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

Mild steel structure may be imported from India 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Link, He said FCR wanted import of mild steel structure from India for earthquake-hit region. Mild steel structure can expedite construction ...

world in brief Money sought to continue airlift in earthquake zone 04 Dec 2005
Indianapolis Star, Oct. 8 quake, which killed 87,000 people in Pakistan and India. Most of the deaths from the magnitude-7.6 temblor were in Kashmir. ...

Shoaib hopes victory was special to quake victims 04 Dec 2005
Khaleej Times, ...people have been killed and some three million left homeless by the earthquake in northern ... He did not go on tours to India and West Indies and also faced a ...

Quake survivors not to be relocated 04 Dec 2005
Pakistan Dawn, The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and ... to go across the LoC without any travel document, but India had some ...

Doctors warn disease may spread in quake zone; rescuers focus on 04 Dec 2005
WXXA, MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Doctors in earthquake-ravaged Kasmhir region of Pakistan say ... that killed 87-thousand people in Pakistan and India October Eighth. ...

Trade fair ends with Rs 80 cr possibilities 04 Dec 2005
Business Standard, ...would be approximately Rs 4 lakh, which as per the commitment of the PHDCCI, would be sent to the earthquake relief fund in Pakistan and India, with three ...

Phil Lewis: What were the top news events of 2005? 04 Dec 2005
Naples Daily News (subscription), ...and Rehnquist death. 5. Earthquake hits region along Pakistan-India border. Death toll in the tens of thousands. 6. Saddam Hussein ...

For Pakistani quake victims, tiny radio station is a lifeline 04 Dec 2005
Boston Globe, ...aid groups, the tiny station reaches tens of thousands of earthquake survivors who ... boasted a broadcast range of 100 miles, stretching into India, the smaller ...

CPI(M) Call For Ensuring LF Victory 04 Dec 2005
People's Democracy Bisweswari Jamatia, all divisional committee members or former DCMs of the Party, the victims of earthquake in Kashmir, in either side of India and Pakistan ...

Warmth in the Kashmir snow: justice on fast track for quake ... 04 Dec 2005
Indian Express, ...year-old widow had been dropped from the list of October 8 earthquake victims and ... victims and said the good work of the courts should be emulated across India. ...

Relief & rehabilitation for quake victims shall be main focus in ... 04 Dec 2005
Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release), ...has said that relief, rehabilitation and re-construction measures for earthquake affected people ... He appreciated the efforts of both India and Pakistan and said ...

Essays on Faith 04 Dec 2005
Charleston Gazette, If Katrina is to be blamed for our foreign policy, then who is to be blamed for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean and the earthquake in Pakistan? ...

Narnian Chronicles: December 2005 04 Dec 2005
PeaceJournalism.com, 4. Huge earthquake hits Pakistan and Northern India, allowing perfect opportunity for those originals to escape being bottled up by Pakistani Army and ISI in ...

Hillwalkers help quake-hit Kashmir 04 Dec 2005
Scotsman, Details of a project to send teams of hillwalkers from across the globe to earthquake-hit Kashmir this winter have been unveiled. ...

Groups continue diverse efforts to raise funds for earthquake ... Dec 1, 2005
The Setonian, ...victims of the disaster. The Pakistan-India Earthquake Relief Campaign Kick Off event took place on Nov. 17 when Ambassador S. Azmat ...

Olive green, black hole Dec 2, 2005
Indian Express, Through most of its history it has enjoyed per capita income higher than India’s. The earthquake, though severe, was confined to one region, leaving more ...

Lok Adalats settle claims of earthquake victims in Kashmir Dec 3, 2005
Webindia123, ...list. The October 8 earthquake claimed the lives of more than 73,000 people in India and Pakistan and left many more injured. (ANI).

Concert, fashion show in UK to raise funds for quake victims Dec 2, 2005
Mumbai Mirror, ...from India and Pakistan will participate in a one-day concert at the Royal Albert Hall here on December 13 to raise funds for relief of the earthquake victims ...

We need your generosity closer to home Dec 3, 2005
Calgary Sun, ...caring Canadians. Just two months ago, another massive earthquake killed thousands more in Pakistan and India. The ‘lucky ones ...

Former Indo-Pak army officers meet Dec 2, 2005
Daily Times, ...the need for peace. The Indian Chapter of India Pakistan Soldiers Initiative (IPSI) sent two relief trucks for earthquake victims. ...

Does it smell like turpentine? Look like India ink? Dec 2, 2005
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), So what happens if there is an earthquake or other disaster in San Francisco and the firefighter is hundreds or thousands miles away? ...

CIDA to match PWRDF on earthquake relief Nov 3, 2005
Anglican Church of Canada, ...a joint project proposal issued by the Primate’s World Relief Development Fund (PWRDF) and other Canadian churches to aid Pakistan-India earthquake survivors ...

Earthquake survivors in Pakistan and India receive additional aid ... Nov 30, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Episcopal Relief and Development is providing ongoing emergency relief to people affected by the earthquake in Pakistan and India. ...

Earthquake 'pulses' could predict tsunami impact Dec 2, 2005
EurekAlert (press release), ...but more testing is needed in Sumatra, where "we have good recordings of the earthquake.". ... He and a team of scientists from Indonesia and India are planning a ...

South Asia Earthquake: Fact Sheet #28 (FY 2006) Dec 1, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), The USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor and a representative from USAID/India conducted a post-earthquake visit to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir November 15 and 16 in ...

Lutheran World Relief Assising Survivors of Deadly South Asia ... Dec 2, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, Baltimore, October 11, 2005 – Saturday's earthquake which struck the region bordering Pakistan and India has devastated the lives of millions of people and ...

Organisers dedicate film festival to quake victims Dec 2, 2005
Peninsula On-line, ..."We will also screen the first documentary on the earthquake in the ... December 11 and will feature 150 films from 30 countries, including India, Bangladesh, Sri ...

Villagers start from scratch after earthquake Nov 10, 2005
Independent Online, Charunda, India - Earthquake survivor Mohammed Arif, just five years old, stands in his makeshift school and sings a rhyme his teacher says reflects the plight ...

Helo operators race to bring earthquake relief to Pakistan Dec 2, 2005
Aviation International News, ...of India and Pakistan have characterized international response to the October 8 earthquake in the Kashmiri regions of Pakistan and India as “piecemeal ...

Hundreds more earthquake survivors Dec 1, 2005
Ireland Online, Although Pakistan and India have fought two of three wars over Kashmir, they ... unloaded by the US Air Force in relief operations in earthquake-ravaged Pakistani ...

Save the Children Issues One-Year Progress Dec 1, 2005
Scoop.co.nz (press release), And in remote islands of eastern India, travel and communications are problematic ... tsunami, Save the Children has responded to a deadly earthquake that struck ...

'Iqbal' opens Kara filmfest, to screen retrospective of Ghai's ... Dec 1, 2005
NewKerala.com, ...will do a lot in the coming years to strengthen our (India-Pakistan) relations. ... Being held in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit Pakistan recently ...

South Asia: Tsunami one year on - Overview Dec 1, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...for 3000 households, we will provide safe, sanitary, earthquake-resistant shelters for ... or improved 1524 toilets with tsunami affected communities in India. ...

A royal affair Dec 2, 2005
The Statesman, The building currently houses a museum established by Archaeological Survey of India. ... three-storied, it underwent the changes due to an earthquake in 1897), is ...

Iran drops n-vote rider from India pipeline project Dec 1, 2005
Newindpress, ...delayed by a month with India's bilateral with Pakistan_to be held in the third week of November, delayed to mid-December due to the earthquake that ravaged ...

Militant camps still exist in Pakistan: India Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, Nepalese territory. The house was assured that India has not lowered its guard after the earthquake. Meanwhile, Defence Minister ...

Pakistan sole supporter of Kashmiris in region: Sikandar Dec 1, 2005
Kashar News, He said that after earthquake India had promised to open the line of control immediately at 4-5 points but it opened the LoC after 40 days. ...

‘India ruined Sikh holy places, Pakistan taking care’ Nov 30, 2005
Daily Times, He appreciated the Sikh community’s aid for earthquake victims’ relief and rehabilitation and said the gold palanquin brought from India was accompanied by ...

CIDA matching funds awarded to Canadian church relief agencies Nov 2, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), ...relief agencies have received a boost from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in their efforts to aid Pakistan-India earthquake survivors. ...

Five Pakistanis cross over into India at Mendhar relief point Nov 30, 2005
NewKerala.com, Pakistan and India allowed Kashmiris to walk across their heavily militarized frontier ... first time since 1947, was suspended after the earthquake damaged the ...

PoK PM wants India to send additional relief for quake victims Nov 30, 2005
Webindia123, PoK), Sardar Sikandar Hayat has asked India to send additional relief (corporate sheets and other essential materials) for the October 8 earthquake victims. ...

India bus trial run this month Dec 1, 2005
Gulf Times, ...agreement, talks between Pakistan and India on Nankana-Amritsar bus service were scheduled to be held in October but were put off due to October 8 earthquake. ...

Visa restrictions no damper on Indo-Pak Expo Dec 1, 2005
The Tribune, He also informed that the Government of India had given its nod for signing ... He appealed to Punjabis to contribute generously for earthquake affected in Pakistan ...

‘Kashmiris died because Pakistan declined Indian help’ Dec 1, 2005
The Statesman, ...had not turned down the Indian offer of helicopters for earthquake relief ... Military officials thought that India could take advantage of the ground situation and ...

THREE DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT TO BEGIN ON ... Dec 2, 2005
Press Information Bureau (press release), ...of the fact that the Asia Pacific region was recently hit by major disasters such as the Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in India and Pakistan. ...

Birth Place of First Sikh Guru to be made Model City Dec 1, 2005
SikhSangat News He appreciated the Sikh community for providing relief assistance to the earthquake affectees in NWFP and AJK."This will further strengthen the ties between ...

SECOND OPINION: The ‘default’ in our stars —Khaled Ahmed’s ... Dec 1, 2005
Daily Times, Upon investigation, this violence is not traced to India but inside Pakistan. We thought the earthquake united us but signs are that we are getting ready for ...

Kashmir earthquake fails to advance India-Pakistan cooperation Nov 28, 2005
Asian Tribune, In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Kashmir on October 8, there was a flurry of speculation by political figures and the media in India and Pakistan ...

Scant coverage seen as factor in quake-aid level Nov 30, 2005
Arizona Daily Star, The amount of American humanitarian aid going to Pakistan and India to help victims of the massive earthquake has been low compared with the amount Americans ...

Govt's policy promoting terrorism, says BJP Dec 1, 2005
Webindia123, Mr Malhotra said the terrorists were taking advantage of the people's misery caused by the earthquake in intruding into India. Pakistan ...

Rotary prepares winter homes for quake-hit in Kashmir Nov 30, 2005
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier, The nastiest earthquake in Pakistan’s recorded history occurred on October 8 and affected India and Kashmir. The earthquake measured ...

EDITORIAL: The ‘autonomy’ option on Kashmir Nov 30, 2005
Daily Times, ...move on Kashmir in the wake of the call made by most countries in the West that Pakistan and India should patch up for good after the big earthquake in Kashmir ...

Changed geo-political reality Dec 1, 2005
Central Chronicle, India and Pakistan and that the resumption of arms sales to Pakistan was a setback to the US diplomacy. Of course, in the context of the widespread earthquake, ...

US delegation lauds Pakistan’s peace initiatives Dec 2, 2005
Online - International News Network, Regarding the rehabilitation process in the earthquake areas, the Minister told that the ... briefed the delegation on progress in the Pakistan-India peace process ...

Terrorist violence rising again Dec 1, 2005
Central Chronicle, Where India is concerned investigations into the recent incidents of terrorist ... The catastrophic earthquake might have caused some physical damage to the ...

Relief agencies in 'race against time' Nov 30, 2005
Anglican Journal, ...a joint application by PWRDF and five other church relief agencies for matching funds for the response to the earthquake-stricken areas of Pakistan and India. ...

Study Shows Long-term Benefits Of Psychotherapy For PTSD Among ... Dec 2, 2005
Science Daily (press release) Young survivors of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami, Kashmir earthquake, Gulf Coast hurricanes and other natural disasters face high risk of chronic post ...

Three months later, by Maitri Venkat-Ramani Dec 2, 2005
Isthmus, Southeast Asian earthquake and tsunami or the recent earthquake in Pakistan. Last month, a cyclone and accompanying flood hit Chennai, India's largest southern ...

Thanks for small blessings Dec 2, 2005
Campbell River Mirror, ...coast was hit hard by the tidal wave generated by an earthquake near Indonesia. In and around the city of Tenali, where Kumar's Harvest India Christian aid ...

Nine more cross border in wake of earthquake Nov 26, 2005
Scotsman, ...was drawn after the 1948 war between the neighbouring countries, leaving most of Kashmir with India and a smaller part with Pakistan. "This earthquake gave us ...

London Post Dec 2, 2005
Organiser, ...but the tsunami and earthquake are natural disasters, the incident at Bhopal was man-made.�. Nurse Joan Boss from Bath was thrilled to be sent to India at the ...

Kalam calls for research on monsoon Dec 1, 2005
Chennai Online, The President said India, Iceland and Russia were together working on developing advanced earthquake forecasting systems. Iceland ...

BJP questions Government's Pakistan policy Nov 20, 2005
Hindu, 20. (PTI): The BJP today questioned the ongoing peace process with Pakistan and wondered who would take the responsibility if India's earthquake donation of Rs ...

BJP questions Government's Pakistan policy Nov 20, 2005
Outlook (subscription), BJP toaday questioned the ongoing peace process with Pakistan and wondered who would take the responsibility if India's earthquake donation of Rs 100 crore ...

119 die in India, Thailand, and China catastrophes Nov 27, 2005
Manila Bulletin, ...least 119 people died or were feared dead in four catastrophes — two bridge accidents in India, flooding in southern Thailand, and an earthquake in central ...

South Asia Earthquake: Fact Sheet #27 (FY 2006) Nov 29, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, on October 8, 2005, at 8:50 am local time, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). ...

Development and Peace again increases aid - Earthquake assistance ... Nov 29, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), Agency (CIDA), mean DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE can once more increase aid to victims of the October 8, 2005 earthquake that struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. ...

Indo-Pak artists to do a fund-raiser show for quake victims Dec 1, 2005
Press Trust of India, ...from India and Pakistan will participate in a one-day concert at the Royal Albert Hall here on Dec 13 to raise funds for relief of the earthquake victims in ...

Earthquake Diplomacy Nov 29, 2005
The Weekly Standard Pervez Musharraf, wasted little time getting down to the bottom line--that the earthquake, which compelled India and Pakistan to open up the line of control ...

India should have 2 - party system, says Dev Anand Nov 26, 2005
Navhind Times, ...to India to inspect the fate of his philanthropic donations to a charitable cause and on the day on his arrival, he becomes a victim of the earthquake tragedy. ...

Pax World Funds Promotes Holiday Gifts to Support Humanitarian ... Nov 29, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), From tsunami- stricken Asia to the hurricane-hit American Gulf Coast region and the Pakistan/India earthquake, 2005 has been an extraordinarily difficult year ...

Benazir lambasts Musharraf for refusing India's quake aid Nov 28, 2005
NewKerala.com, She said that the devastation caused by the earthquake in PoK could have helped in breaking the stalemate between India and Pakistan, over Kashmir, and a ...

Foreign Office keeps quiet on Mirwaiz’s plea to Nato Nov 30, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, He urged both India and Pakistan to demilitarize the region under Nato. ... there is a large contingent of Nato in Azad Kashmir to carry out earthquake relief work ...

The Forgotten Disaster? Dec 1, 2005
WHO-TV, And remember October's devastating earthquake in Pakistan and India? Donations have, so far, totaled just 45 million dollars, causing some to wonder 'why'? ...

SAMOSA to hold annual Diwali festival Dec 2, 2005
Villanovan (subscription), ...show will be available on CD after the performance for $3. Part of the proceeds will go to earthquake relief in India and Pakistan. ...

Fresh quake jolts Pakistan Nov 30, 2005
Gulf Daily News, MUZAFFARABAD: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted ... NEW DELHI: India yesterday test-fired its Brahmos supersonic cruise missile ...

Doctors recount trauma of Pakistan-India quake Nov 28, 2005
Whittier Daily News, WHITTIER - Though bodies still lay trapped under rubble, rescue efforts after the earthquake that hit northern Pakistan and India last month are now focused on ...


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