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Z'bar launches committee to combat gender violence

ZANZIBAR, July 6 -- ZANZIBAR has launched a ministeriallevel National Committee to strengthen coordination and accelerate efforts to eliminate violence against women and children. The Chairperson of ... Read More


Mwinyi orders reforms to strengthen SUZA competitiveness

ZANZIBAR, July 6 -- ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi has directed the newly appointed leadership of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) to implement major administrative and academic refor... Read More


Health officials tasked to eradicate cholera by 2026/27

ARUSHA, July 6 -- THE government has directed regional and council health officials to ensure the elimination of cholera outbreaks during the 2026/27 financial year as part of efforts to achieve a Zer... Read More


61,060 dengue patients reported so far

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The National Dengue Control Unit reports that total number of patients reported so far has reached 61,060. The acting director of the unit noted that 5,663 of these infections oc... Read More


Driver confesses to Akuregoda killings

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The driver who transported the shooters in the Akuregoda murder of a lawyer and his wife, confessed following his return from the Maldives. The Western Province South Crime Divis... Read More


NC Plans Massive Srinagar Show of Strength Ahead of Statehood Protest in Delhi

Jammu, July 6 -- Share Tweet Share SRINAGAR, July 6 (KNS): The National Conference (NC) is set to stage a massive show of strength in Srinagar on July 11, with the party mobilising thousands of worker... Read More


Supreme Court to hear DMK plea alleging witness influence in Karur Stampede case

India, July 6 -- The Supreme Court agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the DMK alleging that ministers in the Tamil Nadu government, who are also accused in the Karur stampede case, are attempting to... Read More


A voice that brought Bhima alive falls silent, her legend lives forever

India, July 6 -- When a 13-year-old Teejan Bai stood on a makeshift stage in a Durg village to narrate stories from the Mahabharata, few imagined the tribal girl, once ostracised for singing in public... Read More


Mumbai Mankhurd Chawl Collapse: 6 Dead after heavy rains trigger building disaster

India, July 6 -- At least 6 people, including 5 children, were killed after a four-storey chawl collapsed in Mumbai's Mankhurd area on Sunday night amid relentless monsoon rains that have battered the... Read More


S Jaishankar meets Qatar PM, reviews bilateral ties

India, July 6 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Sunday and reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, tr... Read More