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Imphal, Jan 5: Manipur witnessed a "guitar celebration" recently where

Peshawar, Jan 5: At least ten civilians have been killed as artillery shells fired by security

New Delhi, Jan 5: Congress president Sonia Gandh

Wellington, January 5: Trekking across a little visited part of Antarctica, a team of ex

London, Jan 5: English poet Philip Larkin has topped The Times’ 2008 list of ‘The 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945.’

The late poet bagged the number one spot, beating the likes of George Orwell, Iris Murdoch and J R R Tolkien.

“Larkin struck a chord with many readers not normally enthusiastic about poetry. His number one position can be justified by an unusual combination of literary merit and popular appeal,” Times Online quoted Sir Howard Davies, who chaired last year’s Man Booker judges, as saying.

Nubra Vally (Ladakh), Jan 5: Disket Gompa, a Tibetan Monastery, located in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir is mesmerising tourists.

Disket has a dramatically positioned 'Gompa' or monastery on a hilltop, which is believed to have been founded in the early 15th century.

The 1400-year-old monastery built by a Buddhist Lama scholar Sherab Zsangpo has a school upto class five for 120 monks.

"A total of 120 lamas live here. We have one-hour traditional prayers daily. Apart from that we have five-six large-scale festive prayers. We have a mask dance as well," said Lobzang Dechan, a Lama.