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EADB launches $13 million fund for women, youth enterprises

Tanzania, May 13 -- Kampala. The East African Development Bank has unveiled a $13 million fund targeting women and youth-led businesses across East Africa, as the regional lender also announced change... Read More


Two spill gates of Polgolla Reservoir opened

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- The Polgolla Reservoir engineering office opened two spill gates starting this morning. Rising water levels in the Mahaweli River following persistent rainfall prompted this decis... Read More


Sri Lanka Customs surpasses 1 trillion rupee revenue milestone

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- Sri Lanka Customs reached a significant milestone yesterday by surpassing one trillion rupees in revenue collection for the year 2026. Achieving such a massive revenue target befo... Read More


Indian national arrested with drugs worth over 40 million rupees

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- An Indian national attempting to smuggle drugs valued at over 400 million rupees into the country was apprehended by Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit officers at the Katun... Read More


Increase in social media scams using fake photos of young women

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- Complaints regarding financial fraud on social media through the use of fake photos of young women increased recently, according to the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team ... Read More


Five students hospitalised following clash between A/L groups

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- Five students were hospitalised following a clash between two groups of Advanced Level students at a school in Eppawala. Police stated that a student who brought a sharp weapon in... Read More


Speaker constitutes J&K Assembly Ethics Committee

Srinagar, May 13 -- Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has constituted the Ethics Committee of the House for a period ending March 31, 2027, according to an official not... Read More


We Will Ruthlessly Crush Drug Networks, Protect Our Youth: SSP Srinagar

Jammu, May 13 -- Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Dr GV Sundeep Chakravarthy (IPS), on wednesday said Srinagar Police has intensified its crackdown on drug networks across the city and warned... Read More


Displaced Kanyari families abandoned since 2014: Usman Majid

SRINAGAR, May 13 -- Former minister and ex-MLA Bandipora Usman Majid on Wednesday accused successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir of neglecting the displaced families of Kanyari village in Bandipo... Read More


Girl critically injured in bear attack in Karnah, referred to Srinagar

Karnah, May 13 -- A 22-year-old girl was seriously injured after being attacked by a wild bear in the Nowagabra area of Karnah on Wednesday morning, officials said. An official told news agency Kashm... Read More