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Health Ministry targets 46 percent coverage of free checkups in 2026

Jakarta, Jan. 6 -- The Health Ministry has expressed optimism that it will cover nearly half of Indonesia's population, or 46 percent, through the Free Health Checkup (CKG) program in 2026, following ... Read More


Budget Trivia 2026: From longest speech to halwa ceremony, here are 7 interesting facts about India's Union Budget

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The countdown to the Union Budget has begun, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expected to present Budget 2026 on 1 February, as she has done in the previous years. This t... Read More


Sarawak's 'bridge-harvesting year' gathers pace with Batang Lupar 1 nearly ready, says Uggah

KUCHING, Jan. 6 -- The Batang Lupar Bridge 1 project has reached 93.09 per cent completion and remains firmly on schedule, with the bridge expected to open to the public by the end of May ahead of its... Read More


Sambhal: A strategy of firm policing, administrative reforms and cultural revival

India, Jan. 6 -- Sambhal, once a district synonymous with chronic law-and-order challenges and communal unrests is witnessing a silent but steady transformation. The Uttar Pradesh government, under th... Read More


Dipak Khadka wins T20 World Cup package at Radio on Wheels in Surkhet

Surkhet, Jan. 6 -- The seventh edition of Radio Kantipur's annual road show 'Radio on Wheels' held its musical programme in Birendranagar, Surkhet, on Monday. The event featured performances by comed... Read More


UP finance minister Suresh Khanna writes to ministers to expedite 'qualitative' use of funds

Lucknow, Jan. 6 -- Uttar Pradesh minister for finance Suresh Khanna has written a letter to all ministers to hold a fortnightly review of the expenditure incurred by their respective departments under... Read More


Viet Nam should accelerate administrative reform to further lure Japan's investment: JETRO

Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 6 -- Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City Okabe Mitsutoshi Speaking in an interview ahead of 2026 New Year, Chief Representat... Read More


Mandatory silver hallmarking in the works to curb counterfeits as prices surge

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- After making gold hallmarking mandatory, the government is now preparing to extend it to silver, beginning with a pilot project in select districts, a senior government official s... Read More


Contractors blast government over mass termination of 'sick' infra projects

Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- The Federation of Contractors' Associations of Nepal has accused the current government of breaching its mandate by terminating a large number of infrastructure project contracts,... Read More


DMRC official, family killed in blaze at flat in Adarsh Ngr

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official, his wife and their 10-year-old daughter were killed after a fire broke out in their residence in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar in the ear... Read More