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Indonesia nears weapons maintenance self-reliance: Defense Minister

Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has said that Indonesia has taken a step closer to self-reliance in the maintenance of primary weapons systems (alutsista). The progress was m... Read More


Minister ensures surgery services despite quake-hit Ruteng hospital

Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that surgeries for residents injured in the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are continuing despite damage to Ruteng Regional Ho... Read More


'Substantial progress made', says Canadian PM Carney as American tariffs postponed for three days

Ottawa, Aug. 19 -- With Ottawa and Washington continually engaged in discussions over the 50 per cent tariff on a select range of Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the implementatio... Read More


Ukrainian arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream sabotagePublished on: August 19, 2026 4:25 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- A Ukrainian man was arrested in Croatia over suspected involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. German prosecutors announced the arrest on Wednesday. Croatian police... Read More


RI phasing out coal plants to ensure industrial stability: ministry

Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Yuliot Tanjung announced that Indonesia will phase out its coal-fired power plants (PLTU) in stages to protect industrial gro... Read More


Odisha floods: CM Mohan Majhi announces Rs 1,000 crore relief package for six districts

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday announced a Rs 1,000-crore relief package for six flood-hit districts, as heavy rainfall triggered fresh flooding in north... Read More


Union cabinet clears rRs.r3,591 crore project to widen Bihar's NH-22 to four lanes

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs.3,590.73 crore project to widen the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of National Highway (NH)-22 in Bihar to four lanes. "This... Read More


Chief Secretary reviews UNDP strategy for SDG-linked budgeting in J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to assess the strategy proposed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for aligning the annual budget of Jammu & ... Read More


At first light, CM Omar Abdullah takes the pulse of Srinagar's development

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today undertook an extensive early-morning tour of Srinagar city, covering all eight Assembly constituencies, to take stock of ongoing development wor... Read More


"Will give fresh impetus to tourism, pilgrimage, and local livelihoods": Odisha CM on approval of four railway multi-tracking projects

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said that the approval of four railway multi-tracking projects by the Union government in the four states will give a "fre... Read More