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TADB profit jumps 50pc on strong lending growth

DAR ES SALAAM, April 15 -- TANZANIA Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) posted a 50.1 per cent increase in net profit for the year ending December 2025, driven largely by strong growth in interest in... Read More


Inspector general suspends grievance days for holidays

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- Police Headquarters informed the public that the IGP relief programmes scheduled for the coming days will not be held due to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season. Acco... Read More


Patient arrested for allegedly harassing doctor

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- A patient receiving treatment at the Nagoda General Hospital in Kalutara was arrested yesterday (14) for allegedly sexually harassing a female doctor. The suspect is a resident... Read More


Navy arrests Indian fishermen in Mannar waters

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- The Sri Lankan Navy took an Indian fishing boat and four Indian fishermen into custody for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters. The arrests occurred during a speci... Read More


Pakistani warships depart after successful naval exercise

Sri Lanka, April 15 -- The Sri Lanka Navy announced the successful conclusion of a goodwill visit by two Pakistani warships, 'PNS TAIMUR' and 'PNS ASLAT', which departed the island after participating... Read More


Youth sliding towards drugs, alcohol, suicide: Mehbooba Mufti

Kupwara, April 15 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed concern over the rising crises among the younger generat... Read More


Rs 9,779 cr tunnel projects: Altaf Bukhari hails Centre's move for all-weather J&K connectivity

Srinagar, April 15 -- Apni Party president Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's approval of two tunnel projects worth Rs 9,779.42 crore, saying these will provide all-weather... Read More


Sajad Lone extends support to LG Sinha's 'Nasha Mukth Abhiyan'

Srinagar, April 15 -- Peoples Conference president, MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday extended his support to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's 'Nasha Mukth Abhiyan', terming the drug menace t... Read More


Hakeem Yaseen urges Centre to fulfil promise of Statehood to J&K

Srinagar, April 15 -- President People's Democratic Front (PDF) and former Minister Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen on Wednesday urged the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister to fulfil the long-pending ... Read More


Four residential houses attached in Bijbehara under NDPS Act

Anantnag, April 15 -- Police in South Kashmir's Bijbehara have attached four residential houses belonging to individuals allegedly involved in a narcotics case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and ... Read More