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The chief minister said concerted efforts must be made to check the environmental pollution for which every individual should come forward.

BJP, which was largely confined to the urban areas in the state, is focusing on its time-tested strategy of strengthening the party at grassroots level by trying to consolidate the vote bank at booth level, sources said.

Delhi continues to gasp for breath as the air quality in the national Capital following Diwali bash pushed the air quality index (AQI) to the cusp of the deep red “severe” zone. The poisonous  haze in Delhi thickened on Wednesday with the average air quality index clocked 401 at 4 pm. It

Stubble burning incidents crossed the 30,000 mark in two months in Punjab which reported 2,544 fresh farm fires on Wednesday, while air quality turned "severe" again in Delhi and was in 'very poor' category in neighbouring Haryana.

To address the escalating crisis of stubble burning, Punjab has declared a red alert across all districts, accompanied by a stern warning of legal consequences for violators.   The state’s Special Director General of Police (Spl DGP), Law and Order, Arpit Shukla on Wednesday announced that

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Total stubble burning cases 32% less than last year, 54% less than 2021.

On Monday, Bathinda recorded 272 cases of farm fires, followed by Sangrur (216), Muktsar (191), Fazilka (171), Moga (164), Barnala (132), Faridkot (129), Mansa (110), and Ferozepur (98).

The farmer unions will also raise voice against cancelling of arms licences, passports, apart from naming and shaming the farmers by the government.

The fresh figure indicated that the crop residue burning cases in the state have started rising again. | Latest News India