Dengue, an Aedes mosquito-borne viral infection, is on the rise once again in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
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.
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Domestic tourism provides some succour for Nepal's ailing tourist industry
Hari Kharel, a businessman from Jhapa, decided to go on a tour immediately after the Dashain festival—eight months after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world to remain indoors
Hizbul's Saifullah, last of "most wanted" local militant commanders in Kashmir, killed
In a serious blow to "homegrown militancy" in the Kashmir Valley, Hizbul Mujahideen's operational commander Saifullah Mir was killed in a gunfight with police and security forces in Srinagar district on Sunday, officials said
50 militants in J&K have surrendered in 2020
In an overnight gunbattle at Noorpora, Tral, the residential neighbourhood of the most prominent neutralised militants Zakir Musa and Burhan Wani, one unidentified militant was killed late in the night on October 26
India plans Covid vax rollout with healthcare workers first
The government has planned to start the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine first to the healthcare workers followed by other groups to be added "sequentially"
India asks Pakistan to vacate its occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan
India has asked Pakistan to immediately vacate from the "Indian territory of Gilgit-Baltistan" which the Imran Khan government declared as its provisional fifth province on Sunday
Former PM Dahal meets Prime Minister KP Oli
Co-chair of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who had been declining the other party Co-chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s invite for talks of late, went to the PM’s official residence today and proposed to convene the party Secretariat meeting to discuss political issues
Pandemic disproportionately affecting women, girls in Nepal
Rapid gender assessment undertaken by Nepal's Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, in collaboration with UN Women, Care Nepal and Save the Children has revealed that groups most affected by COVID-19, include daily wagers, farmers, landless women, women working in adult entertainment sector, women from Dalit and Madhesi communities, gender and sexual minorities, differently-abled women, adolescent girls, displaced women, and those living with HIV AIDS
Six Nepalis rescued from forced labour in Malaysia
Without work and money for months, six Nepali migrants have been rescued from what looked like forced labour conditions in Malaysia
Pakistan to grant status of province to Gilgit-Battistan: Minister
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday announced that the federal government had decided to elevate the status of Gilgit-Baltistan to a province
Pakistan sees 1,000 cases a day first time in 90 days
For the first time since the end of July, the number of coronavirus cases being reported on a daily basis in Pakistan has surpassed the 1,000 mark, while active cases have also doubled in one and a half months with around 100 patients requiring ventilators at present
Pakistan criticises Modi for 'twisting' Fawad's words to suggest Islamabad's involvement in Pulwama
Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his attempt to "twist" recent comments made by federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry in order to suggest Pakistan's involvement in the attack in occupied Kashmir's Pulwama last year
Study finds COVID-19 virus strain currently spreading in Sri Lanka; highly transmissible
A study conducted by the scientists at the Sri Jayewardenepura University have found that the currently circulating COVID-19 coronavirus strain is different to the strains that circulated previously and highly transmissible
That grim caravan (from the Middle East) just won’t stop: Bangladesh's females migrants worst victims
It was 4:00 am yesterday when the first light of dawn was still far from the Dhaka sky
Schools to reopen in least-affected COVID-19 areas on Bangladesh
Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said on Saturday that policy makers were considering reopening schools in areas where the COVID-19 transmission rate was below 10%
