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The Union government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that a court order to reduce GST rates on air purifiers would open a Pandoras box, as it heard a plea seeking a rate cut and their classification as medical devices amid worsening pollution in the national capital. A vacation bench of Justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar directed the Centre to file a detailed response to the petition within 10 days and listed the matter for further hearing on January 9. Additional Solicitor General (
SRINAGAR: An avalanche warning was issued in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday in view of the recent heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the Union territory, officials said. The low danger avalanche warning has been issued for Doda, Ganderbal, Kishtwar, Poonch and Ramban districts. The avalanche is likely to occur 2,800 metres above these districts during the next 24 hours, they said. People have been asked to avoid avalanche-prone areas and follow official advisories. Most of