The world economy will bounce back to its pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, a global watchdog predicted Tuesday, though that recovery will be uneven across the countries and big risks remain.
In a wide-ranging report on the economy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said that progress on coronavirus vaccines means that the outlook has improved for the first time since the pandemic began.
Speaking at an OECD news conference, its Secretary General, Angel Gurria cast a cautious but positive note saying “For the first time since the pandemic hit in early 2020, we have hope. The good news about vaccines has instilled a degree of optimism… but we are not out of the woods yet.”
The OECD predicts the global economy will shrink about 4.2% this year and rebound by the same rate in 2021.
But Gurria says that “this would still leave all OECD economies smaller at the end of 2021 than they were at the end of 2019.”
China, which has brought its virus infections under control better than many major economies, will account for a big part of that economic recovery, while Europe, Japan and the U.S. will lag, the OECD said.
The organization, which advises countries on economic policy, said that governments should continue to support people who have been hit hardest by the pandemic and the restrictions on public life and businesses.
It recommends investing public money in areas that deliver long-term benefits like health care, education, reducing inequality and fighting climate change.
It said that global cooperation is sorely needed to maximize the impact of government efforts to bring the economy back to health and in particular in rolling out the vaccines against Covid-19.


The Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has kicked off the distribution of 850million Naira ward-based community development programme with the presentation of cheques to some of the benefiting communities.
The programme which is in partnership with the World Bank will see 58 communities across the three senatorial districts benefiting from the project.
At the project launch and cheque presentation ceremony for communities in Kwara State under the community and social development project in Ilorin.
The governor promised that the government would ensure all round development across the state to guarantee sustainable development in the rural areas.
The community and social development projects by the Kwara State government is aimed at embarking on a project for a community in which the community will specify the kind of project required, while ten percent of the total cost will be bear by the community, the state government will fund the ninety percent of whatever they required.
The state governor who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Abdulwahab Yusuf, at the Government House said the community driven development would ensure inclusion, promote increased local democracy, participation and involvement in public affairs.
He explained that the project would ensure infrastructural development, reduce rural-urban migration and improve socio-economic development of the grassroots.
Also speaking, the State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Wasiu Odewale said Kwara State is one of the 26 states including the FCT currently enjoying the benefits of community and social development project in Nigeria.
He disclosed that out of 58 qualified communities, 41 would benefit from the first phase of the scheme.
The General Manager of the state community and social development agency, Mr. Micah Alabi, had explained that the agency had intervened in and 112 communities across the 16 Local Government Areas, saying that 322 micro projects in education, water, health, rural electricity were fully funded, implemented and put to use in the communities. (Channels TV)


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ML Khattar said this will help in expeditiously achieving targets envisaged for the agriculture sector.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements for the agriculture sector will prove to be extremely beneficial for farmers and states.
Mr Khattar also said this package will help achieving the vision of strengthening agriculture and its allied sectors and doubling of income of farmers.
"It will help the state government overcome the resource crunch of the last two months for various schemes for the welfare of farmers proposed in the state budget," Mr Khattar said in a statement.
He said that steps announced by the Union Finance Minister will give a major boost to the efforts made by the state government and help in expeditiously achieving targets envisaged for the agriculture sector.


A group of visiting European Union diplomats on Wednesday enquired about the sensational nun rape case in Kandhamal district of Orissa, which was hit by communal violence, and progress in investigation.
The issue was raised by the delegation during its meeting with Director General of Police (DGP) Manmohan Praharaj and other senior police officers at the state police headquarters at Cuttack.
"They wanted to know about the progress made in several cases including the nun rape case," Praharaj told reporters.
While 19 people had been arrested in connection with the nun rape case, three youths were identified by the victim during the two test identification parades (TIP), the delegation was informed, police sources said.
The crime branch of the Orissa Police, which had been probing the case, has already submitted chargesheets against the persons identified by the woman.


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Column | Mar 17, 2014 | 1:01 PMOn Friday, the Showtime cable-television channel will air "Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way," a documentary about her 1984 race for vice president. Although she was defeated, it was a seminal moment in politics that was validated by the subsequent extraordinary leap in the number of female officeholders.


LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party has crossed the half-way mark in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections and looks all set to form the next government in the state. While the party has already won 168 seats, it is leading in 54 other seats, taking the total number to 222 as per the tally at around 5.40 pm.
Confident of the victory, party’s star campaigner Akhilesh Yadav has thanked the people of Uttar Pradesh and has assured that they would improve the law and order in the state.
He has said that the "credit for the victory goes to the hard work by leaders and workers".
The Samajwadi Party leader has also said that Mulayam Singh Yadav will be the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Mulayam Singh, meanwhile, has given the credit for the win to Akhilesh Yadav and the people of the state, saying, "Akhilesh's hard work has shown results."
According to the tally at around 5.40 pm, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) stands second at 81. The Congress and RLD alliance has managed to lead in 37 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 48 seats.
Meanwhile, the Congress has said that the onus of the poor performance of the party lies with the state leadership and not with general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking to CNN-IBN, UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi said, “I don’t see any reason why Rahul Gandhi should be blamed.”
The Congress also said that the results were against their expectation. However, it maintained that the party would have a say in the government formation in the state.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot said, "Our mission of ousting Mayawati government has been successful… the results are not on the expected lines."
The BJP has, however, expressed happiness over its performance, saying that they would sit in the opposition rather than supporting any party in the government formation.
BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap gave the credit of the performance to party president Nitin Gadkari, adding that the party had taken a decision to sit in the opposition.
Meanwhile, interestingly, the BSP office remains closed on the counting day.


On Wednesday, there were millions of Indian people who had gone on a strike as the workers as per unions had been angry at the labor practices of the government that led to the bringing of travel chaos all around the country.
There was action that was widespread in the opposition to what the unions had called policies which were anti-people and anti-workers of the Prime Minister of India who is a right winged leader named Narendra Modi.
They had highlighted the recently done privatization of the public firms along with the natural resources and had demanded a rising of the minimum wages and also pensions. The students and farmers had joined these protests which had been called by as many as 10 trade unions that claim to have 250 million members among them.
The situation of the country has already been volatile at the time of this strike happening as there are a lot of universities in India who had been protesting in solidarity with the universities like Jawahar Lal Nehru universities who have been coming under attack from the police authorities as well as the right-wing outfits.
The services of busses and trains as well as the banks had borne the brunt of this strike which had been staged in the face of the government warnings of consequences for anyone who was going to take part in these protests.
Roads had been blocked due to the protests and the railway tracks disrupted too while those who were at the party had been chanting the slogans against the ruling governments law for nationality that has been called anti-Muslims from all those who are protesting.


Talks Tomorrow Over Dambulla Issue
By Raisa Wickrematunge
Police have said that the disagreement in Dambulla over the construction of a mosque will be resolved tomorrow (23) at a special meeting with officials from the Buddhist and Religious Affairs Ministry.
Tension arose in Dambulla when protestors, including Buddhist monks, marched towards a mosque located near the Kandalama junction on Friday, and demanded that it be torn down.
Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said that the protestors however were later dispersed and that the situation was calm. Over 2000 people participated in the protest, reports from the area said.
Ajith Rohana said the Buddhist priests were claiming that the land the mosque was built on belonged to the Dambulla temple, while the Muslims said that the land had been given to them.
However, he said that there would be a meeting to decide on the issue tomorrow.
Despite this, a member of the Dambulla Divisional Secretariat reportedly said that the mosque was an unauthorized construction which had to be demolished.


Ready to fight a war for Kashmiris’ rights: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that the entire nation would fight for the rights of Kashmiris till the maximum possible limit.
The PPP’s Member of the National Assembly (MNA) held a press conference today in Islamabad to address the plight of Kashmiris in the Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK).
“We are ready to battle for the rights of Kashmiri […] the government has been using tweets consistently [to address the issue],” Bilawal said, adding that every incompetence could be tolerated; but compromise on Kashmir would not be accepted.
He stated that the people of Kashmir were looking towards the government [of Pakistan for help] and we need to take practical measures for their support.
“We want the people of Kashmir to decide about their future independently; however for it we need to share their emotions and sorrows…and firmly fight for their rights at the diplomatic stage,” he added.
Bilawal Bhutto said that the political brass of the country should send a unanimous message to the world that Pakistan was firmly standing behind the people of illegally occupied Kashmir whom the Indian government has annexed.
He continued that India’s moves in the occupied land would be detrimental to regional peace and security, but his political party and the people of Pakistan would continue to struggle and strive for the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir and their due rights.
Bilawal also said that if the government of Pakistan handles the Kashmir issue according to the wishes of the nation with ‘seriousness’ then the entire nation and politicians would stand behind the government and its policy.
Slamming Indian government over abrogation of Article-370, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on August 6 said that New Delhi had revoked Kashmir’s special status illegally and unilaterally.
Bilawal called Indian prime minister Narendra Modi “an extremist” on whose hands were the blood of thousands of innocent Kashmiris.
The PPP leader said that India violated international laws and used cluster ammunition to target civilian population in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) across the line of control.


CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Crossville police said that peaceful protests occurred Saturday evening.
Officers said their police department assisted the Tennessee State Park Rangers at Cumberland Mountain State Park with the protest.
Police confirmed that at least 50 members of a white nationalist group met at the park throughout the day.
There were also 50 other people present, who actively protested the presence of the group. Police officers were also present to ensure the protest stayed peaceful.
While the peaceful demonstrations went off without a hitch, the police department said they will remain on alert.
“The City of Crossville Police Department will remain vigilant in the protection of the public and the protection of the property and rights of the citizens and visitors to the City of Crossville for the duration of any visit by either of these groups,” the department stated.
The department also said they appreciated the groups for keeping the protests peaceful.


(CNSNews.com) - A plurality of Americans trust the Republican congressional leadership more than they trust President Barack Obama to handle the federal deficit and the debt ceiling, according to a new Gallup poll.
A majority of Americans are also more concerned that the government will raise the debt ceiling without plans for major spending cuts than they are that the government will precipitate a major economic crisis if it does not raise the debt limit.
Only 22 percent of Americans, according to Gallup, say they want their member of Congress to vote to raise the debt ceiling.
Between July 7-10, Gallup interviewed 1,016 adults for the poll.
Respondents were asked: “Who do you trust more to handle the issues concerning the federal budget deficit and the federal debt ceiling President Obama (or) the Republican leaders in Congress?”
Forty-six percent said they trusted the Republican leaders in Congress more, and 43 percent said they trusted President Obama more. Eleven percent said they had no opinion.
Respondents were also asked: “Which concerns you more: the government would not raise the debt ceiling and a major economic crisis would result (or) the government would raise the debt ceiling but without plans for major cuts in future spending?
Fifty-one percent said they were more concerned that the government would raise the debt ceiling without plans for major cuts in spending, while 32 percent said they were more concerned that that the government would not raise the debt ceiling and a major economic crisis would result. Seventeen percent said they had no opinion.
When asked whether they would want their member in Congress to vote for or against raising the debt ceiling, 22 percent said they wanted their member in Congress to vote for raising the debt ceiling, 42 percent said they wanted their member to vote against it, and 35 percent said they did not know enough to say.
To see Gallup's full results and questions of this survey click here.


"the Government's proposal to move the 232 million from the Police to the prison service in the year means that the police need to think about."
"the Money was already pledged, according to the national police."
"In a message on the police intranet, type the national police commissioner Anders Thornberg to the decision that has been criticised by the opposition, will have consequences for the activities of the police."
"the Police press office confirms that the message has been posted on the intranet, but just want to give a short, written and public comment on the agency's perception of the government's moves."
"”the Proposals in the vårändringsbudgeten will have consequences for the activities of the police, but the effects it can give is too early to answer at the moment. We will now analyze how we should deal with the new economic conditions.”"
"the Government's proposal means that 232 million in the year and 115 million next year to be moved from the Police to Probation, on the grounds that the prison service has taken over responsibility for some transport of the detainees and imprisoned persons from the police."


Nebras Power: deal signed for solar development in Jordan
(MENAFN) Nebras Power has inked a financing deal with AES Jordan and Mitsui & Co Ltd to build a solar power plant of 52 MWe in Amman, Jordan.
Under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with National Electricity Power Company (NEPCO), the generated electricity is to be purchased by NEPCO.
The project is valued at roughly $50m as it is anticipated to achieve next year a commercial operation status.
"We are delighted to start 2018 with such achievement showing our commitment to global expansion in line with our long-term investment strategy of reaching a net portfolio of over 5000 MW in the next five years. This is evinced by the rapid growth of the company since its inception in mid-2014," Nebras Power chief Fahad bin Hamad Al Mohannadi declared.
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Market at the Meridian will be making its return to Yankton on Saturday
Sharon Brandt, who is a vendor at Market at the Meridian, says that there will be fresh vegetables and baked goods all along the event.
Brandt says that the Yankton Seed Library will be at the Market on Saturday to discuss historical seeds.
Brandt says that there will also be live music.
Market at the Meridian will run every Saturday from 9 a.m. to Noon until the end of October.


Saudi - KSrelief Delivers 46 Tons of Health, Environment Aid to Sudan
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Khartoum, December 23, 2021, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Tuesday delivered a shipment of health and environment aid weighing more than 46 tons to Sudan, including 232 power generators to support health facilities, medicines, vaccines, insecticide spraying devices and thousands of pesticide-saturated mosquito nets, among others.
The aid was handed over at Khartoum International Airport in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar, Sudanese officials and a KSrelief team.
Acting Federal Health Undersecretary Dr. Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's government for its ongoing support to Sudan, stressing that this shipment is an extension of previous aid that was offered by Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to support the health system and combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Sudan, commending KSrelief's efforts that made it among pioneering centers internationally in the field of humanitarian work.
This assistance is in implementation of the generous directives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's leadership to support the Sudanese people under all circumstances and times, where this aid highlights the solid brotherly ties between the two countries and peoples.
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Column | Nov 3, 2011 | 3:03 PMI visited the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge's Salt Meadow Unit Wednesday. Otherwise known as the we-got-8-inches-of-snow-no-power-a-yard-full-of-limbs-I-gotta-get-outta-here preserve in Westbrook.


Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (Nov 19) visited the southern coastal town of Gintota in Galle district where clashes between the Buddhist and Muslim communities erupted injuring four people and resulting in damages to properties.
Meeting with the affected people, the Prime Minister said the police have been instructed to strictly enforce the law against the people inciting violence and damaging properties regardless of their status.
The Prime Minister inspected several houses and shops damaged by the clashes and discussed the situation with both Sinhala and Muslim residents.
Home Affairs Minister and Galle District UNP leader Vajira Abeywardena, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake and Parliamentarian Wijaypala Hettiarachchi were also participated in the meetings with the people.
The Prime Minister inspecting a damaged house in Vidathagoda, Mahahapulugama said the government is taking steps to maintain law and order. The police have arrested the people who incited the clashes and they will be punished regardless of their status, he assured.
The Premier said the government will pay compensation for the damages to the properties after obtaining a report on the damages through the Grama Niladhari and evaluating the losses.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said he has given instructions to Minister of Home Affairs Vajira Abeywardena and Minister of Law and Order Sagala Ratnayake regarding all matters.
“Nobody needs to worry that there were no police records on the attacks, now we need to control this situation and establish peace and we have immediately taken measures,” he said.
The Premier said the police and military have been deployed to provide protection to the people and to prevent outsiders from coming and initiating attacks. The Police have been instructed to impose curfew if necessary, he said adding that the special police deployed will not be removed until normalcy is fully restored and security is established.
During a visit to a Muslim house damaged by the attacks, the resident pointing out that the two communities lived in the village in harmony for decades requested the Premier to stop attempts by some people to destroy the peace based on a small incident.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe assured that the government will not allow any such disruptions in the future.
The Prime Minister said that the necessary security has been established bringing the situation under control and the government will provide compensation to the affected properties.


Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) Chinese conglomerate Tencent has fired 5,500 employees, after posting a revenue of $19.8 billion in the June quarter, down 3 per cent which is the first decline since going public.
China's largest video gaming and social media company trimmed nearly 5,500 employees from its payroll in the second quarter amid a slowing economy, reports South China Morning Post.
Tencent has downsized its workforce for the first time since 2014, slashing the number of employees to 110,715 by the end of June, down from 116,213 in March, according to the company.
'During the second quarter, we actively exited non-core businesses, tightened our marketing spending, and trimmed operating expenses, enabling us to sequentially increase our non-IFRS earnings, despite difficult revenue conditions,' said Pony Ma Huateng, founder and chief executive of Tencent.
Net income reached 18 billion yuan in the period, down 56 per cent from a year ago, missing analysts' estimates of 25 billion yuan.
Reports have also surfaced that Tencent was considering selling some or all of its 17 per cent stake in Meituan, one of China's largest food delivery companies.
The company, however, denied this news during the earnings call on Wednesday.
Video gaming sales at home and globally both declined.
The company attributed the weak performance to 'fewer big game releases, lower user spending, and the implementation of minor protection measures'.
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LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab Mr Shahbaz Sharif has said that the rivals who are against the progress of Pakistan have been disappointed by the agreements, signed between Pakistan and China, adding that the politics of staging sit-ins are at a fiasco and the journey of success will be going on.
The Federal Minister of Commerce, Khurram Dastagir Khan met the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore today. In the meeting, political situation of the country and the agreements signed between Pakistan and China were discussed.
Shahbaz Sharif said that every step of the government of Muslim League Nawaz was being taken for the welfare of the nation, adding that the pacts signed with China would be acted upon fats and transparently. He said that the leadership of China had fully trusted on Nawaz Sharif.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Hammad Azhar on Tuesday stated that the growth target will be set at over 4pc for the next year.
According to the details, the federal minister said that the current fiscal year is recording a good amount of revenues, and the stability will increase the economic production of the country.
The minister also added that the country’s economic growth will surpass the set forecast for this year.
Furthermore, the minister said that the government is devising comprehensive measures to increase the tax net and to increase the scope of the tax system.
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There has been one breaking news which has been about one more accident that has taken place, and more details and updates are in the following manner.
We have got to be updated that there is one person who has been transported who has been suffering phone vehicle accident and into the location of Stonewood.
We have been updated from the Harrison county 911 communication centers. From there, the news has been coming that the motor vehicle rollover there received a call from there which was around in the evening the time was 3:44 in the afternoon.
And this accident took place on Monday, and it was afternoon time around three when the stating the accident was in Stonewood and the exact location was in Cost Avenue.
And now on the scene when the cruise has been arriving, there has been a confirmation which has been made that there was the extrication which has been begun.
One person has been transported for treatment because of the injury which has taken place in his body just because the accident took place.
The details of the person who has been transported for the treatment the pieces of him have been updated to us from the commercial center officials.
The scene has been depicted in the Nutter fort police department and the stone wood fire department.
For more information on the details of the person and injury and more about the vehicle information, you all have to be still updated just because the department will be sending more information soon.


Quetta: (Thursday, July 12, 2012) Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while hearing the law and order situation in Balochistan, said commented that the police has completely failed to maintain the law
and order in the province.
The three member bench, headed by the chief justice and comprising Justice khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Jawwad S Khwaja, heard the case on the petition filed by the Balochistan Bar Association at Quetta Registry.
Giving his remarks during the case proceeding, the CJ said that the police has failed to maintain the law and order in the province and that crime rate was higher in the vicinity where apparently there was police’s control over
He said that the crime rate was rather lower in the area that is controlled by the Levis.
The CJ shared these remarks after hearing the statement of Mehmoodul Hassan’s wife, who was kidnapped from Dalbadin area. While recording her statement, his wife told the court that the men who abducted her husband from Dalbadin
are roaming free while police is afraid of entering Faisal Town.
On hearing this, the Chief Justice ordered the IG police to find and produce Mehmoodul Hassan by tomorrow.
During the case proceedings, the CJ also reprimanded the DIG Investigation and said that crimes were taking place right under his nose, on which the DIG said that efforts are being made to recover the director of Jamia Salfia.
He said that the police is also taking steps to recover Mukesh Kohli.
The DIG also said that he tries his best to recover the kidnapped persons alive, else he can take other measures to boast his performance.


Medical workers are preparing for an expected surge in COVID cases as the number of new infections increases and more healthcare workers are expected to travel to the area.
The number of coronaviruses has increased by 20 per cent in the last three weeks, according to the World Health Organization.
The agency says the number is expected to rise to more than 3,400 new cases in the first three months of 2019.
“We are seeing a tremendous number of people with infections, we are seeing an unprecedented surge in infections, with the increase in the number we have seen in the recent weeks,” said Dr. Mark D’Alton, the WHO’s director of public health.
“There is a lot of concern and we are getting that message to people who are sick.”
The WHO expects the number to rise by more than 100,000 cases per day by the end of the year.
It is expecting an increase of more than 500,000 new cases by the first half of 2019.
“The number is likely to reach more than 4,000,000 by the start of 2020.
A coronaviral outbreak has killed more than 11,000 people worldwide and forced nearly a quarter of the world’s population to seek medical care.
The WHO says it is not forecasting a global pandemic.


LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz while reacting to the speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Mailsi said that the game has started now and you have already lost.
The PML-N vice-president tweeted to the Prime Minister on a social networking site and said that when power is lost, how can a person lose his mind.
Maryam Nawaz further said that the game has started now and you have already lost, you should show the spirit of some players.Â
The PML-N leader said that he should first abuse everyone and then said that the foundation of the state of Madinah was morality.
It is to be noted that Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing a public meeting in Mailsi, had sharply criticized PML-N leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, besides him, had also criticized other opposition leaders.


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More than four in ten Americans say that Israel’s military actions in Gaza are justified, while about a quarter say that Israel has gone too far, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows.
In the new poll, 44 percent of respondents said that they believe Israel is defending its interests and that its actions are justifiable. Twenty-four percent said that Israel’s military actions are not justified, while 32 percent said they don’t know enough to have an opinion.


Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in Srinagar parts falling under the jurisdiction of six Police Stations while a complete shutdown was observed in rest of the Valley to protest against the visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to the state.
Officials said that the restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed in Srinagar areas falling under the jurisdiction of six Police Stations including Nowhatta, M R Gunj, Rainawari, Khanyar, Safakadal, and Maisuma as precautionary measures.
The restrictions were imposed in view of the shutdown called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against the visit of Rajnath Singh to the state.
Notably, Singh is on four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation here.
Singh, whose four-day visit begun on Saturday met about 35 delegations and discussed varied issues related to the peace and prosperity of the state.
A large contingent of force was deployed on the Srinagar roads to thwart protests Union Home Minister’s visit.
Witnesses said that the forces had also erected the concertina wires on the roads, which resulted in a huge traffic mess in Srinagar areas.
Meanwhile, all the shops and other business establishments in most parts of the Valley including the commercial Hub Lal Chowk remained closed while the traffic was also thin on the roads.
Similar reports of shutdown as received from several other districts of South and north Kashmir.
Reports said that the shops, business establishments and other things remained closed while the traffic was also thin on the roads throughout the day.
Meanwhile, a top police official said that situation across the Valley remained peaceful and under control throughout the day.


Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the province has more than enough beds to help with the second wave of Covid-19 in the province. The Premier said this while delivering a report by the provincial command council on the response of Covid-19 in the province on Tuesday.
According to Makhura a total of 525 beds are expected to be added in Gauteng health facilities to deal with surging Covid-19 infections as more young people are being admitted to hospitals.
The Gauteng province has recorded about 338 071 cases, 6 170 deaths and over 280 000 recoveries since the start of the pandemic. Active cases are sitting at just over 50 000 and the fatality rate is 1.8%, which is a figure that Makhura said was on the rise.
Despite the effects that the second wave was putting a strain on Gauteng’s health system, Makhura was confident that the province has put measures in place to deal with the situation. “We have the better capacity at the moment to face the second wave than we had, in terms of the number of beds as well as the number of personnel,” said Makhura.
Disturbing images and videos of packed hospitals have been circulating on social media platforms, including images of the Steve Biko Academic hospital in Tshwane.
Makhura said the situation in hospitals was a concern but he said they were not yet packed to capacity. “We had a stable number of hospital admissions in our public facilities until December the number started to increase again. As the beginning of January, we were as low as 700 hospital admissions in the public sector,” said Makhura. He said that the number of hospital admissions have tripled to over 2700 over the past seven day.
Makhura has urged residents to continue adhering to the Covid-19 regulations.


MQI for effective steps to address Balochistan issue
Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi, Secretary General of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, has dubbed the present situation in Balochistan as a conspiracy to destabilize the country and expressed his deep concern over the fast deteriorating situation in the province. He said that it was inevitable to eliminate the sense of grievance of the Baloch people. He said that the resources needed to be spent on improving the standard of people’s living, education and providing job opportunities to the youth to mainstream them into the national life.
Dr Abbasi said that it was critical to identify the sources of outside support to the insurgents and take immediate and effective steps to eliminate them for the establishment of sustainable peace. He said that dialogue was the preferred option to resolve all issues and the military operations if any should be stopped.
Dr Raheeq Abbasi said that the people of Balochistan had equal rights on the use of resources generated from their provinces. The government, he said, should pursue a justice-based policy in this regard. He said that the neglect of the issue would further complicate the situation. He said that immense natural resources of Balochsitan elicited interests of the global actors and we needed to take steps to stabilize things by addressing their grievances. Dr Abbasi said that the most important issue was being ignored as a result of the political power wrangling.


JOHNSON CITY (WBNG) — For the second straight night power outages in Johnson City caused street lights to flicker.
On Friday night, the flickering took place in the area of Reynolds Road and Harry L Drive.
At one point Friday night there were more than 800 customers without power according to the NYSEG website.
Johnson City Mayor Greg Deemie told 12 News that NYSEG said the power outage was due to down lines.
Mayor Deemie also said he had never seen anything like the flickering lights that took place the past two nights.


In the latest that has been going for some days for now about immigration and its subsequent effects the White house has passed a new law saying that only skilled immigrants will take the lead when it comes to immigration and change of the country.
What is the legislation all about?
US President Donald Trump has encouraged the Congress to pass a new legislation that there will be strictly merit base immigration in the United States.
This move would benefit lakhs of Indian professionals who want to seek entry into the States for professional purposes.
He has mapped out a unique pathway to the road to citizenship for the illegal immigrants who have been brought here by the parents when they were very young.
Trump has been of the view that there should be a merit based system strictly and also which make way for the highly skilled immigrants in the United States.
It will contribute a lot to the society and people will also learn to respect our culture and the country.
Where was the Bill proposed?
The Bill was proposed in the State of the Union Congress,which is a traditional annual speech which is presented in the Joint session of the Parliament and which also gives a total account of the country’s situation in the country.
The White House officials outlined its strategy this week which was exclusive to the Associated Press and said that changes need to be demonstrate with immediate effect.But they also warn that the effect will be played in a difficult political climate as the Republicans are engaged in a Major immigration debate in the year 2018 according to the bill passed.
It will also give legal status to around 7,00,000 people.
He said that there are four pillars of the immigration reform-
In his immigration reform,he proposed the four pillars of the immigration rules which are-
Building a wall
Ending the chain migration
What are Trump’s views on this?
Trump said that these reforms should be accepted by both the Houses of the Parliament i.e the Democrats and the Republicans.
Trump said he plans to end the visa lottery system, program which randomly issues Green cards without giving any importance for skills,merits,or for the safety for the Americans.
There will focus on the immediate family by limiting the various sponsorship’s.This reform was vital for not just the people but also for the overall economy and the future of the country.
There should be a time to reform these updates for the overall benefit of the country and also for the security of the future of the people.
According to Trump these new pillars will create a whole new immigration rules which will be highly beneficial for the successful implementation of the visa system.Trump said that the terrorist attacks were also carried out in view of these attacks.It will also give way for various legislation and will put a bill of America’s first policy.


Dust pollution making life miserable for Taleigao villagers
Life has become a nightmare for the people living along the road leading to Taleigao market from the TB Hospital junction as they have been forced to breathe and eat dust even though the work on laying the sewage line has already been completed around three weeks back.
The work on the sewage line laying has been completed but the road has not been tarred as a result of which the dust gets blown into the houses and shops along the road, as a result of which scores of people’s health has been affected with many of them suffering from cold and some with respiratory problems.
A few residents of the area said that they have been forced to live with the situation wherein the dust was entering their houses day-in and day-out for the last three months ever since the work on the sewage line laying started. The situation was alright till the work was completed as the dust would seldom be blown into the houses by the air that blew and there was no movement of vehicular traffic.
The residents of the area further said that till the road was thrown open for vehicular traffic their problems were not as many except for the fact that they had to walk distances to reach their homes through the dusty road and the occasional blow of dust due to windy conditions in their houses. [NT]


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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 18
By Fakhri Vakilov - Trend:
More than 3.5 million Uzbeks have already completed a full course of vaccination against COVID-19, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.
It is reported that on September 17, 200,430 people received the coronavirus vaccine. Of these, 58,011 people received the first dose of the vaccine, 95,642 - the second, 46,777 - the third.
To date, the total number of doses of coronavirus vaccine administered is 18,082,373 doses.
Among the regions, residents of the Namangan region received the most vaccines - 23,106 doses. This is followed by the Tashkent (22,743 doses) and Andijan (22,232 doses) regions.
Of the total number of vaccinated, most of them are in Fergana (1,893,551 doses), Namangan (1,820,628) and Andijan (1,788, 279) regions.
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House passes GAMC compromise
ST. PAUL -- A bill headed to the governor reinstates medical coverage for 70,000 Minnesotans making less than $8,000 per year.
The House voted 121-12 and the Senate 50-12 Wednesday to restore the program, but lawmakers scaled back General Assistance Medical Care, which had been slated to disappear April 1.
Most voting against the bill were rural lawmakers who said their local hospitals would lose money under it.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
on Tuesday told Congress leaders from Tamil Nadu that he was "very
much worried" over incidents of violence in border areas in
the state and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.
He told a delegation of Congress MPs from the state
that leaders and people of both states should remain calm and
patient till the issue is resolved in an amicable manner.
The delegation brought to Singh`s attention the
impression that the Centre was not doing enough to cool the
tempers over the issue.
"The Prime Minister said that he was very much
worried over the issue and that he wanted officials of both
states to meet first. He also noted that Tamil Nadu boycotted
lastweek`s meeting and assured us that further steps would be
taken," Virudhunagar MP Manicka Tagore said.
When the MPs told Singh about the alleged attack on
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O Pannerselvam and other
incidents, the Prime Minister said he was "very much worried"
over such incidents and counselled patience till the issue is
"The Prime Minister told us that he was worried after
several incidents on the border between the two states. He
said everyone has to remain calm. He said we have to wait for
the court verdict too," the MP said.


Pope Francis praises Jordan for hosting refugees
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Pope Francis, on Monday, praised the Jordanian spirit of hospitality towards refugees from the Middle East countries.
In his traditional annual speech to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, the Pope said, "I encountered this spirit of openness in Jordan, which I visited at the beginning of my pilgrimage to the Holy Land." He referred to the efforts made to assist refugees from other countries of the Middle East.
Director General of the Catholic Centre for Studies and Media, Father Rifat Bader, said that the Pope mentioned Jordan in the second part of his speech after he reviewed, in the first part, numerous tragedies and conflicts that have occurred or continued in the past year, focusing on the culture of exclusion, violence and extremism that is sweeping the world, especially in the Arab region.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 27 (Petra)--Trade deficit in the first 10 months of this year rose by 11 percent compared to the same period of last year, according to figures of Department of Statistics.
The difference between the value of exports and imports in the same period stood at JD7.55 billion. The value of exports reached JD4.351 billion dropping by 2.7 percent while the value of imports stood at JD11.9 billion rising by 5.6 percent compared to last year.
The value of national exports slightly rose by 0.4 percent compared to last year due to the rise in exports of clothes, raw potash and fertilizers.
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A local organization is helping during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association has launched their “Neighbourhood Helper” campaign.
National President of the Youth Association, Zubair Afzal, says it’s about helping those who have been told to stay home.
Afzal adds that feedback has already been fantastic since their launch on March 24th.
He hopes to keep helping people as best as they can by delivering necessary needs to people stuck at home.
Zubair Afzal, says they have a history of helping the community.
This new campaign will just be a new avenue for them.


We will be radical in Budget 2011 Taoiseach pledges
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that the government is willing to take a 'radical' approach to the measures to be taken in order to meet this year's budget targets.
"We're committed to the budget targets and those targets have to be achieved," said Mr Kenny this morning in an interview with RTE Radio One.
"Everything is on the table, " he continued. "We're prepared to be radical in what we will drop."
In response to queries as to whether the government would go against their election promises and raise taxes, the Taoiseach said that the government would enter into negotiations with the Troika and the IMF over the terms of the bailout deal.
"The situation since the election has changed," said Mr. Kenny. "We regard increased income taxes as a blockage on jobs. We will negotiate the terms of the bailout with the IMF and the Troika."
With regard to those burdened by mortgages taken on in the boom years that have now become unaffordable Mr. Kenny said that the government would strive to make decisions that are fair.
"People over-borrowed during the Celtic Tiger years and the banks threw around loaned money like it was confetti," he said. "Now that the taxpayer has capitalised the banks we will have to ensure that decisions that are made are fair."
Responding to the recent turmoil in Europe the Taoiseach reiterated his support for the European project.
"The decisions being undertaken by Europe will work," he said.
Mr. Kenny also spoke of the resolution he had encountered among EU leaders to support the monetary union.
"Germany will always support the Euro," said Mr. Kenny.


Temperatures will struggle to reach zero across the state tomorrow — and a number of schools will be closed due to the frigid weather.
The list of districts that will be closed tomorrow includes:
Eastern Carver County
St. Louis Park
And many schools around the state that will be open are delaying the start of school by two hours. See the full list here.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Jerusalem: Germany is to pay compensation to Jews persecuted in Algeria under the rule of Vichy France in World War II, a group which works for Nazi victims announced Monday.
The Claims Conference said on its website that Jews who lived in Algeria under pro-Nazi Vichy rule which lasted from July 1940 to November 1942 would each receive 2,556.46 euros ($3,175).
"This is a long overdue recognition for a large group of Jews in Algeria who suffered anti-Jewish measures by Nazi allies like the Vichy regime," said Greg Schneider, executive vice president of the Claims Conference.
"The Vichy government subjected these people to restrictions on education, political life, participation in civil society and employment, abolishing French citizenship and singling them out only because they were Jews."
The Claims Conference said an estimated 25,000 Algerian Jewish Holocaust survivors are still alive around the world, and that it would open registration centres around France for claimants, with payments starting from July.
Since a first accord signed by the former West Germany in 1952, more than 800,000 Holocaust victims have received a total of over $70 billion in compensation payments, according to the New York-based Claims Conference which was established in 1951.
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Letter to the Editor: North Dakota deserves better than Kalk, Cramer
The November 2012 election offers voters choices. North Dakotans can choose the same cronyism and numerous ethical blind spots that have come with Republican control, or we can decide that we deserve better.
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Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir, over 500 doctors and around 900 paramedical staff has tested positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir region alone.
A top health official told a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that till 30 May, 530 doctors and 860 paramedical staff were tested positive in Kashmir division.
He said that most of them have already recovered, however, few lost their lives while fighting the pandemic.
The official said that doctors have rendered a great service to public as some doctors were so much busy in dealing with pandemic that they visited their homes after months.
“With the dip in cases from last two three weeks, doctors have heaved a sigh of relief after witnessing huge pressure during second wave,” he said.
Pertinently, there are over 18,000 active cases in J-K besides that over 4,000 have lost their lives since the pandemic outbreak.
The recovery rate which was just around 70 percent during second wave peak has once again over 90 percent in J-K besides that death rate has also decreased.
From last few weeks, the positive cases reported on daily basis remain less than what was actually reverse during peak wave—(KNO)


Annan pipe band championships generated economic boost
A council has estimated that hosting the British Pipe Band Championships in Annan has generated more than £150,000 for the local economy.
The event, which was held in June, attracted more than 8,000 visitors to the area.
Dumfries and Galloway Council said the visitors had spent a significant amount of money in the region.
The authority will stage the event until 2012 and hopes to increase the revenue in the years to come.
The event is co-managed by the council and the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.
Councillor Ian Carruthers said the extra spending was a welcome boost to the area.
"This event was vitally important to Annan in 2010 and received great support from local people," he said.
"It was a privilege to welcome more than 2,500 pipers from around the world to Dumfries and Galloway and the event can only go from strength to strength in 2011 and 2012."
RSPBA chief executive Ian Embelton said the event had been a "great success" and the economic figures were "very positive".
"We look forward to working with our partners to increase the profile and value of this event in the years ahead," he said.


Jordan to host EEU business forum next spring
(MENAFN) Cooperation opportunities between the Eurasian Economic Union and Jordan have been discussed by Tatyana Valovaya, minister for integration and macroeconomy of the Eurasian Economic commission and ambassador of Jordan to Russia Amjad Odeh Adaileh in the EEC headquarter in Moscow.
"A. Adaileh marked growing interest of the business circles of Jordan to the Eurasian integration project and declared about prospects of ties," the message reports.
"The ambassador encouraged organization of the first business-forum EEU-Jordan in the Kingdom. In his words, the arrangements might be held in spring of next year and serve for extension of ties of the business community, and geography of mutual supplies of goods produced in the EEU member states and Jordan," the message reports.
Jordan has been invited to take part in the key congress arrangements on the EEU territory- Astana economic forum in May and in the international exhibition forum Eurasian Week in Yerevan in October 2018.
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ISESCO chief commends Kuwait Amir's support of Arab, Islamic action
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RABAT, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Director General Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri said Friday State of Kuwait, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, was excelling in common Arab and Islamic action.
"The State of Kuwait is a major pillar in the foundation of common Arab and Islamic action, and Kuwait is a source of price for Arabs and Muslims," Al-Tuwaijri said.
He was speaking to KUNA on sidelines of a reception held by Kuwait Embassy in Rabat to mark the Gulf country's national days.
Al-Tuwaijri praised the support of Kuwait and His Highness the Amir to ISESCO. "We highly appreciate this relationship and the role of His Highness the Amir in boosting common Arab and Islamic action,' he added. (end) mry.bs
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Government could have the economic impact assessment related to Hurricane Dorian by next week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said yesterday, adding that the government could also ratify changes to value-added tax (VAT) for the exemption zones on the islands affected by the hurricane.
Turnquest, who was speaking to reporters at the Office of the Prime Minister, said the economic impact assessment is being carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), along with other agencies.
He explained that until the report is released it will be hard to say what the overarching impact of Hurricane Dorian will be on the country’s revenue.
Abaco and Grand Bahama represent roughly 15 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.
“Once we have the data then we can extrapolate what the number is going to be in real terms,” Turnquest said.
He added that Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis could make the declaration on VAT for Grand Bahama and Abaco next week, with the changes coming into force by November 11.
Turnquest said the businesses on those islands will need lead time to adjust their systems to the VAT change.
Last week, Abaco Chamber of Commerce President Ken Hutton told Guardian Business that the businesses that have been able to open since Hurricane Dorian were becoming frustrated while waiting for government’s instructions on how the tax-free zone imposed on the island should work.
Hutton said there had been some frustration on the island as businesses continue to charge the customers they have VAT.
When asked if he believed that VAT should not be charged on the storm-ravaged island, Hutton said, “As far as I know”.
Nearly every business in Marsh Harbour was destroyed due to Hurricane Dorian.


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Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara says if an injunction order was issued by courts preventing any protests from being staged in Colombo, strict legal action will be taken against persons who join those demonstrations and against the organizers.
Minister Weerasekara said health authorities have already sought court intervention to prevent such protests from being staged owing to the prevailing coronavirus situation in the country.
He said opposition politicians are attempting to jeopardize the COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
The Minister said when the country is facing a health emergency, the opposition should support the government and steer the country in the right direction.
He said however the present opposition is attempting to gain political advantage while the country is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
The Minister said despite the attempts of the opposition, he will take all measures to ensure the safety of the citizens.
The opposition says despite any obstacles it will stage the protest in Colombo as planned tomorrow.
Speaking to NewsRadio, Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said they will not back down despite threats levelled by Minister Sarath Weerasekara or the government.
He said the government has been threatened by the opposition at present.
MP Nalin Bandara said the government cannot face the public due to its actions and now has resorted to silence the opposition.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Algiers Muharram 12 1437 October 25 2015 SPA -- Ramadan Lamamra Algeria's foreign minister said today the Palestinian cause and the two Malian and Libyan crises were central to his country's foreign policy.
In a speech to mark the 70 anniversary of the United Nations Lamamra urged for the expedition of efforts aiming to respond to the national inalienable rights of the Palestinian people including their right to establish a national independent state with Al-Quds as capital.
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Geological exploration has kicked off at the Tutkhun gold deposit in Azerbaijan's Kalbajar district, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev said at the UNEC Economic Forum, Trend reports.
According to Babayev, geological and geophysical work continues at the Zargulu, Giziliten, Garbi Giziliten and Gazikhanli sites.
'In connection with the study, research, exploration, production and exploitation of ore deposits located in the Kalbajar district, long-term agreements have been concluded with companies that are part of the Turkish Cengiz Holding,' he said. 'The subject of these agreements is precisely the commencement of mining activities in the liberated territories.'
Babayev noted that implementation of the project is important from the point of view of the rational use and involvement of the region's natural resources in the economic turnover, and the revitalization of the economy.
'The project will also contribute to the opening of new enterprises and jobs in these territories,' he added.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, November 24, 2022, SPA -- The two-day Sustainable Partnerships Conference, held by the Ministry of Education in Riyadh under the auspices of the Minister of Education, started it second day with the participation of a number of ministers and their deputies, and local and international heads of sectors, institutions, companies, experts and academics.
The scientific program for the second day of the conference includes several discussion panels and lectures that addressed energy and national trends in research and innovation, supporting innovations in the digital transformation process and creating an enabling environment for all sectors to realize the Saudi Vision 2030. The event also tackles the role of strategic and international partnerships in universities and research institutions, the integration of the research and innovation system into technology commercialization, as well as major projects and the development of transport and logistics services.
The second day of the conference witnessed a revision by researchers at research and innovation centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's universities and other institutions, and efforts exerted by scientific research and innovation in the production and development of knowledge between industrial and development sectors for the growth and sustainability of the national economy through several workshops.
The conference is accompanied by an exhibition of promising technologies and innovations with the participation of Saudi universities and the most prominent national companies, where more than 1,000 research products and industrial models of universities were showcased, in addition to success stories of prosperous partnerships between universities and government sectors.
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Relationship between climate change and public health
Objectives: making healthcare more sustainable and climate-resilient; international action on climate, water and food
This group of experts will focus on the effects of climate change on public health in both the short term and the longer term. And it will develop funding models for making health systems more resilient to climate change.
It will also conduct research into climate adaptation and the sustainability, with a view to making health systems – especially in the Global South – more resilient to the effects of climate change. This expert group will also discuss innovations in the areas of climate, water and food.


Residents of Kakamega have supported the move to change the design of police uniforms with hopes that the new uniforms will have added security features.
Speaking during a public participation forum in Kakamega, Evans Monyo, a bodaboda rider, noted that the new uniforms will enable residents to differentiate between a police officer and thugs who might be wearing similar attire.
A team leader of the public participation team, Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police at the Kenya Police Service, Peter Ndung’u noted that they have collected enough views from both the police and the public on the preferred police uniform.
Ndung’u, who is also the Director of Planning and Logistics at the Kenya Police Service, said the government intends to change the design of the General Duty Working Dress with the other attires remaining the same.
“Attires like the beret, shoes, jacket worn by traffic police officers and the raincoat will remain the same,” he disclosed.
He said public participation was not conducted in changing the police uniform to the current one that police are using causing uproar among the public and police officers.
“The Government saw it fit to involve citizens who also have views on what is appealing to them,” he noted.
Ndung’u also said that the material used to produce the current uniform was of low quality with the proposed one having been made of high-quality material that meets the required international standards.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. The support of
President Ilham Aliyev in ensuring the energy security of Europe is
of particular importance, Trend reports via former President of Bulgaria and
member of Nizami Ganjavi International Center Rosen Plevneliev.
'The visit of the President of the European Commission Ursula
von der Leyen to Azerbaijan's Baku and the support of President
Ilham Aliyev in ensuring the energy security of Europe are of
particular importance. Export of Azerbaijani gas is a priority for
Bulgaria. Bulgaria and Azerbaijan currently have a contract for the
export of 1 billion cubic meters of gas, but we want to buy even
more. Today, Bulgaria's gas consumption is 3 billion cubic meters,
and for the missing volumes, we must supply gas from other sources.
Our contract with Gazprom expires at the end of this year, and the
contract will not be renewed.' Plevneliev said.
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NAACP leaders plan for growth, strength
Winchester — New leadership in the NAACP 7127, Winchester chapter, is figuring ways to improve minority relationships in the community.
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Football is politics
England is going to win, to encourage the people on Brexit.
With the present trouble, chaos rather in the government in Britain, perhaps they could go back on Brexit. Many people now have doubts.
A victory in football will convince the English people that they are great again -MukGA- that they can go it alone.
That’s what the rich like Farage and Rees-Mogg and shadowy figures behind them want.
And then they will get done through the part they load the trucks.
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Damn it, wrong, I was wrong, today England lost against the Croats, 1-2.
Damn the croats, the serbo-croats and the albano-kowovars.


Finance Ministe Senator Ishaq Dar Thursday said that as always the PML-N government will accord top priority to the well-being of the people in upcoming budget for FY 2017-18.
Chairing a high-level meeting, which reviewed progress of preparations for the upcoming budget for FY 2017-18, he said that the budget will also focus on measures for further improving ease of doing business and increasing financial inclusion in the country.
The minister said that the budget will be finalised keeping in view the primary aim of achieving higher, sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
He said that all stakeholders including economic experts, chambers of commerce & industries, business and traders community etc, would be taken on board while finalising the budget.
The secretary said that a proper mechanism for in-depth liaison with these stakeholders has already been devised.
He further said that all budget activities would be undertaken according to the timelines given in the schedule shared with the finance minister in the previous meeting on the matter.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have discussed the results of talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the U.S. Department of State.
'They discussed the December 7 call between President Biden and Russian President Putin and NATO's options in response to further Russian aggression against Ukraine,' the statement said.
The State Department added that the Secretary praised the Secretary General's ongoing efforts to increase awareness and unity within the Alliance, as well as for his organization of a successful NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Riga, Latvia.
After online talks held between the U.S. and Russian presidents, the White House said it would share their outcome with allies and partners in Europe.
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Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations on Wednesday.
During the meeting, she briefed the Secretary General about latest developments and the situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Maleeha Lodhi asked the Secretary General to play a role in helping to deescalate tensions.
Meanwhile, Maleeha Lodhi also called on the UN Security Council President, Anatolio Ndong Mba and briefed him about the situation in the region.
She also informed the Security Council President about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s public statement in which he offered dialogue to India, but also said that Pakistan will respond if India embarks on any misadventure.


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China – The UN health agency put the number of new cases in China at 411 on Tuesday and those registered outside the country stood at 427.
Italy – A 12th person has died in northern Italy of coronavirus, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to 374, an increase of more than 50 on the day before.
Iran – Iran’s state television says 19 more people were killed by the coronavirus and the total number of confirmed cases rose to 139.
Kuwait – Kuwait’s health ministry said that the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the country rose to 25 after 13 more cases were confirmed.
South Korea – South Korea has reported 115 new cases, bringing the total to 1,261, according to Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 9
President Ilham Aliyev gives great support to creativity's development in Azerbaijan, Anar, chairman of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers, said.
He noted that Ilham Aliyev attached great importance to art and literature in the country during his presidency.
'There is no such attention and care for art and creativity in any other country. The president of Azerbaijan always kept the creative people in focus and tried to solve their problems. Therefore, creative people today support the candidacy of President Ilham Aliyev for the upcoming election and believe in his victory. We, the creative people, will vote for Mr. President Ilham Aliyev,' said the chairman.
The sixth congress of the New Azerbaijan Party was held on Feb 8. The decision on nominating the party's Chairman and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for presidential election to be held on April 11, 2018, was adopted unanimously at the congress.
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Pointing out that politicians did not focus on the development of these constituencies, Panjikar said that issues like unemployment and women development have also been neglected.
Speaking about party’s initiatives in the development of these constituencies, he said that they have helped in forming 20 self-help groups in both the constituencies to make women self-employed. And further added that they will market whatever products these women produce.
These two NCP units which have been formed recently also claimed that they have enrolled about 2,000 members and their target is to enroll 10,000 members by the end of 2011.
Panjikar also said that it is for the High Command to decide who contests elections from these constituencies and said that that plan to form youth and student wings in these two constituencies.


Telecoms consider Gulf markets after poor Q2
(MENAFN) Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed yesterday as a series of disappointing corporate earnings reports, especially in the telecommunications sector.
Saudi Arabia's main index inched down 0.1% as blue chip Saudi Telecom (STC) tumbled 4.5%.
Al Tayyar Travel Group dropped 2.0% after reporting an 8.8% rise in second-quarter net profit, even though its earnings were broadly in line with the estimate of analysts at Saudi Fransi Capital.
Petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries edged up 0.7% in line with oil prices, which ended a long streak of losses on Wednesday and extended gains yesterday.
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Possible threats that closed schools in Yarmouth and Falmouth on Friday were determined not to be credible, Yarmouth police said on Friday afternoon.
The schools were closed on Friday after Yarmouth Superintendent Andrew Dolloff received a call from the Yarmouth Police Department that an online threat had been made against the schools.
The Falmouth School Department said in a statement Friday morning that the police department received a threat against the schools and the schools had been closed “out of an abundance of caution” to investigate the incident more thoroughly
An investigation determined that the threats were not credible, the Yarmouth Police Department said in a Facebook post on Friday afternoon.
The threats come three days after widespread false reports of active shooters hit schools across the state. Police said the threats received Tuesday morning were all hoaxes.


Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said today that Serbia is in energy crisis, because she has electricity shortage and will have to import it in the forthcoming period.
‘’Serbia has electricity deficit. Now pay 400.000 EUR daily for imports of electricity’’, said Mihajlovic .
According to her, serious problem of electric power system is related to pits, and beside electricity that we lack, that we will be lacking and importing, we are going to import coal as well.
‘’The more coal we import, the less electricity we will import’’, noticed the Minister and added that we also have gas and oil fuel deficit.


KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) yesterday appealed to the people to pray that the political crisis plaguing the country would end soon and that the country would be free from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said in a situation where the country was facing the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and working hard to revive the economy, political stability was essential.
“We need to focus on the success of the National Recovery Plan for the well-being and health of the people as well as economic recovery,” the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said in a statement.
Nanta, who is also Kapit MP, said the GPS-led government fully supported the Constitutional Monarchy system.
“Let us all pray that the political crisis that is plaguing the country will end soon and the country will be free from the pandemic,” he added.


Khwaja Ghar governor Mohammad Omar said on Tuesday, that people from the villages of Dobandi, Chicheke and Manchqur had gathered to demand justice for the minors who were allegedly gang-raped.
According to local sources, a number of Taliban members entered the house of a man named Khudai Noor Malang at night, stole 25,000 AFN from him and gang-raped his two daughters, aged 14 and 17.
Omar said that after the incident, the people demanded that the perpetrators of the rape be punished and handed over.
The Taliban had promised to carry out the punishment, but failed to fulfil their promise.
The Khwaja Ghar governor added that three cases of gang-rape had been reported in Taliban-controlled areas over the past year.
The district police chief, Mohammad Ishaq, also said that Taliban prevented the people from gathering by moving the group’s members through the streets of the villages.
Omar said that the protests began when the rape suspects were to be transferred by the Taliban to the Chahar Dara district of Kunduz.
People surrounded the prison during a rally, and the Taliban opened fire on protesters, he said, wounding four more people.
Omar added that the people had initially disarmed a number of Taliban fighters who had shot dead the four protesters.
According the authorities, the protests have continued in the areas which are controlled by the Taliban.
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Omonigbehin said that the athletes have proved themselves beyond her expectations, adding that the state may come second at the end of the Games.
“I’m quite impressed with the performance of our students. We have won some medals in some events and we can still win more before the tournament ends on Friday,” she said.
Omonigbehin said that the DAWN Games has lived up to expectations in the area of organisation. She commended the Lagos State Government for its effort to make the tournament a huge success.
She said that the sports facilities put in place by host helped the athletes to perform better and urged other regions in Nigeria to organise an event that will make their athletes prepare for National Sports Festival and future national competitions.
Despite the fact that Team Ondo failed to participate, Omonigbehin said their absence has not really affected the DAWN Games and believes that Team Ondo will take part in the next edition.


Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister gave away prizes and medals to the winners and runners up at the Prize Distribution Function of the 38th Summer National Bridge Championship which concluded at Barog in district Solan last evening and was hosted by Himachal Bridge Association.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said that it was a matter of pride that the Bridge game was being included in the Olympics while it was already in the SAARC and other international spots competitions which confirms the popularity it was gaining world over. He said that State was privileged to host the National championship for the third time.
S.S. Parmar, Chief Secretary and President, Himachal Bridge Association welcomed Chief Minister and said that the 38th Summer National Bridge Championship was a grand success and 34 teams from all-over the country participated. He said that the State Association was privileged to host the championship.


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(MENAFN- IANS) Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed on Sunday for the second consecutive day due to landslides.
Traffic department officials said that multiple landslides were triggered by incessant rain in the Ramban district.
“Efforts to restore the highway for traffic are going on. Intending travellers are advised not to undertake the journey without contacting our control rooms at Srinagar and Jammu,” the officials said.
It must be mentioned that all essential supplies are brought into the landlocked Valley through this highway.
Meanwhile, Srinagar-Leh, Mughal Road, Sinthan-Kishtwar road, Bandipora-Gurez and Kupwara-Tangdhar road continued to remain snowbound and closed for traffic.
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Parliament has accepted that the government had done its part to arrest those responsible for the April 21 bomb attack by rejecting the no-confidence motion (NCM) against the government, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.
“By rejecting the no-confidence motion against me and the government, Parliament has confirmed that effective steps were taken to arrest those responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks; the work done to rebuild the lives of those affected and to renovate the property that was damaged. I thank the security forces and the others for the role they played in this regard,” the Prime Minister said in a special statement last evening.
He said the other activity that remains to be done is to find out the point at which the communications broke down where the intelligence services were concerned.
“We have appointed a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to find out how this happened. We do not intend slinging mud at any one through the PSC because its sole purpose is to find out the truth," he said adding that he was also asked to appear before the PSC and would tell what I Know.
The Prime Minister said the government has been able to revive all activities that were halted after the bomb attack.


Srinagar: The residents of Ashtangoo area of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district Monday staged a protest and blocked traffic on Bandipora-Sopore road against the power crisis in the area.
The protesters said that the administration was not attending to their grievances and as such they were facing immense hardships.
“For the last one month there is no electricity in the village as the transformer installed in the area was damaged,” they said.
Alleging the PDD department of turning a blind eye towards the issue, the residents said that they have failed to repair the damaged transformer despite the fact that they were approached repeatedly.
The protesting residents blocked Bandipora-Sopore highway and raised slogans against PDD.
The protests were going on when this report was being filed.


SHIMLA: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today visited flood-hit areas of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh and also talked to the affected people, including some stranded tourists.
Accompanied by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Chief Minister V B Singh, she was briefed about the damages suffered in the flash floods after the Sutlej river swelled, by an official at Rekong Peo, Kinnaur district headquarters.
She told reporters on her arrival at the helipad here that roads and bridges in the area had been badly affected and the people were worried about their crops.
Gandhi said she also spoke to the stranded tourists who wanted to be evacuated by helicopter or some other means.
About 250 tourists were stranded, many had been evacuated and the...
... state government was arranging for evacuation for the stranded tourists, she added.
She said the pea season was on and the apple and 'chilgoza' marketing season was round the corner, adding that the infrastructure had to be restored well in time.
Gandhi said she had asked Patil and Singh to provide all possible help to the affected people and that the Home Minister had already sanctioned six bailey bridges, though there was a demand for three more bridges.
The Home Minister was holding a meeting with the Chief Minister and senior officials of the state about the losses incurred due to the flash floods.


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The number of people claiming the PUP has more than halved since the peak on May 5th.
286,900 people will be paid tomorrow, that's down 26,900 on last week.
Almost 20,000 people closed their claims in the last seven days, with 8,800 claimants being paid for the last time tomorrow.
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Srinagar: The government is unlikely to release political prisoners on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, a local news gathering agency, Kashmir News Service reported.
Quoting a senior police official, the agency reported that police was yet to take any decision over releasing of any political prisoners.
“Moreover it was outside the domain of police to release any prisoner on its own. No such decision has been taken since we have to adhere to the court orders before releasing any prisoner,” official said.
Hurriyat leaders have been demanding the release of all the political prisoners before the Eid.
Meanwhile, the government has decided to deploy more forces during the upcoming Eid even as the police and civil administration have been instructed to monitor the situation closely from the respective district headquarters.
According to the government sources, senior police and administrative officials have also been directed not to leave the headquarters, without the prior permission of the designated authorities.
This step according to official sources has been taken to keep proper vigil on the situation.
“The activities of all those youth who had been arrested, released on the charges of stone pelting in the past are being properly monitored,” the police official said while explain that measures are being taken up to monitor the situation on Eid.
“There will be additional deployment of security forces in various place in Srinagar, Sopore, Tral, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and other places that witness frequent protests”.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, Jan 25 (KUNA) -- A number of Lebanese people blocked on Wednesday roads in several areas around the country to protest against the deteriorating economic and living conditions.
The official news agency (the National News Agency, NNA) reported that Protesters have blocked the road in front of the Central Bank in Hamra shopping district, in objection to the soaring USD exchange rate.
The protests have led to traffic jam in a number of streets in the capital.
NAA added that citizens have blocked Al-Beddawi-Tripoli highway, in northern Lebanon, in both directions with their trucks and cars in protest against the dire livelihood conditions and the drastic devaluation of the Lebanese pound.
The Traffic Management Center reported that the Internal Security Forces indicated that protesters blocked the road at the entrance to Tyre city in the south with tires and garbage bins in protest against the ailing economy.
US dollar exchange rate exceeded 56,000 Lebanese pounds per one USD, which was reflected in an increase in the prices of fuel, gas and food products. (end)
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(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): The Youth Jirga from Loya Paktia has thrown its weight behind the issuance of electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs) and demanded legal action against those trying to sabotage the national process.
Abdul Hakem Safi, head of the Youth Loya Jirga, told reporters in Kabul that if issued e-NICs would help reduce crimes, ensure transparent elections.
He warned powerful individuals against derailing the ID card process for reaching their nefarious designs in Afghanistan.€
Safi called e-NICs distribution a national process and remarked those trying to halt the process was in fact committing treason and should be tried under the law.
€œI don€™t know why some political figures are against the word €˜Afghan€™ to be mentioned in e-NICs at a time when the country€™s supreme law has already removed all doubts about it in the article four,€ Safi wondered.
Obaidullah Zadran, deputy head of the Jirga, said all legal procedure of the electronic ID cards process had been completed and no issue existed in the distribution of e-NICs.
He asked the government not to allow anyone to disrupt the e-NICs distribution process and said most of the major issues would be resolved if the process launched.
But Chief Executive Officer CEO Abdullah has demanded a halt to the e-NICs issuance saying the process needed more deliberation and discussion before being commenced.
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President Maithripala Sirisena said that the Government will not hunt soldiers who protected the country, the President’s office said.
Sirisena said that it is not ethical for political parties to use soldiers to meet their own political agendas.
The President had made the remarks after unveiling the ‘Wayamba Rana Abhiman’ War Heroes’ Monument in Kurunegala, the President’s office said today.
He also rejected allegations raised against the Government with regards to the military.
The President said that even though the Government has been accused of victimising soldiers, the real soldier victimization occurred during the past régime.
He said that the present Government fulfills its responsibilities with the support of the international community to secure the pride of the soldiers.
The President noted that the Government took steps to put an end to the talk of “the electric chair” and bringing foreign judges into the country to hear cases against the Army.
“Even though certain members of the army were taken in to custody for investigation purposes of certain cases it is not a hunting down of soldiers and no soldier who has protected the country were harmed and the Government has worked towards giving them the highest respect,” the President said. (Colombo Gazette)