40,000 people walked to southern Gaza since early Nov: UN

IANS | November 9, 2023 11:16 AM

Gaza, Nov 9 (IANS) The UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) said that since the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) created periodic evacuation "corridors" earlier this month, at least 40,000 people have walked from northern Gaza to the besieged enclave's southern regions.

39 journos, media workers killed in Gaza since war began

IANS | November 9, 2023 9:53 AM

Gaza, Nov 9 (IANS) Since Hamas launched its massive assault against Israel on October 7, at least 39 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the ensuing violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report.

Conditions at Gaza's largest hospital 'disastrous' (IANS IN ISRAEL)

IANS | November 9, 2023 9:17 AM

Tel Aviv, Nov 9 (IANS) In a joint statement, the UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) and World Health Organization (WHO) said conditions at the Al-Shifa Hospital -- the largest in the Gaza Strip and one of the oldest Palestinian health institutions -- were "disastrous" amid the raging Israel-Hamas war.

Bridge components from GRSE in Kolkata restore connectivity in flood-hit Sikkim

IANS | November 4, 2023 6:36 PM

Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) Components of Bailey Bridges supplied by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd -- a premier defence shipyard based in Kolkata -- have helped restore road connectivity in Sikkim that was devastated by floods after eruption of the South Lhonak Lake in the first week of October.