Kathmandu, April 27: The toll after Saturday’s devastating quake in Nepal has climbed to 3,351 and 6,833 people have been injured, the country’s home ministry said on Monday. Sindhupalchowk, a district near capital Kathmandu, reported 875 deaths, the highest number in one district, Xinhua news agency reported citing home ministry spokesman Laxmi Dhakal. Central Nepal […]
Kathmandu, Apr 27: Chaos prevailed at Nepal’s only international airport here today with hundreds waiting to be evacuated from the earthquake-ravaged country as India and other nations scurried to bring back their panic-stricken citizens. While 2,500 people have been evacuated so far, scores of people, largely Indians were lined up at the Tribhuvan International Airport […]
Kathmandu, Apr 27: The famous 5th century Pashupatinath Temple here has survived the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that flattened several World Heritages like iconic Dharhara tower and Darbar Square in Nepal. ”The Pashupatinath Temple is safe, we have checked the shrine many times and it has developed no cracks,” a devotee at the temple said.The […]
Delhi : Forget earthquakes, Sakshi Maharaj is a force of nature that can never be controlled. A piece in The Times of India quotes Sakshi Maharaj saying: ‘Rahul Gandhi eats beef, and goes to the holy shrine without purifying himself. The earthquake was bound to happen’. So forget about tectonic plates shifting or any scientific […]