Daily Archives: March 20, 2019

PM KHAN WISHES HINDU COMMUNITY A ‘VERY HAPPY, PEACEFUL’ HOLI

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday wished the Hindu community "a very happy and peaceful Holi, the festival of colours". PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also took to Twitter to...

GOVERNMENT MOVES INDICATE EFFORT TO CENTRALISE POWER IN PRIME MINISTER

In March 2016, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made an announcement at the Kathmandu University senate that he would work to revise legal provisions, which would make the country’s...

AIR FORCE, NAVY FLEET NOT REPLENISHED IN FOUR YEARS: MS

President Maithripala Sirisena told the Cabinet meeting yesterday that the fleet of military vessels of the Air Force and Navy had not been replenished for the past four years...

ELITE CAPTURE COSTS PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY RS860 BILLION PER YEAR

Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Tuesday that an open and rule-based economy could break the stranglehold of elite on the economy as an independent study puts the annual...

CARDINAL RANJITH TO LEAD MASS PROTESTS

Religious Leaders led by Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith is to stage mass protests against drugs in Colombo North on Sunday (March 31). Cardinal Ranjith told a media conference...

DHAKA STRUGGLES TO RESTORE ORDER ON THE STREETS

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, one of the world's most densely populated cities, is struggling to bring back discipline on its streets. Violation of traffic rules, reckless driving and evil race on...

The untold story of Sikkim

Author G.B.S. Sidhu promises the truth and has delivered it, a rather rare feat these days, as the rewriting of history has emerged as one of the few flourishing...

US, India collaborating on air-launched drone

The US and India are working on development of a small, air-launched unmanned system that could be launched from cargo aircraft, according to Pentagon acquisition head Ellen Lord. The systems...

Pakistan to develop combat aircraft

Pakistan has prepared another military aircraft to use for war purposes after the success of its JF-17 Thunder. According to details, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex has prepared the latest version of...

Bhutan PM to visit Bangladesh in Apr

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering is expected to visit Bangladesh in April with an aim to strengthen ties, especially in the sector of bilateral trade. He will be arriving in...

Taking China’s cues India begins 1st-ever military drill with 17 African nations

In a bid to match China, India along with 17 African nations (called AFINDEX-19) on Monday commenced a first-ever joint military drill at Aundh Military Station in the Indian...

OFID approves US$50 million loan to Maldives

OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a US$50 million (approximately MVR 772 million) loan to the Maldives. In a statement released following the 166th Governing Board meeting of...

Pakistan shows interest in UAE’s space programme

The Pakistan space agency is in talks with the UAE on developing collaboration in space-related activities, a top official from Pakistan has revealed. Pakistan was taking part in the Global...

India, Sri Lanka joint exercise ‘Mitra Shakti-VI’ to commence from Mar 26

Exercise 'Mitra Shakti' which is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and Sri Lanka will be conducted from March 26 to April...

Pakistan exults as first thermal plant under CPEC starts electricity generation

Reaching a major milestone, the journey of achieving energy efficiency, Pakistan has started commercial electricity generation from the Thar power plant. The electricity generation started Tuesday with 330MW of...

Peace march kicks up more war in Myanmar

As Myanmar’s government invites a group of eight ethnic armed groups to yet another round of talks on March 21 to the capital Naypyitaw, the ethnically divided nation is...

Rs35 billion and 2 years is what it takes to get DPR of Nepal-China...

Nepal has estimated that it will take around two years and Rs35 billion to complete the detailed project report (DPR) of the Kathmandu-Kerung railway. The cross-border railway is one of...

STUDENT PROTESTERS CALL FOR COUNTRYWIDE BOYCOT OF CLASSES

The university students who were protesting against road accident on Tuesday called for boycotting classes in all educational institutions across the country on Wednesday to press for their eight-point...

No soldier prosecuted for rights violations in Kashmir in 28 years: US

The annual report of the US Department of State has painted a grim picture of human rights situation in Kashmir, saying that no prosecution of accused soldiers has been...

KHALEDA FALLS SERIOUSLY ILL: FAKHRUL

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has fallen seriously ill, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Tuesday. "Khaleda is seriously ill. She vomitted before appearing before the court in...

MYANMAR COURT JAILS RAKHINE LEADER FOR 20YRS FOR TREASON

A Myanmar court on Tuesday (March 19) sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely to intensify anger amid fighting between...