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  • nepal s tourism industry hit hard to lose 2 lakh visitors

    Nepal's tourism industry hit hard; to lose 2 lakh visitors

    World | May 04, 2015, 12:49 PM IST

    Kathmandu: Nepal's devastating earthquake that has claimed nearly 7,300 lives so far is likely to hit the 10 billion-rupee tourism industry - the country's main forex earner - hard, losing as many as two lakh

  • nepal quake death toll hits 7040 38 indians among dead

    Nepal quake: Death toll hits 7040, 38 Indians among dead

    World | May 03, 2015, 08:16 AM IST

    Kathmandu: As search and rescue operations continued for the seventh day, the toll due to the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 rose to 7,040 on Saturday, officials said. At least 38 Indians

  • nepaldevastated death toll nears 7 000

    #NepalDevastated: Death toll nears 7,000

    World | May 02, 2015, 06:13 PM IST

    Kathmandu: Fresh tremors rocked parts of Nepal today, triggering landslides as the death toll in last Saturday's devastating earthquake neared 7,000 and protests mounted over relief not reaching several affected areas.  A 5.1-magnitude aftershock shook

  • crpf to adopt village in earthquake hit nepal

    CRPF to adopt village in earthquake-hit Nepal

    India | May 02, 2015, 03:48 PM IST

    Patna: Extending a helping hand to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal, para-military force CRPF has decided to adopt a village in the Himalayan country, a senior officer said on Saturday.  The CRPF

  • pak sends two planeloads of relief material to nepal

    Pak sends two planeloads of relief material to Nepal

    World | May 02, 2015, 03:13 PM IST

    Islamabad: Pakistan today sent two military planes carrying relief goods like tents and medicines to quake-hit Nepal.Army said that two C-130 military planes reached Kathmandu with a consignment of fresh relief goods for quake victims,

  • i felt the walls would cave in and trap me quake survivor

    I felt the walls would cave in and trap me: Quake survivor

    World | May 02, 2015, 01:44 PM IST

    Kathmandu: "It looked like the walls of the house were converging and I would get trapped between them," recollects Sudha Upadhaya, a week after the devastating earthquake rocked Nepal on a balmy Saturday morning.Upadhyaya, 54,

  • 5.1 magnitude quake again hits nepal

    5.1-magnitude quake again hits Nepal

    World | May 02, 2015, 01:18 PM IST

    Kathmandu: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday struck Nepal at 11.30 a.m. with its epicentre at Barpark in Gorkha district, seismologist Mukunda Bhattarai from the National Seismology Centre (NSC) said.This is the third quake with its

  • facebook raises funds for nepal earthquake victims

    Facebook raises funds for Nepal earthquake victims

    World | May 02, 2015, 12:50 PM IST

    Kathmandu: Social networking website Facebook has raised funds over $10 million within two days to support earthquake-torn Nepal.The Himalayan nation was rattled by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter Scale on April 25 which

  • relief material sent to nepal by ssb siliguri

    Relief material sent to Nepal by SSB Siliguri

    India | May 02, 2015, 12:37 PM IST

    Darjeeling: SSB Siliguri Frontier has sent relief material to Nepal and provided medical assistance for the quake-hit victims.According to a press release by Sashastra Seema Bal, a truck with relief material like dry foods, blankets,

  • fear looms large as people of kathmandu return to homes

    Fear looms large as people of Kathmandu return to homes

    World | May 02, 2015, 12:24 PM IST

    Kathmandu: Though thousands of residents of the Nepali capital living in tents since a devastating quake jolted the country last week, have started to return to their houses, the fear of the temblor's return is

  • no possibility of finding more quake survivors says nepal

    No possibility of finding more quake survivors, says Nepal govt

    World | May 02, 2015, 09:31 AM IST

    Kathmandu: A week after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, Nepal's government ruled out the possibility of finding more survivors buried in the rubble."It has already been one week since the disaster. We are trying our

  • nepal govt renews its appeal for more tents food supplies

    Nepal govt renews its appeal for more tents, food supplies

    World | May 02, 2015, 08:31 AM IST

    Kathmandu: Nepal's government renewed its appeal to international donors to send tents, tarpaulins and basic food supplies in the wake of last weekend's devastating earthquake, saying some of the items being sent are of little

  • indian army mistakenly flies into nepal s sensitive china

    Indian Army mistakenly flies into Nepal's sensitive China border

    World | May 02, 2015, 07:53 AM IST

    Kathmandu: Nepal's Army Chief said on Friday that the Indian Army made one flight into Nepal's northern region bordering China due to a misunderstanding of Nepal's geography.Addressing his first press conference after the devastating earthquake

  • india a life saver say nepal earthquake survivors

    India 'a life saver', say Nepal earthquake survivors

    World | May 02, 2015, 06:35 AM IST

    Narayan Ghat (Nepal): Nepal's quake survivors are grateful to India for its prompt response and have described it as "a life saver".India was quick to respond to the disaster by launching a massive relief and

  • iaf evacuates 3 358 from nepal relief operation on

    IAF evacuates 3,358 from Nepal, relief operation on

    India | May 01, 2015, 11:23 PM IST

    New Delhi: The number of people evacuated from Nepal by the Indian Air Force (IAF) reached 3,358 as another flight carrying the evacuees landed in India on Friday, the defence ministry said."One of the last

  • pappucantwritesala rahul gandhi trolled on twitter for

    #PappuCantWriteSala: Rahul Gandhi trolled on twitter for 'copycat' act in Nepal Embassy!

    Mouthful | May 01, 2015, 11:19 PM IST

    Social media trolling is back for Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who seems to be in a love and hate relationship with the controversies.Already facing questions over his mysterious disappearance for 56 days, the Gandhi

  • top five news headlines of may 1

    Top Five News Headlines of May 1

    India | May 01, 2015, 09:00 PM IST

    NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar meet PM Sushil Koirala; offer all help to NepalTop Indian officials today took stock of the situation in the battered country as they assured Nepal of all possible

  • quake unveils gay couple and surrogacy connection of israel

    Quake unveils gay couple and surrogacy connection of Israel and Nepal

    World | May 02, 2015, 09:18 AM IST

    Though the 7.8 magnitude Earthquake hit Nepal and devastated thousands of people in the country, yet there were some, around 3000 miles from Nepal, who got equally affected. These were the gay couples in the

  • copycat rahul gandhi congress vice president caught on

    Copycat Rahul Gandhi: Congress Vice President caught on camera

    Politics | May 02, 2015, 08:30 AM IST

    New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was caught copying a condolence message while writing in the Visitor's Book at Nepal Embassy today. The Gandhi scion today visited the embassy to express solidarity to the

  • earthquake in andaman and nicobar no danger of tsunami say

    Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar, no danger of tsunami, say experts

    India | May 01, 2015, 05:22 PM IST

    Port Blair:  An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands this afternoon at 2.30 pm. There is no tsunami warning, said experts.The small chain of islands lie hundreds of

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