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Evening brief: BJP asks Delhi govt to close schools amid rising AQI; IMA condemns attack on doctor in Chennai; and more

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Published on: Nov 13, 2024, 18:45:32 IST
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As Delhi continues to choke with 'hazardous' air pollution, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to urgently close all schools up to Class 5. The party also slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allowing the city to devolve into a gas chamber. Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that both private and government schools should be shut down for the safety of children, given the alarming level of air pollution in the national capital and its adjoining regions. Dig deeper.

School students visit India amid low visibility due to smog as the air quality falls to ‘severe’ category, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI)
School students visit India amid low visibility due to smog as the air quality falls to ‘severe’ category, at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI)

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday condemned the brutal attack on a doctor by a patient in Tamil Nadu's Chennai. The body demanded from governments "a strong legislation, exemplary punishments and proactive safety measures" to protect doctors. "No amount of superficial damage control exercises by governments is going to make doctors work without fear in this country," it said in a letter. Dig deeper.

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