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 "News Highlights: Delhi air quality worsens, AQI worst in country at 382")
2 min read Last Updated : Nov 03 2024 | 11:31 PM IST
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The Moga district administration in Punjab on Sunday issued show cause notices to several officials including two sub-divisional magistrates and two station house officers over farm fire incidents. Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal in a statement said 87 fire incidents have been reported in Moga so far. SDM (Moga) Sarangpreet Singh Aujla and SDM (Baghapurana) Beant Singh Sidhu were served the show cause notices.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here for a meeting, which comes amid the state government's preparations for the Mahakumbh in January and the November 13 assembly bypolls there. There was no official word on the meeting's agenda. Adityanath also met BJP president JP Nadda.
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The Centre's panel to improve air quality in Delhi-NCR on Sunday said it ordered the closure of 56 construction and demolition sites and imposed fines on 597 sites for failing to comply with pollution control norms between October 15 and 31. In a statement, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said over 54,000 vehicles were penalised for lacking a valid pollution-under-control certificate, and 3,900 overage vehicles were impounded during the period.
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Delhi's air quality was on the brink of the 'severe' category on Sunday with an overall AQI reading of 382 the worst recorded in the country for the day. Fifteen monitoring stations of the city recorded air quality levels in the 'severe' zone, having AQI readings over 400, data showed. The city also recorded its lowest nighttime temperature so far, as thick smog and haze shrouded it in a dense cover during the morning and evening hours.
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday said he would support two candidates from Parvati and Daund in the November 20 assembly polls, though he said their names will be disclosed later. The two seats are currently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which Jarange has often accused of opposing Maratha reservations.
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Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said that the state government will soon bring out a new energy policy and has formulated plans to generate 20,000 MW of green energy as part of conservation and protection of the environment. He also announced that the ongoing work on Yadadri Thermal Power plant will be completed by May 2025 to connect 4,000 MW of power to the grid.
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Farm fire cases crossed the 4,000 mark in Punjab with the state witnessing 216 fresh such incidents on Sunday. From September 15 to November 3, Punjab has seen a total of 4,132 active fire events, according to the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data. The state reported 1,779 farm fire cases in the last five days.
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Security forces have arrested a terrorist associate linked with the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district and seized arms and ammunition from him, police said on Sunday. They identified the man as Sajad Ahmed Dar, a resident of Pulwama's Tahab area.
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AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he needed the support of the people to defeat the BJP and ensure that the "good work" continued in Delhi. The former chief minister resumed his 'padyatra' following a break for the festivals and urged the people of Delhi to vote for AAP in the assembly elections while accusing the BJP of halting development work.
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The CPI(ML) Liberation released its manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections on Sunday, promising to fight for free electricity for agriculture and a better healthcare system. The CPI(ML) Liberation, which is a part of the INDIA bloc, has fielded candidates in four constituencies in the 81-seat assembly. It was allotted three seats as part of the alliance and is having a friendly fight with the JMM in the Dhanwar constituency.
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BJP rebel Vishwajit Gaikwad on Sunday said he has decided to withdraw his nomination as an independent candidate from the Udgir assembly seat, where the Mahayuti has fielded NCP's Sanjay Bansode. Speaking at a press conference, Gaikwad said he followed the directive of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to withdraw his candidacy.
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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed railway infrastructure and redevelopment projects in Aluva and Kozhikkode on Sunday. Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Office said, "Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw conducts a window trailing inspection from Aluva, reviewing railway infrastructure and redevelopment projects."
5:11 PM
India and China have made "some progress" in disengagement, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, describing the development as a "welcome" step. His comment comes days after Indian and Chinese troops completed disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh. The Indian Army commenced verification patrolling at Depsang, while patrolling at Demchok had begun on Friday.
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India, which is on the path of growth, wants to grow with the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, stressing that there is genuine goodwill and desire among nations to work with India. Jaishankar arrived here earlier in the day on the first leg of his two-nation tour which will also take him to Singapore.
4:27 PM
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday emphasised that the primary struggle in the country today is to protect and preserve the Constitution. He said the Constitution of the country was not written with hatred, but with humility and love.
4:14 PM
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the grenade attack at a Sunday market in Srinagar that injured 11 people and said the security apparatus must do everything possible to check the spurt in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Two women were among the 11 civilians injured when terrorists threw a grenade towards a CRPF bunker near a crowded flea market in the heart of the city.
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Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that the journalists were facing atrocities under BJP's rule and they were using every trick to "encounter the morale" of the media. Yadav posted a video on X in which some people were seen beating a man after stripping him.
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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday announced that the deployment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers removed as bus marshals last year will begin in the next 2-4 days to assist various agencies fighting air pollution. A detailed proposal for their permanent engagement will also be sent for approval of the Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena within a week, she said at a press conference here.
3:34 PM
Two Chhattisgarh Police constables were injured when Naxalites, dressed as civilians, attacked them with sharp weapons at a weekly market in the insurgency-hit Sukma district on Sunday morning, an official said. Naxalites also took away service rifles of the two personnel following the incident which took place when the police were deployed on security duty at the market in Jagargunda village, official added.
3:15 PM
The National Green Tribunal has ordered action against the alleged illegal breeding and farming of the African catfish in Uttar Pradesh. Clarias gariepinus, colloquially known as the African catfish or the Thai magur, is banned in India and its farming and breeding are not permissible.
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At least two children went missing when a boat carrying them capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar's Katihar district an official said. The mishap took place near Hatkola village in Manihari block when the boat ferrying 12 people capsized in the ganga on Sunday morning, the official said. "While ten persons have been rescued so far, two children are still missing," District Magistrate, Katihar, Manesh Kumar Meena said.
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The AAP on Sunday said party national convener Arvind Kejriwal will resume his 'padyatra' (foot march) from west Delhi's Rajouri Garden later in the day. AAP leaders are undertaking foot marches in Delhi's different assembly segments in the run-up to the February 2025 assembly polls. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said Kejriwal will resume his 'padyatra' from Rajouri Garden.
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Congress leader and party's candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached Kerala's Wayanad on Sunday to kick off poll campaign ahead of Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll. Gandhis was accompanied by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and was welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President K Sudhakaran, Congress MP K Suresh and Congress MLA T Siddique among others upon their arrival.
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A man, carrying a bounty of Rs 2 lakh on his head for alleged involvement in dacoity and bank robbery cases, was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police from Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district, an official statement said on Sunday. According to the statement issued by Bihar Police here, "Mahesh Mahto alias Comrade, carrying a bounty of Rs 2 lakh on his head, was nabbed during a joint operation of the STF of the Bihar Police and the Uttar Pradesh Police."
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First Published: Nov 03 2024 | 8:56 AM IST
