Punjab

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Man, son killed as bus hits scooter in Punjab

6:58 pm November 13, 2020

Hoshiarpur: A man and his son were killed and three others injured when a private tourist bus hit a scooter on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in this district of Punjab on Friday, police said. The accident occurred near Harsi Pind crossing on Jalandhar-Pathankot GT road, they said. Police said after hitting the scooter, the bus driver […]

Delhi’s air quality severe, relief unlikely soon

2:02 pm November 9, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality remained “severe” for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with calm wind speed exacerbating the effect of stubble burning. V K Soni, the head of the India Meteorological Department’s environment research centre, said a major improvement in Delhi-NCR’s air quality was highly unlikely in the coming days. “The air […]

Farm fires continue to deteriorate Delhi’s air quality

7:50 pm November 8, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality was recorded in ‘severe’ category on Sunday as stubble fires continued to be reported in Punjab and nearby regions. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) mobile app SAMEER, Delhi’s overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 426 which falls in the ‘severe’ category. The Ministry […]

Centre says open for talks with farmers on farm laws ahead of another protest

9:14 pm November 7, 2020

New Delhi: Ahead of another farmer protest planned for month-end against the three farm laws, the Centre on Saturday asserted that these laws are in the interest of the farming community and it was still open to have dialogue with them and clear their doubts. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as well as Food […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ after marginal improvement

7:20 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality slipped back into the “very poor” category again on Tuesday after recording a marginal improvement. However, the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution dropped to 10 per cent during the day due to a change in the wind direction, a central government agency said. Officials at the […]