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Diwali spike: Punjab farm fires surge by 1,152 in a single day

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 9 Nov, 07:35 IST, latest 9 Nov, 09:35 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 9 Nov, 07:35 IST; the latest is from India Today at 9 Nov, 09:35 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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