Morning Filter: Omicron scare triggers measures

1. Prime Minister Modi to address Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev in Kutch Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at Lakhpat Sahib gurdwara in Kutch, Gujarat on Saturday via video conferencing, his office said. 2. Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate 'Bharat Darshan Park' in Delhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate on Saturday the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in Delhi which showcases attractive replicas of several iconic monuments of India built with scrap and waste material, officials said on Friday. 3. Haryana government imposes night curfew, gathering curbs In view of the emergence of Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Haryana government on Friday decided to impose a night curfew and gathering restrictions to check the spread of the infection. 4. Amid Omicron scare, 'no vaccine, no entry' order issued in Ahmednagar The order, issued by Collector Rajendra Bhosale, will start from Saturday and it has been made mandatory for people visiting these places to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and follow pandemic appropriate behaviour, an official said. 5. Howrah Jute Mill to reopen: Labour Minister In the meeting it was decided that Delta Jute Mill in Howrah would lift the suspension from Saturday and production in the mill would start from January 12, the Minister said. 6. Autopsy, investigation under way in Bangladesh ferry tragedy A crowded three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh early Friday, killing at least 41 people and injuring over 150 others. Officials said they were carrying out the autopsy of the 30 people at Jhalakathi’s main government hospital ahead of handing them over to relatives. Junior Minister for Shipping Khaled Mahmud Chowdhury said three separate investigations have been launched to find out the background and other details of the predawn accident. 7. Queen Elizabeth's Christmas speech set to be particularly personal Queen Elizabeth II is expected to offer a particularly personal Christmas Day message to the nation this year after Buckingham Palace released a photo of the monarch recording the speech alongside a picture of her and her husband, who died earlier this year. This Christmas marks the first since the death of Prince Philip, who died in April, two months shy of his 100th birthday. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. [logo] The Morning Filter 25 DECEMBER 2021 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Prime Minister Modi to address Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev in Kutch Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, at Lakhpat Sahib gurdwara in Kutch, Gujarat on Saturday via video conferencing, his office said.  [Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Union government to file an affidavit in a plea seeking deletion of the photo and name of Prime Minister Modi from the PM CARES Fund’s official website. File] 2. Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate 'Bharat Darshan Park' in Delhi  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate on Saturday the 'Bharat Darshan Park' in Delhi which showcases attractive replicas of several iconic monuments of India built with scrap and waste material, officials said on Friday. [Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Winter Session of Parliament. File]  3. Haryana government imposes night curfew, gathering curbs In view of the emergence of Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Haryana government on Friday decided to impose a[night curfew]( and gathering restrictions to check the spread of the infection.  4. Amid Omicron scare, 'no vaccine, no entry' order issued in Ahmednagar The order, issued by Collector Rajendra Bhosale, will start from Saturday and it has been made mandatory for people visiting these places to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and follow pandemic appropriate behaviour, an official said.  5. Howrah Jute Mill to reopen: Labour Minister In the meeting it was decided that Delta Jute Mill in Howrah would lift the suspension from Saturday and production in the mill would start from January 12, the Minister said.  6. Autopsy, investigation under way in Bangladesh ferry tragedy  A crowded three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh early Friday, killing at least 41 people and injuring over 150 others. Officials said they were carrying out the autopsy of the 30 people at Jhalakathi’s main government hospital ahead of handing them over to relatives. Junior Minister for Shipping Khaled Mahmud Chowdhury said three separate investigations have been launched to find out the background and other details of the predawn accident.  7. Queen Elizabeth's Christmas speech set to be particularly personal Queen Elizabeth II is expected to offer a particularly personal Christmas Day message to the nation this year after Buckingham Palace released a photo of the monarch recording the speech alongside a picture of her and her husband, who died earlier this year. This Christmas marks the first since the death of Prince Philip, who died in April, two months shy of his 100th birthday. [Queen Elizabeth II attends the opening ceremony of the sixth session of the Senedd at The Senedd on October 14, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales.]  [underlineimg] Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. 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