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The water level of the Yamuna was receding gradually and the river was flowing below the warning mark in Delhi, officials said on Monday. “The water level was recorded at 203.95 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 9 am. It was 203.98 metres at 9 am on Sunday and 204.14 metres at 7 pm on Saturday,” an official of the Irrigation and Flood Control Department said. The warning level is 204.50 metres and the danger mark is 205.33 metres. Water was being released into the Yamuna at the rate…

The Assam government would send to the Centre soon the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for preparation of modalities for granting of ST status to the six ethnic communities of the state, said Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.   He also said that the proposed Autonomous Council for the Moran community would start functioning shortly.   The chief minister said this in a meeting with a delegation of various organisations of the Moran Community in Guwahati on Saturday.   The six communities are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia,…

The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order. Moreover, any passenger who refuses to wear a face mask in a flight can be put on the no-fly list by the airline, said a senior official of the aviation regulator DGCA. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, in-flight meal service was not permitted on domestic flights since their resumption on May 25. On international flights, only pre-packed cold meals and snacks were being…