New settlements, with homes and buildings built on slopes without a proper drainage system, may have led to the land shifting or sinking at the Nai Basti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials in the region said on Sunday, even as administration waited for a report from geological experts. Water seepage and new constructions prima facie seem to …
Officials in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda said no other buildings developed cracks on Saturday but locals remained afraid, saying they were unsure of whether their homes were safe, even as a team of geological experts started analysis to uncover the root of the problem and how much worse it could become. At least 22 houses were emptied out on Friday …
The land subsidence crisis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda seems to be worsening and has become a cause of worry for locals and administration alike. So far 21 structures have developed cracks, including a mosque and a religious school for girls at Nai Basti village in the Thathri municipality of Doda. Noting the gravity of the land subsidence crisis in …
Seventeen families of the barber community in Gujarat’s Bhutavad village have been facing social boycott after a youth from the community married an upper caste woman. One of the affected, Prabhudas told media persons, “A youth from our community has married a woman from Chaudhary family, even we are against this love marriage, yet, upper caste members are socially boycotting …
