Anusha Subramanian talks to some of these volunteers, who are helping out in far-flung Nepal villages.
Indian Air Force's C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft on Saturday took off from the Hindon airbase in New Delhi carrying National Disaster Relief Force personnel and relief material to Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has hit the Himalayan country.
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Two days after the devastating earthquake in Nepal, terror-stricken people in Kathmandu are still staying outdoors with powerful aftershocks adding to their fears.
Nepal has alerted India of possible flash floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after massive landslides, likely triggered by recent devastating earthquakes, blocked Kali Gandaki river in western Nepal, creating a huge artificial lake.
After returning from Nepal, a group of 12 pilgrims on Thursday narrated their "near-death" experience as they recalled the April 25 earthquake due to which colossal structures fell like "pack of cards".
India asserted that it will strongly stand behind the Nepalese government which is seeking to "wipe the tears" of every Nepali.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Faridabad in Haryana at 4.08 pm on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology said.
Foreigners from various corners of the globe to move out of Kathmandu and others parts of Nepal.
Professor Mohammad Ismail Bhat warns of a strong quake waiting to happen in Jammu and Kashmir.
For a 43-year-old doctor from Maharashtra, the sight of a shaking hotel in Kathmandu where he stayed when the killer quake stuck Nepal, brought back memories of the massive quake in his native place in 1993, which had claimed around 8,000 lives.
An assessments of 2,500 buildings carried out by more than 1,000 local engineers during the last four days have revealed that a fifth are no longer habitable and three-quarters need repairs before they can be considered safe.
Nepal has suffered a loss of up to USD 10 billion in the devastating earthquake and the subsequent aftershocks that rattled the Himalayan nation, the government said on Friday, as it appealed to donors for long-term support for bringing the country back on track.
The National Cricket Academy under the chairmanship of M P Pandove said it will enter into a strategic tie-up with Cricket Australia along with the setting up of an independent complex to shift the facility from Bangalore, while also extending help the national cricketers of Nepal, who have been affected by the earthquake.
After suffering the wrath of a massive earthquake that left their lives imperilled, the Nepalese people saw insult added to injury when food packets, which came in as part of Pakistani aid, included packets of ready-to-eat 'beef masala'.
The tremors were felt on Nepal's borders until Sikkim and Bihar.
Helping Hands, a group of young volunteers, hopes to rebuild a "stronger, prettier and a prouder Nepal" after the Himalayan nation was rattled by the April 25 earthquake. Anusha Subramanian reports from Kathmandu.
Two fresh tremors were felt in Nepal on Friday, triggering panic among the people.
Mount Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world's tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring agency said.
Chaos prevailed at Nepal's only international airport with hundreds waiting to be evacuated from the earthquake-ravaged country.
Nepalese authorities initiated post-quake renovation works on Wednesday, including inspection of homes to evaluate safety.
Motor insurance claims will also come in, due to the extensive damage to vehicles.
I-T dept launches Tatkal system for those who desire to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.
Fresh avalanches have forced rescuers to stop searching for bodies in a Nepal village.
With incessant rains and the hot sun adding to the miseries of quake victims in Nepal, India on Thursday rushed 8,450 tents to its disaster-struck eastern neighbour.
The United States Marine Corps helicopter that crashed in Nepal while carrying out earthquake relief last month killed 13 people, including a woman, and not eight, the Nepalese army said on Friday.
The Indian media is facing flak for its coverage of the earthquake disaster in Nepal.
A massive landslide in western Nepal has blocked a river that also flows through India, forcing thousands of people to flee to safety and triggering fears of a flood, officials said on Sunday.
Nepal's remote mountainous areas have suffered "almost total devastation" from a powerful quake that claimed over 6,300 lives, aid agencies warned even as relief slowly began to reach far-flung regions amid fresh aftershocks that kept people on edge.
A sombre reminder of the enormity of the tragedy that has now claimed over 10,000 lives.
Rescue teams on Monday deployed specially trained dogs from India, France and Spain for locating victims buried under tonnes of debris following the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Prince Harry on Tuesday played Holi with Nepalese villagers and had his face smeared with red powder paint by them to celebrate the arrival of spring.
The directives came after he took stock of the situation arising from the massive earthquake at a high-level meeting attended by Ministers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra and senior officials of National Disaster Response Force and Indian Metereological Department.
A special relief camp has also been set up in Gorakhpur.
The man was identified as Shiva Shrestha, 37.
India has evacuated 170 people of 15 countries including the US, the UK, Russia and Germany, External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.
More than 25,000 classrooms of between 10,000 to 15,000 schools were destroyed by the deadly earthquake.
Massive rescue and relief efforts were mounted by India and other neighbours in Nepal, as two powerful aftershocks today rattled the country, adding to the misery of Saturday's devastation in which the casualties soared to 2,400 people dead and over 6000 others injured.
