15 Indians killed as jeep falls into Nepal river (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed and two injured Saturday when their jeep veered off the road and fell into a ... Read more...
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15 Indians killed in Nepal accident (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed Saturday when their jeep fell into a river in Nepal, a media report said.The pilgrims ... Read more...
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Kushinagar in UP to have international airport
July 18th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will soon undertake construction of an international airport at the Buddhist pilgrimage town of Kushinagar, around 320 km from here, an ... Read more...
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36 Indian pilgrims die in Nepal bus crash (Second Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu/New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) At least 36 Indians were among 40 people killed Sunday when an overcrowded bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India to a temple in Nepal veered ... Read more...
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35 pilgrims killed in Nepal bus accident (Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) At least 35 pilgrims, most of them Indians, were killed and 12 injured in a road accident in western Nepal Sunday afternoon after their bus veered ... Read more...
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35 killed in bus accident in Nepal
July 15th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) At least 35 people, most of them Indians, were killed in a road accident in western Nepal Sunday afternoon after the bus they were travelling by ... Read more...
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In Goa, it’s time to sponsor pilgrimages
January 18th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) Politicians in Goa have suddenly begun sponsoring pilgrimages to Hindu and Christian religious sites with gusto - possibly hoping for "divine intervention" in the March ... Read more...
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Remains of Hitler’s deputy to be destroyed
July 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) The remains of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess in a German graveyard will be destroyed to prevent neo-Nazis from converting the area into a pilgrimage site, ... Read more...
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Kannada actor not to be arrested in Sabarimala case
November 15th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 15 (IANS) Kerala police Monday said they had no plans to arrest Kannada actress Jayamala, who earlier claimed that she had touched the idol at the Sabarimala temple, thus violating ... Read more...
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Konkan Railway to electrify Maharashtra-Karnataka sector
October 12th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) The Maharasthtra-Karnataka sector of the Konkan railway would be electrified over the next couple of years, a top railway official said here Tuesday."We are looking at the next ... Read more...
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Five tourists drown in Orissa pool
June 11th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) At least five tourists, including three children and a woman, drowned while taking a bath in a sacred pool at a pilgrimage site in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district Friday, ... Read more...
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Devotees celebrate Buddha Purnima in Uttar Pradesh
May 27th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 27 (ANI): Devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar District celebrated Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on Thursday.Devotees and monks from various countries participated in a procession ... Read more...
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Six killed, six hurt in Orissa road accident
January 10th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) At least six people, including four women, were killed Sunday and six others critically injured after a wagon carrying them hit an iron ore- laden truck in Orissa's ... Read more...
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Father Christmas ‘buried in Ireland’: Historians
December 14th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14(ANI): Historians believe that the remains of St. Nicholas, the man who inspired Father Christmas, are buried at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny, Ireland.The bishop was buried in the cathedral ... Read more...
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Blast hits crowded bus in Syria
December 3rd, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Dec 3 (AKI/IANS) An explosion hit a crowded bus Thursday in the Syrian capital and caused casualties, medical officials said.
The blast took place near a pilgrimage site for Shia ... Read more...
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Volunteers initiate campaign to clean water bodies at Alandi
September 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sep. 29 (ANI): Over 150 volunteers from different parts of the country have initiated a massive campaign to clean up water body sources in order to make them pollution-free at Alandi ... Read more...
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International Cricket Hall of Fame to be built in Bradman’s hometown
May 29th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 29 (ANI): The International Cricket Hall of Fame will be built in Don Bradman's hometown of Bowral, cementing the town's appeal as a pilgrimage site for cricket aficionados.According to The ... Read more...
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Karmapa prays for world peace and liberation
January 4th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Bodhgaya, Jan.4 (ANI): The 17th Karmapa Lama, Ugyen Thrinley Dorje has urged people to maintain world peace.
Offering prayers at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya today, Karmapa asked hundreds of Buddhists monks ... Read more...
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Karmapa Lama calls for peace in wake of Mumbai attacks
December 2nd, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Bodhgaya, Dec 2 (ANI): His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje led the prayers for world peace and liberation for all sentient beings here at the Mahabodhi Temple in ... Read more...
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Devotees throng Vaishno Devi shrine on first day of Navratri
April 6th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, April (ANI): Hindus from across the nation thronged Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of the nine-day 'Navratri' festival."Navratri", dedicated to Hindu Goddess Durga is celebrated twice in ... Read more...
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