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In Joshimath, cracks have appeared in over 500 houses amid concerns that the town was gradually sinking.

Following the appearance of cracks in the houses, a total of 66 families are reported to have migrated from Joshimath as of now

Cracks have reportedly developed in as many as 561 houses in Joshimath as a result of continued land subsidence in the town, stated the District Disaster Management Department.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will hold a high-level meeting in Dehradun on Friday evening in the wake of the land subsidence at Joshimath in Chamoli district, sources said.

Former Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday urged for a survey by geologists in the parts of Uttarakhand, prone to natural disasters.

Other headlines: The Delhi Police identified two more suspects in the Kanjhawala death case, and a CBI court rejected Venugopal Dhoot’s plea against his arrest.

People in the Joshimath Town of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand have been fleeing from their houses to safer places following incidents of land subsidence in the area.

People have started vacating their houses in search of safe places.

In a press release, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has said that it is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants and such migrant voters need not travel back to their home places to exercise their voting rights. The press release by the ECI read: “Migration based disenfranchisement is indeed not an option…

The Election Commission of India is ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants. It has developed prototype Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM), which can handle multiple constituencies from a single remote polling booth.