516 Lutyens` bungalows to be rebuilt, each to cost Rs 2.7 cr

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 19:19

At least 516 bungalows in the prime Lutyen`s zone of Delhi, built almost 90 years ago, are proposed to be dismantled and rebuilt with modern specifications like earthquake resistance at an estimated cost of Rs 3000 crore.

Earthquakes: Why Delhi-NCR is a high risk zone?

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 14:36

The early morning tremors in Delhi-NCR has once again highlighted the need to be get the teeming metropolis prepared for earthquakes, especially because the entire region lies in very sensitive Seismic Zone 4.

Four earthquakes rattle Delhi-NCR within three hours; no casualties

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 00:58

People in the national capital region were jolted out of sleep early on Tuesday after four slight-intensity quakes were felt within a span of three hours.

Fresh quake in Pakistan, tremors in Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 14:53

Tremors were felt in the national capital late Saturday morning after an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan`s Balochistan province four days after over 300 people died in a quake there.

Earthquake kills 80 in Pakistan, creates new island in sea

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 17:50

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on Richter scale hit Balochistan in southwesten Pakistan on Tuesday, US Geological Survey said.

Quake jolts North India; 2 die in J&K

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 12:34

Two persons were killed and 69 were injured in J&K when an earthquake of moderate intensity shook parts of North India on Wednesday.

Earthquake rattles Afghanistan; tremors felt in Delhi, Islamabad

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 15:19

A strong earthquake hit major cities of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon. Tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and also in Srinagar and Delhi in India.

Tremors felt in India, no casualty reported

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 16:23

A major earthquake that originated on the Iran-Pakistan border jolted North India on Tuesday afternoon.

Tremors felt in Baghpat

Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2012, 11:31

The tremors measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale were felt at 12:59 am, the MeT department said.

Amitabh Bachchan recalls his ‘quake’ moment

Last Updated: Monday, March 5, 2012, 16:14

North India felt quake tremors of medium intensity on Monday afternoon at around 1 pm. But news of the jolt reached far and wide within seconds. As many feared experiencing earthquake again, our very own Amitabh Bachchan recalled his “quake” moment on Twitter.