Ahead of LS polls, 70343 licensed firearms deposited in Himachal Pradesh
Revealing this, a spokesperson of the Himachal Pradesh Election Department here on Tuesday, said: “Besides, these 3278 weapons have been impounded or cancelled.”
A medium-intensity earthquake hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
As per the reports, the earthquake was measured 3.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale at 11:55 am.
“The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at the latitude of 32.3 degrees north and longitude of 76.2 degrees east and depth of 5 kilometres in Kangra district,” the weather department said.
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Till now, there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property.
Earlier on Sunday, Union Territory of Ladakh was hit by a medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.3.
Read: Medium intensity earthquake hits Ladakh
The quake occurred at 10.54 am at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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