Nepal Earthquake
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Nepal quake hits eight million, says UN
World | Apr 28, 2015, 06:25 PM ISTKathmandu: The earthquake in Nepal has impacted eight million people in 39 districts, of which over two million live in 11 most severely affected districts, the UN said on Tuesday.The immediate priority of the victims
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When Radio overshadowed TV during earthquake in Nepal
World | Apr 28, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTKATHMANDU: The advent of video hugely affected the prospects of Radio as the rise of new technology often spells doom for the previous one. But this story of how Radio overshadowed the video medium by
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Noida mountaineer reports earthquake from Mt. Makalu, grabs eyeballs
India | Apr 28, 2015, 04:59 PM ISTAn avid Noida mountaineer and the third youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest – Arjun Vajpai – recently posted a video showing avalanches in mountains caused due to earthquake on his Facebook account, and in
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Mamata offers assistance to quake-ravaged Nepal
National | Apr 28, 2015, 04:34 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday offered help to quake-ravaged Nepal."Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in Nepal. They don't even have the basic needs like
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6 more NDRF teams sent to Nepal as India steps up relief efforts
India | Apr 28, 2015, 04:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today pressed six more teams of NDRF personnel into its relief and rescue operations in Nepal as the Himalayan country struggles to cope in the grim aftermath of the deadly earthquake which
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VHP to rebuild houses, shrines damaged in Nepal quake
India | Apr 28, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTAllahabad: VHP today said it would offer extensive support to quake-ravaged Nepal by helping to rebuild residential houses, temples and shrines which have been flattened by the devastating temblor. The VHP will also bring orphaned
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US praises India's role in helping quake-hit Nepal
India | Apr 28, 2015, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: US today praised India's leadership role in helping earthquake-hit Nepal and persons of different nationalities stranded in war-ravaged Yemen.“India has demonstrated its global leadership in recent weeks, first in Yemen and now in
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Kathmandu shifted by 3 metres, Mt Everest height unchanged: Experts
World | Apr 28, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTKathmandu: Saturday's earthquake in Nepal that has left thousands dead and affected millions, shifted the earth beneath Kathmandu by up to several metres south. The quake that was measured 7.9 on Richter scale, however, has
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Heavy rain, hailstorm hit Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
India | Apr 28, 2015, 03:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Heavy rain and thunderstorm today hit Nepal and North Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.The storm uprooted several trees, electric poles. Walls of several houses were also collapsed.In Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, famous
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2500 persons arrive from Nepal, toll rises to 58 in Bihar
India | Apr 28, 2015, 02:23 PM ISTPatna: More than 2500 Indians have reached Raxaul on the Indo-Nepal border from earthquake-hit Nepal since last night even as the toll due to the high intensity earthquake in Bihar climbed up to 58 while
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#NepalDevastated Live: Death toll could reach 10000, says PM Koirala
World | Apr 28, 2015, 11:47 PM ISTNepal announces 3-day mourning for quake victims Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Tuesday announced three days of mourning from Wednesday following the devastating earthquake that has killed over 4,300 people in the Himalayan nation. Addressing the nation on
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Nepal Earthquake: Death toll rises to 25, 117 injured in Tibet
World | Apr 28, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTBeijing: The death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region due to Saturday's earthquake and its aftershocks, climbed to 25 today, even as rescuers continued to reach out to the affected people in the remotest
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#NepalDevastated: India asks its citizens in Nepal not to panic
World | Apr 28, 2015, 02:58 PM ISTKathmandu: India has asked its citizens in Nepal not to panic in the wake of the devastating quake, saying an evacuation process is in place and the situation is improving.“There are a large number of
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#NepalDevastated: 5 incredible survival stories from ground zero
World | Apr 28, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTNepal is witnessing a devastation of unprecedented scale following the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country on Saturday as death toll has crossed 4300 mark with Nepalese officials speculating it could reach 10,000.Moreover,
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#NepalDevastated: Around 200 rescued from Mount Everest
World | Apr 28, 2015, 12:02 PM ISTKathmandu: Around 200 people have been rescued from the Mount Everest, Nepal's tourism ministry said on Tuesday and added that 19 people are dead.After the weather conditions improved, four helicopters were deployed on Monday to
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#NepalDevastated: PM Koirala says rescue operations not effective
World | Apr 28, 2015, 11:09 AM ISTKathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala today said that the rescue, relief and search operations have not been effective.Post-quake management is challenging, Koirala said in an all-party meeting organised yesterday by Constituent Assembly Chairman Subas
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#NepalDevastated: Pooja Missra thanks PM Modi for his efforts to create relief in Nepal
Bollywood | Apr 28, 2015, 10:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: She went to Kathmandu to launch her special calendar, but ended up facing the horror of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake, that devastated Nepal on Saturday. Model Pooja Missra is heaving a sigh of relief
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#NepalDevastated: Death toll crosses 4300-mark, massive hunt for survivors on
World | Apr 28, 2015, 01:36 PM ISTKathmandu: A Nepal police official said that at least 4,352 bodies have so far been recovered after last week's massive earthquake that struck just outside of capital Kathmandu.Home Ministry spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal said that
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#NepalDevastated: Hrithik Roshan supports global aid for quake-hit Nepal
Bollywood | Apr 28, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTMumbai: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has appreciated the efforts of various countries like US, India and China to help Nepal cope with the devastation caused by the earthquake.The 41-year-old has urged people to help restore
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#NepalDevastated: Indian Army's 'Operation Maitri' reaches epicentre
India | Apr 28, 2015, 03:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Army has set up a base at Barpak village near Lamjung in Gorkha district of Nepal, the epicentre of Saturday's earthquake, to intensify relief and rescue efforts in quake-hit Himalayan nation that