India: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha, questions CAG observations
Major news in <The Times of India>: Coalgate: PM makes statement in Lok Sabha amid BJP uproar, questions CAG observations NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a statement on coal block allocation in Parliament on Monday in the wake of the CAG report, which has been used by opposition to attack him. The PM […]
India : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief
Major News in <THE TIMES OF INDIA> : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief “INS Arihant is steadily progressing towards becoming operational…we are pretty close to putting it to sea (for extensive trials and missile firings),” announced Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday. “Navy is poised to complete the triad, […]
Nepal : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks
Top news in <The Kathmandu Post> : UCPN (M) vows to carry off peace, statute tasks KATHMANDU, JUL 17 – Top UCPN (Maoist) leaders on Tuesday vowed to complete the peace and constitution writing processes by keeping the party cohesive and correcting “past mistakes.” Speaking at the inaugural session of the party’s seventh plenum that […]
Pakistan : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices
Top news in <The News> : OGRA jacks up petrol, CNG prices ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has raised the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and petroleum products with the exception of diesel with effect from July 16 for the next fortnight. According to the OGRA notifications, petrol price has been raised by […]
Sri Lanka : New secretaries for 18 ministries
Top news in <Daily Mirror>: New secretaries for 18 ministries The Government Information Department said that 18 new secretaries have been appointed to ministries by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Charitha Herath was appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Media. Dr. P.B Jayasundara will remain as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Planning […]
Bangladesh : Another highway robbery in city, 1 killed
Top news in <The Daily Star>: Another highway robbery in city, 1 killed A fish trader was killed and a trucker injured when robbers took away their fish-laden pickup-van throwing them from a running truck in the capital’s Mohakhali area early Thursday. The incident took place when the owners of the truck and covered-van have […]
Major news in Nepal : Cheated of their childhood
Top news in <Nepali Times>: Cheated of their childhood There are fewer Nepali boys and girls working, but the ones who do are in dangerous occupations BHRIKUTI RAI Every day Bikash gets out of his makeshift bed at 5 am and can’t get back till late at night. The eight-year-old came to Kathmandu from Morang […]
Major news in Sri Lanka : Special committee to handle relief
Top news in <Daily News>: Special committee to handle relief The government will take steps to provide dry rations to farmers whose crops have been destroyed by the severe drought in the country, with immediate effect. Addressing a media-briefing in Colombo yesterday, Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said dry rations will be provided based on […]
Major news in Nepal : SC recommends action against two appeal judges
Top news in <The Himalayan Times> : SC recommends action against two appeal judges Says granting bail to man accused of attempt-to-murder was wrong KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has referred a case related to two appellate court judges, who had freed an attempt-to-murder accused by granting bail, to the Judicial Council headed by Chief Justice […]
Major news in Bangladesh on Jun 14: Ugly face of insolence and ignorance
Top News in <Holiday> : Ugly face of insolence and ignorance The face-off between a High Court bench of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and the country’s parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad, that is being currently witnessed is unprecedented as well as disgraceful. It is, in our view, the result of insolence and ignorance. The outburst of […]