Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’ morning after Diwali, capital chokes with AQI at 376

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea Delhi continued to battle toxic air on Monday, a day after Diwali, with several areas recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) above the 400 mark as firecracker emissions added to the national capital’s already deteriorating air quality. The city’s average AQI stood at 376 in the ‘very poor’ category at 7…

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Diwali is Diwali, Eid is Eid’: BJP slams Mallikarjun Kharge over festival remark

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, accusing party president Mallikarjun Kharge of appeasement politics and of hurting Hindu sentiments by calling Diwali the “Eid of happiness”. The row stems from Kharge’s remarks when he extended his Diwali greetings to people on Saturday,…

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Electricity as the new geography of economic power

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea What if the countries with the greatest reserves of labour are no longer the obvious destinations for the world’s factories? For generations, developing economies have pursued a familiar route to prosperity: educate workers, attract manufacturers and export their way into higher-value industries. That strategy rests on an assumption that may become…

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SEC to take electoral roll call for Karnataka local polls amid Congress’s SIR opposition

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea Karnataka minister Eshwar Khandre has said the State Election Commission (SEC) would decide which electoral roll to use for local elections after seeking the state government’s opinion. He said there is still confusion over whether the post-Special Intensive Review (SIR) roll will be considered. Though the State Election Commission will decide…

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Innova Car Plunges into River Near Gangnani; Four Dead, One Injured, Two Missing

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea Uttarkashi: On Thursday, an Innova car lost control and plunged into a river near Gangnani on the Gangotri National Highway. Four people died in the accident, one person sustained injuries, and two women are reported missing. Upon receiving information about the incident, teams from the police, the State Disaster Response Force…

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