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After Joshimath, houses in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal develop cracks, loc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The joshimath-like situation is now being seen in Tehri district as well. On one hand landslides are happening in the villages adjacent to Tehri lake, now in Chamba also cracks have increased in the houses above and near the chamba tunnel putting about one and a half dozen families in dan
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UP grapples with cold as locals huddle around bonfires, fog shrouds Agra's
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi, Lucknow, Agra and several other cities of Uttar Pardesh continued to grapple with cold and fog on Wednesday.
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Locals in fear as houses develop cracks in Aligarh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid civilian fears in the wake of land subsidence in the Joshimath area in Uttarakhand, sudden cracks in a few houses in the Kanwariganj area of Aligarh have caused panic in the locals, according to the sources on Tuesday.
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Joshimath land subsidence case: Locals protest against NTPC, seek their wi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The protesters demonstrated against the NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project which was being constructed in the area. The construction has been stopped with immediate effect, till further orders.
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Protests in Gilgit Baltistan PoK rage over myriad issues
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The locals and traders of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) are holding protests against heavy taxation laws, illegal land occupation, and load shedding imposed by the regime in the province, Pakistan's vernacular media outlet Baad-e-Shimal reported.
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Sinking Joshimath: Locals in tears as they leave homes marked for demoliti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Joshimath locals broke down on Tuesday as they left their homes that have been marked 'unsafe' by the district administration in the wake of the landslide and subsidence.
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Pakistan: Residents threaten to stage protests over jobs in Balakot hydrop
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The locals in Balakot town of Pakistan have threatened the authorities to stage protests if not recruited in the region's hydropower project, Dawn reported on Monday.
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Uttarakhand: Central team reaches Joshimath to analyse damages caused to b
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Joshimath, which is witnessing land subsidence forcing the Uttarakhand government to shift the locals to safer places, has been divided into three zones based on the magnitude of possible danger, an official said on Monday.
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Rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture captured from Kanpur cemetery
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Locals at Colonelganj's Eidgah cemetery in Kanpur captured a vulture of rare species, which they later handed over to the UP Forest Department.
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Electricity reaches Kashmir village after 75 years, elated locals thank go
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Under a centrally-sponsored scheme, residents of a tribal area in Tethan in Dooru block, Anantnag district of south Kashmir received electricity connection after almost 75 years.
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Tunneling should be stopped if experts opine: Former CM Harish Rawat on Jo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"If experts say that tunnels or other factors are the culprits, all of them should be stopped & things should be taken up afresh. A committee of the locals should be formed, and with continuous consultation with everyone, improvements should be made," he said.
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Pak: Locals in South Waziristan stage protests against rise in terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Against the deteriorating law and order in the region, several locals of the South Waziristan region staged massive protests in the tribal district and chanted slogans against a surge in terrorism in the tribal district, Geo News reported.
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