Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Sends Cable to UK Prime Minister
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Jeddah, Dhu-AlHijjah 25, 1438, Sep 16, 2017, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable to the British Prime Minister Theresa May, following the terrorist attack, in London.
In his cable, the King said: "We have learned the news of the terrorist act that took place in London and resulting injuries. We strongly condemn this despicable act of terrorism, adding: We wish the injured speedy recovery and renew the firm position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in rejecting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and asserting importance of concerted international efforts to confront and eliminate terrorism."
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One person was taken to the hospital following a fight and stabbing at an Uptown Dallas gas station.
Dallas police said they were called at about 3 a.m. to a gas station in the 2300 block of McKinney Avenue.
Officers said the victim was involved in a disturbance with the suspect, who remains unknown.
During the fight, the victim was cut in the throat. They were taken to a hospital and described as being stable.
Police said the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) PARIS, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- France on Monday laid the blame squarely at the feet of the Damascus regime for the failure of the Syrian peace talks in Vienna last week, the Foreign Ministry said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had said ahead of the opening of the latest round of negotiations that the Vienna meeting was "the last hope" to find a political solution in the Syrian conflict that has left at least 400,000 dead since March 2011.
"We deplore the fact that the (Bashar Al) Assad regime has once again refused to engage in the inter-Syrian negotiations that are part of the Geneva process. It is responsible for the deadlock in the peace talks. It is imperative that the countries supporting that regime exert the necessary pressure to end this obstructionist strategy," Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandre Giorgini said in a briefing.
The official added that, for France, peace talks "under the auspices of the UN remain the only legitimate framework for resolving the Syrian crisis" and he stressed this must be done in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254 and the Geneva Communique.
France has not opposed other initiatives like the Astana process and the forthcoming meeting of the "Syrian Congress" in Russia in the coming days, but has insisted that these efforts must be an addition to the UN process being overseen by Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura.
"All other initiatives, including the Sochi meeting organized by Russia, must support the UN process and be part of that framework," Giorgini noted.
He also pointed out that the Syrian opposition group is not taking part in the Sochi talks and he said France would not participate in that meeting, either. (end) jk.sd
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Serving poor and needy people is the greatest religion : CM
Imphal, Oct 8 (DIPR): Chief Minister N Biren Singh has stated that the greatest religion is to serve the poor, needy and helpless people.
This was stated by him at the 36th Anniversary Celebration of Yaibilen Children Home, at Keibi Sanapat Imphal East district today, the Chief Minister said that when the poor and helpless people are uplifted then the society will be developed.
Mentioning that the objective of the present Government is to serve the people of the State, Biren narrated that the Government has initiated various schemes for the welfare of the people.
Stating that there will be peace when the State has a healthy economy, the Chief Minister maintained that in the last two and half years, peace has prevailed in the State with the support of the people.
He stated that the people of the State are filled with enormous talents and innovative ideas that they can easily compete with the outside world.
On the other hand, condemning the unwanted mob violence at Kha Potsangbam, Bishnupur district, the Chief Minister stated that such incident was not only barbaric but also inhuman.
He appreciated those who are associated with the Yaibilen Children Home for their selfless sacrifice, dedication and commitment to nurture the children and said that the Government will look after the proposal for providing grant-in-aid to Yaibilen Children Home.
Minister for CAF&PD Karam Shyam, Medical Superintendent JNIMS Dr Ningombam Jitendra, Retired Chief Engineer Thangjam Joykumar, Executive members of Yaibilen and others attended the function.


J&K Police in collaboration with Department of Health, Medical Education organizes Plasma Screening Camp
SRINAGAR: As a collective fight against COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with Department of Health and Medical Education today organised a Plasma screening camp at Kashmir Nursing Home, Gupkar Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
The camp was inaugurated by Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir Dilbag Singh and other police, civil and medical officers were present on this occasion.
Under this initiative the J&K Police personnel who had contracted the infection and have recovered will be voluntarily donating their plasma, said the spokesman.
Speaking on the occasion the DGP, J&K complemented the donors, doctors, para-medical staff, police personnel for the collective fight against the novel coronavirus. He said that about 300 police personnel have recovered and will be screened for donating their plasma. He appealed to the recovered patients of the society to come forward and donate their plasma for saving precious lives. He also appealed to the personnel from other forces who had contracted to this disease and have now recovered to donate their plasma which will help in saving the precious lives, said the spokesman.
The spokesman said that DGP assured that J&K Police will facilitate the volunteers willing to donate their plasma and will provide help at any place in shape of transportation etc to such volunteers.


Train march to continue till the end of corruption, says Sirajul Haq
LAHORE (92 News) – Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has on Thursday said that the train march will continue till the end of corruption.
Talking to media, he said that the participants of train march can also turn towards Islamabad if corruption couldn’t be eradicated.
The JI chief said that the purpose of the Train March against corruption is to awake the people against the corruption and the corrupt people, adding that it is high time to eradicate corruption and bring the corrupt to justice.
Earlier, the JI’s train march led by party chief Sirajul Haq starts travelling towards Karachi from Lahore.
On the occasion, a large number of party workers were also present.


UN urges Libyan parliament to concentrate on arrangements for polls
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Sep. 21 the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) urged the Libyan House of Representatives (parliament) to concentrate on arrangements for the approaching polls.
UNSMIL noted in a report that it "has received, with concerns, reports that the House of Representatives (HoR) has passed a no-confidence motion against the Government of National Unity (GNU)."
The report added that the UN mission "expects that the efforts of the HoR would focus on finalizing the parliamentary elections law and that the leadership of the HoR would advance efforts to build broad consensus on the emerging electoral legislative framework."
The UNSMIL called on the parliament to finish the work on the parliamentary polls law the coming week.
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has called on the chief of army staff and director general of Inter-Services Intelligence to disclose “any evidence” regarding the alleged “treason” carried out by the opposition leaders.
Talking to media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Tuesday, Shehbaz Sharif asked both military officers to disclose “minutes” of the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) during which the “conspiracy letter” was discussed. He said the government’s stance regarding the National Security Committee meeting was incorrect.
Separately, PML-N senior leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that Imran Khan had blatantly violated constitution and that the president was also part of the conspiracy.
Talking to media outside the Islamabad Accountability Court, Shahid Khaqan said that masses were looking towards the Supreme Court to see if the court would uphold the constitution.
Previously, dictators ruled the country after abolishing the constitution, he stated. However, people who claim themselves to be elected had not blatantly violated the constitution of the country, he added.
Abbasi further said that the corruption committed by Imran Khan and his government was being exposed. He added that irregularities of an unimaginable scale were reported in Punjab.


HARARE, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Three officials from Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai' MDC-T office were arrested Sunday morning, party spokesman Douglas Mwonzora told Xinhua.
He said no charges had been preferred against them, and that when their lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa went to the police to establish what was happening, she was also arrested.
Sources said the trio might have been arrested on allegations of masquerading as police officers.
Mwonzora added that the police had also searched Tsvangirai's offices in Belgravia, just outside the city center.
The arrest occurred just a day after the country held a referendum to decide on a new constitution draft. All major political parties urged their supporters to pass the draft. It is not yet clear whether the arrest is in any way related to the constitutional progress.


EU Calls For Immediate De-Escalation Between Armenian And Azerbaijan
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (KUNA) -- President of the European Council Charles Michel is closely engaged with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to defuse tensions between the two countries, an EU official told journalists on Thursday.
Michel spoke with Armenian Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan and will speak as well with President Ilhan Aliyev of Azerbijan, said the official speaking on condition of anonymity.
His team and the EU Special Representative (for the South Caucasus) Toivo Klaar have been in intense contact with both sides over the past days, to push for immediate de-escalation and progress on all agenda items on the table via dialogue, the source noted.
Two Armenian soldiers were reportedly killed and nearly twenty wounded in new clashes in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area yesterday, while Azerbaijan said one of its soldiers was killed. (end)
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Jordan- Water minister discusses water challenges with Korean delegation
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 17 (Petra)--Minister of Water and Irrigation Hazim Al Nasser discussed with a Korean parliamentary delegation led by Vice-Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, Shim Jae-chul, challenges facing the Kingdom, mainly in the water sector due to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The minister called for increasing support to water-stressed and host countries of refugees, adding that Jordan was one of the first countries in the region and the world to adopt programs to enhance water resources.
He also pointed to the strategic partnership between Jordan's water sector and Korean public and private institutions that financed a number of water projects across the Kingdom.
The Korean official highlighted the importance of providing all forms of support to the Kingdom to enable it to carry out water projects that would reflect positively on Jordan both economically and socially.
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Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani said that the performance of all the departments in recent rains and floods is commendable.
Saeed Ghani held the federal and local governments responsible for the chaos that had arisen in the city following torrential rains.
Addressing a rally, Saeed Ghani said that due to recent rains, many areas of Sindh got unusual traffic jam and road blockage.
The municipal commissioners and deputy commissioners played a significant role in providing ease to the civilians, he said.
Saeed Ghani further said that recent rains have affected many power plants in Sindh, working on damaged power plants is underway.


Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed the current situation and national security issues. DG ISI Lieutenant Faiz Hameed was also present on the occasion.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided that he will address the nation at 7 pm today. In which he will take the nation into confidence regarding the Senate elections.
Sources said that President Arif Ali has convened a meeting at 12 noon on Saturday to seek a vote of confidence from the Prime Minister’s National Assembly. Prime Minister Imran Khan has also approved it.
According to sources, the Prime Minister has stopped the members of the National Assembly from leaving Islamabad and also directed all the members to ensure attendance at the next meeting, and the message of Prime Minister Imran Khan has been conveyed to all the members of PTI. ۔


Modi govt failed to deliver in last three years, says Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi went on to allege that the Modi government, instead of delivering on its promises, has "divided and distracted" the people.
Attacking the Narendra Modi government on its third anniversary, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said that the central government “failed to deliver” in last three years.
He went on to allege that the Modi government, instead of delivering on its promises, has "divided and distracted" the people.
Gandhi also stressed that "anger and hatred" were no solutions to the problems that the people faced.
"When they fail to deliver they divide and distract. But anger and hatred will not convert into jobs or solutions," he tweeted.
The remarks come on a day when the Modi government was celebrating its third year in power at the Centre with a series of events to highlight its achievements.
(With PTI inputs)


Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, declined to comment during the department’s press briefing on Monday about the resignation of the Palestinian Authority government.
“So with respect to both the resignation and a future government, ultimately the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is a question for the Palestinians themselves to decide,” Miller said. “It’s not a matter that I’m going to comment on from here.”
Miller added that the Biden administration welcomes “steps for the P.A. to reform and revitalize itself,” noting that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has encouraged the same in discussions with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
“That’s something you’ve heard this president speak to, and it’s something that we will continue to pursue,” Miller said. “We think those steps are positive; we think they’re important—an important step to achieving a reunited Gaza and West Bank under the Palestinian Authority, so we will continue to encourage them to take those steps.”
Miller was pressed about whether the resignations represent a step in that direction.
“Again, I don’t want to speak to the actual resignation, because when it comes to personnel matters, those are questions that should be left to the Palestinians,” Miller said. “But we have been engaged with them on the need to reform and revitalize the government, and we have seen them start to take steps in that direction, and we welcome them.”
“Are the resignations part of the steps toward reform?” Matthew Lee, the diplomatic reporter for the Associated Press, asked Miller, smiling.
“I suspected you might ask,” Miller said, before again declining to answer.
“I mean. Come on,” Lee said. “We’re not idiots here.”
“President Abbas has said he is going to take steps towards reforming and revitalizing the Palestinian Authority. He has said that directly to the secretary, and we welcome him taking those steps,” Miller said.


Elon Musk's USD44 billion Twitter purchase receives board approval
(MENAFN) According to a regulatory filing Tuesday, Twitter's board unanimously recommended that shareholders approve the planned $44 billion sale of the firm to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Musk restated his willingness to proceed with the acquisition during a virtual conference with Twitter staff last week, however shares of Twitter remain considerably below his selling price, indicating great uncertainty that it will materialize.
Musk mentioned shareholder approval of the acquisition as one of numerous "unresolved matters" relating to the Twitter deal in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday at the Qatar Economic Forum.
Twitter Inc. shares were practically unchanged immediately before the market open Tuesday, falling far short of Musk's offer of $54.20 per share. The stock last hit that level on April 5, when the firm offered Musk a seat on the board before he proposed to buy out Twitter entirely.
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“Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, the Permanent Secretary, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday said the state government had expanded over N6 billion to provide infrastructure in the state basic education sector.”- PM News
Kolawola while granting an interview to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo said, the state government had invested massively in terms of basic education development in the state, which comprises elementary and middle schools.
He said the state basic schools, which comprises of primary one to six class and junior secondary class one to three, were given special attention by the state government because they formed the foundation of knowledge and education for the students
According to him, “the state government had invested more than N6 billion in terms of providing school infrastructure in the state for basic schools in the last six years.”
“The government has built mega schools that have the capacity of taking 1,000 students in the urban centres like Ilesha, Osogbo, Ife, Iwo and other locations for easy enrollment of students from the larger population.
“Similarly, schools that can take up to 500 and 400 students, 50 students per class, were also built across the state, especially in rural and semi-rural areas, according to the population of these communities.
“The state government had also rehabilitated and renovated a large number of schools across the state and in adherence to UNESCO standard, teachers in these schools are in the ratio of one teacher to 25 students,” he said.
He also said ICT rooms with 20 to 50 computers were created in these schools, while working materials, furniture, diaries and registers were equally supplied to the schools.
He said the state government has spent and invested so much in school infrastructure and that the management of the basic education by SUBEB had been a success story.
Source: PM News


The Kedah government has made early preparations to face the possibility of floods expected to hit the state in November.
Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak said the state government had identified the areas which might be affected to facilitate channelling of aid, including evacuation of flood victims.
“We have a small allocation of funds for the flood and we also asked the cooperation from the federal government to assist the state if there is a big flood like last year,” he told reporters after launching the state-level National Language Month 2011, yesterday.
He said the state government had also provided 10 boats for rescue and evacuation of flood victims in flood-prone areas such as Kota Setar, Padang Terap, Kubang Pasu and Pendang.
More than 40,000 families were affected by the floods which hit Kota Setar, Kubang Pasu and Padang Terap last November.


FedEx Stock Jumps 12% On Bullish Forward Guidance
Shares of FedEx (FDX) are up 12% after the shipping and logistics giant reported its latest financial results and raised its forward guidance.
The Memphis, Tennessee-based company lifted its full-year earnings guidance as cost-cutting measures offset continued weakness in demand for its services.
FedEx said it now expects earnings per share for all of 2023 between $14.60 U.S. and $15.20 U.S., which is up from a previous forecast of $13 U.S. to $14 U.S.
Analysts who cover the company expected full-year earnings per share of $13.56 U.S., according to Refinitiv data.
In terms of the company's fiscal third quarter earnings, FedEx reported that it earned $3.41 U.S. per share compared to $2.73 U.S. a share that was expected. Revenue in the quarter amounted to $22.17 billion U.S. versus $22.74 billion U.S. that was forecast on Wall Street.
The company emphasized on an earnings call with analysts and media that it expects to achieve $4 billion U.S. in cost reductions by the end of 2025 as it adjusts to slowing demand.
FedEx announced last month that it is laying off 10% of its officers and directors as part of its plan to reduce costs.
The cost-saving plan has also included cutting flights and grounding airplanes, reducing office space, and adjusting pick-up and delivery times to improve efficiencies.
FedEx said it saved $1.2 billion U.S. in total enterprise costs in its latest quarter. The company expects to save another $50 million U.S. in the current quarter.
Prior to today, FedEx's stock had declined 11% over the last 12 months and was trading at $204.05 U.S. per share.
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Police have made two arrests after a pursuit of suspected stolen vehicle last night.
Armed officers were involved in the incident that saw a police helicopter deployed over Kibworth at around 8pm to what was initially described as a traffic incident.
They were following the car, assisted by the Birmingham-based National Police Air Service, but then said the pair of suspects had fled on foot.
Harborough Police then said they had ‘flooded’ the area in an attempt to find them .
This morning further details have been released on social media to update Kibworth residents who saw the heavy police presence in the area.
It has now been confirmed that two men have been detained.
The vehicle involved in the chase has also been recovered.


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Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party’s general secretaries and state in-charges on June 24 to chalk out a strategy to plan protests against the government on issues such as petrol price hike.
In the meeting, which will be held virtually, party leaders will discuss the current Covid and political situations. They will give their suggestions on how to take on the government and reach out to the people to highlight its failures, sources said.
Besides the hike in fuel prices, the Congress will also plan protests against the government over high inflation, the pace of Covid vaccination and handling of the pandemic, they said.
The economic situation of the country is also likely to be discussed during the meet. The meeting comes ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament which is likely to start in July.
The Congress has also been attacking the government on issues related to the farmers’ agitation against three farm laws.


Cases in NAB’s list presented to SC were registered during Musharraf era, says Pervaiz Rasheed
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed has said that the cases included in the list of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented to the Supreme Court were registered during the rule of former dictator Pervez Musharraf.
Talking to the media on Tuesday, he said that the cases were registered to take political revenge.
“Allegations against the PML-N leaders could not be proved even in a single case. After the cases, elections were held twice and the masses voted for the PML-N,” he maintained.
The minister said that the objective of the cases was to get benefit politically. “The purpose of baseless cases was to damage credibility of the PML-N.”
He claimed that the dictator had registered the cases after overthrowing the public government in 1999 to purchase loyalties.


After several lengthy delays, the Act to Repeal and Replace the Road Traffic Act, has been signed by the Governor General.
RJR News has received word that the Governor General l gave his blessings to the new Act late last month.
Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council Dr. Lucien Jones says the passage of the Act was long overdue and will deal with a slew of road traffic measures.
“Well this is excellent news that we have been wiating on for about five eyars now. The new road traffic act , among other things, will increase the fines. It will deal with the matter of speeding and being distracted by cell phones,” said Jones who also appealed to the government to move swiftly to approve the accompanying regulations.
He also said that the latest development comes at a time when the nation is grappling with a record 50 road traffic related deaths since the start of the year.


BATTAGRAM: The police recovered the two kidnapped sisters and arrested five suspected abductors from Shingli Paen area here the other day.
The police said that the sisters aged 19 and 17, residents of Chappargram area, had gone to nearby fields to pick vegetables on Wednesday evening, but they did not return home.
They said that after failure to locate them, the girls’ father lodged an FIR with the police.
In the report, he nominated two persons for kidnapping his daughters in a car.
The police started searching for them and arrested the two suspected kidnappers, who later identified the location where the girls were kept.
A police team raided a government primary school in Shingli Paen area, and recovered the two sisters and three boys.
The police officials said that during the investigation the girls disclosed that that the three boys already present in the school building assaulted them.
The officials said that medical reports also confirmed that the girls were assaulted.
District police officer Tariq Sohail Marwat said that the girls were presented before the magistrate, who handed them over to their family.
He also distributed commendation certificates among the policemen, who recovered the girls and arrested their captors.
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By Mariam Abele
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday led a walk against corruption, calling people committing the crime parasites.
Addressing the gathering joining him for the rally, Museveni said: “Corrupt people are parasites. They are parasites because they get wealth which they did not earn.”
The president said it is the responsibility of political leaders to end the crime by arranging the economy in such a way that people could meet their needs.
“Because if people don’t have jobs, they don’t have income, the temptation is high,” he said.


MOHMAND: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday is all set to address a public gathering in district Mohmand, ARY News reported.
Arrangements for the gathering have been finalised near Bab-e-Mohmand. A 68-feet long and 20-feet wider stage has been set up for the party leaders, attending the public gathering.
As many as 15,000 chairs have been placed for the general public. The gathering will also be addressed by the central leaders of the PPP.
Addressing in a public gathering, last week, in Gujar Khan, the PPP leader had lambasted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for its economic policies.
“Pakistan is going through the worst economic crisis due to the incompetence of incumbent government,” he had said while addressing to party workers in Gujar Khan.
He had said that Prime Minister Imran Khan who promised to not go for International Monetary Fund (IMF) has now bowed down before IMF, adding that the recently passed budget has imposed Rs1600 billion tax on the nation.
Bilawal Bhutto said that despite promises of jobs, there is massive unemployment in the country and people are getting homeless. “I request people to come out from their homes and protest against the policies of the government,” he said.


Turkey's benchmark stock index closes week at 1,408.14 points
( MENAFN )At the end of the week, Turkey's benchmark stock index closed at 1,408.14 points, increased 0.03 percent from the last close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index obtained 0.38 points from Thursday's close of 1,407.76 points, opening Friday at 1,404.10.
The BIST 100 averaged amid 1,400.49 and 1,412.56 points, with 50 stocks on the index increasing, 49 down, and one flat from the last close
The benchmark index marked a daily trading rate of 15.8 billion liras (USD1.96 billion), ending the week with a market rate of around 1 trillion Turkish liras (USD124 billion).
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Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry commenting on the arrest of Leader of the Opposition, PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif by the National Accountability Bureau hinted that other arrests were to follow.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Chaudhry said: “Others involved in big cases should also be arrested.”
The minister said that these cases were initiated by NAB during the tenure of the PML-N government and then continued. He informed reporters that according to NAB law, there was an inquiry first, followed by an investigation and then a reference was filed.
“NAB has now converted these cases into an investigation. NAB has seen that there is potential in the cases and major corruption has taken place,” the minister said Chaudhry added that corruption amounting to Rs56 billion is alleged to have taken place in Ashiana and other cases.
“The government is neutral in this entire matter but we want accountability for those people who have robbed the country. This is an important step towards that accountability,” he said. The minister stressed that the government wanted the process of accountability to move forward and had a zero tolerance policy towards corruption.
Chaudhry said while the government was willing to assist NAB in administrative matters, the bureau was an independent institution which was not under the government.


This has been a particularly deadly year in Memphis. Recording its 200th killing yesterday, there haven't been more homicides in the city since 1993, when Memphis had a record 213 homicides, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “I’m outraged that senseless murders continue to happen," said Mayor Jim Strickland. "Any murder is unacceptable. It’s awful that last week . . .
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops used banned munitions to attack populated areas of Beryslav district, Kherson region.
This was reported by the press service of the Kherson Regional Military Administration on Sunday evening, according to Ukrinform.
'Beryslav district... Rashists are attacking peaceful settlements with prohibited incendiary munitions,' the report says. Read also: crew of foreign vessel hit in russia's shelling of kherson port localizes oil leak into dnieper
As reported, on Sunday, January 29, Russian occupiers shelled Kherson seven times. A hospital, a bus station, houses, a bank, enterprises, and a school playground were damaged. At least three people were killed and six more were injured.
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AI Commission chairperson restates "two-state solution" for Israel-Palestine matter
(MENAFN) On Saturday, Jul. 24 an AU report stated that Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has once more requested to peacefully resolve the Israel-Palestine matter over the "two-state solution."
The report noted that the chairperson shared the remarks on Thursday in an assembly with Israel’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Aleli Admasu, in which both sides talked about the abiding Israeli-Palestinian issue.
The chairperson stated that the conflict has been a reason of great worry for more than 70 years with a variety of regional and international actors having taken part in the search for peace between both sides.
Mahamat noted: "the path towards long-lasting peace and stability requires that the peace process and the solutions sought must not only be acceptable, but must guarantee the rights of all parties."
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Adams calls for Joint Declaration to be published
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams MP responding to the news that the two governments have cancelled the visit of the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister to Hillsborough said:
"Sinn Féin calls on the two governments to publish the Joint Declaration and their other public commitments now.
"Sinn Féin has put a huge effort into these negotiations.
"The people are entitled to know what has been negotiated.
"The people are entitled to know what the governments intend to do."ENDS


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Doha: The training camp of the Qatar U-23 team is in full swing at the Aspire Stadium as players prepare for the upcoming qualifying matches for the AFC U-23 Cup in Doha.
The training camp, being supervised by coach Nicolas Cordova, started on Sunday and will continue till October 20. Besides training, Qatar will also play two friendly matches against Kuwait U-23 – on October 15 and October 18.
A total of 24 players are participating in the training camp, with Al Sadd's quartet of Mohamed Waad, Youssef Abdul Razzaq, Salah Zakaria and Hammam Al Amin set to join the team today.
Qatar U-23 player Mohamed Ayyash said the team was preparing well for the qualifying matches.
“We are happy with the preparations as we target full points in the qualifiers,” he said before terming friendlies against Kuwait important.
“It will be our final games before the qualifying matches and will help us in giving final touches of our preparation,” said Ayyash.
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GUESTS- ARIF ALVI, KHAWAJA IZHAR UL HAQ, ZAEEM QADRI, QMAR ZAMAN KAIRA
ARIF ALVI OF PTI said that it seems that terrorism is on the rise. He said that in the whole world internal terrorism is controlled first.
He said that there are three or four groups in PPPP they have different opinion and they do not let Sindh government move forward. He said that according to Nabeel Gabol there are four different groups in MQM and the party is in turmoil.
He said that he also heard that same gun has been used to kill both Shia and Sunni Ulema.
He said that the military can not complete the whole work just killing of the people can not eradicate terrorism. He said that Ulema have to provide counter narrative against terrorism.
KHAWAJA IZHAR UL HAQ OF MQM said that the 21st amendment states that the people that will use religion for terrorism their cases will go to the military courts. He said that MQM supports to take the case of Baldia Town tragedy to the military court.
He said that the rangers should be given more authority to fight against terrorism and the help of the military should be acquired if necessary. He said that the role of the political parties against terrorism is not parallel to the armed forces.
ZAEEM QADRI OF PML-N said that some time is required to fight against terrorism in the whole world. He said that the Punjab police was specifically targeted in the terrorism incident at Lahore. He said that the police have arrested eight thousand terrorists in last month and half in Punjab. He said that the whole nation is united that we can not move forward without removing the menace of the terrorism.
He said that about ten thousand Madrassas have been scrutinized in Punjab. He said that there are only about 100 unregistered Madrassas in Punjab and their issue is under consideration.
QAMAR ZAMAN KAIRA OF PPPP said that in high level meeting at Karachi besides army chief, PM, Zardari and the representatives of MQM were present. He said that everybody expressed his opinion at the meeting about the situation in Karachi.


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(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, Nov 29 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) national general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya has now termed the proposed consecration (Pran Pratishtha) ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at Ram temple in Ayodhya a 'sham'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the ceremony on January 22, 2024.
“How can one give 'pran' (life) to the god who gives life to all of us? What is the point in doing Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram idol when crores of people have been worshipping him for thousands of years. This means that those who are saying they will carry out Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram are trying to project themselves as bigger than the god,” he said.
He also slammed Uttar Pradesh jail minister Dharmveer Prajapati and the state government over his statement that the undertrials lodged in prisons will“willingly” recite Hanuman Chalisa and Sundar Kand.
Maurya said:“It is against the spirit of the Constitution. It is not government's job to promote religion. The government should just govern.”
On being questioned if he was making statements under a tacit understanding within the SP, Maurya dismissed the speculations and said:“Samajwadi Party is struggling for the Pichada, Dalits, Alpsankhyak (PDA) and so am I.”
Maurya has been hitting headlines at regular intervals with his statements against Hindu religion and Hindu deities.
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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that human life depends on environmental balance.
In a messaage to mark “Hariyali Mahotsav” (Greenery Festival), the Chief Minister said that it is essential to plant saplings to save green cover and fill our life with lot of greenery.
Chouhan said that saplings have been planted on a big scale across the state at the initiative of the State Government and with the help of the people during the Narmada Seva Yatra last year. This year also saplings will be planted in the catchment area of different rivers, including the Narmada on July 15.
The Chief Minister has expressed the hope that while the forest development schemes will help expand green cover, it will also generate new opportunities of employment in the rural areas.
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Doha: Baladna Q.P.S.C. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan for cooperation and exchange of information and experience related to the development of the dairy industry in Uzbekistan, in particular, the production and processing of a wide range of fresh milk and dairy products, the company said in a statement published in Qatar Stock Exchange website.
Baladna QPSC was founded and successfully listed on Qatar Stock Exchange in December 2019, with authorized capital of QR1.901bn, and a number of tradable shares of 1,425,750,000 shares.
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Syria: Soldier killed by Israeli missile assault in Palmyra
(MENAFN) State news agency SANA said in a report that on Wednesday evening, Oct. 13 a Syrian soldier was confirmed dead and another three were injured as a new Israeli missile attack struck Palmyra area in the central province of Homs.
The Israeli warplanes launched missiles from above the al-Tanf area in southern Syria in the direction of Palmyra, aiming at a communication tower and a number of surrounding military posts, stated a military source as quoted by SANA.
The assault is the second this month after one on Oct. 8, aiming at the T-4 airbase in the countryside of Homs.
Israel has frequently aimed at Syrian military positions in the over 10-year war in Syria, arguing that it was aiming at military positions of Iranian-supported militia like the Lebanese Hezbollah and other affiliated outfits.
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President Boris Tadic of Serbia said on Monday that historical relations between Turkey and Serbia were very important for political process in Balkans and for the Southeast Europe.
Tadic held a joint press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Belgrade.
He said that Turkey and Serbia had a common view and they wanted to develop strategic partnership.
Noting that a cooperation was necessary in regional policies in Southeast Europe, Tadic said that the two countries should support each other within the scope of unity with the EU.
Tadic said that Turkey was one of the most important global actors, adding that Turkey should inevitably take action when a global problem was needed to be solved.
Tadic also said that Serbia was "supporting the process in Bosnia-Herzegovina in a careful and constructive way", recalling that Serbia was one of the guarantor countries for territorial integrity.
He said that Serbia would "support every democratic solution in Bosnia-Herzegovina".
Noting that Turkey and Serbia were key countries in Balkans, Tadic said that countries, which wanted to solve issues concerning Balkans, should work with Turkey and Serbia.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (IANS) The Kerala University, which had ordered a probe into College Union elections conducted by the 183 of its affiliated colleges, on Saturday disqualified 39 councillors after a detailed verification.
The decision for a recheck was taken after an incident of an elected woman councillor being replaced by an SFI leader at the capital district Christian College, Kattakada surfaced.
After the detection of the fraud, a big furore broke out and the principal of the college and the student who managed to become the councillor on the sly were suspended and a case registered by the Kerala Police.
The Vice-Chancellor ordered for a scrutiny of all the elections conducted in 183 colleges affiliated to the university.
Of the 183 colleges, 147 of them have by now replied and it was found out that there have been violations to the norms as prescribed by the Lyngdoh Committee leading to disqualification of 39 councillors.
As per the norms, any violation in the age, attendance and results of past examinations will lead to disqualification of the elected student.
Meanwhile, the Kerala University has imposed a fine of Rs 1.55 lakh on the Christian College Kattakada as they had made all the arrangements for the election for the Kerala University Students Union, but had to be cancelled after the fraud was detected.
The fine imposed was for the cost that the University had spent to conduct the election by printing ballots and other expenses incurred for the election.
Both the Congress and the BJP have slammed the ruling CPI(M) for allowing their student's organisation SFI to engage in all undesirable activities.
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Pak playing vital role in war against terror: Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the international community must come forward for helping Pakistan as a victim.
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan has played a vital role in the war on terror and has suffered a lot in the process.
Malik said Pakistan`s economy had been badly affected while fighting the war. He added that the international community must recognise Pakistan`s efforts and come forward for treating and helping Pakistan as a victim, reports The Dawn.
Malik added that more than 40,000 people had sacrificed their lives in the war against terror.


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Bush Breaks Bread With NAACP
Bush spoke to the NAACP?s annual convention for the first time during his presidency. His speech drew both applause and silence as he addressed the group he has avoided for five years.
?I consider it a tragedy that the party of Abraham Lincoln let go of its historic ties with the African-American community,? he said.
The move is seen as an attempt to garner support for the Republican Party among black voters in advance of the midterm elections.
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The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has said that strict action will be taken against media outlets that broadcast illegal content.
Police Spokesperson Ahmed Shifan, speaking at a press conference held on Wednesday afternoon, said that it has come to the attention of the MPS that some media stations are broadcasting content illegally, appealing on all stations to refrain from broadcasting such content.
Shifan said that the police will do everything in its power to maintain public peace, if media does not bring an end to the broadcast of impermissible content, adding that police will take strict action against those who promote and encourage the broadcasting of such content going on to say that if media's actions go against the law, police will bring an end to it under legal procedures.
While spokesperson Shifan has made this statement, three officers in casual wear had visited the main office of privately-run Raajje Television (RaajjeTV) and ordered to halt broadcasting content regarding former President Mohamed Nasheed.
The officers had arrived at the station's reception at around 03:00 p.m and said that the order was made under the Prisons and Parole Act. They had however failed to clarify the matter.


(MENAFN) Costa Rica is planning to increase its dairy exports to China next year by increasing the number of containers shipped by Costa Rica"s Dos Pinos to 100, Xinhua reported.
Figures from the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) show that Dos Pinos has already shipped over 42 tons of milk and cream to China.
Costa Rica"s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock said: "We began with two or three shipping containers of milk to China and now there are contracts for 100 shipping containers a month for next year, which represents a huge increase and a great acceptance of the quality of a Costa Rican product."
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Cybercrime cases are rising steadily in Kenya, according to EdwinNyaseda, the Nairobi police commissioner.
Quoted in The Nation newspaper, Nyaseda said that Kenya banks had loss millions of shillings to computer fraudsters.
Although some of the frauds had been reported in the press, Nyaseda told delegates at the Interpol African Working Party on Information Technology Crime at Lenana Mount hotel, Nairobi, that many had gone unreported.
The attacks on Kenya's banking sector, he said, have been devastating, adding that the cybercrime proved the need for criminal legislation to expressly prohibit computer fraud.
Nyaseda added that there is also a need to improve international
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There has been one further death as a result of Covid-19, according to the Department of Health.
The Department's dashboard update says there has been 1,066 new infections in the past day, bringing the number of new cases in the past week to 5,909.
20,158 people have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began.
And according to DoH figures, a total of 588 people have passed away as a result of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
2,003 people have been admitted to hospital with the virus and 1,866 have been discharged.
Belfast has had the highest number of positive cases since the outbreak began with 5,010.
Derry and Strabane has seen 2,962 positive test results followed by Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon with 1,836
Meanwhile, Belfast has had 1,504 positive cases in the last seven days, while Derry and Strabane have recorded 1,426 cases.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. An important part of
the recorded increase in Azerbaijan's tax revenues fell on the
share of the non-oil and gas sector in the first half of 2022,
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov
tweeted Trend reports.
Tax revenues from the non-oil and gas sector increased by 38.1
percent from January through June 2022 compared to the same period
of 2021 and amounted to 4.398 billion manat ($2.58 billion), the
'The forecast on tax revenues was fulfilled by 128.6 percent.
The excess amount transferred to the budget totaled 1.257 billion
manat ($739.8 million),' Jabbarov wrote.
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Union officials said that the mayor and comptroller would announce a proposal to merge the management of the five plans so that they would have one unified board, with about a dozen directors, overseeing the $120 billion in investments, instead of the current five boards with 58 directors. A news conference to announce the plan has been scheduled for noon.
As part of the overhaul, the unified pension plan would have its own professional investment staff, which is expected to help increase the annual returns for the pension plan. City officials hope this will mean that that the city will not have to inject as much money from its budget each year into the pension plans.
Union officials said the reorganization would be more efficient and would lead to quicker decision making and lower administrative costs, which they say should help lead to a better yield on the pension funds. Also, the overhaul is aimed at ensuring that the board members have more financial expertise than some of the existing 58 members on the five boards.
The labor officials were quick to note that while the management of the funds would be merged, the funds for the police, firefighters, teachers, District Council 37 and other unions would not be commingled.
The pension overhaul will require approval by the State Legislature, one city official said, adding that there was behind-the-scenes work to line up the support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo as well as the leaders of the Senate and Assembly.
City officials have voiced frustration in recent years that the pension plans have not had better returns, forcing the city to contribute more money to them at a time that the city is grappling with a projected $2 billion deficit.
Harry Nespoli, chairman of the Municipal Labor Committee, the umbrella group for the city’s public employee unions, praised the idea. “Any time you’re talking about larger returns for the city, it’s less of a burden for the city,” he said. “And when you’re talking about larger returns for the members, it’s better for the members. It’s definitely something worth pursuing.”
Mr. Nespoli, who is also the president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, said he liked the idea because “it will help make sure that all the investments are safe and it will bring more professionalism to the system’s performance.”
Mr. Nespoli and other union officials acknowledged that there might be some tensions in deciding who should serve on the unified board, because some unions that have members on the five boards might no longer be represented on the single, smaller board.


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Saudi Crown Prince meets Lebanese Cardinal
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYADH, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud met Tuesday with the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all East and Head of the Maronite Church in Lebanon Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, official media reported.
During the meeting, the two sides pointed out the important role various religions and cultures can play in boosting tolerance, renouncing violence and extremism, and achieving security and stability in the region and world, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Earlier, the Lebanese Cardinal met separately with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri.
It is the first time ever that a Lebanese Maronite Patriarch visits Saudi Arabia.
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India's wholesales inflation down 2.06 percent in February
(MENAFN) Data showed that India's wholesales inflation dropped more-than-expected by 2.06 percent in February, marking the fourth drop in a row on falling oil prices, The Peninsula Qatar reported.
The fall in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the inflation measure with the biggest basket of goods, was greater than a 0.8 percent drop predicted by a survey and will fuel talk of another interest rate cut.
"My sense is that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will take this chance and cut 25 basis points in April," said a group of economists at IIFL Institutional Equities in Mumbai.
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Park 51 Imam: ‘We Are Exploring All Options’ for Islamic Center
Now that the the debate over the planned Park 51 Islamic center near Manhattan’s Ground Zero has gone national, what does Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf have to say about the future of the project?
Well, Abdul Rauf, who has remained a calm voice of reason about not just Park 51 but also about the bigger picture — the role of Islam in contemporary American culture — told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday that he and other project promoters “are exploring all options” at this point. “We need to create a platform where the voice of moderate Muslims will be amplified,” he said. –KA
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ISLAMABAD:The Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Elevation Dr Sania Nishtar on Thursday said that the government was fully committed to get the people take benefit at max level under Ehsaas program.
Talking to PTV, she said the program was being spread across the country through economic survey Ehsaas program and the data was also being collected from people of all tehsils who fall in the prescribed criteria.
She said those who have been registered will get intimation about their eligibility. The government through the Ehsaastracking.pass.gov.pk will facilitate those who had been processed under the data, she expressed.
Dr Sania said people who have income less than Rs. 50000/- can register themselves by sending sms on 8171 from registered mobile numbers in Ehsaas Rashan Program.
After objective criteria process, people could be able to redeem subsidy on prescribed karyana stores, she said, adding that the stores had been advised to download app POS and through this, process 8 percent of commission would be given to them. She said that NBP would also give valuable gifts to owners of karyana stores on their best performance each after three months.
She said that the government was also trying to register more karyana stores at every nook and corner of the country, so that maximum people can get facilitate at their door steps. The government will launch crackdown against fake elements who were looting the people under this program, she concluded.


Dhaka sends ‘note verbale’ to Delhi over Rohingyas’ entry from India
Bangladesh has asked India to take measures to stop entry of Rohingyas as Dhaka reported the arrival of a number of Myanmar nationals in the past weeks.
‘We’ve sent a note verbale,’ Mashfee Binte Shams, Secretary (East) at the ministry of foreign affairs, said on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
On Tuesday, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said that a good number of Rohingyas were coming to Bangladesh from India through fenced areas in recent times which he described as a matter of worry.
‘Unfortunately, many Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India,’ he said, adding that those Rohingyas went to India in 2012.
Bangladesh is currently hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district and Bhasan Char Island.
Momen said that the Rohingyas who were coming after nine years had heard that they would have good food facilities in Cox’s Bazar.
He said that their relatives in Cox’s Bazar apparently conveyed to the Rohingyas in India that they were living happily in Cox’s Bazar with good food supply. ‘As a result, they (Rohingyas) are getting into Bangladesh in groups.’
The foreign minister said that the bad news was that they were coming through fenced areas through brokers at both ends of the Bangladesh-India border.
He said that recently a total of 18 Rohingyas had been detained and they were coming in groups. ‘We have to engage more security forces to stop them.’
Momen said that the government was not only seeking support from the Chinese government but also from other countries including the US, Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia.
He said that the Rohingyas should go back to Myanmar as they were Myanmar citizens. ‘They don’t go there but come here,’ he observed.


Police in Dedza have arrested two people for allegedly impersonating Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers.
Dedza Police spokesperson Edward Kabango has confirmed of the arrest and identified the suspects as Abel, who once worked as MDF soldier but was dismissed.
Kabango also identified another suspect as Chifunilo Chioko.
According to Kabango, the two mounted a road block and Njonja and they were demanding cash from villagers and vehicle owners.
He said the development did not please some villagers who reported the matter to Njonja Police unit in the district.
The police officers from Njonja then launched a manhunt for the two hence the arrest.
Kabango said the two will appear in court soon.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through video conference. Speaking on the occasion, he said that this mission will give power to bring revolutionary changes in the field of health care in the country. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will play a big role in solving the health problems of the poor and middle class people.
The Prime Minister said that every citizen of the country will get a digital health ID and their records will be safe through digital medium. Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched in the country three years ago on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. The Prime Minister expressed happiness that the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is being launched across the country from today.
The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the doctors, nurses and other medical staff who helped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has also played an important role in providing free and timely help to the people. So far more than two crore people in which half of the population is women have taken advantage of this scheme.
The Prime Minister said that India is working on a holistic and inclusive health model that provides safe healthcare, affordable and accessible treatment. Talking about the unprecedented reforms on health education, the Prime Minister said that a large number of doctors and para-medical manpower are now being created in the country as compared to the earlier seven-eight years.


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Patna: Bihar`s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has decided to launch a campaign to collect 10 million signatures to pressurise the central government to accord special category status to the state.
JD-U spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari said that the party will launch the signature drive soon.
"After obtaining signatures of 10 million people, the JD-U will submit it to the central government to prove public support for the demand for according special state category status to Bihar," said Tiwari, a Rajya Sabha MP.
The central government accords special status to backward states to help them grow.
State JD-U president Vijay Choudhary Thursday told reporters over telephone that the party will intensify the campaign for seeking special status.
He said, "We will have to mobilise support and pressurise the central government to accord the rights to Bihar that have been denied till date."
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been demanding the special state category status for Bihar for its growth and development and has said that the state`s long-standing demand was rejected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The assembly decided April 13, 2006 that Bihar should be given the special status.


Further south, there’s another major event for golfers, the state’s mid-amateur returning to Forster-Tuncurry Golf Club tomorrow.
167 players from across the state will hit the green.
While the numbers are smaller than previously, competition is expected to be just as fierce.
The over 30s tournament will run for three days, wrapping up on Tuesday afternoon.
It’s the club’s first major event since the pandemic began in March.


Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha emphasizes the battle against narcotics and psychological Warfare as humanity’s top challenges.
Governor Manoj Sinha, while addressing the passing-out parade of 510 new Jammu and Kashmir Police recruits in the Sheeri area of Baramulla district, underscored that the greatest challenges facing humanity today are narcotics and psychological warfare.
He urged the police to adopt a zero-tolerance policy against subversive elements in the Union Territory, emphasizing the need for vigilance and strategic planning to effectively counter these threats.
Governor Sinha also highlighted the progress made by Jammu and Kashmir in various aspects over the past three years, including economic, social, and cultural development.
However, he noted the presence of disruptive elements seeking to hinder progress and stressed the importance of adopting a firm stance against them.
Sinha commended the Jammu and Kashmir Police for their resolute response to “terrorists” and the nation’s adversaries, while also paying homage to the police personnel who sacrificed their lives for the country.(KINS)


(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukraine was rated among partly free countries in 2021.
This is evidenced by the results of the annual Freedom in the World study conducted by Freedom House.
Ukraine's total civil liberties score is 34, on a scale of 060; political rights score is 26, on a scale of 040, making its global freedom score stand at 60.
Last year, Ukraine scored 62 points and was also ranked among partly free countries.
The Freedom in the World is an annual study and accompanying rating of political rights and civil liberties in the world, published by the international non-governmental organization Freedom House.
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LAHORE: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate AirSial Airline and other development projects in Sialkot on Wednesday.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, she said that Prime Minister Khan will meet the political, social and business community in Sialkot, adding the PM would be accompanied by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
She informed that the PM is visiting the city on the invitation of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Dr Firdous said that Sialkot is one of the economic hubs of Pakistan’s economy and generates foreign exchange valuing about $2.5 billion annually. “The PTI government gave confidence to the business community and due its effective policies, the economy of Pakistan is heading towards the right direction,” she maintained.
She said that the government is working on different public welfare projects including health and education in Sialkot. Skilled development program is not only providing employment opportunities to the people of Sialkot but also ensuring skilled labour to local industry, she added.
Dr Firdous said that different projects have been started in Sialkot to resolve the long-awaited problems of the water supply and sewerage system.
“Shehbaz Sharif invested only in mega projects of Lahore and neglected small cities and rural areas. The PTI government believes in the equal and fair distribution of resources and ensures composite development in the province.”


Kuwait- Morocco nabs 2 extortioners
(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY, Sept 11: The security authorities in Morocco have taken into custody two of its citizens after a Kuwaiti filed a complaint through his lawyer Ali Al-Kandari accusing them of extorting money, reports Al- Anba daily.
Attorney Al-Kandari said the Moroccan judiciary is interrogating the suspects and both men are expected to be referred for a trial. Al-Kandari said he will leave for Morocco to follow up the investigations until the trial is set. He noted, there is no fundamental difference between the laws of the Kingdom of Morocco and Kuwaiti laws in crimes of extorting money.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Twenty-seven people were missing after a floating crane sank in
waters off the coast of south China's Guangdong Province on
Saturday morning, according to the provincial maritime search and
rescue center Sunday, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
At 3:50 a.m. Saturday, the floating crane was found via
monitoring system to have had dragged anchor and was in danger
after its mooring chain broke while it was avoiding typhoon Chaba
in waters near the city of Yangjiang.
The floating crane had sunk, according to the provincial
maritime search and rescue center
Rescue helicopters, rescue vessels and merchant vessels nearby
have been mobilized to search for the missing people, said the
Three people were rescued at about 12 p.m. Saturday and 27
others fell into water and were missing, the center said.
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Economic Development Minister Márton Nagy held talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al-Thani, Qatar’s minister of commerce and industry, in Qatar on Monday, his ministry said. The ministers reviewed bilateral economic relations, with a focus on industry and trade cooperation and potential investment areas, the economic development ministry said in a statement. They were in agreement that bilateral economic ties have been developing continuously in recent years and that this trend was set to continue. Trade turnover between the two countries increased by 24 percent last year, exceeding 76 million US dollars, the ministry said. Nagy said Qatar was one of the fastest-developing countries in the Persian Gulf region, praising its “exemplary” growth in areas like the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the financial sector. Qatar can also be a key partner to Hungary when it comes to ensuring its uninterrupted energy supply, he said. The parties were in agreement on the need to continue to boost bilateral economic ties and that the expansion of research and development and industry cooperation should be a priority, the ministry said.


(MENAFN- The Conversation) Arvind Magesan is Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto (2011). His primary areas of interest are in econometric methodology, political economy, and applied microeconomics. His work has appeared in leading international journals such including The Review of Economic Studies, The American Political Science Review and The American Economic Journal: Policy. He is currently working on a major project that studies the causes and consequences of election outcomes in India. The most recent paper from this project studies how regional political parties cause political violence in the areas they are elected to represent. Magesan's work on this project is funded by an Insight Grant from The Social Sciences and Humanities Council (SSHRC) of Canada.
- –present Associate Professor of Economics, University of Calgary
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KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said that efforts are being made to bring the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) back into the government.
She made such a remark following a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday.
She said that the government is not in crisis as the RSP has not withdrawn its support to the government. Minister Sharma further said that it is the right of any party to leave the government but political efforts have been made to bring the party back to the government.
Similarly, Minister Sharma said that the government’s attention has been drawn to the issue of farmers who protested by throwing vegetables on the street. She said that the problem has surfaced due to the gap between the market price and support price of agricultural produce and now the government is discussing how to solve this gap.


Nevada now has 5,423 coronavirus cases with 257 known deaths
LAS VEGAS — Nevada now has 112 more coronavirus cases and three additional deaths, pushing the known dead total to 257, state health officials said Sunday.
Department of Health and Human Services officials said Nevada has 5,423 cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday morning with 4,274 of them in Clark County, the state’s most populous that includes the Las Vegas metro area.
They said more than 45,000 Nevadans had been tested as of Sunday with the largest number of positive cases coming from 50- to 59-year-olds.
Statistics show more than 1,000 residents in their 50s have tested positive, more than 56,000 tests have been conducted statewide and more than 39,000 people have tested negative for the coronavirus.


Police: Missing Milton teens found safe
Janora Dottin, Ajiri Murray being reunited with parents
Police said the two Milton teenagers who were last seen Friday in Boston have been located safely.
Authorities said Janora Dottin and Ajiri Murray, both 13, were last seen in the area of 450 Brookline Ave.
Police said Sunday on their Twitter account that the girls had been located and were "safe and sound." They were being reunited with their parents.
No further details were disclosed.


(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) 8.22 AM: Kozhikode is back to normalcy; Schools to reopen today
After the Nipah scare,
educational institutions, including Anganwadi and professional colleges, will reopen after 11 days of online classes.
However, the educational institutions in the containment zones will continue to be closed and
8.13 AM: Kerala to observe Milad Un-Nabi on September 28; public holiday declared
The public holiday commemorating Milad Un-Nabi, known as Nabi dinam, has been moved to September 28 and the holiday had previously been declared on September 27. The Islamic community celebrates this as the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Musadik Malik has said that PTI should go to people for votes in upcoming by-elections in NA-122 and NA-154 to judge its political worth.
Talking to Radio Pakistan, Musadik Malik said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Pakistan (PTI) Chief Imran Khan should compete in by-elections and should prove its worth in court of people.
“Going to by-elections in NA-122 and NA-154 was manifestation of visionary policies and wisdom of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,” he said.
He said that PML-N has defeated PTI in all by-elections so far including the recently held in Haripur and it would defeat PTI in the coming by- elections as well.
He said PML-N has decided to go to the court of the people against verdicts of election tribunals because they were hopeful that nation would once again vote for PML-N.
“Imran Khan had an opportunity to go to streets and resolve the issues of people to get votes, but he could not avail the benefits”, he added.
He said that PML-N has been the most popular political party in the country and believed in the welfare of people.
To a question he said that government and Prime Minister have been doing sincere efforts to complete China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project which would bring an economic revolution in the country.
He said that government faced a number of challenges when it came into power and with the help of Almighty, incumbent government managed to overcome those challenges to a great extent.
To another question he said that operation Zarb-e-Azb has been progressing successfully and law and order situation was improving with every passing day.


Work Important Election Issue, Poll Says
A new opinion poll commissioned by Swedish Radio reveals that work and employment will be the most important or among the most important election issues this year.
When asked which political party has the best work policies, nearly a third said the Moderates, which head the current center-right government. But uncertainty was quite high—41 percent of those surveyed said that they didn’t know which party had the best policies.
Health care came in as the second most important election issue, while education occupied the third spot.
Only three percent said that immigration was among the election’s most significant issues, although immigration seemed to be more important in certain segments of the population: eight percent of men aged 50 to 64 ranked it highest on the list.
Swedes will go to the polls on September 19 this year to decide who will control the government for the next four years.


WWE Does Not Announce NXT to USA on RAW
A big event that was expected to take place tonight, an announcement of NXT coming to USA Network, didn’t happen. But it reportedly still will be soon. It was reported earlier on Monday that the announcement was expected to come on Raw that NXT would be moving to USA in a two-hour live format starting September 18th. Obviously, that didn’t happen.
Asked about the issue on Twitter, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer — one of several people who have reported the news — said that it’s “coming soon enough” and that the stock market price over the last week “already reflects the story.” The market closed at $71.93 on Monday and is up $6.68 over the last two weeks.
Levesque told the NXT talent this on Thursday. It’s coming soon enough. Stock market price already reflects the story.


By Victor Adeoti
The Osun State Government says it has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.
Mrs Funke Egbemode, the State’s Commissioner For Information and Civic Orientation, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo.
Egbemode said that the state government delegation received the vaccines at Akure Airport at about 7:11pm.
She said the government was prepared to preserve and administer the vaccines, adding that the state government had trained 300 health workers for the vaccination.
Egbemode also said that government had installed storage facilities (cold chain) across the 332 wards in the State.
She assured residents of the state that the government would soon commence the vaccination in line with the scheduled guidelines laid down by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).
The Commissioner advised citizens to shun the misinformation about the vaccines.
She added that the vaccines…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria


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LAHORE, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that boosting exports is the only way to take the economy forward in the right direction.
While addressing a news conference in Lahore on Saturday, the minister said that despite having a limited tenure, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led federal government is doing its best to improve the Country’s economy.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the present government took the economy out of crisis which will further improve in the coming six to eight months.
The minister also stressed the need to double the tax to GDP ratio to provide resources for the Country’s progress. He also said that we will have to boost our production capabilities.
The planning and development minister said that political stability, continuity in economic policies and social solidarity are needed for a Country’s progress.
Meanwhile, in a Twitter statement, the Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that the government has issued an SRO to reverse the ban on imports of luxury items to meet international obligations.
Miftah Ismail said that the goods struck at the ports will gradually be released with penalty surcharge of up to one hundred percent of assessed value.
The finance minister said that Tariff Policy Board will soon come up with new Regulatory Duty rates that will ensure that our limited foreign exchange is spent on essential items and not on these items that we have unbanned. He said that we must live within our means.


Hyderabad: TRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao today warned that he will file a defamation case against the Opposition leaders if they continue to make derogatory remarks against the government on Inter results fiasco.
Addressing a meeting at Telangana Bhavan to mark May Day celebrations here today, KTR said the Opposition was making false comments on Inter results and adding to woes of the students and their parents. KTR said he had already said the government has to take action against those involved in irregularities in the Inter results.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao also appealed to the students not to take wrong decisions of ending their lives, he said. He also said the government will take action against culprits as per expert committee recommendations. KTR condemned the comments that he was involved in giving away the contract for Globalrena Technologies which added to the problems. There was no truth in what the Opposition was alleging that Rs 10,000 crore scam took place on Inter results, he said. Globalrena took tenders for Rs 4,35,70000 as per norms, he said.
KTR also said the Congress and the BJP were playing with the lives of the students and children by spreading falsehood. Opposition leaders and some media orgnaizations are just ready to wield knives on KCR. The government will take necessary action, corrective steps and do justice to the students who should not lose their cool, he urged.


Hyderabad: Condemning the attack on Telangana Congress MPs, Dr K Keshav Rao and Mr Madhu Yashki Goud and journalists, the Handlooms and Textiles Minister, Dr P Shankar Rao, said that both the MPs were seriously working for Telangana State.
Speaking at the Assembly media point on Friday, Dr Shankar Rao said that both the leaders went on fast demanding that the State government withdraw criminal cases foisted against the students. He also said that both the leaders were always talking about Telangana issue only.
The attack on the media was due to police excesses, he felt and added that these issues will bring negative publicity to the Telangana movement. He opined that the world knows about the Telangana movement only through the media and hence it was not correct to the agitators to attack the media personnel. (NSS)


ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said climate change and global warming had accelerated glacial melting, particularly affecting the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
He expressed these views during a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Syed Mehdi Shah, who called on him.
The president said the recent floods had badly affected the country.
During the meeting, they discussed the overall situation in the country and the flood situation in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The matter of permanent appointment of vice chancellor of Baltistan University was also discussed.The president said the university was playing a key role in the provision of higher education to the GB people, and stressed upon the need to resolve its issues on priority.
The president observed that there existed huge potential in tourism and mineral sectors of Gilgit Baltistan.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. The Baku Stock
Exchange (BSE) held an auction on the placement of bonds of
Azerbaijan's Mortgage & Credit Guarantee Fund with a circulation
period of 7,200 days on September 23, 2022, Trend reports via the
According to the exchange, one investor submitted one bid.
The total amount of bids at nominal prices and the placement
volume of bonds totaled 25 million manat ($14.7 million).
The maturity date of the bonds is March 17, 2042.
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TRS to oppose agriculture bill in Rajya Sabha
The TRS MPs will vote against new agriculture bill which will be introduced by the Central government in Rajya Sabha on Monday
The TRS MPs will vote against new agriculture bill which will be introduced by the Central government in Rajya Sabha on Monday. TRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has directed the MPs on the same. The CM said that the bill would cause harm to the farmers and benefit the corporates to expand their businesses.
Rao said that bill would allow the farmers to sell their produce anywhere in the country but in fact, farmers seldom go far places to sell their produce bearing all the transport expenses. He further said that the centre decided to decrease the import tax to 15 per cent from 50 per cent and import one crore tonnes of maize from other countries.
The Chief Minister also wondered as to how the centre has the taken decision when the country is facing an economic slowdown. He also questioned the centre as to what is the use of decreasing the import tax and increase maize imports from abroad when plenty of maize being produced in the country.
The agriculture bill is seemed to cause heavy losses to the farming sector and no benefits for the farmers is seen. He instructed the MPs to strongly oppose the bill in the Rajya Sabha and vote against it.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 8 . During a fire at
the 'Sadarak' shopping center, police officers detained two people
trying to steal at one the facilities, trend reports citing the Ministry of Internal
Affairs of Azerbaijan.
The detainees gave false information to the post-patrol
officers, stating that they were taking various household items out
so that they do not burn down.
Theft suspects were charged, while the investigation is
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Former Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora has sent his best wishes to new president of APCC, Bhupen Borah on Sunday.
The congress leader said that the party will have to go forward amid lots of challenges.
He further said that the new president of APCC, Bhupen Borah has the capability to overcome the present challenge of the party.
Ripun Bora said, “Party members heart has been broken, we need new members in the party.”
He further suggested Bhupen Borah that the party will appoint new young members in it.
“I have no regrets over losing my president position from APCC,” said Ripun Bora.
He also said that those members who have left APCC, they left the party for their own selfish reasons.