Sikkim Earthquake
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Earthquake With 5.4 Magnitude Jolts Sikkim's Lachung
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit 439km NNW of Lachung, Sikkim on Tuesday, said National Centre for Seismology.
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Magnitude 4 Earthquake Hits Sikkim
An earthquake of magnitude-4 jolted Sikkim Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, officials said.
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Earthquake in Sikkim, schools and colleges closed
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim at 11.43 am.
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A month after quake, Sikkim gears up for a tough winter ahead
It is nearly a month since an earthquake measuring 6.9 in the Richter scale struck Sikkim bringing death and destruction to strategically located state on the India-China border. Reconstruction and rebuilding process is on but key military positions and villages along the Indo-China border are still cut off.
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PM announces Rs 1000 crore relief fund for quake-hit Sikkim
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs 1000 crore as relief funds for quake-hit Sikkim. The Prime Minister also announced houses for the homeless.
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A week after earthquake, Sikkim limps back to normalcy
A week after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged its North district, Sikkim is limping back to normalcy with most of the connecting roads in the remote areas restored.
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Sikkim quake: A daughter waits for her father
It's been an endless wait for the family of Subrata Ranjan Nath. Mr Nath, a senior official with a power company in north Sikkim, has been missing since a devastating earthquake rattled the state nearly a week ago.
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Aftershocks measuring 3.9 magnitude strike Sikkim
Just days after an earthquake caused massive destruction in Sikkim, mild tremors were felt in Sikkim tonight due to aftershocks measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.
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Sikkim quake: Death toll rises; losses estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore
Four days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
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No trace of 120 people at a North Sikkim village
There is still no trace of 120 residents of Bay village in North Sikkim, located between Lachung and Chungthang, after Sunday's powerful quake even as a flash flood at Lachung poses a fresh threat of landslides.
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Quake aftermath: Many villages in Sikkim still cut off, thousands waiting for help
Three days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
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Rahul Gandhi visits quake-hit Sikkim
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today made an aerial survey of quake-hit North Sikkim. He also visited a hospital in Gangtok.
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Earthquake toll over 80; India 68; as rescue teams reach quake epicentre
Over 50 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, in the devastating earthquake which measured a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale. The quake hit parts of North India at around 6 pm on Sunday and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border, 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok. Casualties have also been reported from neighbouring Bihar and West ...
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Earthquake toll rises to 50; Fresh landslide near Sikkim
At least 47 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, others in neighbouring Bihar and West Bengal. The earthquake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok, is the region's worst in 60 years. Among the toughest parts of the recovery is the operation to re-open N...
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Earthquake in Sikkim, 42 dead across India
At least 42 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, others in neighbouring Bihar and West Bengal. The earthquake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok, is the region's worst in 60 years. Among the toughest parts of the recovery is the operation to re-open N...
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Earthquake With 5.4 Magnitude Jolts Sikkim's Lachung
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit 439km NNW of Lachung, Sikkim on Tuesday, said National Centre for Seismology.
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Magnitude 4 Earthquake Hits Sikkim
An earthquake of magnitude-4 jolted Sikkim Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, officials said.
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Earthquake in Sikkim, schools and colleges closed
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim at 11.43 am.
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A month after quake, Sikkim gears up for a tough winter ahead
It is nearly a month since an earthquake measuring 6.9 in the Richter scale struck Sikkim bringing death and destruction to strategically located state on the India-China border. Reconstruction and rebuilding process is on but key military positions and villages along the Indo-China border are still cut off.
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PM announces Rs 1000 crore relief fund for quake-hit Sikkim
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs 1000 crore as relief funds for quake-hit Sikkim. The Prime Minister also announced houses for the homeless.
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A week after earthquake, Sikkim limps back to normalcy
A week after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged its North district, Sikkim is limping back to normalcy with most of the connecting roads in the remote areas restored.
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Sikkim quake: A daughter waits for her father
It's been an endless wait for the family of Subrata Ranjan Nath. Mr Nath, a senior official with a power company in north Sikkim, has been missing since a devastating earthquake rattled the state nearly a week ago.
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Aftershocks measuring 3.9 magnitude strike Sikkim
Just days after an earthquake caused massive destruction in Sikkim, mild tremors were felt in Sikkim tonight due to aftershocks measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.
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Sikkim quake: Death toll rises; losses estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore
Four days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
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No trace of 120 people at a North Sikkim village
There is still no trace of 120 residents of Bay village in North Sikkim, located between Lachung and Chungthang, after Sunday's powerful quake even as a flash flood at Lachung poses a fresh threat of landslides.
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Quake aftermath: Many villages in Sikkim still cut off, thousands waiting for help
Three days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.
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Rahul Gandhi visits quake-hit Sikkim
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today made an aerial survey of quake-hit North Sikkim. He also visited a hospital in Gangtok.
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Earthquake toll over 80; India 68; as rescue teams reach quake epicentre
Over 50 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, in the devastating earthquake which measured a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale. The quake hit parts of North India at around 6 pm on Sunday and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border, 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok. Casualties have also been reported from neighbouring Bihar and West ...
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Earthquake toll rises to 50; Fresh landslide near Sikkim
At least 47 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, others in neighbouring Bihar and West Bengal. The earthquake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok, is the region's worst in 60 years. Among the toughest parts of the recovery is the operation to re-open N...
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Earthquake in Sikkim, 42 dead across India
At least 42 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, others in neighbouring Bihar and West Bengal. The earthquake, which measured 6.8 on the Richter Scale and was centred on the Sikkim-Nepal border 64 kilometres north-west of Gangtok, is the region's worst in 60 years. Among the toughest parts of the recovery is the operation to re-open N...
