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He has flagged off 50 -.)-&( education has turned higher paddy crop residue have dou- the Centre, Uttar Pradesh and told the bench that the court inspection teams of the Central than that of boys for the first bled up this year compared to Haryana, told the bench that may select the committee Pollution Control Board rime Minister Narendra time in the country because of last two years during the cor- they may have “some reserva- member from a panel of (CPCB) for field visits to keep PModi on Friday said the several efforts taken by the responding period. tion” over appointment of the names. a watch on pollution hot spots. Government will soon take a Government in the last six Stubble burning in the one-man committee and urged The top court directed the The SC bench was hearing decision on revising the min- years. three neighbouring States is that the EPCA should be the States concerned to provide a plea filed by one Aditya imum age of marriage for girls On June 20, this year, the one of the major sources of pol- monitoring authority for pre- adequate security, secretarial Dubey who has raised concern after it receives the report Women and Child lution in the Delhi-National venting stubble burning. infrastructure and transport over pollution caused due to from the committee set up for Development Ministry set up Capital Region (NCR). “We must not trouble to Lokur panel. It said the stubble burning. During the the purpose. the committee, headed by Between October 1 and 15, as Justice Lokur,” Mehta said, urg- panel shall submit its report on hearing conducted through He said he has been former Samata Party leader many as 4,644 paddy crop ing the bench to post the mat- stubble burning fortnightly to video-conferencing, senior receiving letters from women Jaya Jaitley, to review or residue burning incidents were ter for hearing after Dussehra the apex court. advocate Vikas Singh, appear- from across the country, ask- reconsider the legal age for detected in the three States, vacation on this issue. He said During his tenure as an ing for the petitioner, told the ing about the report of the women. with Punjab leading the pack ! " # % no notices were issued to the apex court judge, Justice Lokur bench that a one-man com- committee and when the Before 1978, the legal with 3,516 incidents. & Centre and the concerned had dealt with pollution mat- mission headed by Justice Government will take a deci- marriage age for the girl was Comparatively, the three States States on the issue of appoint- ter which included the aspect (retd) Lokur be constituted as sion on it. “I want to assure 15 years. It was changed in combined reported 2,119 such tion of Solicitor General Tushar Pradesh to assist the Lokur ment of a committee. of stubble burning. he has the experience in deal- them, the Government will 1978 by amending the erst- incidents in 2019 and 2,151 Mehta on the appointment of panel to enable physical sur- “We have not given some Union Environment ing with environment issues. soon take its decision after the while Sarda Act of 1929. As of incidents in 2018. the committee saying the States veillance of fields where stub- extraordinary power to Justice Minister Prakash Javadekar The bench observed it has submission of the report,” now, a girl is allowed to get While directing that concerned have already been ble is burnt. Lokur,” the bench said, adding, has, however, contended that no problem in appointing a Modi said. married legally when she is at National Cadet Corps (NCC), heard. “We just want that people “We have heard the States and only 4 per cent pollution is due commission and asked Singh to Addressing a video con- least 18 years old. National Service Scheme and The apex court directed the of Delhi-NCR can breathe fresh you (Mehta) were not there to stubble burning and 96 per take consent of Justice (retd) ference here after releasing a Bharat Scouts be deployed for court-appointed Environment air without any pollution,” said when we were dictating order cent of it is due to local factors Lokur. Singh later told the commemorative coin of 5 assisting the panel, a bench Pollution Control Authority the bench, also comprising for half an hour”. like biomass burning, garbage bench that he has talked to denomination on the 75th headed by Chief Justice SA (EPCA) and chief secretaries of Justices AS Bopanna and V Additional Solicitor dumping, unpaved roads, dust, Justice (retd) Lokur and anniversary of the Food and Bobde also rejected the objec- Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Ramasubramanian. General Aishwarya Bhati, who construction and demolition he is ready. Agriculture Organisation ! " ! % #% * ! -.)-&( # # he Supreme Court on Friday sought Attorney T Kumar that it is not providing General’s assistance on a plea ! Mathura: A local court in any tacit support to the LJP for stay on the Madhya ## Mathura on Friday admitted a against him. “Chirag has cho- Pradesh High Court order # -.)-&( The new arrivals will get plea that seeks to remove a sen a separate path in Bihar, he which granted bail to an $ %& operationalised within a few mosque adjacent to the Krishna is trying to mislead people by accused in a molestation # ith stand-off continuing days for active duty. They will Janmabhoomi. taking names of senior BJP case on the condition that he ## Wat the Line of Actual join the current lot of Rafales The court of district judge leaders. We don’t have any B or would request the alleged '()*+,#% Control (LAC), India’s opera- at the Ambala airbase. Sadhna Rani Thakur has fixed C team. The NDA will get a victim to tie him “Rakhi”. tional readiness will get a boost In a related development, November 18 as the next date -.)-&( three-fourth majority. Chirag’s A bench headed by with the arrival of the second an IAF team, led by Assistant of hearing in the case. party will be left as a vote- Justice AM Khanwilkar batch of three to four more Chief of Air Staff (Projects) Air Earlier in October, a civil rime Minister Narendra katua party,” Union issued notice to the office of Rafale fighter jets in early Vice Marshal N Tiwari, is in court in Mathura had dis- PModi, the main face for the Information and Broadcasting Attorney General K K November. The first batch of France now reviewing the missed a plea seeking a judg- National Democratic Alliance November 3, he will hold ral- Minister Prakash Javadekar Venugopal on an appeal filed five jets, which joined the IAF Rafale project as part of the ment to remove the Shahi (NDA), will go full steam lies in Chhapra, East said. by nine women lawyers who in September, is now flying reg- annual routine meeting. Idgah Mosque. The petitioner campaigning in Bihar by hold- Champaran and Samastipur. As all senior BJP leaders have said that courts across ular sorties along the border in At least, 10 to 12 IAF had alleged that the mosque ing as many as 12 rallies, On November 3, rallies in , including party president JP the country should be Ladakh as part of the country’s pilots are now undergoing was built over Krishna starting next Friday, for the West Champaran, Saharsa and Nadda, have hit the ground to restrained from imposing overall preparedness to meet training in France on the Janmabhoomi. upcoming Assembly polls in Araria will be held,” former take the BJP-JD(U)-VIP such conditions as these are any challenge from China. Rafale medium multi-role Mathura is considered the State. Maharashtra Chief Minister alliance forward in Bihar, the “against the principle of law”. The induction of more fighter aircraft, they said to be the birthplace of Lord Of these rallies, three each and incharge of BJP in Bihar LJP seemed to be playing tru- The HC, in its July 30 Rafale jets will enhance the adding the training schedule Krishna. would be held on the days Devendra Fadnavis said dur- ant by “loving BJP” and “hit- order, had granted bail to the IAF’s overall readiness as it has will end by March next year. The mosque in question when the first (October 28) ing a Press conference. ting” JD(U). accused and imposed a con- already deployed all its front- As per the overall plan, the was built in the 17th century. and second phase (November The BJP, in the meantime, “I don’t need to use the dition that he along with his line jets, including the SU-30s, IAF will have two squadrons According to petitioners, it 3) of polling will be on in other continued to distance itself from PM Modi’s photos for cam- wife shall visit the house of MIG-29s and Jaguars, at crit- (one squadron has 18 jets) of was built at the birthplace of constituencies in the State.