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"Can't Blame Only One State...": Top Court's Farm Fires Reprieve For Punjab
Farm fires in Punjab cannot be blamed as the sole contributor of Delhi's annual air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court held Monday as it directed the state government to sit with its Haryana and UP counterparts to discuss ways to manage the issue.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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"Carrots And Sticks...": Supreme Court Demands End To Delhi Air Crisis
The Supreme Court on Friday demanded the centre and states, including Punjab, work together to stop farm fires and resolve Delhi's annual air quality crisis.
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"We Take Responsibility For Punjab Farm Fires": Arvind Kejriwal On Air Crisis
"The Kejriwal government is not solely responsible for the worsening air quality," he said at a press conference today with party colleague and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by his side.
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Harsmirat Badal Has No Moral Right To Speak On Farmers' Crisis: Amarinder Singh
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Wednesday accused SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal of involvement in the imposition of the Centre's farm laws while saying her party could have averted the crisis when it was part of the Union government.
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"Not Hitler's Germany": Punjab Chief Minister Demands Repeal Of Farm Laws
By delaying a resolution to the farmers' crisis, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government is allowing Pakistan to take advantage of the dissatisfaction emerging in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today.
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"Apart From Repeal Of Laws...": Minister On Centre-Farmer Talks' Round 10
Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar today said most farmers are in favour of the farm laws and the government will hold the next round of discussion on this on Tuesday. The farm laws were put on hold by the Supreme Court earlier this week amid a 50-day protest by farmers at the borders of Delhi. Saying it was "extremely disappointed" by the ...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Over 80 Punjab Farmers Arrested Over Fires That Smothered Delhi
More than 80 farmers have been arrested in Punjab for starting fires that contributed to the recent pollution crisis in New Delhi and other cities, officials said Thursday.
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Delhi Holds Its Breath As Burning Farms Herald Pollution Season
Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.
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'Please Meet Me:' Arvind Kejriwal Blames Punjab, Haryana Farm Fires for Delhi Pollution
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged neighbours Punjab and Haryana to stop their farmers from burning crop stubble to clear their fields for the next sowing season, blaming that as the primary reason for the thick, toxic fog that has enveloped the national capital over the last few days. He has again requested the chief ministers of the t...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
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"Can't Blame Only One State...": Top Court's Farm Fires Reprieve For Punjab
Farm fires in Punjab cannot be blamed as the sole contributor of Delhi's annual air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court held Monday as it directed the state government to sit with its Haryana and UP counterparts to discuss ways to manage the issue.
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70% Decline In Farm Fires This Season, Says Punjab Agriculture Minister
Punjab recorded a 70 per cent reduction in farm fires this season, said Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian here on Saturday.
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"Carrots And Sticks...": Supreme Court Demands End To Delhi Air Crisis
The Supreme Court on Friday demanded the centre and states, including Punjab, work together to stop farm fires and resolve Delhi's annual air quality crisis.
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"We Take Responsibility For Punjab Farm Fires": Arvind Kejriwal On Air Crisis
"The Kejriwal government is not solely responsible for the worsening air quality," he said at a press conference today with party colleague and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by his side.
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Harsmirat Badal Has No Moral Right To Speak On Farmers' Crisis: Amarinder Singh
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Wednesday accused SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal of involvement in the imposition of the Centre's farm laws while saying her party could have averted the crisis when it was part of the Union government.
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"Not Hitler's Germany": Punjab Chief Minister Demands Repeal Of Farm Laws
By delaying a resolution to the farmers' crisis, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government is allowing Pakistan to take advantage of the dissatisfaction emerging in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today.
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"Apart From Repeal Of Laws...": Minister On Centre-Farmer Talks' Round 10
Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar today said most farmers are in favour of the farm laws and the government will hold the next round of discussion on this on Tuesday. The farm laws were put on hold by the Supreme Court earlier this week amid a 50-day protest by farmers at the borders of Delhi. Saying it was "extremely disappointed" by the ...
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No Rail Tracks Blocked, Say Punjab Farmer Outfits Protesting Against Farm Laws
Farmer bodies in Punjab that are protesting against the central farm laws on Wednesday asserted there were presently no blockades of railway tracks and the platforms will be vacated, as they slammed the Centre over the power crisis in the state.
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Over 80 Punjab Farmers Arrested Over Fires That Smothered Delhi
More than 80 farmers have been arrested in Punjab for starting fires that contributed to the recent pollution crisis in New Delhi and other cities, officials said Thursday.
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Delhi Holds Its Breath As Burning Farms Herald Pollution Season
Harpal Singh struck a match and watched his fields burn, the acrid smoke drifting toward New Delhi where a lethal smog cocktail is once again intensifying over the world's most polluted megacity.
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'Please Meet Me:' Arvind Kejriwal Blames Punjab, Haryana Farm Fires for Delhi Pollution
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged neighbours Punjab and Haryana to stop their farmers from burning crop stubble to clear their fields for the next sowing season, blaming that as the primary reason for the thick, toxic fog that has enveloped the national capital over the last few days. He has again requested the chief ministers of the t...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
