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.
Delhi witnessed traffic jams on the very first day of unlock today. Reports of long queues of vehicles at critical points like ITO, ISBT and Kashmere Gate started to come in as more vehicles started plying on the roads of the national capital.
Maximum traffic jams were witnessed on the Akshardham Road going towards the Delhi-Noida border, on the Delhi-Mehrauli Road, checkpoint on the National Highway-8 on the Delhi-Gurugram route, and the Delhi-Ghaziabad border.
Ghaziabad: Long queues of vehicles seen at Delhi-Ghaziabad border. Traffic movement between Delhi-Ghaziabad has been completely prohibited, only those rendering essential services and people holding valid passes are being allowed.
Rains lashed the national capital all through the day on Friday, affecting traffic movement with visibility dropping considerably in the afternoon due to dense clouds. Some parts also witnessed heavy rains along with thunderstorms.
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New Year celebrations brought Delhi to a standstill on Wednesday with traffic snarls on major roads across the national capital. Commuters were stuck in elongated traffic jams in areas including India Gate, Connaught Place, ITO, and Barapullah flyover.
Several parts of the national capital witnessed heavy traffic on Wednesday as scores of people thronged the city's churches, popular malls and shopping centres to celebrate Christmas.
Delhi Police are feeling the heat over the traffic chaos that erupted on Thursday on the National Highway 8, which left hundreds of commuters stranded for many hours on the arterial road connecting Delhi and Gurugram.
They had staged a protest at Mandi House on Wednesday, demanding that railway officials meet them. They continued their protest on Thursday, leading the police to divert the traffic on the route which caused jams. We have blocked the Mandi House roundabout area for traffic and the vehicles have been diverted to other routes," a senior traffic police official said
According to the advisory, due to the heavy pedestrian movement of Kanwarias on Monday and Tuesday, all motorists and public are asked to avoid Road number 13A and Agra Canal Road leading towards Noida. A senior traffic police officer said roads near Kalindi Kunj and the highway to Gurgaon are the most affected.
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