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Ajnar River Is Clogged With Plastic Again, Weeks After Cleanup

On 13 October 2026, Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as Bittu Tabahi, posted an Instagram video showing the Ajnar River in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh, choked with plastic again.

Why it matters For local residents and fellow volunteers, the river's pollution problem sits back on individuals rather than on the drains and households that feed it.

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Mann backs his Punjab record with farms, canals and job numbers

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann addressed a Lok Milni in Mimsa village, Dhuri constituency, on 11 October 2026, listing welfare and farming wins as proof of his government's record.

Why it matters Voters heading into the state's political cycle get a checklist of deliverables - canal irrigation, free power, job numbers and per-household savings - to test against the next…

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Supreme Court gives Rajpal Yadav one day before Oct 7 hearing

The Supreme Court, headed by CJI Surya Kant with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, rebuked Rajpal Yadav for missing its 5 October deadline to deposit Rs 5 crore and gave him one final…

Why it matters Yadav faces contempt proceedings and a possible surrender direction across seven cheque dishonour cases, with the next court date already fixed for 7 October.

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Bengaluru SIR protest pulls in Dhruv Rathee

CJP has scheduled a protest at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on October 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m., with actor Prakash Raj confirming YouTuber Dhruv Rathee will attend.

Why it matters Protesters demand the Election Commission reinstate 908 voters in Chandni Chowk's Bela Estate deleted under SIR and press CEC Gyanesh Kumar to resign.

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Uttarakhand Earthquake Shakes Delhi NCR Overnight

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Chamoli, Uttarakhand at 10:23 pm IST on 6 October 2026; tremors rippled through Delhi NCR within minutes.

Why it matters Delhi NCR residents experienced overnight tremors; the shallow 13 km focus amplified the felt area. NCS issued confirmation within 17 minutes.

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ACP Bhagat's additional DCP charge frozen pending journalist probe

Delhi amended its 5 October 2026 order to keep ACP Vivek Bhagat from taking up the additional DCP charge pending a harassment probe rooted in an October 3 Jantar Mantar protest.

Why it matters Any Delhi Police officer facing a live harassment inquiry now has to sit out a promotion slot until the enquiry is called over.

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CJP mobilises pre-emptive arrests as Oct 10 nears

On 4 October CJP co-convenor Saurav Das said the government plans to arrest him and fellow leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna. The party called for its biggest mobilisation starting 10 October across…

Why it matters Another large Delhi protest is set to return, following 550 detentions on 2 October at Jantar Mantar β€” with police injury reports and arrests expected.

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