The Morning Filter: Karnataka CM to chair high-level meet on Omicron variant today

1. PM Modi to visit Dehradun on Dec 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of eleven development projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore. This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8300 crore. It will significantly reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from six hours to around 2.5 hours. 2. Odisha puts 14 districts on cyclone alert All these 14 out of 30 districts are close to coast and are generally affected by cyclones originating from Bay of Bengal. Keeping the cyclone forecasts by India Meteorological Department and other agencies in mind, the State Government has already finalised its deployment plan and directed prepositioning of 225 disaster response teams drawn from different units of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force and Odisha fire services personnel. 3. Karnataka CM to chair high-level meet on Omicron variant today After two cases of COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron' were reported from Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said detailed SOPs and guidelines will be soon rolled out after a meeting with experts and senior officials scheduled today. 4. India-Germany men’s hockey Junior World Cup semi-finals today Resisting the German raiders until the last second will be number one priority in the semifinals of the men’s hockey Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday. 5. Sindhu qualifies for the knockouts Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals with a 21-10, 21-13 win over Germany’s Yvonne Li. Sindhu meets top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand next. 6. Chennaiyin FC to face SC East Bengal as it seeks to maintain 100 per cent record Chennaiyin FC will look to extend their unbeaten run in the Indian Super League, 2021-22 when they clash with SC East Bengal in their third match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa on Friday. 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 03 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. PM Modi to visit Dehradun on Dec 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of eleven development projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore. This includes the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (from Eastern Peripheral Expressway Junction to Dehradun) which will be built at a cost of around Rs 8300 crore. It will significantly reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from six hours to around 2.5 hours. [Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File] 2. Odisha puts 14 districts on cyclone alert All these [14 out of 30 districts are close to coast]( and are generally affected by cyclones originating from Bay of Bengal. Keeping the cyclone forecasts by India Meteorological Department and other agencies in mind, the State Government has already finalised its deployment plan and directed prepositioning of 225 disaster response teams drawn from different units of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force and Odisha fire services personnel. 3. Karnataka CM to chair high-level meet on Omicron variant today After two cases of COVID-19 new variant 'Omicron' were reported from Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said detailed SOPs and guidelines will be soon rolled out after a meeting with experts and senior officials scheduled today. [Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai] 4. India-Germany men’s hockey Junior World Cup semi-finals today Resisting the German raiders until the last second will be number one priority in the semifinals of the [men’s hockey Junior World Cup]( at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday. 5. Sindhu qualifies for the knockouts Two-time Olympic medallist [P.V. Sindhu progressed to the knockout stage]( of the BWF World Tour Finals with a 21-10, 21-13 win over Germany’s Yvonne Li. Sindhu meets top seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand next. [Precision play: Sindhu was on the court for just 31 minutes against Yvonne Li on Thursday. AP Dita Alangkara] 6. Chennaiyin FC to face SC East Bengal as it seeks to maintain 100 per cent record Chennaiyin FC will look to extend their unbeaten run in the Indian Super League, 2021-22 when they clash with SC East Bengal in their third match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa on Friday. [underlineimg] Morning Filter will return tomorrow. 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