One person was killed after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Khuzdar district in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The tremors damaged mud houses and sent residents rushing outdoors.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the risk of natural disasters in the Himalayan region after landslides and monsoon fury caused widespread death and destruction across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. The apex court said that it will pass orders on September 23 on the suo motu cognisance it.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the apex court’s intervention in the rising occurrences of landslides, flash floods, and ecological degradation in Himalayan states. “We have seen an unprecedented disaster on account of heavy rains and floods in the States of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
