Mild tremors were reported in several parts of Delhi NCR on Thursday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (AFP)
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According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the epicenter of the quake was in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan.(AP)
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People gather outside a building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Islamabad. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicentre was located 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Jurm village in northeastern Afghanistan at a depth of 206 kilometers (128 miles).(AFP)
There were no immediate reports of damage in either country. It was the third major earthquake to strike Afghanistan in three months. (AFP)
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In October last year, a deadly earthquake struck Afghanistan, and its aftershocks in Herat province caused over 2,500 fatalities and injured more than 2,000 people. (AP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
