Fernandez Hospital hosts walkathon as part of Breastfeeding Week
Hyderabad, Aug.4 (NSS): Fernandez Hospital hosted a Walkathon at KBR Park on August 4, 2024 as part of the Breastfeeding Week celebrations from August 1 to 7. The event saw enthusiastic participation from over 100 employees, emphasising the importance of breastfeeding for both mother and child. This year’s theme, “Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All,” was […]
Cyberabad cops bust trafficking of ganja
Hyderabad, Aug.4 (NSS): Cyberabad SOT Balanagar team along with Shamshabad police, TGANB team busted the trafficking of banned narcotic drugs marijuana alias ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra via Telangana State and nabbed five inter-State drug peddlers of Odisha & Karnataka and seized 803 kg of dry ganja, DCM container with chemical drums, four wheeler (all worth […]
TPCC to conduct 30th anniversary celebrations of Muslim reservation
Hyderabad, Aug.4 (NSS): The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee ( TPCC) has announced a series of events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Muslim reservation in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, culminating in a grand event on August 25. The first Government Order proposing reservation for Muslims was issued on August 25, 1994, by […]
Sridhar Babu demands declaration of Wayanad landslides as national disaster
Hyderabad, Aug.4 (NSS): Minister for Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu has demanded the Union government that the Wayanad landslides in Kerala be declared as a national disaster. In a release here on Sunday, the Minister said that the tragedy of Wayanad landslides, which claimed the lives of more than 350 people, should be treated differently and […]
Saudi police thwart attempts to smuggle over 82,000 tablets of prescribed medicine in Asir, Jazan
RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi border guards in Asir and Jazan foiled attempts to smuggle more than 82,000 prescription tablets and arrested the violators, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. In Asir, authorities arrested a Yemeni national for smuggling 49,500 tablets of prescribed medical tablets this week. Legal procedures were taken against the violator, SPA […]
Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi foreign ministry urged its citizens on Sunday to leave Lebanon ‘immediately’ as regional tensions recently surged. In a statement, the ministry has reiterated its call for all Saudi nationals to avoid traveling to Lebanon. It said the Kingdom’s embassy in Lebanon was closely monitoring the developments in the southern region of the […]
Flash flood kills one in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan
RIYADH, 4 August: A flash flood from the mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia swept away part of a bridge in Jazan province, killing one person on Saturday, Al-Ekhbariya reported. The news channel aired images of two vehicles caught up in the floodwaters, one of them crushed by a collapsed bridge support. It said several people […]
Saudi king, crown prince offer condolences to Indian president after Kerala landslides
RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince offered their condolences on Saturday to Indian President Droupadi Murmu after landslides set off by torrential rains killed over 300 people in Kerala. In separate cables of condolences to Murmu, King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said they hoped that the missing would return […]
Monsha’at launches E-commerce Week to support entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 4 August: The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) will launch its E-commerce Week on Sunday, with more than 40 public and private entities participating. The five-day event aims to “introduce entrepreneurs to the importance of e-commerce and its impact on small and medium enterprises,” the Saudi Press Agency reported. It also aims […]
Saudi Arabia arrests 21,049 illegals in one week
RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi authorities arrested 21,049 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. According to an official report, a total of 13,209 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 5,177 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further […]
