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The National Resistance not worry. They retreated with in the Air Quality Life Index The annual average PM2.5 Front (NRF), comprising anti- heavy casualties.” (AQLI) report, a tool developed concentration in the cities of he residents in Haryana Taliban militia fighters and Meanwhile, the Taliban " # by the Energy Policy Institute Allahabad and Lucknow in Tare losing an average lifes- former Afghan security forces, and other Afghan leaders have of the University of Chicago Uttar Pradesh is 12 times the pan of 8.4 years due to expo- have vowed to defend the reached a “consensus” on the (EPIC). WHO guideline. Residents of sure to severe air pollution in enclave as the Islamist formation of a new government $%&" “Alarmingly, India’s high Lucknow stand to lose 11.1 the State. group sends fighters to encir- and cabinet under the leader- levels of air pollution have years of life expectancy if these The air quality life index cle the area. ship of the group’s top spiritu- -7 then will you (Centre) move to expanded geographically over pollution levels persist. (AQLI), released by the Energy “My brothers, we tried our al leader, an official said. the United Nations and have it time,” the EPIC report further In 2019, India’s particulate Policy Institute at the best to solve the Panjshir prob- Taliban supreme commander aking a dig at the BJP-led delisted as a terror organisa- painted a grim picture of the matter concentration was 70.3 University of Chicago (EPIC) lem with talks and negotia- Haibatullah Akhundzada will TUnion Government at the tion? Make up your mind,” health hazard. μg/m3 — the highest in the on Wednesday stated that cit- tions... but unfortunately all in be the top leader of any gov- Centre for initiating talks with Abdullah said in response to a Compared to a couple of world and 7 times the WHO’s izens in Haryana can live up to vain,” senior Taliban official erning council, Bilal Karimi, a the Taliban, former Jammu & specific question posed to him decades ago, particulate pollu- guideline of 10 μg/m3. 8.4 years more on an average, Amir Khan Muttaqi said, in an member of the group’s cultur- Kashmir Chief Minister and at the Jammu based party tion is no longer a feature of the It further said South Asia if particulate matter (PM2.5) audio message to the people of al commission said on National Conference vice-pres- headquarters in Sher-e- Indo-Gangetic plains alone. is home to the most polluted concentration in the State is at the Panjshir posted on Twitter. Wednesday. Mullah Abdul ident Omar Abdullah on Kashmir bhawan. Pollution has increased in countries on earth, with the level of 10 μg/m3 (mili- “Now that the talks have Ghani Baradar, one of Wednesday asked the Centre to Omar was interacting with States of Maharashtra and Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and micrograms per meter cube) failed and Mujahiddin Akhundzada’s three deputies clarify whether the new rulers the media at the party office Madhya Pradesh. For example, Pakistan accounting for near- which is deemed safe by the (Taliban) have surrounded and the main public face of the of Afghanistan are viewed as after attending a meeting of the average person in those ly a quarter of the global pop- World Health Organization. Panjshir, there are still people Taliban, is likely to be in charge terrorists or not by the Indian party leaders from Jammu States is now losing an addi- ulation and consistently rank- The annual average PM 2.5 inside that don’t want the prob- of the daily functioning of the Government. clarify to us how you see them. region along with party presi- tional 2.5 to 2.9 years ing among the top five most concentration in Haryana was lems to be solved peacefully,” he government, Karimi added. “Either Taliban is a terror- If they are a terror group, why dent Dr Farooq Abdullah. of life expectancy, relative to polluted countries in the world. 96 μg/m3 in 2019. added. Continued on Page 11 ist organisation or not, please are you talking to them? If not Continued on Page 11 early 2000. Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 11 P '() " . / + ,) & $/!#"% -. O ! +0 0%. +0 0%. ders has gone up by 190 each. 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India is well within the num- strategy,” Insacog said. currently driving infection in oil marketing compa- + #& Gautambudh Nagar suffered The team will investigate the bers expected from the total Based on high stringency the country, which has inocu- nies (OMCs). Between ! ) because of some corrupt offi- planning department’s lapses. number of infections, the frac- reclassification by Insacog, the lated 60 percent of its popula- January 1 and " " cials. Despite having paid the The team will also investigate tion of population that is vac- total number of Delta sub-lin- tion, is not yet seen in India. September 1, the price - $ money, thousands of investors the role of retired officials. cinated and the known reduc- eages — Delta Plus AY.1 to Continued on Page 11 of cooking gas cylin- / ! ( 0/ %%.> had earlier contended that the order on a plea filed by advo- %%.> added denying bail to Javed of reign. 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