article_snippet.sent: This is not the time to rest and lament," Col. A. J. Thapa said.
article_snippet.sent: Remember we are not an outside force that has been parachuted into an area to help," Col. A. J. Thapa said.
article_snippet.sent: Col. A. J. Thapa said it was fortunate that the quake struck during daylight on a weekend.
article_snippet.sent: Children were not trapped in big schools somewhere and lot of people were outside because it was daytime," Col. A. J. Thapa said.