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Applicants herein - BGPMUS & BGPMSS who represent the gas victims, have filed IA Nos. 22-24 in the present Curative Petition. They were the first to approach the Hon’ble Court ( in W.P(Civil) No. 843/1988) for interim relief measures for the gas victims with respect to food, medical and ex-gratia cash assistance, even before the Settlement orders dated 14/15.2.1989 was passed.

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Communal violence has led to clear territorial demarcation of space, access, and resources, marking the everyday experience of minority citizenship in Kolkata.

Sri Lanka, along with many other low- and middle-income countries, has experienced a series of financial shocks due to both external and internal factors. Global forces have caused food and energy import costs to soar and interest rates to rise, even as the currency has devalued significantly. These shocks, along with a history of policy mismanagement

Even as Joshimath in Uttarakhand sinks, the same fate could befall other towns across the state, experts have said. Land subsidence is a silent disaster that is taking hold of the Himalayan region, they add.