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Postal employees with disabilities eligible for up to Rs 10 lakh advance for assistive devices: Dept of Posts

Panchkula, Sept. 24 -- Central government postal employees with disabilities may now receive an advance of up to 80% of the estimated cost of prescribed assistive devices, subject to a ceiling of Rs 1... Read More


600 bags of urea fertilizer seized in Sitakunda while being smuggled to Myanmar; 2 held

CHATTOGRAM, Sept. 24 -- Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 600 bags of urea fertilizer worth an estimated Tk 21 lakh while it was being smuggled to Myanmar from Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday... Read More


Importer tries to evade Tk 1.17cr in duties and taxes, ends up paying Tk 2.39cr more

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Customs intelligence has detected an attempt to evade Tk 1.17 crore in revenue for the government by allegedly declaring a shipment of prepared adhesive as epoxide resin, resulting ... Read More


PM urges faster global action as sea level threatens 10m Bangladeshis

UN Headquarters, Sept. 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday called for faster and deeper cuts in global emissions and greater international support for climate-vulnerable countries, warning... Read More


Thousands remain missing and cost of damages mount one month after Nepal's cataclysmic flood

Kathmandu, Sept. 24 -- The tsunami-like flood that tore through Nepal on August 26 has left the Himalayan nation facing massive losses and mounting reconstruction needs. Since a mass of ice and rock ... Read More


Police file FIR in alleged eve-teasing incident of college student in North Campus

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Delhi Police have registered a case at the Mukherjee Nagar Police station following a complaint by a girl student of a college in the North Campus over alleged eve- teasing ... Read More


Himachal Guv inspects NH-205 four-laning ahead of President's AIIMS Bilaspur visit

Shimla, Sept. 24 -- Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Thursday inspected the ongoing four-laning work on NH-205 from Kalar Bala village to Nauni Chowk in Bilaspur district ahead of the propo... Read More


Kerala gearing up for data-driven governance: CM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 24 -- Kerala is preparing to adopt data-driven governance, with steps initiated to set up necessary dashboards in the Chief Minister's Office, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan s... Read More


Kerala targets five million foreign tourists in five years: CM

Kochi, Sept. 24 -- Kerala has set a target of attracting five million foreign tourist visits and 100 million domestic tourist visits in the next five years, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said here on ... Read More


Heavy rains lash Visakhapatnam district, administration steps up relief measures

Visakhapatnam, Sept. 24 -- Heavy rains continued to lash Visakhapatnam district for the third consecutive day under the influence of a severe depression, prompting the district administration to step ... Read More