Light tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 6: A low intensity earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, disaster management official said. No casualty or damage was reported.
The tremors were felt at 8.34 a.m. at a depth of five kilometres under the earth's surface, he said. The epicentre was in the state.
Temblors have wrought destruction in Kashmir in the past as the area is situated in highly sensitive seismological region. Over 40,000 people were killed on October 8, 2005 in a quake.
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Voting concludes in Puducherry, its enclaves
Puducherry (PTI): Voting for the 30 Assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry concluded at 6 pm on Thursday while people who arrived before the deadline were allowed to wait in queues and cast their votes, officials said.
According to initial estimates, the polling percentage has crossed 86 per cent, they said.
As the NDA is fighting to retain power, the opposition Congress-led bloc is pushing to wrest power from the AINRC-led front in the union territory, centering its campaign on local autonomy and administrative friction.
