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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 7 foreigners, seizes 240 kg narcotics in internati
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy in coordination with the Police Narcotics Bureau in international waters south of the country, arrested seven foreign nationals and seized 240kg of narcotics suspected to be heroin, Sri Lankan media reported.
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Only 3 CPEC projects completed in Pakistan's Gwadar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): In the past seven years, Pakistan could only complete three China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Gwadar while one-dozen schemes costing nearly USD 2 billion remain unfinished including those of water supply and electricity.
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5 members of family drowned in quarry in Maharashtra's Dombivli
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India] May 8 (ANI): Five people of a family drowned in a quarry in a village near Dombivli in Kalyan Gramin in Thane district on Saturday, said an official.
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Pakistan: Water, power development authority chief resigns citing personal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has resigned from his post citing "personal reasons."
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India rubbishes report of Sri Lanka using Line of Credit to import water c
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Sri Lanka on Saturday rubbished the reports suggesting that the Sri Lankan government used the Line of Credit (LoC) extended by India during the ongoing crisis to import a water cannon vehicle.
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Sindh will not accept any cut in its water share amid acute crisis: Minist
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 (ANI): The ongoing shortage of irrigation water posed a grave threat to the agricultural economy of Sindh province.
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Judge, like Caesar's wife, must be above suspicion: SC on former UP Judge'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court upheld disciplinary action taken against a judicial officer for passing orders to unduly favour certain parties saying "a judge, like Caesar's wife, must be above suspicion."
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Ananth Kumar had very firm stand on Karnataka's land, water issues: CM Bom
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 6 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said former Union minister and late Ananth Kumar had a very firm stand on the issues related to the state's land, water, Kannada language and welfare of the people of Karnataka.
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Centre identifies 567 projects worth Rs 58,700 cr for holistic development
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Building upon the success of the Sagarmala programme, the Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways has formulated a plan under the programme to carry out the "holistic development of coastal districts" with 567 projects worth Rs 58700 crore, informed Union Min
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Pakistan: Thatta people protest against water scarcity, blocks National Hi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thatta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): People of Thatta, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh, staged a sit-in protest on Thursday, blocking the National Highway on account of the acute water shortage in the Sindh province.
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Sindh facing acute water crisis, asks Pak govt's help
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Noting the acute water shortage in Pakistan, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has made an appeal to the federal government on Thursday to address the water crisis in Sindh and provide water to the province.
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Researchers find combining certain medicines with ibuprofen can cause perm
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Waterloo (Ontario) [Canada], May 5 (ANI): According to new research, people taking diuretics and renin-angiotensin (RSA) inhibitors for high blood pressure should also be careful to take ibuprofen as the combination can cause acute kidney injury, which can be permanent in some cases.
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