In Nepal, the death toll has reached 60, with eight more people killed yesterday, due to landslides and floods in the last three days. According to the Nepal Home Ministry sources, 60 people, including 15 children, have died in 11 districts. At 37, the majority of the deaths were...
On the eastern slopes of Mount Everest in Tibet, Rescue efforts are underway after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people at campsites above 4,900 meters. Around 350 have been rescued and guided to Qudang town, according to the media.
Heavy snowfall began a few days ago, collapsing tents and causing...
Eleven Fishermen from Nagapattinam were attacked near Kodikkarai by sea pirates from Srilanka today. The fishermen were attacked with sickles and country bombs, and their catch was taken away from them. The wounded fishermen were admitted to Government hospitals after reaching shore. The pirates had assaulted them and taken...
Human rights activists and experts from South Asia and Europe recently expressed concern over the widespread violations of human rights in Bangladesh under the tenure of interim chief Muhammad Yunus.
The activists remarked during an event hosted at the sidelines of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in...
As many as 40 senior Sri Lankan civil servants underwent a special capacity-building programme at the National Centre for Good Governance of India (NCGG) from September 22 to October 3 on the theme ‘Clean Cities, Better Future: Transforming Urban Sri Lanka with Regional Practices’, the High Commission of India...
India slammed Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, saying a country with one of the world’s worst human rights records should confront the rampant State-sponsored persecution and systemic discrimination of religious minorities in its own society.
“We find it deeply ironic that a country with one of the...
The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Sri Lanka that its progress in restoring financial stability after debt restructuring will only be sustained if fiscal discipline and stronger institutions are maintained. In a working paper, the IMF urged Colombo to manage borrowing risks more carefully, align new loans with programme...
In Afghanistan, internet and mobile network services have been shut down across the country. The Taliban government imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications, weeks after it began severing fibre-optic internet connections. International news agencies said they lost contact with offices in the capital, Kabul. Mobile internet and satellite TV...
Sri Lanka witnessed its first-ever AI Expo and Conference, marking a milestone in the island nation’s digital transformation. Organised by the Ministry of Digital Economy, the event is a bold step towards Sri Lanka’s efforts towards a digitally integrated economy. At the inauguration, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya underlined the...
Over 7,700 inmates, who escaped from various prisons across Nepal during the Gen Z protests, have either returned or been brought back to their respective detention centres, authorities said on Sunday.
During the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9, a total of 14,558 prisoners had escaped the detention...
