India, Bhutan PMs Meet On Ties

NEW DELHI, Mac 17 (NNN-PTI) – Visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, agreed to expand hydro-power cooperation, during their talks held in the Indian capital, according to a joint statement issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs. The two prime ministers met on Thursday,…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 31,553: Ministry

GAZA, Mac 17 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,553, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement, yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 63 Palestinians and wounded 112 others, raising the total death…

India To Vote In General Elections Between Apr 19 And Jun 1

NEW DELHI, Mac 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Election Commission, yesterday said, the country’s forthcoming general elections will be conducted in seven phases starting Apr 19. India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, announced at a press conference, the complete schedule of the elections, which will run through Jun 1. According to…

Iraq’s Ban On PKK Marks Pivotal Moment In Its Ties With Türkiye

by Burak Akinci ANKARA, Mac 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – For the first time, Türkiye and Iraq have decided to jointly act against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a move that signals an alignment of the two neighbours’ stances on the issue, after years of tension, experts said. Iraq National Security Council…

Urgent: At Least 36 Killed Today In Israeli Airstrike On Central Gaza

GAZA, Mac 16 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded, in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said today.– NNN-WAFA

Private Resort Within Protected Chocolate Hills Stirs Up Controversy In Philippines

MANILA, Mac 16 (NNN-PNA) – A government probe is underway into a private resort, suspected to be illegally built within the famed Chocolate Hills, a protected national geological monument in the central Philippines. The Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in Bohol province, which had been operating since 2019, shut down…

Around 3,000 Sri Lankan Families Facing Drinking Water Problems Due To Dry Weather

COLOMBO, Mac 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – About 3,000 families in Sri Lanka are facing drinking water problems, due to persistent dry weather conditions, said the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), yesterday. Talking to media on the current weather and its implications, Deputy Director of the DMC, Pradeep Kodippili, said, they have told…

Three Teenagers Killed In Floods In Central Java

JAKARTA, Mac 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three teenage students were killed, after their wooden boat capsized, off in an inundated padi field, in the Indonesian regency of Kudus, in Central Java province yesterday, police said. Central Java police spokesman, Stefanus Satake Bayu, said, the three teenagers, aged 14, 15 and 16…

One Crew Member Of Liberia-Flagged Vessel Reported Missing In Singapore Waters

SINGAPORE, Mac 16 (NNN-CNA) – A crew member, onboard the Liberia-flagged vessel, Utopia, was reported missing yesterday afternoon, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The vessel is in Singapore waters, the MPA added. The MPA, Singapore Police Coast Guard, and Singapore Civil Defence Force craft, have…

Sri Lankan Navy Arrested 15 Indian Fishermen Poaching In Its Territorial Waters

COLOMBO, Mac 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s navy, arrested 15 Indian fishermen, who were poaching in the country’s territorial waters in the early hours of yesterday, the navy said in a statement. The arrests were made during a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers, poaching near Karainagar, in northern…