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No diesel for next two days owing to unloading delay

There will not be diesel for the next two days owing to a delay in unloading stocks from a ship. As a result the public have been urged not to queue at fuel stations for diesel tomorrow (Wednesday) and the day after tomorrow (Thursday). The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said that?the unloading of 37,500 metric tonnes of diesel from a ship has been delayed. The delay in the unloading will result in stocks not being distributed to fuel stations. However, the CPC said that sufficient stock

29 Mar, 2022

31 pc of Pakistan?s youth currently unemployed

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) reported that over 31 per cent of Pakistan?s youth are currently unemployed and of this figure, 51 per cent are females, while 16 per cent are males, with many of them holding professional degrees. Federico Giuliani, writing in Insideover said that the poor state of Pakistan?s economy, which suffered in the aftermath of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was compounded by inefficient economic administrat

29 Mar, 2022

Jaishankar steps in to resolve crisis at Peradeniya Hospital

By Easwaran Rutnam Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today stepped in to resolve a crisis at the Peradeniya Hospital. Scheduled surgeries at the Peradeniya Hospital were suspended earlier due to a shortage of medicines. The hospital had said that only emergency surgeries were taking place. “Disturbed to see this news. Am asking High Commissioner Baglay to contact and discuss how India can help,” Jaishankar had tweeted on seeing the news. The Indian High Commission in Colomb

29 Mar, 2022