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A roadshow of Union Home Minister Amit Shah which was planned in Mangaluru on Saturday has been canc

A roadshow of Union Home Minister Amit Shah which was planned in Mangaluru on Saturday has been cancelled due to security reasons, according to the local BJP unit. Shah, who is scheduled to participate in functions in Puttur taluk during the day, is likely to reach Mangaluru in the evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tripura on Saturday to address two election rallies in favour of BJP candidates, the party’s state media-in-charge Sunit Sarkar said. Modi is scheduled to address the first rally at Ambassa in Dhalai district around 12 noon, and the second at Gomati, which is likely to start at 3pm, Sarkar stated.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will visit Jharkhand on Saturday and launch the state unit’s ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ mass outreach programme, a party leader said on Friday. He will roll out the 60-day ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ (Join Hands Together) campaign from the Gumani Ground in Pakur assembly constituency in Sahebganj district, around 400 km from state capital Ranchi. Party workers will conduct a door-to-door visit during the campaign, which will “expose the BJP-led central government’s anti-people policies”, Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur told PTI.

The higher reaches of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh experienced a fresh spell of snowfall on Friday while widespread light rainfall was recorded in the mid and low hills of the state, according to the weather office. Data from the meteorological department showed Koksar received 41 cm of snow, followed by Kothi 35 cm, Gondla 25 cm, Keylong 23 cm, Kukumseri 21.5 cm, Udaipur 17 cm, Hansa 10 cm, Kalpa 7 cm, Khadrala 3 cm and Pooh and Shilaroo 2 cm each. The fresh snowfall led to the closure of 84 roads.

Decked up with eye-catching wall paintings depicting the culture of ‘Braj’, vertical gardens, welcome signages and artefacts made of waste products, this Uttar Pradesh city is ready for G20 delegates two-day stay. According to a release, the visit is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Talking to reporters District Magistrate Navneet Singh Chahal said, “Various categories of delegates in which about 30 foreign delegates, 40 speakers, and special invitees and others are scheduled to visit from Friday onwards in Agra.” He said a discussion on women empowerment streamlined by the Ministry of the Women and Child Development Department will be held in a meeting upon there arrival.

President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Odisha, her home state, on Friday on a two-day visit to attend official functions. After reaching Bhubaneswar at around 11.45 am, the President will attend the foundation day programme of Jnanaprabha Mission, a charitable organisation.

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travellers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing. South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns about a virus surge in the country and the potential for new mutations.