Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Gurbachan Singh Chhaba on Friday suggested the government should come up with a permanent solution on the stubble-burning issue and said that no farmer wants to burn stubble but they are helpless.
Two people lost lives and as many injured when two lorries caught fire after collision in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. The driver of one of the lorries was burnt alive. Fire extinguishers who reached the spot managed to put out the blaze. Police is probing the case.
Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Dr Adarsh Pal Vig on Wednesday said that from September 15 till September 25 (today), 93 incidents of stubble burning have been reported in the state, adding that in the last two years, there has been a drastic reduction in stubble burni
A Delhi Court hearing North East Delhi riots cases recently acquitted father and son of the offences of burning Fatima mosque and nearby houses in Khajoori Khas area during riots in February 2020.
The family of Shahnawaz Kumbhar, who was accused of blasphemy and allegedly killed in a police encounter, has named individuals involved in the burning of his body, sparking public outrage.
The meeting focused on evaluating ongoing efforts to tackle pollution from various sources, including paddy stubble burning, vehicular emissions, road and construction dust, solid waste management, and diesel generator (DG) sets.
"When compared to the entire world, our carbon emission is negligible. We could have supported our growth by burning carbon fuels, but we chose the path for green transition," PM Modi said.
BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday said that he does not hold any regret and won't apologise for calling Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a "number 1 terrorist". He added that the Gandhi family burnt Punjab and consequently the state lost generations of lives.
Providing crucial details on the recent arson incidentin Bihar's Nawada Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDO) Akhilesh Kumar on Thursday confirmed that atleast 15 people have been arrested in the case till now.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi called for immediate action against the culprits of the Nawada incident, where several houses were burned, emphasizing that the state police must swiftly take measures to rehabilitate the victims.