Nepal earthquake: Rescuers dig with bare hands for survivors as death toll rises
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Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,900, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
Army officer Santosh Nepal and a group of rescuers worked all night to open a passage into a collapsed building in the capital Kathmandu. They had to use pick axes because bulldozers could not get through the ancient city’s narrow streets.
“We believe there are still people trapped inside,” he told Reuters, pointing at concrete debris and twisted reinforcement rods where a three-storey residential building once stood.
With the government overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster, India flew in medical supplies and relief crews, while China sent in a 60-strong emergency team.
Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,900, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
Army officer Santosh Nepal and a group of rescuers worked all night to open a passage into a collapsed building in the capital Kathmandu. They had to use pick axes because bulldozers could not get through the ancient city’s narrow streets.
“We believe there are still people trapped inside,” he told Reuters, pointing at concrete debris and twisted reinforcement rods where a three-storey residential building once stood.
In Everest’s worst disaster, the bodies of 17 climbers were recovered from the mountain on Sunday after being caught in avalanches, but hundreds, many injured, remain stranded on the mountain.
With the government overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster, India flew in medical supplies and relief crews, while China sent in a 60-strong emergency team.
Among the capital’s landmarks destroyed in the earthquake was the 60-metre (200-foot) Dharahara Tower, built in 1832 for the queen of Nepal, with a viewing balcony that had been open to visitors for the last 10 years.
Fresh 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, Tremors Across North India
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NEW DELHI: Fresh tremors were
felt today across north and east India, a day after a quake devastated Nepal
and affected parts of India. The aftershocks measured 6.7 in the Richter scale
according to United States Geological Survey -- the epicenter was Kodari, around
80 km east of Kathmandu.
Soon
after, the defence ministry, which is helping with the relief and rescue
operations in Nepal, suspended vehicular and air traffic there. "All
movement to Kathmandu kept on hold till 16.00 (4 pm) due to fresh tremors in
Nepal," tweeted a spokesperson of Defence ministry.
The
Kathmandu airport shut down as the air traffic controllers evacuated. The
IndiGo, Spicejet flights that were to land in Kathmandu, had to return. Private
airlines had resumed flights to Kathmandu this morning.
NEW DELHI: Fresh tremors were
felt today across north and east India, a day after a quake devastated Nepal
and affected parts of India. The aftershocks measured 6.7 in the Richter scale
according to United States Geological Survey -- the epicenter was Kodari, around
80 km east of Kathmandu.
Soon after, the defence ministry, which is helping with the relief and rescue operations in Nepal, suspended vehicular and air traffic there. "All movement to Kathmandu kept on hold till 16.00 (4 pm) due to fresh tremors in Nepal," tweeted a spokesperson of Defence ministry.
The Kathmandu airport shut down as the air traffic controllers evacuated. The IndiGo, Spicejet flights that were to land in Kathmandu, had to return. Private airlines had resumed flights to Kathmandu this morning.
Soon after, the defence ministry, which is helping with the relief and rescue operations in Nepal, suspended vehicular and air traffic there. "All movement to Kathmandu kept on hold till 16.00 (4 pm) due to fresh tremors in Nepal," tweeted a spokesperson of Defence ministry.
The Kathmandu airport shut down as the air traffic controllers evacuated. The IndiGo, Spicejet flights that were to land in Kathmandu, had to return. Private airlines had resumed flights to Kathmandu this morning.
In India, besides
Delhi, the tremors were also felt in Lucknow and JAipur. And in Bihar, where 35
people died in yesterday's quake, the tremors went on for several minutes.
In Delhi and Kolkata, metro services were
stopped temporarily.Gajendra suicide may have been a planned one, call analysis shows
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NEW DELHI: Gajendra Singh, a farmer who allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday at an AAP rally, did not accept any call on his mobile phone that day. Also, a day before his death, Singh was in Gurgaon and Kurukshetra, the location of his numbers reveal.
Police have drawn the route map of the numbers which reveals that Singh left Dausa in a bus on April 21. He was in Gurgaon and Karnal. He changed bus in Karnal, eyewitness accounts reveal, and then reached Kurukshetra.
He stayed at Jindal family's house. This was apparently a business visit, police have found. Jindal family had contacted him to avail his services to tie pagdi at their marriage function. They had contacted him through his website
NEW DELHI: Gajendra Singh, a farmer who allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday at an AAP rally, did not accept any call on his mobile phone that day. Also, a day before his death, Singh was in Gurgaon and Kurukshetra, the location of his numbers reveal.
Sources in New Delhi district police said Singh was using two mobile numbers—94143***** and 9578*****. His mobile location on April 20 reveals that he was in his village Dausa.
Police have drawn the route map of the numbers which reveals that Singh left Dausa in a bus on April 21. He was in Gurgaon and Karnal. He changed bus in Karnal, eyewitness accounts reveal, and then reached Kurukshetra.
He stayed at Jindal family's house. This was apparently a business visit, police have found. Jindal family had contacted him to avail his services to tie pagdi at their marriage function. They had contacted him through his website
Police have drawn the route map of the numbers which reveals that Singh left Dausa in a bus on April 21. He was in Gurgaon and Karnal. He changed bus in Karnal, eyewitness accounts reveal, and then reached Kurukshetra.
He stayed at Jindal family's house. This was apparently a business visit, police have found. Jindal family had contacted him to avail his services to tie pagdi at their marriage function. They had contacted him through his website
First liquid nanolaser developed
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Northwestern University scientists have developed the first liquid nanoscale laser. And it's tunable in real time, meaning you can quickly and simply produce different colors, a unique and useful feature. The laser technology could lead to practical applications, such as a new form of a "lab on a chip" for medical diagnostics.
To understand the concept, imagine a laser pointer whose color can be changed simply by changing the liquid inside it, instead of needing a different laser pointer for every desired color.
In addition to changing color in real time, the liquid nanolaser has additional advantages over other nanolasers: it is simple to make, inexpensive to produce and operates at room temperature. Nanoscopic lasers -- first demonstrated in 2009 -- are only found in research labs today. They are, however, of great interest for advances in technology and for military applications.
Plasmon lasers are promising nanoscale coherent sources of optical fields because they support ultra-small sizes and show ultra-fast dynamics. Although plasmon lasers have been demonstrated at different spectral ranges, from the ultraviolet to near-infrared, a systematic approach to manipulate the lasing emission wavelength in real time has not been possible.
The main limitation is that only solid gain materials have been used in previous work on plasmon nanolasers; hence, fixed wavelengths were shown because solid materials cannot easily be modified. Odom's research team has found a way to integrate liquid gain materials with gold nanoparticle arrays to achieve nanoscale plasmon lasing that can be tuned dynamical, reversibly and in real time.
To understand the concept, imagine a laser pointer whose color can be changed simply by changing the liquid inside it, instead of needing a different laser pointer for every desired color.
In addition to changing color in real time, the liquid nanolaser has additional advantages over other nanolasers: it is simple to make, inexpensive to produce and operates at room temperature. Nanoscopic lasers -- first demonstrated in 2009 -- are only found in research labs today. They are, however, of great interest for advances in technology and for military applications.
Plasmon lasers are promising nanoscale coherent sources of optical fields because they support ultra-small sizes and show ultra-fast dynamics. Although plasmon lasers have been demonstrated at different spectral ranges, from the ultraviolet to near-infrared, a systematic approach to manipulate the lasing emission wavelength in real time has not been possible.
The main limitation is that only solid gain materials have been used in previous work on plasmon nanolasers; hence, fixed wavelengths were shown because solid materials cannot easily be modified. Odom's research team has found a way to integrate liquid gain materials with gold nanoparticle arrays to achieve nanoscale plasmon lasing that can be tuned dynamical, reversibly and in real time.
FIIs hike stake in HDFC to record high of nearly 80%
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The mortgage
financier has also become the first listed Indian company among 30 Sensex firms
to have around 80 per cent shareholding by foreign institutional investors
(FIIs).
Emerging as one of
the most-liked stocks by foreign funds, mortgage giant HDFC Ltd has seen
overseas investors raise their stake in it to a record high of nearly 80 per
cent during the quarter ended March 2015. The mortgage financier has also
become the first listed Indian company among 30 Sensex firms
to have around 80% shareholding by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
Cumulative FII holdings
in the company rose to 79.65% in the January-March quarter this year from
78.49% in the three months ended December last year, data from stock exchanges
showed..
The mortgage
financier has also become the first listed Indian company among 30 Sensex firms
to have around 80 per cent shareholding by foreign institutional investors
(FIIs).
Emerging as one of
the most-liked stocks by foreign funds, mortgage giant HDFC Ltd has seen
overseas investors raise their stake in it to a record high of nearly 80 per
cent during the quarter ended March 2015. The mortgage financier has also
become the first listed Indian company among 30 Sensex firms
to have around 80% shareholding by foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
Added responsibility brings out best in me: Virat Kohli
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Test captain and mainstay of Indian batting line up, across all formats, Virat Kohli is set to enter his own chain of gym and fitness centers under the brand name of CHISEL. During an official conference of the event in New Delhi, the 26-year-old spoke on a range of topics including the fittest cricketer in the Indian team, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s performance in IPL 8, leading the Test side, too much of aggression on-and-off the field etc.
When I entered the Indian team, I was a bit mota (flabby). I can’t even see those old pictures of mine. In 2012, I decided to take my fitness to some different level. Because that time, I was thinking of taking my game to the next level. I realised that if I wanted to be among the best cricketers in the world, I had to work hard on my fitness, because all the best cricketers in India were so fit at that time. It was my personal decision. Then I started feeling the difference. Fitness certainly improves your skills and reactions. So I started training everyday and then it became a lifestyle. Now it becomes impossible for me not to train a single day. I am glad that I took the decision.
Test captain and mainstay of Indian batting line up, across all formats, Virat Kohli is set to enter his own chain of gym and fitness centers under the brand name of CHISEL. During an official conference of the event in New Delhi, the 26-year-old spoke on a range of topics including the fittest cricketer in the Indian team, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s performance in IPL 8, leading the Test side, too much of aggression on-and-off the field etc.
Motivation behind own fitnessWhen I entered the Indian team, I was a bit mota (flabby). I can’t even see those old pictures of mine. In 2012, I decided to take my fitness to some different level. Because that time, I was thinking of taking my game to the next level. I realised that if I wanted to be among the best cricketers in the world, I had to work hard on my fitness, because all the best cricketers in India were so fit at that time. It was my personal decision. Then I started feeling the difference. Fitness certainly improves your skills and reactions. So I started training everyday and then it became a lifestyle. Now it becomes impossible for me not to train a single day. I am glad that I took the decision.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
- 1. The school alumni gathering put us in a ………… mood.(a) remniscent(b) reminisent(c) reminiscent(d) reminiscent
- 2. ‘God is Dead’ is a …………. Statement.(a) blasphemus(b) blasphemous(c) blasphemous(d) blosphemos
- 3. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and …….. .(a) trepidation(b) terpidation(c) trepidition(d) trepidattion
- 4. The din caused by the children howling is enough to ……… the dead.(a) ressurect(b) resurrect(c) resurect(d) resurecct
- 5. Can you ……… the car into that parking spot?
(a) manuer(b) manever(c) manoeuvre(d) maneuver - ANSWERS:
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C
