New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The Delhi University has issued a notice asking students to mandatorily take prior permission from the varsity to hold protestsEarlier this month the university had issued an advisory to students to maintain law and order on the campus and focus on preparations for their upcoming examsDelhi University proctor Rajni Abbi said the latest notice was issued keeping in view the incidents in the last few daysA student told us that he had been sitting on a hunger strike for the last four days We did not even know it What do we do if something happens to the student she saidAbbi said they have made it compulsory for students to seek permission from the proctors office for holding protestsWe are not going to deny permission to anyone There is always a possibility that outsiders might come and do something mischievous This is also for the safety of the students We do not want students to destroy university property and that is a new point that we have added which was not there in the earlier notification she told PTIShe said not only has the notice been posted on the university website but sent to all the student organisationsPrior intimation of gatheringprotestdemonstration anywhere in the university is mandatory Although protestsdemonstrations are the legal right of every individual yet prior permission from the proctors office is mandatory read the notice issued on FridayIt is also directed that the participants shall refrain from using violence and any destruction to public property failing which the organisers will be held responsible for any damage and strict action will be taken it addedThe notice stated that the organisers should furnish details about their college or department contact number e-mail address and course name at least 24 hours in advanceThe organisers are also supposed to furnish details of programmes which includes nature of the programme protest public speech dharna GBM rally etc duration use of logistics list of speakers and expected number of participants PTI SLB SRY

Guwahati Feb 18 PTI The administration in Assams Kamrup Metropolitan district has cracked the whip on illegal drinking water bottling and packaging plants serving closure notices to several such units over the past two daysThe exercise is being carried out by a task force constituted by Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha an official statement said on FridayIt said numerous public complaints as well as the findings of a magisterial inquiry had brought to fore practises taking place with blatant disregard for law in these plants in the districtNecessary instructions were also passed on to such operators regarding requisite licences to be obtained for operating such businesses the statement said PTI SSG RBT RBT

Kolkata Feb 18 PTI Mining major Coal India has flagged an urgent need for price hike of the dry fuel contending that without which certain subsidiaries would find it difficult to survive company sources said on FridayIt is also trying to bring stakeholders on board to build a consensus for hiking prices they saidIn an effort to tide over inflationary pressure the miner will likely raise prices after the assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh in March the sources saidEvery day is critical for me A price hike has become very urgent For certain subsidiaries survival depends on it Coal India Chairman Pramod Agrawal is understood to have told investors on Thursday they saidAgrawal however did not disclose the name of the subsidiariesGlobal coal prices have been on the higher side which has led to greater demand for the dry fuel from domestic sourcesHe also said wage negotiations are expected to be completed in 2022-23The mining behemoth is facing huge cost pressure from proposed wage hikes and fuel costs the sources saidIn the second quarter of the current fiscal higher diesel prices had resulted in cost inflation by around Rs 700 crore the chairman had said earlier PTI BSM RBT RBT

New Delhi Oct 28 PTI The maximum temperature in Delhi settled three notches below the normal at 285 degrees Celsius on Thursday the India Meteorological Department IMD said The weather office predicted mainly clear sky and colder days and nights for next two days The city witnessed a cold Thursday morning as it recorded a minimum temperature of 146 degrees Celsius one notch below the seasons average the IMD saidAccording to the MeT department the humidity level was recorded at 50 per cent at 530 pm on Thursday The days and nights will become colder as temperatures are likely to drop further in coming days due to north-westerly winds from the Himalayas weather officials saidThe minimum temperature on Wednesday was 146 degrees Celsius which was the lowest this season so far The air quality index AQI was recorded in the poor category at 269 at 6 pm on Thursday real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board showedThe air quality stood at 232 on Wednesday while it was 139 on Tuesday 82 on Monday and 160 on SundayAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe The Ministry of Earth Sciences forecast agency SAFAR said the national capitals air quality will deteriorate further and enter very poor category on FridayIt said a rise in farm fires over north India in the next three days will increase Delhis PM25 pollution levelThe share of smoke from stubble burning in the citys pollution rose to 16 per cent on Wednesday PTI AKM TDS TDS