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ALL STAR CRICKET IN HOUSTON
THE ICONS OF CRICKET PLAY ON AMERICAN SOIL FOR
headline a star-studded lineup of renowned cricket players from
Death Toll In Powerful South Asia Quake The death toll from the earthquake that shook parts of South Asia has
In one northern Afghan town, 12 schoolgirls died in a stampede as
inside
November 2015
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FIRST TIME Global cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne will
around the world in the inaugural “Cricket All-Stars,” (Continued On Page 13)
DIWALI CELEBRATION AT RMD
By Sunita Lal A sparking celebration of family togetherness, laughter & joy diwali celebration At Radha Madhav Dham On Saturday Nov 7 - 5pm to Midnight. Amazing fireworks, captivating rangoli’s, beautifully adorning lamps and lights sparkle
up the temple grounds, mouthwatering Indian delicacies, arts, crafts, sparklers, outdoors dancing to live band until midnight - Diwali at Radha Madhav Dham is about family togetherness, joy and laughter, late into the night. (Continued On Page 16)
The number of dead in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 229, disaster management officials said, bringing the overall toll for Pakistan, Afghanistan and India to 306.
Nepal’s First Female President
they tried to evacuate their school during the quake. (Continued On Page 14)
GEETHA Pakistan’s Edhi foundation, that looked after Geeta, turns down PM Modi’s Rs 1 cr donation. Prominent philanthropist Abdul
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s parliament has elected a Communist leader who has long campaigned for women’s rights as the Himalayan nation’s first female President. (Continued On Page 04)
Sattar Edhi, whose foundation took care of Geeta, thanked Prime Minister Modi for announcing the donation, but declined to accept it for his charity. (Continued On Page 11)
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