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Climate change, pollution, construction: Scientists warn of more Sikkim-like disasters in Himalayas

DNA Sunday, 22 October 2023
As Sikkim picks up the pieces following flash floods that saw thousands displaced, major infrastructure projects destroyed and scores killed, experts warn other Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, too are susceptible to similar glacial lake outburst floods.
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Sikkim Sikkim State in northeastern India

Weather update: IMD issues red alert for severe heatwave in many states, rain likely in some states; check full forecast

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Polling in 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states and Union Territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections commenced at 7 am on April 19 and ended at 6 pm. Over 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states and union territories headed to the polling booth on Friday, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. West Bengal recorded the highest turnout till 5 PM at 77.57 per cent, followed by Tripura at 76.10 per cent. Voter turnout in Assam stood at 70.77 per cent, while Manipur recorded a voter turnout of 68.58 per cent till 5 PM. #Phase1Voting #Phase1VotingEnds #ManipurPollViolence #ChhattisgarhPollViolence #LokSabhaElections2024 #Elections2024 ##loksabha2024electionkabhai #loksabha2024electionnews #loksabhaelection2024 #loksabhaelectionsexplained #loksabhaelection2024dateindiahindi #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~PR.152~ED.101~GR.125~HT.96~

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Himachal Assembly byelection: BJP fields all six rebel Congress MLAs in RS poll | Oneindia

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named six former Congress MLAs, disqualified from the House, as its candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly bypolls. The BJP on Tuesday named its candidates for the Assembly bypolls in several states, including Gujarat, Sikkim, West Bengal and Karnataka. The party has fielded the six MLAs from the seats they held as Congress members before their disqualification. The BJP nominated Sudhir Sharma from Dharamshala, Ravi Thakur from Lahaul and Spiti, Rajinder Rana from Sujanpur, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal from Barsar, Chetanya Sharma from Gagret and Devinder Kumar Bhutto from Kutlehar. #HimachalAssembly #Byelection #BJP #CongressRebels #MLAs #RSpoll #PoliticalNews #ElectionUpdates #IndianPolitics #HimachalPradesh #BJPLeadership #CongressParty #RebelMLAs #PoliticalStrategy #VoteBank #RegionalPolitics #ElectoralPolitics #PartyPolitics #BJPStrategy #CongressLeadership ~PR.152~ED.194~GR.123~

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Himalayas Himalayas Mountain range in Asia, separating Indo-Gangetic plain from Tibetan Plateau


Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh State in northeast India

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh State in northern India

Weather updates: IMD issues severe heatwave condition in these states; check forecast here

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Himachal deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri says not contesting Lok Sabha election from Hamirpur seat

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