A symbol of international hope and a call for peace is coming to Haywood County thanks to the Waynesville Rotary Club.

A fourteen-year-old boy was electrocuted after hitting a wire with a metal pole. When his fifteen-year-old friend tried to help him, he too, was electrocuted.

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The Nifty IT and realty indices posted modest gains, while the Nifty Bank index traded nearly flat. Market volatility eased slightly since morning, with the India VIX inching up 0.27 percent to 18.59.