Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 30 (IANS) Four persons have been arrested and an online cricket betting racket busted in Kanpur district.
The crime branch arrested four bookies from the Shyam Nagar area in Chakeri on Thursday evening.
The police also seized over Rs 7 lakh, seven mobile phones, a ledger register and other documents.
According to the police, the four were accepting bets on the T20 cricket match between India and Sri Lanka played in Colombo's Premadasa stadium on Thursday.
DCP Crime Salman Taj Patil said they received information that a group of men, including Sumit Anand of Shyam Nagar, Harshit Agarwal of Rail Bazar, Ankit Asthana of Babupurwa and Sandeep Kanaujia of New Labour Colony, were taking bets on the cricket match.
A team led by sub-inspectors Vijay Darshan Sharma and Sunit Sharma of Crime branch raided the house of Sumit Anand in the Shyam Nagar area of Chakeri on Thursday evening and arrested the four.
"We have recovered cash over Rs 7 lakh, seven mobile phones, a ledger register and other documents from the spot. The arrested persons used to send online links on the Internet to play 'satta'," the DCP said.
The police have lodged a case against the four under the relevant sections of the IPC and Gambling Act.
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Leaders and workers of JKNPP, led by vice chariman and MLA Harsh Dev Singh, staged the dharna and demanded that the government issue a calender for the budget session at the earliest.
Singh said that there was not much time before the onset of winter and it was important to hold district development board meetings prior to that and the budget session should be held early, for at least one and half months.
Voicing its protest on another issue, the party said that it would oppose any move by the government to shift the university from Jammu to Kashmir
The party leader said that the coalition government was conspiring to shift the university to Kashmir though the land for the same has been identified in Samba district of Jammu province.
"If the government takes any such step, its consequences could be disastrous", said Singh, who was former education minister during Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's tenure as chief minister.


The police said today at a press conference that they have identified four potential suspects in the attack on Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed.
During the press conference, Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed said that the Police Intelligence Unit had no prior knowledge of the attack and identified it as an assassination attempt on Speaker Nasheed.
Police Commissioner Hameed also stated that the police have identified four potential suspects in connection with the attack.
In response to a journalist’s query, Commissioner Hameed said that there is currently insufficient evidence to arrest the suspects.
According to the police, no one has yet taken responsibility for the terrorist attack which left Nasheed and his bodyguards wounded.
The Maldives Police Service had previously issued a statement in response to last night’s attack on Speaker Nasheed.
The police confirmed that they are treating the case as a terrorist attack on Speaker Nasheed.
In the press release, police said that the incident is being investigated with the highest priority and that all of the police’s investigative and forensic resources are being used to investigate the attack.
It also stated that they have sought assistance from international experts and that two officials from the Australian Federal Police are scheduled to arrive on Saturday.
The police statement also asked bystanders and any witnesses who were in the area and saw something unusual, as well as anyone with details about the attack, to contact 9704000. The police clarified that the information exchanged and the individual’s identity would be kept private.


Qatar U-20 Team Continues Preparation For International Events
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Doha: The Qatar national U-20 continues its training sessions at the Qatar Volleyball Federation Hall ahead of the upcoming international assignments.
The national team will take part in the first West Asian Volleyball Championship, which will be held in Saudi Arabia from July 20 to August 1.
Qatar will also participate in the 14th U-20 Asian Championship, which will be held in Bahrain from August 20 to 30. The preparation is being held under the supervision of Argentine coach Martin Ariel Lopez and assistant coach Ismail Hassan Al Sheeb.
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Mandya, Apr 18: In a bid to provide passes for the public to travel during emergency situations and to prevent them from running around to procure the same, Mandya Deputy Commissioner MV Venkatesh launched an online M-Pass mobile app at the Office of the Superintendent of Police (SP).
Speaking after launching M-Pass App, the DC said that the district administration and the police department have upgraded the app, through which M-Pass would be provided to the public only during emergency situations. Continuing, the DC said that the public could download the app to their mobile phone and apply for the M-Pass which would be provided to them through the app and added that the public should use the M-Pass only during emergency situations such as inter-district/inter-State travelling for healthcare, death, accident and other such situations.
The DC Warned against misusing the M-Pass. Mandya Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer K Yalakkigowda said that the MPass App was launched to avoid people travelling unnecessarily and urged the public to utilise the facility only during emergency and co-operate to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Speaking about the M-Pass app, SP Parashuram said that the app is also being launched on the District Police website and also in SP Blog and added that the M-Pass is available in Google Play store from which the public could download the app to their android phones.(UNI)


Kuwaiti oil price up 4 cents to stand at USD 59.18 per barrel
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went up 4 cents and settled at USD 59.18 per barrel, compared to USD 59.14 per barrel since last Monday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Wednesday.
In world markets, oil prices were up yesterday due to expectation of extending the agreement by OPEC members to lower production during their meeting next week.
Oil crude price Brent mixed was up 35 cents to stand at USD 60.57 while the US crude Western Texas oil was also up USD 41 cents and settled at USD 56.83 per barrel. (end) asj.mb
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Pfizer and BioNTech reported that their COVID-19 vaccine is still effective against new coronavirus variants discovered in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
In a statement, the vaccine makers said that the “small differences” detected in tests comparing the original virus and the recent versions “are unlikely to lead to a significant reduction in the effectiveness of the vaccine.”
While the new findings mean that there is no need to create new vaccines against the new variants, Pfizer said that they will monitor the situation should the need arise and if new variants will defeat their vaccine.
Pfizer said that they will also continue to look into the real-world effectiveness of their vaccine against the new strains.
“Pfizer and BioNTech believe that the flexibility of BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA vaccine platform is well suited to develop new vaccine variants if required,” the companies said.
On Wednesday, the global coronavirus disease cases or COVID-19 has reached 100 million according to the tally made by Johns Hopkins University.
The grim milestone comes three months since global cases reached 50 million cases and over a year since the first recorded case was discovered in Wuhan,China.
The U.S. remains the leader in recorded cases of the coronavirus with more than 25 million infections. India ranks second with more than 10.5 million cases, and Brazil third with almost nine million, according to Johns Hopkins.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has grown at a rate of roughly 4-5 million cases per week since December according to the World Health Organization.
The 100 million mark comes as many parts of the world are struggling in emerging new variants of the virus including the more transmissible ones from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.
The global death toll is now at over 2 million. (TDT)


Radio presenter Angie Khumalo has a new TV show about farming.
Media personality Angie Khumalo has scored herself a presenting gig on Mzansi Wethu’s brand new show African Farming.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Angie said she was excited when she was approached with the idea of the show because black people have a lot of stories where agriculture is concerned.
Angie told the People’s Paper what people can expect from the show.
“The show is one of its kind and people can expect to learn a lot and it will show that black farmers can also be viable and commercial.”
The talented presenter also said she has a strong belief that the show will make young people gain interest in farming.
The show was shot on different farms across the country and Angie said the corona pandemic did not have a huge impact on the production of the show.


Economy of Chile to decline 6 percent in 2020
The central bank of Chile released data on Tuesday saying that market analysts predict the economy of Chile to decline 6 percent in the current year 2020, which is slightly less than the estimate made in July of 6.1 percent.
According to experts, an economic expansion of 4.5 percent is predicted for 2021, unchanged from the earlier predictions, as a growth of 3.2 percent is estimated for 2022.
July is predicted to witness and economic decline of 12 percent following the 12.4 percent drop reported in June.
A 9 percent drop in expected for the economy in the third quarter of the current year, less than the -10 percent decline estimated earlier.
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Kuwait's court delays petrol prices increase halt plea
(MENAFN) The administrative court IN Kuwait adjourned a hearing held yesterday demanding suspending the new petrol prices until the government provides a copy of the decision.
In detail, lawyer Nawaf Al-Fuzai, who filed the case, argued that petrol belongs to both the state and the people, and that the government is not free do whatever it wants with it.
Meanwhile, MPs Yousef Al-Zalzalah and Ali Al-Khamees filed two separate inquires addressing Minister of Commerce and Industry Yousuf Al-Ali concerning prices in local markets.
In his inquiry, Zalzalah reminded the minister that in a statement, he promised to 'freeze' the prices of goods, services and craftworks, in addition to forming a special committee headed by his assistant undersecretary to control prices and conduct checks if prices change.
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The chief minister ridiculed the Congress saying its various leaders have already become chief ministers and started forming their cabinets even before the state assembly elections.
“The BJP has the unity and uniformity while the Congress has several faces and is a divided house. Various Congress leaders have already become chief ministers and formed their cabinets even before the elections but the BJP workers would clear their misunderstanding in the upcoming assembly elections,” she said.
Raje made the remarks Sunday during a meeting of the party workers at Ranakpur in Pali district.
The meeting was attended by the BJP workers from 31 assembly constituencies, including those from Bikaner, Churu, Hanumangarh, Jodhpur and Sriganganagar. The workers submitted to the chief minister their written suggestions in sealed envelopes.
Raje said the workers have the right to claim tickets from the party, but their targets should be to ensure that “lotus” blooms in the state again.
The chief minister also sought to ridicule the Congress’ “optimism” over the tradition of the state having the BJP and the Congress governments alternatively since 1990 and said had it been so, the Congress would not have ruled the state for 50 years.
Raje exuded confidence that her party will form governments both in the state and the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.
The chief minister said under the fears of losing the upcoming state assembly elections, the Congress had moved the Supreme Court alleging the existence of fake voters in the state electoral rolls, but their plea was quashed by the apex court.


India’s banking sector is in crisis, but the country’s economy is roaring ahead, says a leading economist.
In a paper published by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on Thursday, economists at the bank have found that the banking sector had grown by 9.2 per cent in the past year, and that the economy is growing at a faster pace than expected.
The CEA economists pointed out that while the government had taken a lot of steps to boost banking, the pace of lending had slowed significantly.
They noted that the number of people in the banking system had been on the rise since the middle of the last decade, and in 2017-18 there were 8.7 million people in banking, up from 6.7 per cent at the end of last year.
The report said that the banks in India were also being forced to make loans to small and medium-sized businesses and the government was also tightening its rules for banks.
The economy was growing at 5.7% in 2017, compared with 5.1% in 2016 and 4.7 in 2015.


Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended his gratitude to the Chief Prelates of Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters for securing the Constitution and sovereignty of the people during the recent political upheaval in the country.
PM Wickremesinghe said that he has ensured Mahanayake Theros that Buddhism will be given the foremost place in all future activities.
“We have discussed with the Opposition and have informed the Chief Prelates that Article 9 of the Constitution, which emphasizes on giving the foremost place to Buddhism, will not be subjected to any changes, when bringing amendments to the Constitution or when drafting a new Constitution.”
PM Wickremesinghe made these observations while addressing the media following his visit to Dhalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth Relic) in Kandy and Chief Prelates of Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters today morning.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also said that the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police has been informed regarding taking strict actions against the persons in connection with the recent incident in which Buddha statues in Mawanella area were destroyed.
“Strict actions will be taken against these persons who have destroyed some Budhha statues. We have already informed both Police and the CID to inquire into this matter. Some of the persons who are involved in the incident have already been taken into custody. There is another incident where a Hindu Kovil has also been attacked. Strict actions will be taken against persons who are involved in all these violations.” PM Wickremesinghe further said.
PM Wickremesinghe also said that he has informed Mahanayaka Theros of the future development plan that would be followed by the government. “I informed them that our economic development activities will be focusing on rural areas and village level during the coming period of time.” he added.


http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=151778&category=STATE&BCCode=&newsdate=7/16/2003 Gov. George Pataki released a new plan to modify the Rockefeller Drug Laws Tuesday that was instantly panned by Assembly Democrats and many reform advocates, significantly reducing its chances of approval by the state Legislature. Pataki aides said the plan, which would cut prison sentences for many drug offenders but increase penalties for those who use children or the Internet to ply their wares . . .
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Lung disease due to vaping increasing in Utah
The number of Utahns who have come down with lung disease due to vaping has increased again.
The Utah Department of Health said yesterday that there are now 76 confirmed cases of vaping-related illness in the state, five more than were reported at the end of last month.
The health department said more than a dozen cases are still under investigation.
Officials are still recommending that Utahns who vape avoid the use of unregulated vaping cartridges, especially those containing THC, which are being widely blamed for the illnesses.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, April 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) will contribute to the development of Turkey's provinces, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said, Turkish media reported April 9.
He noted that TANAP is one of the important projects being implemented by Turkey.
Bozdag said all the provinces that TANAP passes through will develop economically with the beginning of the pipeline's operation.
TANAP project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field to the western borders of Turkey. The gas will be delivered to Turkey in 2018 and after completion of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline's construction the gas will be delivered to Europe in early 2020.
The length of TANAP is 1,850 kilometers with an initial capacity of 16 billion cubic meters of gas. Around six billion cubic meters of this gas is meant to be delivered to Turkey, with the remaining volume to be supplied to Europe.
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According to a recent poll by Harvard-Harris
, 57 percent of Americans would blame President Trump
if the U.S. slid into a recession in the next year. Only 33 percent said the Federal Reserve Bank, which influences the economy for example by setting the federal funds bank lending rate, would be to blame.
Asked who was at fault considering the recent economic turmoil, 35 percent of respondents still named Trump, while 30 percent blamed the U.S.-China trade tensions and tariffs, which were imposed by the Trump administration also.
More than 60 percent of participants said that they were concerned that a recession was going to hit the United States within six months. An about equal amount said they believed that the U.S.-China tariffs were hurting the U.S. more than they were hurting China.


Analysis: Flood recovery programs complex, require patience
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican who represents much of the most heavily damaged region, said aid has been too sluggish so far.
“People need to know what type of assistance is going to be available to them. That’s something that’s key,” Graves said after taking a Florida congressman on a tour of the damage. “You have people sitting around that don’t have a home, that don’t have cars, that don’t have wardrobes. In some cases, their employers are under water.”
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Sindh Government has decided that all educational institutions including universities will remain closed till 19th of this month.
Addressing the news conference in Karachi today (Sunday), Provincial Minister for Education Syed Sardar Shah said the vaccination of all the teachers and academic staff will be ensured.
He said that the remaining exam of intermediate will start from Tuesday.
The Provincial Minister said that the curriculum will also be revised soon.
Source: Radio Pakistan


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for National Food and Security Syed Fakhar Imam has said that India has the highest civilian to military ratio (9:1) in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to suppress their freedom.
While chairing a Seminar on Kashmir organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Self-Determination Movement-International (JKSDMI), the minister said that India should know that the government of Pakistan and every Pakistani fully support the people of Kashmir
The federal minister said that the United Nations has on numerous occasions discussed the issue of Kashmir in the aftermath of the illegal and unilateral action of India on August 5, 2019, which proves that Kashmir is a disputed territory.
The minister said that India’s narrow and myopic outlook has ostracized 8 million Kashmiris.
Fakhar Imam said that the world should immediately act to avoid any untoward incident since these two nuclear powers i.e Pakistan and India are looking at each other eyeball to eyeball. He said that the world has started to open its eyes to the human rights violations in Kashmir which have been highlighted by international media such as NY Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal, etc.
The federal minister said that the emerging strategic partnership between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India has allowed India to expand its hegemonic designs in the region.
Syed Fakhar Imam said that India’s ethos has completely changed under the RSS ideology of the Modi government.
The minister further said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has raised the plight of the Kashmiris on every forum and will continue to do so in the future. He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will continue to expose India as an oppressor and aggressor denying the Kashmiris their right of self-determination in violation of the resolutions of the UN Security Council.


Iran’s day-to-day gas output capacity surpasses 1,000 mcm
(MENAFN) The amount of Iran’s day-to-day natural gas output surpassed 1,000 million cubic meters (mcm) in the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), a statement issued by the Oil Ministry’s Planning Directorate displayed.
As stated by the ministry, the nation's natural gas output volume recorded the stated peak for the initial time in the prior year when gas output from the South Pars gas field rose by over 4 percent in comparison to the year before (1399).
As Shana mentioned in reports, the expansion of the South Pars field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, has been finished apart for phase 11 whose progress is proceeding.
As shown in the report, the physical development of the South Pars Phase 11 development venture at the end of 1400 was over 34 percent.
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The Central and West African Implementation Science Alliance (CAWISA) has received its second round of funding from the Fogarty International Center at the US National Institutes of Health.
CAWISA Lead and Principal Investigator, Dr Nadia Sam-Agudu, who stated this in an interview, said that the award notification for the year two grant was received on 8th December, 2020.
“Second year funding will run from 2020 to 2021. The title of the funding is, ‘Responding to HIV and the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adolescents and Young People.’
It will focus on scientific publications on adolescent HIV and related health issues in the West and Central African region,” she said. Dr Sam-Agudu added that the publications will also examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent HIV and related services.


by Umar Mukhtar
SRINAGAR: Government forces on Wednesday launched a cordon and search operation in Koil village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Reports said that a joint team of army, SOG of Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF cordoned off the Koil village.
They said the CASO was launched in the village following inputs about the presence of militants.
Sources said that large numbers of forces have been deployed in the area and door to door search operation is going on.
According to a local who spoke over the phone said that many persons have been taken by the army along with them and are asked to frisk houses. He alleged that army has also thrashed many youth in the village.
More details are awaited.


Official: No special favors for restaurant
WINCHESTER — Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jim Deskins disputes the suggestion that city officials have shown favoritism to a soon-to-open restaurant.
On Friday, Deskins, also…
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Director of Agency for Development of SMEs appointed in Azerbaijan
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Orkhan Mammadov has been appointed executive director of the Agency for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) under Azerbaijan's Ministry of Economy, the ministry told Trend Feb. 28.
He served as chief advisor, deputy director and director in the Department of Entrepreneurship Development Policy and the Department of Interstate Economic Cooperation of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Economy in 2007-2018.
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Schools close as deep freeze sets in
WINCHESTER — Area temperatures with the wind chill were expected to dip well below zero Monday night and today.
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Ranchi: Secretary of the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department Pooja Singhal said on August 21 in a function to be held in the capital Chief Minister Raghubar Das will be distributing soil health cards among 50,000 farmers.
Addressing a press conference at the Suchana Bhawan here she said that apart from the distribution of the soil health cards identity cards will also be distributed among 350 ‘mitti ke doctors’ (soil doctors), 120 mini labs and 120 reagent refill will also be distributed on the occasion. She said that so far in the state 14 lakh soil health cards have been distributed among the farmers.
She said that the soil health cards were very beneficial for the farmers as many of them were not aware as to which plant they should grow on the soil to maximise yield as most of the times they bank on their production to tilt the soil.
Ms Singhal said that after examining the quality of the soil the ‘soil doctors’ give information regarding the nature of the soil, use of organic farming and other tips to the farmers to increase their production. Addressing to the queries of the reporters over the situation or rainfall and sowing of paddy in the state she said that the situation has improved in the last 10 days.
She said that overall the rainfall was short by 35 per cent in the state and till August 17 sowing had taken place on 55 per cent of the land. She said that the department was keeping a close watch on the situation and was holding meetings on a daily basis to asses the progress in agriculture.
Ms Singhal said that the department will be working on to prepare a list of blocks which have received less than 50 per cent rainfall so far. The secretary said that previous year the government had declared drought in the month of October.


New details about the predictions of the famous Nostradamus for the year 2019 have come to light!
Thus, according to the translated texts, humanity will see very important moments.
Nostradamus's prophecies for 2019 bring both news well, and some can make us uncertain if we choose to believe that they will be fully.
This year will be a lack of financial prosperity and people will work more and more to earn. At the same time there will be new ways people can communicate.
Nostradamus's prophecies for 2019 announce that humanity will make many medical discoveries in the scientific field, writes magnanews.ro. As a result of climate change, more and more will change their lifestyle to stay healthy


Chile will begin issuing digital immunity cards this week to people who have recovered from coronavirus, according to an announcement from health officials on Monday.
The so-called “Covid cards” will be issued to people who tested positive for the virus and have shown signs of recovery after a 14-day quarantine.
The program, which had been announced by the Chilean health minister last week, was scheduled to launch Monday but has now been postponed for the next “coming days,” according to the country’s public health undersecretary Paula Daza.
Chilean health officials said last week the Covid card would help identify those individuals who no longer pose a health risk to others.
As of Monday, Chile had reported 10,507 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 139 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijan has sent 7 ambulances to the city of Khankendi, Azernews reports.
Ambulances with a medical team were dispatched for the purpose
of providing emergency medical assistance and treatment in
Headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, the working
grou[ has been set up to solve social, humanitarian, economic, and
infrastructural issues in the Garabagh region upon the presidential
The working group operates within the framework of the
Coordination Headquarters for centralized resolution of issues in
Azerbaijan`s liberated territories
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The GCC has also seen a modest share of infections, posting around 1,740 cases since the outbreak, with over four deaths reported so far.
The UAE registered 13 new infected cases of the Covid-19 virus that were discovered through early reporting and active investigation, bringing the total number of infectees to 153.
The registered cases were people who travelled abroad or came into contact with previously infected cases.
The total number of those who have recovered in the country totals 38.
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia confirmed 119 new Covid-19 cases in the country, taking the total number of those infected to 511.
Out of the 119 new cases, 72 were detected in Makkah, 34 in Riyadh, four each in Dammam and al-Qatif, three each in al-Ahsa and Khobar, and one each in Dhahran and Qassim.
“All those who mixed with confirmed cases are being isolated,” said the spokesman for the kingdom’s health ministry, Mohammed al-Abd al-Ali, reported Al Arabiya.
Of the 511 cases in the kingdom, 17 have recovered from the disease.
A total of 12 new cases were registered in the country, bringing the total number of those infected to 188, Kuwait News Agency reported.
As many as 30 people have recovered from the Covid-19 infection.
As many as 23,206 people have been tested for the Covid-19 infection in the kingdom, the Ministry of Health announced.
Of the 183 cases that remain active, three are said to be critical.
There have been a total of two deaths while 149 cases have been treated and discharged, and 250 individuals have left quarantines.
Oman registered three new cases of coronavirus in the country on Sunday, Times of Oman reported, citing the Ministry of Health.
“The three citizens were in contact with a relative who returned from a GCC country. Thus the total number of registered cases touched 55. 17 people have recovered from the virus,” a statement by the ministry read.
The Ministry of Public Health announced the registration of 13 new Covid-19 cases in Qatar as well as six additional cases of those who have recovered from the virus.
The new infected cases have been admitted to complete health isolation, and they are receiving necessary medical care.
As many as 494 people have tested positive for the virus, of whom 33 have recovered.


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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Jonathan
Djanogly, the Chair of the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary
Group on Georgia on Thursday discussed the“strong”
inter-parliamentary relations between the two countries and the
support of the British Parliament demonstrated to Georgia, trend reports with reference
to agenda .
At the meeting, their discussions also focused on the visit of
the UK Parliamentary Group in Georgia, the sides also highlighting
the cooperation at the legislative level and“mutual support” in
multilateral formats, the Foreign Ministry said.
The officials also welcomed the format of the Wadrop's Strategic
Dialogue and“highly” appraised the meetings, being held within the
framework of the dialogue.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 6:02 pm
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Wednesday signed the 2016 appropriation bill of N114.3 billion into law.
The governor had presented N111.4 billion before the state House of Assembly for consideration.
The budget, tagged ‘’budget of restoration of hope’’, was increased by the house to N114.3 billion, with N43.3 billion as recurrent expenditure and N70.6 billion, capital vote.
Masari said that the government hoped to attain 90 per cent implementation.
He said that education had the lion share of 23 per cent of the budget.
Masari explained that health, agriculture, water supply and security were the other sectors that had top priorities.
He urged people of the state to continue to pray to God to guide leaders to serve them right.
The governor also urged the people to bear with the government due to the decrease in the Federation Account as it was committed to improve their living condition with the meager resources.
Masari also said that his administration had so far spent about one billion naira to fight cattle rustling.
He further explained that the joint security team had recovered more than 11,500 cows.


The Abia House of Assembly has expressed its readiness to ensure that the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) becomes functional in the state through effective legislation.
Mr Stanley Nwabuisi, Chairman, House Committee on Health and Women Affairs, made the assertion on Friday at a press conference held at the assembly complex in Umuahia to commemorate the 2019 Universal Health Coverage Day.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, which is celebrated annually on December 12, aims to raise awareness on the need for strong and resilient health system and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners.
He said that the universal health coverage would help to ensure that people had access to health care they needed without suffering financial hardship.
Nwabuisi, who described health as a foundational investment in human capital and economic growth, pledged the Seventh Assembly’s resolve to ensure the success of UHC in the state through its legislation and oversight.
The lawmaker, representing Ikwuano State Constituency, said the house was committed to performing its statutory responsibility by creating a strong enabling regulatory and legal environment responsive to people’s needs.
Also, the House Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Mr Kennedy Njoku, described the issue of health as very important, not only to the state but the entire nation.
Njoku gave the assurance that his committee would give priority attention to the health sector with respect to funding during the consideration of the 2020 Appropriation Bill.
Earlier, Mr Sebastine Ikejide, the Team Leader of Health Policy Plus in Abia, said that their mandate was to support the state government to carry out the necessary reforms in the health sector to the hinterlands.


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Doha, Qatar: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index started yesterday's trading with an increase of approximately 0.13 percent, adding 13.69 points to reach 10,695 points compared to the end of Wednesday's trading.
This gain was supported by five sectors. Figures released by QSE indicated an improvement in the performance of the insurance sector by 1.70 percent, the real estate sector by 1.04 percent, the bank and financial services sector by 0.35 percent, the transportation sector by 0.21 percent and the industrial sector by 0.19 percent. On the other hand, the performance was negative for the goods and consumer services sector by 0.23 percent and the telecommunications sector by 0.53 percent.
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WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Due to their extreme ideology, President Barack Obama explained Sunday that the Sunni militants who have taken over parts of northern Iraq pose a “medium-and long- term threat” to the U.S.
In two days over the weekend, The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized their fourth town, while Shiite militiamen began to march in Iraqi cities.
CBS News reported that Obama expects that “the local populations would reject ISIS because of their extreme and violent behavior.” The president also shared that the biggest threat they pose is their ability to continue destabilizing the country and creating violence which could threaten other countries in the area.
“I think it’s important for us to recognize that ISIS is just one of a number of organizations that we have to stay focused on,” Obama told CBS News. He noted organizations like Boko Haram, the group that kidnapped hundreds of young Nigerian women, and al Qaeda, that are still active.
“This is going to be a global challenge and one that the United States is going to have to address but we’re not going to be able to address it alone,” Obama explained to CBS News. “And as I said yesterday, what we can’t do is think that we’re just going to play whack-a-mole and send U.S. troops occupying various countries wherever these organizations pop up. We’re going to have to have a more focused, more targeted strategy and we’re going to have to partner and train local law enforcement and military to do their jobs as well.”


Creekside coach Jeff Schaum had mixed emotions after Wednesday’s spring football game at Palatka. However, the second-year coach believes the Knights, who were winless last season, are on the right path.
Despite losing 14-0 to the Panthers in the varsity segment of the game — the final score was 21-0 — the Knights showed progress in many phases and will look to continue to improve during summer conditioning, Schaum said.
“We still need to improve,” Schaum said. “Overall are we where we need to be? No, but we know what we need to do to fix it.”


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Oyo State has recorded four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new cases bring the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the state to 69.
Gov. Seyi Makinde had earlier announced on his Twitter handle that three COVID-19 patients were discharged from the state’s isolation centre on Tuesday after receiving their second negative test result.
According to Makinde, the latest development brings the number of discharged cases in the state to 17.
The governor gave the numbers to call as 08095394000, 08095863000, 08078288999 and 08078288800.


Croatia leader, administration dispute over Finland, Sweden's NATO membership
(MENAFN) The NATO involvement procedure of Finland and Sweden has produced a disagreement in Croatia among Leader Zoran Milanovic and the administration.
Milanovic stated that Croatia's only complaint for not rejecting Finland and Sweden's NATO membership is the purpose of the election reform that has not been established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Croatian Parliament representative Gordan Jandrokovic stated that rejecting would damage the nation's international situation and status.
The Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina worries that Bosniaks, who are the popular in the federation they are part of, are going to select their representatives in the premiership and the parliament’s House of People.
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The police said that they had arrested 11 people in Puttalam today as they were preparing to travel to Australia illegally.
According to the police media unit the 11 would-be illegal asylum seekers were brought to Puttalam yesterday and kept at a lodge behind the Puttalam hospital.
Of those arrested nine were from Batticaloa and two from Mullaitivu, the police media unit said this afternoon.
The police also said that the human traffickers involved in the racket had been identified and are to be arrested.
Investigations revealed that the would-be asylum seekers had paid Rs. 200,000 to the traffickers to be taken by boat to Australia.
The Puttalam police are conducting further investigations. (Colombo Gazette)


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Democrats Also to Blame for Iraq War, Journalist Scahill Says
Nation writer Jeremy Scahill ripped into Republicans and Democrats on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, claiming that both parties are to blame for the war during a recent appearance on MSNBC.
“I don’t see this as the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War,” Scahill told Martin Bashir. “This was a war that started in 1991 and was waged consistently by the United States, and it was a bipartisan war.”
He argued that the key members of the Obama administration, including Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry, should have to answer for their actions in the runup to the conflict.
But Scahill also said that Bush administration officials such as Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith “should not be able to show their faces in public in this country without getting confronted with what they did to Iraq.” He later added that Dick Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz were not deserving of being given “any honor in this society. They should be held accountable for the U.S. soldiers who were killed and the many more than 100,000 Iraqis that were killed.”
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Udhampur: With Army being at the forefront of national missions, Diwali celebrations at Udhampur were marked by a drive to encourage 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan'.
A statement of the Army issued here said that the cleanliness drive included school children who donned their NCC and Bharat Scouts and Guides uniforms, teachers and staff of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Udhampur, and personnel from 71 Sub Area.
It said that the cleanliness drive was organised within the school premises, Shradhanjali Park, and surrounding areas.
The Army statement said that the event also included a rally during which banners and cleanliness-related slogans were raised highlighting the importance of hygiene, cleanliness and social responsibilities which affects the society and environment.
It said that the inherent effect of the cleanliness and discipline of the Army appeared to flow down and motivate the children who undertook tasks with heightened enthusiasm. The statement said that the event received an overwhelming response and culminated with all taking a pledge to keep their home, surroundings, and the country clean.


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ISLAMABAD: Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair has said that 2018 elections are very important for all the political parties.
The political parties should have to clear themselves from the legal process before going to public for vote, he said while talking to a private news channel.
The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), had given policy and performed well for the public, he said.
He said that despite the matter of disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), was fully united.
He said that educated people should come forward for politics.
He said that he never refused to meet any representatives of the political party.
To a question he said that he got the governorship through hardwork and performance.


ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday said that their government has devised strategy to make the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) program last for the country.
Asad Umar, in his interview to British news channel, said that when their party came into power, tough economic challenges were ahead for the government and added that they will steer the country out of the crises.
The minister said that initiated dialogs with the IMF and in the meantime started dialogs with the friendly countries to bring the country out of the crisis.
He maintained that majority Pakistanis showed confidence in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and they believe that the country is heading in the right direction.
He said that Pakistan’s fiscal and monetary policies are in line with the economic reforms that are required to take the country out of its current economic crises.
Asad Umar said that the PTI government increased gas and electricity prices within its first 100 days and clarified that it was not related to the IMF’s dictation.
He said that China mainly investing in private power plant through a fair process. Talking about law and order situation in the country, the minister said that the government believes in rule of law and those who created unrest are facing accountability.
It is pertinent to mention here that Federal Minister for Finance, Asad Umar, on October 20 had said the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme being pursued by the incumbent government will be Pakistan’s last.
He had made this statement during a meeting with stockbrokers at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi.
Insisting that the Pakistan’s economy is already on road to recovery, Mr. Umar said he arrived to especially meet the traders to dispel their reservations about the economy and the market.—NNI


(MENAFN) Local newspaper declared on Friday, quoting its sources on the real estate industry, one of the globe`s largest e-commerce firms, Otto Group, has exchanged all of its possessions in Russia.
The German retailer exchanged its two warehouses in the Tver area to a domestic warehouse operator, Multicold. The possessions were approximated to be valued at slightly higher than USD28 million but were allegedly traded at 50 percent of its rate. Multicold has announced the acquisition and has already rented some of the storage capacity to Russian e-commerce giant Ozon.
Otto Group, known basically as a mail order and online retail firm, started its operations in the Russian marketplace in 1991. The printed catalogs – which presented clothes traded by brands such as Bonprix, Quelle, Witt, as well as Otto – were extremely popular in Russia in the 1990s and 2000s.
The Hamburg-located group started grading back its existence in the nation five years ago, as procedures were difficult due to a trend of Ukraine-associated restrictions in 2014-2015, Chief Executive of Otto Group Russia Rene Picard informed Vedomosti in a January 2022 meeting.
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The Indian Conglomerate Plans to Invest £4bn in Somerset Site
Tata, the Indian conglomerate that owns Jaguar Land Rover, has announced that it will build the UK’s largest battery factory for electric cars in Somerset. The company plans to invest £4bn in the project, which will create 4,000 jobs and thousands more in the supply chain.
The battery factory, which will be operated by Tata’s global battery business Agratas, will be located at the Gravity Smart Campus near Bridgwater, a former ordnance factory site. The factory will have a capacity of 40GWh per year, enough to power 500,000 electric vehicles. The factory will initially produce batteries for Jaguar Land Rover’s electric models, such as the Range Rover, the Defender, and the Jaguar brands. The factory will also supply batteries to other car manufacturers and commercial energy storage customers.
The project is expected to start production in 2026, and will be one of the largest battery factories in Europe. The project is also expected to contribute to the UK’s net zero emissions target by 2050, and to support the UK’s automotive industry, which employs 800,000 people and accounts for 14% of the UK’s exports.
The UK Government Supports the Project with Subsidies
The UK government has welcomed Tata’s decision to build the battery factory in the UK, and has offered subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the company. The subsidies are likely to include cash grants, discounts on energy costs, and funding for training and research. The government has also committed to provide full operational and financial support to the project, and to participate in future financing activities when required.
The government has said that the project is part of its strategy to boost the UK’s green economy and to attract investment in low-carbon technologies. The government has also said that the project will enhance the UK’s competitiveness and innovation in the global electric vehicle market, which is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years.
The government has also said that the project will benefit the local community and the region, by creating jobs, skills, and opportunities. The government has also said that the project will improve the connectivity and infrastructure of the area, by providing access to road, rail, and broadband networks.
Tata Shares Its Vision and Experience for the Project
Tata has said that the project is part of its vision and experience for the electric vehicle industry, which it has been involved in for over a decade. Tata has said that it has been a pioneer and a leader in the electric vehicle industry, through its ownership of Jaguar Land Rover, which has been producing electric vehicles since 2018, and through its battery business Agratas, which has been operating in India since 2011.
Tata has said that it has chosen the UK as the location for its battery factory, because of the UK’s strong automotive heritage, skilled workforce, and supportive policies. Tata has also said that it has chosen the Somerset site, because of its strategic location, availability of land, and proximity to key customers and suppliers.
Tata has also said that it cares deeply about the environment and the communities it operates in, and that it will work with and listen to its new neighbours as it builds the factory in Somerset. Tata has also said that it will use clean and renewable energy for its factory and operations, and that it will adopt the highest standards of safety and quality for its products and services.


Countrywide Lockdown Extended 2 Days After PM Imran Opposed It
The federal government has announced extension of lockdown across the country till April 14 to contain the spread of coronavirus. Federal Minister Asad Umar said that the restrictions currently in place in the country will continue till April 14.
He said that the decision had been made in consultation with provincial governments.
It is important to note that Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that the lockdown was having a negative impact on the economy and that it had to be lifted soon.
In his address to the nation on Monday night, he said that Indian PM Narendra Modi apologised to his nation after the situation in the country worsened due to the lockdown. The PM said that the lockdown was affected the poor who will die of hunger if the restrictions continue.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has finalized the nomination of Minister of State for Interior.
According to details, the federal cabinet has decided to make Shehryar Afridi Minister of State for Interior, and Prime Minister Imran Khan has been approved.
According to sources, the notification of the formation of the Minister for Interior, Shahryar Afridi is expected to be released today.
Remember that during the presidency of the meeting in the interior ministry, Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed about subsidiaries.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said while addressing the meeting that the Interior Ministry should take steps to withdraw the money of the government returned from the country.
Imran Khan said that the FIA and the NAB should have joint links to coordinate, organized crime and to eliminate corruption.
The Prime Minister said that foreigner are our assets, they will be provided opportunities for investment in the country.
Imran Khan said that Ministry of Interior and its sub-institutions should take necessary measures to protect the citizens.


Botswana and SA sign MOU
Botswana and South Africa have agreed to establish a commission to promote co-operation between the two countries, the office of Botswana’s president Seretse Ian Khama said on Wednesday.
A memorandum of understanding was also signed for co-operation in the energy sector, it said in a statement.
President Jacob Zuma arrived in Botswana on Wednesday morning for a two-day working visit.
“The state visit is expected to focus on key areas such as trade and investment, energy, transport, science and technology, environment and security issues,” presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement.
“It will also emphasise the need to invest in infrastructure development, especially for the two countries to work together on large scale projects such as cross-border infrastructure, industrial and energy developments.”
Maharaj said strong economic ties already existed between the two countries and that South Africa remained Botswana’s major trading partner.


Minister Of Industry And Mineral Resources Announces New Investments Worth Over USD32 Billion
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, May 06, 2022, SPA -- Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef stressed that the ministry seeks to attract investments worth USD32 billion in the mining and mineral sector through nine new projects aiming to support the export of mineral products to local and international markets, where the ministry is currently studying 145 applications to receive exploration licenses by foreign companies.
He noted that the projects that are currently being implemented, as part of the targeted investments, include a factory for steel plates with an investment exceeding USD4 billion, which aims to provide factories for building ships at King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex in Ras Al-Khair; and a factory for inputs of electric vehicle batteries with a value of USD2 billion; in addition to other projects to produce minerals, such as aluminum and steel plates, and a refinery for copper and zinc, which is expected to witness an increasing demand locally thanks to manufacturing trends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Khorayef pointed out that these investments are part of the Kingdom Vision 2030 in cooperation with the Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Energy that seeks to make the mining sector the third pillar for the national industry as per the targets of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP), noting that these schemes will provide more than 14,500 job opportunities.
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There were reports of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal on Monday, including in the city, barely a day after the result of the hotly contested state assembly poll was declared and rivals TMC and BJP traded charges. Purba Bardhaman district witnessed the killing of four people allegedly in clashes between the TMC and the BJP, official sources said on Monday.
The Trinamool Congress claimed three of its supporters were killed by the BJP, which rejected the allegations, saying the incidents were the result of “people’s resistance”. The incident took place when some TMC supporters were on the way to Nabagram in the Jamalpur police station area on their motorcycles and were allegedly attacked by BJP workers, the sources said.
The TMC said that its members were thrashed and their bikes were damaged. The injured were taken to different hospitals and two were declared dead by Burdwan Medical College and Hospital when rushed there.


(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Customs officials at Tamil Nadu's Trichy Airport seized 646 grams of gold, valued at Rs 38.70 lakh, in two separate cases, and arrested two individuals, including a woman, officials said on Sunday.
A senior customs official stated that, in the first case, two gold wires were discovered concealed within the beading of a stroller bag, and in the second case, gold was found concealed in paste form within the undergarments of a female passenger.
"The recovered gold was confiscated under the provisions of Section 110 of the Customs Act, and the passengers were subsequently arrested under Section 104 of the Customs Act," the officials said.
Further investigations are on.
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ZAMTEL has launched two communication towers in Msanzala constituency bringing the total number of towers in the area to seven.
The new towers are located in Misolo and Ukwimi area.
Speaking during the launch Zamtel chief executive officer Sidney Mupeta said the two towers are part of the 1009 communication towers that are being set up under the phase two of the GRZ communication towers project.
Mupeta said Zamtel has delivered 790 communication towers adding that the remaining ones will be completed before the end of the year.
Chief Sandwe of the Nsenga people in Lusangazi district said he was grateful to President Edgar Lungu for the gesture.
He said from the time Lusangazi was declared a district a lot of things have happened in the area such as connecting power to various areas, sinking of boreholes and roads are being worked on.
Msanzala MP Peter Daka appealed to the people in the constituency to vote for President Lungu in the August 12 elections so that he could complete the developmental programmes in the new district.
Daka said President Edgar Lungu was doing a lot to improve the lives of the people of Msanzala.


- The SAPM said 15 per cent death ratio was registered of those who were more than 80 years old.
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan said on Thursday that all the registered anti coronavirus vaccines were effective.
Talking to a private news channel, he said according to current situation of the pandemic that third wave of the COVID-19 could be prolonged.
He said the government wanted to provide anti coronavirus vaccine to everyone free of cost, adding more than 850,000 people had been vaccinated and front line health workers were topmost priority.
The SAPM said 15 per cent death ratio was registered of those who were more than 80 years old.
Replying to a question, he said a less numbers of children were infected from coronavirus in the country.
Dr. Faisal Sultan said 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had reached in Pakistan.


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KARACHI: National Cricket team skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has expressed hope to give a splendid performance in the upcoming world cup.
Addressing a presser in Karachi, Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said that he will try his best to better performance in the world cup adding that we have strong middle order which included Baber Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Harris Sohail and including himself.
Sarfaraz said that we will try to select such players who could play good cricket and urged people to pray for the success of Pakistan team.
He said that rest was given to players during one day series against Australia who was playing cricket continuously.
The skipper said that all the teams included in the world cup are strong while ten matches have to be played in World cup adding that additional players will be included in the team which could increase options.
He said that if the team needed alternative wicketkeeper will also be added.


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Akabuike said that the state government would always provide the enabling environment.
Akabuike spoke at a programme tagged: “Saving One Million Lives For Results” organised by the Ministry of Health for mission and private hospitals in Abagana Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
He said that the Willie Obiano-led administration in the state would not only stop at giving quality health services to the people, but ensure that the services were of international standard.
Akabuike, represented by the Director of Medical Services in the ministry, Dr Ogochukwu John-Ndibe, said that the state government would partner with the private sector to achieve its set objectives.
He said that the partnership was aimed at giving people in the state quality healthcare.
Akabuike lauded the “Saving One Million Lives for Results” programme for its achievements so far, adding that the state government would always provide the enabling environment.
He urged the participants to religiously embrace the programme for the overall good of the people.
Dr Uche Ebo-Obiageli, the state Coordinator of programme, said that it was a Federal Government initiative established to save the country’s health sector in both quantity and quality of services provided.
Ebo-Obiageli said that the main objective of the programme was to save the lives of women and children.


Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao said that the final decision on the new capital of Andhra Pradesh would be taken by Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu.
“We will also discuss the issue in the cabinet meeting,” said the minister.
Uma said that the union government would take the decision on the formation of Krishna Tribunal Board.
“Steps will be taken to complete the works of SRBC, Handri-Neeva and Siddhapuram Lift Irrigation as early as possible. There is drinking water problem in Rayalaseema. We will take steps to solve the problem,” said the minister.


Shutdown Impacted Slight Majority of Americans
A new national poll from Rasmussen finds a slim majority of likely voters -- 51 percent -- of those surveyed said the federal shutdown had some impact on them. Almost as many Americans -- 46 percent -- said the shutdown had no impact on them.
Only 11 percent of those surveyed said the shutdown had a major impact on them while 40 percent said it had a minor impact.
The poll of 1,000 likely voters was taken from Oct. 18-19 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
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Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Wednesday that the provincial government has enrolled over five million students in the last three to four years, outperforming the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government in bringing out-of-school children to the mainstream.
In a press release, he said that the school enrolment campaign has failed in KP and millions of children were still out of school in the province. He said that according to a recent survey, conducted with teachers of elementary and secondary education departments KP, millions of children were still out of school. “Similarly, 275 schools were nonfunctional across KP due to the unavailability of teachers, land disputes and security issues,” he said.
The provincial minister said that the report has highlighted the reasons for the closure of schools including the unsatisfactory law and order situation, deficiency of teachers and other staffs besides land disputes. Teachers, head teachers and non-teaching staff have also already launched a campaign against the KP government for failing to fulfill the demand of up-gradation and timescale, Mashhood said.
“Teachers across KP are demanding from the provincial government to adopt measures introduced in Punjab for providing quality education,” he said. He said that the Punjab government has allocated a sum of Rs345 billion for the education sector. The minister further said that 3000 schools have been upgraded across the province and for the first time, 154 public schools of Punjab received international awards from the British Council.—TNS


Schools will be allowed to change their opening hours under law changes the Government is going to put through Parliament.
Education Minister Hekia Parata says communities will have to agree to any changes.
"It gives schools the opportunity to be more flexible in their timetables to cater to the particular needs of their school and students," she said today when she introduced the Education Legislation Bill.
It will also allow licensed home-based early childhood education centres to offer out of school care to school-age children.
Ms Parata says the change will help working parents.
The Bill will also:


The partner of the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Justine Damond last Saturday night told investigators that he heard a loud noise near their vehicle before the shooting, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Officer Matthew Harrity, who was driving at the time of the shooting, told the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) yesterday that . . .
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UPCOMING PREMIER’s CONFERENCE TO FEATURE LOTS OF ACTIVITIES
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Stanley Pirione has said the upcoming 8th Premiers Conference will see a lot of activities happening.
He said the Ministry would like to utilize the services of the local people especially for two hosts, Guadalcanal and the Honiara City Council.
“A lot of activities will take place and we would like to utilize the services of our local people and would like the Guadalcanal Province and the Honiara City Council to benefit out of the Premiers’ Conference.”
Mr Pirione added, issues that will be discussed in the conference are ongoing issues which the government would like to pursue to help development in the provinces.
“And the issues which will be discussed are ongoing issues which the government would also like to pursue to help development in our provinces.”
The 8th Premier’s Conference will be held on 5th to 9th October.


Palestine Pres., Arab League chief discuss US Jerusalem decision
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Dec 11 (KUNA) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul Gheit Monday on confronting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied city.
Abbas and Abul Gheit discussed the "diplomatic path" the Arab countries planned to take to minimize negative impacts of this "dangerous decision," the league said in a statement.
Abbas brifed Abul Gheit about the Palestinian measures against the American move "which isolated the US and aborted its role as a historic sponsor of the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis," said the statement.
Abul Gheit said the Arab rejection of the American decision "is clear and solid." He added the Arab League would follow up the diplomatic and media action against the US action. (end) mfm.bs
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President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has set free 35 Taliban inmates from the prison of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on the occasion of Eid Ul Adha.
The NDS said in a statement that the directorate released 35 Taliban prisoners according to a presidential decree which was issued on the occasion of Eid Ul Adha.
The statement further added that the prisoners were released as a gesture of goodwill to help advance the peace process.
Meanwhile, the statement stated that the government has always kept the door for negotiations open in a bid to maintain peace and ensure a lasting ceasefire.
The NDS, in addition, said that the release of the inmates as an obvious example of the Afghan government’s will regarding peace and end of the long conflict in the country.


Ukrainian Border Guards Destroy Russian Ural Truck In Kharkiv Sector
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The border guards of the Offensive Guard's Steel Frontier brigade destroyed a Russian Ural military truck in the Kharkiv sector
The State Border Guard Service reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"Border guards of the Offensive Guard's Steel Frontier brigade destroyed an enemy Ural in the Kharkiv sector using an FPV drone," the statement said.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Steel Frontier soldiers destroyed the 13th Russian Murom-M in the Kharkiv sector.
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The Council voted this week to file a home rule petition with the State Legislature that would allow the Council to increase the residential tax exemption to a maximum of 30 percent in future years.
The council voted to file the petition in order to give them flexibility to increase the residential exemption beyond the current ceiling of 20 percent. Francis J. Golden, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, said that 6,058 residential properties would benefit from raising the exemption, while residential properties valued at more than $750,000 would absorb a higher tax burden.
Golden stressed that voting for the home rule petition did not mean the Council was required to increase it beyond its current ceiling.
“I stress that it’s important that we just have the flexibility,” Golden said. “It’s not something that we have to exercise, but it’s something that we want to have in place to have the option when we need to do so.”
Council President Mark Sideris said that he was concerned that by asking for the home rule petition this year, residents might expect the council to raise the exemption in 2016. He also said he was concerned about how the increased exemption would effect homeowners who are renting out their properties.
“I do have concerns about the majority of people that fall under the $750,000 that have invested in this community, maybe years ago they lived in the house and they left, but they kept the house,” Sideris said. “We’re going to put the burden of those people too.”
While Councilor Vincent Picirilli also stressed that voting for the petition didn’t mean the Council was prepared to increase the exemption, and even urged caution in increasing it, he also though it was important for the town to have the option to do so.
“It may give us the flexibility to increase that 20 percent to something else,” Picirilli said. “But that can only happen once we actually have the home rule petition approved. If we don’t have the home rule petition approved we can’t even have that discussion.”
Councilor Angeline Kounelis said that she has supported the home rule petition for sometime, and there are many residents who have lived in town for a long time that have seen their property values rise so high that they’re having a tough time affording their tax bills.
Councilor Ken Woodland agreed, and said he would also support the petition.
“At this stage I would agree with Councilor Kounelis that it’s about time that we start giving a bit more support to long term home owners in town,” Woodland said.
Councilor Tony Palomba was the lone councilor who voted against filing the petition and asked for more time to study the implications of increasing the exemption. Palomba specifically said he was worried that the increased tax burden facing homeowners who rent their properties would just be passed on to their tenants.
“I don’t subscribe to the belief that landowners will absorb increased costs as a cost of doing business, but will pass that cost on to other people,” Palomba said. “I know a number of people who rent in town, and I want them to be able to stay in town.”
Palomba made a motion to refer the subject to the committee on economic development and planning, but it was defeated.
Boston, Cambridge, Malden, and Somerville are among 13 other communities that have successfully filed a home rule petition, according to a report presented by Golden. State Representative Jonathan Hecht prepared a draft of the petition on behalf of the town.


Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will advise President-elect Donald Trump on the issue of cybersecurity. Giuliani, who has spent the last 16 years as a private security consultant, will “from time to time” assemble meetings between Trump and corporate executives who face cyberthreats, the New York Times reports. "We’ve let our defense fall behind,” Giuliani said yesterday. “Our . . .
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Oak Pensions promises contributors better investment return
OAK Pension Limited has reiterated commitment to giving its contributors better returns on their investment.
This was disclosed by the company’s chairman Dr. Awa Ibraheem, during the company’s 12th yearly general meeting in Lagos.
According to the chairman, “Our duty is to manage the funds on behalf of the retirees and ensure the funds grow so that when they retire, they benefit more than what they contributed. Our retirees are happy with us with the rate of return on investment.”
That chairman explained that it is a different thing for the rates on return to be very high, and another thing for the risk to be minimised.
He said that OAK Pensions tries to balance the return with the risk, by making sure that the interest of its retirees is well protected, and balancing the high returns with low risk.
To get closer to its stakeholders, he said that the company has extended its call centers so that its interaction with retirees will be more efficient and effective.
“We have also gone far by improving on our ICT, we have completely computerised now, and on the feedback we are getting from retirees, it is much easier for them to be served than in the past,” he said.
The chairman also said that OAK was motivating its staff, and that the company had been able to retain the best hands who were also doing well to cater for the contributors.
He said that the company was preparing to welcome the informal sector into the company when the micropension scheme eventually commences.
While observing that most of the contributors of the Contributory Pension Scheme were from the government and private sector, he said that the informal sector were actually the drivers of the economy.
“What we are doing now is to expand our informal sector department, to provide them with more facilities,” he said Ibraheem said that the company was committed to protecting the financial future of the Nigerian workers and will continue to enlighten the informal sector on the need to key into the CPS.
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It is reported that the Railway Department has decided to install security gates for 400 railway crossings.
Railway General Manager H.M.K.W.Bandara mentioned that 1200 employees will be recruited for that purpose.
It is stated that the people recruited under the government’s multi-tasking scheme are planned to be seconded for that purpose.
The General Manager of Railways has stated that in the discussion held yesterday with the Ministry of Finance, the agreement was obtained for these recruitments.
The highest number of crossings without safety gates are on Puttalam Road and Coastal Railway.
Although the police had installed gates for some of these crossings, the General Manager of Railways has stated that after the recent accident at the Puttalam Arachchikattuwa Maiyava railway crossing, the police has informed that the gates will be removed.


It is essential to support employers if one is to support their workers, Minister Carmelo Abela said on Saturday morning.
It was Abela’s turn to give a press conference on the economic measures the government announced last Monday to kickstart Malta’s economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Perhaps in response to criticism that the measures appeared to prioritise businesses over people, he emphasised that the two were interlinked.
“The financial package supports all those in need, in one joint effort. By supporting businesses, we are also supporting employees and by supporting employees we are also supporting businesses,” Abela declared.
He said that as the pandemic erupted, the government’s economic priorities were to safeguard jobs and guarantee adequate income to people. The government’s economic plan, he said, highlighted two very important aspects: resilience and sustainability.
“The measures we have announced – both those addressing enterprises and the investment in industrial spaces and employees’ skills development – directly benefit employees as they create new opportunities for them,” the minister said. “This also holds true for the assistance which the government has provided to companies and which will help in their liquidity. These will also impact employees directly and will continue to safeguard their jobs as well as their income.”
He stressed that the measures followed strong social dialogue, within and outside the MCESD, and insisted that improving work conditions was a “basic principle” for the government.


Qatar- Nepal to have early warning facility to respond to disaster
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Nepal will soon have a systematic early warning facility to respond to climate-induced and other disasters and prevent crisis, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Nepal said yesterday.
UNDP and Himalayan Consensus Institute (HCI) have entered a partnership to collaborate in the areas of crisis prevention and conflict
During an event on Tuesday, UNDP Nepal country director Renaud Meyer and HCI Founder Laurence Brahm signed a memorandum of understanding to mark the establishment of a joint initiative for crisis and conflict mitigation in the Himalayan region, highly impacted by climate change.
The partnership will focus on developing systematic early warning systems ahead of environmental catastrophe to aid governments and communities in their
'Mitigating crisis and conflict requires a multi-disciplinary approach that is both holistic, community-based and sustainable in order to sustain long-term peace in our region, Meyer said at the event.
'This initiative will better prepare for climate-induced and other kind of disasters and respond to crisis more
The pilot programme in Nepal is expected to serve as a model in countries affected by climate change and underdevelopment. Nepal is one of the 20 countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and other kind of hazards.
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Only BJP has right to stake claim, says Yeddyurappa
BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa said that the people have rejected Congress party as they have voted for change in the state. While talking to media persons, the party’s chief ministerial candidate said the people have given a mandate for Congress free Karnataka. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged the single largest party by the blessings of people. Anti-Congress wave has given considerble seats to JD(S), he said.


LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry has said that Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Sooraj should talk of minorities from her own country first where hundreds of Muslims were killed in the Gujrat riots.
Addressing a presser in Lahore the Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the federal government has taken a notice of a video which has been circulating on social media for two days adding that Punjab police is closer to arrest the people responsible for the said incident and they will be arrested.
The federal Minister informed that the girls were transferred to Rahim Yar Khan after abduction from Sindh and later they were shifted to Gujranwala adding that PM Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into the abduction of the girls.
Fawad Chaudhry said that the PTI-led government stood with minorities of its country while people of all caste, creed and religion enjoyed equal rights in the PTI-led new Pakistan.
The minister said that Indian Foreign Minister responded with the message the act can occur anywhere when she expressed apprehension over the incident adding that an incident happened in New Zealand where the whole of the world saw how the government of that country stood with the Muslims.
He said that the government stood with the family of the girls and ensured that the government would fulfill its responsibility coming on its shoulder over the incident occurred in Sindh.
Reminding Indian foreign minister about the Gujrat Riots he said what happened in Gujrat the whole of the world witnessed where hundreds of Muslims were martyred and now recently Muslim youth tortured over playing cricket on the occasion of Holi in Gurgoun.
He said that it is welcoming that the Indian foreign minister pointing our focus towards the issue but said that it would be better if she started caring minorities of her countries first as charity begins from home.


Whistleblowers who file suits against those who defraud the government can receive a portion of the potential penalty imposed by the state on the defendant under qui tam law. Previously, the law had focused on those who committed Medicare fraud or contractors who over billed the government, but now the scope has been expanded in New York to include those who cheat on their taxes, according to the New York Times.
Qui tam law experts said that the New York law is the first of its kind in the US.
"To my knowledge, this is the first one that imposes liability under a state False Claims Act for state tax fraud," Cleveland Lawrence III, acting executive director of nonprofit Taxpayers Against Fraud, told the news source.
The new law targets only wealthy individuals because qui tam lawsuits can only be filed against those defendants who make more $1 million in net income a year. In addition, suits can only be filed when the damage against the government is more than $350,000.


Bronx community leaders are supportive of a new New York Police Department initiative called “Operation Crew Cut” that is meant to combat small gangs that have been involved in gun violence.
The police department will increase the size of its gang division from 150 to 300 detectives who will track social media, where rivalries often start, the New York Daily News reports.
Additionally, police department lawyers will work with borough prosecutors and some precincts will have as many as a dozen officers to deal with turf wars.
According to the report, there are more than 300 crews in New York City and roughly 60 in the Bronx. Neighborhood leaders also believe more extracurricular activities are necessary to help solve gang issues.


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USC will be represented by seven former players at the annual NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 22-28 at Indianapolis.


“It is disrespectful to call people out on social media, when you have their phone numbers” — Comedian, Basketmouth.
Popular Instagram Comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka, Basketmouth, has come against those who call people out on social media.
He stated that people should stop calling out someone they have their phone number on social media.
Basketmouth stated that it is disrespectful to call people out on social media, especially when you have their phone number.
The comedian who took to his insta story noted that it is lame and rude to call out people on social media if the person doing the call out has the person’s phone number.
“There are two ways to call people. 1. A phone call. 2. Social media call out…The latter is lame especially when you have their phone number”.
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Oman- ROP, Ministry of Information sign cooperation agreement
(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The ROP and Ministry of Information have signed an agreement to simplify customs procedures for facilitating trade.
The agreement covers several services, including licensing and issuing permits for goods clearance.
The pact was signed by Maj Gen Sulaiman bin Mohammed al Harthy, Assistant Inspector General of Police and Customs for Administrative and Financial Affairs and H E Ali bin Khalfan al Jabri, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Information.
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Chinese President congratulates UK’s Queen on the Platinum Jubilee
Xi Jinping is a Chinese President and he congratulates the Queen Elizabeth II for celebrating their first Platinum jubilee. She is the first British to celebrate the Platinum jubilee.
Chinese President said about the Queen of United Kingdom, she supported the friendship of United Kingdom and China. She played an important role in between these two countries friendship.
Xi Jinping also said that there is the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relationship in the current year between these two countries, Britain and China.
He also said that he hopes to Britain that these two countries will always work together in order to strengthen the mutual trust and also for the promotion of international solidarity.
Chinese President said that by doing this, it will be beneficial for these two countries and for the nation.
He also said with this, these two countries are able to create the opportunities for helping the international communities.


City abandons Front Street parking lot
After reviewing bids for the downtown parking improvements, the Detroit Lakes City Council has agreed to forego improvements to the Front Street parking lot and focus on the Veterans Park and the parking lot behind Norby's.
City Engineer Jon Pratt explained that the low bid is a confusing one, depending on what the council decides it wants to do on the project.
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