Thursday, 01 April 2021 - 8:53
Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 25 Sri Lankans were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for transporting narocotics on two raids which were conducted near the island of Minicoy.
During the first raid which was carried out on 05 March, 06 Sri Lankan nationals were arrested when the ICG inspected a fishing vessel that set sail from Chilaw.
It was also revealed that more than 200 kilograms of heroin were dumped in the sea during the raid.
The second raid which took place on 15 March, had the The second raid was carried out by the Indian Coast Guard on March 15, when the attention of the ICG was drawn to three fishing vessels that had set sail from Tangalle of Sri Lanka.
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing nets floating around at sea and washing up on beaches in the Arctic and North-East Atlantic Ocean regions.
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Kapil Longani ’97: shaping NYC’s COVID-19 response
Since 2018, Kapil Longani ’97 has served as chief counsel to New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio. Since the start of the pandemic, Longani has helped shape the city’s plans for reopening schools, creating outdoor dining protocols, and thinking through legal issues around COVID testing and vaccine distribution.
“Every significant or sensitive legal issue that comes before the mayor stops at my desk first,” Longani says. “I like to consider myself his solutions person, his solutions czar.”
In the spring of 2020, New York City became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Longani’s office of 15 staff members has drafted each of the more than 90 executive orders governing the city’s response to COVID-19. His team has worked 24/7 since the pandemic hit, and has navigated sensitive legal issues nobody could ever have imagined, Longani says.
Pakistan Navy Ship NASR pays goodwill visit to Kenya
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The Mission Commander also appraised the dignities on deteriorating situation
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Navy Ship NASR Wednesday paid goodwill visit to Mombasa, Kenya as part of Overseas Deployment to African region.
Upon arrival at port of Mombasa, PN Ship was received by High Commissioner of Pakistan to Kenya, Pakistan Defence Advisor and host country naval officials, said a Pakistan Navy news release.
During the ship stay at Mombasa, Mission Commander and Commanding Officer of PNS NASR called on Kenyan Principal Secretary for Defence, Deputy Governor Mombasa and Commander Kenyan Navy.
Seoul criticized for silence on North Korea missiles
Posted : 2021-03-24 17:17
Updated : 2021-03-25 10:37
Vehicles carrying the North Korean military s weapons presumed to be cruise missiles are unveiled a military parade in Pyongyang on Jan.14 to mark the eighth congress of the country s ruling Workers Party of Korea in this photo released by the country s state-run Korean Central News Agency the following day. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
The belated confirmation from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on North Korea s firing of two cruise missiles last Sunday has brought criticism that the South Korean government is failing to gain public confidence in its national security policy.