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Karachi's dead running out of burial spaces as necropolis chock-full
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The coastal megacity of Pakistan, Karachi is facing an acute shortage of burial spaces as the necropolis is chock-full.
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Maharashtra: Amid water shortage in Nashik village, women risk lives to fe
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): With several parts of the country reeling under scorching heat, Rohile village in Maharashtra's Nashik is facing a water shortage and the women of the village have put their lives at stake to fetch drinking water.
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Power demand increases by 9 pc in Bihar, Union Minister RK Singh says coal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sitamarhi (Bihar) [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh on Thursday said that the demand for electricity has increased by nearly nine per cent in Bihar, however, the supply of coal has not increased at the same pace.
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Massive protest erupts in heart of Colombo amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): A massive protest erupted in the Galle Face Green area in the capital city of Colombo as the Island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts.
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Sri Lanka's health ministry reports drug shortage amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): Amid the continued economic hardship in the country, Sri Lankan Health Ministry has said there is a shortage of some drugs and equipment in certain government hospitals.
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PM Modi says India ready to supply food stock to world if WTO agrees
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 12 (ANI): Stating that he has discussed the issue of the global food shortage with US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is ready to supply food stock to the world.
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US, India working together to bring food to world market amid Ukraine cris
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): After the conclusion of the India-US 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States and India are cooperating to deliver more food to the world market and make more fertilizer amid the shortage due to the Ukraine confl
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Bihar CM asks Centre to looking into rising fuel prices issue
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 12 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked the Centre to think about the issue of rising fuel prices and said that the state government is unable to provide relief to people due to the shortage of resources.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Citizens face severe scarcity, forced to use ca
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, common citizens are facing a severe scarcity of essentials including fuel and food and people are forced to use candles in the absence of electricity.
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Sri Lanka to implement new method to facilitate fuel for essential service
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): With Sri Lanka facing a fuel shortage, arrangements are being made to launch a new programme to expedite the provision of fuel for essential services, according to an official of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Pakistan's water supplies under severe strain amid slow snow melting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 11 (ANI): Pakistan's National water supplies have dipped substantially low and are facing severe strain as, despite an early onset of summer in mid-March and April getting hotter than usual, the snow melting process in mountainous and hilly areas has not picked up
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Atheist meet conference in Pune postponed 'due to shortage of police perso
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): An Atheist meet conference scheduled in Pune city on Sunday was postponed to April 24 due to a shortage of police personnel to provide security for the event, said the police.
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