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October 11, 2024 4:41 PM October 11, 2024 4:41 PM

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Devotees Flock to Shrines Across Nepal on Bada Dashain Navami

Crowds of devotees can be seen at the goddess shrines throughout Nepal today offering worship and paying homage to the deity on the occasion of Navami of the Bada Dashain festival. There is a belief that one's wishes are fulfilled by worshipping and praying to the goddess Navadurga at the goddess sh...

October 11, 2024 4:32 PM October 11, 2024 4:32 PM

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Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize 2024

Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2024. The group also known as Hibakusha was recognised for its tiredless efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclea...

October 11, 2024 1:56 PM October 11, 2024 1:56 PM

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Pakistan: 20 miners killed and 8 injured in armed attack in Balochistan province

In Pakistan, at least 20 miners were killed and 8 others were injured when an unidentified armed man attacked a coal mine in the Dukki area of Balochistan province this morning. According to District Chairman of Dukki, Haji Khair Ullah Nasir, the attackers used hand grenades and rocket launchers in ...

October 11, 2024 12:59 PM October 11, 2024 12:59 PM

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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 until ...

October 11, 2024 8:19 AM October 11, 2024 8:19 AM

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One dead, 12 others trapped 1,000 feet underground inside gold mine in Colorado 

In the USA, one person is dead and 12 others are trapped 1,000 feet underground inside a gold mine in the state of Colorado last night. The individuals were part of a tour group and became stuck near the bottom of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, around yester...

October 10, 2024 9:02 PM October 10, 2024 9:02 PM

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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 submit ...

October 10, 2024 8:06 PM October 10, 2024 8:06 PM

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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...