Bumper Padi Harvest Expected In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepali farmers are expected to harvest a record of 5.95 million tonnes of rice last year, as good monsoon rains and the availability of chemical fertilisers helped boost productivity, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said, yesterday. The figure marks a 4.04-percent rise over…

Stricter Anti-Air Pollution Measures Enforced Once Again In Delhi As AQI Plummets

NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (NNN-PTI) – Air quality in and around Delhi plummeted from “Poor” to “Very Poor” category, over the past couple of days, prompting the city authorities to once again implement stricter anti-pollution measures, yesterday. Only last week, the measures were eased after rains had brought down the…

Marauding Israeli Zionist Military Says Strikes 40 Sites In Gaza, Resulting In “Dozens Of” Casualties

JERUSALEM, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The marauding Israeli Zionist military, announced yesterday, it conducted raids on some 40 sites across the Gaza Strip since Thursday, with Israeli and Palestinian sources reported that, these strikes have resulted in dozens of casualties. The ruthless Israeli airstrikes targeted “Hamas’ command and control centres,…

Building Fire In S. Korean City Fully Extinguished

SEOUL, Jan 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – A fire in a commercial and residential building was fully put out, a few hours after it broke out in the South Korean city of Seongnam, yesterday evening, with no serious injuries reported. The fire started at 4:37 p.m. local time, in the eight-storey building,…

FLASH: FIRE BREAKS OUT IN BUILDING IN S. KOREAN CITY SEONGNAM, TRAPPING MULTIPLE PEOPLE

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Abolishes Presidential Nomination Threshold

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Constitutional Court, yesterday, abolished presidential and vice-presidential nomination threshold, providing every political party with equal rights to nominate their candidates. The court declared that, Article 222 of Law Number 7 of 2017, concerning General Elections was unconstitutional and no longer legally binding. The…

Heavy Snow Forecast For Northern, Eastern Japan

TOKYO, Jan 3 (NNN-NHK) – Heavy snow is expected to hit northern and eastern Japan through Saturday, mainly in mountainous areas along the Sea of Japan coast, due to a winter pressure pattern and a cold air mass, the country’s weather agency said, today. As of 5.00 a.m. local time…

S. Korean Investigators Leave Presidential Residence After Failing To Arrest Yoon

SEOUL, Jan 3 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean investigators, with the anti-corruption investigative unit, left the presidential residence after failing to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, today. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said, the continued confrontation virtually made it impossible to execute the arrest warrant against Yoon,…

Türkiye, Belgium Agree On Financial Need For Syria’s Reconstruction

ANKARA, Jan 3 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, emphasised the need for swift economic, financial, and commercial support for Syria’s reconstruction, during a joint press conference with Belgian Foreign Minister, Bernard Quintin, in Ankara. “We have reached a consensus on the necessity of providing these resources as soon…

Islamic Jihad Says Gaza Ceasefire Deal With Israel Closer

GAZA, Jan 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Mohammad al-Hindi, deputy secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, said yesterday that, the Palestinian factions are close to reaching a ceasefire deal with Israel. “We are close to reaching an agreement, even if partial, for a prisoner exchange with the (Israeli) occupation and a…