Colombo, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has allocated $16.6 million to fund the parliamentary election scheduled for November 14, said a spokesperson on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing following the…
Kathmandu, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Nepali government has decided to provide 200,000 Nepali rupees ($1,497) in compensation to each of the bereaved families, as the death toll from monsoon rain-induced floods and landslides hit 209….
Kathmandu, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 170 people have died from floods and landslides in Nepal as of now, the country’s Home Ministry said in a statement as quoted by media reports. Home Ministry spokesperson…
Dhaka, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Nations and partners have launched a humanitarian appeal for $134 million to provide urgent relief and support to communities affected by the escalating floods in Bangladesh. The situation was…
Quetta, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s restive Balochistan was ensnared in fresh violence on Sunday with police reporting that armed men abducted more than 20 labourers in Musakhail, hours after seven labourers were shot dead in…
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Landslides and floods induced by incessant rainfalls in Nepal had left 66 people dead and 60 others injured, the Home Ministry said. Rishiram Tiwari, the Ministry’s Spokesperson, said on Saturday in…
United Nations, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus said that his government will uphold its bilateral treaties and is open to friendly relations with all countries based on mutual respect. Speaking in Bengali at…
United Nations, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Totally isolated at the world organisation in trying to raise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in a sabre-rattling speech at the General Assembly, on Friday threatened…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) For over six decades, he strode jauntily across the screen – and into the hearts of legions of fans with his distinctive diction, nonchalant nod, and flamboyant fashion, but Dev…
Aizawl, Sep 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre allowed the Mizoram government to procure 1,379.34 metric tonnes (MT) of rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns for over 44,000 refugees from Manipur as well as…
Colombo, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will…
Islamabad, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Army’s Lt General Muhammad Asim Malik, who has held top commands in restive Balochistan province and terrorism-hit Waziristan, has been appointed the new chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), it…
Jammu, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a humanitarian gesture, India on Monday handed back a Pakistani national, who had inadvertently crossed the line of control (LoC) into the country in J&K’s Poonch district, officials said. Officials…
Kabul, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Afghanistan extracts 1,300 tonnes of crude oil in northern Sari Pul province daily, the caretaker government’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced on Saturday. The process of extracting crude oil is…
Agartala, Sep 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Chakma leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hold any dialogue or meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, at the ongoing…
Kathua, Sep 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday accused the National Conference and the Congress of advancing Pakistan’s agenda during the Jammu and Kashmir elections. Chugh’s charges came following Pakistan Defence…
Kabul, Sep 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A two-day fair held to display local agricultural products opened in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province, provincial agricultural directorate official Mohammad Farooq said on Wednesday. In order to…
Dhaka, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from last week’s explosion and fire at a ship-breaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh rose to six with two more injured succumbing to their wounds, an official said. The…
Dhaka, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A case has been filed against 59 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on charge of attempting to murder a student during an anti-government protest in Dinajpur on August 4….
Dhaka, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US State Department’s key diplomat Donald Lu has arrived in Dhaka to hold discussions with the interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Lu, the assistant secretary of state…