India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak
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Ahead of Republic Day, Sashastra Seema Bal and police have increased surveillance on the India-Nepal border in Maharajganj district. Measures include deployment of dog squads, closed-circuit, and drone cameras to prevent terrorist movement and smuggling,
India has tightened security along its border with Nepal amid violent, youth-led protests against a social media ban and corruption in the neighbouring Himalayan country, where Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned under public pressure. Teams of state ...
Several countries in Asia have heightened border health control measures following confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India. Last Sunday (Jan 25), Thailand started screening passengers arriving from the region at three airports: Suvarnabhumi,
The government has heightened its alert to prevent the entry of the Nipah virus into Nepal, following its spread in neighbouring West Bengal, India. Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, announced that adequate measures have been put in place to prevent the infection from entering the country.
Security has been beefed up along the India-Nepal border following specific intelligence received by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) regarding ‘possible activities by ‘anti-national elements’ on Republic Day.
Ahead of the Republic Day, the Sashastra Seema Bal and police have stepped up vigil along the India-Nepal border in the Maharajganj district with several measures, including deployment of dog squads,
When 38-year-old Pradeep Kumar Bishwokarma was growing up in Ramgadhawa, a neighborhood in southern Nepal’s industrial town of Birgunj, he would jump into the Sirsiya River to beat the summer heat as his mother washed clothes and residents drew drinking water from it.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has increased security along the India-Nepal border following intelligence reports of potential threats by anti-national elements on Republic Day. Enhanced vigilance measures include round-the-clock patrols,