New Delhi, 14 ( Morning) April 2016 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Chief Ministers of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland after an earthquake struck these states.
"PM @narendramodi spoke to CMs of Assam & Manipur regarding the earthquake in the region," said a tweet by the Prime Ministers' Office.
"PM @narendramodi spoke to the CM of Nagaland regarding the earthquake in the region," said another tweet later.
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook the northeast, several parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and even Delhi and NCR.
There was no immediate report of any casualty or major damage.
In Guwahati, some people reported cracks in buildings while there was power outage for some time in Shillong. Tremors were also felt in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Nagaland.
All the northeastern states are categorised under zone 5 in the country's seismological map and are considered highly vulnerable.
Breaking News
Myanmar Earthquake: PM Speaks To Chief Ministers Of Manipur, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland Featured
14 April 2016
Latest from Jitendra ( Admin)
- "SORRY STATE OF COVID VACCINATION IN MANIPUR"
- 29 CURFEW VIOLATORS MADE TO UNDERGO COVID TESTING, 4 TESTED POSITIVE
- 9-YR-OLD MANIPURI GIRL LICYPRIYA SAVES MORE THAN 100 COVID-19 PATIENTS
- Staff of lone state run JNIMS hospital tenders mass resignation against non-implementation of 7th ROP
- A 17 year old boy killed and 7 others injured in a scuffle occurred at Kakwa Naorem Leikai, Imphal
Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.