Sikkim Quake
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Tremor felt in Sikkim, exactly a year after devastating quake
Exactly a year after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale stuck Sikkim causing widespread devastation and left nearly 80 dead, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 was again felt in the state today for a few seconds. No casualties or damage to properties have been reported as yet.
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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: 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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Another 4.3-magnitude earthquake hits Northeast
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Meghalaya today, the seismic observatory here said. The mild intensity quake was recorded at 12.52 am and its epicentre was located along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border, officials at the observatory said.
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Tremor felt in Sikkim, exactly a year after devastating quake
Exactly a year after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale stuck Sikkim causing widespread devastation and left nearly 80 dead, a moderate tremor measuring 4.1 was again felt in the state today for a few seconds. No casualties or damage to properties have been reported as yet.
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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: 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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Another 4.3-magnitude earthquake hits Northeast
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale shook parts of Meghalaya today, the seismic observatory here said. The mild intensity quake was recorded at 12.52 am and its epicentre was located along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border, officials at the observatory said.
