Nepal earthquake: More than 2,300 killed, IAF operations on hold due to bad weather
KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI: India on Sunday launched ‘Operation Maitri’ to rescue people trapped after massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude hit Nepal.The calamity is said be the worst in over 80 years of Nepal’s history.
-Death toll from Nepal earthquake tops 2,500, as per AP.
-I salute indian armed forces for their rescue efforts in earthquake impacted areas:
-Ramdev.Another IAF C 130 lands in Delhi with 141 passengers: MEA.
-IAF operations on hold due to bad weather.
-The MeT department has predicted more aftershocks and rains in earthquake-hit Nepal.
-Number of evacuated Indians in six IAF flights reaches 1050. More flights expected tonight: MEA
-Vodafone slashes call rates to quake-hit Nepal.
-India deploys 35 buses to move its stranded nationals out of Nepal via two road routes, through Sunauli in Uttar Pradesh and Raxaul in Bihar.
-Heavy rains are likely in earthquake-hit Nepal, warns MET department.
-Government increases compensation to Rs 6 lakh for the families of those killed in the earthquake: PMO
-There will also be major evacuation through road route, Jaishankar says.
-There are still thousands stranded in Nepal, though numbers can’t be confirmed: Jaishankar
-Rapid Rescue and Relief Operation is primary focus. Also getting back Indians is important. 540 Indians have been brought back: Jaishankar
-Already six C17 aircraft operational in Kathmandu; their actions are being coordinated: Jaishankar
-An Engineering task force, medical contingent along with 2 tons of medical supplies and 3 more NDRF teams have gone today: Jaishankar
-We expect to have 13 military aircraft going to Kathmandu today: Jaishankar
-Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar briefs media on rescue operations.
-PM Narendra Modi takes stock of situation, directs speeding up of efforts to save and evacuate people from Nepal. Players of the ‘India under 14 football team’ arrive at Delhi Airport, rescued from Nepal earthquake.
-Earthquake death toll in Bihar has reached 50, says Nitish Kumar.
-Nepal government declares earthquake a national calamity.
-Government briefing on rescue operations at 6 pm.
-PM Modi’s earthquake review meeting at 7 RCR ends.
-C-17 Globemaster III of IAF has landed at Palam at 04.45 PM from Kathmandu with 237 passengers on board.
-Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International airport has re-opened for air traffic.
-Air services to Kathmandu were hit again today as flights of Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo failed to land in the earthquake-hit Nepalese capital and returned here as ATC personnel at Tribhuvan International Airport were evacuated following a powerful aftershock. However, Air India was able to operate two flight in the morning, one each from Delhi and Kolkata with 118 and 45 passengers on board, the PTI reported.
-Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that 1500 Indians stranded in Nepal will be brought to India.
-The main entrance of Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala’s residence was also affected by the quake. Koirala was in Indonesia when the earthquake hit the country.
-Fearing further aftershocks, Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav spent night in a tent outside his official office-cum-residence ‘Sheetal Niwas’ after it developed cracks due to the powerful earthquake.
-PM Modi holds high-level meeting to review the situation after fresh tremors hit India, Nepal. Senior minister including Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh are present in the meeting.
The death toll after Nepal earthquake increases to 57 in India.
-Mass cremation of victims killed due to earthquake in Nepal took place in Kathmandu today.
-All schools and government offices will remain closed for a week.
-Fresh tremors on Sunday delayed the evacuation of the Indian Under-14 girls football team from the earthquake-affected Nepal capital, the News Agency IANS reported.
-Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal Sunday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,200 and triggering fresh avalanches at Everest base camp, as rescuers dug through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu, the AFP reported.
-The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday shortly before a strong aftershock rocked India and Nepal.
-Efforts to rescue trapped mountaineers at Mouth Everest is going on. While several of them are still stuck in base camp, the fate of others is still not known.
-An eight-year-old girl was killed and seven children were injured as a temporary shed crumbled in Rajasthan`s Bharatpur district.
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-The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday shortly before a strong aftershock rocked India and Nepal and triggered more snowfalls, according to Reuters.
