by Nazrul Islam in Prothom Alo, July 8, 2023Ikramul Haque alias Milan, who was arrested on charges of militancy, was the second-highest leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), claimed Bangladesh police. The law enforcers claim that Ikramul was involved with militant activities in India. He had the passport of India and his wife had the Aadhaar Card of that country. An informed source said Ikramul was arrested on a tip-off that he…
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by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, July 6, 2023*It saves 400 nautical miles for SL multi-day fishing vessels**Prez to discuss matter when visiting New DelhiSri Lanka will seek fresh diplomatic engagements with India to secure what is termed ‘an innocent passage’ through its territorial waters for Sri Lankan fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea for multi-day fisheries, a minister said. Currently, Sri Lankan multi- day fishing vessels taking to the sea from areas like Negambo,…
report in The Himalayan Times, June 28, 2023Patan High Court stated in its order today (June 27) that halting the screening of Indian films doesn’t fall under local government jurisdiction. Patan High Court has ordered Kathmandu metropolis’ Mayor Balen Shah not to ban screening of any Indian film in Kathmandu metropolis if it has been approved by the censor board.Patan High Court’s preliminary conclusion was that Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah does not possess…
report in The Kathmandu Post, updated June 19, 2023 at 15:25 hrsThe screening of the Indian movie ‘Adipurush’ has been stalled nationwide citing issues of law and order. Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, on Sunday, had taken to his Twitter and Facebook accounts to announce the metropolis’ decision to bar all Indian movies from screening at cinemas within Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The move came after Shah’s call to rectify a particular statement used in the film…
By Parameswaran Wigneshwaran in Daily FT, June 3, 2023*Confirms he is already in talks with several Hindu groups based in India*Says plan to counter Buddhistisation with their support has not been finalised yet*TPA Leader Mano Ganesan expresses doubts about India’s willingness to help combat the issue*Calls for local measures to be implemented instead In the wake of mounting allegations of systematic Buddhistisation activities in Sri Lanka’s North and East Former Governor of the Northern Province…
by Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, June 2, 2023India’s Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil ) which is part of the Ministry of Commerce has asked Gujarat-based pharma company– Indiana Ophthalmics to recall Methylprednisolone linked to causing eye infections in more than 30 people after Sri Lankan Ministry of Health raised a complaint to the Indian government. The Daily Mirror reported two weeks before that Sri Lanka had sought compensation from the relevant Indian Company following…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 23, 2023With Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal all set to go to India at the end of May, officials on both sides are busy giving final touches to the visit’s agenda. Though preparations for Dahal’s first foreign trip since becoming prime minister on December 25 are in full swing, the two sides are yet to make a formal announcement of the date. Foreign Minister NP Saud has…
by Probir Kumar Sarker in Dhaka Tribune, May 18, 2023The Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), or the Bom Party, surfaced on the scene last year after the Indian border forces arrested a dozen members with arms and ammunition in Mizoram. In October, law enforcers discovered that KNF was training members of a new militant group named Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya in exchange for money. Formed in 2017, the KNF aims at establishing a separate State…
by Madusha Wickramasinghe in The Morning, May 17, 2023The Health Ministry requested the Indian company that exported Prednisolone eye drops to grant compensation to the patients who got impaired by the use of the same. Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (16), Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella said that they have requested the Indian company in question to grant compensation to the patients who got impaired by the use of Prednisolone. “The Ministry has informed…
report in Daily FT, May 3, 2023Factum Sri Lanka, an Asia-Pacific-focused think-tank on foreign policy, in partnership with the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and The Baani Centre for International Policy, Maldives, held a Trilateral Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean in Colombo recently. The Dialogue was held in the backdrop of the Indian Ocean – The Ocean of the 21st Century’s significant big power contestations and focused on how…
by Rajesh Mishra in The Kathmandu Post, May 3, 2023Nepali medical students studying at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, India, have been raising their voices against the unequal benefits provided to them by the medical institute compared to their Indian counterparts. At least 50 Nepali students are currently enrolled in MD, MS, MDS, DM, and MCH courses and working as resident doctors in one of India’s top medical colleges.…