Monday, January 16th, 2023
Japan extends utilization of Project loan for Replenishment of materials
Islamabad, JAN 16: /DNA/ – The Japanese government extended the project loan effective period upto 31 December 2024 of ongoing loan project “Punjab Transmission and Grid Stations Project (1). The loan agreement was signed on 3rd May 2008 under which JICA provided project-based loan of Japanese Yen 11,943,000,000/. In this regard, the letter of amendment of loan agreement has been signed between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Headquarter, Tokyo, Japan and Ministry of Economic Affairs, Government of Pakistan. Additionally, JICA also accepted the utilization of remaining project loan amount forRead More
Christmas in Belarus
In Belarus the time over Christmas and New Year is called «Kalyady» (this means calendar in Latin). «Kalyady» starts and ends with two Christmases and has the New Year celebrations in the middle! It starts on December 25th when Catholics and Protestants in Belarus celebrate Christmas, the big New Year’s Eve celebrations are in the middle and it ends on January 7th when Christmas is celebrated in the Orthodox church (most people in Belarus celebrate Christmas using the Orthodox date). «Kalyady» is also the name for an old pre-soviet traditionRead More