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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Chaos in toll plazas over FASTag rollout Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Several booths hit by congestion; many vehicles had RFID stickers with insufficient balance

Special Correspondent “I rarely use the highway. I Kempeogwda International New Delhi don’t think I need to get it. If Airport (KIA), five booths Confusion reigned supreme at all I use, I’m willing to pay have been converted to FAS­ Bomb hoax at Salman’s house, U.P. boy booked at toll plazas after the go­ the double amount,” said Tag lanes and cash was ac­ vernment issued an order ex­ Mohammed Ashar, a local cepted in three lanes. There A 16-year-old boy from tending the deadline for FAS­ trader here. was a long pile­up of traffic, Ghaziabad in Tags to become mandatory But people in general especially cabs operated to has been booked for by 30 days and requiring were happy about the conve­ KIA. allegedly sending a hoax 25% of lanes at toll plazas to nience offered by FASTag. “I The lack of supply of FAS­ email to Mumbai police, be kept open for cash find it simple and conve­ Tags near the toll plaza also claiming that a bomb was set transactions. nient. It saves your time in caused a lot of inconve­ to go off at actor Salman NHAI officials say they saw queue. It saves you from nience to the passengers. Pe­ Khan’s residence in Bandra, a 5% jump in FASTag transac­ searching around in the ople were asked to visit again the police said on Sunday. A tions on Sunday, from when pocket for small cash when on Monday. non-cognisable offence has FASTags were to become being stopped at the plaza. Seventeen toll plazas been registered against the compulsory until the govern­ And above all, it is a definite across switched minor. He was produced in ment provided relief to com­ step towards digitisation,” to the FASTag mode in the Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) juvenile court, which let him muters in a last­minute order said Arun Kumar, a trainer in early hours of Sunday. While Forecast for Monday: Dense fog in some pockets with very dense off, police said. issued on Saturday due to a Obstacle course: Toll personnel diverting vehicles to the human resources who shut­ it was a smooth and hassle­ fog in isolated pockets very likely over Punjab and west Ra- ‘Mandatory to link shortage of RFID stickers in FASTag lane in Bengaluru on Sunday. * SUDHAKARA JAIN tles between Coimbatore free passage for FASTag vehi­ jasthan and dense fog in isolated pockets over Bihar, east Ra- PAN-Aadhaar by Dec. 31’ the market. and Kochi frequently. cles, non­tag vehicles had to jasthan, , Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, , south , NEW DELHI In , there was traf­ they had bought cards online ing supervised by its nodal At Bengaluru’s Sadahalli enter the single lane for cash , and in the morning hours. city rain max min city rain max min It is mandatory to link your fic congestion at toll plazas but these were yet to be deli­ officer as well as being moni­ toll plaza, the employees collection, leading to consid­ Agartala...... —....27.5....13.8 Kozhikode...... 7.0....33.8....24.0 PAN with Aadhaar by the end as cash lanes saw long vered to them. According to tored at regional & head­ were seen announcing erable delay in travel. ...... —....26.5....13.7 Kurnool ...... —....32.3....20.7 of this year, the Income Tax queues. NHAI officials, only 37% of quarter level Control and through microphones and As the number of non­ Aizawl...... —....21.4...... 8.8 Lucknow...... —....22.9....14.2 Department said in a public Traffic in FASTag lanes vehicles using toll plazas had Command centres. directing vehicles with FAS­ FASTag vehicle entering the Allahabad...... —....20.8....15.4 Madurai...... 3.5....26.8....22.2 Bengaluru ...... —....25.5....17.6 Mangaluru ...... —....38.2....23.7 message on Sunday. “Building was not seamless either, as FASTags. At a toll plaza at Walayar Tag to use the reserved lanes toll plazas increased, NHAI Bhopal ...... —....22.8....14.4 Mumbai ...... —....31.3....18.0 a better tomorrow! To reap many road users had insuffi­ This is despite NHAI de­ in Palakkad, truckers instead and diverting other vehicles authorities opened addition­ Bhubaneswar...... —....29.8....18.2 Mysuru ...... —...... —....18.6 seamless benefits of income cient balance in their RFID ploying marshals to manage of car owners were seen to to the cash ones. al hybrid lanes to ensure free ...... —....18.5...... 9.6 New Delhi ...... —....19.2...... 9.6 tax services, complete the Chennai ...... 4.4....26.6....22.5 Patna ...... —....22.6....14.8 stickers. Many motorists said traffic and each toll plaza be­ be using FASTags more. At the toll plaza towards flow of traffic. Coimbatore ...... 2.0....24.6....20.2 Port Blair...... —....30.4....25.6 vital link before 31st Dehradun...... —....18.9...... 9.8 Puducherry ...... 1.4....29.6....20.8 December, 2019,” it said. It is Gangtok...... 4.0....12.4...... 5.5 Pune...... —....31.0....16.6 mandatory to link your PAN ...... —....33.6....22.5 Raipur ...... —....29.2....18.8 Guwahati ...... —....27.2....14.8 Ranchi...... 16.0....22.0....15.6 with Aadhaar, according to Intoxication not a defence Hubballi...... —....29.0....19.0 Shillong...... —....18.9....10.1 the public message issued a Officials sceptical of making 45 Hyderabad ...... —....30.0....19.2 Shimla...... —...... 7.3...... 0.9 fortnight before the deadline Imphal ...... —....22.3...... 5.5 Srinagar...... —...... 5.8...... 0.5 Jaipur ...... —....19.6...... 9.4 Thiruvananthapuram.... 12.8....32.8....23.4 ends. PTI to a criminal charge: SC Kochi ...... 42.0....31.6....23.2 Tiruchi...... 28.0....26.7....21.6 Kohima ...... —....24.4...... 6.5 Vijayawada ...... —....30.5....22.2 20,000 litres of Vande Bharat rakes in 2 years Kolkata ...... —....27.9....18.5 Visakhapatnam ...... —....29.5....22.5 synthetic milk seized ‘It is at the most a mitigating factor’ (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) BHOPAL Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday Police have seized 20,000 ‘Will take two years to roll out the prototype for operation’ Legal Correspondent “The evidence of drun­ CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE litres of synthetic milk on its NEW DELHI kenness which renders the Ahmedabad..... 33 .17 06 ....92 ...98 ....* In observation made at 6.00 way to the State-run plant in S. Vijay Kumar the project to ICF... but mak­ The Supreme Court has re­ accused incapable of form­ Bengaluru ...... 05 .17 45 ..... — ...94 ....* Chennai ...... 14 .40 51 ....97 .....— ....* p.m., Howrah, Bhopal and arrested three CHENNAI recorded an overall air ing 45 rakes would not be jected a man’s defence that ing the specific intent essen­ Delhi ...... 13 .39 65 ..310 .198 ....* persons, an officer said on quality index (AQI) score of The Railway Ministry clear­ possible in the next two he was too drunk to intend tial to constitute the crime Hyderabad ...... 03 .64 34 ..107 .....— ....* 274 indicating a moderate Sunday. The synthetic milk Kolkata...... 08 .78 32 ..277 .194 ....* level of pollution. In ing the decks for the Integral years since the design speci­ to kill his wife. should be taken into ac­ * contrast, Eloor, was seized when it was being Lucknow...... 23 .06 41 ..196 .....— .... recorded a healthy AQI score Coach Factory (ICF) here to fications have been changed. In a judgment by a Bench count with the other facts * mixed in a milk tanker on Mumbai ...... 09 .26 48 ....97 ...91 .... of 26 continue making Vande Bha­ In the event of Rail Coach of Justices Ashok Bhushan proved to determine wheth­ Pune...... 85 .18 91 ..132 .101 ....* Saturday night. “The genuine Visakhapatnam 09 .34 44 ....48 ...60 ....* milk was brought in the rat Express trains is seen as a Factory, Kapurthala, and and M.R. Shah on Friday, er or not he had the inten­ Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) tanker from collection welcome move though se­ Modern Coach Factory, Rae­ the court said intoxication tion,” Justice Shah wrote in SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, centres of Sanchi, the brand nior officials are sceptical of bareli, joining the mission, was not a defence to a crimi­ the judgment. making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air of the government-run milk rolling out 45 rakes, 720 then it would be possible to nal charge. “Merely establishing that particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues federation, from Betul coaches, by 2021­22. bring out a few rakes in two The court said defence of the accused’s mind was af­ and monuments. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by district,” the officer said. PTI Even if tenders are floated The prototype electrics to three years,” another offi­ drunkenness was at the fected by drink so that he reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. immediately as per the re­ would be ready only by cial, who also preferred not most a mitigating factor. But more readily gave way to CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to Let me hang Nirbhaya’s vised specifications ap­ November 2021. to be quoted, said. for that, the level of inebria­ some violent passion, does critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause killers: shooter to Centre dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. proved by the Research De­ The decision to continue tion should be such that it not rebut the presumption PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, LUCKNOW signs and Standards the prototype electrics manufacture of Vande Bha­ leaves the accused incapa­ that a man intends the natu­ nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced Shooter Vartika Singh on Organisation (RDSO), it would be ready only by No­ rat Express rakes at ICF was ble of having a “particular ral consequences of his lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature Sunday wrote a letter in death in people with heart or lung disease would take at least two years vember 2021 and would take a boost to the morale of the intention” to commit the acts,” the court said. blood requesting the Centre to roll out the first prototype at least three months for the employees, particularly the crime. Intoxication, as such, The judgment came on to let her hang the rapists convicted in the Nirbhaya for operation after the man­ mandatory inspection and team that was part of is not a defence to a criminal an appeal filed by Suraj Ja­ rape and murder case, a day datory oscillation tests and type test process. Team18 project, All charge. gannath Jadhav from Maha­ ED zeroes in on assets linked to before the victim’s seventh safety approvals. The complete manufac­ Railwaymen Federation At times, it can be consi­ rashtra who set ablaze his death anniversary. Ms. Singh While it would take three ture of the train set along (AIRF) working president N. dered to be a mitigating cir­ pregnant wife and later said, “I have written to Union months to open tenders for with oscillation assessment Kanniah said on Sunday. cumstance if the accused is claimed that he did so in a fit Deepak Talwar in FCRA case Home Minister Amit Shah... scrutiny, another two and certification for opera­ He urged the Railway not a habitual drinker, oth­ of drunkenness. with my blood. I have written months would be needed to tion by the Commissioner of Board “to ensure that the 45 erwise, it has to be consi­ He said he had tried to Special Correspondent Regulation Act (FCRA) by a that I should be allowed to finalise and award work, a Railway Safety would be rakes are not only built in ac­ dered as an aggravating cir­ pour water on her to douse NEW DELHI non­governmental organisa­ execute the convicts in the senior railway official told possible only by November cordance with the Make in cumstance. the fire. But the court found The Enforcement Directo­ tion previously linked to Nirbhaya case. This will The Hindu on Sunday. 2022 and the first prototype India initiative but manufac­ The onus of proving that that he tried to save her only rate (ED) has identified pro­ lobbyist Deepak Talwar. The reinforce the concept that Considering that the ma­ can be put into service a tured indigenously by ICF in he was drunk to the extent after she cried out and at­ perties as part of its probe ED may open proceedings women are viewed as nufacturing process is moni­ month later. “It’s a welcome the same way the first two of insensibility lies on the tempted to run out of the into the alleged violation of under the Prevention of Mo­ goddesses in India.” tored on a day­to­day basis, announcement to restore Train18 rakes were made.” accused alone. room. the Foreign Contribution ney Laundering Act. Student Man held for raping, 10­year­old girl gang­raped in kills classmate Uttar Pradesh setting ablaze woman after tiff over pen The woman sustained over 90% burns Press Trust of India Press Trust of India Mau PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Additional DGP (Allahabad Jaipur Six youths were booked in Banda zone), said it was the wo­ A 10­year­old girl was sent to a ju­ connection with an alleged A man was arrested for al­ man who allegedly set her­ venile home here on Sunday for gang­rape of a Class 10 stu­ legedly raping and setting self ablaze when a ‘pan­ allegedly killing her classmate af­ dent, officials said on ablaze an 18­year­old wo­ chayat’ did not approve of ter the two got into an argument Sunday. man in Uttar Pradesh’s Fa­ her relationship with a dis­ over a pen, police said. According to Mau SP An­ tehpur city, the police said tant relative. The girl’s parents were also urag Arya, the prime ac­ on Sunday. According to When the matter of the sent to jail for destroying evi­ cused, along with two oth­ doctors, the woman sus­ relationship came to light, dence by dumping the body of ers, have been detained for tained over 90% burns and the panchayat was held in the 12­year­old in an open questioning. “The incident her condition was critical. her village during which the ground, officials said. The inci­ took place on Friday, when An FIR was registered on woman and the man were dent happened on December 11 a student of Class 10 left the basis of a complaint made to take a pledge that when the victim had gone to the her house around 9 a.m . lodged by the woman’s fa­ they would live separately , girl’s house to get her pen back Around 10 p.m., family mily and the accused was ar­ the officer said. Upset over but an argument led to a fight . members of the girl re­ rested for rape and attempt the decision, the woman al­ The accused girl attacked the oth­ ceived a call that she was to murder, Fatehpur SP legedly set herself ablaze, he er with an iron rod in which the raped by six youths and Prashant Verma said. said. The police said they victim sustained critical injuries that they fled,” he said. However, Sujeet Pandey, were probing this aspect. leading to her death, officials said. Android vulnerable to cyberattack: MHA A bug, ‘StrandHogg’, allows malware applications to pose as genuine applications

S. Vijay Kumar Indian Cyber Crime Coordina­ gin again is another anomaly CHENNAI tion Centre, Ministry of Home pointing to the possibilities of The Union Home Ministry has Affairs. “At least 500 popular a cyberattack. Once users ap­ sent an alert to all States warn­ apps are at risk because of this prove such requests, the mal­ ing them about the vulnerabil­ malware that hackers can de­ ware would instantly access ity of the Android operating ploy to attack mobile phone the mobile phone or tablet for system to a bug called ‘Strand­ users. An alert has been sent specific purposes. “It can ac­ Hogg’ that allows real­time to all senior police officials to tivate the microphone, allow­ malware applications to pose sensitise them to the threat. ing a hacker in a remote loca­ as genuine applications and Steps will be taken to create tion to listen to live access user data of all kind. awareness among the public conversations. The camera While all versions of An­ All versions of Android are on the vulnerability of An­ can also be switched on to cap­ droid, including Android 10, vulnerable to the bug. droid to ‘StrandHogg’,” a pol­ ture visuals.” are vulnerable to this bug, it ice official said. Links and buttons that be­ may not be apparent to the af­ credentials to various ac­ come non­functional, apps fected users that malware ap­ counts. Warning signs asking for permissions that are plications are already on This apart, things that such Pop­ups asking for permission not required are among the board their device. These mal­ malware can access include to send notifications, messag­ other warning signs. ware can then potentially lis­ private images, files, contact es etc., are one of the main en­ The Ministry also sent a de­ ten to their conversations, ac­ details, call logs, and location try points for ‘StrandHogg’ to tailed list of the modus ope­ cess photo album, read/send information. launch the attack. An app in randi of the hackers and latest messages, make calls, record The information was shared which the user is already trends in cyberattacks for ap­ conversations and get login by the Threat Analytical Unit, logged in asking him/her to lo­ propriate action of the States.

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