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Despite ban, Firecrackers burst in many parts of Delhi on Deepavali night

-PTI/ The Hindu Despite the legal deterrent in place, people in many parts of the city started bursting crackers by dusk A large number of high-decibel Firecrackers thundered throughout Deepavali night on Monday as people in Delhi flouted the ban imposed on these by the city government. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai last week said bursting Firecrackers in the national capital on Deepavali will attract a jail term of up to six months...

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It’s an emergency, stop vehicles and lock down city: SC on Delhi air pollution

-TheFederal.com 'It has become a fashion to blame the farmers. Have you seen how crackers are being burnt in Delhi for the last seven days? What was the Delhi Police doing?' The Supreme Court on Saturday called the toxic air pollution in Delhi-NCR an “emergency” situation and asked the Centre and the Delhi government to take urgent steps to improve the air quality. The court went on to suggest steps such as stopping...

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Firecrackers heard across Delhi on Diwali night despite ban

-The Hindu/PTI Action will be taken against those violating the ban. says police Bursting of Firecrackers could be heard across Delhi and its neighbouring areas on Diwali night even though a ban was imposed on its sale and use in the national capital region in view of rising air pollution and COVID-19 pandemic. Sparklers were seen lighting up the night sky while crackers went off on the ground in various areas. Please click here...

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The tradition of incriminating of Muslims in India goes back decades in India -Sananda Dasgupta

-CounterCurrents.org “The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Saturday that it has busted an al Qaeda module and arrested nine people who were allegedly planning to carry out major terror strikes in India at the direction of their Pakistan-based handler.” The news hit headlines of all major dailies in India last week. Six of these suspects were apprehended from the district of Murshidabad in West Bengal and three others were arrested from...

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Celebrating Diwali during a downturn -Sayantan Bera

-Livemint.com * A field report from the agriculturally prosperous heartland reveals a lacklustre festival of lights * Delay in farm loan waivers has worsened farmers’ credit score. So, financiers are unwilling to advance new loans to them for buying farm equipment SRI GANGANAGAR: "How are you going to celebrate Diwali?" My question gets Roopa Ram, an elderly farmer, so amused that he thinks it’s important to do some explaining to a reporter from...

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