The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Bhutan's Economic Affairs Minister Loknath Sharma held a meeting with officials from Druk Green Power Corporation and the ongoing hydropower projects, including Punatsangchhu I and II through video conferencing to discuss the possibilities of reopening critical works in a self-contained mode
Bhutan's nationwide lockdown, which enters the 11th day today, has brought construction work to a complete halt worrying builders who have deadlines to meet and loans to repay
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population wrote a letter to all Kathmandu valley hospitals to admit only those COVID-19 patients who have been referred by the ministry
On June 18, when Nepal’s number of COVID-19 cases soared to 7,848 and the death toll reached 22, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was downplaying the threat of the coronavirus and peddling dubious cures that have no medical standing
With the old guard in the Nepali Congress refusing to let go of its position and the youth ranks not strong enough to challenge them, the grand old party of Nepali politics still seems to be finding its feet to make itself relevant again
The Imran Khan government in Pakistan has claimed it is cracking down on its terror groups operating against India
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in fares for its flights from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad
At a time when Afghan Taliban, the United States and the Ashraf Ghani government of Afghanistan are on the verge of initiating the intra-Afghan dialogue, Pakistan government has issued a statutory notification, ordering imposition of sanctions on those Afghan Taliban leaders and groups, including the Haqqani Network, who are on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanction list
Declaring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif an “absconder”, Adviser to the Prime Minster on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar has said that Mr Sharif’s four-week bail on medical grounds expired in December last year and the government had already approached the UK government for his extradition
India has reiterated its position on the “full implementation” of the 13th amendment, amidst moves to introduce a new amendment
The United States to-date has provided $ 6 million in COVID-19 assistance to Sri Lanka through the State Department and USAID to meet the most urgent needs, according to a Fact Sheet released by the State Department Friday
The coronavirus infection rate among slum dwellers in Bangladesh is only 6 percent, it has been found
The then opposition Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina nearly lost her life in a grenade attack on her party's rally on August 21, 2004 here
Fajr azaan had just ended. Everyone was awake since midnight at a house in the Bandar area of Narayanganj, especially a mother who was praying since night
The Bangladesh government needs to take good care of Japanese companies operating here to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) from the island country as many business entities are waiting to bring in investment, said Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki yesterday
