Tag Archives: Amritsar

AQI enters red zone, all eyes on farm fires

Delhi residents woke up to a hazy Tuesday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to “very poor” for the first time this season amid an increase in agricultural fires in Punjab and Haryana, and local factors. such as low wind speed and the accumulation of pollutants. sparking widespread …

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BJP to contest 117 seats in Punjab in 2022 polls: Chugh

Six days after Akali Dal severed ties with the BJP over agricultural laws, the newly appointed national secretary general of the saffron party, Tarun Chugh, said on Friday that the party will contest all 117 seats in the 2022 assembly elections in Punjab. . The state will have a BJP …

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Rules fizzle as agricultural fires rage in Punjab – chandigarh

Farmers in Punjab, particularly in the Majha region, which comprises Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts, began burning rice residues earlier this year to prepare fields for planting vegetables. Agriculture department officials said potatoes and peas are grown on a significant portion of the arable land in these regions. Farmers …

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Tension outside Golden Temple after SGPC used force to disperse Sikhs protesting Guru Granth Sahib’s missing saroops – chandigarh

A nihang was injured when the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee used force to disperse Sikh activists from outside the Golden Temple complex while demanding criminal cases against SGPC officials responsible for the missing Guru Granth Granth Sahib saroops. Sikh activists launched an indefinite protest on Monday at the front door …

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