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Public gatherings banned as Pak capital on high alert after Islamabad blas
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Police imposed a ban on all kinds of corner meetings, public gatherings and congregations, especially in the wake of the upcoming local government elections, the report added. The Pakistani publication said the order came into force with immediate effect and shall remain in force for two wee
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FTX CEO agrees to fly back to US to face charges
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the article, Bankman-Fried will soon arrive in New York to face charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering and a campaign finance violation. NYT reported that his departure from the Bahamas was delayed by several hours as officials completed the final paperwork, b
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Enough evidence of girls being forced into Prostitution in Rajasthan : NCW
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Due to threats from the Panchayat and local government, the people are under pressure to conceal the true extent of child prostitution and trafficking, the commission said.
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Beijing spends more on restricting movement of its citizens than on defenc
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): As Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime in China continues to restrict the movement of hundreds of thousands of citizens under the banner of the Zero Covid Policy, local governments across the country are going too far in tightening their stranglehold on ordina
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Pakistan election body postpones second phase of local government polls in
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): Pakistan election body on Wednesday postponed the second phase of local government elections in Sindh province due to heavy rains and the flooding situation, local media reported.
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Islamabad plans to undermine autonomy in PoK stirs widespread protest
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], August 18 (ANI): The recent move by Islamabad that seeks to transfer financial and legislative powers from the local government to the federal government of Pakistan has created widespread protest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Protests continue in various cities and towns of PoK against 15th Amendmen
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kotli [PoK], August 18 (ANI): As protest rallies, sit-ins and blockings of roads against the 15th amendment including the tourism authority act continue in various cities and towns of PoK, Charhoi Tehsil of Kotli district has emerged as the latest centre of the ongoing protest.
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Protests intensify in PoK against Pakistan government's plans to amend Con
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], August 13 (ANI): Districts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are witnessing massive protests against the Pakistan government's plan to bring in the 15th Constitutional Amendment that will transfer the financial and administrative powers of the local government to Islamab
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Hackers plant China's flag on Taiwan government websites
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Chinese hackers planted the flag of China on the websites of several local government agencies across Taiwan.
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Unique Kashmiri Products to enter global markets under PM Modi's 'Vocal Fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is taking steps to promote Kashmiri products in national and international markets under Prime Minister Modi's "Vocal for Local' with an aim to create market linkages for them.
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4 killed, 60 injured in 7-magnitude earthquake in northern Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday morning killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said.
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Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to hold local body polls after 31 years
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will hold local body elections in the month of September on a party basis after 31 years, local media reported citing the region's poll body.
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