Turkiye edges toward curbing social media access to minors amid global push
ISTANBUL(RAHNUMA): Turkiye is laying the groundwork to restrict social media access for minors with a parliamentary report this week calling for broad measures including age verification and content filtering, joining a growing list of countries seeking tighter controls. President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party is expected to submit a draft law on the issue soon […]
Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved a treaty with Syria for the transfer […]
Basic services resume at Syrian camp housing Daesh families as government takes control
AL HOL(RAHNUMA): Basic services at a camp in northeast Syria holding thousands of women and children linked to Daesh group are returning to normal after government forces captured the facility from Kurdish fighters, a United Nations official said on Thursday. Forces of Syria’s central government captured Al-Hol camp on Jan. 21 during a weekslong offensive […]
France and Bahrain sign bilateral deal on defense
PARIS(RAHNUMA): France and Bahrain have signed a bilateral deal on defense which includes strategic information sharing, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. “This agreement will also open up new opportunities for industrial cooperation in defense, and strengthen solidarity between our two countries in a global and regional geopolitical context marked by […]
Telemedicine expanding access to advanced healthcare in Tripura: CM Saha
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that the state government is committed to providing the best possible assistance to people in need and ensuring access to quality healthcare within the state, with telemedicine playing a crucial role in delivering advanced medical services. Addressing needy people during the 62nd episode […]
MP: 5 injured, 2 critical in Gwalior factory accident
Gwalior, Feb 5 (IANS) A devastating explosion rocked a railway spring manufacturing factory located near Sithouli railway station in Gwalior district on Thursday evening, leaving five workers injured, two of them critically. The incident occurred around 6:30–7:00 pm on Thursday when a fire suddenly erupted in an LPG pipeline inside the factory premises under the […]
J&K’s road network crosses 41,000 km, boosts border connectivity
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is scripting a major success story in road connectivity, with the total road network at present standing at 41,141 km. This massive road infrastructure expansion is being driven by multi-billion-rupee connectivity projects, especially in remote and otherwise inaccessible border areas such as Rajouri, Poonch, Bandipora, Kupwara, Reasi and […]
Assam CM unveils Unesco World Heritage plaque at Charaideo moidams
Guwahati, Feb 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday formally unveiled the plaque bearing the UNESCO World Heritage recognition certificate of the Charaideo Moidams, describing the historic site as a vast and largely untapped repository of academic and archaeological research. The ceremonial unveiling was held at the Charaideo Moidam complex in Charaideo […]
Karnataka Transport dept launches Centre’s E-DAR software to aid accident victims
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Transport Department, on Thursday, launched the Central government’s E-DAR (Electronic Detailed Accident Report) software in the state. The launch event was held at the Royal Senate Hall in Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Thursday. State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Home Minister G. Parameshwara, and Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao […]
Rajasthan govt fulfilled just 27 per cent of promises, claims LoP Jully
Jaipur, Feb 5 (IANS) During the discussion on the Governor’s Address in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition, Tika Ram Jully launched a scathing attack on the Bhajan Lal Sharma government, accusing it of poor governance masked by statistical jugglery. Blending hard data with literary references, Jully said the BJP government should remember […]
