The Nepal earthquake death toll reached over 5,000 and more than 10,000 reported injured as relief and rescue operations continued in full swing. READ:
What happened in Nepal and how big is the damage? Seismologists say that the quake happened on what is known as a “thrust fault”. This describes the situ
American humorist Erma Louise Bombeck once noted that there is a “thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humour and hurt”. So true, and wise of her. I wish the
Around $415 million are required to get the quake-ravaged Nepal back to normal, a UN report estimates. The report, ‘
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Indian media is facing huge criticism for the ‘insensitive’ and `sensational` coverage of the devastating earthquake that hit the Himalayan country on April 25. As Nepal
The devastation struck with a magnitude of 7.9 in Nepal on April 25, wiping away lives, homes, generations and rich heritage of its capital, the temple town of Kathmandu. Over 7,500 people have bee
On the morning of April 25, India’s neighbour was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7.9, creating damage unexplainable by mere citation of the numbers of deaths, collapsed structures, or p
Beware of pickpockets’ is written in white against a dirty betel-leaf-stained wall as you walk up the dark, dank staircase of brothel number 64 on Garstin Bastion Road or GB Road, Delhi&rsquo
Over 8,000 people were killed when an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook Nepal on April 25, 2015. The temblor was followed by strong aftershocks. More than 17,000 pe
It’s been a year since 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing at least 8,000 people, leaving more than 21,000 injured and two million homeless. The neighbouring country, however, figh
Comedian couple Sitaram Kattel (aka Dhurmus, the stage character he assumes) and Kunjana Ghimire (aka Suntali, her stage character), household names in their homeland Nepal, were on a carefree tour
In many ways the story of Gross National Happiness in a country is the story of Bhutan and its modern history. There are two major transition points in Bhutan’s recent history, the beginnin
