Bhuj scenes from left: A girl appeals to rescue workers for help while escaping from her apartment; a soldier hugs Kusum Soni as she is rescued after 60 hours in her collapsed apartment; and soldiers watch a British rescue team searching for survivors on Sunday. 
— Reuters photos

23 rescued after 3 days
AHMEDABAD, Jan 28 — At least 23 persons, including 10 students buried under the debris of a collapsed school building were rescued alive today, three days after the killer earthquake rocked Gujarat as people’s anger rose high over the “slow pace” of rescue operations.

Relief tempo stepped up
NEW DELHI, Jan 28 — The Indian armed forces pulled out all stops to undertake the largest emergency relief operations ever to be undertaken anywhere in the world as the toll in quake-devastated Gujarat continued to rise with no indications of how many days it will take to pull out all those still trapped under the debris.

International aid pours in
NEW DELHI, Jan 28 — Several countries have rallied around India as it struggles to come to grips with the worst natural disaster in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that rocked Gujarat and other parts of the country on Friday.

• Centre gives blank cheque

• Nation page: PM appeals for contributions

Hope dims as time passes
AHMEDABAD, Jan 28 — With each passing hour, the hope of extricating those trapped under the debris is getting dim. Hundreds of people still buried under the concrete slab and residents are getting frantic for help which is slow to come by.

Special trains run despite bad tracks
NEW DELHI, Jan 28 — As the country stood united once again behind the government, working overtime to provide relief to the quake-hit victims of Gujarat, the Railways has been providing another vital link for the people of the region.

N. K. Arora set to be new Chief Secy
CHANDIGARH, Jan 28 — Mr Naresh Kumar Arora, an IAS officer of the 1965 batch, is all set to take over from Mr R.S. Mann as the new Chief Secretary of Punjab on February 1. Mr Mann, who also belongs to the 1965 batch, is due to retire on January 31 on attaining superannuation.