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October 11, 2024 12:59 PM

Sri Lanka: Nominations for upcoming general election ended

The receiving of nominations for the general elections in Sri Lanka has concluded across the island today. The election commission has said that objections will be received by 1:30 pm. As per the Election Commission, 147 political parties and 94 independent groups had placed their nominations unti...

October 10, 2024 9:02 PM

Nominations for Sri Lanka’s general election to close Friday

In Sri Lanka, nominations for the upcoming general election will close at noon on Friday. The Election Commission has issued guidelines to the parties submitting national list candidates.   The poll body has advised all political parties and independent groups contesting the election to subm...

October 10, 2024 8:06 PM

Nepal observes Phulpati ceremony, marking 7th day of Dashain festival

Marking the seventh day of the ongoing 10-day-long Dashain festival in Nepal, the Phulpati ceremony is observed today. Dashain is the biggest festival in Nepal where there are family gatherings and people celebrate it with tradition and great fervour, on the occasion of phulpati, people offer sacrif...

October 10, 2024 7:45 PM

South Korean Author Han Kang awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang. She was honoured for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. The Nobel committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made this announcement today. Ms. Han ...

October 10, 2024 4:59 PM

Hurricane Milton slams Florida as Category 3 storm

In the USA, more than three million homes and businesses are now without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast last night as a Category 3 storm. The US National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Milton has completed its transit of Florida and has moved off...

October 10, 2024 4:00 PM

UNGA elects 18 members to Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly elected 18 members to the 47-member Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term. The 18 countries, including Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Qatar, and Thailand, were elected by a secret ballot yesterday. The elected members will serve three-year terms beginning on January ...

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