Thailand's Buriram celebrates inaugural Pan Ram weed festival

Thailand is celebrating its first ever weed festival -- the Pan Ram weed festival. Thailand became the first in Southeast Asia to legalise marijuana for medical purposes in 2018, joining a growing list of governments to embrace liberalisation including Canada, Australia, Israel and more than half the US states.

The festival is set to feature workshops, art and music dedicated to the legalization of weed in Thailand, according to Thai media.

Sri Lankans celebrate new year

Sri Lankans participate in a traditional bull cart race for the Sri Lanka national New Year celebrations in Colombo on April 20, 2019.   | Photo Credit: AFP

Sri Lankans on Saturday participated in a traditional bull cart race, conducted as part of the Sri Lanka national New Year celebrations in Colombo. The New Year, marked by both the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil population, falls on April 14 this year.

Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derails near Kanpur

When the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Twelve coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early on Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, railway officials said.

The train was going to New Delhi when the incident occurred near Rooma railway station — about 20 km from here — in Kanpur Nagar district around 12.50 a.m. Four out of the 12 derailed Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches have overturned, North Central Railway public relations officer Amit Malviya said.