-The Hindu IMD issues red, orange alerts for November 10, 11; Extremely heavy rains possible in Chennai and neighbourhood For the second day, many parts of Chennai were inundated as intermittent showers continued through Monday. However, the water level had receded at several locations that had reported severe inundation on Sunday. However, the city and its neighbouring districts are likely to face more days of intense rains. With a fresh weather system brewing...
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Tripura violence: Government cannot use UAPA to suppress reporting, says Editors Guild
-Scroll.in The police have invoked the stringent law against over 100 social media users, including journalists, for posting about the unrest. The Editors Guild of India on Sunday criticised the filing of charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against 102 people, including journalists, for reporting and writing on the communal violence that took place in Tripura in October. The Tripura Police have invoked the anti-terror law against the social media account holders...
More »Padma Shri for Bhopal’s gritty crusader -Anup Dutta
-The Hindu Posthumous honour for Abdul Jabbar who fought relentlessly for the victims of the Union Carbide gas leak Abdul Jabbar, a gas victim, waged a lonely and seemingly never-ending battle for the welfare of the survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. His relentless struggle for over three decades brought medical and economic rehabilitation to the scores of victims. He will be awarded the Padma Shri posthumously on Monday at the Darbar...
More »An hour-by-hour account of how Delhi’s air quality tanked on Diwali -Abhishek Jha
-Hindustan Times Delhi air was cleaner on Diwali eve in 2021 than it was in 2019 and 2020. Things went downhill rapidly. Delhi woke up to one of its most polluted mornings this year after Diwali, according to Air Quality Index (AQI) data, with farm fires in Punjab and Haryana, and the use of fireworks on Diwali night (Thursday) contributing to the spike. To be sure, AQI is not the best metric for...
More »Madhya Pradesh Woman Dies As Hospital Staff Allegedly Celebrated Diwali
-PTI/ NDTV.com A video of the hospital staff celebrating Diwali with fireworks circulated on social media. Sagar: A nurse was suspended and a show-cause notice was issued to a doctor after a 26-year-old woman allegedly died due to negligence of the staff in the maternity ward of a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, an official said on Saturday. What prompted the action was a media report about some staff members lighting...
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