Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday said the 108-foot-tall ‘Statue of Oneness’ dedicated to Adi Shankaracharya at Omkareshwar is structurally safe and built as per international engineering standards. The clarification comes amid a controversy after the Opposition Congress alleged that cracks had appeared in the statue and demanded an independent technical inspection.In a statement, chief engineer and project director of ‘Ekatma Dham’ Rajiv Srivastava said the multi-m…
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Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Tremors of an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan, were felt in Kashmir Valley on Saturday.Disaster management officials said that an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 8.24 A.M. on Saturday with the epicentre in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan.“The earthquake occurred 190 Kms inside the Earth’s crust. Its coordinates are Latitude 36.55 degrees North and Longitude 70.92 degr…