Fantom Foundation has expressed excitement in a tweet for the Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA). According to the tweet, Fantom said that the country’s Railway Authority will now use its technology for their services.
Besides, Fantom said that they are ready to implement blockchain tools as part of the country’s digitization program. Notably, Fantom said that this opportunity will mainly help them in upgrading ARA’s technology.
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Baltimore has suffered its deadliest January in more than a decade, the Baltimore Sun reports. The city recorded 32 homicides in the first 31 days of 2017 — more than a killing per day, and the most in January since 2005, when there were also 32. The only year on record with more killings in January is 1973, when there were . . .
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No fewer than two additional police stations were said to have been set ablaze by hoodlums, increasing the number of affected police stations to three in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, Lagos State.
The two additional police stations said to have been set ablaze by the thugs were Layeni police station and the Pako police station in Amukoko axis of the council.
Also, the hoodlums attacked and stabbed a police officer who was found within the premises when the public infrastructures were tourched by the thugs that disguised as youths protesting against brutality and extra-judicial kills by disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a formation of the Nigerian Police.
The Guild had earlier reported that the Apapa-Iganmu Police Station was set ablazed by the thugs that were said to be a retaliation moves against the law enforcement officers that had offended them before the ongoing protest across the country.
The stations were said to have been razed by the hoodlums simulteneously on Tuesday, even as they were alleged to have attacked policemen at the stations and one was said to have feared dead.
In the video obtained, the law enforcement officer was seen to have been stabbed and enveloped in his own blood with the hoodlums taking turns to beat him.
Also, the hoodlums were seen leaving the premises with policemen uniforms and other valuables found within the police station premises.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the command was monitoring the situation across the state and would react appropriately.
“The command will react as at when due please. We are monitoring the situation across the state. But I guess it’s taking a new dimension generally. But we shall speak soon,” he said.
The burnt police station in Apapa Iganmu was said to be servicing both Iganmu community in Apapa Iganmu and Orile Community in Coker Aguda.


QUETTA: A commander of banned separatist outfit Balkh Sheir Badini on Monday announced to lay down arms and join national mainstream.
Addressing a press conference along with Home Minister Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti, Badeni said that now onward his war would be against the enemies of the country.
On the occasion, Bugti said that the leaders of banned separatist groups were misleading Baloch youths and using them as fuel for their war while sitting abroad.
He said that the enemy wanted to stop development of Balochistan which would not be allowed.
Commander Badeni said that he was provoked and misled against the country.
He said that he had used to run campaign for the banned outfits on social media while sitting outside the country. He added that he was quitting the banned outfit and joining the national mainstream.
On the occasion, Bugti said that the credit to persuade the youths to join the national mainstream goes to FC Balochistan.
He added that FC would provide security to Badeni, his family and to all those laying down arms.


Taraba pensioners demand payment from Paris Club refund
Pensioners in Taraba State under the platform of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) yesterday demanded that the state government use part of the Paris Club refund to pay the backlog of their gratuities.
They are seeking the payment of state, local councils and primary school pensioners.
The pensioners, who expressed their displeasure over government’s ‘deliberate refusal’ to resolve their plight, said, “using part of the Paris Club fund would go a long way in reducing their sufferings.
State chairman of NUP, Hassan Abubakar, said the pensioners were also pleading with the state government to release additional funds to the local government pensions board to commence the payment of their monthly pensions and arrears to the local government and primary school teachers.
He noted that the inability of the government to enroll the 700 local government and primary school teachers into the monthly pensions was worrisome.
Abubakar, however, commended the state government for embarking on the screening and capturing of local government and primary school pensioners, adding that the need for the screening exercise could not be overstretched.
They lamented that over one hundred of pensioners who were successfully screened and captured, have not been receiving their pensions for over one year and advised that the government should urgently commence the payment of their pensions.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday afternoon called on Prime Minister, Narendra Modi here and discussed Jammu and Kashmir affairs with him in detail, an official statement said.
“During the meeting the Chief Minister apprised the Prime Minister about the prevailing peace and development scenario in the state. He also talked about various development projects under implementation in the state for inclusive and holistic development,” the statement said.
The Chief Minister referred to the special focus being laid on the development of power sector and measures initiated to make Jammu and Kashmir a self-reliant state in the power generation, the statement added.
“Matters relating to the early completion of centrally sponsored projects and flow of central funds for completion of various ongoing schemes were also discussed in the meeting,” it further said.
The statement also said that preparedness for the conduct of Amarnath Yatra this year and issues concerning rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits also came up for discussion in the meeting.


Lawmaker weighs in on plans for Route 443
State Rep. Doyle Heffley said that he and a representative from state Sen. John Yudichak’s office met with business owners along the 443 corridor, the project engineer, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation earlier this year in Allentown.
“We had a great discussion with the business owners and PennDOT,” Heffley said. “Obviously, I share the concerns; we want the businesses along the 443 corridor to grow and survive.”
Heffley said that while he believes the project will ultimately serve the businesses well, it’s essential that they remain the backbone of the corridor.
“As the project moves forward and is completed, I think it is going to increase traffic and help the businesses along 443; I think it’s a benefit in that regard,” he said. “However, at the same time, we want to make sure the businesses that are there and established are continued to be protected.”
Heffley stressed the importance of those businesses being protected throughout the entire course of the project.
“That is a priority of our office and PennDOT to make sure that those businesses that are there and existing are going to be able to stay open during the project, and be vibrant businesses in the community,” he said. “This is going to be a huge project for Carbon County and the 443 corridor.”
Heffley said residents are concerned about safety of the corridor.
“But, at the same time, we need to ensure that those businesses are going to stay in place and be successful,” he said. “I would just encourage people in the community to come out and support these local businesses.”


Policing expert says more Tasers will add to accidents
A widespread rollout of Tasers to Scottish police officers will “inevitably” lead to more accidents, a former deputy chief constable has warned.
Police Scotland has authorised a four-fold increase in Taser officers in response to a rising number of assaults on frontline staff.
Tom Wood, who retired from Lothian and Borders Police in 2005, said he was “shocked” by a survey which found that more than half of Scottish police officers would like to go further than Tasers and carry deadly firearms.
Wood said this pointed to “a new mood” among Scottish police officers who want to protect themselves against rising aggression from members of the public, which has been exacerbated by coronavirus and national lockdowns.
Iain Livingstone, the chief constable, said the move followed


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The Minister for Transport Shane Ross, has confirmed that Dublin City Council will receive €400,000 in additional funding to improve the city’s cycling infrastructure.
Mr Ross who issued the funding over the weekend said the additional money would improve infrastructure across the city.
He also said that it would actively improve over 40 key junctions across the city.
The Transport Minister who is said to be keen on encouraging people to take up cycling, told reporters that the majority of the funding would go to improving safety.
It is expected that the City Council will use the money to install smart cyclist detection equipment around the city.
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ISLAMABAD: FPCCI’s presidential candidate Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai said interest rate hike and devaluation has created problems for the masses and business community, therefore, the government should reduce tax to provide relief.
He said that a reduction in the sales tax has become necessary to reduce the cost of doing business which will help the masses are reeling under runaway inflation.
Engr. Daroo Khan Achakzai said that a simplified sales tax regime would revolutionize the economy, improve tax compliance and minimize corruption.
He noted that the existing sales tax system has ambiguities resulting in issues like fake and flying invoices while reforms will bring a pleasant change in the business environment.
He said that non-refundable and non-adjustable sales tax will help businessmen save a lot of time and billions of rupees while saving around Rs200 billion for the government.
Simplified sales tax will eliminate malpractices in refund claims, input tax and reduce administrative costs in the FBR while providing relief to the common man, especially to the lower and middle-income group.
The business leader said that the government would be able to spend more on developmental projects and decrease reliance on borrowing as tax theft and smuggling would be reduced substantially by introducing reforms.
Simplified sales tax regime will result in the expansion of tax net rather than the prevailing practice of putting more burden on the existing taxpayers, he said.


Addressing the National Governors Association at the White House, the President called on state leaders to invest more in education.
Obama complained that too many governors are cutting education too deeply in order to balance their state budgets.
He said, quote, "Other countries are doubling down on education and their investment in teachers -- we should too."
The President argued that the U.S. economy continues to recover from the deep recession.
He vowed to continue doing everything possible to sustain the recovery.
Opening the session, Vice President Biden said the economy was in a "free fall" when President Obama took office.
He said the American people are "tired of being tired" and "tired of being told how bad things are." Biden insisted that things are definitely better than they were in 2008.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 7. The UN
will continue to support Azerbaijan in the green transformation of
the economy, said Senior Development Coordination Officer Kanako
Mabuchi during the presentation of the transition report from the
World Bank named 'Azerbaijan: Towards Green Growth', trend reports.
According to her, Azerbaijan has already achieved
significant results in green economy development.
'Azerbaijan has announced its goal to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2030. The country also
committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by
2050. There are steps presented in the 'Azerbaijan: Towards Green
Growth' report that are aimed at accelerating green transition,'
Mabuchi noted that the UN is ready to support
Azerbaijan in fulfilling its obligations under the Paris
'On behalf of the UN delegation in the country, I
express the support for steps taken by Azerbaijan in this
direction. We are going to continue the strong partnership and
accelerate the process of goal achievement for sustainable
development in Azerbaijan. We adhere to our commitments,' she
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Ampere Vehicles will enter global market in 2020, says CEO
Ampere is also set to go global — it plans to enter at least two markets in 2020. “We have global aspirations. By the end of next year, two scooters models will be exported to two markets. Exports are going to be the main focus for the year 2020,” said Hemalatha Annamalai, Founder and CEO, Ampere Vehicles.


KARACHI: MQM-Pakistan leader Khawaja Izhar Hassan said that a 'Grand Alliance' was in the works which would prove to have a positive impact on Karachi.
Speaking to media personnel, the MQM-Pakistan leader said that one should think about what benefits the people can reap from the whole situation.
"PSP claims that it will bring in its own chief minister while we (MQM) claim the same," he said. "Hence attention should be paid to who will benefit from the situation as a whole."
Khawaja Izhar said that the real fight or conflict was not between the two parties but the elite.
"The real fight is against the rulers," he said. "There is no friction between the two parties," he added.


JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens — A 90-year-old Queens woman was found safe after being reported missing, police said early Tuesday.
Officials initially said the woman was missing after she was last seen at her Queens home Monday morning at around 9:30 a.m.
Overnight, the NYPD said she had been found in good health and condition.
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The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has stated that the country’s trade policy has become obsolete, noting that it is part of the major hindrances confronting commerce and industrial activities of the country.
Sanusi Maijamaa, national vice, president of NACCIMA, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview in Lagos, noted that the chamber was worried over the situation.
Maijamaa said, “At the national level, we are worried because we have a policy that is obsolete, which is the national trade policy, but I am happy that this government has done a lot towards updating it to suit the modern day global business, with the support of other stakeholders, utilising the non-governmental trade organisations.
“They have reached a certain level, but we have to do more so that we can put a law and improve on the existing policies. NACCIMA has done a lot and we have participated in some of the works to enhance these policies.
He said the MSME policies have been on review severally, including the national industrial policy and the National Agricultural Policy, which are key in addressing the issue of the non-oil income to improve the economy.


Royal Jordanian, flydubai not to expand further in East Asia
(MENAFN) Arab carriers Royal Jordanian and flydubai said here on Wednesday that they plan no further expansion of their networks in East Asia due to "overcapacities" in the region.
"Royal Jordanian already flies to Bangkok, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, but we do not plan to expand our networks in East Asia as we see immense overcapacities there", said Stefan Pichler, president and chief executive officer of Jordan's national carrier Royal Jordanian.
He made the remarks at the sidelines of the ongoing Arab Aviation Summit 2017 in the United Arab Emirates.
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As much of the nation focused on the end of the Republican National Convention last week, protesters with the Movement for Black Lives (often called Black Lives Matter) took to the streets in more than two dozen cities, one of the largest acts of joint protest in the movement’s two-year history, reports the Washington Post. The show of strength . . .
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Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has today met with Japanese Ambassador to the Maldives, Mr Kunio Takahashi.
During the meeting held at the President’s Office this afternoon, Dr Waheed congratulated the Ambassador on the official opening of Hiriya School which was built with Japanese assistance. Vice President also said Japan had always provided their support and assistance towards the development of the Maldives, and extended appreciation to the Japanese government for their assistance.
At the meeting, Dr Waheed also briefed the Ambassador on the economic situation and the government’s plan to become carbon neutral. Discussions were also focused on other matters of mutual concern such as drugs issue and religious fundamentalism.
Ambassador Takahashi said close bilateral relations existed between the Maldives and Japan, and that he wished to enhance those relations. He also expressed his assurances that Japan would continue to support the Maldives in its development


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Srinagar- A 7-year-old boy died after getting trapped under snow in remote Marwah area in Kishtwar district, officials said on Tuesday afternoon.
The boy Mutarif Shabir son of Shabir Ahmad Lohar, a resident of Talwar village in Marwah, lost his life before he could be rescued, they said.
A police official said that an incident occurred yesterday and a case has been registered and further investigations have been taken.
Reportedly the official said that the boy died after coming under snow-slide from the rooftop but further investigations are underway. (GNS)
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Israel and the United States are conducting joint military exercise in Israel this month, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv have confirmed.
The Israeli daily Al Hamishmar reported this week that the exercises began on Sunday in the Negev desert and that various American forces are participating.
The report said that during the past few months, U.S. Army officials came to Israel to prepare for the exercises, which are expected to last several days.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Scorza confirmed the report, and said the exercise is part of regular training activities that have taken place in the past.
He added that the exercises were planned far in advance and said it was purely coincidental that they were taking place at the same time that U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher was visiting the region.
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President Sirisena requested to seek a second term
August 23, 2015 10:26 am
People of Kinniya have appealed to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to seek a second term to fulfill the expectations of the people. The people have made this request when the President visited Kinniya and met the people there, the President’s Media Unit reported.
They have told the President that the development expected by them has not yet been received to their areas. They also presented the problems faced by them to the President. These included the issues on agriculture, lands, health and education.
The Chief Minister of Eastern Province Nazeer Ahamad has made a special request from the President to develop the agriculture in Kinniya in the same way the agricultural sector in Polonnaruwa was developed.
The people drawing the President’s attention to the issue of unemployment, faced by the youth in the area have requested the President to build a machinery to create jobs for them, establishing new factories.
President Sirisena has promised to take action on that regard through the public representatives and government officer during his next visit to Kinniya. He has told them he visited Kinniya on Saturday without any invitation as he wanted to look into the wellfare of the people whom he considers as his brothers.
The President has stated that as a government he would implement a new program to develop the agricultural sector. He has expressed his confidence about the transformation which will take place in the country through the local food production program. “Every crop which could be grown in this country will be cultivated within the country, under this program” he has said.
He has also assured that the fishing industry will be boosted through new technologies and plans extending the opportunities to increase the income in the area. The President has has stated that his ambition is to take the country forward according to new plan, as a new government. He said he would give the opportunity to the people in the country by enabling the public representatives of the area to carry out the development work of the in their areas. “It will be done by devoluting the powers to provincial development committees” he has said.
Governor of the Eastern Province Austin Fernando, Chief Minister Nazeer Ahamad, Rauf Hakeem, Lakshman Kiriella, M. K. D. S. Gunawardena, Daya Gamage, M. S. Nawfik, and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province Najeed Abdul had participated in this occasion.
President Sirisena who arrived in Kinniya had been warmly welcomed by the people of the area. Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people in the area have paid tribute to the President.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) At least two people have been killed and 29 others injured in today's Russian missile strikes on the city of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said this in a post on the telegram messaging app, according to Ukrinform.
"As of 13:00, two people were known to have been killed and 29 injured in Sloviansk," he wrote.
Earlier, Kyrylenko said that Russia's shelling of Sloviansk had destroyed administrative and office buildings, five apartment blocks and seven private buildings.
"The Rashists hit the city center at around 10:30 with two S-300 missiles. In addition, Druzhkivka came under a missile attack at the same time as two S-300 missiles hit the Druzhkivka orphanage and almost completely destroyed the building. According to preliminary information, there are currently no casualties in Druzhkivka. Regarding the number of victims in Sloviansk, the information is changing as the rescue operation is ongoing," he said.
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Ranchi (By our correspondent): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JVM(P) supremo Babulal Marandi alleged that in the last four years of rule of Chief Minister Raghubar Das only development of scams has taken place in the state and said that a scam worth more than Rs 5000 crore have taken in the departments which are being held by Mr Das itself.
Addressing a press conference at his residence here today he said that while on one hand, the Chief Minister talks about zero tolerance on corruption on the other hand layer by layer the scams in the departments which are held by him are being unearthed. He said that his party can not allow the loot of the money of the people of Jharkhand and slowly would bring before each and every scam done by the state government. Pointing to the irregularities in the construction of the new high court building, he said that all levels have crossed in corruption in this work and pointed out that in the probe committee the secretary of the building construction has also been included and wondered how the officer can against himself speak in the probe.
He pointed out that the tender was awarded at Rs 264 crore but suddenly its cost of construction was increased to Rs 697 crore. Mr Marandi said that the entire matter was before the Chief Minister as the department is also under him. He said that after the matter blew out of proportion the state government has decided to conduct a probe by the engineers and asked how the corrupt engineers will do a right probe and said demanded that the entire matter be probed by the CBO or other independent agency and monitored by the Chief Justice or by the high court.


Following the recent civilian killings in the Kashmir, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is now pushing the terrorists and overground workers, as well as hybrid terrorists, to hit the security forces’ camps and posts in the valley, sources said.
The sources quoting intelligence inputs, have confirmed that the ISI has asked the handlers of terror outfits active in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) such as Lashakar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and the newly-floated ‘The Resistance Force’ to instruct its cadre to hit the security forces’ camps and posts.
They also said that some heavily-armed terrorists who might have sneaked into the valley earlier, may sprawl on security establishments, therefore, extra vigil have been instructed without any laxity.
The ongoing anti-terror operation in Poonch has indicated the preparation level of these terrorist groups, they added.
The sources also said that despite the high security apparatus that have activated in Jammu and Kashmir especially after the recent visit by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, these inputs are a matter of concern.
However, officials involved in the operations said that adequate security arrangements have been put in place to prevent untoward attempts.
“Barricades and fortified bunkers have been placed at the security forces’ camps and residential complexes have been tightened, adequate security deployments have been deployed at the entry and exit points of the cities in the Union Territory including Srinagar,” the security officials said, adding that similar arrangement have also made for defence establishments, while joint patrolling by the army and CRPF have already been intensified.
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(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Rabat- King Mohammed VI has sent a message to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to thank him for his support for Morocco's bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Morocco's Ambassador to Algeria Abdelkhalek Lahcen said in an interview with Algerian television channel El Bilad that the King's letter mentioned 'Algeria's noble initiative' which 'mirrors his excellency president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's principles of magnanimity, honesty and loyalty.'
On June 13, Morocco lost its 2026 World Cup bid to the united trio, Canada, Mexico, and the US, which received 134 votes compared to Morocco's 65 votes.
When asked about the possibility of a united bid between Maghreb countries for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, Lahcen said that Morocco will welcome all initiatives made by neighboring countries.
Although relations between the two countries are tense, Lahcen added that 'His majesty insisted that he will work with [Bouteflika] to further strengthen the relations between the two countries in all fields and promote more cooperation and unification between them.'
Along with France, Algeria was among the first countries that vowed support for Morocco's 2026 FIFA World Cup bid.
All but in Africa voted for Morocco. The eleven were: South Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Benin, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Cape Verde, and Zimbabwe.
Countries that voted against Morocco also included several Arab countries: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
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More than 2 million people had received at least a first shot of coronavirus vaccine in Romania by the end of March, Prime Minister Florin Citu has said.
More than half of them have already received both doses, meaning that a total of more than three million doses of COVID-19 jabs have been administered throughout the country.
Romania’s prime minister said the pace of the vaccination campaign will quicken in April when the country is scheduled to receive 3.3 million doses. In May, Romania is set to receive a further 5 million doses.
In the past week, Romania gave COVID-19 vaccines to about 60,000 people daily.
Romania, aims to vaccinate more than 10.4 million people by the end of September, has already started the last phase of the vaccination campaign, which targets the general population. So far, more than 700,000 people have put their names on waiting lists.
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Strong wind and poor visibility warnings are to continue on Saturday across Qatar, inshore and offshore, according to the Met Office. There is a high sea offshore warning too. A maximum temperature in the 31C (Ruwais) to 35C (Mesaieed) range and minimum in the 26C (Abu Samra) to 29C (Wakra) range have been forecast today. Qatar experienced strong wind and dusty weather yesterday (pictured) as well with a maximum temperature in the 29C (Ruwais) to 38C (Mesaieed) range and minimum in the 24C (Sudanathile) to 30C (Wakra) range. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam.
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RAWALPINDI: The government is trying to promote rail travel, as it is an affordable, safe and comfortable mode of transportation, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday.
Inaugurating a non-stop train, ?Pakistan Express?, between Rawalpindi and Karachi at the Rawalpindi Railway Station, he said the rail links of the country were a source of promoting solidarity among people living in different areas of the country, as it connected them all.
He said that these measures were part of the Pakistan Railways? (PR) efforts to make the department more efficient and rail travel more comfortable. He said that the department was also making arrangements for starting a bullet train.
He said that railways were the backbone of the national economy, adding that it had played an important role in the progress and prosperity of the country.
He said that all the projects prepared by the Ministry of Railways would be approved to further improve the railway services, adding that the salaries of PR employees would also be increased.
He said that the Pakistan Muslim League and its allied parties were carrying out record development work in the country, adding that the number of development schemes completed in the past few years by the government were unprecedented in the country?s history. He said that the economic condition of the country had improved greatly in the past half decade, adding that tremendous development had taken place in all sectors of the economy. He said that continuation of the policies was necessary for maintaining economic momentum.
Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the new train service would benefit people with low incomes, as a one-way fare was only Rs 600. He said that a new ?luxury? train service would be inaugurated on December 25. He said that two million people travelled on the PR trains in the last six months, adding that the figure would reach five million in a year.
He said that PR had also started a shuttle train service between Peshawar and Rawalpindi and its fare was Rs 70. He said that past governments had neglected the development of the PR and instead of building a new rail track, it had allowed 1,000 kilometres of track to fall into disrepair.
He said that PR engines and coaches were being repaired and built at the local carriage factories without any foreign assistance. He said that the salaries and other allowances of the employees of department would be increased.
He said that the railroad from Sohawa to Dena was the cause of the unnecessary delay in the Lahore-Rawalpindi trains, adding that if the route could be modified, trains would travel between the two cities in just two and a half hours.
He said that tenders for running a bullet train had been received from two Spanish and Austrian companies. He said that there were 4,000 unmanned railway crossing from Lahore to Karachi. He said 300 of them would be immediately closed to avoid accidents, while the department would hire more staff for working on the rest.
He said that computer ticketing systems had been introduced at all stations and PR had a service to deliver tickets at home on nominal charges.
He said that land belonging to the PR was being auctioned off to generate revenue for the department and to construct hotels to promote tourism in the country.


Zimbabwe's Water Resources Minister Samuel Sipepa Nkomo says Chinese contractors have signed an agreement with Harare to start constructing a 245 kilometer water pipeline from the Gwayi-Shangani Dam to the nation’s second capital, Bulawayo.
Nkomo said the Chinese Export and Import Bank have already availed $864 million for the undertaking of the second phase of the ambitious Zambezi Water Project.
He said the money will be paid to the contractors who are expected to complete the project within the next three years.
Nkomo said the Chinese contractors will Saturday meet with water resources officials to finalize some technical issues related to the pipeline.
The water project was mooted in 1912 by the colonial regime but its construction has been delayed due to lack of funds and bickering among some political parties.
Nkomo said the Chinese contractors are ready to start constructing the pipeline. “We hope that the contractors will employ mostly local people along the pipeline corridor,” said Nkomo.


Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 12 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 167,078.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday night.
The agency stated that the 12 new cases were reported from two states in the country.
It said Lagos recorded nine cases while Kwara registered three cases.
The NCDC noted that no death was recorded from the virus, which had already claimed 2,117 lives in the country.
The public health agency disclosed that 163,469 have been discharged after testing negative to the virus.
The NCDC, however, said 1,492 cases were still active in the country.
It stated that the country had tested 2,231,409 people since the beginning of the pandemic on Feb. 27, 2020.
The public health institute also said yesterday's report includes 0 cases from FCT, Plateau, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kano, Imo, Sokoto, Taraba and Kaduna States. And pl
It also stated that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 2, has continued to coordinate the national response activities.


The Justice Department announced that the Japanese company would plead guilty to one count of fraud and pay $25 million to settle a criminal charge. The firm will also pay $850 million to automakers and $125 million to those injured as a result of the defect, under a plea agreement . . .
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The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency to help build the federal response.
According to CNN, the Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency.
President Biden’s health secretary, Xavier Becerra made the announcement, declaring that the monkeypox outbreak is now a national health emergency. The virus now represents a significant risk to Americans, and the declaration will set plans in motion to help contain the threat, according to the New York Times.
“We’re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,” the health secretary, Xavier Becerra, said at a news briefing, according to the NYT.
The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency a week ago, said the NYT.
U.S. public health officials are working with the Biden administration to develop a plan to use the public health emergency authorities so that the process of distributing the vaccine can speed up, according to Politico.
The Associated Press said that the declaration comes after more than 6,600 Americans have been infected with monkeypox. It also comes after the Biden administration has faced criticism over the “pace of vaccine availability”. Clinics in two areas that have already declared a public health emergency, New York and California, have not received enough of the vaccine to meet demand.
The NYT said that the supply of the monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, is “severely constrained,” and declaring the emergency nationally won’t help ease the shortage. Rather, it will help the administration to take faster steps to provide access to the drug, tecovirimat, which will treat the disease.
Earlier in the week, the Biden administration named top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, plus White House coordinators, to help fight the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., according to the AP.
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(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus in Panama was detected last week at Tocumen International Airport the first case in a traveler from India.
According to the Health Ministry the passenger was immediately isolated and all the analyzes established in the protocols were carried out.
"The sequencing was carried out by the Gorgas Memorial Institute, which reports the case of this variant from India, and currently the person is in quarantine under strict monitoring," said Minsa.
In addition, the traceability of all the patient's contacts within the plane in which he was traveling have already been carried out. However, the infected has not presented, for now, any severe symptoms.
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Held Sunday, Jan. 12, Accueil Bonneau’s annual Dîner des rois was held to
lift the spirits of some of their homeless or at-risk clients.
“It’s a special day like Christmas,” smiled client Pierre Milot, who has been attending the event for seven years.
Just over 400 people attended this year, most of them men. It’s a tradition that organizers say goes back more than 140 years, typically held right after the holidays.
“At Christmas there is a lot of people that are very generous and are giving food and clothes,” explained Dany Depatie, Accueil Bonneau’s interim general manager.
But come January, she said, people tend to forget about the homeless.
“So we want something special and say to them that we know that they are there,” she added.
Organizers say it’s also meant to remind the public of the issue of homeless, and of the places that support people on the street and need help.
Homelessness, she says, is growing.
“Just in Montreal, they’re saying that there’s at least 3,000 people living in the street,” Depatie said.
“And that’s just the people that we were able to see.”
Mayor Valérie Plante, who met some of the clients during the event, told Global News that the problem is complex and needs more than shelters.
“When you think about homelessness, it’s often related to poverty and mental health,” she explained.
“We need to think about why is there more and more people on the street, people being hungry, people not being able to pay their rent. It’s because there’s more poverty.”
She stressed that the issue requires the attention of all levels of government.
In the meantime, workers at Accueil Bnneau say it’s a struggle.
“We don’t have enough,” Depatie pointed out. “It’s always a question of having money from the government or the people to give all the services.”
The priority now, she maintained, is to make sure that those who need help are, in fact, getting it.


We will fight political & legal battle over Panama case: Saad Rafique
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that they will fight the political and legal battle over the Panama case.
Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court on Saturday, he said that the conspiracy was hatched abroad and someone else was winning in the infighting.
He said that they had appeared before the JIT despite having objections against it.
“The world is not digesting a powerful Pakistan,” he maintained.
The minister said that Nawaz Sharif wanted to take the country ahead, while Imran Khan was creating hurdles.


Zaev, Filipce and SDSM are running away from responsibility, says VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, who recalled the contradictory words and actions of the Minister of Health and the SDSM government in the past month.
Filipce today blames the people, while on May 2, 2020 he said: “We won the battle, we did not burden the health system and we maintained the quality of services.”
On May 22, 2020, when they were pushing for the elections, Venko Filipce said: “The elections could be held safely if the measures are observed.”
May 26, 2020: “The battle against the virus has been won!”
Today, they claim that the people are to blame for the fact that we have a pandemic and for their INCAPACITY!, said Nikoloski.


Interim set-up within one week, says Khursheed
17 February, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) senior leader and Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah on Saturday said that the government would announce the interim set-up within one week.
Talking to media persons here, the PPP leader said that the government was working to finalise the interim set-up and hopefully the caretaker government would be announced by March 15.
He refused to name the possible candidates for the interim prime minister but said that consultations were going on within and outside the party for developing a consensus on one name.
He further said that those who had joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday had not cast their votes to the party candidate in the Senate elections. "We had earlier issued show-cause notices to those parliamentarians, who joined the Nawaz League on Friday," he added.
He further said that Nawaz Sharif had no manifesto as he was making alliances with parties of different ideologies, adding that PPP was not afraid of any such alliance.


Amid a surge in incidents in which hijab-wearing Muslim women have been singled out for abuse, a North Carolina imam says they should consider temporarily removing the head scarves. “The nation is being sucked into a combustible mix," he said. "We have to think unconventionally . . .
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global problem and requires worldwide efforts to tackle it.
While addressing the virtual High-Level Event on Financing for Development (FFD) in Era of COVID-19 and Beyond on Thursday, the prime minister said that Coronavirus has left bad imprints on the global economy and Pakistan is also not immune to it.
The event was hosted by the UN Secretary General António Guterres and Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica.
The debt vulnerability of developing Countries was one of the six interlinked financial issues discussed at the High-Level Event.
In his remarks, Imran Khan said that Pakistan imposed lockdown to limit social contacts in its bid to protect the population from Coronavirus.
However, he added, that this created another challenge of providing livelihoods to people to save them from hunger.
Imran Khan said the money that was to be spent on Climate Change and development programmes were diverted towards Coronavirus pandemic. He said that Pakistan’s exports were badly hurt due to weak global demand.
The prime minister said that the government gave a stimulus package equivalent to US$ 8 billion to provide financial help to daily wagers and people of lower-income backgrounds, despite its limited resources.
Imran Khan said that the package was meagre in comparison with huge stimulus packages given by the United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and other developed Countries to their populations.


Nearly one in six Britons has had belongings stolen while they were on holiday, with people most likely to be robbed in Spain, a survey showed.
Around a third of people who lost belongings had their pockets picked, while 21% said their accommodation was broken into and 11% lost valuables left in their car, according to insurer swiftcover.com.
A further 17% of people had things stolen while they were close by, such as losing their handbag while they were eating in a restaurant, but only 6% of those questioned said they were mugged.
A quarter of people said the total value of the items stolen was less than £50, while 56% lost between £50 and £500, and 12% said they had valuables worth more than £500 taken.
People were most likely to be victims of crime in Spain, with 37% of people who had suffered a theft while on holiday saying it happened in Spain, followed by 19% of people in France and 9% in the UK.


At least 11 Islamabad police personnel were injured when residents of the Chauntra area in Islamabad clashed with the police during an operation against the land mafia. Locals said three protestors were also injured.
The Capital Development Authority of Islamabad had launched an operation against encroachment in the Sinyari village in Islamabad. However, unidentified men allegedly fired upon the officials and pelted them with stones. As a result, 11 police officials were injured including SP Tahir Niazi and two DSPs.
A huge contingent of police was deployed in the area to maintain a law-and-order situation while the police also fired tear gases at the demonstrators.A statement from the police said that the law would take its course against the culprits.


Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health has officially launched the Social Cash Transfer Scheme in Mwansabombwe District.
The scheme which is aimed at reducing extreme poverty and intergenerational transfer of poverty in the country was launched in the district by Community Development, Mother and Child Health Minister Emerine Kabanshi.
Speaking at the launch Ms Kabanshi said government is committed to ensuring that the lives of people in the province are improved.
Ms. Kabanshi described the social cash transfer programme as one of the effective tools for the achievement of sustainable economic growth in the country.
She said government attaches great importance to every citizen especially those that are disadvantaged adding that this is demonstrated by a number of measures that government has put in place to address the plight of the poor people.
She said the launch of the social cash transfer in Mwansabombwe is clear indication of what the government is doing for its people countrywide.
She said government remains committed to providing the necessary financial and technical support for effective implementation of the programmes.
Mrs Kabanshi however, disputed the assertions that the social cash transfer programme creates dependency.
She said a study has shown that recipients of the social cash transfer engage in additional economic activities such as investing in livestock at a small scale level and off the farm activities.
The minister added that the beneficiaries were now able to afford more than one meal a day and send their children to school.


Leading e-commerce company Amazon has reduced the number of employees in India. The company has shown the way out of approximately 60 employees about a week ago. Following this step, Amazon is re-structuring its business spread all over the world. Under this, the company has started the sorting process of its employees. Media reports have also said that the company can remove more employees in the coming time.
25% employees in PIP
According to the news published in the Economic Times, two Amazon employees have claimed that the company has put 25 percent of the employees in the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). They say that in the coming times, the company can remove more employees. Amazon India, confirming the news of the trim, said that it is a global process.


Bengaluru: Since the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed in both the lower House (Lok Sabha) and upper House (Rajya Sabha) and signed by the President of India, promulgating the Bill into the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the country has observed widespread protests by Opposition parties, with the Congress party on the frontlines. Even today, protests are obeserved in many parts of the country and have even resulted in the deaths of ten of individuals and hundreds of injuries.
Some reports suggest that the Congress party has decided to lower the intensity of the protests, and “gradually” come out of “protest mode” against the CAA and shift their focus to other social-economic issues of the country.
Reports state that sources from the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) say that the state Congress leaders have also decided to back off from the protests, keeping in mind that these displays could backfire and damage the party’s image, as the people of the country and the state know the pros and cons of the Act.
Some party leaders, according to reports, have even said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government was not in a position to revoke the Act as both the PM and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in several of pro-CAA rallies had clearly stated that there was no question of backing off from implementing the Act.
Political experts have also said that the Congress leaders across the country are ‘satisfied’ looking at the response of the minorities, especially Muslims, against the CAA. According to the experts, the Congress party has succeeded in turning the Muslims against the BJP and creating a ‘make-believe’ situation that the CAA would affect their citizenship.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. Minister of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
attended the 46th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 77 and
China during the ongoing 77th UNGA Session on the theme 'Addressing
the food, fuel, and finance crises and pathways towards achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' on September 23, 2022,
the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend .
While delivering a speech at the meeting, Minister Jeyhun
Bayramov stressed the importance of global solidarity and
cooperation in the fight against the food, fuel, and finance
crisis, as well as the elimination of their consequences. He
expressed confidence that the G77 would contribute to the
consolidation of joint efforts to battle the global issues.
Despite Azerbaijan's new membership in the G77, the country
seeks to make a considerable contribution to the group's activity.
In this regard, Bayramov said Azerbaijan, as the current chairman
of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), intends to establish effective
interaction between NAM and the G77.
As the minister noted, new realities emerged in the region
following the end of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and the
restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. Bayramov added
that the transport center established through restoring
communication and implementing the Zangazur corridor project, will
provide the shortest land route between China and Southern
Azerbaijan has provided international humanitarian, technical,
and financial assistance to over 80 developing countries in solving
the the COVID-related issues, and will continue to support as one
of the reliable partners in South-South cooperation.
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Those doing negative politics during pandemic suffered a defeat: Punjab CM Buzdar
July 31, 2020
LAHORE (92 News) – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that those doing negative politics during the coronavirus pandemic suffered a defeat. In a statement on Friday, he said that the opposition leader who indulged in point scoring over coronavirus should give up the politics of lies. "The government's anti-coronavirus policy remained successful under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan," he said. Usman Buzdar said that the smart lockdown helped in containing the spread of coronavirus. "Prime Minister Imran Khan's anti-coronavirus vision is being applauded in the world," he said. He said that the opposition has neither a strategy nor an agenda. "The opposition leaders have lost credibility among the masses," he said. The chief minister said that the leaders who made tall claims did not do anything. "The opposition parties have isolated and left the masses in isolation," he added. He said that the government always made wise decisions under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Punjab Minister for Colonies Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said that the effort to join the hands of Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Zardari had already been ruined.


Canada has been found to be one of the most inviting countries when it comes to expatriate workers.
A survey by the German Marshall Fund, a United States think tank, has discovered that the general public in Canada are much more open to immigrants than those of many other countries, including the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
In the US about 73 percent believed that their government was doing a poor job with regards to controlling immigration, followed by 70 percent in the UK. In Spain 61 percent shared that view as did 58 percent in France and 54 percent in the Netherlands. Canadians, however were divided, with 48 percent remaining positive but 43 percent feeling negative about the Canadian government’s handling of immigration. These outlooks also had political ramifications- in the United States 67 percent said that immigration policy had a big effect on their vote, with 63 percent in the UK 63 percent stating the same.
GMF President Craig Kennedy said: “‘The survey shows that North Americans and Europeans have strong opinions about immigration policy, what works, and what doesn’t. But the survey also shows that the more one is exposed to immigrants, the more one feels positively toward them.”


Cabinet spokesman Dr Rajitha Senaratne today warned that any Minister who votes against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the no-confidence vote in Parliament today, will be removed from their post.
Senaratne said that there is also a proposal to appoint a new cabinet on Monday and take the unity Government forward.
He said that forming a new cabinet will depend on the number of Ministers who vote against the Prime Minister.
Senaratne said that voting against the Prime Minister is a vote against the Government so such Ministers must be removed.
The cabinet spokesman said that it will be easy for the Government to operate when those attempting to scuttle the Government are not in the cabinet. (Colombo Gazette)


According to the research that is carried by Zogby Analytics, only the 35% of the Americans knows about the Armenian Genocide.
First time in the US, a research for evaluating the extent of Americans’ knowledge and awareness about the Armenian Genocide was carried. According to the research of Zogby Analytics, one of the most prominent research centers in the country, only 35% of the people in the US said that they know about the Armenian Genocide. %50 of the people who participated in the survey said that they haven’t heard of the Armenian Genocide before. And 15% of them said that they aren’t sure if they have heard of it before.
Here are some results of Zogby Analytics’ research.
*People between the ages of 25 and 34 have more information about the genocide, whereas people between 35 and 53 are the ones who are the least knowledgeable about this.
*Hispanic Americans know more about the genocide compared to the “Whites”; African and Asian Americans are the least knowledgeable group.
*Catholics know more about the genocide compared to Protestants.
*People on the west coast know more about the genocide compared to the people on the east coast, and the people who live at the center and south of the country know less.
*People with higher incomes (more than 100.000 dollars) knows more about the genocide
*46.5% thinks that the US should make a call to Turkey for recognizing the genocide. 39% thinks that the Congress should pass the bill about the Armenian Genocide.
*The participants are equally ignorant about the genocide regardless of their political choices. Liberals are slightly more knowledgeable about the genocide compared to conservatives and most of the supporters of “Tea Party” and “Occupy Wall Street” movements know about the Armenian Genocide.


Fresh from a humiliating 8-0 defeat to KCCA, Onduparaka will be aiming to redeem themselves when they visit new comers MYDA FC at King George IV Memorial Stadium in Tororo.
The two teams are winless from the two league games played so far with MYDA losing to Police FC 3-1 in their debut.
Three MYDA FC players will be out due to Covid-19 and Peter Musoke sustained an injury in their league opener.
Swamadu Musafir the head coach MYDA FC insists that he has corrected the mistakes that denied his team victory against Police FC.
“We have rectified the mistakes that denied us the maximum points against Police FC, our opponents lost in the last game as we also did but we are ready to challenge them and take the three points.”
Vialli Bainomugisha believes the four more players who have been cleared to play will be a big boost to the camp as he has also worked on making the boys mentally strong,
“We have received four more licenses adding on the 13 we previously had and I believe we are now good to go.”
“All our attention is on the next fixture, we have greatly worked on trying to make the players mentally strong.”
This will be the maiden meeting between both sides with MYDA FC playing their debut season in the Uganda Premier League.


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‘Shaan-e-Pakistan Award’ has been announced by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar for those who fought against the COVID-19 pandemic. Those heroes would be awarded during a special ceremony at the Governor’s House in the last week of October.
According to the report, Sarwar addressed the media and said that ‘corona heroes wall’ has been prepared. It recognizes those who fought against the pandemic. Furthermore, he revealed that the wall will be revealed on 27th October
.”Those who played a constructive role during the coronavirus crisis will always be remembered.”
The government and the public were urged by the governor to ensure that they take precautionary measures and follow SOPs in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
In another article, Research snipers reported that Asad Umar-the federal minister for Planning and Development has said that it is time that all should take COVID-19 seriously and abide by the set SOPs seriously as there has been an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the nation.
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Department of Public Safety Commission Marshall Fisher says that the State crime lab is severely understaffed and while they are looking to have more funding from the government, they are still waiting on the upcoming legislative session to approve the budget.
The state crime lab has only three medical examiners at this time and Fisher said that number is set to lessen.
“At the end of this month we are going to have two and the end of the year we are going to have one,” Fisher said.
Fisher said that their three medical examiners at the state crime lab did roughly 1,500 autopsies last year alone.
“The national association of medical examiners, their accreditation entity if you will, recommends no more than 250 per year,” Fisher said.
Fisher said that the cases are backed up and said that they are actively recruiting medical examiners.
He added that the state crime lab is one of the most important aspects of the criminal justice system.
“It’s a horrendous job, and often times a thankless job,” Fisher said.
Fisher said that while they would like to be able to have eight medical examiners on staff, they are looking to the legislature for the funding to have 6 medical examiners.
“Part of the reason I think we are losing them is because they are just exhausted,” Fisher said.


Tribune News Service
Dharamsala, April 5
The Congress-dominated Dharamsala corporation was not allowed to function by the BJP government in the state. Former HPCC president Sukhwinder Sukhu and former minister and AICC secretary Sudhir Sharma said that the BJP government had been blaming the Congress-dominated corporation for lack of development in Dharamsala in the last three years.
While addressing mediapersons here today, Sukhu alleged that Congress was willing to put on record the resolutions moved by Dharamsala MC house for development of the city. However, it was the state government that dumped all these resolutions.
The Dharamsala Corporation has also been demanding additional staff for the past three years. However, the state government has failed to provide it. So it was not the corporation house but the state government that was responsible for stalled development in Dharamsala city.
Sukhu said that most of the development in Dharamsala took place when Sudhir Sharma was Minister for Town and Country Planning. It was the previous Congress government that gave Rs 223 crores for Dharamsala Smart City project but the present government failed to spend it despite the fact that board of directors of Smart City project was directly under the government, he alleged.
Sudhir Sharma said that the previous Congress government was so generous towards Dharamsala that it had even issued a notification to declare Dharamsala as second capital of the state. The present BJP government has dumped the notification.
He said the government was trying to divert the attention of the electorate by alleging corruption.


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United Nations: Daesh strongly present in Somalia
(MENAFN) Receiving some funding from Syria and Iraq, a Daesh faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland, a report by UN sanctions monitors said on Friday.
However, the faction loyal to Sheikh Abdulqader Mumin was targeted by US drone strikes last week in the first US operation targeting Daesh in the African state, according to US Africa Command.
The UN monitoring group for Somalia said in the report that the Daesh faction, which was estimated in 2016 "to number not more than a few dozen, has grown significantly in strength" and may "consist of as many as 200 fighters".
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Aggrieved youths in Isoko, Delta State have burnt alive bandits who allegedly kidnapped and killed two people in the community.
VANTAGE NEWS learnt that the vigilante group in the community traced the gun-wielding bandits to their hideouts in the forests where they were apprehended.
Six of the suspected bandits were reportedly neutralised by the vigilante group that collaborated with the police.
Angry youths in the community stormed the police station were the bandits were being held, forced their way to the holding cell and lynched the suspects.
The police are yet to react as at the time of filing the report.


The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday dismissed as misleading, speculations that talks between it and the Federal Government on new national minimum wage had collapsed.
President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said that the talks had not even started.
He said that the government is foot dragging on the issue.
Wabba said that the tripartite structure that should consider the modalities for the implementation had not been inaugurated.
According to the NLC President, “The government is still dragging its feet on talks about […]


Sweden agrees to join NATO
(MENAFN) Following the Finnish administration’s lead, Sweden's governing Social Democratic Party has confirmed its support for the nation’s NATO membership ambition.
The Social Democrats committed “to work for Sweden to apply for membership in NATO.” in a declaration released on Sunday. Nevertheless, if the proposal is approved, Sweden would “against the deployment of nuclear weapons and permanent bases on Swedish territory,” according to the party's leadership.
Following a huge shift in public opinion following Russia's invasion on Ukraine, Finland and Sweden decided to reexamine their long-standing strategy of non-alignment. According to the newest polls, both nations' populations currently support NATO admission. Helsinki and Stockholm have been cautioned against joining the group, and Moscow has pledged a swift response if they do so.
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As food prices
soar world-wide it was reported recently on the BBC that ‘Ethiopia has launched an urgent
appeal to international donors for more than $300m (£154m) of emergency aid’. According the news item, ‘a
total of 4.6 million people are now thought to need food aid’.


(MENAFN) In the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year, the Iranian Banking System has provided a total of 36.69 quadrillion rials (over USD79.7 billion) in facilities to domestic economic sectors, marking a significant increase of 38.1 percent from the same period in the previous year. According to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), 83.4 percent of these facilities were given to business owners, while the remaining 16.6 percent were paid to natural persons.
Out of the total facilities provided to business owners, 75.3 percent were in the form of working capital loans, with the mining and industry sector receiving the largest share of these loans, amounting to 8.53 quadrillion rials (about USD18.55 billion). This sector accounted for 37.2 percent of the total working capital loans paid out during the mentioned period.
To further support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and semi-finished projects, the CBI has collaborated with the Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry to implement a program that provides bank facilities for the purpose of renewing machinery, equipping production units, or completing semi-finished projects.
Overall, the Iranian Banking System has demonstrated a significant increase in loans and facilities provided to domestic economic sectors, with a focus on supporting business owners and the mining and industry sector. The CBI's collaboration with the Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry to support SMEs and semi-finished projects further showcases the government's efforts to boost the Iranian economy.
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AMMAN — A cultural event will kick off in Madaba's Mukawir village on October 8, celebrating the site's religious significance.
The celebration, organised by the Jordan Tourism Board, will be attended by Tourism Minister Nayef Al Fayez, Al Rai Arabic daily reported on Saturday, quoting spokesperson and media coordinator of the event Rula Samain.
The event will include a theatrical performance, written and composed by Father Joseph Soueid, Patriarchal Vicar of the Maronite Church in Jordan, with the participation of a Lebanese band comprising 30 artists.
The play narrates the history of the area, in particular the Mukawir Castle, where John the Baptist was killed.
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Prof. Taiwo Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says the association will facilitate the establishment of mental health department in the Federal Ministry of Health.
Obindo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that with the department in place, issues concerning mental health would be appropriately discussed.
On the mental health bill, he said the association had engaged the Federal Ministry Health and relevant stakeholders to embark on sensitisation across the country on the need for the act to be passed.
“We are sensitising the public on the importance of the bill to be passed into law as such will go a long way to handle mental health issues in the country,” he said.
Obindo promised that immediately substantive ministers were appointed, the association would hit the ground running.
He said the association was looking at the possibility of having a roadmap in place so that immediately the minister assumed duty, it would make it easier for the association to achieve the aim.
The association had earlier advocated the speedy passage of the mental health bill which would protect persons with mental health challenges and substance abuse problems.
The law, if passed, would also go a long way in addressing stigmatisation and discrimination against mental health sufferers. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Yinusa Ishola/Idris Abdulrahman


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Damascus, Aug 1 (IANS) UN special envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen has called for upholding the principle of the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law, a spokesman for the world body has said.
The spokesman, said in a statement issued on Saturday on behalf of the envoy, that Pedersen "is following with great concern the developments in the southwest of Syria", reports Xinhua news agency.
"He is actively in contact with relevant parties to ensure that violence ceases and is calling on all to de-escalate.
"He underlined to all that the principle of the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law must be upheld," said the spokesman.
"The special envoy emphasizes the humanitarian dimension of the situation, recalling the messages he received from people in Daraa stating they did not want to leave their homes," he added.
"The special envoy notes that this uptick in tension in the southwest illustrates the need for all in Syria to agree on a nationwide ceasefire, in line with Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015)," the spokesman added.
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Excise and Enforcement Director Akun Sabharwal said the charge sheet will be filed in the court by the end of December in the drugs case. Speaking to media on Friday, he said that the investigation of the drugs case will continue to be active.
He said that in the due course of investigation, the witnesses are being questioned and based on the discussions with NCP officials and lawmakers’ evidences are being collected. Special Investigation team had arrested 22 individuals in the 11 cases registered so far. Mr.Sabharwal said that the details about the witnesses cannot be disclosed now.
In the case of probing the film personalities, the police will act as per the law. He said that they have sent the samples collected from the Tollywood actors to the forensics department. The police are awaiting report from the forensics.
Mr. Sabharwal said that the government is supporting the SIT in the drugs probe. He said that they are ensuring to create awareness about Drugs menace and are striving to bring about social responsibility among people by educating them. He added that the educational institutions have responded positively to the drive.


The Congress youth wing on Saturday alleged that the Narendra Modi government is trying to suppress the voice of opposition in the social media by adopting "new tactics" before the Lok Sabha elections. In a statement, the National Incharge (Social Media) of the Indian Youth Congress, said in a statement: "By continuously adopting new tactics by the government in the election year, every voice emerging against the Government and curb the freedom of expression even on digital. There is a lot of effort being done to suppress the media too. "He claimed," The surprise thing is that social media companies are also under the pressure of the government.
People are going to see that Frank worked to prevent his opinion. '' He said, '' Today the people are being intimidated in the country that they do not put anything on social media which is against the government. The government wants that people do not raise voice against him. "Walia said that on the social media platform in recent days, many terms and conditions have been imposed, which raises the fear that the propaganda of the opponents before the government election Do not want to.


Several Punjab government employees have been shown to be members of the outlawed parties, sources said on Monday.
In Punjab, employees of the health department, police, education and WAPDA and other institutions turned out to be operatives of terrorist organizations, while many employees are still doing government jobs despite being convicted.
According to sources, terrorists, fourth schedulers belonging to banned organizations turned out to be government employees of Punjab, and according to records, 26 government employees had links with various banned organizations.
The fourth schedule includes Punjab police constables, health department, district administration, teachers and WAPDA employees, the report said.
According to the records, the cases of many government employees are still under trial, and eight government employees included in the list of fourth schedulers have retired from service, two government employees have been dismissed from the job.
The fourth scheduler is required to attend the police station monthly, but the report also reveals that more than 100 of the more than 1,400 fourth schedulers across Punjab are missing.
Sources said that government employees in the Fourth Schedule remained in touch with terrorist organizations, and many employees are still doing government jobs despite being convicted.


BANGOR — There are more cases of COVID-19 at the Penobscot County Jail.
Sheriff Troy Morton said there are now four cases of coronavirus and an additional seven presumptive cases among staff and people associated with the jail.
Morton said two inmates have also tested positive for the coronavirus.
Both were in quarantine and were tested as part of the jail’s general practice before being released into the general population.
Morton said several other inmates were tested but their results came back negative.


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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers says his administration will support all Federal Government’s programmes that will benefit the people of the state.
Wike gave the assurance on Tuesday at the beginning of a two-day stakeholders’ workshop on Home Grown School Feeding programme in Port Harcourt.
The programme was organised in collaboration with the Federal Government.
Represented by Mr Kenneth Kobani, the Secretary to the State Government, Wike also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for choosing Rivers for the programme’s pilot scheme.
He said that the Home Grown School Feeding programme was beneficial to Nigerians, especially the most vulnerable children.
“You see, the most vulnerable children are those to benefit from the programme, the children of the poor,” he said.
The governor noted that the programme was intended to lift economic burden from parents of indigent pupils in public primary schools.
“I commend the President for the programme because it will encourage parents, improve academic activities and school enrolment for children,” Wike said.
Wike also urged stakeholders to ensure that the programme successfully alleviate what he called the suffering of children in primary schools.
He noted that the state government would support the programme in its entirety and ensure its success.
Earlier, the federal government pledged to support the Rivers Government to succeed in the Home Grown School Feeding programme.
The Home Grown School Feeding Programme is designed to feed pupils from Primary one to primary three in public schools in Nigeria.
An official of the Presidency, Mrs Abimbola Adesoke, who represented Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, stated the federal government’s position at the launch of the event.
She said the federal government chose Rivers as one of the 24 states for the pilot scheme because of the love and care it had for the vulnerable children.
He said that the programme was designed to eradicate poverty and enable parents and their indigent children to receive education.
The Vice President stated that the federal government would form a synergy with the state government to map out strategies on how the programme would be successful.
Osinbajo said that the workshop was also designed to educate and sensitise stakeholders on how to achieve the desired result from the Home Grown School Feeding programme.
He also called on all stakeholders to join forces with both the federal and the state government to ensure that the programme was successful.
In his response, the Rivers Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku commended both the federal and the state government for approving the programme.
He said that about 5.5 million children would benefit from the programme, noting also that indigent children would feed once every day in the school.
Source – NAN


The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem, though the league “believes everyone should stand for the national anthem,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Goodell and several owners said Tuesday at the league’s fall meetings that altering the language from “should stand” to “must stand” was not discussed. He claimed that the NFL only has “about a half-dozen players” protesting the National Anthem and that the league was going to “try to put that [number of players protesting] at zero.”
Goodell reiterated that the league and its 32 clubs “believe everyone should stand for the national anthem. It’s an important part of the game.”
Asked about owners who threatened discipline for players who didn’t stand, Goodell said the owners didn’t discuss it. “What we’re looking to do is to continue to give people a focus on football,” said Goodell, according to CBS News.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The county government of Murang’a has launched an integrated health system that will see all the operations automated in a bid to boost efficiency in service delivery in public hospitals.
Governor Irungu Kang’ata said the system is one of its kind and will help capture the details of the patients electronically and keep a record of their medical history.
Speaking at the Murang’a County referral hospital, Kang’ata said patients visiting the facility will only be required to produce their national identity cards and their details will be retrieved from the system.
Kang’ata said there have been numerous complaints from the members of the public on poor services adding that the system will also help monitor how the patients are attended to.
He promised to ensure all sub counties have a level four hospital which will ensure improved medical care to the people.


UAE: Fuji reach a 500% increase in Kobe beef sales
(MENAFN) Based on managing director Ryusaku Hayashi figures, compared to last year in regards of the premium Japanese Kobe beef distribution in UAE this year, Middle East Fuji has attained sales growth of 500 percent.
Fuji has imported to UAE five carcasses of Kobe beef in 2017, whereas in 2016 it merely got a single carcass. There's a great possibility in 2018, as Hayashi expects, for the figures to triple given that the beef demand increases as it is presently being sold in the market at an average $462 per kilogram.
Arabian Business was informed by the managing director "we are now targeting to achieve 300% of our 2017 figures in 2018 and then further double it in 2019. It is of course an ambitious target, but we believe it is achievable."
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Fed can make better decisions on Taliban, says Gillani
LAHORE: Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, has said that federal government of Pakistan can make better decisions regarding the withdrawal of military from Waziristan and the release of Taliban prisoners, ARY News reports.
Speaking to media while attending a wedding ceremony of Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Syed Syed Mehdi Shah's daughter, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani said that no one can make laws against Shariah in Pakistan.
Federal Government can make better decisions regarding Taliban", he added.
Former Prime Minister said that said that the ex-President General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf had put him in jail and now he is not appearing in the courts.
On the occasion, CM Gilgit Baltistan said that the province should not be linked with Kashmir. He said that the province was freed by the people. He demanded that the Gilgit Baltistan should be given representation in the National Assembly and Senate.
Syed Mehdi Shah added that the next general elections will be contested between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslimeen (MWM) and Islami Tehreek Pakistan (ITP).


Niger State governments continue the fumigation of public places against the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Governor Abubakar Bello who was represented by the Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Alh. Mohammed Zakari, flagged off the fumigation exercise at the Kure Ultra-Modern Market on Wednesday in Minna.
He said that the exercise would be carried out across the 25 local government areas of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the governor had on March 29, during a press conference disclosed that he had directed the state Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) in collaboration with the state Ministry for Environment to embark on fumigation of public places against the COVID-19.
The governor said that the fumigation was to ensure that the state was to protect the state from the spread of coronavirus.
“We are here because we want to make sure in addition to the restriction, we fumigate all public areas and to keep them safe, ” he said. Bello reiterated that the restriction of movement was not to punish anyone, but a strategy to safeguard the people against the deadly virus.
He said that places such as markets, mosques, churches, schools, supermarkets, and other public places that attract large number of people would be fumigated.
The governor allayed the fears of the people, saying that the chemicals being used to fumigate the state were not harmful to humans.
He, however, commended the people for their patience and for complying with the government’s directives.
Also, Malam Habibu Abdulkahadir, General Manager of NISEPA, said the exercise which is expected to last for three weeks, was aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronvirus and commended the state government for the release of fund for the exercise. (NAN)


Speaking in Parliament today, TNA leader R. Sampanthan said that the new Government had assured that all political prisoners will be set free.
However he said only a few were released while many others arrested under the draconian law continue to remain in custody.
Sampanthan also said that the Tamils in the North and East are yet to see real reconciliation, seven years after the war ended.
“Reconciliation in the proper sense is not yet visible,” he added.
Sampanthan also slammed the Government over its failure to release all the civilian owned land still occupied by the military in the North and East.
“One cannot understand why land cannot be released,” he said.
He said that while the new Government has done a lot and shows a different attitude towards the Tamils unlike the former Government, a lot more remains to be done. (Colombo Gazette)


India’s top newspaper today reported that the Indian government has declared that the riots in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which have left at least 40 people dead, have ended.
The Times of India reported that police have identified and arrested all the rioters and their accomplices, and that they will face charges of murder, rape and rioting.
The government has also declared a curfew.
But the riots have continued.
The violence in the state has left many people homeless.
As of Thursday, there are at least 41 people dead in the town of Ramdheni, where the riots took place, according to a local government official.
In the latest incident, a crowd of around 100 people attacked a private bus, ransacked a building, and set fire to it, according the Indian Express.
The paper reported that five of the attackers were arrested in the incident, including a local lawmaker who was reportedly injured in the attack.
The attack came on the heels of a protest on Thursday night, in which about 500 people were arrested and held for over two hours.
On Friday, the state government has issued an emergency curfew, but some residents remain out of their homes, according TOI.


US Ambassador Robert Godec has called on Kenyans to support President Uhuru Kenyatta in the war against corruption.
Godec said the war on corruption requires collective responsibility to succeed.
Speaking in Malindi during the Inaugural Arid and Semi-Arid Lands conference, Godec asked the Director of Criminal investigations and the Director of Public Prosecutions to take the lead.
He said corruption was slowing economic development. The ambassador said the US government was committed to increasing funding to help ASAL counties develop.


Jordan achieved progress on business indicators, minister
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Dec. 16 (Petra)--State Minister for Investment Affairs Muhannad Shihadeh said Jordan has achieved progress in recent years on a number of business indicators including Doing Business report in which Jordan gained 15 places (118 in 2017 compared to 103 in 2016).
In a dialogue session held by the Jordan Strategy Forum, the minister said that Jordan Investment Commission gives special attention to business and investment indicators as the investment environment is important for doing business, which will lead to further economic growth.
The government, he added, had put an executive plan to improve measures and develop the business and investment climate in the Kingdom, highlighting the role of the commission in stimulating the economy and attracting foreign investments into the Kingdom.
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