PUNJAB FARM FIRE TALLY OVER 10,400
The Morning Standard|November 23, 2024
As per data, the highest number of cases were in Madhya Pradesh at 396, followed by other states
HARPREET BAJWA

WITH 147 stubble burning cases reported in Punjab on Friday, a total of 10,443 cases of farm fires have been reported this season so far. The Punjab Police has registered more than 5,000 cases against the violators.

As per the data collected by the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space, 872 residue-burning events were detected in the six states of the country on Friday. The highest number of cases were in Madhya Pradesh at 396, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 232, Punjab 147, Rajasthan 80, Haryana 17 and Delhi was nil.

This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM THE MORNING STANDARDView all
Dacoits strike, passengers jump off moving bus
The Morning Standard

Dacoits strike, passengers jump off moving bus

MORE than 12 people who boarded a bus from Anand Vihar to Old Delhi Railway Station experienced a harrowing time when they were confronted by a group of dacoits.

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
Panel flags safety lapses in ₹531cr Pamban bridge, calls it to 'century-old marvel'
The Morning Standard

Panel flags safety lapses in ₹531cr Pamban bridge, calls it to 'century-old marvel'

THE Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), who carried out inspection on the new railway sea bridge at Pamban on November 13-14, has said that the century-old Pamban Bridge is a technical marvel but the newly-constructed bridge is built with glaring lapses in planning and execution.

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
The Morning Standard

Oppn steps up heat on Adani row, disrupts Parliament

The Adani row continued to rock Parliament on Wednesday as neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha could transact any business.

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
IITian dies as research pit in Lothal caves in
The Morning Standard

IITian dies as research pit in Lothal caves in

An IIT-Delhi researcher who went to collect soil samples from the ancient Harappan civilization site of Lothal in Gujarat died after the cliff of a pit, dug to collect the samples, collapsed and buried four persons in a pile of soil on Wednesday.

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
Waqf Bill JPC to seek extension till Budget Session
The Morning Standard

Waqf Bill JPC to seek extension till Budget Session

WITH BJP members of a Joint Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the Waqf Amendment Bill joining the extension chorus, the panel will request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to extend its tenure until the Budget Session, 2025.

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
Maha power end game in sight
The Morning Standard

Maha power end game in sight

Shinde drops out of the CM race, says any call by Modi, Shah will be acceptable to his party

time-read
1 min  |
November 28, 2024
CROSSING OVER
The Morning Standard

CROSSING OVER

Devi Yesodharan's novel The Outsiders peels off the many layers of the complicated journey of migration and spotlights the shifting roles of women in contemporary migration stories

time-read
3 mins  |
November 27, 2024
The Morning Standard

Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule team wraps shooting

PUSHPA 2: The Rule is a few days away from release, and the makers unveiled a video on set declaring that the shoot is done.

time-read
1 min  |
November 27, 2024
Coach says youngest IPL star Vaibhav preparing for top-level grinds since he was 7
The Morning Standard

Coach says youngest IPL star Vaibhav preparing for top-level grinds since he was 7

VAIBHAV Suryavanshi, 13, created history on Monday as he became the youngest player to earn an IPL deal worth ₹1.10 crore.

time-read
2 mins  |
November 27, 2024
HALF A POINT FOR GUKESH
The Morning Standard

HALF A POINT FOR GUKESH

The Indian Grandmaster plays out a draw against Liren on second day of the championship

time-read
3 mins  |
November 27, 2024