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INDEPENDENT MATUGAMA COUNCILLOR ALLEGES NPP ATTEMPTED TO BUY SUPPORT

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- Independent candidate Kasun Munasinghe, who contested and secured his seat in the Matugama Pradeshiya Sabha in the local government election, alleged that the National People's Po... Read More


Crackdown on sex determination tests in Hyderabad, scanning centres fined

Hyderabad, May 31 -- In a strong crackdown on illegal gender testing, authorities in Hyderabad have imposed heavy fines on several hospitals and scanning centres for violating the Pre-Conception and P... Read More


Srinagar to Conduct Civil Defence Drill "Operation Shield" on May 31

Srinagar, May 31 -- The District Administration Srinagar will hold the 2nd Civil Defence Exercise, codenamed "Operation Shield," at the Amar Niwas Complex today starting at 5:00 PM. The drill is part... Read More


Fresh Snowfall Shuts Bandipora-Gurez Road, Traffic Suspended Until Further Notice

Bandipora, May 31 -- The Razdan pass on the Gurez-Bandipora road in north Kashmir's Bandipora district received fresh snowfall on Saturday morning. SDM Gurez circulated an advisory after snowfall in ... Read More


MASH actor Loretta Swit dies at 87: Who was she?

New Delhi, May 31 -- Actor Loretta Swit, best known for playing Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the hit TV show MASH, died at the age of 87, reported The Hollywood Reporter citing her publicist.... Read More


How a dance purifies diet in the Savannah

DAR ES SALAAM, May 31 -- PSYCHOLOGISTS say ritual purification is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of ac... Read More


JICA, WB, AfDB hail agriculture projects

JAPAN, May 31 -- TANZANIA has commended JICA, the World Bank (WB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) for providing 516 million US dollar (about 1.4tri/-) in soft loans to facilitate the implementatio... Read More


MV Liemba renovation reaches 15 pc completion, MPS told

DODOMA, May 31 -- THE long-awaited major repair work on the MV Liemba, the worlds oldest “operating” passenger ship, has reached 15 percent completion, nearly one year after the project co... Read More


Health Basket Fund: Transforming healthcare in Morogoro

MOROGORO, May 31 -- IN recent years, Tanzania has witnessed a significant transformation in its healthcare delivery system, with the Health Basket Fund (HBF) emerging as a pivotal driver of change, es... Read More


STATE BANK CASHIER REMANDED OVER RS. 135M 'DAILY INTEREST' SCHEME

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- A cashier from the Kaduwela branch of a State Bank has been remanded until the June 13 over an incident where Rs.135 million held in the bank's branch were allegedly credited to v... Read More