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Feb 14 2019 | 11:36 amSalvation House — where Hindus go to die
Varanasi: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe — but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each ...
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Feb 04 2019 | 05:22 pmMillions take the plunge at India’s religious mega festival
New Delhi: Millions of Hindu pilgrims took the plunge into sacred rivers at the world’s largest religious gathering Monday, led by ash-smeared holy men and accompanied by religious chanting. On ...
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Jan 16 2019 | 12:44 pmAncient bull fighting held to observe Maghe Sankranti fest in Nepal
Dhading: Nepal on Tuesday hosted a bull fighting festival dating back to the 19th century to mark the Maghe Sankranti festival.
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Nov 25 2018 | 12:24 pmEgypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi in Luxor
Cairo: Egypt on Saturday unveiled an ancient tomb, sarcophagi and funerary artifacts discovered in the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif in the southern city of Luxor. In a ceremony in front of the temp...
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- International Tripitaka recitation begins in Lumbini
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Salvation House — where Hindus go to die
Varanasi: They arrive in battered cars, on crutches and sometimes on a stretcher barely able to breathe — but salvation is close for thousands of Hindus who go to the holy city of Varanasi each year to die. Some end up in homes for the elderly ...
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Five-star hotels offer exclusive cuisine for Lunar New Year holidays
By Shristi Kafle Kathmandu: Holiday makers arriving in Nepal to spend the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival here and local foodies are being treated to a gourmet-fest as the majority of five-star hotels are offering exclusive Chinese cuisine...
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Israeli-developed “multi-target toxin” treatment a complete cure for cancer?
Jerusalem: A “multi-target toxin” treatment developed by an Israeli company has raised doubts about its claimed capability to completely cure cancer. Codeveloper and the company’s CEO Ilan Morad voiced his confidence about its effec...
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‘Naive, reckless’ tourists couchsurfing in war-torn Afghanistan
Kabul: Seeking an “authentic” experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. He found an astonishing number of potential hosts. Despite the co...
Opinion
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Biodiversity and sustainable tourism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
By Janita Gurung and Anu Kumari Lama Biodiversity and tourism linkages Biodiversity is the basis for many tourism activities in th...
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Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: Analysts
PARIS: It was Britain’s poorer and less-educated citizens — angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a n...
