Sri Lanka urges farmers to conserve water amid possible El Nino impact
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Department of Agriculture on Thursday urged farmers to use water sparingly as the country prepares for the possible impact of El Nino conditions. Thushara Wickramaarachchi, director general of the Department of…
3 Indian sailors, initially missing, confirmed dead in US attack on vessel off Oman
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Three Indian sailors, who were reportedly missing after the US forces attacked a vessel off the coast of Oman earlier this week, have been confirmed dead in the deadly attacks. The killing of Indian seafarers was confirmed by…
Uganda tightens Ebola prevention measures as cases hold at 19
Kampala, June 11 (IANS) Uganda’s Ministry of Health has announced additional Ebola prevention measures aimed at curbing the possible spread of the disease. Speaking after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s national address on the Ebola…
Japan passes legislation facilitating public employees’ concurrent service as SDF reserve personnel
Tokyo, June 11 (IANS) Japan’s House of Councillors has passed legislation facilitating the concurrent service of national and local public employees as reserve personnel of the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), lowering barriers to their mobilisation in…
Govt employees announce protest in Balochistan demanding increase in minimum wage
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) The grand alliance of various government employees’ associations and trade unions have announced two-day protest and sit-in camps in Pakistan’s Balochistan to raise their demands and protest against the…
UNMA urges Taliban to revoke policies restricting Afghan women’s rights
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed grave concern over the arrest of at least 30 women and the reports of excessive use of force by Taliban authorities against residents protesting the arbitrary…
Security agencies flag growing use of children in pro-Khalistan campaigns, events
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The increasing use of children by pro-Khalistan elements in what security agencies describe as a strategic shift has emerged as a major concern for Indian authorities. The involvement of children in activities considered…
Japan sees rising bear attacks, 27 injured or killed across 9 prefectures: Report
Tokyo, June 11 (IANS) Bear attacks have left at least 27 people injured or dead across nine prefectures in Japan during the current fiscal year as of Wednesday noon, according to a tally by a public broadcaster. According to the Ministry of the…
Cop killed as assailants open fire on police installations in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) A police personnel was killed, and two others were injured after unidentified armed men targeted police installations in Qila Abdullah, Pishin and Duki districts of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported on…
Secure America Act signed as Trump touts border gains
Washington, June 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Secure America Act, a major funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and used the White House event to highlight his administration’s immigration enforcement…