Bajwa condoles death of Gurpreet Kaur

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Congress President Mr Partap Singh Bajwa today condoled the death of Gurdaspur resident Gurpreet Kaur in the general hospital here who had committed self-immolation in December last in front of the residence of the Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal. She was unemployed and had knocked at every door to get job. […]

Nepal Earthquake: 10 Mt Everest climbers killed, death toll rises – over 1,800 killed, 4,721 injured

Kathmandu, Apr 26: Death toll in Nepal due to the devastating earthquake that hit the country, today rose to 1,807 with over 1,000 casualties in Kathmandu Valley alone. A 7.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the Himalayan nation yesterday followed by several aftershocks and left a trail of death and destruction, flattening houses and buildings, including the iconic […]

Choppers Rescue Mount Everest Avalanche Victims

MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL: Helicopters airlifted injured climbers off Mount Everest today after an avalanche killed at least 17 people, an AFP team at the scene reported, as images of the disaster showed a terrifying cloud of snow roaring towards base camp.Six helicopters landed at base camp in Nepal, the agency’s Kathmandu bureau chief Ammu Kannampilly […]

Nepal Earthquake: India’s Under-14 Girls Football Team to be Evacuated ‘on Priority,’ Says Government

NEW DELHI: Eighteen members of India’s Under-14 girls football team find themselves stuck in Nepal following a massive earthquake, amid anxious wait that the rescue team sent from their home country will fly them out of the devastated Himalayan nation. The scared Indian girls and two support staff have decided to sleep outside their rooms […]