Bhubaneswar, March 31 (LocalWire): Odisha has traced three of those attended the religious gathering at Nizamuddin Delhi,and put them and their family members into quarantine, a senior state official said on Tuesday.
“We have traced three person of those visited the Nizamuddin religious function”
Subroto Bagchi, Chief Spokesperson from the state on Coronavirus said.
They have been kept in government quarantine.
Their family members are also under scrutiny,”
The government official said that more information on the issue will be disclosed in the official press briefing of the government on Wednesday.


Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his defense of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and integrity.
According to the Arab News Agency, US President Joe Biden has announced that he will not support the Saudi-led military operation in Yemen.
According to Arab media, while talking to diplomats during his first visit to the State Department, Biden said that the civil war in Yemen has caused human and strategic destruction, now this war has to end.
The US president said that Saudi Arabia faces missile attacks and other threats from Iranian-backed forces in various countries, including drone strikes.
“We will continue to support and assist Saudi Arabia in defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and protecting its people,” Biden said.
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia has welcomed the statement of the US President and especially appreciated the statement of Joe Biden in his defense on the threats against the Saudi territory.


Kuwait Def. Min. commends Islamic Treasures exhibition
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, March 11 (KUNA) -- Kuwait First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah praised Sunday the Islamic Treasures exhibition, which included Mahmoud Al-Nouri's private collection.
Sheikh Nasser said he was very happy to have visited the exhibition "which includes an important collection of our relics and Islamic history." The National Council for Culture, Art and Letters (NCCAL) opened the Islamic Treasures exhibition, which was held under auspices of Sheikh Nasser.
The Defense Minister called on public to visit the exhibition to enjoy the collection "which will educate them about Islamic relics." Al-Nouri, Kuwait's oldest relics' collector, said cooperation with NCCAL resulted in the organization of the exhibition.
He thanked Sheikh Nasser and his spouse Sheikha Hessa Sabah Al-Sabah for their support and passion to antiquities in general.
The exhibition includes rare copies of Holy Quran, coins, manuscripts, carpets, jewellery, textile and pottery. Al-Nouri collected this treasure from different parts of the world over three decades. (end) hjb.bs
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WASHINGTON: The US State Department has once again called for the need of full investigation of election irregularities in Pakistan, urging the newly elected Pakistani government to ensure that all discrepancies are addressed.
While speaking to the media on Tuesday, the US State Department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller assured that the Washington was willing to extend all its support and working with Islamabad. Calling the elections competitive, he said that people voiced their opinions loudly on the polling day and that the US government would work with the new Pakistani government.
However, he said that some political parties have raised objections to the election results, hinting towards possible rigging. He made it clear that the US government wanted to ensure that all irregularities, if any, were fully investigated.
He also condemned all the government-imposed shutdowns on the social media platforms, including that of X (formerly Twitter) which remains suspended in the country since February 17.


Adviser to the Prime Minster on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that the micro finance could help in documentation of economy owing to its outreach.
According to the detail, Dr Hafeez Sheikh was addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, and stated that significant progress has been made in the micro finance sector and now the sector has been yielding positive results, in the shape of offering job opportunities and boosting economic activities in the country.
He said micro finance has been proving helpful in providing solutions to many challenges facing Pakistan. “We have low saving rates in the country however; the micro finance can be helpful to address this issue.”
He said the government inherited grim economic situation laden with debts. “The current account deficit was massive, but now we are witnessing turnaround as the economic environment is stablising due to prudent economic policies of the incumbent government.”
The adviser said foreign direct investment has been significantly increasing which indicates the growing confidence of the international community on improving economic prospects in Pakistan.
He also said that the government has been providing incentives to the exporters to encourage and promote exports.


Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Saturday that the country’s cumulative number of COVID-19 cases clocked the 60,250 mark after the country reported 1,735 new infections in the past 24 hours.
The statistics released by the Ministry of Health also indicated that 15 people had succumbed to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 423.
And 400 recoveries were registered during the period, bringing the total recoveries to 48,160.
The total number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 has hit 777,805 people, according to the ministry.
The country remains in partial lockdowns as social gatherings and inter-district travel are prohibited.


ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that the prime minister had said that everything was settled and the government and the Pak Army were enjoying a very good understanding.
After the PTI parliamentary party meeting here on Thursday, the interior minister told reporters that the prime minister did not talk about the interview for the new DG ISI’s appointment.
He said that the prime minister was thinking politically while the army have its own method.
Every thing has been resolved mutually, Rasheed said quoting the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry had said that the appointment of the new DG ISI will be made soon while there is no difference between the army and the government.
In a statement issued on Twitter today, Fawad Chaudhry said that the game a certain section wanted to play on this issue had failed. Now it is being said that the prime minister will interview for the new DG ISI, he added.
He said that the process of appointment of new DG ISI would be completed soon. The federal minister added that having a meeting before appointments on such posts is a routine matter. Making the process process controversial is unfair, Fawad said.


ERSA welcomes the latest labour market statistics published today which sees the employment rate hit a record 74.2%, with 31.58 million people in work.
This impressive shift, has been supported by the work of the employment support sector who through the Work Programme alone, have now helped over half a million jobseekers into sustained work and on the Work Choice programme have now helped 41,140 jobseekers with health and disability issues into work.
The effectiveness of the sector can further be seen on the frontline where statistics show that 7000 fewer people this year are being referred to training and employment schemes than the first three months of last year.
Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive, ERSA, said:
“Latest employment figures continue to show the impact of government reforms, economic upturn, and crucially those agencies working to support the unemployed.”


Qatar - Prime Minister meets Director General of UNESCO
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Doha: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani met Thursday morning with Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) HE Audrey Azoulay and her accompanying delegation on the occasion of her visit to the country.
During the meeting, they reviewed the cooperation relations between the State of Qatar and the organization and the prospects for its development.
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Russia will refuse price cap on oil exports
(MENAFN) Russia “will not accept” the price cap forced by EU and G7 nations on its oil exports, the Kremlin made a statement on Saturday.
“We are analyzing it now. Some preparation has been made,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed journalists in Moscow.
“We will not accept this cap, and we will inform you … after the analysis, which will be carried out quickly,” he also said.
EU nations on Friday agreed on a USD60 a barrel price cap for Russian crude oil exports shipped by sea, and have been joined by the G7 states and Australia.
The decision seeks to hit Moscow’s incomes from crude oil exports and sales as the Ukraine conflict approaches 2023, its second calendar year.
The deal will be applied on Monday, after the EU will start cutting off crude deliveries from Russia by sea.
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that the government is working for meaningful participation of youth in every sector of the society.
Addressing the Nepal Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2080 here this morning, he said that creation of youth-friendly investment environment, start-up, innovation and entrepreneurship, credit facilities have been prioritized to promote the involvement of Nepali youth in the country.
Informing that the government has announced that the financial year 2080-81 will be observed as the year of youth entrepreneurship, he said that the enthusiasm and participation of the youth is also needed to get positive results from it.
He also expressed the commitment to implement the positive conclusions of the summit organized with the aim of promoting and encouraging youth entrepreneurship.
Mentioning that present time is special in terms of demographic dividend as the youth population is high in the country, Prime Minister Prachanda said that we should focus on the overall development of the youth without losing on the demographic dividend.
“The government is committed to making the Nepali youth not only the leaders of the future but also the stakeholders of the present”, he said while adding that the national youth policy and the plans and programs specified by the government would be timely for the same.
Emphasizing that the knowledge, skills, competence, ability and experience of the youth should be mobilized in nation building initiatives, he said change, development and transformation of the country is not possible without thinking about the future of millions of Nepali youths currently abroad. “We also have the responsibility of creating an environment where the youth can see their future within the country.”


Kabushi Constituency Residents Development Committee Chairman Isaac Daka in Ndola has complained that some officials from Ndola City Council have been allocating plots illegally in his area which has created confusion among the residents.
Mr. Daka told ZANIS that he has reported the matter to Ndola City Council, without any corrective action made and that pressure was mounting.
He said the illegal allocation of plots in Kabushi Ward was rampant as there has been cases of one plot been given to more than one person because of the love for money by those involved.
He said he suspected that the Council Officers were working with other high ranking officers of the local authority in their illegal activities and appealed that something should be done quickly.
He said he has also other issues that people wanted the Council to work on like the bridge which needed rehabilitation between Dambo School and the Chinese complex as the issue had been a pending one for a long time.
He said the illegal allocation of in-fills plots was another matter that Council has been sitting on for a long time but people in the area wanted to see tangible results in addressing their needs.
Mr. Daka added that the non-rehabilitation of the main Kabushi Market building has been on the developmental agenda for a long time and that the council was elusive on the matter.
He said people needed to see a change in the environmental management of the surroundings of the clinic, the Council offices and the market which was a council respondibility that has been neglected for a long time.
Mr. Daka said the Council integrity Committee was sent to the area to verify on illegal allocation of plots and the RDC was a part to the verification process but no corrective action has been done.
He said people in the area were annoyed with the shoddy work that was done on the bridge because it cost government millions of Kwacha which has not helped to solve the problem because of poor workmanship.
He said the market structure had been turned into a place of public convenience and was stinking badly because of neglect by the council which should manage it to allow people to transact business in a humane environment.
And Ndola City Council spokesman when contacted for a comment was reportedly out of office.


Senior officials of the Punjab government refused to brief Governor Latif Khosa about floods situation, Geo News reported.
The Governor said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif should enjoy the cool winds of London but he should not forget his constitutional responsibilities and lodge cases against those officials who have been held responsible in the flood report instead of promoting them.
During a press conference at the Governor House, Khosa said that the Punjab government was constitutionally responsible to brief him about provincial administrative matters.
He added that when he summoned IG Punjab over the Mianwali incident, he found out that he was in Raiwand even though Shahbaz Sharif was in London. Khosa said that he was writing a letter to the President about these issues.


Two New York state lawmakers are introducing a bill that would bar the police from keeping the personal information of people who are stopped, questioned and frisked but not arrested.
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Eric Adams said Sunday they will introduce legislation that targets the New York Police Department's database of hundreds of thousands of people who have been stopped by officers over the last several years.
Adams, a former NYPD officer, said the database is an invasion of privacy.
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit last week asking that names and addresses of people in the database be sealed.
But Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has defended the database. He said the information is extremely useful to detectives.


Hargeisa (SD) – Wadani Opposition party calls on Somaliland president Muse Bihi to clarify what they have discussed with the Somali president and what they have agreed to do alone.
Wadani Secretary General Khaddar Hussein Abdi said people cannot accept the Somaliland foreign minister described the meeting between Farmajo and Bihi have only met at the office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, where African leaders were greeting each other.
“We want to know the agenda of the meeting, what they discussed, what their plans are, what came out of the meeting, what is the consensus, where are we going, the nations future can’t e a secret .” said Khadar Hussein Abdi.
He also said that the national opposition parties and other stakeholders must be involved with issues of national interest.
He also pointed out that there is a significant decline in foreign affairs policy and where the former presidents have taken to the issue of Somaliland.


GOVERNMENT says it not its exclusive duty to ensure that the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP) becomes a success.
Secretary to the Cabinet Dr. Roland Msiska said it was not entirely the duty of government to ensure that the 7NDP succeeded.
Dr. Msiska noted that other stakeholders such as the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the private sector should also play a role.
“Development partners such as the CSOs and the private sector should come forward to work with the government to ensure that no one is left behind,” Dr. Msiska said.
He said there was progress being achieved by both government and other stakeholders in the implementation process of the 7NDP.
Dr. Msiska however warned that there was need to have a sense of ownership during the the process.
The Secretary to Cabinet said Zambians needed to stand and unite in order to support the process.
He further directed the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Development Planning to ensure that all developmental planning activities were in line with the 7NDP.
Dr. Msiska was speaking during the official opening of the National Development Coordinating Committee (NDCC) meeting in Lusaka.
Earlier on, Minister of Finance Permanent secretary Dr. Mulenga Pamu said the country will close the year with a single inflation digit.
Dr. Pamu said this was as a result of an increase in the Economic growth the country experienced in the third quarter of the fiscal year.
“Economic growth rose from 2.9 per cent in the first quarter to 3.9 per cent in the third quarter,” he said.
He however said the country only had about K1.7 billion in reserve, representing a decline from K1.8 billion recorded at the end of the second quarter.


Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam said that 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine-like conditions around the globe has increased six times over the last year. In a report titled “The Hunger Virus Multiplies,” Oxfam said that the death toll from famine outpaces that of COVID-19, which kills around seven people per minute.
The humanitarian group also said that 155 million people around the world are now living in crisis levels of food insecurity or worse — some 20 million more than last year. Around two thirds of them face hunger because their country is in military conflict.
Despite the pandemic, Oxfam said that global military spending increased by $51 billion during the pandemic — an amount that exceeds by at least six times what the U.N. needs to stop hunger.
The report listed a number of countries as “the worst hunger hotspots” including Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen — all embroiled in conflict.
The organisation urged governments to stop conflicts from continuing to spawn “catastrophic hunger” and to ensure that relief agencies could operate in conflict zones and reach those in need. It also called on donor countries to “immediately and fully” fund the U.N.’s efforts to alleviate hunger.
Meanwhile, global warming and the economic repercussions of the pandemic have caused a 40% increase in global food prices, the highest in over a decade. This surge has contributed significantly to pushing tens of millions more people into hunger, said the report.


Ponda: Reacting to the resignation of St Andre Block committee, MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar said that “selfish people have no place in the party.”
St Andre block led by Jagdish Bhobe had resigned on Sunday accusing Dhavalikar brothers of converting the political outfit into their privately owned company.
Minutes after the resignation, Dhavalikar told online portal The Goan Reporter that the committee was already being dissolved and new was being formulated.
“The St Andre Block committee was knowing that it was coming so they preferred to resign in advance. We had idea that they were planning to quit the party,” he said.
Dhavalikar said that those who have resigned had joined the party with selfish motive. “They are unware about history and the constitution of MGP. They had joined the party for ticket, which they were given and after that they have left the party,” he said.
The MGP President said that the party had held meeting in St Andre constituency after 2017 polls and was also working to increase the base.
“Their resignation will not have any impact on the party. MGP will continue working there,” he added.


Residents of Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Sunday staged a demonstration to lodge their protest against power crisis in their area.
The protest was started in the main market by local traders, who were irked over prevailing power crisis. They raised slogans against the Power Development department and said that the large scale unscheduled power curtailment has left them high and dry.
“PDD officers have been neglecting their duties due to which the problem is swelling,” they alleged.
Later, the agitating traders moved to Power Receiving Station Sunderbani, where they continued their protest.
Later, a team of police and some concerned officials reached the spot and pacified the protesters, informing them that some necessary repairs are being carried out in PDD station Kalakote, due to which there is going to be power curtailment for some time. They also assured that once the necessary repairs are done, unscheduled power curtailment will come to an end.
After the assurance, the protest was called off.


Police arrest activists as parties claim innocence
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KARACHI: Police rounded up several suspects, including political party activists, during a crackdown in the city on Thursday.
SSP City Tariq Dharijo said that several suspects were arrested during raids in Kharadar and Meethadar areas. He said that drugs and arms were also seized during the raids.
Police said that four people were arrested in Usmanabad area of Garden and weapons were also recovered from them.
According to reports, police also conducted raids in Shah Latif Town and Landhi, arresting three political activists. The police crackdown drew criticism from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) who said their workers were innocent.
The MQM said that its workers were targeted in various localities in the police raids. MQM leader Wasay Jalil said that two MQM unit in-charges and a joint unit in-charge have been arrested.
The ANP also condemned the police raids and claimed that its workers and office bearers were apprehended during raids in Quaidabad and other areas of the metropolis.


From Ahmed Idris Birnin Kebbi
Over two hundred communities in Kebbi state have been submerged by the recent flood while destroyed thousands of farmlands across the State.
Briefing newsmen yesterday in his office, the Executive Director of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Abbas Kamba said that the flood which occurred through River Niger, destroyed houses and farmlands.
He explained further that with the recent visit by the national agency, the assessment records have done and submitted to the federal and state governments for their support.
Abbas gave the names of the affected local governments areas as Suru, Bagudo, Yauri, Shanga, Ngasky, Dandi and Arugungu Local Governments area of the State He said that the Kebbi state government has already provided them with new land for their resettlement and also ensure their safety in terms of healthcare.
He urged them to remain calm, noting that both the State and Federal Government are working hard for their support.


JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — The Mississippi Economic Council’s Capital Day was held at the Jackson Marriott Thursday morning.
Roads, jobs, and education were topics that were on the agenda.
Gov. Phil Bryant was the keynote speaker. Other state leaders spoke at the event as well.
Bryant said he was optimistic about economic growth for the state he pointed out that Mississippi has created 40,000 jobs in the last four years.


EndSARS Memorial: Police have started arresting people at Lekki toll gate
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have started arresting people at the Lekki tollgate.
Two protesters who were already at the #EndSARS Memorial Protest scheduled to hold today have been picked up.
One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard.
About 30 police trucks and armed personnel are currently at the tollgate to enforce a ban on protests issued by the police command.


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TEN Down on Q3 Numbers
TEN, Ltd (NYSE: TNP) shares retreated on unaudited results for third quarter ended September 30.
The Athens-based company reported in Tuesday's news release that the third quarter reflected the seasonal softness the tanker markets experienced, from the lofty levels of the prior quarters, as many refiners entered their maintenance season ahead of the upcoming winter period.
To this effect, TEN's fleet, half of which was operating under market-related contracts, generated $187 million in revenues and produced an operating income of $53 million resulting in net income of $31 million or $0.83 per common share.
Adjusted EBITDA in the 2023 third quarter amounted to a healthy $92 million, from $103 million in the 2022 third quarter which included, on average, seven more vessels.
Depreciation and amortization combined remained relatively low at $36.3 million compared to the 2022 third quarter.
Fleet utilization reached 96.1%, after an increase of vessels in time-charter employment.
Overhead costs per ship per day decreased from the 2022 third quarter levels and settled at $1,187.
General and administrative expenses during the third quarter of 2023 experienced a 21% drop from the 2022 third quarter to $6.3 million in the 2023 third quarter.
Finance costs were $9 million higher compared to the 2022 third quarter due to higher interest rates across world economies.
TNP shares handed back $1.40, or 6.6%, to $19.91.
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Lebanese Pres. Appreciates Kuwait's Constant Support
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, July 2 (KUNA) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun spoke highly of the Kuwaiti Amir, government and people for standing by his country in all weathers.
During his meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Saturday, President Aoun praised the historical deep-rooted relationship between the two sisterly countries, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.
He welcomed Sheikh Dr. Ahmad's participation in the Arab foreign ministers' consultative meeting which opened earlier today in Beirut.
President Aoun commended the positive impacts of the Kuwaiti initiative for improving the relationship between Lebanon and the GCC states, noting that the relations have been improving since the return of ambassadors of both sides. (pickup previous)
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Yemeni separatists have surrounded the presidential palace in the government's interim capital Aden, a military source said Tuesday.
"The separatists have surrounded the palace and now control the main gate. Those inside are unofficially under house arrest at this point," said the source, a high-ranking officer with the Yemeni military.
Tension between the separatists and the government erupted into clashes at the weekend, with more than 36 people killed in Aden since Sunday, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Brigadier Saleh al-Sayyed, who heads troops that have fought alongside the separatists since Sunday, announced his forces had seized control of the Fourth Brigade, the presidential guard in Aden.
The southern city has served as the government's de facto capital since 2014, when the Houthi rebels seized control of Sanaa in their fight against the state.
Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi resides in Riyadh.
Formerly independent states, North and South Yemen were unified in 1991 under the presidency of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed in December in clashes with the Houthis in Sanaa.
The Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran, control most of northern Yemen.
The south is home to the Southern Transitional Council, a separatist movement that wants to reinstate South Yemen as an independent entity.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan inauguarted the country’s first instant digital payment system ‘Raast’ on Monday.
The prime minister said that unfortunately our country collects less tax.
“With the help of digital systems, we will move financial transactions and the economy towards a documentary economy,” he said.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also lauded Governor SBP Raza Baqir and said that remittances from the SBP have increased to a record level.
He added that the record remittances have strengthened the rupee against the dollar.


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As the summer begins the citizens of the West Fargo school district are going to vote on the third school bond referendum in as many years. This is almost becoming an annual ritual in West Fargo.
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Maryland's federally qualified community health centers are expected to receive about $1.7 million in federal funds under ObamaCare.
The money will support new staff to help consumers navigate their new healthcare coverage options.
According to the National Association of Community Health Centers, the facilities serve more than 22 million patients in the United States.
The healthcare law is expected to expand that access thanks to grants for construction projects, renovations and new medical equipment.
Cardin's event will take place at the Highlandtown Healthy Living Center.


Atebubu Divisional Police commander ACP Kwame Akomeah who confirmed the incident said that they have arrested 3 students but they have been released to finish writing their final exams.
Atebubu Divisional Police commander ACP Kwame Akomeah who confirmed the incident to Accra-based Starr FM said that they have arrested 3 students but they have been released to finish writing their final exams.
“We have arrested three students but their teachers say we should release them. But they promise that anytime we need the students they will ensure they are available…so we are releasing them now.”
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ACP Akomeah added that the police officer suffered head injuries and has been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The students also vandalised vehicles belonging to the Police Service.
This incident started when a group of teachers reported to the headmistress that some final year students of Atebubu SHS have bribed some other teachers in the school to help them pass the final West African Senior High School Exams.
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The Headmistress then seized the monies and vowed to punish the students.
The students involved in the scandal got angry by the development and started vandalising school properties. The police were invited to help restore calm.
But the irate students mobilised and attacked the police station injuring an officer in the process.


Local officials expressed their support Monday for the Corridor Cities Transitway, a commuter link between Clarksburg and the Shady Grove Metro Station.
The project had been on the state list of approved transportation projects, but was yanked by Gov. Larry Hogan in recent weeks.
Officials said growth along its path had been approved and built. Without the transitway, which could cost as much as $400 million, the people who live and work in those areas are forced into their cars onto congested I-270, the officials said.


President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the private sector to help address the US$450 billion finance gap needed for the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He said although the finance gap was a challenge to the nation, it presented an opportunity to the private sector to lead the country’s efforts towards achieving the SDGs.
President Akufo-Addo said this when he launched the Ghana Financing Roadmap for the realisation of the SDGs at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday.
The ceremony was attended by business executives from top firms in the country and several others from across the globe via the internet.
President Akufo-Addo expressed the government’s commitment to achieving the SDGs because the goals were at the heart of the development challenges confronting the country.
The SDG, he said, would be the driving factors in formulating development policies
On the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on efforts to achieve the SDGs, the President said the pandemic had created new challenges and exacerbated the financing gap in the implementation of the SDGs.
To achieve the SDGs successfully, the President said the key considerations would be the scope, scale and quality of partnerships between the government and the private sector and the smart and innovative means of mobilising funds to support the implementation of the SDGs.
President Akufo-Addo described Ghana as a good destination for doing business, adding, “We are ranked as the most stable political environment in West Africa, and the best place to do business in the region.”
He highlighted the country’s democratic credentials and the commitment of the government to ensuring good governance and the rule of law and invited the investors to take advantage of the favourable conditions in the country.
“We are blessed to have an entrepreneurial and dynamic youth population, who are very savvy with technology and innovation,” he said.
The President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, who moderated the event via the internet, said although the global SDGs were geared towards eradicating poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic had rather increased the number of poor people living in the world.
He stressed the need for the world to recover from the health, social and economic challenges created by the pandemic and work towards achieving the goals.
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Gaza: Israeli occupation warplanes Friday launched intensive airstrikes on several parts of Gaza strip.
According to preliminary information, a member of Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine Bilal Nimr Abu Amsha was killed as a result of targeting a movement's site in Northern Gaza Strip, while another movement member was injured.
In Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, the occupation warplanes targeted a point in the Al Fukhkhari area, east of Khan Yunis governorate, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli army spokesman announced earlier that the bombing of targets in the Gaza Strip had begun.
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In recent years, Minnesota’s tourism and hospitality industries have struggled to recover the business they lost during the Great Recession. It’s been a slow, difficult struggle. Those restaurants, resorts, bars, and related businesses that have survived have adapted to new realities, especially customers who are more cost conscious than ever and economize in their discretionary spending.
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Seven traders were yesterday kidnapped along Akure-Owo express road in Ondo State.
The abducted traders were reportedly traveling from Akoko area of the state to Akure, the state capital.
It was gathered that the gunmen attacked their vehicle on the road and took seven abductees to an unknown location.
The traders who are mainly women were said to have been approaching Akure before they were kidnapped.
Their abduction has created apprehension and anxiety in Isua the headquarters Akoko South East Local Government Area from where the journey took off.
It was gathered that security operatives have been informed about the development while local vigilantes were also making moves to free the kidnapped traders.


To strengthen the health services in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister said the state government will soon open another medical college in Pasighat. He also announced that state government will be expanding the 50-bedded Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences Institute to 100-bed.
“Besides expanding health services, it will also increase the intake of medical students in the institute,” Khandu said while attending the foundation day celebration of Rama Krishna Mission (RKM) Hospital in Itanagar on October 19th, 2019
Also commemorating the hospital’s 40 years of service to Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister inaugurated the Obstetrics Ward and the first-ever blood component separation unit in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said RKM Hospital is rendering valuable service to the state by meeting the healthcare needs of the people. He said it was on this day that hospital was formally inaugurated and declared open by Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj, the 10th President of the RK Mission. He said the hospital has grown from being a simple dispensary to a multidisciplinary hospital.
To strengthen the hospital, Chief Minister said the state government is willing to work with the RKM hospital on public-private partnership mode to expand the hospital’s capacity to 300-bedded hospital. He said the state government is ready to assist the hospital in terms of infrastructure and funds for manpower.
Chief Minister said the state government also wishes to connect the hospital with Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Chief Minister Arogya Arunachal Yojana, health benefit schemes of the centre and the state government respectively. He said the coverage under both the scheme has reached around 1 lakh household in the state and the RKM Hospital being covered under the scheme will immensely benefit the people.
Khandu mentioned that the state government under Mukhya Mantri Rogi Kalyan Kosh provides grant in aid for medicine procurement and infrastructure. He informed that the health department has banned all central procurement of medicines and now will be procured from the district level. He said this will enable the respective districts to place their procurement as per their needs and enable people to have free medicines.
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reviewed the measures taken to curb COVID-19 cases in the state and laid emphasis on booster dose vaccination for journalists considered as frontline warriors.
The Chief Minister said that the situation is now under control and the state government has taken steps to control the coronavirus infection in view of the livelihoods of the people. “With the help of the public, we can deal with the situation without affecting the livelihood,” he said.
The Odisha CM said that in this third wave, Covid-19 management is still effective. The number of daily cases has been almost constant over the past few days. The number of active cases has begun to decline in major cities across the country.
The symptoms are mild and very few patients have to go to the hospital, but we still need to be careful and prepared, the CM said and advised the people not to panic due to the rising number of COVID-19 patients.
The chief minister also advised intensifying the immunization drives in the state with emphasis on booster dose administration to medical staff, police and administrative officials.
The Chief Minister also laid emphasis on the administration of booster dose to journalists, considered as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, on a priority basis.
During the meeting, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said that as per the Chief Minister’s directive, all Covid hospitals in the state have been made operational and medicines and other essentials have been provided. “Every effort has been made to ensure that livelihoods of people are not affected,” he said.
Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, R.K. Sharma said that the third wave is now at its peak and the number of daily COVID-19 patients in the state is between 10,000 and 11,000 per day, but the number of patients being hospitalized is very low. There are 11,291 beds for Covid patients in the state, of which only 11 per cent are occupied. He added that medicines, oxygen and other essentials are in abundance in the state.
Informing about the COVID-19 vaccination programme, Sharma said that 92.8 per cent of people have taken the first dose and 70.7 per cent have taken the second dose. He further noted that 45.8 per cent of children between the age group of 15 and 18 have been vaccinated and 18 per cent have received booster doses.
During the meeting, the Director General of Police, Mr Sunil Bansal, Collectors of Cuttack and Mayurbhanj, the Commissioners of the Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Municipal Corporations also briefed the Chief Minister on their respective field programs.
Secretary to Chief Minister & 5T Mr V.K. Pandian officiated the virtual meeting which was also attended by the Development Commissioner, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of various departments.


The Local Council of Churches at Manso-Atwere in the Amansie West District has rehabilitated the broken down water systems in the community to resume the supply of potable water to the people.
The rehabilitation project, which was carried out with the support of the district assembly and a philanthropist, Madam Harriet Owusuaa cost GHc 27,000.00.
Nii Lartey Ollenue, the District Chief Executive, speaking at the inauguration of the facility, said the district assembly would continue to work with the people to provide basic amenities that would help improve their living conditions.
He praised the people in the community for their untiring communal spirit and said the decision to rehabilitate the water systems by themselves was a clear demonstration of their resolve to take their destiny into their own hands.
Reverend Bismarck Kwame Asante, Chairman of the local council of churches, said the churches were committed to mobilizing their members to undertake development projects that would help improve the living conditions in the community.
He said water was a basic necessity, that was why the members, who were part of the community did not hesitate to make contributions for its rehabilitation and the installation of a tank to ensure continuous supply of water at all times.
Nana Owusu Antwi, Krontihene of the town, said the small water system, which was commissioned in the community in 1999 broke down few years later and since then, the community had faced serious water problems.
He thanked the local council of churches and the district assembly as well as the philanthropist for coming to the aid of the people.


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Pakistan cricket team’s young wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Haris says that Pakistani players were more happy than Netherlands players for the success in the match against South Africa, we were happy for every wicket of South Africa.
After the victory against Bangladesh in Adelaide, Shaun Masood had an on-camera conversation with Shaheen Shah and Mohammad Haris, in which Shaun asked the first question, how did they see the important match between South Africa and the Netherlands?
Shaheen Shah said that one innings was seen in the hotel and the second one was seen in the ground, during which we were watching the practice less and the match more.
Muhammad Haris also spoke in a wonderful manner like batting and said that the Pakistani players were more happy than the Dutch players for the success.
On the question of taking four wickets, Shaheen Shah said that when the first wicket was taken, the players got motivated, after which their confidence increased and they went on taking wickets and tried to bowl on the bed.
Muhammad Haris said that the confidence he got from batting against South Africa was the effort to bat with the same confidence, played his short opener, pushed the score forward and contributed to the win.


The Jigawa State governor, Muhammed Abubakar has told newsmen that his state has recorded its first case of COVID-19
This is just as the government announced a lockdown in Kazaure Local Government to prevent the potential spread of the virus across the state.
Gov Abubakar explained that the case was a Lagos returnee and had been in self-isolation, but his test result came back positive.
He said that the decision to lockdown Kazaure LG was to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the state.
Abubakar urged the people of the state to be vigilant and alert local government COVID-19 task force on anybody who returned from other states.


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A meeting between the heads of the federal government, regional administrations and the Benadir region has recently resumed in Mogadishu.
The conference was the introduction of the general meeting of the 2021 elections in the coming days is expected to open, and the current Afisyoni conference discusses the agenda of the national consultation meeting.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the governor of the Benadir region and all the governors of the regional states will attend the conference which reopened today.
Today’s conference is expected to resolve the difficult issues that have been at stake in the past few days, and the Somali people have high hopes that today’s conference will produce positive results. It was only recently that the international community calls on the parties to the dispute over the country’s elections to find a lasting solution to their differences.


New Law in Egypt Limits, Sparks Protests
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour signed a law Sunday restricting public protests by requiring prior police notification, which opponents took as a crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Meanwhile, Mansour’s administration insisted that the measure is intended to safeguard the rights of protesters. Several protests taking place around the country that day underscored the ongoing turmoil in Egypt after the ousting of former President Mohammed Morsi.
More details about the law, composed of 25 articles specifying protest guidelines, are available here.
The BBC reported about the reception and justification of the new law later Sunday:
Human rights groups in Egypt rejected the draft law before it was enacted by interim President Mansour.
“The draft law seeks to criminalise all forms of peaceful assembly, including demonstrations and public meetings, and gives the state free hand to disperse peaceful gatherings by use of force,” 19 Egyptian organisations said in a statement.
But Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi, speaking to the AFP news agency, said the new law was designed to protect “the right of protesters” and required them to give “notice” rather than seek permission.
Government sources were quoted as saying the legislation had been watered down to require three rather than seven days’ notice.
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Turkey’s consumer confidence soars in Jan.
(MENAFN) Based on Turkey’s statistical authority statement on Friday, Turkish consumer confidence increased in January.
According to TurkStat statement, the consumer confidence index dropped to 73.2 in January, jumping by 6.2 percent from 68.9 in the last month of 2021.
The index is a significant measure of the economy’s general performance, demonstrating individual’s sentiments on financial standing as well as the overall economic state, along with expenses and saving tendencies.
All sub-indices worsened during the mentioned month with the financial state prediction over the upcoming 12 months deteriorating the most.
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People in Stockton have said that mental health is their top health and care priority for 2020, and Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees is calling on more people to share their views about their experiences and help improve services.
As part of the national Healthwatch England #SpeakUp2020 campaign aimed at improving healthcare, the local community champion has launched #SpeakUp2020 for people living in the Borough of Stockton to communicate the changes they want to see to their local health and social care services and their feedback will be used to identify the most important issues in the local area.
During 2018 to 2019, over 1,800 people spoke to Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees about their experiences of health and social care services. This feedback was used to identify the most important issues in the Borough of Stockton, including suicide prevention and mental health services, specifically for children and young people, and working with care homes to improve services.
Geoff Newton, Project Co-ordinator for Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees, said: “By taking five minutes to speak up about health and social care issues, people in Stockton can improve care for themselves, their loved ones, and their community, so we encourage people to take part in this national survey and have their say.”
Every Healthwatch in the country will be taking part in the #SpeakUp2020 campaign. Healthwatch England, the national champion for health and social care, has revealed the top issues people across the country are talking to Healthwatch about.
As well as a greater focus on peer support, people want the NHS and social care to gain a better understanding of what children and young people want and need from health services. Mental health and social care have also been identified as top priorities for the fourth year in a row.
Sir Robert Francis CQ, Chair of Healthwatch England said: “Listening to peoples’ experiences and understanding what they want to see done differently often provides practical solutions that help hospitals, GP surgeries and care services better manage the increasing demands being places on them.
“At Healthwatch this is what we do. We take the time to listen, and encourage others, especially leaders, across health and care to do the same. This builds vital insight and understanding that helps services make the right changes.”
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Karnataka Excise Minister H Nagesh on Tuesday denied that the state government had proposed subsidising alcohol for the poor. Nagesh's statement came soon after local media reported that the Excise Minister had said that the state government was planning to subsidise alcohol for the poor.
Citing H Nagesh’s press conference on Tuesday, Local media reports claimed that the Karnataka government was hashing out several logistical issues related to the proposal to subsidise alcohol for the poor. Reports also falsely claimed that the government was mooting selling the subsidised liquor through the public distribution system.
Refuting the allegations, Excise Minister H Nagesh told TNM that he had made no such statement and that his words were taken out of context.
“During the press conference, one of the reporters asked me whether a proposal to subsidise alcohol was on the cards. I informed him that such a proposal was not new and that it had first been proposed during the Siddaramaiah government in 2013,” he said.
The Minister said that the Excise Department officials had considered a proposal for subsidizing alcohol in 2013. However, the plan was shelved as doing so would mean that the government was encouraging people to drink more alcohol.
“It would have become a public health issue. I told the media today that even though such a proposal was there, our government was not going to take any step to subsidise alcohol,” he said.
Earlier in September, Minister Nagesh had been involved in a controversy after he said that the government was mulling over a proposal to deliver alcohol to homes. He had also spoken about a system of mobile liquor shops in the thandas (colonies) of Adivasi communities. The proposal stemmed from concerns over how people were travelling 10-15 km to find a liquor shop in some remote areas of the state.
Within 24 hours, the Minister had recanted his statement and had said that the government had no such proposal. “There are no such proposals (of starting mobile liquor shop and online liquor sale) before the state government. My statement has been misinterpreted,” he had said.


Benin- The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Benin on Wednesday apologised to the Edo Government over its dispute with the state board of internal revenue over its unremitted taxes totalling N15 million.
The Managing Director of FAAN, George Orisi, said that the dispute which led to fisticuffs between officials from both sides was regrettable and a misunderstanding that could have been avoided.
He said that he was in the state to apologise over the incident and find out how a recurrence could be avoided.
Orisi said that FAAN was a good corporate organisation that was in no way at loggerheads with the government of Edo but strongly in support of the government.
He described the incident as an embarrassment that had caused huge hardships and economic loss to both the people and government.
Orisi gave an assurance that the organisation would continue to respect and cooperate with the government and people of Edo toward better service delivery.
Responding, Gov. Adams Oshiomhole said that the relationship between FAAN and the state government had always been cordial as the state government had an obligation to all.
He explained that democracy was a rule of law and tax was backed by tax laws, adding that it was the responsibility of government to enforce the law.
Oshiomhole noted that Pay as You Earn law was a national law as payment of tax gave the citizens the right to demand accountability of resources in the state.
He, however, said that there ought not to be dispute over tax payment as it was mandatory, adding that complying with the law was the only way to avoid reoccurrence.
The governor said that it was not unusual to have problems but dramatising the problem was wrong.
He said it was better to coexist as a people.


A three-year-old child was killed Monday afternoon after being struck by a school bus in Cary, officials said.
The Cary Police Department and the Cary Fire Protection District were called about 3:30 p.m. to the area of Cherry Street and Hill Street in Cary, according to a Cary Police Department news release.
The child, a boy who was playing in the street, was pronounced dead at the scene, Deputy Chief Scott Naydenoff said Monday.
At the time, there was one student on the bus in addition to the driver, and neither were injured, according to the release.
Cary police are investigating the event and are being assisted by the Major Crash Assistance Team, according to the release.
No charges have been filed at this time, Naydenoff said.


Newsweek, July 2022
People who voted for Donald Trump in the last election are less likely to now report better mental health than those who supported President Joe Biden, according to a study. Overall, a majority (87 percent) of the 1,750 American adults taking part in the study published in Political Research Quarterly declared that their general health was “about the same,” with 71 percent saying their mental health has also not gotten significantly better or worse since the 2020 presidential election.
However, when broken down between those who voted for the former and the current president, those who supported the Republican were less likely to report they now have better mental health, but not general health, than their counterparts who voted for the current president. Among Trump voters, only 7 percent reported better mental health since the 2020 election, compared to 23 percent of Biden supporters.


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(MENAFN) Venezuelan opposition party Popular Will (VP) has emphasized it "will not field nor support any candidate" for the 2018 presidential elections.
The date for this year's presidential elections has been declared by Venezuela's electoral body National Electoral Council (CNE) to have been set for 22 April.
During the discussion with the right-wing opposition in the Dominican Republic over setting a date for the election, the government has signed a document with the date specified in it.
The VP is considered as the first member of the opposition coalition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) to deny backing up any opposition nominee.
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Another major departure has been reported from The Project, following the departures of Lisa Wilkinson and Carrie Bickmore. Peter Helliar, who has been a part of the show since its inception, announced that he was leaving due to various professional commitments. He said that he wanted to create some space for other projects.
Bickmore praised Helliar for his contributions to the show and said that he was sad to leave, but he was still excited about the future of the show. Helliar also talked about his time on the show, saying that it had done him a lot and that he was looking forward to seeing what the future holds. One of his jokes was aimed at Waleed Aly.
He said that he was looking forward to seeing what the future holds for the show. He also said that he was sure that there would be no more Waleed on the show. Peter Ford, an entertainment commentator on Australian radio, said that there might not be many stars returning in 2023.
The claims come amid a difficult time for the program, following the sudden departure of Bickmore in October and the subsequent news of Lisa Wilkinson’s departure on Sunday. He also stated that the network was considering not bringing back the Sunday edition of the show. He said that the line-up and set-up would be revamped.
Despite the network’s attempts to save the show, he said that the ratings were not good enough. He also stated that the show’s brand had already been tarnished. He said that the show had to change in order to keep its viewers interested in it. This was the first major shake-up of the show in the past few years.
Ford claimed that the show had entered a sinkhole and was not going to recover. He said that Chrissie Swan and Georgia Tunny could be the new hosts replacing Bickmore and Wilkinson. One of his biggest complaints about the show was its lack of spontaneity. He hoped that this would be addressed in 2023.
One of the main complaints that he had about the show was its lack of spontaneity. He said that he liked to watch a panel discussion show where there was room for an unexpected turn. However, he said that the show had a rigid set-up.
Despite the criticisms that he has about the show, Ford said that he would still like to see it continue. He said that the public backlash against the show had started earlier this year, following the controversial Logies speech that Wilkinson delivered. He noted that it would have been very hard for the producers to cope with the backlash.


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(MENAFN- Mid-East.Info) Famous Super star Hiba Tawaji enchanted her audience on Friday 29th of October 2021 at Maraya AlUla in a live concert that marked the return of events at Maraya and the start of AlUla Moments musical events for the winter.
Hiba looked right at home on the stage of Maraya with a stunning appearance. She performed a rich repertoire of songs including“Min Elli Byekhtar” that spoke to the women of Saudi and“La Bidayi Wla Nihayi” and“Toleat Ya Mahla Nourha” with a symphonic orchestration.
Hiba surprised and delighted her fans with a medley from Aladdin featuring“Arabian Night”,“A Whole New World” and“Speechless”.
And paying homage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hiba performed“Leila”, in a grand and new orchestration. The song, very dear to Hiba Tawaji's heart, was included to show love and to pay respect to the country and the historical destination of AlUla.
Composer and producer Oussama Rahbani introduced on a new ouverture piece tailor-made for AlUla that brought the audience on the edge of their seats before Hiba made her big entrance on stage.
Musical events will continue in AlUla in the coming weeks, stay tuned and follow @AlUlaMoments and @ExperienceAlula on social media to know the last surprises of AlUla.
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MITHI: Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Sindh Affairs has said that they will stage the historic protest demonstration on Mithi-Mirpurkhas and Badin road on Wednesday (today) near Mithi town to register their protest against the unchecked excesses by police officials on their supporters and voters.
Dr Ghulam Rahim peaking to this media persons here on Tuesday said that they had been forced to ask their voters and supporters to gather at Fangario Bus Stop to stage the demonstration to register their peaceful protest against what he called the reign of terror being unleashed on their supporters, voters and common people of Thar by police officials posted in the desert district on the behest of PPP leaders.
He alleged that police on the directions of high-ups of Sindh government and top PPP leadership had turned Thar a living hell for their supporters and they had been implicating them in cases on the false and flimsy charges just to change their loyalties adding he said that having found no way out at the end of the tunnel they had decided to resorting to holding the show to show their strength peacefully.
Dr Rahim said that he and other PTI leaders would lead the protesters during their peaceful demonstration to express their anger and indignation against the unchecked brutalities and atrocities being committed on their supporters without any justification.
“Any move or police action to disperse the peaceful protesters during their protest near Mithi town will be resisted” he warned and demanded the immediate removal of SSP Tharparkar and other officials, who according to him, were acting as the estate managers of PPP leaders.
PTI leaders including former MNA Arbab Zakaullah , Arbab Anwar Jabbar, Krishan Sharma, Arbab Fawad Razzak, Barrister Zaffarullah, Amin Sangrasi, and other leaders talking to the media persons on Tuesday said that they had been left with no other option but to come on the roads to register their protest against the unabated brutalities being unleashed on their supporters and voters at behest of PPP leadership.
They said that that several thousands people from across the desert district would participate their scheduled sit-i and demonstration to show their anger and resentment adding they made it clear they had no other political agenda but to expose the true face of PPP leaders, who according to them, had made the lives of their supporters miserable by getting them implicated in cases on false and fabricated charges to politically victimise them. They said that PTI lawmakers and leaders from different districts would also participate in the demonstration and would speak to the protesters and media persons.
They said that they had made arrangements for their peaceful protest adding they warned of the dire consequences if their supporters were prevented from taking part in their peaceful protest.


The head of the Organization of Planning and Budget in Iran Mohammad Baqer Nubakht said that the foreign exchange market is “under control,” stressing that the rate of inflation will decline in the coming months.
“During the past year we have witnessed the involuntary depreciation of the national currency and prices have risen. .
He pointed to the latest report on inflation in the country, pointing out that the rate, which was 2.8 percent last June, fell to 0.6 percent in July.
Central Bank Governor Abdel Nasser Hemmati said in a statement on Sunday that America failed to achieve its goals despite the pressure of the economic embargo imposed on Iran, pointing out that the hope was greatly enhanced by the improvement of economic conditions in the country compared to the past.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE and the UK have signed a partnership that will enable 'greater collaboration' on a broad range of priorities — from life sciences to space and industrial sectors, officials announced on Monday.
Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE's Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and the UK's business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng signed the memorandum of cooperation on industrial and advanced technologies collaboration.
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The officials said the memorandum would bolster bilateral cooperation in key areas, such as the development of life sciences, space, hydrogen, and wider industrial sectors, including supply chain resilience, regulations and standards.
It will be delivered through government-to-government cooperation, as well as business and academic engagement, and promises tangible outcomes for both countries.
It is envisaged that engagement across the sectors will be further enhanced through the investment opportunities agreed in the Sovereign Investment Partnership.
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The signing took place during the Secretary of State and Al Jaber's first in-person meeting, as part of a wider Guest of Government visit to London by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Sheikh Mohamed met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on September 16, when the leaders announced the new and ambitious UK-UAE Partnership for the Future which will be strengthened by this memorandum of cooperation.
Kwarteng said:“I was delighted to join Dr Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber in signing this important memorandum, ensuring a close working relationship between the UK and the UAE as both countries accelerate progress in research and development, better regulation and the transition to a greener planet.
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Prime Minister House on Saturday and briefed him about the measures being taken by his ministry to improve energy situation in the country.
Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar informed the Prime Minister that every possible effort was being made to ensure that the generation capacity in the country was utilized optimally so that the difference between demand and supply of electricity is reduced to the minimum.
The Prime Minister directed the minister to prioritize contribution of hydel power projects so that the growing water and electricity needs of the country could be addressed.
The Prime Minister also said that equal emphasis should also be laid on the distribution system to reduce line loses and electricity theft. Agencies


Federal Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur has said that fascist agenda of Indian PM Narendra Modi will be exposed upon his arrival in Houston.
According to a press release received here from Houston on Sunday, Ali Amin Gandapur expressed these views while addressing an event organized by the Houston Humanitarian Foundation in US city of Houston.
He said that more people will protest against Indian Prime Minister than those who will participate in his public gathering.
The Minister Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan said that Pakistan is extending and will continue to extend all possible moral and diplomatic support to Kashmiris in their struggle for right to self-determination.
Gandapur said that India can’t suppress the Kashmiris by use of force and tactics like imposing curfew and atrocities against innocent and unarmed Kashmiri people.


German energy major Uinper reports significant losses due to squeeze from Russia
(MENAFN) German energy firm Uniper on Wednesday revealed significant losses for the first half of the year, which it attributed to Russia restricting gas shipments in the wake of the Ukraine War.
The corporation, which accepted a government rescue plan last month, reported a net loss of 12.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion) for the first half of the year.
“Uniper has for months been playing a crucial role in stabilizing Germany’s gas supply at the cost of billions in losses resulting from the sharp drop in gas deliveries from Russia,” CEO Klaus-Dieter Maubach stated in an announcement. The German government decided in late July to take an around 30-percent stake in Uniper, which was endangered with bankruptcy as a result of the catastrophe.
Maubach stated on Wednesday that the bailout would “prevent a chain reaction that would do much more damage.”
“Our top priority now is to swiftly implement the stabilization package,” he noted.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz interrupted his summer holiday to declare the rescue scheme, calling Uniper a “company of vital importance for the economic development of our country and for the energy supply of our citizens.”
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Foxconn, one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government of Telangana in India to set up an electronic manufacturing plant in the region. The move is part of the company’s plans to expand its operations in India, which is seen as a key market for the electronics industry.
According to the MoU, Foxconn will invest around $2.5 billion to set up the plant, which will be located in the state’s Maheshwaram Mandal region. The facility is expected to create around 30,000 jobs and produce a range of electronic products, including smartphones, tablets, and other devices.
The deal is seen as a major boost for the state of Telangana, which has been actively promoting itself as a hub for the electronics industry. The state government has been offering a range of incentives to attract investment, including tax breaks, subsidies, and other benefits.
For Foxconn, the deal represents a significant step forward in its plans to expand its operations in India. The company already has several manufacturing plants in the country, and is seen as a key player in the electronics industry.
The move comes as India continues to attract increasing interest from global electronics manufacturers, who are looking to take advantage of the country’s large and growing consumer market. With a population of over 1.3 billion people, India represents a significant market for electronic products, and is seen as a key growth opportunity for companies in the industry.
However, there are also challenges to doing business in India, including issues around infrastructure, bureaucracy, and regulatory hurdles. Despite these challenges, companies like Foxconn are betting big on India’s potential, and are investing significant resources to build a presence in the country.
Overall, the Foxconn-Telangana deal is a positive development for the electronics industry in India, and is likely to create significant opportunities for both parties. As more companies look to enter the Indian market, it will be important for the government and industry stakeholders to work together to create a favorable business environment that encourages investment and growth. By doing so, India can continue to attract new players to the market, and cement its position as a key player in the global electronics industry.
It is also worth noting that the Indian government has been actively promoting the electronics industry through its “Make in India” campaign, which aims to boost domestic manufacturing and attract foreign investment. The campaign has been successful in attracting a number of global players to the Indian market, including Foxconn, Samsung, and Apple, among others.
As part of the campaign, the government has been offering a range of incentives and benefits to companies looking to invest in India, including tax breaks, subsidies, and other benefits. The efforts have been successful in attracting significant investment to the country, and have helped to position India as a key player in the global electronics industry.
The Foxconn-Telangana deal is also likely to create significant job opportunities for the local population, and is expected to have a positive impact on the state’s economy. The manufacturing plant is likely to create a range of skilled and unskilled jobs, and will also help to boost the local supply chain and other related industries.
Overall, the Foxconn-Telangana deal is a positive development for the Indian electronics industry, and is likely to have a significant impact on the country’s economy. As more companies look to invest in India, it will be important for the government to continue its efforts to create a favorable business environment that encourages investment and growth. By doing so, India can continue to attract new players to the market, and cement its position as a key player in the global electronics industry.


Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kenichi Ayukawa today said that the automobile industry is in its historically most challenging situation ever and needs to think on how to boost demand for the festive season.
Even if the government reduces taxes, the corresponding increase in sales will offset any losses for the exchequer and the overall tax collection will be higher, Ayukawa said at the 2020 SIAM Annual Convention.
Maruti Suzuki India had reported a 21.7 per cent rise in domestic sales to 1,15,325 units in August 2020. However, the automaker's sales to the other OEMs in the domestic market fell 40.9 per cent to 1,379 units and exports declined 15.3 per cent to 7,920 units, during the month.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Uday Kotak said that the banking industry is ready to finance the purchase of automobiles.
There is no liquidity crunch and they are eager and willing to finance anyone with a decent credit history, Kotak said, adding that the industry and the government have to ensure that there is enough demand.
The industry also has to ensure that there is enough supply, Kotak added.
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Rajan Wadhera said that even if the measures are put in place to boost demand, we are expecting that the automobile industry will return to its peak volume levels of 2018-19 only by 2023.
According to Wadhera, all the measures and standards that have been put in place were necessary and have played a huge role in dampening demand.
Now we are on par with the rest of the world including Europe, Wadhera said, adding that for the healthy growth of the industry we should not over-regulate.
Organised virtually, the 2020 SIAM Annual Convention -- which is the industry body's 60th -- is based on the theme of 'Re-Building the Nation, Responsibly'.


Coronavirus positivity ratio drops below 2% in Punjab: minister
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday said coronavirus positivity rate had reduced to two per cent in the province because of implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Addressing the weekly press conference in Lahore, she said that commercial activities in the province were barred after 8:00 pm. She urged the traders and shopkeepers to follow business hours announced by the government and said that strict SOPs would help in bringing down the COVID positivity rate. She said that indoor marriages were yet to be allowed, adding the restrictions were meant to benefit the public rather than the government.
Yasmin Rashid further said that vaccination process in Punjab had been expedited. The minister informed that 180,000 people had been vaccinated in the province during the last 24 hours and the COVID situation would start improving once 50 percent of the population of the province was vaccinated.
Dispelling the impression about vaccine shortage, she said that Punjab health department had 1.8 million doses of corona vaccine in stock while as 30 million more doses would reach Pakistan in the next few months. The minister said that vaccines are available in every district and efforts are being made to distribute vaccines in every rural and urban area.


Government says it will continue to invest heavily in the infrastructure development because this is the only way the country’s economy will grow further and create more jobs for the people.
And government has reassured Zambians that the lifting of the debt ceiling from 35 to 60 billion kwacha is still sustainable and can be repaid.
Finance deputy Minister Christopher Mvunga says this is because of the country’s revenue standing which is currently at five billion U.S dollars per annum.
ZNBC’s Robert Mwanza reports from Chipata, Eastern Province that Mr. MVUNGA said this when he met the business community in Chipata on Friday evening.
Mr. Mvunga added that the money that will be borrowed will go a long way in funding projects that have stalled due to the budget deficit that the country is currently having.
He says the money will also help grow the country’s economy that will translate into creation of more jobs and improved living standards.
Mr. Mvunga says Zambia has rallied in development because of lack of massive investment into its infrastructure.
And in the vote of thanks, eastern province chamber of commerce and industry president Thomas Mtonga praised the government for taking an initiative to interact with the business community in the area.


Greater Jakarta: City’s security status lowered
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The Jakarta Police have urged residents to continue their daily activities as per usual as the police have lowered the city’s security status from the highest alert level.
“What’s important now is that citizens go about their activities as usual while police personnel will still remain on alert,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono told reporters on Tuesday.


Belagavi: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the state government has taken serious note of the increasing COVID-19 cases, developments at the international level, guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry, ramping up tests and taking precautions while doing so, and taking preventive steps. So, a meeting has been convened today to work out preventive steps in the coming days, he said.
The CM’s meeting is expected to begin in the afternoon, and the state government may issue new guidelines to prevent the spread of the infection following the meeting.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has urged the public to take a precautionary dose of the COVID vaccine if they have not yet done so. He said that the doses are available at the nearest government hospitals. He said only 20 per cent of the state’s population has taken the COVID precautionary dose.


The grouping of voters has won the victory in the general elections of November 10 in the province with 19,696 votes and 26.7% of the vote, which means its Entry into the Congress of Deputies with a seat.
Guitarte, knowing the results, has assured the media that the Turolenses now have "the tool" with which "finally" will be heard in the rest of the country, at a time when the province "was doomed to languish."
"We know that there is a lot of work ahead, but the hardest thing was to make this leap and now we will be heard in Spain and outside of Spain," said the candidate, who also said that since the grouping of voters they have "heard" the citizens and that they are now open to listen "to the whole parliamentary arch that seeks governance."
Guitarte has also pointed out that thanks to the work they have done "all together" have achieved "greater cohesion" between the municipalities of Turolenses, as well as "raise self-esteem", and has reiterated that Teruel exists "thanks to the people."
"We want to have the equality that we have been denied for decades," said the elected deputy, who added among a standing ovation that "the voice of the Turolenses is already in the Cortes" and that "this is only the beginning."
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are being strengthened with the passage of time.
He was talking to the Saudi Ambassador in Pakistan, Abdullah Marzuk Al-Zahrani in Lahore on Saturday morning.
During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual interest and ways to boost bilateral relations.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have historical brotherly relations and Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in every time of need.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed sorrow over the martyrdom of pilgrims in the tragic Mina incident.
The Saudi Ambassador praised Shahbaz Sharif efforts for the development and prosperity in the province.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Beijing, Feb. 7 (Petra)-- A strong earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least two people and injured more than 200 others, officials say.
The powerful 6.4-magnitude tremor struck at (15:50 GMT) about 20km off the island's east coast.
Emergency responders have rescued about 150 people from hotels and residential buildings that have partially collapsed in the city of Hualien.
Photographs show tilting structures, scattered debris and extensive damage to roads in the area.
Among the several badly damaged buildings was a hospital, local media reports.
The lower basement and ground floor of the 10-storey Marshal Hotel gave way after the quake, BBC reported.
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We’re glad to see the county has gotten serious about cleaning up the underage drinking on the Ottertail River.
The Becker County Sheriff’s Office took river enforcement to a higher level last summer, and it needed to happen to keep young people safe while tubing.
Fights have been all-too-common on the river, and medical emergencies have often involved alcohol-related issues.
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Rumphi District Executive Committee (DEC) has commended Synod of Livingstonia Development department (Soldev) for its projects in the district.
Soldev is implenting projects focusing on sustainable agriculture, economic empowerment and environmental conservation.
Speaking during a DEC meeting last week when Soldev and other organisations presented their projects, Rumphi District Council director of planning and development Frank Mkandawire said the projects were having an impact, especially in Mhuju.
“We have seen changes in the area. Lives have improved. Our only worry is that they have been there for some time. There is need to go to other areas to spread the interventions,” he said.
Mkandawire also asked the synod to engage government’s structures to ensure sustainability of the projects when they leave.
“Government, being the one coordinating projects in the district will help find ways of sustaining interventions in the areas so that people’s lives keep on improving,” he said.
Soldev executive director Kenneth Sakala said the organisation has no problem in reaching other areas with the interventions.
He said the department will engage its donor, TearFund, to support other areas that the council will recommend. “We want to complete the cycle so that when leaving the area, the beneficiaries can sustain the interventions,” said Sakala.


Speaking at the 5th National Judicial Conference, Federal Law Minister Farogh Naseem said that the current situation of Pakistan is all because of the corrupt politicians.
In response to a statement from Nawaz Sharif, the minister said:
Why don’t you give the money trail,
The minister also said that all decisions were made by the superior judiciary and when the decision was given, PML-N was in the power.
He added that the PTI government has the sole agenda to ensure rule of law in the country and is working hard in a transparent way.
The law minister said that PM has no intention to build fake cases against anyone neither the Prime Minister nor the Army Chief stopped anyone to give money trail.
It’s also notified that he said that if we didn’t respect judiciary and state institutions, it would not serve any purpose and added that Pakistani people have rejected the narrative of opposition.
The minister also said that the decision against Justice Shaukat Siddiqui was not made by the prime minister but it was the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council.


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Punjab Minister for Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed has said that the Punjab government is well aware of all public issues and making all-out efforts to resolve them on priority.
Talking to the public representatives, government officers and the media at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Saturday, he said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar had given a record development package for the district.
He said that funds had also been released for immediate commencement of work on development projects.
He said the Supreme Court had restored the district government representatives, but the Local Government Act 2013 had lapsed meanwhile.
He said the Punjab government wanted to implement the SC decision but there were legal complications in it.—APP


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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has met Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa and senior officers of Foreign Office also attended the meeting.
The Ministry of Finance says that the preparations related to the visit to Afghanistan were discussed in the meeting, while the Finance Minister was also briefed on the issues of economic and regional peace and stability.
According to the statement issued, the agenda for the meeting and discussion with the Afghan leadership was considered and it was said that the framework to help our neighboring country Afghanistan in difficult times is being considered.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan has always committed to support the Afghan people.
On this occasion, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also directed to prepare a comprehensive plan for an effective and fruitful visit to Afghanistan.