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Navratri festivities in Ahmedabad have led to app-based cab and autorickshaw fares surging up to three times higher, with rates reaching Rs 32 per kilometre, burdening commuters, students, and workers.

Telangana faces a political dispute over the Godavari-Cauvery river-linking route as Andhra Pradesh's proposal to bypass the state threatens its expected 43 tmc ft water share and irrigation benefits.

Delhi's Titarpur seasonal Dussehra market faces a contraction in demand, with production dropping from 100-150 to about 50 effigies per family post-pandemic, forcing artisans to rely on multi-occupational labor and flexible designs.

The Salar Jung Museum board reviewed 13 agenda items for a major modernisation plan covering galleries, visitor facilities, safety systems, and educational initiatives to improve accessibility and visitor experience.

A dawn-to-dusk hartal was observed in Pariyaram village protesting its proposed inclusion in ecologically sensitive areas, highlighting residents' fears over environmental boundaries and land restrictions.

Odisha Vigilance arrested an irrigation department superintending engineer after seizing over Rs 21 lakh in cash, suspected to be bribes collected from contractors during a tracking operation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the RBI's greenfield data centre and cybersecurity training institute in Odisha on October 25, spanning 18.55 acres to strengthen financial data management and disaster recovery.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation sealed eight polluting industrial units, including jeans-dyeing and plastic-granule factories, and disconnected their electricity supply in Shahdara North during a joint enforcement drive.

Delhi's average AQI sharply rose from 90 to 159, with 12 areas exceeding 200 into the poor category. Unfavourable weather, dry conditions, and festival traffic threaten further deterioration in coming days.

Over 40,000 participants will join the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday, prompting traffic restrictions and diversions across central and south Delhi from 4:45 am to 11 am.