DH Evening Brief: January 1, 2022

It’s with a strange mixture of pride and humility that we unveil the fourth edition of the Deccan Herald Changemaker awards, styled this year as 22 to Watch in 2022 .

. Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, in which at least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured.

. A sudden rush of devotees at the Vaishno Devi shrine here to mark the beginning of the New Year triggered the stampede that resulted in the death of 12 people, some of the survivors said, blaming "mismanagement" for the tragedy.

. Twenty-four years after Mamata Banerjee formed the Trinamool Congress on January 1, 1998, to unseat the Left Front from power in West Bengal, her party has transcended the geographical boundaries of the eastern state and now attempts to expand its footprint across the country to pose a direct challenge to the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

. Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut shared what she wishes for 2022. She says this year she wants less of police complaints and FIRs and more of love letters.

. GST revenue collected in December 2021 was over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, 13 per cent higher than the same month last year, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

. Food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5 per cent rate beginning Saturday, a move which will widen the tax base as food vendors who are currently outside the GST threshold will become liable to GST when provided through these online platforms.

. After navigating the turbulent pandemic waves, the recovering Indian economy is now sailing through unchartered waters of rising coronavirus cases, spiralling commodity prices and spiking inflation though the lighthouse of sustainable growth remains visible.

. A DNA test will be conducted of one of the three militants killed in the Anantnag encounter as his picture resembles that of the last surviving ultra involved in the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Vijay Kumar said on Saturday.

. Competition is expected to soar in India's aviation sector during 2022, as new players enter the industry along with deeper penetration of air transport in the hinterland.

. As the clock struck 12, millions of people around the world welcomed 2022 with grand celebrations and magnificent fireworks. Keeping the Omicron regulations in mind, people celebrated New Year's Eve in a subtle manner by avoiding mass gatherings and new year parties.

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. India on Saturday asked Pakistan to protect its citizens currently incarcerated in the jails of the neighbouring country from Covid-19.

. WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan warned that the surge led by the Omicron Covid-19 variant is "going to be very fast and many are going to be sick".

. Last year we left our protagonists, the entire population of planet Earth, cornered by a new coronavirus. They seemed on the verge of being defeated by the Covid-19 pandemic when the first vaccines arrived.

DH Evening Brief: January 1, 2022

DH wishes you a Happy New Year 2022: Editor's note

12 dead in Vaishno Devi stampede; J&K L-G Manoj Sinha orders probe

Vaishno Devi stampede survivors blame 'mismanagement'

At 24, Trinamool Congress eyes national stage

Kangana wants 'less FIRs, more love letters' in 2022

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