The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has said the force would deploy 21,084 policemen to Anambra for the Nov. 28 governorship election.
Idris made the disclosure at the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue session in Abuja.
He said that 17,320 policemen would be deployed to the 4,330 polling units across the state while 280 of them would be deployed to the collation centres.
The inspector-general said 2,484 of the security agents would be deployed to 414 major streets in the state throughout the election period.
He said that the Force Headquarters would provide additional 300 vehicles to the 80 operational vehicles in the Police Command in Anambra.
Idris said that additional police mobile force units had also been deployed to Anambra and other states in the South-East and South-South for the governorship election.
The IGP explained that the deployment was to ensure that criminal elements were removed from the states before the election.


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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that the detractors of the ruling ZANU PF had now resorted to using social media including Twitter to spread “falsehoods”.
Speaking at the party’s 18th Annual People’s Conference which is currently underway at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East, Mnangagwa said that reports spread on social media will never change anything in the country.
He said that the party must let the detractors continue spreading information on social media whilst ZANU PF continues to rule, ichingotonga.
His remarks come as social media is awash with messages which allegedly expose the government’s maladministration practices which have reportedly brought the country’s economy to its knees.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 5
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
he trade turnover between Iran and Turkey stood at $8.151 billion during the first nine months of 2017, according to the latest statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute.
The figure indicates a rise by 14.24 percent compared to same period of the preceding year ($7.135 billion).
The trade turnover between the two countries reached $899.169 million in September 2017.
The exports of Turkey to Iran in September 2017 was valued at about $218.092 million ($456.207 million in September 2016), meanwhile the country imported goods worth $681.104 million from Iran in the same month ($358.574 million in the same period of 2016).
Turkey's exports to Iran in the first nine months of 2017 amounted to $2.315 billion, compared to $3.814 billion in the first nine months of 2016.
The country also imported $5.836 billion worth of goods from Iran in the period, 75.7 percent more compared to the first nine months of 2016 ($3.321 billion).
So, the trade balance between the two country was $3.521 billion in favor of Iran.
The trade turnover between the two countries was $13.71 billion in 2014, which stood at $9.76 billion in 2015, indicating a 29-percent plunge.
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SIX primary school students were the latest cases of typhoid reported in Bua last week, says divisional medical officer north Doctor Pablo Romakin.
He said the six new cases were from the district of Lekutu and the students attended Lekutu District School.
Dr Romakin said the students were boarders.
He said the typhoid situation in the district was controlled.
"We are continuing to monitor the situation in the villages especially in the school because we have boarders there.
"We are looking at their kitchen and their sanitation facilities and have also asked them to improve it," Dr Romakin said.
He said the school management was informed of the needed improvements to sanitation facilities. "Compared to Macuata and Cakaudrove, we have controlled the spread of typhoid. There is a team in the villages of Lekutu, Navuniyevu and Wainunu inspecting the area and holding awareness programs," Dr Romakin said.
Dr Romakin said another area they were looking at were sources of drinking water.
"This also includes Lekutu District School as there are boarders and we need to make sure their drinking water is safe. We are working closely with the school management regarding this situation as we work towards preventing the spread of typhoid," Dr Romakin said.
The six new cases are part of the 14 typhoid cases reported in Bua so far this year.


Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy, sharing his views about the lockdown, said that Indians will have to work 60 hours a week to revive the Indian economy.
“We should take a pledge that we will work ten hours a day, six days a week – as against 40 hours a week – for the next 2-3 years so that we can fast-track and grow the economy much faster,” he said in an interview to ET Now.
Murthy also suggested that the government should appoint a committee of well-respected and accomplished people to advise them on how to remove hassles for these businesses.
He said by doing so the country can bounce back in a much stronger way.
Murthy’s suggestions, however, did not go down well with netizens and several took to their social media and lashed out on him.
People said that they have been doing that even before the lockdown and that Murthy need not remind people what they needed to do.


Grand Duke Henri Postpones State Visit
It has been announced that the Grand Duke of Luxembourg has postponed his state visit to Vietnam, which was originally scheduled for the 12th-15th February.
In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Ministry said that the visit was being postponed due to health reasons, but that the Grand Duke hoped to make the visit as soon as possible.Filed under Luxembourg
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KILN Lane in Lurgan has been closed during a police operation.
The PSNI said the road was cordoned off during an “ongoing security operation”.
The road was closed on Thursday evening and two vehicles were removed for examination.
A police spokesman said the road was not expected to reopen until later on Friday. Diversions have been put in place.


Allahabad high court Chief Justice tests positive for Covid-19
The Chief Justice of the Allahabad high court, Justice Govind Mathur, has tested positive for Covid-19, health officials familiar with the matter said late on Saturday.
District Covid-19 nodal officer Dr Rishi Sahai said the Chief Justice is in home isolation after testing positive.
He said officials were keeping a close watch on Justice Mathur’s health and added that he was doing well.
The health official said that the district registered its biggest single-day spike since the outbreak began with 1,682 new cases on Saturday.


Local officials in Jawzjan province say the port of Keleft,
the third largest port between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, will be operational
Mullah Jura, commander of the Border Forces in the Qarqin
district of Jawzjan province, told the media that the port would create many
The commercial port of Keleft is Afghanistan's third largest
border port with Turkmenistan, after the ports of Turgundi in Herat and Aqina
Mullah Joura also added that the activation of this
commercial port would have a positive impact on the Afghan economy.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine's military personnel guarding the border with Belarus in the Zhytomyr region have strong positions and are ready to meet the enemy.
Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said this in a Telegram post after his visit to the Zhytomyr region, Ukrinform reports.
'We worked in the Zhytomyr region. We met with the military guarding the border of the region [with Belarus]. They are ready to meet the enemy. They have reliable and strong positions, and most importantly, they have a great motivation to defend Ukraine,' Tymoshenko said.
According to him, the destroyed homes of civilians and infrastructure are reminiscent of hostilities that took place in the Zhytomyr region.
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Bengaluru: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday said the ED raids being conducted at premises linked to the state’s Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi, was a move to divert attention from the two-day opposition meeting being held in Bengaluru.
He also claimed that the raids were a result of the Centre’s “annoyance” at the two-day meeting of 24 like-minded opposition parties, as well as the first meeting which was held in Patna in June.
The Chief Minister, in a press briefing before leaving for Bengaluru, also charged that state Governor R.N. Ravi has already started his “election campaign”.
He claimed the ED of joining Ravi’s campaign, adding that this has made things easier for the DMK in electoral politics.
Stalin said the ruling DMK is not worried over the ED raids, adding that a false case was imposed by the previous AIADMK government against Ponmudi.
The Chief Minister also said that Ponmudi was acquitted recently by a local court in two other cases.


SHOCKWAVES hit Solihull when the tragic news hit about the boys on Babbs Mill Lake.
As the events unfolded it was clear that community spirit lives on in Kingshurst and how much they care – from the police referring to members of the public selflessly heading into the waters to try and rescue the boys before the emergency services arrived, to the silent vigil and the number of flowers being laid.
Doors have been opened and warm drinks have been shared – not only between residents, but also to those on the front line.
The incident has also shown how much the emergency services care for the community they serve, as both firefighters and police officers are said to have headed into the water with no regard to their personal safety before specialist teams arrived.
Our deepest sympathies go out to all the families involved during these tragic times.


Chennai, October 4 (IANS) The state health department said on Monday that more than a lakh of people had received vaccines at the mega vaccination camp.
The camp, which was held in four districts of the state from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, saw huge public participation.
The state health department said in a statement on Sunday that in the four districts of Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai, 2,894 camps had been held.
It was the fourth mega vaccination camp held in the state, but it was limited to just four districts.
Tiruvannamalai district set up 1,017 camps, which were the most numerous and vaccinated 60,000 people. Cheyyar block in the district alone vaccinated 20,772 people.
This was, however, less than the number of people who received the vaccine in Tiruvannamalai district on September 26 during the third mega vaccination camp. During the third camp, 64,321 people received the vaccine in the district and 27,197 people were vaccinated in Chiyyar block alone.
According to statistics from the health department, Tiruvannamalai has a population of 19.62 lakh of people over 18 and in the eligible category and 12 lakh have already received the vaccine.
The district of Vellore had set up 801 camps Sunday, October 3 for the fourth phase of vaccination and vaccinated 32,000 people. Tirupattur district had 526 camps while Ranipet district had set up 550.
In Tirupattur district 18,500 people were vaccinated while in Ranipet district 22,088 people received the vaccine.
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Corporates 'well' on way to save lion
Times of India By Himanshu Kaushik
The state government has formed a Gujarat State Lion Conservation Society and several corporate houses have lined up to help the state government to help save the lions.
He said that some of the communities have also donated money. In all, the forest department collected nearly Rs 19 lakh for the work.


The Assembly on Tuesday passed the Supplementary Demands for Grants in the Budget for the financial year 2012-13.
Replying to the discussion on demands for grants, Finance Minister K M Mani said that despite the global economic slowdown, Kerala had been able to maintain its financial position comparatively well. He, however, said that the state had registered a negative growth in the agriculture sector.
The overall growth rate of the state has also recorded a two per cent decline, he said. Mani claimed that there had been an increase of 53 per cent in the capital expenditure. While it was 8 per cent of the total expenditure of the state during the LDF regime, it has increased by 10 per cent during the UDF regime.
Reiterating that the financial management of the state under his leadership was perfect, he said that during 2011-12 period the state could spent 31 per cent of its revenues for development expenditure.
He said that the tax collection at check-posts during 2011-12 has reached `669 crore. The Finance Minister said that from now onwards administrative departments could give sanction to projects worth up to `5 crore without having to wait for the Finance Department’s approval.
The paddy farmers have been paid `95 crore so far, Mani said.


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A few weeks back, Facebook brought a new beta feature that allows select publishers to label stories as ‘breaking news’ to Canada and today, the social networking giant has announced the expansion of local news feature to news feeds in Canada, and beyond.
Starting today, people around the world will see more news on Facebook from local sources.
“Local news helps people connect to their communities about the issues that are closest to home. Earlier this year, we announced a change in the US to prioritize local news so people can see topics that have a direct impact on their community and discover what’s happening in their local area.
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The update is now rolling out to all Facebook users around the world.


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Most CEOs of top Indian companies expect the economy to make a sharp turnaround in the new year even as they plan to increase capacity and step up hiring.
A survey of 40 CEOs carried out in December shows that companies are expecting the economy to bounce back during the year.
As many as 90 per cent of the CEOs polled expect consumer spending, especially in rural areas, to shoot up in 2022 after a dismal 2021, when the sales of cars and two-wheelers declined.
Expressing their optimism about the Indian economy, 53% of the CEOs said it would grow by more than 8.5 per cent, while 30% felt it would not grow to that level. The rest were non-committal.
'While everybody talks about 8.5% and 9.5% GDP growth, in my view, it may not grow beyond 7%-7.5% by real measurement criteria,' says A M Naik, executive chairman of construction major, L&T.
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Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has expressed optimism China would start buying tobacco from Malawi.
TCC Chief Executive Officer, Kaisi Sadala, said in an interview that China is among countries his organisation has approached to boost competition among buyers on the market.
Sadala said, despite the industry facing frustrations such as the anti -smoking campaign, the industry remains crucial to the local economy, hence the need to reinvigorate it in the short to medium term.
“It is the wish of TCC and government that we bring in more buyers to increase competition because when, we increase competition, the grower will benefit. In the current season, we brought in a new buyer Watergen.
“Recently, we were in China to persuade the Chinese to buy tobacco from Malawi but we will also be undertaking other promotional trips to woo more buyers to come into Malawi so that we have as many buyers as possible,” Sadala said.Advertisement
He further indicated that the commission is excited at the growing numbers of farmers that are registering to produce the green gold next year, stressing that it is an indication that the crop still has the potential to develop the economy in the medium term.
“I think many more farmers are interested in growing the crop probably because they are also frustrated by the other alternatives such as maize and legumes,” Sadala said.
The 2017/18 tobacco marketing season closed on Friday.


Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is politicising the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Congress party on Sunday said that the people of the country and Assam are being cheated.
Talking to media persons here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Narendra Modi government had tried to stop the NRC process in the Supreme Court and now the BJP leaders are fiercely polarising the state based on the issue.
He also said that on November 30, 2017, the Attorney General had even cited violence to prevent NRC, which the Court refused to accept.
“On one side, Modi government has been working on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which is being made to provide citizenship to all foreigners living in India till December 31, 2014, while they are moving ahead with the NRC on the other. The government should clarify its position”, said Mr Khera.
The Congress leader said that Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal should resign immediately from the post because he has confused the people of Assam on the issue of the NRC.
“BJP government is politicising the NRC issue and misleading the people of the country” Mr. Khera said and added that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had sent out 82,000 Bangladeshi nationals, but the so-called ‘nationalist’ government of Mr Modi brought back 1822 of them.
Responding to a question regarding changing the name of Mughal Sarai Railway Station to Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Mr Khera said that the Modi government is only working to change the names.
“The government has changed the names of all the policies of the Congress governments”, he said and added that the Modi government should work to change the fate of farmers and future of youth. (UNI)


Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardana says Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will further brief Members of Parliament on the 21st Amendment to the Constitution on Thursday.
Addressing the weekly Cabinet media briefing at the Government Information Department today, Minister Gunawardana said the Justice Minister briefed the President on the proposed amendments during a meeting of government MPs.
The Minister said concerns pertaining to the draft 21st Amendment to the Constitution were raised by certain Parliamentarians.
He added Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will also brief party leaders and Parliamentarians on their concerns on Thursday, while the draft 21st Amendment will be taken up for discussion in Parliament in the coming week.
On a separate note, addressing a question raised by a journalist regarding claims that the Minister requested heads of state media to resign he said it was the norm for such individuals to step down when a new subject Minister is appointed.
Minister Gunawardana said state media institutions have been sustained by taxpayers money.
He claimed steps were being taken to reform state media, as to not burden taxpayers.
Minister Gunawardana further claimed state appointments were made based on meritocracy adding if individuals were suitable they would be reappointed to their posts.
The Minister said he hoped to make a positive change in state media through his appointment.


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“I’ve said before that additional rollbacks or closures must remain on the table,” said Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer on Monday. “But at this stage in the pandemic, we believe we have a lot of tools available that if fully utilized should allow us to slow the spread without going back to the more stringent Safer-At-Home orders that were in place earlier in the pandemic.”
Ferrer acknowledged the frustration expressed by some residents at the changing nature of health restrictions as the pandemic has progressed, but said adjustments were made as more was learned about the new virus.
“I’m the first one to admit, you know, how wrong we were when we thought there wasn’t a lot of asymptomatic spread, and how wrong we were when we didn’t think that masking up, wearing cloth face coverings, was going to afford a lot of protection,” she said. “As we move through, I keep top of mind as we continue to learn more about this virus we have to make other adjustments in the future, and that’s just the path that we’re on.”


Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (IANS) The prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, who was working with an NGO in Palakkad, was on Wednesday shown the door.
An official of the NGO, HRDS India, said they were unable to 'fight' the state government, which is after them and hence they decided to ask her to leave. The NGO said this was agreed by Swapna too.
The official said after she joined them early this year, they have been haunted and their staff members have come under duress as they are being questioned by the police.
Swapna was given a post of director - Women empowerment and was given a salary of over Rs 40,000. SHe was posted at Palakkad.
Incidentally, things went from bad to worse and HRDS became the cynosure of all eyes in June when she made an explosive revelation that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his wife and their daughter were involved in smuggling currency and gold through the diplomatic channel.
Since then the Congress-led UDF and the BJP are up in arms demanding the resignation of Vijayan. There also have been protests.
Since her revelation, she has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for four days and once by the Crime branch police.
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Walmart India president and chief executive Krish Iyer today said that in the last one year he has seen significant focus from both central and state governments when it comes to ease of doing business.
“As a representative of a large foreign company operating in India, in the last one year I have seen very significant focus from governments, both state and central, in the area of ease of doing business.
“While efforts are being taken, it is perhaps not visible to all and I think given the deep-rooted problems of the economy and the system, it will take some more time for the results to be visible,” Iyer said at India Retail Forum here.
Krish Iyer added that he could see “willingness and the desire to listen and simplify things from every Chief Minister across the country”.
While the focus on manufacturing is laudable and important, the future growth for India is going to come from the services sector, he said.
Quoting the recent Goldman Sachs report, he said India could deliver eight per cent growth over the next five years driven by technology, with 300 million new Internet users and and the focus on ease of doing business, among other things.
Iyer pointed out that the economic adjustments going around the world give businesses in India a “brilliant opportunity to lead global growth”, which is how the people outside India see it.
“The fact that India has been a domestic consumption driven economy has come handy. We are not an export-driven economy and that’s one of the primary reasons why the economic turmoil and global events haven’t had as much impact on India as in other BRIC countries.”
Iyer also observed that there is a clear focus on profitable growth for brick-and-mortar retailers, and with the two per cent CSR investments kicking in, inclusive growth will take place in time.
He also pointed out that brick-and-mortar players will continue to learn from the pure-play e-commerce players and drive profitable growth while providing omni-channel experience to the customers. “That, to my mind, is the only way to go,” he said.


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New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits who wish to go back to the Valley and settle there will be facilitated with all necessary resources by the government, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
“There has been clarity in this government regarding many problems and we have even allocated money. Our Kashmiri Pandit brothers who want to go back and settle in the Kashmir Valley… the government will provide resources for them.
“Whatever is needed for them to live there, we will construct it,” he said.
Addressing the BJP’s National Council meeting here, Jaitley also said that the party understood the importance of the country’s pilgrimage centres and assured that the government will work with the states to construct ghats on river banks.
The BJP-led government is also taking steps to boost tourism, he said.
The Finance Minister in his speech also spoke about the steps being taken by his government to improve the economic condition of the country.


Pakistan has closed its consular office in Afghanistan’s capital, citing unspecified security reasons.
Pakistan said the Kabul office will be closed until further notice.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Afghanistan’s charge d’affaires has been summoned to “convey serious concerns over the safety and security” about its diplomats in Kabul.
Pakistan said in a statement that its embassy staff members had been “obstructed on the road and the embassy vehicles were also hit by motorcycles while going towards the embassy.”
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have long been tense.
Kabul allege that leaders and fighters of the Afghan Taliban use sanctuaries on Pakistani soil to direct insurgent attacks against local and international forces, a charge Pakistan denies.
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that objectionable content of Pakistani artists that could be removed from social media has been removed.
In the Sindh High Court, a hearing was held on the petitions of popular actresses Mehwish Hayat and Kabra Khan regarding uploading objectionable content on social media, where the PTA, federal government and FIA submitted their responses.
Justice Nimatullah Phalphotu asked during the hearing that the material was directed to be removed, was it removed? In this regard, the public prosecutor said that Mehwish Hayat’s statement was taken, Kabra Khan’s statement should be taken.
The cyber crime wing officer said that the PTA has been asked to remove the content while the investigating officer said that the relevant content will be removed soon.
The PTA responded that the objectionable material that could be removed on its own was removed, and the relevant authorities were contacted for the material to be removed from abroad.
The investigating officer told the court that the FIA has already started the investigation by providing the complaint numbers, the material will be removed soon and the investigation will be conducted.
The court adjourned the hearing till February 24, seeking a progress report from the PTA, federal government and FIA.
It may be noted that Mehwish Hayat and Kabra Khan approached the court against Adil Raja’s statement, where they maintained that the reputation was tarnished by fabricated, baseless allegations.


Opposition parties are making an issue out of non-issue matters to polish their politics when country needs unity, said Punjab law minister Rana Mashhood while talking to journalists on Wednesday.
Mashhood said that the country is passing through the most difficult times of its history.
He said Pakistan army is fighting decisive war against terrorists to save country’s existence and independence.
Rana said hundreds and thousands displaced persons who have left their homes for national security, need nation’s attention but the political parties are dividing people.
He said we need unity to take on challenges faced by the country.
The minister said that the Punjab government and Sharif brothers are taking personal interest in the IDPs, adding that Sharif brothers donated Rs 100 million alone for IDPs.
Talking about Minhaj incident, the successor of Rana Sanaullah, said that Qadri, Imran Khan, Chaudhry brothers and Sheikh Rashid are political orphans and wanted to play political game over dead bodies.
He said judicial inquiry is underway therefore opposition’s demand for resignation of CM Shahbaz Sharif was not fair, adding that these political parties are working to destabilize democracy in the country.


Japan has given assurance that they will help the newly formed government to fulfill their vision.
On a statement released by the foreign ministry, it has been said that Japan will be helping Maldivies both financially and economically.
Afterforeign minister’s visit to Japan in the purpose of strengthening bond between the two countries, they said that the deputy primary minster and finance minster has assured of maintaining a good relationship between two countries and helping to fulfil the pledge of president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who was elected by defeating former president Yameen who was in the seat.
During the visit, foreign minister with the economic minister of Maldives expressed gratitude towards the assistance by the government of Japan and they highlighted that Japan has always helped this nation in progressing.
As one of the important pledge of the new government is to strengthen ties with the foreign nations. Foreign ministry previously had said that attempting to achieve this has been at its best and there will be more visits to countries in future


Ford said that all of the deal's key commercial terms have been settled. Ford added that work still needs to be done before the deal is completed, such as Geely securing its financing and getting approvals from the Chinese government.
In its statement, Ford said that the prospective sale “would ensure Volvo has the resources, including the capital investment, necessary to further strengthen the business and build its global franchise, while enabling Ford to continue to focus on and implement its core ONE Ford strategy."
Ford was the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy and a U.S. government bailout thanks to the $27 billion borrowing program it completed before the crushing decline for the U.S. auto market that began in 2008. More at AutoWeek


By Martha Nakimuli
The Ugandan police has issued a fresh terror alert in the country ,it says the public should be vigilant because five terrorists are reported to be in the country.
Vincent Sekate the Police Deputy Spokesman on Thursday issued the five names of the terrorist and said that they are members of the bigger Alshabab Group.
Ali Salah Adam, Naim Amur, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, Abderraouf Jdey, and Ahmed Noor Ali are the terrorists said to have entered the country.
Ssekate said that the names of these people are going to be published in the media across the country such that they can easily be tracked.


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Durban – National Freedom Party (NFP) leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi says more needs to be done to beef up financial support given to poor students at tertiary institutions.
Many poor students at universities and FET colleges have turned to prostitution to try to make ends meet, kaMagwaza-Msibi claimed on Sunday.
She said while the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) budget – which has increased to R9 billion this year – would help 430 000 students at the country’s public universities and FET colleges, this was not enough.
What had to be considered was that there were many more pupils matriculating each year than those receiving assistance from the fund.
Last year, 439 779 pupils matriculated, she said.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 25 (Petra) -- The Ministry of Water and Irrigation announced that the Disi pipeline will gradually begin pumping water to areas in Amman as of Thursday, following the completion of scheduled annual maintenance.
In a press statement, the ministry pointed out that the operating company has wrapped up the necessary maintenance for a number of facilities, adding that each area in Amman will have to wait its turn as the water supply will resume gradually.
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The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has launched a sensitization exercise dubbed “Bima Mashinani” aimed at enlightening the public on the importance of having an insurance policy.
IRA Corporate Communication Official Evans Kibagendi said the exercise will have a forum with stakeholders at the county levels who will thereafter help spearhead it across the counties.
The most targeted group will be journalists, teachers, and other stakeholders in various sectors.
The IRA will also sensitize Boda Boda riders and matatu operators on road safety and what insurance to acquire to protect their businesses.
Kibagendi said that IRA will further address insurance complaints and claims from the policyholders during the exercise assuring the public that it was mandated to protect consumer rights and provide consumer education and investor information.
“IRA has created a Consumer Protection Department to listen to complains, gather information, and address accordingly on the needs of the police holders”, said Kibagendi.
The official added that IRA will keep the insurance industry in check to ensure that they treat policyholders according to the stipulated laws and policies that guard the industry.
Kibagendi said that the insurance uptake in the country is being taken seriously and it was part of the mandate of the IRA to ensure that the uptake is increased through awareness creation.
He, however, called upon the public to take time and visit insurance companies to get policies that will suit their needs to address the ever-growing exposure risks.
“We have insurance policies that are quite low to cater to the needs of individuals with low income”, affirmed Kibagendi.
He noted that the government is also involved in the microinsurance business to help individuals with low-income to access insurance policies tailored to suit their needs to protect their wealth and their families.
The Policyholders Compensation Fund (PCF) Corporate Communication Official Rosemary Kavili noted that the sensitization exercise will go a long way to enlighten the public on the need of having insurance.
Kavili explained that the (PCF) was mandated to compensate policyholders whose insurance companies have been placed under the statutory management to give confidence to the insurance industry.
She said that the PCF mandate is to ensure policyholders are compensated through placing claims in case their insurance company licenses are canceled.
Kavili also acknowledged that Concord Insurance, Resolution Insurance, and Standard Assurance are under statutory management and called upon any policyholders in the three affected insurance companies to come out and place their claims to kick-start their compensation claims.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) LACHIN, Azerbaijan, September 23. Armenian
residents who just left Karabakh for Armenia through the Lachin
border checkpoint are happy with how the Azerbaijanis treated them,
One of these residents notes that they were treated well.
“We didn't expect this,” she said.
Thus, the myth of Armenian propagandists about the alleged
“cruel treatment” of civilians of Armenian origin in Karabakh by
the Azerbaijanis collapsed once again.
Trend presents footage:
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Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said that there was once a TRS party in the state, but now everyone has forgotten it. He opined that the people of the state have lost faith in CM KCR and his family members.
He said that people have decided to establish the TRS party in Telangana and bring BJP to power. Prahlad Joshi said that the people want to form a BJP government in the state under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.
It has been announced that various programs are being organized to bring the BJP closer to the people in the Bhuvanagiri Parliamentary Constituency. Earlier Union Minister Prahlad Joshi visited Yadagiri Gutta Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy.
The priests welcomed him with full water. After the darshan of Swami, he took the blessings of Vedic scholars and laddu prasadam.


The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Youth Wing state president Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and AAP leader advocate Dinesh Chadha termed the claims of the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government to provide jobs to 16.29 lakh youth of the state as a bundle of lies. They said that the Captain government had tried to fool the people of Punjab by putting up job advertisement boards all over Punjab, which the people of Punjab would surely take into account in the 2022 Assembly elections. Disclosing the information received under the RTI Act during a press conference held at the party headquarters here on Wednesday, Meet Hayer said that as per the information received from the Director, Department of Employment Generation and Training; the Congress government, which was claiming to provide Ghar-Ghar Rozgar to 16.29 lakh youth, has shown 9 lakh 97 thousand and 319 people in the bank loans.Hayer said that whereas the Captain government claim also includes the number of students sitting in the Prime Minister's Kaushal Vikas Yojna, Prime Minister's Skill Development Mission and placements in various colleges. “Other than this, young men enlisted in the army are also included in the 16 lakh job claim of the government,” he added. Hayer said that these figures had exposed the biggest lie of Captain Amarinder Singh. Meet Hayer and Dinesh Chadha said that the Employment Department had categorically refused to make public the names of 16 lakh people of Punjab who got the jobs; as making them public would expose the lie. The leaders further said that the Department of Employment, in its information under RTI, has itself termed Captain Amarinder Singh's Ghar Ghar Rozgar as a lie, which shows that the government also admits that the Congress party had given the youth a 'political lie' like a political ‘jumla’ to provide Ghar-Ghar Rozgar.The AAP leaders said that although Captain Amarinder Singh had dreamed of giving employment allowances of Rs 2,500 to lakhs of people before the elections by making employment cards, but according to the information received under RTI, there were 134 people in 2017, 212 in year 2018, 97 in year 2019 and in 2020 only 42 people were given unemployment benefits. Challenging Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Meet Hayer said that if the Congress government has provided jobs to more than 16 lakh youth of Punjab, then they should make all the information about giving jobs public on the government website, so that the people can know the truth about giving jobs.


Australian teenager falls ill after swallowing garden slug
(MENAFN) An athletic football player aged 19, once swallowed a garden slug as a bet in a friend's party.
The young man was sitting with his friend at a table drinking red wine when the slug appeared, as one of them challenged saying:" Eat it, I dare you"
Ballard,from Sydney's north shore, took the dare up and ate the slug,however,his life was in danger afterwards.
The teenager was hospitalized in Royal North Shore as soon as he fell ill,where he was diagnosed with rat lungworm.
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President Arif Alvi has shed light on women’s empowerment, saying it is possible through better health, education, hereditary rights as well as financial independence.
He was addressing a ceremony held on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Islamabad on Monday. He said that the present government has passed several laws to empower women.
Furthermore, Alvi said that a Telehealth system should be developed under which women can consult doctors and seek basic advice through telephone. He also stressed reducing the female dropout level in education as well as employment.
He added that the laws for women’s rights are not being implemented although they exist in the country.
The president further said that the current government is taking steps to ensure their implementation, including the law of hereditary rights of women.
Moreover, President Alvi also highlighted the importance of the financial independence of women. He said that the government has started a program in which banks are offering loans up to five million rupees to a woman entrepreneur. Under the PTI government’s Ehsaas program as well, he said, most of the funds are being disbursed among women.


Asked whether the proposed amendment to the constitution was on the term of office of the Sabah Yang di-Pertuan Negeri, he said: “We will see when the time comes.”
He also said that amendments to the constitution were not unusual as the Sabah government was expected to make more amendments to the state laws in the coming years.
“This is to ensure there are changes, apart from (laws that have been enacted) being in line with the current situation, which could thus put the state and the state government on the right track,” he told reporters here.
There has been talk that the constitution will be amended to extend the two-term limit of the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri.
Meanwhile, in Putrajaya, a non-governmental organisation, Gerakan Kuasa Rakyat Malaysia, said today it had lodged a report with the MACC seeking an investigation into the possibility of any element of corruption in the claim that the term of Sabah's Yang di-Pertuan Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin will be extended.
Its pro-tem chairman Zulkarnain Mahdar, said Sabah law restricted the period to two terms (of three years each) and that Juhar’s term of office should expire at the end of this year.
He said to reporters that based on the information he received, the special session of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly on Thursday would debate a motion to amend the state law to enable Juhar to extend his term of office.


Leakage of govt information to opposition parties and credible media will not stop
Civil servants and other Patriotic Front (PF) senior government officials will continue to leak information to the opposition and credible media houses because the PF has made a lot of enemies since it formed government in 2011, says People’s Party (PP) president Mike Mulongoti.
Mr Mulongoti has said PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba should not complain that his party had been infiltrated by moles because the ruling party was a beneficiary of the mole business when it was in the opposition.
Mr Mulongoti said the PF should stop the witch-hunt and change their style of governance if they had to stay in power beyond 2016.
He said the PF government had virtually quarreled with all the well meaning citizens including traditional rulers on the perception that they were supporting the opposition political parties.
He said unless the ruling party changed their style of governing the country and reconciled with the many they have made enemies with, Zambians would soon be celebrating their unceremonious exit from government.
Mr Mulongoti told the Daily Nation that the PF while in the opposition encouraged civil servants and other government officials in the MMD to steal information from government offices and leak it to the now ruling party.
He said it was wrong for Mr Kabimba to label people in government and Ministers interacting with the opposition as traitors stating that the mood in the civil service and within the ruling party had become tense because government had failed to give any form of direction on how the country was being governed.
He said there were many technocrats in the civil and public service that had realized that the PF got into government without any plan of how they were going to govern and that the country had now been left to run as if there was no leadership.
“Tell Mr Kabimba that the PF was a beneficiary of the mole business when they were in the opposition and he must not complain that his party has been infiltrated. It is time for Mr Kabimba and his party to be on the receiving end because when they were in the opposition, they encouraged civil servants and other government officials in the MMD to leak information to them. Some of the people in the PF government were in government before and they are angry with what is happening and they will continue leaking information to the opposition,” Mr Mulongoti said.


EU Spares Pipeline Oil From Russian Embargo Plan
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The European Union proposed banning seaborne oil from Russia
while delaying restrictions on imports from a key pipeline in an
effort to satisfy Hungarian objections and clinch an agreement on a
stalled sanctions package that would target Moscow, Trend reports citing Bloomberg .
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, sent a revised
proposal to national governments on Saturday that would spare
shipments of oil through the giant Druzhba pipeline, which is
Hungary's main source of crude imports, according to people
familiar with the matter.
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South Wales Police Officers disrupted a Pro-Palestine protest in Cardiff.
South Wales Police officers interrupted the Pro-Palestine protest taking place on Hays Street, under the claim of the protest not being ‘peaceful’.
Palestine solidarity campaigners, who were protesting to show their solidarity towards Palestine, were blocked on their way to BBC by the South Wales police officers on 6 Jan, on the grounds of the protestors ‘breaching the peace.’
The protesters were on their way towards BBC to show their disdain towards the support BBC is said to be showing towards Israel. However, as the protest marched forward, South Wales Police officers blocked the area outside Queens Arcade, on Hays Street.
The protestors actively questioned the actions taken by the police officers. Later they were seen shouting slogans such as ‘shame on you’.
This years’ first pro-Palestine campaigners protested to end Israeli Apartheid. They also protested to boycott Starbucks, Burger King, and many other establishments whose profits are said to help Israels’ military.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now arrived in Janjgir from neighbouring Odisha.
The Prime Minister got here in a helicopter from Jharsuguda.
The Prime Minister was welcomed by Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Many other local elected representatives were also present on the occasion.
It is said that Prime Minister Modi had some discussions with Chief Minister Dr Singh as he stepped out of the helicopter.>


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New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is preparing a draft Emigration Bill after extensive consultation with all the concerned stakeholders, Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, informed in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
"The government is conscious of the imperative need for putting in place an enabling framework to address migration related issues. Towards this end, the Ministry of External Affairs is preparing a draft Emigration Bill after extensive consultation with all the concerned stakeholders," the reply read.
The draft Bill will cover various aspects of the migration cycle besides empowering the work force to avail employment opportunities abroad. It puts in place an enabling institutional framework that is responsive, transparent and technology-driven.
The minister informed that Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conventions are organised to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the overseas Indian community and their contributions to the development of India.
As per the data available on Madad and e-Migrate portals from 2020-2023, 26,730 grievances, which include matters related to compensation, wage theft and residual payments, were registered by Indian citizens on the Madad portal during the last three years.
During this period, 29,640 grievances were resolved, which includes some of the grievances registered in previous years), added the reply.
Wherever required, such cases were promptly taken up by the missions and posts with the concerned companies to resolve the issues.
Indian missions and posts also facilitated discussions between Indian workers and their employers to settle the issues by providing all possible help. These issues were also taken up with the governments of host countries during high-level bilateral meetings, and many cases have been resolved through this process.
Besides, some countries have also instituted welfare support measures for workers, including expatriate workers, said the reply.
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MOSCOW – Russia registered 4,729 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its national caseload to more than one million, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said in a statement Tuesday.
Xinhua news agency reported that the number of coronavirus cases reached 1,000,048, while 123 new deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 17,299.
Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, reported 641 new cases, bringing its tally of infections to 263,059, the centre said.
According to the statement, 815,705 patients have recovered so far, including 6,318 over the past day.
As of Monday, 211,248 people were still under medical observation, while over 36.9 million tests have been conducted across the country.


Repeated lockdowns, an attempted insurrection and massive budget cuts. The classes of 2020 and 2021 will go down in history as having survived some of the biggest challenges faced in South Africa. So what has been done so far to ensure that the education sector finds stability?
KwaZulu-Natal's provincial education department is among the hardest hit by these drawbacks as explained by its acting Head Of Department, Barney Mthembu.
He says that they have had more than 4000 positive infections among teachers since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mthembu also adds that although the infections among learners were minimal last year, these numbers have now surpassed teacher infections and currently stand at more than 6000.
In terms of the vaccine uptake in the province, the acting HOD has said that there are teachers who have been against being inoculated but that they form part of a small percentage among those who have.
He also states that as part of their efforts to combat the issue of learning losses, they have introduced learning material called 'Step Ahead' with the aim of providing background curriculum work for both 2020 and 2021.
Additionally, the KZN provincial department has also introduced an initiative through which teachers teach throughout the week and revives all lessons on Saturdays. Mthembu also adds that they have also introduced teaching methodology workshops to enable teachers to better adapt to curriculum changes.
Gauteng's Education department on the other hand has also suffered considerable learning losses throughout the academic year and although it has managed to resume schooling, unions have raised concerns that there continues to be a lot of anxiety and frustration among parents about sending their children to school.
However, they still maintain that schools are a much safer and more stable environment for pupils, as they are mandated to abide by all Covid-19 protocols.
The Association of School Governing Bodies has acknowledged that the department is doing all it can to keep learners in classrooms and says that at this point, it is mainly concerned about how long the Covid pandemic will continue to impact the education sector.


KARACHI- June 29, 2021 – Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that Hareem Shah is on one side and Haleem is on the other side, such acts have been seen for the first time.
Talking to media here on Tuesday, Sindh Information Minister Nasir Shah said that such a situation has never happened in the Assembly, These people [PTI MPAs] are not eligible to be members of the Assembly.
He said that these people have come know that they will not be elected in the next assemblies, therefore were resorting to such trivial acts.
The provincial minister further said that PTI has lost in all the by-elections, they also lost in the by-elections on the seats they won.
Nasir Shah said that we would have to bear for some time and added, “I will not comment on the announcement of the resignation of Firdous Shamim.”
Nasir Shah also said that the resignation of Firdous Shamim Naqvi is his wish, however PTI has a tradition of taking U-turns.


Panaji (Goa): The Goa government is contemplating the possibility of increasing the spending on the educational sector to 5-6 percent of the gross domestic product, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said.
At present, the spending on the sector stands at 3.4 percent.
Parrikar made this announcement during a press conference where he had presented the detailed analysis of the spending of the state during the current fiscal.
The chief minister said the current allocation for the educational sector which is around 3.4 percent of the GDP is highest in the country and much more than the national average.
He said that the state government which has decided to make education a priority area will increase the spending to 5-6 percent of the GDP in the coming years.


The Latest on the latest on the coronavirus pandemic
Nebraska health officials say coronaviruses are likely to become more widespread as the outbreak continues to grow.
Officials also say it could be months before coronaviral cases in the state hit their peak.
The latest from Nebraska Public Health:The virus has also reached its peak in the U.S. Midwest and South.
The state’s rate of new cases is higher than any other state and far higher than the national average.
The U.N. estimates that Nebraska has had a cumulative death toll of more than 17,000 since the outbreak began in the early spring.
That’s a staggering number for a state of just 4.2 million people, according to the state Department of Health and Environment.
“This is a state that was not expecting the level of virus that we’ve been seeing,” Gov.
Dave Heineman said at a news conference Thursday.
“And that’s been reflected in the numbers we’re seeing.”
Dave Sheets has repeatedly called for a federal investigation of how the state handled the outbreak.
His office has been asked to produce a report to the governor by the end of the week.
The state’s health department has been working closely with local health departments to develop a plan to manage the virus.
Nebraska is the only state that does not require people to wear masks when traveling.
The governor said the state is working to develop the state’s own coronavirential response plan.
The Nebraska Health Department says it is still assessing how many new cases have been confirmed in the region.
The number of people in the county of Lincoln who have tested positive for the coronasis has increased from about 5,500 to more than 10,000.


OPEC+ talk over production cuts in Vienna conference
(MENAFN) The conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, together called OPEC+, which is planned to happen today in Vienna is an important one and “will take the right decision,” as stated by the UAE Energy Minister Suhail al- Mazrouei.
OPEC+ producers might confirm a deep cut in their production target, cutting deliveries in an already tight market regardless of US stress to produce more, in line with a Reuters report.
Citing OPEC+ sources, Reuters announced that OPEC+ will discuss output cuts of up to 2 million barrels a day, and a cut of that magnitude will be the biggest since the epidemic.
Before the conference, oil costs weakened a little.
Brent crude decreased 0.04 percent to USD91.76 per barrel at 10.50 AM Saudi time, while US West Texas Intermediate declined 0.09 percent to USD 86.43 a barrel.
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Shillong, Sep 17: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday told the Meghalaya Assembly that his government is bringing Meghalaya on the path of the development and the state was doing well under the MDA government than the previous Congress regime.
Refuting the contention of the opposition that his government was not doing much for implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP), the Chief Minister pointed out that in the year 2013 the then Chief Minister, Dr. Mukul Sangma said that his government does not want ILP.
“But this government agreed to discuss the matter,” Sangma said.
It may be mentioned that the MDA government had passed a unanimous resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to implement the ILP regime in the State.
The Chief Minister also said that the State which stood far below in terms of vaccinating children now stands at number three in the country.
He also said that under PMGSY, kilometers of roads were not constructed and the projects were blacklisted.
“Our government restarted these projects which were blacklisted and now we have finished them,” Sangma said.
The Chief Minister said that the rural employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) the budget of the state has been hiked from Rs. 600 crore to Rs. 1300 crore.
Rangsakona MLA, Zenith Sangma who initiated the motion said that the government was always in denial mode regarding illegal mining and coal transportation only to be proven wrong by the various incidents in the coal mines and trucks carrying coal.
Leader of Opposition, Dr. Mukul Sangma took up the issue of the absence of the 32 lakhs metric tons of extracted coal in the state.
“Auctioning of the extracted coal is being done in piece meal. But it is already missing,” Dr. Sangma said.
Ampareen Lyngdoh said that she does not want the HNLC having splinter groups and seeing insurgency coming back.
Lyngdoh also said that never has the morale of the police been so low even as she added that never has she heard police saying that they are not safe going to a particular locality.
“Isn’t that ground to say there is no governance,” she added.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Feb 5, 2023, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman on Saturday signed an executive program in the field of communications, information technology infrastructure and submarine communications cable investment.
Signed by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha and Omani Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology Eng. Said Hamood Al Maawali, the executive program aims at activating the strategic partnership stipulated in the memorandum of understanding the two countries signed last November.
The program aims at utilizing the geographic location of the two countries and enhance investment in submarine and land cables as well as creating a joint business environment to bolster cooperation in telecommunication and information technology infrastructure, and high-speed digital interconnection for data exchange.
It also aims at providing options for the implementation of regional digital interconnection through investment bodies and licensed companies, in addition to promoting joint investment in data centers and Global Cloud Services (GCS) to maximize the interest of the region.
01:19 LOCAL TIME 22:19 GMT
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Ksrelief Distributes 6,000 Food Baskets In Galmudug, Somalia
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Mogadishu, May 16, 2022, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed on Saturday 6,000 food baskets weighing 402 tons in Galmudug, Somalia, benefiting 36,000 people, as part of a project to support food security in the Federal Republic of Somalia.
This comes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's humanitarian and relief aid, represented by the KSrelief, to alleviate the suffering of the Somali people and secure their basic food needs.
20:10 LOCAL TIME 17:10 GMT
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula Online
Doha, Qatar: Al Ahli Sports Club officially announced today the signing of German football star Julian Draxler for two seasons, arriving from French club Paris Saint-Germain.
Draxler signed his contract to with Al Ahli at Al Thumama Stadium in the distinguished presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ahli Abdullah Yousef Al Mulla, who signed on behalf of the club.
Al Mulla welcomed Draxler, stressing that he will be a great addition to the club's football team due to the player's technical capabilities and high abilities.
The Al Ahli president said that the presence of a player like Draxler means a lot to the team, which aspires to achieve the best results in the Qatari Expo Stars League for the 2023-2024 sports season.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 3
Belarus is ready to participate in restoration work in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
The mentioned issue was discussed during the meeting between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei within the framework of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE countries in Stockholm.
According to the information, the parties expressed satisfaction with the high level of relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus, discussed the agenda of cooperation in various fields, as well as stressed the importance of continuing interaction both in a bilateral and multilateral format.
Bayramov informed his Belarusian counterpart about the latest situation in the region, steps taken by Azerbaijan to fulfill the trilateral statement, restoration and reconstruction work in the liberated territories.
In turn, Makei stressed that Belarus is ready to participate in the restoration work in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.
In addition, the parties exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that our government has given top priority to the development of Balochistan.
According to details, a high-level meeting on development projects for the underdeveloped areas of South Balochistan was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The meeting was briefed on the proposed development package for the underprivileged districts of South Balochistan, Khuzdar, Awaran, Chaghi, Kharan, Washik, Lasbela, Gwadar, Panjgur and Turbat. A detailed briefing was also given on roads, dams, education, health, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, energy and water storage and other projects for South Balochistan.
Presiding over the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that South Balochistan had been neglected in the past while the people of Balochistan were facing poverty and backwardness.
The Prime Minister also said that Gwadar port is of special importance and wanted the region to develop like the rest of the country.
Imran Khan said that he would visit South Balochistan soon while Gwadar would prove to be an important milestone for the development of the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan further said that he would announce a comprehensive development package for the people of South Balochistan while also inaugurating the projects included in this package.
The meeting was also attended by Army Chief and DG ISI while Murad Saeed, Shafqat Mahmood, Zubeida Jalal, Hamad Azhar and Aminul Haq, Ali Haider Zaidi, Fakhr Imam, Asad Umar, Umar Ayub Khan, Faisal Vawda, Abdul Razzaq Daud, Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Sania Nishtar, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Muhammad Wasim Ashraf, Tabish Gohar, Nadeem Babar, Yar Muhammad Rind, secretaries of relevant ministries and other senior government officials also attended.


Srinagar, Feb 24: Army Chief General MM Naravane will visit Kashmir to review the ongoing security situation and counter-militancy operations in Kashmir Valley.
During the visit starting from Tuesday, General Naravane will also visit the Indian Army positions on the LoC and he would be briefed by senior military commanders on the overall situation in the Kashmir valley.
Earlier on Sunday, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh had said that Pakistan has increased ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). He said that Indian forces have been successful in foiling the infiltration bids from across the border.
“Ceasefire violations from Pakistan side have increased, however, we have been successful in foiling their infiltration bids. Still, some succeed in their infiltration attempt. These militants are neutralised during operations,” Singh told media in


The Punjab government is working on the establishment of three new technology universities in the province to serve the need of skilled human force. Minister for Industries, Aslam Iqbal, told the Punjab Assembly in the question hour.
As per the details, the new universities will be set up in Attock, D.G Khan, and Mandi Bhauddin.
The House also got to know that the provincial government has allocated over Rs. 1069 million for the promotion of small industries.
Earlier, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar had revealed that the government has decided to establish three international-standard universities in Punjab. He added that the said universities would be established in the southern, northern, and central parts of the province.
The CM said that feasibility studies are underway for the initiation of work on these universities. He further revealed that the government has decided to bring the necessary improvements in the education sector.
It has substantially enhanced the educational budget to this effect. In the current fiscal year, an amount of Rs. 373 billion has been allocated for the education sector.


Turkey- Bosnian Serbs to Reinstate Cooperation With State Police
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The Republika Srpska interior ministry will sign a new cooperation agreement with the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) on Wednesday afterstrong international criticism of the Serb authorities’ decision last week to cut ties and ban the state-level police body from the entity.
“We hope that after signing the agreement on Wednesday which should better define all the procedures cooperation between the government of RS and SIPA will again be operational” Republika Srpska’s Prime Minister Zeljka Cvijanovic told a press conference in Banja Luka on Monday. The information was confirmed to BIRN by a spokesperson for SIPA. But the agency declined to disclose further information about the content of the agreement and any changes that will be introduced in the cooperation between the entity and the police agency which has mandate to deal with terrorism and organised crime. Republika Srpska cut ties with SIPA the state-level court and prosecution on Thursday last week after SIPA agents raided public offices in the entity in search of evidence of war crimes committed during the 1990s. The Republika Srpska government called the police operation "a serious violation". It was not immediately clear whether the agreement with SIPA would completely reverse this suspension of cooperation. Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic told local media on Monday that the suspension was over but the Republika Srpska interior ministry denied this. “The suspension of the cooperation with state police court and prosecution is still valid until the government of Republika Srpska decides differently” ministry spokesperson Milan Salamandija told BIRN. The row came at a point when relations between Republika Srpska and the state-level government were very tense. Last week the government of Republika Srpskademanded the reform of the state constitutional court which had ruled that the entity’s annual holiday was discriminatory and unconstitutional. In September the Republika Srpska parliament also approved a law to hold a referendumquestioning the authority of the state prosecution and Bosnia’s international overseer the High Representative.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.26
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
The third trading house of Azerbaijan has been opened in China's Qingdao with the support of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Economy and organization of Trade Representation at the Azerbaijani embassy in Beijing, Trend reports referring to a source in the ministry.
According to the source, the opening was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to China, Akram Zeynalli, trade representative, Teymur Nadiroglu, and from the Chinese side - a member of the Standing Committee of the Qingdao City Government, Liu Jianjun.
"The Trading House of Azerbaijan, located on an area of 245 square meters, presents 45 types of domestic products and investment, transport, transit, and tourism potential of our country," added the source.
The previous two trading houses were opened in 2018 and 2019.
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Hyderabad, Dec 27 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today refuted the allegations levelled by the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders that the state government had neglected the welfare sector.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters 'Gandhi Bhavan' here, Congress spokesperson N Tulasi Reddy said the state government had initiated several welfare schemes for the poor people during the last three-and-a-half years.
He said Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had given more priority to the welfare sector in the state as compared to other state's in the country.
The state government had spent Rs 3,295 crore for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and minority people and also for social security schemes during 2006-07 as against Rs 2,172 crore spent by the earlier TDP government in 2003-04.
Stating that the state government had earmarked a budgetary allocation of Rs 4,146 crore during the current financial year for the social welfare sector, he said it had also raised the Mess allocation of social welfare hostels in 2006.


The National,Monday 11th of February, 2013
By JEFFREY ELAPA
THE government is committed to build, improve and upgrade major infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has told parliament.
He said the government allocated more than K80 million for the project and national highways such as Hiritano and Magi would receive equal amounts of assistance from the national government to fix them.
He said the money would be appropriately distributed to improve highways, wharves, airports and communication infrastructure throughout the nation and key areas would be prioritised.
“Do not think that I’m from the Highlands and I’m giving more there,” the prime minister said.
“We must know that the highway caters for half the population and the major investments in the country.
“The road has deteriorated as a result of the heavy movement of vehicles and therefore we have to maintain the highways which are important for the country’s economy,” O’Neill said.
He said the government would release the funds to the Works department for immediate road programmes.
A contractor has been appointed to work on the Bereina Malalua road and O’Neill will ask the Works department to supervise the work.
All improvements and road maintenance came under the National Road Authority and it will be responsible for them, he said.
O’Neill said the government was prioritising key areas of work and would continue to fund the Southern Highlands-Gulf and Hela-Southern Highlands-Gulf highways.


By Abid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD : President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that despite the COVID Pandemic , Pakistan’s economy has improved, tax collection and increase in exports show better performance of the economy.
According to details, a delegation of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry called on President Dr. Arif Alvi.
During the meeting, President Arif Alawi said that the government is committed to a fair business environment and a sustainable economy, the government is taking steps for the business and the weaker sections.
The President said that the government had provided a historic package of Rs 1.2 trillion to the business and the weaker sections of the society. Increased tax collection and exports reflect better economic performance.
He said that during the last 10 months, the country’s exports increased by 13%, Pakistan’s exports exceeded 20 20 billion in the last 10 months. 143 billion more than the target of 3.6 trillion tax revenue.
The President further said that Pakistan’s business world ranking has risen from 136th to 108th position and the business community should play an active role in encouraging the payment of taxes.


Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) A low voter turnout marked the Lok Sabha by-elections in Rampur and Azamgarh on Thursday.
According to the official release from the chief electoral officer, Rampur had polled only 37.01 per cent votes till 5 p.m.
The Samajwadi Party had sent a letter to the Election Commission alleging police atrocities on Samajwadi Party voters.
Mohd. Azam Khan and Samajwadi Party candidate Asim Raja also alleged that their supporters were being prevented from casting their vote.
Asim Raja said that polling was stopped in the afternoon in some polling stations and private vehicles were being punctured to prevent voters form coming to cast their votes.
In Azamgarh, the polling percentage till 5 p.m. was 45.97. Reports said that inclement weather in the afternoon was largely responsible for the low turnout.
The Lok Sabha seats in Rampur and Azamgarh had become vacant following the resignation of Mohd Azam Khan and Akhilesh Yadav, respectively, in March this year.
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Anchors sign second baseman
The Alexandria Blue Anchors continue to announce additions to their roster for the upcoming summer season with Cam Duzenack of Dallas Baptist University being the latest.
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New Delhi, Jan 3: Rubbishing speculation of a rift at the top level, the BJP today said senior leader L K Advani will lead the party in the next Lok Sabha elections and party President Rajnath Singh's role would be to 'supplement' his efforts in the most challenging task after the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
Talking to mediapersons while clearing the air regarding problems betweeen Mr Advani and Mr Singh following the appointment of Mr Om Mathur as Rajasthan BJP President, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the party president had himself announced that Mr Advani will steer the party in the next Lok Sabha elections and any suggestions or speculation indicating towards any misunderstanding between them was ''illusionary and imaginary''.
There have been news reports stating that Mr Mathur had been entrusted with the responsibility as Rajasthan party President against the wishes of Mr Advani and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
The spokesperson declined comment on that the Chief Minister had offered to resign in protest against the removal of Mr Mahesh Sharma as state BJP President.
Meanwhile, Ms Raje, who was here in Delhi, left for Jaipur as BJP President was in Karnataka to attend an election rally in Raichur.
Referring to the Congress claim that their party would do well in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after it received a drubbing in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, Mr Rudy said the party seemed to have forgotten that they also had a government in Delhi, which will also to go to the polls next year.
''This is an admission that they have already lost the Delhi Government,'' he said, recalling how Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had conceded defeat in Gujarat even before the elections when he had said that the BJP had projected Mr Advani as Prime Ministerial candidate fearing that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would stake claim at national level after the state polls.


Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and PPP stalwart Syed Khurshid Shah on Saturday said that caretaker setup would be in place on March 16.
He said that consultation was underway for the name of caretaker prime minister and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz would give its name for the post after its meeting.
The minister said that for the first time MNAs knew as to when the National Assembly was going to expire. Shah said that President Asif Ali Zardari would give farewell dinner to all the MNAs if the opposition gave its consent to attend the occasion.
The PPP leader said that all the political parties had the right to form and an alliance.


5 PKK terrorists to be surrendered in Turkey
(MENAFN) In line with the Interior Ministry, another five PKK terrorists were given up to Turkish security militaries consequently of influence hard work.
It added the terrorists attached to the PKK in 1999-2016 and were in Iraq and Syria.
The ministry also said that the terrorists’ figures who have laid down their arms by influence hard work in 2021 currently reach 151, counting the recent additions.
In Turkey, offenders linked to terrorist groups who surrender are eligible for possible sentence reductions under a repentance law.
As stated by Turkish officials, during latest years the terrorist PKK – tattered and depressed by Turkish security forces’ successful actions – has been bleeding members and not succeed in interesting new ones.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received director of the British Council in Azerbaijan Summer Xia on the occasion of the end of the term of his diplomatic activity in the country, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend on Aug. 31.
Stressing that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to cooperation with the British Council, Bayramov highly appreciated the projects in the fields of education and culture being implemented by the organization, which has been operating in Azerbaijan for 28 years.
The minister wished Xia, who worked in Azerbaijan during a period of historical importance for the country success in his future activity.
Xia spoke about the work carried out together with the staff of the British Council during his activity in Azerbaijan and shared memories on this occasion.
The sides also discussed other issues of mutual interest.
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Kuwait- KRCS to take part in World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL, May 22 (KUNA) -- Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Anwar Al-Hasawi emphasized the importance of uniting positions between regional and international humanitarian organizations to best serve the victims of natural disasters, conflicts, and wars.
Ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul and in remarks to KUNA on the sideline of a meeting for the GCC General Secretariat and Gulf Red Crescent Societies, Al-Hasawi said that it was important to face challenges and crises in the region, adding that uniting humanitarian efforts at all levels was key in saving people from suffering.
Al-Hasawi said that Kuwait will take all necessary measures to ensure that the needy and those who suffer around the globe are taken care of, adding that the KRCS was willing to cooperate on this aspect with all who are eager to do so.
Recently, His Highness the Amir left Kuwait to take part in the summit that is of high importance due to the large number of world leaders attending to address humanitarian challenges facing the world. (end) ta.lb
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