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Record smog in Lahore as pollution reaches hazardous levels
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Lahore has been hit by record levels of smog this month, forcing school closures and making daily life unbearable for residents. The city's air quality index has surged past hazardous levels, leading to widespread health concerns, particularly among children, the elderly, and those with pre-
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Uttarakhand: Devotees throng Badrinath Dham ahead of closure due to winter
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Devotees in large numbers thronged the Shri Badrinath Dham temple on Sunday as the doors of the Dham were to be closed for the winter season at 9:07 PM today, an official release said.
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Kadhai Bhog offered in Mata Lakshmi temple as part of Badrinath Dham closi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
On the fourth day of the ritual preparations for the winter closure of Shri Badrinath Dham, Kadhai Bhog was offered at the Mata Lakshmi temple in Uttarakhand on Saturday.
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Schools in Pak's Punjab to remain closed till Nov 24 due to heavy smog
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's Punjab government extended the closure of all public and private educational institutions including schools and tuition centres till November 24 due to the heavy smog, Ary News reported.
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Student protest in Quetta against police brutality and hostels' closure
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Students in Quetta protested against alleged police brutality, arrests of Baloch and Pashtun students, and the closure of BMC hostels. Over 128 students were reportedly detained under a public order ordinance, and protesters demanded the reopening of hostels and the release of those arrested
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Pakistan: Smog tightens its grip in Punjab creating lockdown situation
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As Lahore remained the world's most polluted city, the dense haze showed no sign of easing, grounding train schedules, closing motorways, and forcing authorities to impose lockdown-like measures.
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Pakistan: Residents protest in Kurram amid prolonged road closure
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The residents protested against the closure of roads in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province due to security concerns on Thursday. As reported by The Dawn, the Thall-Parachinar road has been closed by the authorities for three weeks and this has created a shortage of food, medi
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Pakistan: Lahore primary schools close for a week due to worsening air qua
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Punjab government in Pakistan has announced the closure of primary schools in Lahore for one week due to worsening smog and deteriorating air quality in the city, ARY News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: HRCP raises alarm over humanitarian crisis in Kurram amid ongoin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has raised serious concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Kurram district due to the 17-day closure of the Thall-Parachinar road, which has left residents without essential supplies. The blockade has led to shortages of food, medicine, and fuel, w
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Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur-Sonpur-Chhotebethia road reconstructed after yea
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Narayanpur-Sonpur-Chhotebethia road, which had been closed for many years due Naxal-releated violence, is not being reconstructed by the government. Horadi village is located along an old road that connects to the Narayanpur-Sonpur-Chhotebethia route.
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Cyclone Dana: Odisha govt orders closure of schools in 14 districts from O
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Odisha government has announced that schools in 14 districts of the state will remain closed from October 23 to October 25 due to the impending cyclonic storm Dana.
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Tibetan advocates highlight language suppression at UN Human Rights Counci
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Tibetans and their supporters took the stage at a United Nations Human Rights Council side event in Geneva, bringing attention to China's suppression of the Tibetan language and recent school closures in Tibet.
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