Category: South Asia

38 killed in attack on passenger vehicles in Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 38 people were killed and 11 others injured in firing on three passenger coaches…

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Sri Lanka hopes to sign new IMF staff-level agreement: president

Colombo, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday that the government hopes to sign a…

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Hardeep Puri praises PM Modi for initiating various initiatives for Sikh community

New Delhi, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday heaped praise on…

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Uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation in Kolkata Book Fair next year

Kolkata, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uncertainty looms over the participation of publishers from Bangladesh at the iconic annual Kolkata Book Fair,…

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Nainital hills to come alive with sound of literature – and music

Nainital, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Returning to a physical form after a three-year-long hiatus, the Himalayan Echoes Literature Festival, in its…

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Eight killed, five injured in Nepal traffic accident

Kathmandu, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A sports utility vehicle fell off a highway in Nepal on Friday morning, leaving eight dead…

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Voting begins in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election

Colombo, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Voting in Sri Lanka's parliamentary poll started on Thursday to elect 225 members to the Parliament…

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16 killed after coach falls into river in Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 16 people were killed and two others injured after a passenger coach fell into…

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Lahore schools ordered closed as city remains blanketed by smog

Islamabad, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As residents of Lahore gasp for breath under persistent smog with the air quality index mark…

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Pakistan makes biometric verification mandatory at airports

Islamabad, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan government has made biometric verification mandatory at airports across the country in a step…

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Border guards of India, B’desh exchange sweets on Diwali

Agartala/Guwahati, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of Diwali, sweets were exchanged on Thursday between the troops of Border Security…

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Mizo group urges govt to set up shelter homes for refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh, Manipur

Aizawl, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mizoram’s most influential civil society organisation, the Young Mizo Association (YMA) on Wednesday requested the state…

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Yahya Afridi takes oath as Chief Justice of Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yahya Afridi took oath as the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday, according to a…

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Pakistan religious leader writes letter to President Zardari, expresses concern at Zakir Naik’s ‘anti-Christian’ remarks

Sahiwal (Pakistan), Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reverend Azad Marshall, President Bishop of the Synod, the Church of Pakistan, Reverend Azad Marshall,…

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1,092 climbers allowed to scale 41 peaks in Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal has permitted 1,092 climbers to summit 41 mountains in the country during the fall climbing…

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Justice Yahya Afridi appointed next Chief Justice of Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari appointed Supreme Court Justice Yahya Afridi as the next Chief Justice…

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Nepal gifts two elephants to Qatar

Kathmandu, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepal has decided to gift a pair of male and female elephants to Qatar, the government…

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Four arrested, 33 kg illicit drugs seized in Afghanistan

Charikar, Afghanistan, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people were arrested along with 33 kg of illicit drugs from Afghanistan's Parwan province,…

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Afghanistan gets access to 900 MW electricity: Energy Minister

Kabul, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Afghan caretaker government's acting Energy and Water Minister Abdul Latif Mansoor has said that his…

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Pakistan’s economic paradox: Taxing the poor, exempting the powerful (IANS Analysis)

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan's economy is seemingly trapped in a cycle of decline, with little hope for immediate…

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