Russian state television showed Putin dressed in jeans and a casual jacket sit behind the wheel of a construction truck with workers to drive 19 kilometres (12 miles) across the bridge, which links the Taman peninsula in southern Russian to Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. “I want to sincerely congratulate you with … Read more
Pictures from the incident site showed passengers being pulled out from a car trapped under the collapsed portion of the flyover. “Deputy chief minister KP Maurya and minister Neelkanth Tiwari have been directed by the chief minister Yogi Adityanath to visit Varanasi’s Cantt area. The CM has expressed grief and directed the administration to speed … Read more
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over a cheque of grant to Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Secretary Ministry of Energy, Irrigation & Water Resources, Nepal in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Minister for Energy, Irrigation & Water Resources Barsha Man Pun was also present on the occasion.The river training and embankment works in the Lalbakeya, Bagmati … Read more
Imports too grew by 4.60 percent to USD 39.63 billion in the month on yearly basis, leaving a trade deficit of USD 13.72 billion. Oil imports during the month under review were valued at USD 10.41 billion, 41.5 percent higher than the same month of previous year. Non-oil imports, however, dipped by 4.3 percent to … Read more
Manohar, who became the first independent ICC Chairman in 2016, will continue for a second two-year term following his unopposed election. According to the election process, ICC Directors were each allowed to nominate one candidate, who had to be either a present or a past ICC Director. Nominees with the support of two or more … Read more
The government says that as from today, 13 water-dropping helicopters are available, with other aircraft already contracted for the critical period from June 1. Authorities have enacted a series of measures since last year’s deadly blazes, including a national and mandatory forest cleaning programme. A severe drought last year left forests tinder-dry. Experts have blamed … Read more
Residents of Farah, capital of the province of the same name, have warned for months the city was vulnerable and the attack appeared to threaten a repeat of the Taliban’s capture of the northern city of Kunduz, which fell briefly in 2015. Residents said Taliban forces began their attack at around 2.00 a.m. (2130 GMT … Read more
