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Dubbed by pundits as a development “miracle”, Bangladesh is slated for graduation from the status of “Least Developed Country” to “Developing Country” by 2026. Yet, suddenly, the nation finds itself battling comparisons with Sri Lanka, which has just experienced an economic free-fall. Bangladeshi mainstream media and social media are flooded with ...

2 minors die in house collapse due to landslide Udhampur, Aug 20: Two minors were killed when a mud house collapsed due to landslides in Samole village in Muttal area of Udhampur district on intervening night of Friday and Saturday, an official said. An official told that soon after getting ...

2 die in stone quarry collapse in Bla Baramulla OfyTwo persons died in a stone quarry accident in Drangbal area of Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that the duo suffered critical injuries after a portion of a stone quarry collapsed, when they were ...

Two children’s bodies being removed from collapsed house in Billawar (left) and cars stuck with houses after massive flash flood in Surankote on Sunday (right). —Excelsior pics by Pardeep & Romesh Bali 24 rescued in Kathua after heavy floods in rivers, Nallahs *Flash flood wreaks havoc in Surankote, many ...

Islamabad , July 31 (ANI): Pakistan has always been reliant on foreign patronage, be it US, China, or several Gulf nations and even after 75 years of independence, the country's elite are continuing to tread on the same path, no matter what the consequences, media reports said. Over the ...

Islamabad , July 15 (ANI): With a shrinking economy and rising inflation in Pakistan, experts worry that Pakistan's future is bleak saying that while Sri Lanka's collapse worries the region, Pakistan's collapse should also be a cause for concern. Pakistani elites live in a state of denial believing that ...

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, flanked by Rishi Sunak, chancellor of the exchequer, (right), and Sajid Javid, secretary of state for health and social care. (File photo: AP)LONDON: The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was on the brink of collapse on Tuesday night after Chancellor of the Exchequer ...

Unplanned, unscientific excavation responsible for tunnel collapse: JU Geologist Jammu Tawi, May 28: Assistant Professor in Geology Department of the University of Jammu Dr Yudhbir Singh has held the “unplanned and unscientific excavation responsible for tunnel collapse in Khooni Nallah.” He is an expert in engineering geology and was part of ...

3 member panel to investigate tunnel collapse Jammu Tawi, May 22: The Centre has constituted a committee of 3 independent experts to investigate the reasons for recent collapse of a part of under-construction tunnel in Ramban in Jammu Division on Jammu-Srinagar highway and suggest remedial measures. State-owned National Highways Authority of ...

Ramban tunnel collapse toll 10, rescue Op ends Highway opened for traffic; construction firm booked for negligence Jammu Tawi, May 21 After the resumption of rescue operation in the Saturday morning, nine bodies were pulled out of the debris taking the death toll to ten. The rescue operation today ...