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Recently, there were reports of Land subsidence in different parts of the Chenab Valley, especially in the Ramban, Kishtwar, and Doda districts, which led to destruction of several houses.
Earlier, landslides were common during rain and snowfall in the region. However, there has been frequent occurrence of land subsidence in the last 10 to 15 years.
After last year’s incident, minor land subsidence and frequent landslides were reported in various areas of the Chenab Valley, particularly in the districts of Ramban, Kishtwar, and Doda. However, the damage was not as extensive. These incidents mostly occurred during rainfall. More recently, severe land subsidence was reported from Parnote village in Ramban district, located around 150 kilometres (km) on National Highway-44.
Late on April 26, 2024, land subsidence in Parnote village, Ramban damaged at least 60 houses and affected around 500 people. The village is located approximately 6 km east of Ramban town. Hundreds of acres of agricultural land were also impacted.
Source: Unplanned constructions, wastewater seepage causing
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Passage 2
India on May 10 voted in favour of a draft U.N. General Assembly resolution that said the country is qualified and should be admitted as full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council “reconsider” the matter “favourably”.
The General Assembly met in the morning for an emergency special session where the Arab Group resolution ‘Admission of new Members to the United Nations’, in support of the State of the country’s full membership in the UN, was presented by the UAE, as Chair of the Arab Group in May.
The resolution determined that “the State is qualified for membership in the United Nations” in accordance with Article 4 of the Charter of the U.N. and “should therefore be admitted to membership in the United Nations”. It recommended that the Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably, in the light of this determination”.
Source- India backs Palestine’s bid for full UN membership – The Hindu
