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Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.25 : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has articulated dissatisfaction over the pace of awarding contracts for foreign-funded projects in Pakistan which has led to delay in projects, cost overruns and inefficient utilisation of external loans.

This comes at a time when ADB President Takehiko Nakao and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde are visiting Islamabad to attend the 15th Ministerial Conference of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation commencing from Wednesday, reports the Dawn.

The conference will be attended by representatives from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Georgia.

Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct.24 : Sri Lankan Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the country needs a new Constitution as the war which prevailed for the past 30 years has ended and for the country to move forward, suitable changes for the post-war era need to be made.

Stating that formulating a new Constitution cannot be done alone, Wickremesinghe said it requires the support from each and every one.

The Prime Minister was addressing a religious event at Vivekaramaya in Gangodawila on Saturday, reports Colombo Page.

Wickremesinghe said that no one in the government and no political party has made a request to change the places given to the religions or the rights given to the people.

Tehran [Iran], Oct. 24 : Iranian leaders have urged oil producing countries outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to back the resolve of the oil cartel to stabilize the oil market and boost crude prices.

According to local media reports, Iran's Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh said that he expects the non-OPEC producers to cooperate with OPEC to boost market stability, reports Xinhua.

Commenting on the meetings between Russian and Saudi energy officials, Zanganeh said that "we hope the two sides will reach agreements and the non-OPEC states and Russia will accompany members of the organization."

Iwata [Japan], Oct.24 : Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that its flagship supersport YZF-R1 model has been selected as the winner of the transportation category of the "German Design Award" competition.

This achievement represents Yamaha Motor's first nomination for this award, and was selected as a first-time category winner from among over 4,000 entries.

In addition, the German Design Award marks the fourth design award received by the YZF-R1 (2015 overseas model), following on from the Good Design Award 2015, iF Design Award 2016, and the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016.

In the German Design Award, the German Design Council recommends products from around the world which have already been evaluated as of a high design standard.

New Delhi [India] : Snapdeal, India's largest online marketplace, today announced its collaboration with Nikasha Tawadey Khemka, a contemporary pret and couture label that retails from leading fashion boutiques in India and abroad.

As part of Snapdeal's brand revamp, Nikasha has designed the new brand look for Snapdeal's delivery team.

The designer uniform for Snapdeal is a beautiful mix of strong aesthetics and functionality, and uses a color blocking element that has been taken from the logo itself. This gives a sleek and edgy feel to the designed outfits. The complete gear includes Nehru-collared T-shirts, accessories like waist pouch, cap and delivery bag in the cheery Vermello brand colour.

New Delhi [India], Oct.24 : As Dengue and Chikungunya continue to affect people across northern India, Believers Church has started a campaign to educate economically weaker sections of the society about the disease and ways to prevent it.

The drive was kicked off with a free Medical camp for the local community at Bharat Vihar, Gurugram.

Believers Church Medical Camp for Dengue and Chikungunya awareness Gurugram

The camp aims to reach over 2,00,000 people of which 500 people have been reached out to in this phase of the camp. The camp is aimed at generating awareness amongst women and children below 15 years of age. The medical camp was led by Dr. Puja Mathurand Dr. Vicky who elaborated on the ways to prevent falling prey to these diseases.