Delhi's pollution in the past week has gone from bad to worse. It has become so toxic that the Supreme Court-mandated panel declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region in the wake of rising level of pollution. Read more
Here's more top news of the day:
1) PMC Bank Crisis: Another Depositor Dies In Mumbai, 7 Deaths Already. When Will This Stop?
Since the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam come to the fore, several deaths of depositors have been reported. These are people whose hard-earned money is lying in the bank but they aren't able to withdraw it. Read more
2) Dalits Forced To Cross Sewer & Garbage Dump With A Dead Body After They Were Denied Access To Use Road
Yet another incident of atrocities committed against the oppressed community came to the fore after a group of Dalit men had to carry the body of one of their community members through sewers and garbage dump after they were refused to used road for the funeral procession. Read more
3) Amid Critical Issues Of Healthcare & Crime, UP Govt Just Approved Rs 450-Crore Budget For Ram Statue
After a long wait of two years, when the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed the crime data for 2017 a few days ago, Uttar Pradesh emerged the top state where maximum number of crimes against women have been committed. Read more
4) Woman Gang-Raped By Six Men In UP; Police Allegedly Accepts Complaint Only After Video Goes Viral
In yet another horrific crime against women, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district was allegedly gang-raped by six men who filmed it and posted the clip online, with the survivor claiming that police only filed a case after the video went viral. Read more
5) Unrest Intensifies As Terrorists Burnt Down A Government School In Kashmir Ahead Of Board Exam Today
Adding to unrest in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, a group of terrorists set ablaze a government school building in Kumdlan village in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Read more