissioners to ensure that respective executive engineers stay put in ward control rooms.
Pune rains: After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash parts of Maharashtra and suburbs, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding passengers even as traffic crawled on roads.
Mount Everest, a popular hotspot for mountaineers, is also known for frequent accidents and deaths as climbers experience harsh conditions. A British climber and his Nepali guide went missing on Tuesday after a chunk of snow fell, causing them to fall down the side of the mountain.
The Ghaziabad and Delhi Police heightened security and put barricades on several checkpoints to ensure 'no-entry' of protesting farmers who are adamant to enter Delhi to protest against the Centre over MSP.
Earlier, BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait announced that farmers will stage protests outside collectorate offices in every district in Uttar Pradesh.
The incident took place at around 7 pm on Friday when Raj Thackeray was returning from Nashik to Mumbai. A long traffic jam was witnessed at Thane-Mulund toll post.
Ferraris stuck in Bengaluru's traffic jam: The clip has garnered millions of views and tons of reactions. Even Ashneer Grover, co-founder of Bharatpe and former judge on the Indian version of Shark Tank humorously commented on the video.
Gujarat weather update: District Collector of Navsari, Amit Yadav declared a holiday for all the schools and colleges in the city in light of the waterlogging situation.
Telangana weather: Heavy downpour and inundation of roads disrupted vehicular traffic in Hyderabad. In view of the continuing rains, the state govt declared holidays for all educational institutions in the state for two days- July 20 (Thursday) and July 21 (Friday).
Monsoon Rain HIGHLIGHTS: The monsoon has advanced further causing heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of India. IMD has issued alerts for various states citing more showers.
Himachal Pradesh snowfall: Important highways including Rohtang Pass NH-03, Jalori Pass NH-305 and NH-505 Gramphu to Lossar have been closed due to heavy snowfall.
Delhi traffic jam: Traffic snarls were also witnessed in Noida near various exits at the Noida-Greater Expressway as people rush to markets ahead of the festival.
The mercury settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius in the morning. This comes a day after Delhi had struggled under sultry weather on Wednesday, with the weather office forecasting light overnight rains.
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Monday reiterated that farmers protesting against the three farm laws will continue to agitate even for 10 years if needed.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a coalition of farmers' unions, has called for a Bharat Bandh today to mark the first anniversary of the enactment of the three farm laws. This caused a massive traffic snarl at the Gurugram - Delhi border. Today also marks the completion of 10 months since the farmer protests began. Commercial establishments and industries are likely to be affected, due to today's Bandh. SKM has said that the nationwide strike will be observed from 6 am to 4 pm today. In view of the protest, SKM has put out detailed guidelines and called for complete peace during the bandh. It also appealed to all citizens of the country to join the Bandh today.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said on Thursday that authorities "should not allow families owning only 1 flat to have four or five cars if they do not have sufficient parking space" available in their respective housing societies.
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