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Nepal Scrambles To Rush Aid To People Hit By Deadly Earthquake
Nepal's authorities on Sunday scrambled to rush aid to people affected by Friday's earthquake that has killed at least 157 people and left a trail of destruction in the Himalayan nation's remote mountainous region.
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Watch: Devastation, Cracks In Buildings In Nepal After 6.2 Earthquake
The 6.2 intensity earthquake that hit Nepal this afternoon has left behind a trail of massive destruction, bringing back horrifying flashbacks of the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit capital city Kathmandu in 2015.
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US Government Proposes Four Times Increase In Aid To Nepal
The US government has proposed a four-fold jump in relief to Nepal at Rs 434 crore (USD 64 million) as part of its aid to rebuild the country after the 2015 devastating earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.
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Nepal Reopens 6 Heritage Sites for Public After Deadly Earthquakes
Nepal today reopened six heritage sites, including the famed Pashupathinath temple, for the public in a bid to woo tourists back, nearly two months after deadly earthquakes severely damaged some of the country's historic cultural sites and killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Chennai NGO Wants to Build Earthquake-Resistant Houses Made of Plastic Bottles in Nepal
You can huff and you can puff but you can't blow these houses down, claims a Chennai organization that has developed 'earthquake-proof' houses made of used plastic bottles.
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After Nepal Quake, Time is Ripe to Push for Safer Buildings: Experts
Six weeks before Nepal was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the country's foreign minister told a global conference on disasters that a major quake in the Kathmandu Valley would likely cause "catastrophic" loss of life.
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Earthquake-Hit Nepalis Need Information, Not Just Food and Water
There is probably no other place in the world right now where information - from the fate of your family members to where to get food and water - is more desperately needed than in the Nepal, devastated by a powerful earthquake six days ago.
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250 Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal Trekking Route
Around 250 people are feared missing after an avalanche on Tuesday hit an area of Nepal that is on a popular trekking route and near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake, a local official said.
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Nepal Earthquake: Lok Sabha Members to Donate a Month's Salary to Prime Minister's Relief Fund
All Lok Sabha members, who have agreed to donate a month's salary towards relief work for those hit by the quake in Nepal and India, were today asked to contribute the money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
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Boat Rides and Paraglides an Hour From Nepal Earthquake Epicentre
For the adrenalin-junkie tourists of Pokhara, just an hour's drive from the epicentre of Nepal's earthquake, it's business as usual with boat trips and paragliding in a town spared the destruction wreaked elsewhere.
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Nepal Earthquake: No Politics Behind Rejection of Our Rescue Team Offer, Says Taiwan Minister
Taiwan's foreign minister has said that the government of earthquake-devastated Nepal had rejected its offer of a 20-man rescue team, but denied diplomatic pressures were behind the decision.
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Nepal Earthquake: India to Ply Buses to Evacuate its Nationals
India will start bus services from Kathmandu to Gorakhpur from tomorrow to evacuate its nationals stranded in Nepal after a massive earthquake in the country.
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Nepal Earthquake: Choppers Rescue Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Climbers stranded for two days were plucked Monday from high altitudes on Mount Everest following a deadly quake-triggered avalanche, as exhausted and emotional mountaineers said they were thankful to be alive.
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United Nations Prepares for 'Massive' Aid Operation in Response to Nepal Earthquake
The UN food agency said Monday it was preparing a large-scale aid operation to earthquake-ravaged Nepal, with a first plane set to arrive Tuesday.
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Nepalese in Bengaluru Feel Their Country's Pain
Thousands of Nepalese nationals work in India as they are not able to find jobs back home. Bengaluru, too, is temporary home to many Nepalese who work in this southern city, many as security guards.
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Nepal Scrambles To Rush Aid To People Hit By Deadly Earthquake
Nepal's authorities on Sunday scrambled to rush aid to people affected by Friday's earthquake that has killed at least 157 people and left a trail of destruction in the Himalayan nation's remote mountainous region.
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Watch: Devastation, Cracks In Buildings In Nepal After 6.2 Earthquake
The 6.2 intensity earthquake that hit Nepal this afternoon has left behind a trail of massive destruction, bringing back horrifying flashbacks of the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit capital city Kathmandu in 2015.
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US Government Proposes Four Times Increase In Aid To Nepal
The US government has proposed a four-fold jump in relief to Nepal at Rs 434 crore (USD 64 million) as part of its aid to rebuild the country after the 2015 devastating earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings.
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Nepal Reopens 6 Heritage Sites for Public After Deadly Earthquakes
Nepal today reopened six heritage sites, including the famed Pashupathinath temple, for the public in a bid to woo tourists back, nearly two months after deadly earthquakes severely damaged some of the country's historic cultural sites and killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Chennai NGO Wants to Build Earthquake-Resistant Houses Made of Plastic Bottles in Nepal
You can huff and you can puff but you can't blow these houses down, claims a Chennai organization that has developed 'earthquake-proof' houses made of used plastic bottles.
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After Nepal Quake, Time is Ripe to Push for Safer Buildings: Experts
Six weeks before Nepal was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the country's foreign minister told a global conference on disasters that a major quake in the Kathmandu Valley would likely cause "catastrophic" loss of life.
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Earthquake-Hit Nepalis Need Information, Not Just Food and Water
There is probably no other place in the world right now where information - from the fate of your family members to where to get food and water - is more desperately needed than in the Nepal, devastated by a powerful earthquake six days ago.
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250 Missing After Avalanche Hits Nepal Trekking Route
Around 250 people are feared missing after an avalanche on Tuesday hit an area of Nepal that is on a popular trekking route and near the epicentre of a devastating earthquake, a local official said.
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Nepal Earthquake: Lok Sabha Members to Donate a Month's Salary to Prime Minister's Relief Fund
All Lok Sabha members, who have agreed to donate a month's salary towards relief work for those hit by the quake in Nepal and India, were today asked to contribute the money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
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Boat Rides and Paraglides an Hour From Nepal Earthquake Epicentre
For the adrenalin-junkie tourists of Pokhara, just an hour's drive from the epicentre of Nepal's earthquake, it's business as usual with boat trips and paragliding in a town spared the destruction wreaked elsewhere.
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Nepal Earthquake: No Politics Behind Rejection of Our Rescue Team Offer, Says Taiwan Minister
Taiwan's foreign minister has said that the government of earthquake-devastated Nepal had rejected its offer of a 20-man rescue team, but denied diplomatic pressures were behind the decision.
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Nepal Earthquake: India to Ply Buses to Evacuate its Nationals
India will start bus services from Kathmandu to Gorakhpur from tomorrow to evacuate its nationals stranded in Nepal after a massive earthquake in the country.
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Nepal Earthquake: Choppers Rescue Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Climbers stranded for two days were plucked Monday from high altitudes on Mount Everest following a deadly quake-triggered avalanche, as exhausted and emotional mountaineers said they were thankful to be alive.
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United Nations Prepares for 'Massive' Aid Operation in Response to Nepal Earthquake
The UN food agency said Monday it was preparing a large-scale aid operation to earthquake-ravaged Nepal, with a first plane set to arrive Tuesday.
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Nepalese in Bengaluru Feel Their Country's Pain
Thousands of Nepalese nationals work in India as they are not able to find jobs back home. Bengaluru, too, is temporary home to many Nepalese who work in this southern city, many as security guards.
