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The explosion that rocked Rohini Sector 14 in <keyword id="19900881" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi" source="keywords">Delhi</keyword> on Sunday morning left residents startled and authorities scrambling for answers. Initially dismissed as either an earthquake or a gas cylinder blast, the incident has now taken on a more sinister angle, with multiple investigations pointing to a potential terrorist plot. Here’s everything we know so far, from local residents' accounts to emerging links with gangsters and pro-Khalistani groups. <h2>The incident</h2>Around early morning on Sunday, the normally quiet B Block of Rohini Sector 14 was jolted awake by a loud explosion. Yash, a 20-year-old BTech student who lives in the area, recalled: “I was sleeping when a loud noise shook my windows and bed... I thought it was an earthquake, but when I saw thick smoke coming out, I couldn't see for 10-15 minutes." Several residents initially suspected a gas cylinder explosion due to the powerful sound and rising smoke. “There’s a court and a Delhi Police unit nearby. This area is highly secure, yet the blast happened here,” said <keyword id="23628423" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shashank-goswami" source="keywords">Shashank Goswami</keyword>, an advocate who rushed outside after hearing the noise. Fortunately, since it was a Sunday, schools and food joints in the vicinity — often bustling with people — were closed, avoiding a potential disaster. <h2><keyword id="20329185" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="khalistani" source="keywords">Khalistani</keyword> group claims responsibility</h2>Later that day, a message appeared on a <keyword id="19897633" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="telegram" source="keywords">Telegram</keyword> group linked to the banned Khalistan Zindabad Force (<keyword id="23628425" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kzf" source="keywords">KZF</keyword>), claiming responsibility for the explosion. The group, headed by <keyword id="23628424" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ranjeet-singh-neeta" source="keywords">Ranjeet Singh Neeta</keyword>, who is believed to be in Pakistan, also posted CCTV footage of the blast. Authorities, however, are treating the claim with caution. “This could be a way of sending a message to <keyword id="20042217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="crpf" source="keywords">CRPF</keyword> sleuths. It could also be a dry run for a bigger blast during the ongoing festive season,” an investigator told the media. The Delhi Police’s investigation is focusing on possible terror angles. The explosive device is suspected to have been made with hydrogen peroxide and a chlorate-based chemical, based on the white residue found at the site. The blast caused significant damage, shattering shop windows and dislodging metal sign boards up to 2 km away. According to police sources, the unusual composition of the explosive suggests the use of a new mechanism. No ball bearings, metal shrapnel, or electronic devices were found at the scene, which suggests the attack was not designed to cause casualties but to send a clear message. <h2><keyword id="19986154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lawrence-bishnoi" source="keywords">Lawrence Bishnoi</keyword> connection?</h2>As investigations progressed, the name of Lawrence Bishnoi, a notorious gangster, also surfaced. A cryptic message appeared on the Telegram group <keyword id="23623374" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="justice-league-india" source="keywords">Justice League India</keyword>, hinting at the Bishnoi gang. This group, which had not been previously linked to any major terror incidents, issued a veiled threat to Indian security agencies, warning that the families of officials could be the next target. Investigators are exploring whether this was an intentional misdirection or a genuine threat. The specific timing and location of the blast, outside the CRPF school, have led investigators to believe that it was more of a warning than a full-scale attack. A police officer pointed out to the media: “If the explosive had been placed on the other side of the road, there would have been casualties.” Many believe this could have been a “dry run” to test the readiness of Indian security forces or to send a message to authorities about their reach. One senior police official mentioned that the explosive's design bore similarities to IEDs used in Jammu and Kashmir, reinforcing the possibility of a broader terrorist connection. Delhi Police has registered a case under multiple sections, including the Explosives Act, and the investigation is now in full swing. CCTV footage of a suspect spotted near the blast site the night before has also surfaced, giving authorities a lead. Meanwhile, police have written to Telegram to gain more information about the group behind the messages. With the festive season underway, security has been tightened across the city as officials work to uncover the full scope of the conspiracy behind the explosion. (With inputs from agencies)

From Lawrence Bishnoi to Khalistanis: Here are the latest developments in the recent Delhi school blast case

<ul><li>An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit 60 kilometers southwest of Gurugram. </li><li>Citizens reported feeling tremors across India's national capital region, including New Delhi. </li><li>The National Center for Seismology recorded the earthquake hit at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 3. </li></ul>Multiple people in Delhi reported feeling <keyword id="536007" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake-tremors">earthquake tremors</keyword> in New Delhi and the National Capital Region. The National Center for Seismology recorded an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale approximately 60 kilometers southwest of Gurugram at around 7:00 pm on Friday, June 3. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake had a depth of 53 kilometers. Since April, nearly 15 earthquakes have jolted India's capital. So far, all the recent quakes in the Delhi-NCR region have been low to medium in intensity. Rohtak, alone, has experienced eight quakes since then. <div type="twitter" handle="LastQuake" handlename="EMSC" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/669532787897147392/hQM844QV_normal.png" favoritecount="2" retweetcount="3" status="Felt #earthquake (#भूकंप) M4.7 strikes 78 km SW of #Farīdābād (#India) 30 min ago. Please report to:… https://t.co/4ZOoZrSR19" createdat="1593784876000" id="1279052591612276737"></div> "The occurrence of 10, mostly micro-tremors is now becoming a cause of concern and some seismologists cautiously suspect these to be fore shocks of a bigger impending near-field earthquake! All of these tremors originate from very shallow depths of less than 10 km, suggesting that only the upper crust is in a state of tectonic flux," said Dr Prabhas Pande, a former Additional Director General of Geological Survey of India and an expert of seismology, told <a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-spate-of-delhi-tremors-stoke-speculation-about-bigger-quake-experts-keep-fingers-crossed/354144">Outlook</a> in June. However, this time around the earthquake was much deeper. Kusala Rajendran who is a Professor at Centre for Earth Sciences in Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, on the other hand, believes there's <a href="https://www.shethepeople.tv/home-top-video/delhi-earthquakes-seismologist-kusala-rajendran/" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">nothing unusual</a> about the uptake of seismic activity in New Delhi. "One can have many small tremors not leading to any major earthquake (e.g. Palghar, Khandwa) and one can have a large shock with no smaller precursors. This is a reflection of the structural and tectonic setting of the concerned region," she explained. Seismic zones in India are divided into five zones based on the level of intensities sustained during past earthquakes, with Zone I being the least active and Zone V being the most active. According to this categorization, Delhi falls into the fourth zone. <div type="twitter" handle="LastQuake" handlename="EMSC" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/669532787897147392/hQM844QV_normal.png" favoritecount="17" retweetcount="10" status="Many felt reports received from eyewitnesses in #Delhi area #India in the last few mn. No magnitude yet, likely an… https://t.co/v94TN9rr9S" createdat="1593783724000" id="1279047759975403527"></div> The National Capital Region (NCR) is no stranger to earthquakes. Tremors from earthquakes occuring as far away as the northern Himalayas have made their way down to the plains. Experts believe this is because the hard basement rocks in the Delhi-Haridwar Ridge play a integral role in transmitting the energy of an earthquake through the region. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet.

4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Gurugram, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

<ul><li>An <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> of 4.6 magnitude was felt in India's national capital, New Delhi at around 9:00pm. </li><li>The epicentre of the earthquake was in Rohtak, Harayana with tremors felt in New Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.</li><li>No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet.</li></ul>India's national capital was hit with its fourth earthquake in past two months as tremors from Haryana were felt all the way in New Delhi and its adjoining regions of Gurugram and Noida. "An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit 16 km ESE of Rohtak in Haryana at 21:08 hours today," said the National Center for Seismology (NCS). European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) states that the effects of the earthquake stretched to Delhi, 49 kilometers northwest of the epicentre and in Kheruda, two kilometers to the east. The depth of the earthquake was around 10 kilometres an the effects were largely observed. "I could feel my bed swinging," a Gurugram resident told Business Insider India. Residents of two other Indian states, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, also reportedly felt the impact of the earthquake. <div type="twitter" handle="LastQuake" handlename="EMSC" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/669532787897147392/hQM844QV_normal.png" favoritecount="67" retweetcount="22" status="#Earthquake (#भूकंप) possibly felt 2 min ago in #Delhi #India. Felt it? See https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t https://t.co/XVW8zD4tT9" createdat="1590766811000" id="1266393910106107904"></div> The first earthquake to hit New Delhi was on April 13 with its epicentre Wazirpur with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale, respectively. The second earthquake was on May 10 that shook Delhi, Noida and adjoining areas with a intensity of around 3.5 magnitude. The lastest earthquake before today was on May 15 with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in north Delhi's Pitampura. Seismic zones in India are divided into five zones based on the level of intensities sustained during past earthquakes, with Zone I being the least active and Zone V being the most active. According to this categorization, Delhi falls into the fourth zone. The National Capital Region (NCR) is no stranger to earthquakes. Tremors from earthquakes occuring as far away as the northern Himalayas have made their way down to the plains. Experts believe this is because the hard basement rocks in the Delhi-Haridwar Ridge play a integral role in transmitting the energy of an earthquake through the region. <div type="image" title="earthquake felt_edited" msid="76096740" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Map of people reportedly feeling the effects of the earthquake &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> No loss of life or damage to property has been reported yet. However, ANI reports that residents of Rohtak were evacuated after tremors were felt in the region. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-cases-in-uttarakhand-news-and-updates/articleshow/74892636.cms" style="">Uttarakhand Coronavirus cases rise to 500, 4 dead, 79 cured till May 28</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/coranavirus-cases-in-west-bengal-news-and-updates/articleshow/74773834.cms" style="">West Bengal minister tests positive for coronavirus — 344 fresh cases recorded</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coranavirus-cases-in-punjab-news-and-updates/articleshow/74771047.cms" style="">Punjab records the highest coronavirus recovery rate at 91% — 1,946 cured so far</a>

Massive earthquake felt in New Delhi India — fourth in the span of two months

As if Nepal hadn’t suffer enough damage in the <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> that rattled the country on April 25, another earthquake has hit the country today. 
 
This time magnitude was 7.4 as per the US Geological Survey. The epicentre was 83 km east of Kathmandu, and the depth measured on the Richter scale is 19km. 
 
Even as the death toll in the earthquake two weeks ago had crossed the 7,000 mark, this is going to be a huge worry for Nepal which is still reeling from the after effects of the devastation caused. 
 
What would be the serious cause of concern this time around would be all the buildings that had been physically rattled by the first earthquake but were still standing. While a lot of Nepal was raised to the ground in the previous earthquake that struck two weeks ago, this would only throw a darker shadow on the relief work that is ongoing as well as the thousands of people stranded out in the open, in overcrowded relief camps. 
 
Today’s earthquake could easily add a few hundreds if not more to the already overflowing relief camp of Nepal, giving the questionable safety point of the building in the country. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Himalayan country on April 25, killed over 8000 people and injuring 17,800. 
 
The other major cause of concern would be deteriorating health conditions in these relief camps which are already feeling the pressure of having to cater to the thousands already residing over the last two weeks. 
 
Earlier, it was pegged that it will take 2 billion dollars to rebuild Nepal after the first earthquake had struck. Now, this could very well shoot those estimates much higher. 
 
The tremors of the earthquake were also felt in North India including West Bengal and Bihar. 
 
(Image: Reuters)

Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake rattles Nepal again. Tremors felt across North India

An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude rocked Tajikistan. Mild tremors were also felt in northern India, including New Delhi . 
 
The epicentre of the quake was 111 km (65 miles) southwest of Karakul, the USGS said. 
 
Tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir as people evacuated buildings in Srinagar. 
 
(Image: cnn)

Mild tremors felt in Delhi as 7.2
magnitude quake rocks Tajikistan

An <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> measuring 7.5 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital <keyword id="18568" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="kathmandu">Kathmandu</keyword>. Tremors have been felt right across the entire northern Indian belt, from Rajasthan to the states in the north east. The quake was 31 km (19 miles) deep. 
 
This is the second largest earthquake to rock the region since 1934, when an earthquake measuring over 8 on the Richter scale, nearly wiped out the entire area. Though slightly lesser in magnitude, today’s earthquake, given it is continental in nature, is expected to create widespread devastation in and around the epicentre. 
 So strong has been its impact, that several strong after shocks have been felt even as far as <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword> NCR since then. The impact in Delhi around the first earthquake was around 5 on the richter scale. The aftershock that followed the massive earthquake measured 6.6 on the richter scale at the epicentre in Nepal. Several pictures from Kathmandu showing damaged and destroyed buildings have already started pouring in. 
 
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert for the entire region that has felt the tremors in India including the national capital region, stating people to stay away from concrete structures once aftershocks begin, given an earthquake of this magnitude has the power of damaging even the strongest of buildings. 
 
What is a big cause of concern however is the level of preparedness that one can expect in the national capital region, given it falls in Earthquake Zone 4, or the second most dangerous geographical zone for earthquakes in India, followed only by the entire Himalayan belt, which is the most earthquake prone area in India (Zone 5).

Massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastates Nepal. Strong tremors felt across entire North India and NE India

Fear and panic gripped people when two high intensity earthquakes struck <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> again on Tuesday. The Northern and Eastern part of <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> has felt the tremors again at around 12:35 pm. According to reports, the intensity of the quake is believed to be around 7.1 on the <keyword id="2847492" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Richters-scale">Richter's scale</keyword>. As per a Reuters report, the <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> has hit 68km away from west of Namche Bazar, a town close to <keyword id="14834" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mount-Everest">Mount Everest</keyword>. 
 
However, the US Geological Survey, the intensity of the earthquake is estimated to be 7.4 Richter scale and is only 19 km deep. 
 
This was the second earthquake that rattled Nepal and the Northern part of India. Earlier in the day, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on Richter's scale had rocked the region. Tremors were also felt in Bihar West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and other parts of India. 
 The epicenter of this earthquake today is reportedly close to the last quake. Four aftershocks were felt following the earthquake- two in Nepal, 1 in Indonesia and 1 in <keyword id="6354541" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="afghanistan">Afghanistan</keyword>. Overall, there have six major earthquakes have occurred in 45 minutes. 
 
The earthquake has also triggered three landslides in Nepal and has claimed four lives. The landslides have severely injured 12 people. Several passengers at the Kathmandu airport were seen rushing out of the airport. Back home, people were seen evacuating the building and scurrying on the roads. 
 
Following the earthquake that shook the Himalyan country and claimed over 8000 lives, geologists had predicted aftershocks and more tremors in the region. 
 
Currently, three Indian army engineering teams are still there in Nepal while Army choppers are now working to reach the remote parts of the country. The recent tremors are expected to hamper the relief works going on in Nepal massively. 
 
According to sources, an alert notification has been issued by the Indian government for rescue and relief operations in Nepal once again 
 
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Breaking News: Massive earthquake felt across Delhi NCR, Nepal is epicentre with 7.1 on Richter scale

The Union home ministry's disaster management experts have issued a warning of bigger earthquakes, with a magnitude of 8.2 or more, hitting the already ruptured Himalayan region. 
 
The Northeastern Indian state of Manipur was struck by a high magnitude quake on Monday, and more of these are likely to rock the region. 
 
The tectonic shift in this region has already caused a series of high-magnitude earthquakes, with Manipur (6.7, Jan 2016), Nepal (7.3, May 2015) and Sikkim 6.9 (2011), in the past few years. This has also led to conditions that might cause multiple huge earthquakes in the coming future. 
 
In a conversation with TOI, NIDM director Santosh Kumar said that the interconnected plates across Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and India pose a bigger danger to the region. He also predicted a disaster of bigger magnitude that awaits hill states and parts of Bihar, UP and even Delhi. All these states fall under the second worst seismic Zone IV classification, while the North-East and other hill states fall under severe seismic Zone V. 
 
Kumar also said the Centre has taken measures to sensitise the governments so that all hill states adopt a common building code, which is different from the rest of India. 
 
Factually speaking, India is divided into four seismic zones. While the most active Zone V comprises of the whole of north-east along with parts of north Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&amp;K, Gujarat and Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, Delhi comes under Zone IV and is considered to be prone to high-magnitude quakes. 
 
<a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Hwy302_after_the_Nisqually_earthquake.jpg">Image source</a>

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MHA experts warn the government of big earthquakes in the Himalayan region

Amidst reports of widespread devastation across <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> and the upper Himalayan region of India closest to the epicentre of the massive 7.9 magnitude <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword>, troubling reports of a climbing death toll are emerging. These are the top 10 developments from the massive natural catastrophe. 
 1)Television footage showed that large numbers of offices and homes had collapsed in <keyword id="18568" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="kathmandu">Kathmandu</keyword>, while roads had been split in two by the force of the impact. 
 2)Tremors were felt in Delhi, nearly 1,100 kms away, and states including Rajasthan, Bengal and Bihar. Some people were seen rushing out of their homes and offices in cities like <keyword id="6354925" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kolkata">Kolkata</keyword>, Guwahati and Jaipur among others. 
 3)<keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> has called an emergency meeting at 3 pm to discuss the impact of the earthquake. He tweeted, "We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home and in Nepal," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. 
 4)"The damage potential of any earthquake above seven magnitude is high. The duration of the earthquake tremors was different at different places. It was around 50-55 seconds long in Delhi," said Laxman Singh Rathore, Director-General of the <keyword id="55209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-Meteorological-Department">Indian Meteorological Department</keyword>. 
 
5)The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes. 
 
6)"Everything started shaking. Everything fell down. The walls around the main road have collapsed. The national stadiums gates have collapsed," Kathmandu resident Anupa Shrestha said. 
 7)Initially measured at 7.5 magnitude, the quake was later adjusted to 7.9, with a depth of 15 kilometres, the USGS said. It hit 68 kilometres east of the tourist town of <keyword id="230852" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Pokhara">Pokhara</keyword>. 
 
8)A historic tower built in the 19th century collapsed in Kathmandu following a severe earthquake on Saturday morning. The Dharara Tower had been open to visitors for the last 10 years and had a viewing balcony on its eighth floor. Witnesses reported several dead bodies from the site of the collapse. 
 
9)The earthquake was also felt across large areas of Bangladesh, triggering panic in the capital Dhaka as people rushed out onto the streets. 
 
10)A 6.9-magnitude quake hit Sikkim northeastern India in 2011, rocking neighbouring Nepal and killing 110 people. 
 
11) A total of 14 aftershocks have been felt across Nepal, some as high in magnitude as 6.7

Nepal Earthquake: 10 Latest Developments, as 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastates Nepal

Even as aftershocks continue to be felt across <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> and its capital <keyword id="18568" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="kathmandu">Kathmandu</keyword>, reports of the first <keyword id="6379994" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="casualty">casualty</keyword> from the severe 7.9 magnitude has trickled in, of a 15 year old girl, who succumbed to her injuries on the Indian side of the Indo-Nepal border. The casualty, officials both in <keyword id="2823538" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Nepal-and-India">Nepal and India</keyword> fear, could go much higher given the scale of devastation followed by the massive <keyword id="6362774" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="earthquake">earthquake</keyword> and its hugely powerful aftershocks. 
 
Some extremely moving first pictures and videos amongst other details of the extent of damage have also started filtering in. Several pictures have surfaced showing huge cracks on roads in Kathmandu, several destroyed buildings, including a completely raised to the ground chapel. Reports also suggest that the Kathmandu airport has been shutdown and all flights are now being directed to India. Fear is now mounting that there could be several people stuck or buried under collapsed high-rises and other buildings in Kathmandu alone. 
 
An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital Kathmandu. Tremors have been felt right across the entire northern Indian belt, from Rajasthan to the states in the north east. The quake was 31 km (19 miles) deep. 
 
This is the second largest earthquake to rock the region since 1934, when an earthquake measuring over 8 on the Richter scale, nearly wiped out the entire area. Though slightly lesser in magnitude, today’s earthquake, given it is continental in nature, is expected to create widespread devastation in and around the epicentre. 
 
So strong has been its impact, that several strong after- tremors have been felt even as far as Delhi NCR since then. Several picture from Kathmandu showing damaged and destroyed buildings have already started pouring in. 
 
What is a big cause of concern however is the level of preparedness that one can expect in the national capital region, given it falls in Earthquake Zone 4, or the second most dangerous geographical zone for earthquakes in India, followed only by the entire Himalayan belt, which is the most earthquake prone area in India (Zone 5).

Massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake causes widespread devastation in Nepal, Kathmandu airport reportedly shut down

New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): After over 650 people lost their lives in the deadly <keyword id="6420762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="landslide" source="Orion">landslide</keyword> in <keyword id="20153057" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Papua-New-Guinea" source="keywords">Papua New Guinea</keyword>, <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="Orion">India</keyword>, on Tuesday, announced immediate <keyword id="20371761" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief-assistance" source="keywords">relief assistance</keyword> worth USD 1 million to the island nation. India expressed solidarity by announcing relief assistance to the island country which was hit by a massive landslide last week in its <keyword id="20643918" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Enga-Province" source="keywords">Enga Province</keyword>, burying hundreds of people and causing major destruction and loss of life. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep condolences and conveyed India's readiness to extend all possible support and assistance to the Pacific island country in its time of difficulty. " As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as a gesture of solidarity with the friendly people of Papua New Guinea, the Government of India extends an immediate relief assistance of USD 1 million to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. Moreover, India has firmly stood by Papua New Guinea during times of difficulty and devastation caused by <keyword id="19922196" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="natural-disasters" source="keywords">natural disasters</keyword>, including in the wake of the earthquake in 2018 and volcanic eruptions in 2019 and 2023. An important pillar of India's Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), announced by Prime Minister Modi in November 2019, is Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. "India is committed to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and continues to be a responsible and steadfast responder," the statement read. Moreover, around 2000 people are feared to have been buried by the massive landslide. "The landslide buried more than 2000 people alive, caused major destruction to buildings, and food gardens, and caused a major impact on the economic lifeline of the country," Lusete Laso Mana, Acting Director of the National Disaster Centre, said in a letter to the UN. Over 150 houses in Yambali village were buried in debris, according to the officials. The area continues to pose an "extreme risk," officials added, as rocks continue to fall and the ground soil is exposed to constant increased pressure.

India announces relief aid worth 1 million US dollars for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea

A digital microscope to see cells in 3-D, a helmet whose strap tightens with the click of a button and components which make buildings earthquake resistant, IIT-Delhi's recent 'Open House' displayed the kind of innovations that are taking place within the campus, but to be put into use by the outside world. While some innovations are near completion, others have even been patented and are now being used by the industries. History is testimony to the fact that what these students have crafted have been making a difference in our lives. While benefiting the common man, there's one more area that <keyword id="137562" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="IITians">IITians</keyword> have contributed to - Defence. Let's for instance take the example of a material called aluminium cenosphere syntactic foam. Work is on so that this can be used to place as a layer in buildings, bridges and flyovers to protect them from collapsing or suffering severe damage during a bomb blast. Another example is that of helmets being used by the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword>. It can only protect a soldier from splinters, rocks and a bullet that only grazes the helmet and is not directly hitting it. But the helmet being made by IIT-Delhi will contain layers of varied materials, including ceramic and cellular foam, which will blunt the bullet, reduce its velocity and absorb its energy. The new helmet will make sure the bullet does not penetrate the helmet there is no 'back face signature', which is a deformity caused on the helmet by the bullet. IITians have also given the defence sector several <keyword id="94769" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="drones">drones</keyword>. whoch are being used in anti-combing operations in <keyword id="21647" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="naxal">Naxal</keyword> areas, for surveillance under waters and to check movements on our borders. S. Basu, Assistant Dean, Research and Development, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi recently said - "the institute's collaborated with <keyword id="490397" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Defence-Research-Development-Organisation">Defence Research Development Organisation</keyword> (<keyword id="6355142" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="DRDO">DRDO</keyword>), wherein the former will receive Rs 230 crore over five years to build technologies to thwart mine attacks, assess their impact, and to build a "spy-balloon" -- conceptualized as a drone -- among others." Let's wait to see the kind of innovations that come out of our premier institutes in the days to come!

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Of the most human tragedies, the ones that threaten the existence of human life carry a lot of pain. For instance, when you witness/hear of floods, devastation, earthquake, tsunami etc, your heart moves for those who are affected, no matter how far they could be from you. You resolve to help. Millions like you, feel the same and social service organisations (some, at least) collect food, donations, medicines and take them to the needy. Bygones turn into bygones and we continue with our lives till another massive tragedy strikes again. 
 
These are one off incidents of human sufferings. What about those sufferings where people endure it for a lifetime? Like poverty? Like being born in a community which is always at a disadvantageous position? Like being a lowly woman in a patronizingly patriarchic society? 
 
In the past too, films and literature have tried to unravel the experiences of human existence through various social strata, the most vivid one from those communities which exist, but have no negotiating powers. 
 <keyword id="389881" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Parallel-cinema">Parallel cinema</keyword> in India has been exploring this and many more facets of people’s lives since long. The world’s biggest film industry often makes space for films that throb with real life and not always make glossy and soft focus frames tell a story in flashback. 
 
<keyword id="1891456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Liars-Dice">Liar’s Dice</keyword> is a story of <keyword id="6425269" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="migrant-labourers">migrant labourers</keyword>. Especially, that of a woman with her daughter (and her goat) who come from Himachal Pradesh to Delhi in search of the head of their family, who has gone to work as a daily wage labourer in the big and ever expanding bylanes of New Delhi (and NCR?). 
 <keyword id="4636" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Indian-Cinema">Indian cinema</keyword> has been struggling hard to come of age as far as story-telling is concerned, when the subject is rock-solid. Parallel cinema is surely not for mainstream audience. Those ‘award-winning’ films get a silent release, no promos, and even make a more muted exit than the release itself. 
 
They make news only when they are appreciated at the international arena. Then it turns into their time of limelight and few minutes of fame. 
 Actor turned director <keyword id="1040876" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Geetu-Mohandas">Geetu Mohandas</keyword>’ Liar’s Dice is a story of human endurance through social issue such as migration of the labour class. The absence of support, the poverty, sense of alienation all put together, the film shines like a diamond. Make no mistake, this isn’t about celebrating poverty, but understanding the layers of societal experiences when you come with less or no powers to negotiate with the society around you. 
 
This is the tale of a woman in search of her husband who has gone to earn bread for his small family of three living in Himachal Pradesh, to the faraway Delhi. He remains incommunicado, and his wife gets worried. She sets out in his search, and arrives at the hot-seat of India’s democratic fable New Delhi. The Delhi of wide roads, smaller by lanes, Parliament or Rashtrapati Bhavan is not her Delhi. She is here as a sole unit. With her daughter and her goat in tow. They will return only if the father is found. But, where to find him in a city which is known for its goblin-isque nature? 
 
The wife played by Gitanjali Thapa, and the role of the husband played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui make for a stunning performance and such a heartrending show of poverty and alienation by class and geography. 
 
However, it could just be a coincidence that Lixin Fan made a film on similar theme few years ago, and held the attention of the audience on issues of Chinese migrants into ‘developing China’ cities. The Last Train Home told a story that was strikingly similar, if not the same as Liar’s Dice. 
 
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