K’taka Ministerial Delegation led by Dr. Sharanprakash Patil welcomed at NSW Parliament House
Sydney: The Karnataka Ministerial Delegation, led by Dr. Sharanprakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka, was formally welcomed by officials at the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament House in Sydney, Australia. The delegation’s visit aimed at strengthening bilateral engagement between NSW and Karnataka in key sectors such as healthcare education, allied health, and skill development.
As part of the visit, high-level boardroom discussions were held with representatives from the NSW Department of Health and Department of Skills Development. The talks focused on Government-to-Government (G2G) programs that could support collaborative initiatives between Karnataka and NSW, particularly in healthcare education and skill development.
The discussions were hosted by Warren Kirby MP, Co-Chair of NSW Parliamentary Friends of India, and Charishma Kaliyanda MP, Parliamentary Secretary, NSW Government. Specific deliberations were held on expanding bilateral opportunities in applied healthcare, medical education, and workforce training programs that could benefit both Karnataka and NSW.
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4.4 magnitude quake hits northern Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): A 4.4 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of north and northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the second tremor to hit the country in as many days.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The earthquake that struck at 9:30 am (local time) originated at a depth of 14 kilometres with its epicentre located 11 kms northeast of Burhan, Attock, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad.
Tremors were felt in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The Saturday morning quake came less than 24 hours after a 5.9 magnitude temblor struck parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, with tremors felt in several cities, including Peshawar and Islamabad, on Friday.
The epicentre of that quake at 6:09 pm (local time) was in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region at a depth of 101 kilometres.
Earthquakes are common in northern Pakistan due to its location in the Himalayas where the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates meet.
Earlier, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Balochistan province on February 13 but no loss to life or property was reported there too. Its epicentre was 86 kms northeast of Khuzdar town of the province.
The quake was preceded on the same day by another tremor of magnitude 3.8 that struck 75 kms southeast of Khuzdar at a depth of 33 kms.
The worst quake the country suffered was in 2005, which killed about 74,000 people.
