India News | India Sends Relief Materials to Quake-hit Nepal

New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) India on Sunday sent medicines and other relief materials to Nepal for its earthquake-affected people.

Over 150 people have been killed and more than 160 injured after an earthquake struck several areas in western Nepal on Friday.

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India sent the relief materials in a military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

"Providing emergency relief assistance to earthquake-affected areas of Nepal. As a first responder, India delivers medicines and relief material. PM @narendramodi's Neighbourhood First policy in action," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on X.

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The relief consignments were handed over to Nepalese authorities by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava.

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