Elections 2020

FIR Against Kanpur Mayor Amid Breach Of Secrecy Of Voting

Kanpur: Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey has created a controversy by breaching the secrecy of voting. She had clicked pictures and videos inside the polling booth. She shared the footages of her casting vote on whatsapp groups. 

She cast her vote at the Hudson School polling booth in Kanpur.

Taking the cognizance of the matter, the District Magistrate has initiated action against her.

In the third phase of Uttar Pradesh Elections voting will be held for 59 assembly seats in 16 districts. The fate of 627 candidates will be decided in the third phase. Voting will start at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm. The districts where polling will be held include Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur and Mahoba.

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Delhi: Air Quality Consistently Remains Poor

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Today morning the air quality in the national capital remained in the โ€˜very poorโ€™ category with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 309.

New Delhi:  Today morning the air quality in the national capital remained in the โ€˜very poorโ€™ category with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 309.

Morning walkers, cyclists, and joggers working out near India Gate amid dipping air quality in New Delhi were seen affected due to the dip in the air quality. โ€œWeโ€™re from Gurugram. There is breathing difficulty and irritation in the eyes,โ€ a member of a group of cyclists told Sources.

People felt this way because, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in the overall Delhi region was in the โ€˜very poorโ€™ category at 309.

However, in the Delhi University and Lodhi Road, the AQI remained in โ€˜very poorโ€™ category at 355 and 321 respectively. In the area near IIT Delhi, the AQI was 293.

โ€œLocal surface winds are 6 to 8 km/h (Max Temperature 32 deg C; Min 14-15 deg C) for the next three days that cause weak dispersion of pollutants. Peak โ€˜Mixing layer heightโ€™ during daytime (~1.0-1.5 km) leads to moderate vertical dispersion of pollutants,โ€ read SAFARโ€™s official statistics.

The air quality watchdog also informed that strong winds at the transport level blowing from the northwest direction from stubble burning areas are likely to transport pollutants to Delhi and its share in Delhiโ€™s PM2.5 is likely to increase further.

Speaking on the poor air quality, a fitness enthusiast said that the administration needs to take note of the situation. โ€œGovernment should see where to go from here next,โ€ said Surendra, a fitness enthusiast.

โ€œThe air quality is likely to deteriorate but will remain within โ€˜Very Poorโ€™ for the next three days,โ€ the SAFAR statement added. Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha told ANI that Severe category AQI is very dangerous for health and it affects even healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases.

โ€œIn such circumstances, the schools should be closed and outdoor movement should be prohibited because severe category AQI impacts all aspects of life,โ€ Jha said.

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Earlier, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas has intensified its efforts to ensure enforcement and compliance with its directions after the air quality of the national capital plunged to the โ€œsevereโ€ category.

As per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the commission has been informing and sensitizing all stakeholders (industrial houses, commercial establishments, construction agencies, State Govt. / GNCTD agencies, ULBs in NCR and the public at large) about the preventive, mitigative and restrictive actions required to be taken under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

The capital witnessed a drop to the severe category for the first time this season due to poor dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
All the data and statistics included in the article are till 8 am.

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