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Delhi air quality at season’s worst, thick fog delays flights, schools go online

By Odisha News Online Nov 18, 2024 160

NEW DELHI, NOV 18 : New Delhi’s air pollution levels reached the ‘severe plus’ category on Monday, with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to 481, marking the worst of the season. As stringent anti-pollution measures take effect, all classes, except those for Grades 10 to 12, have been shifted online, and stricter […]Continue Reading

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Miss Universe 2024 is Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark

By Odisha News Online Nov 17, 2024 108

NEW DELHI, NOV 17 : Denmark celebrated a historic win at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant as 21-year-old Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned the new queen, marking the country’s first-ever victory at the prestigious event. Kjaer’s stunning performance and poised answers left a mark on the judges, securing her the coveted crown. Mexico’s Maria Fernanda […]Continue Reading

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Kailash Gahlot resigns as Delhi Transport minister, quits AAP

By Odisha News Online Nov 17, 2024 153

NEW DELHI, NOV 17: In a setback to the AAP ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, its senior leader and city Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot quit the party on Sunday. In his resignation letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal, the 50-year-old pointed to the “grave challenges” facing the party Gahlot, a prominent […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra polls: BJP MLA faces backlash over remark against Marathas at rally in Jalna

By Odisha News Online Nov 16, 2024 141

JALNA,NOV 16 : BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar is under fire from the Marathas over his alleged remark during an election rally that the community’s strength can be “counted on fingers”. Lonikar’s remark at a rally in the Partur assembly constituency in Jalna on November 12 has invited the ire of quota […]Continue Reading

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16 newborns battling for life after Jhansi hospital fire kills 10 infants

By Odisha News Online Nov 16, 2024 137

LUCKNOW/JHANSI, NOV 16 : Hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 10 newborn children in Jhansi district, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of the deceased, an official said. A statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh government said that Chief Minister […]Continue Reading

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Centre reimposes AFSPA in Manipur’s 6 police station areas, including Jiribam

By Odisha News Online Nov 14, 2024 120

NEW DELHI, NOV 14: The Centre has reimposed the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as “disturbed” for the convenience of security forces to operate, in Manipur’s six police station areas, including the violence-hit Jiribam. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the decision was taken given the continuous […]Continue Reading

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Toxic smog chokes Delhi as air quality remains severe; over 200 flights delayed

By Odisha News Online Nov 14, 2024 225

NEW DELHI, NOV 14 : Delhi woke up to yet another morning of thick smog with the pollution remaining in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 432 at 6 am, a slight improvement from the ‘very severe’ 452 recorded at 11 pm yesterday. Visibility at Delhi’s […]Continue Reading

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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Raipur after bomb threat

By Odisha News Online Nov 14, 2024 119

RAIPUR, NOV 14 : A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said. The aircraft, which had taken off from Nagpur for Kolkata, was diverted after airport authorities received the threat, Raipur’s Senior […]Continue Reading

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Delhi’s air quality turns ‘severe’ for first time this season with AQI at 418

By Odisha News Online Nov 13, 2024 143

NEW DELHI, NOV 13 : The air quality in New Delhi and surrounding areas turned ‘severe’ for the first time this season on Wednesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) spiking to 429, posing a significant health hazard to residents, officials said. Pollution levels in the national capital witnessed a sharp spike over the past […]Continue Reading

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 No oral requests for urgent hearing: CJI

By Odisha News Online Nov 13, 2024 132

NEW DELHI , NOV 13 : A day after assuming office, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stated that no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged the lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it. Usually lawyers mention their cases before the […]Continue Reading