8-yr-old drowns in water pit in Parvalia

Bhopal: An eight-year-old child died after drowning in a water pit on Bhopal’s Parvaliya Sadak. The child was mentally challenged. He had left home to play. After searching for four hours, the family reached the police station. When the police started searching, the villagers told that the child was seen near a pit. The police…

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ADB to support Kerala in protecting coastal areas

Kochi, Aug 11 (UNI) With the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Kerala plans to implement a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Climate Resilience Planning Project aimed at safeguarding approximately 90 kilometres of coastline through nature-based and scientifically designed coastal structures. To protect and strengthen coastal areas, the Kerala Government and ADB will jointly organise…

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UNSC condemns violence against civilians in Syria’s Sweida

United Nations, Aug. 11 (UNI) The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned violence against civilians in Sweida, a predominantly Druze province in southern Syria. In a presidential statement, the Security Council expressed deep concerns over the recent escalation of violence in the Sweida governorate since July 12, including mass killings and the internal…

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1 killed, 29 injured in 6.1-magnitude earthquake in NW Türkiye

Istanbul, Aug. 11 (UNI) One person was killed, and 29 others were injured during a 6.1-magnitude earthquake on Sunday in Türkiye’s northwestern Balikesir province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced. Speaking at a press conference in Balikesir, Yerlikaya confirmed that an “81-year-old elder has passed away.” He added that none of the injured are in life-threatening…

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