Police Kill Two Naxals In India’s Maharashtra State

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (NNN-PTI) – Two Naxal rebels were killed in a gunfight with the police yesterday, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the police said. The fierce gunfight between Naxals and the police broke out in the remote Gadchiroli district, near Bodhintola, close to the border with…

Indian Parliament Suspends 14 Lawmakers Over Unruly Conduct

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 14 lawmakers were suspended yesterday, from the Indian parliament, over their “unruly conduct” during the House proceedings. All 14 lawmakers belonged to opposition political parties. While 13 lawmakers were suspended from the lower house “Lok Sabha,” one was suspended from the…

Five World Rare Species Of Wintering Birds Spotted In Myanmar’s 2nd Largest Lake

YANGON, Dec 14 (NNN-MNA) – This winter, 34 wintering birds, including world rare species appeared in Ramsar region of Inle Lake, Myanmar’s second largest lake, according to the state-run daily, The Mirror. The five world rare species of wintering birds are, two species of seagulls, Eurasian coots, pochards and tufted…

FAO Hands Over Climate-Resilient Fishing Boats, Fish Display Stalls To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), said today that, it handed over two specially designed climate-resilient fishing boats and 30 modified fish display stalls, to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Fisheries, in line with the FAO’s commitment to sustainable development and…

Semiconductor To Become Critical National Industry In Vietnam: Minister

HANOI, Dec 14 (NNN-VNA) – The semiconductor industry will be a foundational sector and critical national industry of Vietnam for the next 30-50 years, Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Manh Hung, was cited as saying. He said, 2024 would be the first year Vietnam adopts the National Strategy on…

Five Killed, 10 Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (NNN-APP) – Five people were killed and 10 others injured, when a passenger van collided with a truck, in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, rescue teams said, today. The incident happened in Bahawalpur district, last night, when the van driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to…

UN Senior Official Calls Gaza “A Living Hell” At Global Refugee Forum

GENEVA, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A top United Nations (UN) official told the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, opened in Geneva yesterday that, Gaza is now “a living hell,” calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…

Palestinian PM Accuses Israel Of Turning Gaza Into “Unlivable Place”

RAMALLAH, Dec 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel is seeking to turn the Gaza Strip into “an unlivable place,” with the intention of forcibly displacing Gazan residents from the territory, Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said. “The displacement plan is still on Israel’s table,” Ishtaye said, at a weekly cabinet meeting. “But…

Three More Palestinians Killed In Israeli Operation In Jenin, West Bank

WEST BANK, Dec 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Three more Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin, northern West Bank, which lasted more than a day, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, yesterday. The ministry said in a press statement that, a 36-year-old man, who was…

Palestine’s Tourism Sector Expected To Lose 200 Million USD By Year-End Due To Gaza Conflict

RAMALLAH, Dec 14 (NNN-WAFA) – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Rula Maayah, said yesterday that, Palestine’s tourism industry is expected to lose 200 million U.S. dollars by the end of the year, under the impact of Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip. In a statement, she said that, the tourism…