Update: Death Toll From Indonesia School Building Collapse Rises To 37

JAKARTA, Oct 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from the collapse of a school building in Indonesia’s East Java province has risen to 37, regional rescue authorities said, today. Nanang Sigit, head of the East Java Search and Rescue Office, said in a statement issued by the office that, the…

Death Toll In Philippine Earthquake Rises To 70, With 559 Injuries

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll in last Tuesday’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu province, in central Philippines, has climbed to 70, according to the latest official figure, released by the Philippines’ highest body for disaster risk reduction and management, yesterday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management…

Vehicular Movement Around Kathmandu Valley Banned Amid Incessant Rainfall

KATHMANDU, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government, yesterday, imposed a three-day ban on the entry and exit of vehicles from the Kathmandu Valley, citing risks posed by landslides and floods, due to incessant rainfall across the country. The precautionary measure was taken, after the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology…

Sri Lankan Police Seized Over Three Tonnes Of Narcotics In Nine Months

COLOMBO, Oct 5 (NNN-LNW) – Sri Lankan police have seized a total of 1,248 kg of heroin and 1,852 kg of crystal methamphetamine, during the past nine months, said a spokesman, yesterday. Acting police spokesperson, Minura Senerath said, the police have also introduced a new hotline for the public to…

14 New School Buildings Completed In Afghanistan’s Logar Province

KABUL, Oct 5 (NNN-BNA) – The construction of 14 school buildings has been completed and put into operation, in eastern Afghanistan’s Logar province, a provincial official said, yesterday. Funded by the Ministry of Education and international organisations, at a cost of 160 million afghani (over 2.33 million U.S. dollars), the…

Six Died In Traffic Accident In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six people were killed yesterday, after a sport utility vehicle veered off the road in eastern Nepal, local police said. The vehicle with 12 people onboard, fell 300 metres down a cliff in Panchthar district, killing six on the spot, said Manoj Kumar Yadav, spokesperson…

Indian Health Ministry Confirms Presence Of Diethylene Glycol Beyond Permissible Limits In Coldrif Cough Syrup

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, confirmed that, samples of Coldrif cough syrup in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, contained diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond permissible limits, multiple local media reports said, yesterday. The statement comes amid investigations into the deaths of 12 children, allegedly linked…

Four Boys Arrested After Alleged Attempted Break-In On Home In Australia

SYDNEY, Oct 5 (NNN-AAP) – Four boys, three aged 13 and one aged 11, were arrested and charged, after an alleged attempted break-in, on a home in Moree, a town in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), in the early hours of yesterday. Officers were told five boys…

Mongolia Exported Over 18,000 Tonnes Of Meat, Meat Products In First Eight Months Of Year

ULAN BATOR, Oct 5 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia exported 18,100 tonnes of meat and meat products in the first eight months of this year, a 10.9 percent decrease, compared to the same period last year, the country’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry said, yesterday. The sheep and goat meat…

India’s Maharashtra, Gujarat On High Alert As Cyclone Shakhti Intensifies

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, sounded an alert, as Cyclone Shakhti intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, yesterday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), stated that, the cyclone is likely to move west-southwestwards and reach the north-west and adjoining west-central…