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Joshimath: Houses, Temple Collapse In Singhdhar

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Several houses collapsed at Singhdhar in the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand in the midnight hours of January 2 and 3

Singhdar (Uttarakhand): Several houses collapsed at Singhdhar in the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand in the midnight hours of January 2 and 3, sources said.

However, no lives were lost in these incidents, they added. According to sources, cracks at several houses and a nearby temple started widening, to the point where they eventually collapsed.

Speaking to ANI, Harish, a local, said, โ€œIt happened on January 2. It was around 2.30 am when we were sleeping. We heard a noise as the cracks on the walls opened up and big chunks of concrete started falling off.โ€

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โ€œWe were scared and spent the night under an open sky. We were shifted to a government school nearby the day after,โ€ he said.

โ€œMany important documents and household items were destroyed. But thankfully, no lives were lost. Some hotels in Manohar Bagh, too, have developed big cracks,โ€ Harish added.
Another local resident, Rishi Devi, said while his residence and many others had developed cracks for some time, the municipality refused to act saying it had no order from the higher authorities.

โ€œOur house had developed cracks for some time. We had requested the municipality for help. But over a span of two days, on January 2 and 3, our house as well as others collapsed. A nearby temple, too, collapsed and we even lost our cattle. Both my sons are jobless now,โ€ Rishi Devi told ANI.

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BJP NV Subhash Takes A Jibe At Telangana CM Rao For His โ€˜Talibanโ€™ Taunt

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BJP spokesperson NV Subhash on Friday took a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao over his remarks that India might turn into Afghanistan

Hyderabad (Telangana): BJP spokesperson NV Subhash on Friday took a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao over his remarks that India might turn into Afghanistan if the saffron party remains in power, saying his statement is anti-India and doesnโ€™t behove his status as the CM.

โ€œThe people of Telangana have fed up with the BRS (Bharat Rashtriya Samithi) government and are planning to bid goodbye to them. They are continuing with their Muslim appeasement policy and are disrespecting the sentiments of the Hindu community,โ€ Subhash said.

โ€œHe should realise that he is the chief minister of a state with a population of over four crores. His statement does not befit the position that he holds,โ€ Subhash said.
The BJP spokesperson added, โ€œKCR is busy criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP instead of working for the development of Telangana.โ€
He further claimed that the CM had lost confidence of winning the next Assembly elections.

On Thursday, the Telangana CM hit out at the BJP saying the situation in the country would be similar to Afghanistan under the Taliban if it continues to remain in power at the Centre.
โ€œIf they continue to practise religious intolerance and divide people, the situation in the country will soon be like Afghanistan under the

Taliban,โ€ Rao said at a public meeting in Mahabubabad district.
He further said for the nation to progress, the people should live in peace and harmony and the administration at the Centre should guarantee the well-being of all citizens.
KCR said development both on the national and state levels is possible only when the country has a progressive and unbiased government at the Centre.

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Telangana will go to polls at the end of this year, with the BJP setting sights on unseating the BRS from power.
The BRS, formerly the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), swept the last Assembly polls in 2018, winning 88 out of 119 seats. The

Congress stood second in the tally with 19 seats, while the BJP had to be content with just one seat.
Building up to the electoral contest at the end of this year, the BJP will launch a mega drive in Telangana next month, with more than 11,000 public rallies lined up, starting February.

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