The Taliban and the Northern Alliance recently agreed to a power sharing agreement. Nevertheless, doubts remain over its eventual success, and fighting continues in places.

Oxfam, along with many other international aid agencies, remains expelled from Afghanistan. In March, however, the

1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office in New Delhi has reported that the earthquake which hit the Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts in the State of Uttar Pradesh on 28 March was followed by tremor shocks continuing up until 1 April. The damage caused by the earthquake is as follows:

Chamoli district: 61 killed, 125 injured, 30 villages affected
Rudraprayag district: 34 killed, 177 injured, 200 villages affected
Bageshwar district: 19 injured

More than a-hundred people died when the lower Himilaya's region was struck by a quake measuring six-point-eight on the richter scale.

Another 350 were injured, and two-and-a-half-thousand houses were destroyed.

Army helicopters have air-dropped food to some remote villages.

But, the survey team says many people are still sleeping in the open or wherever they can find shelter, while

The local Red Cross branch in Chamoli was on the scene immediately, helping with the recovery of survivors and

RUDRAPRAYAG, India, March 31 (AFP) - A fresh earthquake Wednesday sparked panic in this northern Indian region, still recovering from a killer tremor this week that left more than 100 people dead.

The second quake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, hit the Rudraprayag district of Uttar Pradesh state at 2:32 a.m. (2102 GMT Tuesday), striking fear among the hundreds of people who have been camping in the open since the first temblor on Monday morning.

"People were very panicky," said Naranpra Prasad, a senior officer with the engineer wing of India's

They said the team, headed by Agriculture Minister Som Pal, will travel to Chamoli and its adjoining districts in Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday to assess the damage from Monday's savage temblor.

The earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Chamoli and four adjoining districts, causing widespread destruction.

It struck at 00:35 a.m. (1905 GMT Sunday)

1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator's office in New Delhi has reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred on 28 March at 00:35 local time (19:05 GMT). The earthquake hit the vicinity of Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts in the Garhwal division in the state of Utter Pradesh, approximately 190 km northeast of New Delhi. 100 people have reportedly been killed, some 250 injured and 156 houses damaged. Mild tremors continued to rock the area.

The convoy, organised by the Indian RedCross and International Federation of the Red Cross was carrying 500,000 rupees (12,000 dollars) worth of tarpaulin, blankets, kitchen utensils, cooking oil, rice and clothing.

The earthquake struck at 00:35 a.m. Monday (1905 GMT Sunday) in the Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh state bordering

CHAMOLI, India, March 30 (AFP) - Fresh tremors rocked this remote region of northern India on Tuesday, as relief operations resumed after a devastating earthquake that left more than 100 dead and hundreds injured.

The fresh aftershocks were a terrifying reminder to the hundreds of scared and bruised residents huddled under army tents, of Monday morning's quake that all but wiped out their small hill town of Chamoli in Uttar Pradesh state.

Sixty-one people died in Chamoli district, 26 of them residents of this town that bears the same name. Another 34