Tag: Nepal Quake

Schools in quake-hit Nepal to remain shut till mid-May

Nepal's government has decided to shut down educational institutions in 11 quake-hit districts till mid-May amid aftershock fears, media reported

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Odisha CM offers ODRAF help for Nepal

Seeking the Centre's intervention for early evacuation of some people, including women sportspersons, belonging to Odisha from quake-hit Nepal, chief minister Naveen Patnaik today offered service of ODRAF in relief and rescue operation in the Himalayan state

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Wreckage of missing US chopper found, three bodies recovered

Kathmandu: More than 60 hours after it was reported missing, the debris of a US helicopter that crashed in the mountainous terrain of Nepal were recovered today by a search and rescue mission which also found the bodies of three of the eight people on board. “Our team has found three dead bodies from the […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Modi speaks to Nepal's PM, assures all help

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala in the wake of another major earthquake in the Himalayan nation and assured all necessary help. “PM Sushil Koirala and I had a telephonic conversation. We reviewed the situation arising due to yesterday’s tremors,” Modi tweeted. “I assured PM Koirala […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
36 aftershocks of above 4 magnitude rock Nepal

Kathmandu: At least 36 aftershocks, including five today alone, were recorded in Nepal following Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake. Five aftershocks with the epicentre at Kathmandu were felt on yesterday from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. following Tuesday’s temblor that ripped through the surrounding districts of the Kathmandu valley. Aftershocks at 2.07 a. m. with the epicentre […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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NASA's heartbeat-detecting technology saves lives in Nepal

Washington: A new heartbeat-detecting technology developed by NASA has helped rescue at least four men trapped under as much as 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris in Nepal in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake, the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS) has said. The device, called ‘FINDER’ (Finding Individuals for Disaster […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Man dies running for life in quake-hit Nepal

Kathmandu: A 72-year-old man died yesterday in Nepal’s Lalitpur district while running out of his house after a 4.2 magnitude tremor rocked the area. The tremor, at 3.23 p.m., had its epicentre in Kavre barely 25km from Kathmandu. The deceased was identified as Shankha Bahadur Nagarkoti of Karya Binayak locality of Lalitpur, a police spokesperson […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Hero MotoCorp gives 100 motorcycles to UNICEF for Nepal relief

Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp handed over 100 of its new Achiever 150cc motorcycles to UNICEF for use in relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake-affected Nepal, the company said in a statement here

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Toll from Nepal quake escalates to 7,557

Kathmandu: The toll across Nepal from the devastating April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,557, according to the latest update by the country’s home ministry. As many as 10,718 buildings were destroyed in the massive earthquake while 14,741 sustained partial damages, the ministry said today. About 191,058 houses have been flattened and 175,162 were partially […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Nepal gets $220 mn aid for reconstruction from ADB and EU

Kathmandu: Two leading donors – the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union (EU) – yesterday pledged an additional $200 million and 16.6 million euro ($18.5 million) respectively to help in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Nepal. The ADB has pledged $200 million for reconstruction work in […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Bangladesh to send 100,000 tons rice for Nepal quake victims

Dhaka: Bangladesh will provide at least 100, 000 tons of rice and other relief materials including drinking water to help the earthquake victims in Nepal. “We have decided to send around 50,000 metric tons of rice to Nepal and sufficient amount of water on emergency basis,” Xinhua quoted Bangladeshi Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday. “We […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
A week after: It was an unforgettable Saturday

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 afternoon. Upadhyaya, 54, said she was watching television when the quake struck. “Incidentally, the television was flashing a scroll message on how […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Nepal quake: US helicopters to join relief efforts

Washington: The US military is preparing to deploy helicopters in Nepal to support the ongoing relief efforts in the quake-hit country. The US State Department on Friday said the move was aimed at conducting humanitarian assessments and delivering critical supplies to hard-hit areas outside Kathmandu, Xinhua news agency reported. “This will be done in support […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Death toll exceeds 6,300 in Nepal

The death toll in last week's devastating earthquake in Nepal has exceeded 6,300 with over 14,000 people being injured in the Himalayan nation's 26 affected districts, officials here said today

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Nepal quake toll rises to 6,166

Kathmandu: The toll in the massive earthquake that devastated Nepal has risen to 6,166, the Nepalese home ministry said today. According to Nepal Police, the total number of injured is over 10,000, Kantipur News reported. As many as 12,064 houses have been reported destroyed. “This is just the preliminary data. We are still in the […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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