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Cardinal Ranjith calls for referendum before building bridge linking India and Sri Lanka

report in www.adaderana.lk, August 27, 2023 at 09:22 pmThe Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that if a bridge is to be constructed connecting Sri Lanka and India, a referendum should be held in order to seek the people’s consent for such a move. Joining the Sunday Mass held at the National Basilica Church in Thewatte, Ragama today (Aug 27), Cardinal Ranjith emphasized that it is the rulers who have betrayed the country to…

PTI ready to bridge gap between Imran Khan and establishment

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, August 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: The PTI, whose topmost leadership including its chairman, deputy chairman and president are presently behind the bars, is keen for a rapprochement between the institution and Imran Khan. Party sources said that in the absence of its jailed top leaders, including Imran Khan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Pervez Elahi, the PTI second tier leaders are seriously discussing ways and means to get the party out of…

People waiting for restoration of bridge for six years

report in Nepalnews, July 27,2023BARDIYA: It has been already six years since the Jabdighat bridge connecting the Gulariya and Barbardiya municipalities in Bardiya was swept away by a flood, causing inconvenience to the locals. In the lack of restoration of the bridge for years, locals are forced to undertake risker travel routes. In addition to this, it has affected their livelihood as well. Ram Gopal Tharu of Barbaridya municipality-11 expressed significant inconveniences caused by the…

‘Real’ step in sight to build a bridge after 52 years

by Liakat Ali Badal, in Dhaka Tribune, July 23, 2023Over 150,000 residents of nine char areas under Kaunia Upazila in Rangpur have long been waiting for a concrete bridge on the old Teesta River, which will ease their travel and improve economic conditions significantly. Though neglected for over 52 years since the country’s independence, they now see the light of hope as the authorities have initiated efforts to connect the villages with Haragach Municipality and…

India best-placed to talk to the rich about poor countries’ indebtedness: Prez

report in The Island, Jan 16, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the “Voice of Global South Summit” on Friday (13) that India is in the best position to act as a bridge between the developing countries, which are facing a debt crisis, and the G20….. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe attended the Finance Ministers’ session on 12 January 2023. In this session, Ministers exchanged views on financing the development needs of the Global South, achieving…

Two injured in Khuzdar grenade attack

by Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Dawn, Dec 2nd, 2022KHUZDAR: Two people were seriously injured in a grenade attack near a bridge in Khuzdar on Thursday. Police said unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade close to a security check-post near Khatan Bridge, and managed to flee from the scene. Soon after the explosion, police rushed to the site and shifted the injured to the district’s hospital. Security forces launched a search operation in…