BJP DEMANDS IMPARTIAL INQUIRY INTO FIRE ACCIDENT AT FSL
Hyderabad, Feb.8 (RAHNUMA): BJP State President N. Ramchander Rao on Sunday demanded an independent and impartial probe into the fire accident at Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory ((FSL) where crucial evidence related to various cases was stored. Rao, who was in Bhadradri Kothagudem in connection with municipal and corporation election campaign, told media that the fire […]
No plans to abolish existing districts: CM Revanth
Hyderabad, Feb.8 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy clarified that the State government has no intention of abolishing the existing districts. “No district within the state will be eliminated. Additionally, there are no plans by the government to establish new districts. The Bhupalapalli district will remain intact; it will persist in its existence. The dissemination […]
Algeria begins to cancel air services agreement with UAE
ALGIERS(RAHNUMA): Algeria has begun the process of canceling its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, signed in Abu Dhabi in May 2013, state media said on Saturday. It gave no immediate reason for the move, but Algerian media outlets have strongly criticized the UAE in recent months, accusing it of attempting to sow […]
Morocco PM Akhannouch announces end of term
RABAT(RAHNUMA): Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said Saturday he will not seek re-election as head of his party, which precludes his return as government chief were it to win this year’s parliamentary elections. Akhannouch has led the government since 2021 but faced mounting calls to resign by the Gen Z protest movement as Moroccan youth […]
Flash floods in Syria kill 1 volunteer, trap civilians and block roads
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern and western Syria have resulted in the death of a volunteer with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and have injured several others during rescue operations in the Latakia countryside on Sunday. Volunteer Samiha Rakhamieh was killed when her vehicle slid into a valley in Jabal Al-Turkman […]
WHO says more than 30 killed in three Sudan health center attacks
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Sudan’s South Kordofan region has seen attacks on three health facilities in the past week alone, leaving more than 30 dead, the World Health Organziation said Sunday. “Sudan’s health system is under attack again,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on X. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been at […]
Romanian president invited to first meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
BUCHAREST(RAHNUMA): Romanian President Nicusor Dan said Sunday he had received an invitation to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Washington on February 19. Dan, writing on his Facebook page, said Romania had not yet made a decision as to whether it would participate. That would depend, he said, […]
Residential building collapses in Lebanon’s Tripoli, trapping people, sources say
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): A five-story residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said. Rescue workers and residents had so far recovered three people alive from under the rubble of the building in Tripoli’s Bab Al-Tabbaneh neighborhood, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
Bhupender Yadav calls for more efficient, updated tiger conservation
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) As India completed 50 years of tiger conservation, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Saturday, called for a comprehensive policy review to identify challenges in the present times and ensuring efficiency. Highlighting the Cheetah reintroduction programme, the Union Minister said India has successfully carried out […]
Union Budget to boost social welfare in Delhi: Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Saturday lauded the Union Budget 2026–27, saying that the enhanced allocation for social justice and welfare sectors will help take both the nation and Delhi to new heights. He highlighted that provisions for sectors related to social justice and welfare have been […]
