Blaze at fireworks factory in southern India kills 38, injures 60
September 6th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by BNO News
SIVAKASI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A fast-moving fire swept through a fireworks factory in southern India on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 60 others, emergency officials ... Read more...
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Muslims fund, organise this Ramlila
October 4th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Naseem Khan is satisfied with the modest earnings from his small tailoring shop. But every year around Dusshera, Khan turns slightly worried.He starts accepting orders in ... Read more...
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United colours of Holi splash India (Roundup)
March 20th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Green, magenta, red, yellow, purple - clouds of coloured gulal, smiling faces smeared with them, joyful dancing and sweetmeats - that is how India Sunday ... Read more...
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Major American quilt exhibition shows Diwali quilt
February 12th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 12 (ANI): Diwali quilt is on display at Longmont Museum & Cultural Center in Colorado (USA) in its quilts exhibition titled "America Celebrates! Quilts of Joy and Remembrance", ... Read more...
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Hindus want 10 more festivals added to Los Angeles schools’ Calendar of Observances
February 11th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 11 (ANI): Hindus have urged Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in USA to add 10 more Hindu festivals, including Durgapuja, to its "Calendar of Commemorative Dates and Observances" ... Read more...
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Worcestershire Museum in England to celebrate Holi
February 7th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 7 (ANI): Worcestershire County Museum (WCM) in United Kingdom (UK) is celebrating Hindu festival of Holi in the last week of this month.Notable Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a ... Read more...
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Christmas “missing” from Diary of Europe’s schoolchildren
January 16th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 16 (ANI): European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy has called the omission of Christmas from Europa Diary "incoherence".In a statement published on his website, John Dalli, European Commissioner ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Europa Diary for mention of Hindu festivals
December 24th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 24 (ANI): Hindus have applauded the European Commission (EC) for reportedly mentioning Hindu festivals in Europa Diary distributed in secondary schools throughout the European Union (EU).Well known Hindu statesman ... Read more...
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Trinidad-Tobago to build one-of-a-kind Lakshmi-Narayan Hindu Temple
December 9th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 09 (ANI): A 14-million dollars Hindu temple and community center has been planned for Freeport in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports.Construction of this proposed Lakshmi Narayan Temple will ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Archbishop of Canterbury for ‘joyful’ Diwali wishes
November 12th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 12 (ANI): Hindus have applauded Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Douglas Williams for his Diwali message wishing 'joyful festival' to 'Hindu communities' published on the Archbishop's official website.Prominent Hindu ... Read more...
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Hindus welcome “Happy Diwali” wish of White House
November 5th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Nov 05 (ANI): Hindus have applauded White House for its Diwali statement published on its official website on November four, which said: "...to all those who will celebrate this ... Read more...
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Hindus welcome Obama’s gesture of Diwali celebration with Mumbai schoolchildren
October 31st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 31 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed US President Barack Obama's reported gesture of participating in Diwali celebrations with Mumbai schoolchildren during his upcoming India visit.Eminent Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, ... Read more...
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Garlands of harmony from Ayodhya’s Muslim flower artisans
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) Muslim artisans here continue to make floral decorations for Hindu devotees, weaving bonds of communal harmony at a time when all eyes are on ... Read more...
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India advised Nepal king to destroy Maoists: Report
June 1st, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) Nine years after the massacre of Nepal's royal family, an aide of the slain king said the Maoists were not averse to an ornamental king while neighbour India ... Read more...
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Millions of diyas light up Diwali in Trinidad and Tobago
October 18th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Oct 18 (IANS) Colourful fireworks ornamented the skyline and millions of diyas, or earthen lamps, flickered in homes as people of Indian origin in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Diwali ... Read more...
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Varanasi witnesses high demand for flowers on the occasion of Diwali
October 15th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Girish Kumar DubeyVaranasi, Oct.15 (AN): Ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, flowers are in high demand in the holy city Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.The wholesale flower market of Varanasi ... Read more...
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Apex court moved to stop idol immersion in rivers
October 9th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea for stopping the environment-harming immersion of idols of various deities in rivers and ... Read more...
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Chinese decorative lights draw Kolkattans to markets
October 9th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Oct. 9 (ANI): With Diwali, the festival of lights, round the corner, Chinese manufactured decorative lights have flooded markets in Kolkata.Scores of people, who usually visit local markets to ... Read more...
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Authorities to check on dolphin hunting in Bihar
October 7th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 7 (IANS) A day after the Ganga dolphin was declared a national aquatic animal, the state government has directed district officials to keep a close watch along the ... Read more...
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Artificial jewellery popular in Srinagar
October 6th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct. 6 (ANI): People in Srinagar are buying artificial jewellery instead of gold jewellery as it gives them more variety and is cheaper."The big sets that you buy you just dump ... Read more...
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Environmentalists hail ‘national’ status to Ganga dolphin (Lead)
October 6th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) Environmentalists in Bihar are overjoyed at the Ganga Dolphin being declared a national aquatic animal and say the move would not only save the freshwater species from ... Read more...
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Environmentalists cheer dolphin as national aquatic animal
October 6th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) Environmentalists in Bihar are overjoyed at the dolphin being declared a national aquatic animal and say the move would not only save the freshwater species from extinction ... Read more...
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Dashain festival keeps Nepal’s last king in spotlight
September 28th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) As nine days of revelry ended in Nepal Monday with the traditional tika ceremony, the Hindu festival of Dashain was a reminder that despite the abolition ... Read more...
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Uttarayan brings people together in Gujarat
January 8th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Ami Sharma
Ahmedabad, Jan.8 (ANI): Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti is one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated in Gujarat. A large number of people here mark it as a kite festival, ... Read more...
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A rare display of social harmony on Chhath in Bihar
November 4th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) It was an occasion for all - rich and poor, lower and upper castes. A rare show of harmony was on display when people cutting across social barriers ... Read more...
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Indians in Malaysia celebrate Navratri with religious fervour
October 8th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 8 (IANS) Malaysia's Indian community is celebrating the Hindu festivals of Navratri and Durga Puja with gusto, combining worship with dance and music.During the nine-day celebrations, which began Sep ... Read more...
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Police grope in dark, more detained for Mehrauli blast
September 28th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A day after a blast in south Delhi's Mehrauli that killed two people and injured 17, Delhi Police were Sunday groping in the dark for clues even ... Read more...
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Muslims from red light area plan own mosque
September 26th, 2008 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Purnea, Sep 26 (IANS) Stung by a ban on their entry to the local mosque, Muslim men in a red light area of Bihar's Purnea district say they will build their own."We ... Read more...
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Muslim ex-communicated over Ganesh ‘laddoo’ auction
September 24th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A Muslim who bought a 'laddoo' in auction during the Ganesh festival thinking it would bring him good fortune was ex-communicated. But he returned to the fold after ... Read more...
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Hindus in Karachi begin preparations for Navratras
September 22nd, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by ANI
Karachi , Sept 22 (ANI): The Hindus living in Karachi have begun preparations for the forthcoming Navratras, the nine-day fasting period preceding Diwali scheduled to begin from October 1.Temples are being ... Read more...
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Clashes in Nepal over move to stop animal sacrifice
September 21st, 2008 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (DPA) Large parts of the Nepali capital shut down Sunday following clashes between police and protestors demonstrating against a government decision not to finance traditional animal sacrifice.Thousands of ... Read more...
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Secular budget triggers unholy row in Nepal (Second Lead)
September 20th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sept 20 (IANS) Riot police were called to restore order as violence, arson and looting erupted Saturday at the heart of the capital as its Newar community went on the rampage, ... Read more...
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Unholy row in Nepal over secular budget (Lead)
September 20th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) Violence erupted in Basantapur Durbar Square, the heart of Kathmandu city and a prime tourist draw where the palace of living goddess Kumari is located, Saturday as local ... Read more...
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Hindu temple in midst of parking row in US
September 20th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.20 (ANI): The Rajdhani Mandir (temple) in Virginias suburban Fairfax County, is in the eye of the storm, not because of religion, race or immigration, but parking.
The temple has attracted ... Read more...
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Victim blames ‘godless’ Maoist chief for Nepal flood
August 25th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 25 (IANS)Even as Nepal's political parties are blaming neighbour India's "negligence" for the breach in a barrage in the Terai plains that rendered tens of thousands homeless in both countries, ... Read more...
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