Nepal Earthquake
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#NepalDevastated: Earthquake leaves over 3300 dead, rain hinders rescue efforts
World | Apr 27, 2015, 01:11 PM ISTKathmandu: The death toll from Nepal's earthquake soared past 3,300 Monday, and how much higher it would rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach
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Nepalese officials warn death toll in earthquake could hit 10,000
World | Apr 27, 2015, 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: Nepalese officials have warned that death toll in Saturday's earthquake in Nepal could hit 10,000.Officials said that scores of American families are among the thousands searching for those still unaccounted.The US Geological Survey's
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IAF planes evacuate 1935 stranded Indians from quake-hit Nepal
India | Apr 27, 2015, 11:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: Stepping up its relief and rescue efforts, India has evacuated 1,935 stranded Indians from earthquake-hit Nepal, even as a fresh feeble tremor today jolted the battered Himalayan nation.The Indian Air Force flew 12
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#NepalDevastated: Death toll mounts to 3218, rain hinders rescue efforts
World | Apr 27, 2015, 09:00 AM ISTKathmandu: The death toll from Nepal's earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets.Aid groups received the
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Air India slashes fare to Kathmandu
Apr 27, 2015, 07:54 AM ISTKolkata: National carrier Air India has reduced the one way fare to Kathmandu from Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi from Rs 14,000 to Rs 4,700 inclusive of all taxes, a company release said here yesterday.This has
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Over 1,500 Indians evacuated from quake-hit Nepal
India | Apr 27, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) planes have safely evacuated over 1500 Indian nationals from earthquake-hit Nepal since the first plane landed late on Saturday night."Another aircraft with 266 passengers has landed," defence ministry spokesperson
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Nepal sleeps out in open as aftershocks spread fear
World | Apr 28, 2015, 03:15 PM ISTKathmandu: Almost everyone spent the night outside as tremors kept hitting Nepal's capital Kathmandu and most of the Himalayan nation throughout the night.As the country was coming to grips with Saturday's destruction, another powerful quake
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#NepalDevastated: Survivors sleep in open for second day, death toll crosses 2500-mark
World | Apr 27, 2015, 06:54 AM ISTKathmandu: Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought a day earlier by a massive earthquake that ripped across
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Major News Headlines of April 26
India | Apr 26, 2015, 09:09 PM IST#NepalDevastated: Rescuers dig for survivors, death toll surpasses 2300-markFresh earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook Nepal today causing fresh panic as rescuers pulled out bodies from debris, a day after a 7.9 magnitude
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Aarti performed at historic Pashupatinath temple in Nepal
World | Apr 26, 2015, 09:10 PM ISTKathmandu: Aarti was performed at Nepal's famous Pashupatinath temple today evening for the safety of people hit by massive earthquake.Yesterday's earthquake was centred roughly 50 miles from Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, putting it dangerously close
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Quake aftershocks are likely to continue: Met department
India | Apr 26, 2015, 07:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The India Meteorology Department (IMD) today said that aftershocks are likely to continue in Nepal which was hit by massive earthquake.LS Rathore, director general of IMD, said: "More than two and a half
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Sashastra Seema Bal puts 2,900 jawans on alert along Nepal border
India | Apr 26, 2015, 06:53 PM ISTNEW DELHI: The Sashastra Seema Bal has deployed a 2,900-strong contingent equipped with medical aid and food to help Indians returning from earthquake-hit Nepal and the affected locals.The force, which guards the India-Nepal border, has
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Telcos, Google, FB come to rescue of people hit by earthquake in Nepal
India | Apr 26, 2015, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: With countless people awaiting rescue, food and shelter in Nepal, telecom service providers in India have slashed call rates for the next two to three days lending a helping hand to the people
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#NepalDevastated: Flights take off as Kathmandu airport opens
World | Apr 26, 2015, 05:44 PM ISTKathmandu: Hours after a fresh earthquake struck on Sunday, flights have stated taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport here.An Air China flight CA408 from Kathmandu to Lhasa took off at 3.50 p.m. The flight
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#NepalDevastated: Read this map to know if your city lies in earthquake prone zone
India | Apr 27, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTA massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, causing widespread damage to buildings in the capital Kathmandu, killing over 2,200 people and injuring over 4,500 people across the hilly nation. The
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Aim to be first to respond to crises in neighbourhood: Defence minister
India | Apr 26, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: As India launched ‘Operation Maitri' to support the quake-relief efforts in Nepal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the aim of the government is to be the first to respond to any
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#NepalDevastated: Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala thanks Modi for support after quake
Bollywood | Apr 26, 2015, 05:01 PM ISTMumbai: Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who has her roots in Nepal, has thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for quickly coming to Nepal's help after the devastating earthquake.Manisha Koirala was in tears while watching
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Air services to Nepal hit again after powerful aftershock
India | Apr 26, 2015, 04:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Air services to Kathmandu were hit again today as flights of Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo failed to land in the earthquake-hit Nepalese capital and returned here as ATC personnel at Tribhuvan International
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#NepalDevastated: International TV star Sophia Bush's ex boyfriend killed, actress heartbroken
Hollywood | Apr 26, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTSophia Bush mourns ex-beau's death in Nepal quakeLos Angeles: "One Tree Hill" actress Sophia Bush is left heartbroken after her former boyfriend Dan Fredinburg, a Google executive, was tragically killed in a Mount Everest avalanche
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Rescue team from Bengal rushing to Nepal: CM
National | Apr 26, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTKolkata: The Nepal government has sought assistance from the West Bengal government following yesterday's devastating earthquake and Bengal is rushing a rescue team to the Himalayan kingdom, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.Banerjee, who was