Earthquake kills 17 in India

New Delhi: As many as 17 persons were killed in the earthquake in India on Tuesday. The quake killed 17, of them 16 in Bihar and also injured nearly 39 persons.

A powerful earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday measuring 7.1 on Richter scale. It killed about 19 people in Nepal and injured nearly 981 persons. The fresh quake rattled the Nepal once again and sent shivers among the survivors. Strong tremors were also felt in entire Northern India including Delhi, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.