Blast Inside Chemical Factory In India’s Western State Kills Six

NEW DELHI, Apr 11 (NNN-PTI) – Six workers were killed today, in a blast inside a chemical factory, in the western Indian state of Gujrat, police said. The blast took place at the unit in Dahej industrial area of Bharuch district, about 255 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital city…

Hospitality Sector In Bangladesh Suffers From COVID-19 Impact

DHAKA, Apr 11 (NNN-BSS) – A survey report said, the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavier blow to the Bangladeshi hospitality sector. The survey, published yesterday, estimated that the country’s hospitality sector incurred a loss of about 173 billion takas in gross value added, during the pandemic. The Bangladesh Institute…

Bangladesh Reports No Deaths From COVID-19 For Sixth Day

DHAKA, Apr 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported its sixth straight day without any COVID-19 deaths yesterday, the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus in about a month, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The country reported 42 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, up…

Directors For Australia’s 2032 Olympic Games Organising Committee Announced

SYDNEY, Apr 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), has announced the board of directors that would be responsible for organising the country’s third-ever Olympic Games, due to be held in Brisbane in 2032. Premier of the host state of the Olympics, Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk, made the announcement alongside…

Malaysia Reports 8,112 New COVID-19 Infections, 12 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 8,112 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,325,818, according to the Health Ministry. There are 25 new imported cases, with 8,087 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 12 deaths have been…

Five Killed In Truck-Rickshaw Collision In Eastern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (NNN-APP) – Five people were killed and another was seriously injured yesterday, after a truck collided with a rickshaw, in Rajanpur district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported. According to the reports, the over-speeding truck, loaded with vegetables, collided with the rickshaw full of passengers,…

Five Terrorists Killed By Police In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed yesterday, in an exchange of fire between police and terrorists, in Bannu city of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported. According to the reports, the police carried out a joint operation with its Counter-Terrorism Department, on a tip-off regarding…

Over 51 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In Myanmar

YANGON, Apr 11 (NNN-MNA) – More than 51.53 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Myanmar as of Saturday, the Health Ministry’s latest data showed. The country has fully vaccinated over 22.23 million people as of Saturday. Myanmar’s COVID-19 tally rose to 612,341 yesterday, with 63 new cases…

WFP To Increase Food Rations In Lebanon As Food Insecurity Worsens

BEIRUT, Apr 11 (NNN-NNA) – The World Food Programme (WFP), will increase its food rations distributed to the Lebanese, amid deteriorating food insecurity in the country, Abdallah Al-Wardat, the country director and representative of WFP in Lebanon, said yesterday. “We are in a very difficult situation and the rate of…

Indian Air Force Blames Officials For Missile That Accidentally Landed In Pakistan

NEW DELHI, Apr 11 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Air Force (IAF), blamed officials from its missile squadron, for an incident which accidentally launched a missile into Pakistan. The incident occurred on Mar 9, when a BrahMos missile was fired accidentally and landed in Pakistan territory. The inquiry was done by…