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23 Sep

Bhutan reopens with new tourism strategy

Priyanka BhowmickBUSINESS, India, international, North Bengal, North East, Travel, West Bengal, worldBhutan, Bhutan Border, india, Tourism

Taking a positive view on the appeal of tourism organizations and businessmen of North Bengal, Bhutan has banned the Baggage Allowance ie 'Luggage Allowance' for Indians for the time being. However, for the overnight stay of Indians in Bhutan, the Sustainable Development Fee will be applicable. The Government of Bhutan has informed Jaigaon Merchant Association and Jaigaon Development Authority through a circular. Significantly, a large quantity of dolomite, cement, vegetables and potatoes are imported from Bhutan to India. Not only Jaigaon but many businessmen of Siliguri are associated with business relations with Bhutan.In such a situation, an additional 'baggage allowance'…

04 Sep

PM Sheikh Hasina: ‘India should show more generosity when it comes to the water-sharing dispute’

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Sunday termed India a ‘trusted friend’ and stated the ‘long standing’ water-sharing dispute between the two nations must be resolved to ease the troubles the residents of her country are facing. The 74-year-old chief is scheduled to go to India between September 5 and 8, all through which she will meet with newly-sworn in President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, and preserve bilateral consultations with PM Modi. She last visited India earlier than the coronavirus pandemic in October 2019. Speaking to news enterprise ANI, Sheikh Hasina said: “We are downstream, water is coming from India.…

03 Sep

Pilot warns to crash small plane into Mississippi Walmart

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The pilot of a small plane has warned to deliberately crash into a Walmart in Mississippi, nearby police stated on Saturday, leading to an evacuation of the store. The police branch in Tupelo, Mississippi stated they were notified about the scenario until now on Saturday and had been started communating directly without delay to the pilot. "With the mobility of an plane of that type the risk zone is a lot large than even Tupelo," the police said in a statement on Facebook. They delivered that Walmart and a gasoline station had been evacuated and humans had been dispersed.

03 Sep

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33 million people affected by flooding

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Pakistan appealed Saturday to the worldwide community for an "immense humanitarian response" to exceptional flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. The request came even as planes carried substances to the impoverished country of a across a humanitarian air bridge. Federal planning minister Ahsan Iqbal referred to as for an "immense humanitarian response for 33 million people" affected via monsoon rains that brought about devastating floods. International interest to Pakistan's plight has extended as the number of fatalities and homeless have risen. According to initial authorities estimates, the rain and flooding have triggered $10 billion in damage. "The…

02 Sep

Bangladesh PM Shiekh Hasina to begin India visit from Nizamuddin Dargah

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will begin her visit to India from the highly revered Nizamuddin Dargah here on September 5. The holy Sufi shrine has been an important pilgrimage web page for both Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for more than half a century. During the visit, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to meet Syed Basit Nizami, who is the successor of Sajjada Nashin or a Sufi Gras who is the zimmadar or trustee of the shrine. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman used to visit his grandfather Syed Mohammad Mia Nizami and Sheikh Hasina…

02 Sep

Blast in mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat, 15 people killed

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An explosion rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Friday, killing 15 people, a Taliban official said. The blast occurred at Herat's Gujargah mosque during Friday afternoon prayers, a highlight of the Muslim religious week when places of worship are mainly crowded. There was no on-the-spot claim of responsibility. Previous mosque attacks have been claimed through the Islamic State extremist group, which has carried out a collection of assaults on non secular and ethnic minorities in Afghanistan, as well as Taliban targets. The Herat mosque attracts followers of Sunni Islam, the dominant circulate in Afghanistan that is…

02 Sep

UN report accuses China of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang

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China has committed “serious human rights violations” which many represent “crimes against humanity”, on Muslim minorities in remote Xinjiang, the outgoing UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, has said in a long-awaited report, dramatically released before her ultimate day in office ended on August 31. These violations – such as rape, pressured sterilisations and disappearances -- had been committed by means of China in the context of the government’s software of counter-terrorism and counter-extremism strategies, the 48-page record said.

30 Aug

One-third of Pak under water as floods wreak havoc, toll reaches 1,136

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Millions of Pakistanis have been badly affected due to the remarkable floods, the worst in a decade, and are in dire want of help as the toll reached 1,136. The surprisingly sturdy monsoon rains have left a trail of deadly havoc across Pakistan as the demise toll in us crossed the 1,000 mark on Monday. A 1/3 of Pakistan is under water as end result of flooding prompted by way of reported monsoon rains, Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said, calling it a ‘crisis of not possible proportions’, news business enterprise AFP reported. The minister termed the situation the ‘monster…

24 Aug

Pakistan colonel paid ₹30,000 to target Indian Army: Captured terrorist sent on suicide mission

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A captured terrorist currently undergoing rehabilitation at an Indian Army facility in Kashmir has mentioned that he was sent on a suicide mission by a Pakistani Army colonel.The terrorist, identified as Tabarak Hussain, with the sincere benevolence of news business organization ANI, stated that he came with four-five individuals of a kind and was paid ₹30,000 through the use of Pakistani Colonel, Colonel Yunus, Indian Army purpose. Hussain mentioned that he searched two or three posts of the Indian Army. According to inputs shared with the agency's useful resources, Hussain was captured as quickly as possible by the Indian Army's…

23 Aug

Indian air force sacks 3 officers for accidentally firing missile into Pakistan

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The Indian air pressure has said it has sacked three officers for by accident firing a missile into Pakistan in March. "The court of inquiry formed to determine the facts of the case including determining responsibility for the incident has found that deviation from the popular procedure by the three officials led to the unintended firing of the missile," said the air force. At the time of the unintended firing, India blamed a “technical malfunction” at some point of activities maintenance. Military professionals have warned of the threat of accidents or miscalculations with the aid of the nuclear-armed neighbours, which…