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Indonesia to close some 1,400 illegal gold mines in national park

Jakarta, Nov. 28 -- Indonesia is launching a large-scale campaign to destroy about 1,400 illegal gold mines in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park area in Sukabumi district, West Java province. In ... Read More


Vietnam, Laos expand cooperation in military medicine

Vientiane, Nov. 28 -- A ceremony marking 20 years of cooperation between Vietnam's Central Military Hospital 108 and Laos's Central Hospital 103 was held in Vientiane on November 27. Addressing the ce... Read More


Enhanced accessibility measures for visually impaired, differently-abled voters in Kerala Local Body polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 28 -- The Kerala State Election Commission has announced that ballot units for the upcoming local body elections will feature Braille inscriptions on the right side, enabling ... Read More


Kerala Election Commission issues detailed media guidelines for local body polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 28 -- Ahead of the 2025 Local Self-Government Elections, the Kerala State Election Commission has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for media personnel underscoring the... Read More


Pacific's Tuna billions at stake as WCPFC Chair pushes for Albacore breakthrough in Manila

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Chairperson Dr Josie Tamate says the economic future of Pacific tuna fisheries hinges on delivering a long-delayed harvest str... Read More


"Lack of monitoring is one of the biggest obstacles" to sustainable tuna management: Nature Conservancy warns WCPFC

Fiji, Nov. 28 -- The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has delivered a blunt message to next week's Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22) in Manila saying without credible, on-the- water m... Read More


Over 27 lakh electoral entries flagged in Bengal; CEO office says final decisions only after physical checks

Kolkata, Nov. 28 -- Amid growing public unease over the scale and pace of West Bengal's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer has revea... Read More


Odisha seeks support from AIIMS-Delhi to reduce alarming rise in open heart surgery fatality

Bhubaneshwar, Nov. 28 -- Odisha Government has sought the expert assistance of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Government Medical College, Kottayam, to check the 'alarming' rise... Read More


ED conducts searches in Pune's SBI vehicle loan fraud case

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Mumbai Zonal Office, on Friday stated that it recently conducted search operations at twelve residential and office premises in Pune. The search... Read More


Piyush Goyal calls for developing globally marketable, competitive varieties of tea

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday stressed the importance of developing a wider catalogue of internationally marketable and competitive varieties of tea and called for ado... Read More