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Himachal Govt panel releases geological reports on Aug 15 building tragedies

Shimla, Nov 28 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh Government has released a 33-page detailed report that attributed five major reasons for the August 15 house collapse tragedies in Krishna Nagar and Lalkothi Phagli of Shimla town.
Two people died when five houses gave way in Krishna Nagar, while five people died and seven others sustained injuries in a house collapse incident in Lalkothi Phagli.
Apart from blaming excess monsoon and rainfall triggered by Western Disturbances during August 13 to 16, the report has given five major reasons - excessive burden on the carbanaceous material, clay, extremely thick deportation of unconsolidated material, slope failure along with debris flows and open drains.
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Shimla, Oct 4 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday categorically denied that his government had any plans to impose or propose a so-called 'toilet tax' in the state.

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05 Oct 2024 | 1:28 AM

Jammu Oct 4 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday opposed the move to nominate five MLAs “before the government formation” and termed any such attempt as a fraud with democracy and mandate of the people, as well as the basic spirit of the Constitution.

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J and K: Army, police trade fire with terrorists after infiltration attempt

05 Oct 2024 | 1:16 AM

Kupwara (J&K), Oct 4 (UNI) The Army and Jammu and Kashmir police launched a joint operation and traded fire with terrorists in Gugaldhar of Kupwara district after an intelligence input about an infiltration attempt on Friday.

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U P: Over 2 25 crore farmers set to benefit from PM Kisan Samman Nidhi

05 Oct 2024 | 12:37 AM

Lucknow, Oct 4 (UNI) An amount of Rs 4,985.49 crore will be credited to the bank accounts of 2,25,91,884 farmers across Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the 18th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme in Maharashtra.

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