A massive flood on the Rapti and Narayani rivers in Chitwan National Park in August 2017 swept away wildlife, including rare Asiatic One-horned Rhinoceros, downstream to India
New India-Bangldesh waterway operational; enhances transit and connectivity
The first consignment of goods from Bangladesh arrived in Tripura by waterway on Saturday as part of a trial run for shipping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh formally making operational of new waterways between the two neighbours
Indo-Bangla river trade opens up huge opportunities
If you happen to be on the Padma or Meghna rivers for a cruise or are travelling to the country's southern part, you will in no way miss a sporadic presence of numerous slow-moving small and large vessels alongside their sudden blasts of horns
Sri Lanka Air Force, Indian Navy and Coast Guard join Sri Lanka Navy to control fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard are currently working together to control the fire that erupted in an oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s Eastern Coast on Thursday, the Navy said
Indian Coast Guard to assist Lankan Navy to douse oil tanker fire
The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday said it has diverted three of its ships and a Dornier aircraft to assist the Sri Lankan Navy to douse a fire on board an oil tanker 'MT NewDiamond'
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Security beefed up on India-Nepal border for Ayodhya event
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified patrolling along the 551 km-long India-Nepal border, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Ayodhya for Ram Temple Bhumi Puja on Wednesday
Pakistan-Afghanistan Chaman border reopened for a day
Pakistani officials on Tuesday re-opened the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing at Chaman on Tuesday for a day as a gesture of goodwill
Sri Lanka port workers protest India investment
A Sri Lanka port workers union protesting a planned investment into a container terminal by India has demanded a written guarantee from President Rajapaksa before elections that no privatization will be permitted, a minister said
Bhutan King lauds Assam CM for support during lockdown
Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar has highly appreciated the Assam government in northeastern India for allowing movement of vehicles carrying essential commodities to the neighbouring country amid the lockdown and ensuring the wellbeing of the people
ADB signs $200 million deal with Reliance Bangladesh for 718MW power plant
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million financing package with Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718MW gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh
Guarding Bhutan's porous border with India
In Umling, Gelephu, an irrigation channel separates officials from Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) in Bhutan on COVID-19 duty from nearby Indian settlements in the state of Assam
Maldives VP checks on locals admitted to Kochi hospital
Maldivian Vice President Faisal Naseem, on Thursday, made an official phone call to Director of International Patient Relations at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, inquiring on the condition of Maldivian patients seeking treatment at the hospital
Indian High Commissioner hands over two buses to Bangladesh school
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das, has handed over two school buses to the Nalanda Uchcha Vidyalaya, a school run by Chhayanaut, in a virtual ceremony
Sri Lanka para-taxes Maldive fish at Rs102, turmeric imports at Rs360 kg
Sri Lanka will tax Maldives fish imports at 102 rupees a kilogram, turmeric not ground at 102 rupees and others at 360 rupees a kilogram under a special commodity levy, a para tax
Airports Authority of India reportedly out of a joint venture to develop Mattala airport : Report
Airports Authority of India is reported to have been frozen out of a joint venture with the Sri Lankan government to develop the new Mattala airport
Sri Lanka Central Bank signs US$ 400 million Currency Swap Agreement with Reserve Bank of India
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have entered into a currency swap agreement on 24th July 2020 under the Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for 2019 - 2022
India sends 10 diesel locomotives to Bangladesh
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday flagged off 10 broad gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh Railways under its "neighbourhood first" policy
Boost for cross-border Bangladesh-India trade
Bangladesh and India formally started operating commercial container trains yesterday more than two years after the trial run of the service, aiming to boost cross-border trade and business
Bangladesh Railway to receive 10 locomotives from India
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will receive 10 locomotives from India on Monday to overcome its locomotive crisis
