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Is LRT3 still on track for Sept 30 start? Loke says work is 99pc done

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 -- The Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project linking Bandar Utama to Johan Setia was 99.21 per cent complete as of July 10, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has confirmed.... Read More


Mind the mines

Nepal, July 30 -- Last year's monsoon was devastating for Kavrepalanchok district's Bethanchok Rural Municipality. Out of 78 people who died in floods and landslides in the district, 12 deaths were re... Read More


Julian Brown's GoFundMe sees sudden rise in donations after disappearance rumors. Here's how much it has raised

India, July 30 -- A GoFundMe launched by metro Atlanta inventor Julian Brown saw a sudden surge in donations shortly after rumors of him having disappeared surfaced. Brown suddenly being inactive on s... Read More


What if Russia, India and China unite?

Nepal, July 30 -- The debate over Russia-India-China (RIC) troika is back in the news, with the Russian Foreign Minister proposing that "cooperation would be in their interests and would contribute to... Read More


DRI seizes rRs.r6.5 crore worth of illegal Chinese toys, fake cosmetics and shoes

India, July 30 -- In a major crackdown on the smuggling of substandard goods, the Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 160 metric tonnes of illegally imported Chines... Read More


Tangerang District launches free health checks in schools

Kabupaten Tangerang, July 30 -- The Tangerang District Government in Banten Province has launched a free health check program (CKG) for high school and vocational school students throughout 29 sub-dis... Read More


Avaada Group to set up 1 GW renewable energy projects in Bihar

New Delhi, July 30 -- Avaada Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Bihar to develop 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy projects across the state. Under the term... Read More


Is leftist alliance in the works amid deepening division in the Maoist Centre?

Kathmandu, July 30 -- Tensions between Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma have resurfaced in the CPN (Maoist Centre). Dahal and Sharma, who had taken opposing ... Read More


"Mundakai-Chooralmala disaster will forever remain a pain in our hearts": Kerala CM on anniversary of Wayanad landslides

Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged all the stakeholders to move forward together with uncompromising efforts to complete the rehabilitation of survivors of... Read More


Five Gardens fails disability audit

India, July 30 -- Jasmina Khanna notes the countless times she has had to be lifted in her wheelchair to find a comfortable spot on a beach or in a garden. "It's a matter of my dignity," said Khanna, ... Read More