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December 30, 2024 9:13 PM December 30, 2024 9:13 PM

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Tamu Lhosar, the new year of Gurung Community observed in Nepal

The Gurung community is marking Tamu Lhosar on Monday by bidding adieu to the year gone by. In the Gurung language, ‘Lho’ means year or age and ‘Sar’ denotes change. Members of the Gurung community mark the festival by organising feasts and cultural programs. Tamu Lhosar festival is observed with fa...

December 30, 2024 7:34 PM December 30, 2024 7:34 PM

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16 killed in two separate road accidents in Pakistan

At least 16 people were killed and over 22 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan on Monday. Pakistan's National Highways and Motorway Police officials said, 10 people were killed and over seven others injured when a passenger bus lost control and overturned on the motorway in Att...

December 30, 2024 5:57 PM December 30, 2024 5:57 PM

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Ethiopia: At least 71 killed in road accident

At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river. The officials said that the dead included 68 men and three women. The crash occurred yesterday in Sidama state, some 300 kilometers south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. According to media reports, t...

December 30, 2024 3:26 PM December 30, 2024 3:26 PM

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Nepal: First Khairmah Honey Festival 2081 concludes in Sauraha

The five-day-long first Honey Festival that concluded on Monday is organised in Sauraha in Bagmati Province, Nepal. At the festival, visitors have a chance to taste six types of Honey for free. This honey tasting in the festival is sponsored by the Government of Nepal to encourage Honey marketing an...

December 30, 2024 8:07 AM December 30, 2024 8:07 AM

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South Korea: Bird strike emerged as a possible factor in plane crash in Muan International Airport

In South Korea plane crash, bird strike has emerged as a possible factor. Officials revealed that air traffic controllers warned the aircraft about bird strike risks minutes before the accident and one of the surviving crew members reportedly mentioned a bird strike after being rescued. However, aut...

December 30, 2024 6:57 AM December 30, 2024 6:57 AM

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Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away in Plains, Georgia

Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away last night at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 100. He was the oldest living President of all time and the third U.S. President to visit India. Mr Carter had been suffering from an aggressive form of melanoma, a skin cancer, with tumors that had...

December 29, 2024 9:23 PM December 29, 2024 9:23 PM

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Death toll in South Korea plane crash goes upto 179

In South Korea plane crash, death toll has gone upto 179 out of 181 people onboard on Jeju Air flight. The dead included all 175 passengers and 4 crew members. Two crew members were rescued. South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has declared a period of national mourning until 4 January ove...

December 29, 2024 5:21 PM December 29, 2024 5:21 PM

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Australian PM Announces Emergency Disaster Payments for Grampians Bushfire Victims

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced emergency disaster payments for people affected by a major bushfire in Grampians National Park, approximately 230 km west of Melbourne. Albanese today assessed the damage caused by the ongoing bushfire. He informed, federal and state governmen...