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Chandigarh

A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Chandigarh .

Jammu & Kashmir earthquake: Mission report of rapid health ... Nov 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...forces patients to other referral hospitals (Udhampur, Jammu and Chandigarh) to increase ... some of the armed forces personnel who were injured in the earthquake. ...

WASHINGTON DIARY: The third Punjab —Dr Manzur Ejaz Nov 22, 2005
Daily Times, Unlike the politicians of Chandigarh (capital of East Punjab) and Lahore, Mr Grewal ... hand, Mr Grewal helped raise $1.5 million for the earthquake victims: most ...

Kashmiris make historic crossing to Pakistan side Nov 19, 2005
Gulf Times, ...wearing a traditional, flowing Kashmiri costume and turban, said the earthquake killed at ... This was decided at the bi-annual meeting in Chandigarh of the Border ...

India readies for ground breaking technology in quake prediction Nov 7, 2005
Chandigarh Newsline, Chandigarh, November 7: ONE thing became clear on October 8. Had we been ... in the field of disaster preparedness, or more precisely earthquake prediction, the ...

Relief material for J&K quake victims despatched Nov 16, 2005
Webindia123, A truckload of relief material for earthquake victims of Jammu and Kashmir was flagged off by Chandigarh Administration's Finance Secretary SK Sandhu here today ...

High alert in HP following Pak quake Nov 17, 2005
Daily News & Analysis, University, Chandigarh that visited the site early this month found that the landslide was triggered due to tectonic disturbances caused by the earthquake in ...

Pak Rangers arrive for biannual meeting Nov 16, 2005
Webindia123, Col Khalid Nawaz of the Rangers said that the meeting at Chandigarh would discuss ... the Wagah check post and through other routes for the earthquake victims. ...

Death cast in stone Nov 4, 2005
Times of India, ...in 2002-03 to build police barracks at the Haryana CM’s Chandigarh residence. ... any building and are the most critical component in the event of an earthquake. ...

- By Our Special Correspondent Nov 9, 2005
The Asian Age, ...from Russia, Israel, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Korea at Chandigarh’s Centre for ... adding, "The tsunami last year and the recent earthquake have proved ...

- By Asit Jolly Nov 6, 2005
The Asian Age, Chandigarh, Nov. 6: The Pakistan Army suffered grievous fatalities in last month’s earthquake, losing not only huge numbers of officers and men, but also ...

Active landslide in Himachal village Nov 10, 2005
Outlook (subscription), Environment and Chairman, Department of Geology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, which visited ... past two-three years but after the recent earthquake on October 8 ...

Government Women’s Polytechnic, Srinagar bags best polytechnic ... Nov 22, 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), The award was received by Mr. GH Khan, Director Technical Education in Chandigarh . ... initiatives for relief and rehabilitation of the recently earthquake victims ...

Congress building in Jammu raises concern Nov 6, 2005
NDTV.com, ...to construct a new Congress Bhavan similar to the one in Chandigarh," said Sardar ... in Jammu are demanding that it should be made more safe and earthquake-proof. ...

No volcanic activity in Sirmaur area, say experts Nov 12, 2005
Webindia123, Geology, Dehra Doon and Geological Survey of India at Chandigarh to closely ... phenomena observed at village Ravana was linked to the October eight earthquake.

Living it up in villas Nov 12, 2005
Financial Express, ...more such villas in Amritsar, Chandigarh and even Mumbai. For now, our next destination is likely to be Faridabad.�. And keeping the recent earthquake in mind ...

SAARC summit will deal with terror, disaster management Nov 9, 2005
Rediff, Singh was speaking at the PN Haksar memorial lecture in Chandigarh. ... and rehabilitation in view of the recent natural calamities like earthquake and tsunami. ...

PM moots united colours of Saarc Nov 9, 2005
Indian Express, CHANDIGARH, NOV 9: A week before the beginning of the SAARC summit, Prime ... two recent natural disasters, tsunami last year and the recent earthquake have proved ...

Manmohan for joint efforts to curb poverty Nov 9, 2005
Hindu, CHANDIGARH: Unveiling his vision for the coming meeting of the South Asian ... disasters — the tsunami of last year and the recent earthquake — have proved ...

India's focus at SAARC 13: Terrorism, poverty alleviation and ... Nov 10, 2005
Webindia123, ...recent missive delivered during the PNHaksar Memorial Lecture in Chandigarh is anything to ... the December 26 Tsunami and the October 8 earthquake leaving behind ...

For South Asia, all issues are interlinked: PM Nov 9, 2005
NewKerala.com, Chandigarh: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday all issues in South Asia ... said the recent natural disasters of tsunami and the earthquake in India ...

Manmohan Singh takes a dig at Pakistan over cross-border terrorism Nov 9, 2005
NewKerala.com, Chandigarh: Delivering the PNHaksar Memorial Lecture here on Wednesday, Prime Minister ... tsunami of last year and last month’s earthquake - have proved “it ...

PM calls to boost trade in South Asia Nov 9, 2005
Sify, Chandigarh: Calling for boosting the process for intra-regional trade among the ... Minister said that the recent disasters like tsunami and earthquake proved that ...

S. Asia ‘issues are interlinked’ Nov 9, 2005
Khaleej Times, CHANDIGARH — Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said here yesterday all issues in ... He said the recent natural disasters of tsunami and the earthquake in India ...

Pak edition of Punjab games may be postponed Nov 2, 2005
Times of India, CHANDIGARH: The first edition in Pakistan of the India-Pakistan Punjab Games ... senior sports officials of Pakistan Punjab said, "Since the earthquake had been ...

PM calls for S Asian integration via Safta Nov 10, 2005
Financial Express, Speaking at the PN Haksar memorial lecture in Chandigarh at the Centre for Research ... the two recent natural disasters, the tsunami and the earthquake had proved ...

Pakistan edition of Punjab Games may be postponed Nov 3, 2005
PakTribune.com, CHANDIGARH: The first edition in Pakistan of the India-Pakistan Punjab Games due ... sports officials of Pakistan Punjab, told IANS: "Since the earthquake had been ...

*** ‘TIME FOR A NEW VISION, NEW COMMITMENT IN SOUTH ASIA’: PM ... Nov 9, 2005
Press Information Bureau (press release), ...at Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, in Chandigarh today, Dr ... disasters - the tsunami of last year and the recent earthquake - have proved ...

- By Asit Jolly Nov 17, 2005
The Asian Age, Chandigarh, Nov. ... time on a request from the Punjab (Pakistan) government, which was then preoccupied with relief work after the devastating Kashmir earthquake.

Underneath the Scenery, a Lesson in Layers Nov 4, 2005
New York Times, The road began its rise somewhere between the towns of Chandigarh and Kalka ... A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 ...

Pakistan edition of Punjab Games may be postponed Nov 2, 2005
NewKerala.com, By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh: The first edition in Pakistan of the India ... senior sports officials of Pakistan Punjab, told IANS: "Since the earthquake had been ...


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