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Political blame game begins as ‘pollution season’ shrouds Delhi

Toxic smog is an annual event for Indian capital’s 33 million residents but nobody seems willing to take responsibility

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Centre faults Punjab’s farm fires for Delhi’s air pollution problem

Delhi's air pollution crisis largely due to stubble burning; Centre gave ₹1,426 cr to Punjab for crop residue management machines. Data shows 65% of burning events in Punjab, 4% in Haryana, 8% in MP. Supreme Court directed States to ensure no more burning;

The Hindu

PM Modi’s degree: Gujarat HC rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s review petition

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu

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Daily Dose Ep 1501: SC push to trials against MPs, MLAs, Bihar’s new quota law

Nikita Singh brings you the news from Bihar, Delhi, West Bengal, and Jerusalem.

Newslaundry

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls meeting with all Ministers on air pollution problem

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai calls meeting to discuss air pollution crisis. AQI in Delhi 'severe' at 420, worse in neighbouring cities. Wind direction change due to western disturbance may help reduce smoke contribution, but slow wind speed will counteract. Wind speed to increase to 15 kmph on Nov 11,…

The Hindu

‘Law used as weapon to create chilling effect’: NewsClick to HC

NewsClick has told the Delhi High Court that the foreign funding violation charge was a bid to “target” the outfit and create a “chilling effect”, PTI reported.

Newslaundry

‘Incomplete reports’, ‘financial toll’: The burden of digital device seizures on journalists, outlets

Be it the searches at NewsClick, BBC, the Wire, or at the homes of journalists in several states over the last few years, the seizures of journalist’s digital devices have often underlined two issues – pertaining to journalistic privilege and the fundamental right to privacy.

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Delhi court concludes hearing arguments on Rajasthan CM Gehlot's appeal against defamation complaint

A magisterial court is hearing Union Minister and senior Rajasthan BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s complaint over Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s alleged remarks on the Sanjivani scam.

The Hindu

Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea seeking permission to organise Chhat Puja at Yamuna

Chhat Puja is celebrated on the sixth day after Diwali. Chhath is primarily celebrated in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News

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Delhi air pollution | December winter break of schools rescheduled, now to be from November 9-18

The air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of the air pollution in the national capital.

The Hindu

Delhi government defers odd-even scheme implementation till SC reviews effectiveness

Delhi govt. to implement odd-even car rationing scheme after SC reviews its effectiveness, says Environment Minister Gopal Rai. SC questioned scheme's effectiveness & referred to it as "all optics"

The Hindu

‘Rivalry’ between ex-bureaucrat, Delhi vigilance secy resurfaces with letter to media, defamation threat

Tensions between a former bureaucrat and a secretary in Delhi’s vigilance department are back in the media glare with a series of letters and official notes referring to a CBI probe into a bank fraud case filed last year.

Newslaundry

Delhiites to get relief from ‘severe’ pollution through cloud seeding by IIT Kanpur!

Cloud seeding is alike natural rains and helps in settling down suspended dust in the environment. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

We are unnecessarily being targeted, defamed for Delhi air pollution, say Punjab farmers

Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan asked how it was possible that smoke from crop residue burning in Punjab could cause air pollution only in Delhi and not in Jalandhar, Amritsar and other districts of the State.

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The Independent UK

Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air engulfs New Delhi

Masks are back on the New Delhi streets as residents grapple with the annual surge in air pollution that has engulfed the Indian capital region

The Hindu

Air pollution | SC orders Delhi and neighbouring States to stop stubble burning immediately

SC directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan to "immediately stop crop residue burning" to reduce Delhi's air pollution. A meeting to be held on November 8 to ensure "better picture and some redemption" by November 10. All stakeholders to connect to discuss the issue

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Delhi: Electrical shop owner robbed at gunpoint in Jyoti Nagar; probe underway

An electrical shop owner in Jyoti Nagar in the national capital was looted at gunpoint of his phone and other valuables, police said on Tuesday.

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Delhi Police sub-inspector booked, suspended for extorting money

Delhi Police has registered an FIR against a Delhi Police sub-inspector for allegedly illegally confining and extorting money from an employee of a security company, officials said on Monday.

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Marginal dip in pollution levels in Delhi; AQI in 'very poor' category

Delhi Air Quality: Pollution levels in Delhi marginally dipped on Tuesday morning (November 7) and were recorded in the “very poor” category after five consecutive days of severe air quality.

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Extra security check for Air India flights from Delhi, Punjab airports

Air India passengers at Delhi/Punjab airports to undergo additional security frisking after video threat by Khalistani terrorist Pannun. Entry of visitors to IGI Airport & sale of visitor tickets banned. Security alert extended till Nov 30 for all civil aviation installations.

The Hindu

India, Bhutan to discuss new routes of regional connectivity

India and Bhutan agreed to discuss new routes of regional connectivity, and upgrade border and immigration posts to support Bhutan’s 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s plans for a smart city at Gelephu on the border between Bhutan and Assam, after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi…

The Hindu

Governors should do a ‘little bit of soul-searching’, Supreme Court says

The Hindu Evening Wrap on November 06, 2023

Dynamite News

Earthquake jolts again felt in north India including Delhi-NCR within 3 days

Earthquake tremors felt again in Delhi-NCR on Monday afternoon. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Fresh quake rocks Nepal

Second quake hits Nepal's Jajarkot region three days after deadly earthquake; felt as far away as Delhi; no reports of loss of lives, injuries or damage; could be an aftershock due to seismic activity in region; attributed to tectonic settings of Himalaya.

The Hindu

BJP-JJP alliance is a must for Haryana to have stable govt, says Dushyant Chautala

Addressing a rally in Jind last month, Birender Singh, a former Union minister, had also said that if the BJP thinks the JJP can fetch the alliance votes in next year’s elections, then they are mistaken.

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