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BGN accelerates MBG kitchen activation in remote regions

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is accelerating the activation of new Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) across underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions to... Read More


Death of ANCL staffer's mother

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Matilda Rodrigo, loving mother Lake House Advertising Back Office staffer D.G.A. Indrajeewa passed away peacefully at her residence in Talawathugoda. Her funeral was held at the ... Read More


Child rights panel files case over Keralam boy's malnutrition death

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 20 -- A two-year-old boy died in a suspected case of malnutrition in the Alappuzha district of Keralam, officials said on Monday, with the Kerala State Commission for Protecti... Read More


Electronic tagging to be introduced to tackle prison overcrowding

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The Government is planning to introduce a new mechanism to monitor a selected group of suspects, arrested by the Police for minor drug and other offences and ordered by court to ... Read More


Bauddhaloka Buddhist Literature Festival tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The annual Buddhist Literature Festival, organised by the Bauddhaloka Foundation, will take place tomorrow, October 20, at 2:30 p.m. at the BMICH in Colombo.Visit Temples Held u... Read More


Army distributes artificial limbs in humanitarian initiative

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- A humanitarian initiative to distribute artificial limbs took place recently at the 11th Battalion Gajaba Regiment Headquarters in Kilinochchi. Artificial limbs valued at Rs.2,0... Read More


Heavy rain causes floods in Akurana on Saturday

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- Heavy rains experienced in many parts of the Kandy District on Saturday evening (17) caused the town of Akurana, located along the Kandy-Jaffna A-09 road, to be completely submer... Read More


Zeeshan Siddique raises public safety concerns following firing involving Tiger Shroff

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Zeeshan Siddique has questioned the effectiveness of security arrangements in Mumbai following a reported firing incident involving Bollywood ac... Read More


Panchkula deploys 625 police personnel for Dussehra; traffic curbs from 2 pm to 8 pm

Panchkula, Oct. 20 -- As many as 625 police personnel, supervised by four Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), will be deployed across Panchkula for Dussehra celebrations, with traffic restrictio... Read More


First-aid training for Dodanduwa fishing community

Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The Sri Lanka Navy, in collaboration with the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Department, conducted a first-aid awareness programme for local fishermen at the Dodanduwa Fisheries... Read More