Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday sanctioned Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of each of those killed in the earthquake centred in Sikkim that wrought large-scale damage in large parts of northern a

Over 5,000 troops and nine helicopters have been dispatched by the Army to carry out rescue and relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim, officials said on Monday.

At least 50 people, including 23 in Sikkim, have been killed in the powerful earthquake that triggered widespread landslides and road blockages making rescue work on Monday more difficult in the worst-hit Himalayan state.

Fallen trees, downed power lines and rockfalls - the road to India's deadliest earthquake in a decade was strewn with the evidence of the tremor's destructive power.

Sunday's powerful 6.8 Himalayan q

A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale today jolted Bangladesh and Nepal for over a minute this evening sending panic across both the two countries.

"We call it a strong earthqu

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police has launched search and rescue operations in Pegong area of north Sikkim which has been 'badly affected' with two ITBP buildings also collapsing after the state was rock

Many people were injured, power supply was disrupted in parts of northern West Bengal and houses developed cracks as a powerul quake, epicentred in adjoining Sikkim, rocked the region Sunday evening.

At least five people were killed, three of them outside the British Embassy here, when a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal on Sunday, sparking panic among residents.

Three people were kil

At least a dozen houses collapsed in this Sikkim capital on Sunday due to a strong 6.8 earthquake which jolted large parts of eastern and northern India, witnesses said.

An Army helicopter, with two pilots and two soldiers, on Thursday went missing while flying over north Sikkim, triggering concerns over the fate of the machine and the personnel.