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Relief operations enter fifth day in quake-hit Nepal, toll crosses 5,000

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Indian Air Force carried out massive relief operations in Nepal for the fifth day on Wednesday (April 29), after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the Himalayan nation last week. India has promised to extend comprehensive support to quake-hit Nepal under the name of Operation Maitri (Amity). Survivors were airlifted from troubled areas to a safe zone where they were provided medical treatment. The number of people killed in Saturday's (April 25) 7.9 magnitude earthquake rose to 5,006, an interior ministry official said. Meanwhile, local Nepalese television broadcast footage showing the extent of the damage and destruction in villages and towns in the quake-hit nation. It showed collapsed buildings, cracked roads and vehicles filled with people driving down the road.

Activists accuses Pakistani intelligence agencies for Sabeen Mahmud's murder

Karachi, April 29 (ANI): Even after five days ever since Sabeen Mahmud was murdered, the investigators have made no progress what so ever in the probe. This comes even as civil society and activists continue to protest seeking proper investigation into the incident. But many believe the probe could be just an eye-wash, as one of the country's most powerful establishment, the ISI itself is under suspicion for Mahmud's murder. Mahmud was shot dead late on Friday by unidentified gunmen on motorbikes, hours after she hosted a talk featuring prominent Baloch campaigner Mama Qadeer Baloch. The talk which was originally scheduled to take place in Lahore University earlier this month, was abruptly called off after pressure from government. Following her murder, the Pakistan Army had in a rare statement condemned the killing and promised assistance in the probe.

Pak Human Rights activist Sabeen Mahmud killed

Karachi, April 29 (ANI): Rights activists and civil society in Pakistan are continuing their protest seeking the arrest of the killers of Sabeen Mahmud who was gunned down by unidentified men on Saturday. Though investigations are on, no arrests have been made in the case so far. No groups have also claimed responsibility of the murder. 40-year old Mahmud was laid to rest on Saturday by family and friends in southern Karachi. Many said with her death the Pakistani civil society has lost someone who stood for the rights of the oppressed. Mahmud ran an open forum in Karachi called 'The Second Floor' for discussions on human rights abuses and other civil rights issues. She was shot by unidentified gunmen late on Friday, hours after she hosted a seminar on the issue of rights violations in Balochistan.

Doctors from various countries in Nepal to treat quake victims

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): A collective team of doctors from several nations including India and China are treating quake-affected people in Kathmandu's government hospital. Nepal's government-run Bir Hospital has been accepting most of the trauma cases after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday (April 25). Fractured arms and legs are most common injuries among the people. According to last reports, hospital has seen over 100 deaths so far. Most of the deaths have been a result of multiple organ injuries. Meanwhile, anger and frustration was mounting steadily on Wednesday (April 29) morning, with many Nepalis sleeping out in the open under makeshift tents for a fourth night since Nepal's worst quake in more than 80 years. In Kathmandu, a family living under a temporary shelter by the roadside said they had received no help so far.

Nepal Deputy PM and Indian Ambassador visit earthquake affected areas in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Nepal Deputy PM Bamdev Gautam and Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae visited the earthquake affected areas in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The central government in Kathmandu still has little precise information on where the damage is most extensive and who needs help urgently. According to the Home Ministry, the confirmed death toll stands at 5,006 with almost 10,000 injured. Meanwhile, Indian and foreign mountaineers, who were on Himalayan expedition in Nepal when the massive earthquake stuck, recounted their horrific experiences after authorities airlifted them to safer havens in capital Kathmandu. Another young mountaineer said the helicopter helped them rescue. A US mountaineer Kathlene Nolan said around nine countries had come for trekking in the mountains.

Nepal Earthquake: Man pulled alive from rubble after 80 hours

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): A search and rescue team pulled a young man, from a collapsed apartment block in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu after he had spent around 80 hours in a room with three dead bodies. The man had no access to food or water during his ordeal, which began at midday on Saturday when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, destroying buildings and killing at least 4,600 people.

Indian Army sets up makeshift hospitals in quake-hit Kathmandu

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Indian army has set up makeshift hospitals for the victims of quake-ravaged Nepal as the Himalayan nation is grappling with one of its worst earthquakes. Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, on Tuesday said that the death toll from devastating earthquake could reach 10,000. Commanding officer of Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC), Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Yadav, said that India had established four hospitals - one by Indian Air Force and other three by the army. Colonel Yadav said that the hospital could treat 20 patients at a given time and offer OPD (Outpatient Department) services to 150-200 people daily. A tourist from India was seriously injured in the quake. Both his legs were crushed under the debris. He was attended by AMC team in Kathmandu. The patient has already undergone two sessions of dialysis and he will be sent to AIIMS in New Delhi for further treatment, the surgeon added.

German, Chinese aid workers arrive in Nepal

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Disaster relief workers from Germany and China arrived in Nepal's earthquake-stricken capital of Kathmandu. More aid and assistance has begun to trickle into the mountainous country shattered by a massive earthquake at the weekend. A team of 52 German rescuers arrived at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. More than 20 volunteers from China's Blue Sky Rescue Team also arrived on the same day. Blue Sky Rescue Team is not an official rescue team sent by the Chinese government, but it is loosely connected to the Chinese Red Cross. China has already sent an official 60-strong emergency team to help with rescue operations. While international aid has finally begun arriving in the Himalayan nation of 28 million people, disbursement is slow.

Malaysians stranded in Nepal head home on chartered flights

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Malaysians stranded in Nepal after a devastating earthquake received special assistance from the Malaysian government on Tuesday. A chartered flight was arranged to send the citizens home. Some of them were tourists, while others work in Nepal. The Malaysians leaving also gathered some money to donate to the victims of the quake.

Aerial views show extent of Nepal's devastation

Nepal, April 29 (ANI): Nepal's deadly earthquake has left behind a trail of destruction across the Himalayan kingdom. Aerial footage taken on Tuesday showed collapsed buildings in the capital, Kathmandu, and whole villages destroyed in the surrounding countryside, after Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake. Nepal's prime minister warned the death toll could reach as high as 10,000. In Kathmandu, as elsewhere, thousands are sleeping on pavements, roads and in parks, many under makeshift tents. The situation is worse in remote rural areas. Highways have been blocked by landslides, and many villages and communities are without water and electricity, and villagers are surviving on salvaged food and with no outside help. While aid has begun arriving in the capital, including food, medical supplies, tents and dogs trained for rescue efforts, the authorities are struggling to deliver relief further afield.

Indians head home in hundreds from quake-hit Nepal

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Hundreds of Indians headed back home from Nepal ravaged by a devastating earthquake and aftershocks killing at least 4,349 people. The death toll could reach 10,000, the prime minister said on Tuesday. On Tuesday, hundreds of Indians settled in Nepal for years, boarded free buses sent from Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The passengers were relieved while leaving Kathmandu, which has turned almost into a necropolis. Thousands of people gathered near rescue operation sites to look for their loved ones and retrieve belongings. Sudden rains often hindered the pace of rescue work, said NDRF officials.

Residents in Kathmandu hold candle vigil for departed souls

Nepal, April 29 (ANI): Residents in Kathmandu held a candlelight vigil in solidarity for the people who lost their lives in the worst earthquake to hit Nepal in 81 years. The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake on Saturday (April 25) has crossed 5000. Meanwhile the rest of Nepal is left to cope with the loss of their loved ones. Barely three days after the earthquake and successive aftershocks, residents in Kathmandu braved the rain and came out on streets in droves to remember the departed souls. They said that the Nepal government had not rushed to the aid of the people who were out of their homes. International aid has finally begun arriving in the Himalayan nation of 28 million people, three days after the 7.9 magnitude quake, but disbursement is slow.

Incessant rain adds to misery of Nepal earthquake survivors in camps

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Earthquake survivors in Kathmandu's relief camps faced more misery as rainfall seeped through their make-shift tents. Fresh rains lashed earthquake-ravaged Nepal, where massive rescue and relief operations are underway. Rainfall, a series of aftershocks, severe damage from the quake, creaking infrastructure and a lack of funds have slowed rescue efforts in the mountainous country. They also blamed the government for not supplying enough aid on time and that they had to even arrange for food on their own. The death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake could reach 10,000, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said. India's meteorological department, which is closely monitoring the situation, said 63 aftershocks had struck Nepal after the 7.9 magnitude quake of Saturday.

Nepal seeks foreign help to rebuild the quake-battered nation

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Nepal said on Tuesday it would require billions of dollars of foreign assistance to reconstruct the quake-hit Himalayan kingdom. Nepal has been ravaged by a devastating earthquake and aftershocks killing thousands of people. Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam said it will urge friendly countries for help. Nepal's most deadly quake in 81 years also triggered a huge avalanche on Mount Everest that killed at least 17 climbers and guides, including four foreigners, the worst single disaster on the world's highest peak. The head of neighboring India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), one of the first foreign organisations to arrive in Nepal to help in the search and rescue effort, said finding survivors and the bodies of the dead would take time. Meanwhile, Nepal's finance minister, Ram Sharan Mahat, said it was impossible to rebuild the country without foreign help.

Nepal PM offers condolences to aggrieved quake victims, announces three-day national mourning

Kathmandu, April 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Sushil Koirala offered condolences to the families who lost their kin in the devastating earthquake and announced a three-day national mourning. In a broadcast to the nation, Koirala said his government was doing all it could for rescue and relief on a war footing. He said it was a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal. Koirala thanked the world community for lending its support to his country and hoped they would also help in future for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the country.

Nepal PM Sushil Koirala says earthquake death toll may reach 10,000

Kathmandu, April 28 (ANI): Even as rescue operations in earthquake hit Nepal are in full swing, the country's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Tuesday told Reuters that death toll could reach 10,000. Koirala also ordered intensified rescue efforts and appealed for foreign supplies of tents and medicines. "The government is doing all it can for rescue and relief on a war footing. It is a challenge and a very difficult hour for Nepal,' he said. Meanwhile, people with earthquake-induced injuries continued to flow into Kathmandu's Bir Hospital as medical practitioners from Israel arrived to offer help. Doctors at Bir hospital have been working round-the-clock to treat the wounded and those in a critical condition, but support has been needed. A group of medical practitioners, including paramedics from Israel, took to the ground immediately after they arrived in Kathmandu and offered help to the doctors whose energy has been drained over the past three days.

Heavy rainfall raises fear of epidemic outbreak in Quake-hit Nepal

Baluwatar/Patna, April 28 (ANI): As if aftershocks were not enough in earthquake hit Nepal, nature casted another fury on the already devastated country as Kathmandu received heavy rainfall on Tuesday. Kathmandu's Baluwatar district experienced heavy downpour while aid is slow to reach many of the vulnerable. The rainfall, days after the massive calamity, increases the chances of epidemic outbreak in the quake-hit nation. Indian air force suspended the rescue operations temporarily due to bad weather conditions.

Japan introduces new technolgy for bath interiors and packaging

Tokyo, April 28 (ANI): In Japan, the hot springs are popular among the people and tourists. And to provide the same experience at home, Rinnai Corporation has developed "Micro air bubble" technology which helps to warm up human body and to entertain them with white water. It has sauna functionality and floor heating system in the bathroom. Rinnai aims to achieve the comfort and energy saving for its customers. Recently, the company has developed "ECO ONE", a hybrid hot water dispenser. "ECO ONE" consists of two units. The left one, "Heat Pomp" is run by electricity and is mainly used to increase heat efficiency. The right one, "Ecojozu" is run by gas and is used to quickly heat up water.

Teachers are protesting on road in PoK for their salaries

PoK, April 28: Life in Pakistan occupied Kashmir has always been victim to the ruthless behavior of the Pakistan authority ruling in the region. This time it is the teachers who had been working under different projects allotted by UNICEF. Their fight is for their earnings which they haven't been receiving after the project was handed over to the puppet government.

Baltimore erupts in riots after funeral of African American who died in police custody

Baltimore, April 28 (ANI): Protesters hurled bricks, looted businesses and set fires in Baltimore in violence that injured at least seven police officers following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after he was injured in police custody. The riots broke out just a few blocks from the funeral of Freddie Gray and then spread through parts of Baltimore in the most violent US demonstrations since looting in Ferguson, Missouri, last year. A CVS pharmacy that had been looted was on fire on Monday evening as police moved into an area where rioters sacked businesses and destroyed vehicles. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan put the state's National Guard on alert and additional state troopers were sent to Baltimore. The mayor of Baltimore Stephanie Rawlings-Blake later said that she will impose a curfew beginning Tuesday 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.