Bangladesh Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the main objective of the caretaker government is to hold a free, fair and acceptable election and transfer power to the elected government, which will definitely take place as per the announced roadmap.
He made the comments when he was speaking to the chief reporters of both the print and electronic media at his office. He said the government is extending all-out support to the EC to hold elections. The Chief Adviser said that since the Election Commission has already started dialogues with political parties on electoral rules and reforms, he does not feel that it is now necessary to hold dialogues with political parties. Dr. Fakhruddin said the decision to lift the state of emergency will be taken when a congenial atmosphere prevails in the country.
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Scarborough Road has been closed by police after what is believed to have been a serious road traffic collision.
Traffic is being diverted down Marton Road, and the only cars allowed past police are those for the New Pasture Lane estate.
The road has also been blocked by police close to The Dotterel roundabout.
It has also been reported that the Air Ambulance has been on the scene.
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Kiev, Oct 5 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), which rules out holding any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky's press service reported.
The document, published on Zelensky's website, on Tuesday said that Ukraine's NSDC deemed holding talks with Putin 'impossible'.
With his decree, the Ukrainian President also instructed the government to prepare proposals for the creation of a multi-level security guarantee system designed to boost Ukraine's defence potential, Xinhua news agency reported.
On Sept. 30, the NSDC adopted a decision aimed at guaranteeing Ukraine's security and restoring its territorial integrity following Moscow's formal recognition of four Ukrainian regions, which are partially controlled by Russia, as Russian territory.
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators held the latest round of face-to-face peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29.
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—-Kitwe district has received K65,000 under the women empowerment programme for distribution to various women groups in the district.
Kitwe District Commissioner, Elias Kamanga, who disclosed the development in Kitwe yesterday, said the money will be disbursed to the beneficiaries before the end of this month.
Mr Kamanga said the government was determined to improve the welfare of the women and the vulnerable in society.
He said the money will help women improve their livelihoods by enhancing their income generation through various entrepreneurships that they are expected to embark on.
He added that government has also considered Kitwe district for the social Cash Transfer Scheme under which over 3000 aged and vulnerable people will be receiving cash money for their survival on a monthly or bi-monthly term.
The District Commissioner was speaking at the launch of Senseleni community organization, a non-governmental organization whose objective is to support the chronically ill and other vulnerable people in society.
And Mr Kamanga commended the directors of the community based NGO for coming up with an initiative that will supplement government’s efforts in taking care of the vulnerable people in society.
He said the PF government attaches great importance to issues affecting the vulnerable people and that it is engaged in finding lasting solutions to their various challenges.
He further noted that the role of looking after the vulnerable people cannot be left to government alone as it is too big and needs support from other stakeholders.
He also counselled the owners of the NGO to be prudent in managing the funds that will be provided to them by various donors and well-wishers.
He said government will also offer moral, technical and financial support to the organization whenever possible.
And Senseleni Community organization director, Protasho Mwansa, appealed to donors and corporate organizations to support the organization financially for it to take care of the vulnerable people.
Mr Mwansa said already the organization is taking care of 75 orphans, 5 aged people and three widows.


Indonesia reports 802 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths
JAKARTA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 802 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's tally of infections to 4,267,451, according to the country's health ministry.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by eight to 144,144, while 446 more people recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,116,648.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the government has decided to administer the third dose of COVID-19 vaccines starting on Wednesday prioritizing the elderly and the vulnerable group.
The booster doses are considered important to increase people's immunity as the coronavirus continues to mutate, he said, adding that recipients are required to have previously received the second doses more than six months ago.
As the Indonesian government is accelerating its national vaccination programs to curb the spread of the virus, more than 171.05 million people have received their first doses of vaccines, while over 117.33 million have taken the second doses.
Aiming to fully vaccinate 208.2 million people in the country, the Indonesian government has administered over 289.71 million doses, including the third booster jabs.


ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that regional and international steps were inevitable for weeding out terrorism and extremism, adding that Pakistan and Canada were united on the cause of global peace and stability and ongoing war against terrorism.
While talking to Canadian High Commissioner (HC) to Pakistan Ms Heather Cruden, who called on him at the PM House, Nawaz said Pakistan-Canada ties were founded on robust friendship and mutual respect. “Pakistan attachés much importance to its relations with Canada,” the premier said and added that Pakistan had also rendered unprecedented sacrifices in terms of life and finance in its war on terror.
He said that there was need to bolster cooperation in diverse fields and forging people to people contacts between the two countries. The cooperation being extended by the Canadian government in the energy and defence sectors to Pakistan was laudable, Nawaz added.
Ms Cruden terming the endeavors by Pakistan for elimination of terrorism commendable said that the prime minister has taken best steps to put a lid on extremist mindset and to take Pakistan on track to prosperity.


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Algeria mourns over previous president Bouteflika death
(MENAFN)A state funeral was organized for Abdelaziz Bouteflika, previous Algerian President who passed away at the age of 84 on Friday, and the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, senior officials, as well as foreign ambassadors were in the funeral in the capital Algiers.
The previous Algerian President was buried in the El-Alia cemetery east of Algiers, in the same place where his precursors and the Algerian revolution against the French colonial govern were buried.
Furthermore, the country stated three-day national sadness for the president’s loss.
For now, the Algerian Judiciary permitted his brother Said Bouteflika to be in the funeral, as Said was accused of depravity and been imprisoned from May 2019.
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Bihar has set a model for the Bengal and Assam elections, says CPI-ML chief
CPI-ML (Liberation) National Secretary General Dipankar Bhattarcharya said on Sunday that the huge support won by the grand alliance comprising the RJD, Congress and the three left-wing parties has laid the groundwork for the upcoming elections in Bengal. Occidental, Assam and other states where the ballot box would be fought on people’s agenda such as unemployment, migration, the agrarian crisis, and opposition to labor law reforms.
Bhattacharya, while addressing a press conference on Sunday, said the AG would continue to raise the issues of the people inside and outside the state assembly to register their opposition to the NDA government led by BJP-JD (U) and emphasized that incorrect propaganda was being spread. by the BJP that there was resentment against Prime Minister Nitish Kumar, who was facing an anti-incumbent.
“The BJP has had the same power in the government of the NDA for more than a decade and the people have also put the BJP in the dock. If the employment issue was an electoral agenda, the privatization of the railways was also an electoral issue, ”he said.
To back up his point, Bhattarcharya said the 2020 survey results should not be compared to 2015 and instead compared to 2010 results when the NDA won a large majority in Bihar despite the UPA being in power in the center and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Interior Minister Amit Shah were not present in national politics.
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“This time, the NDA has managed to form a government with a slim majority. It is clear, there is a general resentment against the JD (U) and the BJP among the people, ”he said. Bhattacharya, whose party won 12 seats in the recently concluded elections, said the people of Bihar had shown their resistance against the BJP’s conspiracy for unopposed democracy by strongly supporting the GA.
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“On November 26, the CPI-ML would extend its support to the joint call of unions across the country to a strike against reform in labor law,” he said.
In addition, CPI-ML Secretary of State Kunal and main leader Kavita Krishnan also said that the party would fulfill its responsibility as a strong opposition in the state assembly and outside of it in the coming days and raise employment problems, migration and poverty in the state. Krishnan also said that the theory spread by the NDA that women voters overwhelmingly supported the NDA in this state’s polls was false propaganda.


Stakeholders caution motorists against drinking
As the festive season draws closer, motorists across the country have been advised to desist from alcohol consumption if they have to drive to avoid road crashes.
Speaking at a campaign in Abuja, to sensitise drivers against the dangers of drinking and driving, the stakeholders said there was a need to reduce traffic deaths and injuries, and also improve road safety in the country.
World Health Organisation had estimated that around 35,641 lives were lost due to weak road safety laws on risk factors such as speed, drink-driving, seat-belts and child restraints.
Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria, Baker Magunda, which sponsored the campaign, said the organisation would continue to make necessary efforts to address the issues of road safety, particularly drinking and driving in Nigeria and across the world.”
He said: “We will continue to support and work with experts to create a positive change by promoting road safety and responsible consumption in Nigeria and all other countries that we do business in.”
All road crashes attributable to alcohol are preventable, Magunda said, noting that the firm would tackle alcohol misuse through policies, programmes and partnerships.
Division Director, UNITAR, Alex Mejia said the firm is working hard to improve the capacity of the stakeholders in the road safety sector to clampdown on road crashes.
Mejia said: “We aim to improve the capacity of public and civil entities involved in road safety across the world, especially in countries with a high incidence of road accidents and injuries.”


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Yemeni army seize control over Jizan
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the Yemeni army waged an attack and retook over Saudi strategic sites in Saudi border region of Jizan, said a military official.
The operation took place in the whole sites of al-Nar mountain, which is about 14 km deep along the Saudi territories.
Earlier, the army"s missile forces fired a ballistic missile towards al-Mustahdath camp, inflicting heavy casualties upon the Saudi soldiers.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 14 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday congratulated Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on the occasion of his country's independence day.
In a cable, the King extended wishes of progress and prosperity for Qatar's leader and people.
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The State of Qatar participated Tuesday in the humanitarian meeting of senior officials on Ukraine, which was held at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels.
The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki.
During the meeting, Al Malki said in a speech that the State of Qatar calls for a ceasefire and the start of seeking a peaceful solution to the conflict, based on its keenness on the Charter of the United Nations and the well-established principles of the international law, its obligations stipulated in the Charter to settle international disputes by peaceful means, and its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of states.
His Excellency mentioned the humanitarian losses caused by this war and its dire effects on the whole world, noting that this meeting will allow an assessment of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the immediate priorities and needs.
Al Malki pointed out that the State of Qatar has allocated USD 5 million in humanitarian aid to support Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons, through the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in light of the difficult humanitarian situation faced by millions of refugees as a result of this crisis, adding that the continuation of escalation and tension requires the solidarity of the international community to develop contingency plans to respond to their necessary needs.
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The authorities have intensified the security in the area. In-depth intelligence monitoring to further verify information has been conducted.
The Mayor said that he has tapped Task Force Davao and Davao City Police Office to further augment their security measures.
He notified the public to remain calm and vigilant despite the tight situation in the city.


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SAGINAW, MI — Residents who want to give input about to the Saginaw Police Department operates will soon have a chance to make their voices heard through a citizens' police advisory board being formed.
Applications to serve on the board are due at Saginaw City Hall today, Wednesday, May 15.
Police, city leaders and community leaders announced the formation of the board on April 10 and released a document that outlines how the new board will function.
The committee is meant to strengthen the relationship between the Saginaw Police Department and the citizens it serves.
The mission of the group will be to "improve community police relations in the city of Saginaw by encouraging frank communication between the parties and by professionally addressing issues that have historically been sources of concern for the citizens and the department," according to the document.
Saginaw Mayor Greg Branch said the seven-member board will function in an advisory capacity to the department to make recommendations about policies, procedures and other issues. It will also be a tool to increase communication between the two groups, he said, adding that a lack of trust between citizens and police is not an issue unique to Saginaw.
Representatives from the city and police department will also sit on the board.


While addressing a public gathering in Khairpur, the president said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would again come in the power in next general election.
“Next general elections will be free and fair and I believe that PPP will come in power,” he said.
President Zardari said that those who sacrifice for the people always remain alive in the history. “BB Shaheed came back to the country despite danger.”
The termed Sindh as stronghold of the PPP and said that the problems of masses were being solved on the priority basis.
He further said that after elections all the Chief Ministers would be from PPP. He added that he gifted chief minister ship to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).


Azerbaijan unveils number of COVID-19 jabs administered to date
As many as 88 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Azerbaijan over the past day, the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers told News.Az on Monday.
Azerbaijan has administered over 12.78 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021.
More than 5.28 million people have received their first doses, while over 4.77 million people got their second doses.
Azerbaijan has also given third booster shots to more than 2.5 million people so far.


Alibaba Stock Falls On Reports CEO No Longer To Run Cloud Unit
Shares of Chinese technology giant Alibaba (BABA) are down 3% in Asian trading on news that outgoing chief executive officer (CEO) Daniel Zhang will no longer transition to become chairman of the company's cloud computing business as originally planned.
The change comes after Alibaba said in June of this year that Zhang was departing as chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group to concentrate on the cloud computing unit.
Eddie Wu, who is taking over from Zhang as CEO of Alibaba, will now also be chairman of the cloud business on an interim basis, the company said in a written statement.
In a surprise move, Alibaba announced in June that Zhang was resigning as both CEO and chairman of the company effective on September 10 to foon cloud computing.
Zhang had served as Alibaba's CEO since 2015 and succeeded company founder Jack Ma in the top role.
This spring, Alibaba announced plans to split into six business groups, paving the way for each unit to eventually go public on its own, including the cloud computing division.
Alibaba has struggled in recent years with slowing economic growth in its home market of China and increased regulatory oversight from officials in Beijing.
The stock of Alibaba has declined 5% over the last 12 months to trade at $90.05 U.S. per share.
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Spiritual recitations, a special light show and traditional dances took centrestage at the Al Wasl Dome on Saturday evening as Expo City Dubai marked Prophet Muhammed's (Peace Be Upon Him) birthday.
At about 6.15 pm, Al Wasl Dome lit up with special light projections designed to honour the Prophet.
More than 22 artistes took the audience on a spiritual journey, highlighting the Prophet's teachings, besides his values of kindness and compassion.
The show, which concludes at 9pm, will be held until Sunday.
Expo City Dubai is the legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai. The city is based on a deep-rooted belief that a broad coalition of people working together can propel human progress to help create a more sustainable and dignified future for all.
Packed with educational, cultural, and entertainment offerings, the venue celebrates human innovation, imagination, and ingenuity and inspires future generations.
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India - Omicron: South Africa returnee tests positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh
One of his family member and a domestic help have also tested positive for COVID-19 . This comes amid fears over the Omicron variant of coronavirus which is most prevalent in South Africa and has spread to several other countries despite travel curbs.
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The development is concerning for Indian authorities and the public. Experts have said there is no need to panic but rigorous screening and genome sequencing are key to handling the new threat. Omicron is likely the most heavily mutated version of the coronavirus. Early evidence suggests it is highly transmissible and may lead to reinfections, however, more studies are required.
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- He said that Indian forces were committing atrocities and grossly violating human rights in the occupied valley.
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday called upon the world community and the United Nations (UN) to play their role in a just and peaceful resolution of the longstanding dispute of Jammu and Kashmir which has put peace in the entire region at stake.
In a message on the right to self-determination day, the chief minister said Pakistan would continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support to the just cause of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) till the realization of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
He said that the 5th of January was commemorated every year as the right to self-determination day for the people of IIOJK, adding the day was aimed at reminding the global community to fulfill their responsibility towards the Kashmiri people by playing its part in resolving the Kashmir issues.
He said that Indian forces were committing atrocities and grossly violating human rights in the occupied valley.
He said that Indian government had created an environment of fear through such barbaric and illegal measures, but the UN had not implemented its own resolutions on Kashmir issue despite passage of 71 years.
He said the day was being observed to make international community and the United Nations realize towards the early grant of right to self determination to Kashmir through implementation of the historic resolutions on Kashmir passed this day (January 5) in 1949 by the Security Council of the UN.


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The US Defence Department has suggested that climate instability in the future could lead to global security problems linked to resource scarcity and social unrest which can fuel terrorist activities.
In its 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), the Pentagon noted that the combination of climate events such as warmer temperatures and rising sea levels, together with growing population, urbanisation and economic growth, could have devastating effects.
The future scenario might result in rising food costs and competition for water and energy resources. It would put enormous pressure on land and infrastructure, especially in those countries that are experiencing rapid development such as China, India and Brazil.
The report says, “The pressures caused by climate change will influence resource competition while placing additional burdens on economies, societies, and governance institutions around the world.
“These effects are threat multipliers that will aggravate stressors abroad such as poverty, environmental degradation, political instability, and social tensions – conditions that can enable terrorist activity and other forms of violence.”
It adds, “The impacts of climate change may increase the frequency, scale, and complexity of future missions, including defence support to civil authorities, while at the same time undermining the capacity of our domestic installations to support training activities.”
However, the Pentagon remained vague on potential solutions to the crisis it highlighted and reducing its own emissions. It said that the Defence Department “will employ creative ways to address the impact of climate change, which will continue to affect the operating environment and the roles and missions that US Armed Forces undertake”.
It also said, “Our actions to increase energy and water security, including investments in energy efficiency, new technologies, and renewable energy sources, will increase the resiliency of our installations and help mitigate these effects.”


The Ministry of Interior has a lot of information regarding the logistical support that the former director of the Fifth Estate, Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boshkovski, an employee at UBK, has had by citizens of this country, said the Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski, who attended the international conference “Private and public safety – cooperation and partnership” that took place at the Faculty of security in Skopje.
Spasovski has said that they work together with the Prosecution, but that the information still cannot be shared with the general public.
The Minister said that the procedure for extradition of Grujovski and Boshkovski is led by the Ministry of Justice with an international legal assistance with the Ministry of Justice of Greece.
When asked whether there is a possibility the former directors of UBK to start bargaining with the Greek services around sharing information about what they have been doing in the past few years, Spasovski said that there isn’t “any information that hasn’t been shared with the general public” i.e. that the public through the so-called bombs has had an opportunity to hear the conversations about their work.
Grujovski and Boshkovski were arrested on the 18th of October in Thessaloniki while they were trying to leave for Budapest with forged Bulgarian passports. They are accused in the cases such as “Target,” “Fortress” and “Fortress 2” by the Special Public Prosecution for illegal wiretapping and for the destruction of the surveillance systems.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 30. Inflation in the UK
has reached a record 9% year-on-year, the British Consortium of
Retailers (BRC), a trade association for retail businesses in the
UK, said, trend reports.
Chief Executive Officer of the BRC, Helen Dickinson, noted that
inflation continues to rise in May, and consumers should not expect
prices to return to the level of 2021.
Despite the general increase in the rate of inflation, the
consortium noted a slight decrease in food prices.
Thus, the growth in the cost of food decreased from 15.7 percent
to 15.4 percent and official food price inflation this year reached
its highest level since 1977.
Furthermore, in March 2022, Centre for Economics and Business
Research published a report warning of a possible significant
decline in living standards in the UK, which will be the most
serious event since the 1950s.
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US House Speaker asks for responsibility from Zelensky
(MENAFN) United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has rejected to allocate another USD24 billion to Ukraine, stating to journalists that he “has questions” for Ukrainian Leader Vladimir Zelensky first. With the present budget for Kiev is getting lower, disapproval on permitting another financial support bundle impends to grind Washington to a break.
Zelensky is scheduled to encounter with legislators on Capitol Hill throughout a trip to Washington on Thursday. Before the conference, McCarthy was questioned on Tuesday whether he would promise USD24 billion in army as well as economic help to the Ukrainian leader, as United States Leader Joe Biden has asked for.
“Is Zelensky elected to Congress?” McCarthy replied. “Is he our president? I don’t think I have to commit anything and I think I have questions for him.”
“Where’s the accountability on the money we’ve already spent?” the Republican president carried on. “What is the plan for victory? I think that's what the American public wants to know.”
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 24. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences to
Italian President Sergio Mattarella in connection with the victims
and numerous destructions as a result of floods in the
Emilia-Romagna region, trend reports.
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Audu Ogbe said that the government is taking steps to ensure food security for Nigerians.
Speaking during the annual lecture of the League of Catholic Brethren in Lagos, Ogbeh explained that ensuring food security is a priority issue for the government.
He said that the government is working to improve the quality and competitiveness of agricultural products and to promote the development of the value chain.
However, he said that the government has made great strides in the development of agricultural development in terms of the cost of production and exports.
Ogeh said that plant varieties and cultivation methods were improved to improve the quality of crops, while productivity and quality of basic products, including rice, increased.
Ogbbe complained that Nigeria spent $ 6 million a day on rice imports.
After that, he said that the customs closed the land borders to induce the Nigerians to eat local rice.
The strategy, in his opinion, gives results.
He said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased rice production in Nigeria through its ABC program, adding that the efforts made in local rice production allowed the country to save about 800 million US dollars.


SHIVAMOGGA: The Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) condemned the recently announced budget by the state Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy who is the incumbent Finance Minister of Karnataka.
The ABVP alleged that the government has completely neglected the state education sector in its budget, and protested against it in the MRS road on Friday. The protestors claimed that the education sector was expecting certain developments and changes in the budget, but the budget released by the government has come as a major disappointment to the students from many sectors including the poor, scholars and the OBC, the ABVP stressed.
They further pointed out at the concerns of the needy students from SC/ST- over the bus passes and the government hostel developments , and slammed the government alleging that these issues are unaddressed in the budget. Moreover the ABVP complained that there should have been relief to the teaching and non-teaching staff in the education sector, which also went unaddressed.
They then said that the budget announced has come as a major disappointment to the state students and the education sector, and added that the protest is to oppose the baseless budget which the government has introduced without any vision. Meanwhile, the protest observed the participation of ABVP leaders including Sachin Raikar, Abhishek, Mallikarjun, Vinayak, Tilak, Hemanth, Santosh and others.


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To obtain the vaccines, the government has sent letters to COVID-19 vaccine producers in various countries
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the government has sent letters to the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and India.
Minister Hridesh Tripathi stated today at a virtual press conference organized by the Ministry that the government intends to purchase five million doses of vaccines.
He went on to say that some countries had responded to the letters, while others were expected to do so soon.
The Minister also stated that steps have been taken to purchase the vaccines through various channels.
He also stated that the purchasing bid was postponed due to a vaccine stock shortage in the international market.
According to the Ministry, over 2.6 million people in the country have received COVID vaccines so far.
Minister Tripathi also predicted that the virus infection rate would fall in the coming weeks, as the infection rate is gradually declining.
He also mentioned that the government was giving grants to various hospitals to help them set up oxygen plants, add ventilators, and ICU wards.
He went on to say that 157 hospitals across the country have been designated as COVID-19 dedicated hospitals.
Minister Tripathi also stated that the government is now effectively managing the oxygen shortage.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) S&P Global Ratings upgraded its credit report for Saudi Arabia, raising its long and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to 'A/A-1' with stable outlook, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.
The agency indicated in its report that this rating upgrade is a result of the kingdom's significant reforms efforts in recent years and its realisation of structural improvements that contributed to supporting a sustained development of the non-oil sector, in addition to improving public finance management and maintaining balanced public debt level.
The agency highlighted the strong real GDP growth of 8.7 per cent in 2022, the highest among the G-20 economies. It expects moderate economic growth, averaging 2.6 per cent in 2023-2026 with GDP/capita averaging $31,500 (significantly above pre-pandemic levels).
The agency forecasts the non-oil sector to remain strong through 2026 due to service sector growth supported by the significant ongoing social reforms and female workforce participation. It also expected the continuity of fiscal surpluses through 2024 (after reaching 2.5 per cent of GDP in 2022).
The report indicated that inflation in the kingdom is relatively low compared to its peers. It expected that it will remain under control thanks to the government efforts in subsidising fuel and food, as well as the currency peg to the relatively strong US dollar.
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Why it matters: California, the most populous state in the country, was one of the last states to drop its health restrictions, according to the New York Times.
The big picture: Establishments will no longer limit capacity, and people won't have to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Masks will still be required in places like hospitals, long-term-care facilities, public transportation and prisons, but people who have been vaccinated will, for the most part, no longer have to wear masks.
Unvaccinated people are still required to wear masks, but enforcement of that rule will be based on an honor system.
The coronavirus has infected more than 3.8 million people in the state and has killed at least 63,204, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The state has administered more than 40.5 million vaccines.


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Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Public Policy and Strategic Communication Fahd Husain has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been violating the system and the deliberate political crisis was set up by PTI.
He said that if Punjab Assembly will be dissolved then that will not affect the National Assembly. He said that there have been administrative and political issues. He said that clearly, the politics have been revolving around PTI and PDM.
Speaking in a program on a private TV channel Fahd Husain said that the politicians involved in negotiations over the Punjab Assembly have been trying to convince another party as the dynamics have changed. He also said that the way Pervez Elahi was appointed CM has been known by everyone.
He further said that there was no possibility of immediate general elections as per PTI’s demand. He said that PDM’s interest has been for their political uplift. He also told that the activities and negotiations in Punjab have hinted that PDM has been very actively working for political gains.
Fahd Husain said that PDM was giving importance to Chaudhry Shujaat. He also said that there was silence on behalf of the establishment but all political issues should be solved by political parties jointly. He said that for permanent political stability it was essential that all assemblies will go into elections at the same specific time as per constitution.
He questioned why had Imran Khan not announced the dissolution of Punjab and KP assemblies on December 17. Talking about terrorism activities in KP he said that it was a reminder because everyone was relaxed.
Answering questions about the economy he said that there should be political and economic stability for the remaining term of the government. He said that the government has been trying its best to improve economic situation.
He further said that if PTI lawmakers come to National Assembly after fulfilling all legal requirements then Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf will definitely deal the matter according to the constitution.


Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Revolutionary Maoists Mohan Baidya (Kiran) has urged the communists in the parliament and the government to go together.
This was stated by Chairman Vaidya at a lecture program on the current crisis of the Nepali Communist Movement and the way forward on the occasion of the 43rd Pushpalal Memorial Day.
Stating that the time has come for the revolutionary parties to unite in Nepal, Chairman Vaidya suggested CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) and CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal to give up the greed of the Prime Minister and serve the people.
Similarly, Chairman Vaidya said that Oli’s working style was arbitrary. Baidya said that Oli’s working style was stuck in ego and prestige. Chairman Baidya even questioned when the train would arrive with such wisdom. He suggested the parliamentary communists move forward together again.
“Oli’s working style seems to be second to none in the world. He talked about ships and trains, but his work style is stuck in position and prestige.
Does the train come with such wisdom?” Chairman Baidya said, “Friends who go to the parliament, let’s unite and make everyone a revolutionary.
If that is not possible, let’s coordinate between the government, the parliament and the communists on the streets.”
Chairman Baidya mentioned that there are two types of communists in Nepal, those who embrace the parliamentary stream and those who embrace the revolutionary stream.
The crisis of Nepali politics is the crisis of the communists: Dharmendra Banstola
Communist Party of Nepal Secretariat member Dharmendra Banstola has said that the crisis in Nepal’s politics is the crisis of the communist movement.
Speaking on the occasion of the 43rd Pushpalal Memorial Day, Banstola said that the crisis in Nepali politics was due to the crisis in the communist movement.
Leader Banstola also said that the crisis in Nepal’s politics was the crisis of the communists.
Leader Banstola also said that the government in the hands of the feudal class is now in the hands of the middlemen and capitalists.
Leader Banstola also said that there was no fundamental change in Nepal.
Despite the government of democratic forces, the people fell victim to corruption: Ashtalakshmi Shakya
CPN-UML (Madhav faction) leader Ashtalakshmi Shakya said that the people have always been victims of corruption and persecution while the democratic forces are leading.
This was stated by Netru Shakya in a discourse program on the current crisis of the Nepali Communist Movement and the way forward on the occasion of the 43rd Pushpalal Memorial Day.
Leader Shakya said that corruption had engulfed the country by the time the democratic forces came to power.
Stating that there has never been any discussion on corruption despite repeated party governments, Leader Shakya said that the problems of the people should be solved by discussing these issues and the security and rights of the Nepali people should be discussed.
Leader Shakya also questioned why creative youths were brought to the streets as monkeys. She even said that the communist movement was developing a chaotic style.
Leader Shakya maintained that all these issues should now be discussed within the Communist Party.
Unity of 5 parties saves constitution and parliament: Chitra Bahadur KC
Chairman of Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal Chitra Bahadur KC said that the unity of the five parties has saved the constitution and the parliament.
This was stated by Chairman KC at a program on the current crisis of the Nepali Communist Movement and the way forward on the occasion of the 43rd Pushpalal Memorial Day.
Stating that the decision of the Supreme Court was acceptable, KC also accused the role of the President of being undemocratic.
Stating that the current constitution has been saved and will be amended to make an even better constitution, he said that the government of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has done a bizarre job.
Chairman KC also said that the Oli-led government was asking for votes at a time when the people needed to be vaccinated to avoid corona and had to go into struggle after trying to rip up the constitution.
Chairman KC also said that spending to win the election but corruption after winning the election is a universally accepted issue.


Lahore: The Government of Punjab has started work on establishing 13 special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial estates in the province, over a land encompassing 10,000 acres, according to a news source published on July 13.
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar revealed that the incumbent government has successfully launched the said project within a time frame of two years and that only three SEZs had been established in the past 73 years. He revealed that the Allama Iqbal Industrial City – which is to be established in Faisalabad – would span over 3,000 acres and generate over 300,000 employment opportunities.
Furthermore, Buzdar said that the provincial government is arranging for the international firms to open setups business operations in Pakistan and a one-window centre will be established in the industrial estate to assist the firms. He revealed that the industrial city is being developed to have a capacity to accommodate 550 industrial units.
The chief minister said that the project will create one million employment opportunities that will further strengthen the national economy. These industrial uplift projects will pave way for the province’s economic revival – in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns imposed to curb its spread.


January 30th 2019 By Cheruiyot Korir
The government has launched a taskforce that seeks to find ways on how to streamline the functions of information and public communication in public institutions to facilitate provision of information to the citizens and the media in line with the government’s policy of openness and accountability.
While launching the Taskforce on the improvement of information and Public communication functions at the Teleposta Towers today, the Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Mr. Joe Mucheru said, the taskforce will review the existing legislations and policies on information and communication to align the function with the requirements of the constitution.
Mr. Mucheru said the taskforce will also identify and make recommendations on how to revamp public communications and information departments in the government to facilitate access to information by the public.
The Cabinet Secretary said, with the evolving technology and mode of operation by government, there is need to respond to demand of information by the public in a timely manner.
The Cabinet secretary said information and public communication officers were an important aspect in the dissemination of information to the public and called on the officers to be proactive in giving information to the media and the public.
The Chairman of the taskforce Mr. David Makali said his team will work hard to t ensue they meet the expectations of the public and players in the media industry.
He called on support from the government through provision of resources and and other support services to ensure the success of the taskforce.


Herders in Meru County have a reason to smile after the government issued 2,240 bags of animal feeds to be distributed to herders in Kiirua, Muriri, Laare, and Kangeta areas.
Speaking during the flagging off of lorries carrying the feeds, outgoing Public Service, Youth, and Gender Cabinet Secretary Professor Margaret Kobia said President William directed all the ministries dealing with drought response to ensure that the 29 counties experiencing severe droughts have received food relief as well as water and animal feeds.
She added that at the moment, most of the relief food has been released to the said counties.
In particular, she added, the relief food has already been disbursed to Igembe, Tigania and Buuri sub-counties and those remaining especially in Meru Central and North Imenti will receive their share soon.
“The severe drought is affecting livestock, and school children leading to absenteeism and raising the cost of living. That’s the reason the national government working together with the county governments has agreed to provide relief food to the affected people,” said Professor Kobia.
She said the president appreciates what the county governments are doing in terms of responding to the drought by availing food to the affected people adding that more food will be released to the affected regions by the national government in the near future.
At the same time, she said that the government is exploring the possibility of bringing on board business people and other well-wishers to contribute food to the needy rather than having to wait for food to come all the way from Nairobi.
“I want to thank all the non-governmental organizations including Food Agricultural Organization (FAO), Red Cross, and many others who are also supporting the government in feeding the affected people,” said Professor Kobia.
She said the severe drought is really a huge challenge and called for responses from other stakeholders since government alone cannot respond to everyone.
She added: “However, what is important is how we mitigate the resilience so that moving forward we have more irrigation farming that can sustain Kenyans even when there are effects of climate change.”
“The government is working closely with NGOs and research institutions to find ways of building resilience among the people struggling to get food on the table,” she said.
She noted that in absence of pasture, livestock feeds with high nutritional value need to be distributed to farmers with weakening livestock.
Governor Kawira Mwangaza appreciated the gesture by the national government adding that the feeds will go a long way in saving the animals that were suffering due to lack of pasture.
She said the respective sub county steering committees will determine the deserving animal owners who were in dire need of the feeds.
The county government also received 200 and 100 bags of rice and beans respectively which will be distributed to informal settlements within Meru town which include Mjini, Majengo, and Shauri.
Ms. Mwangaza added that the county committee in charge of relief food will decide the amount to be distributed in each area on a need basis.
“As the county government of Meru, we want to promise the national government and our partners that we will do our best to ensure that the relief food reaches the needy people,” said Ms. Mwangaza.
She appealed to the national government to consider Meru County in the allocation of more relief food adding that the number of needy people was increasing with the persistence of the drought.
By Dickson Mwiti


Motorcycle rally set to go ahead
June 18, 2020
Businesses that benefit from the visitor count during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally were no doubt relieved to hear on Monday evening that the Sturgis City Council had voted 8-1 to officially sanction the event this year, with modifications such as the cancellation of events like the parade that tend to see thousands of people lined up on the street.
Businesses over the state line had already made clear they intended to go ahead. Reports suggested that more than 50 hospitality businesses reached consensus that the 80th anniversary will be taking place as expected, and that they will al...


Doctors are performing duty in covid 19 pandemic: Civil Surgeon
Various health organisations celebrate Doctor Day today
Ludhiana: On the occasion of Doctors Day, Civil Surgeon Ludhiana Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga today said that the doctors are the real saviours of our society during the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic. Doctors Day was celebrated by different health organisations in the district today.
While speaking on the occasion, Dr Bagga said that the doctors have been serving the society and due to the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic, doctors across the globe have been serving the people. While appreciating the doctors community, the Civil Surgeon said that the doctors across the globe have been performing their duties without thinking about the well being of their families.
He said that the doctors should continue to serve the community. He also urged the health staff to work hard so that we can weed out Covid 19 from our district. He said that every section of the society have been appreciating the efforts of doctors./(July 1)


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Jaipur: As many as 563 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths have been reported from Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the total coronavirus cases in the state to 42,646, said the State Health Department.
According to the official data, the state currently has 11,979 active cases and 29,977 recovered cases. With 10 more deaths, a total of 690 people have lost their lives to COVID-19.
India on Saturday reported 57,117 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s coronavirus tally to 16,95,988, said the Union Health Ministry.
As per the health ministry’s website, there are 5,65,103 active cases while 10,94,374 patients have been cured/discharged or have migrated.
764 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours across the country, taking the death toll to 36,511. (ANI)


Another 237 Covid-19 cases were registered on Saturday, taking the total number of active cases to 2,651.
The health authorities said that no new deaths were reported, so the total number of victims remains 313.
In all, there have been 22,219 cases recorded in Malta, of whom 19,255 have recovered, including 168 who recovered in the last 24 hours.
The number of swab tests was 3,578, for a total of 695,192.
The health authorities said that 76,159 vaccination doses have been administered so far, of which 25,118 were second doses.


Street traders in Wellingborough say they`re seeing a hike in fees.
They claim it`s a significant increase on last year.
The Council’s resources committee agreed to put up its street trading fees in February.
After that there were a number of complaints from the traders who said the rise would threaten their businesses.
The Market Working Group has since re-considered the charges and agreed they were correct but admit the way they were implemented wasn`t clear.
The resources committee will be asked to give further clarification on the issue at a meeting tonight.


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But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are.


Zimbabwe police reported on Thursday that seven people including six foreign nationals, were killed when gas cylinders exploded at the SAS gold mine in Mazowe district of Zimbabwe.
Mazowe lawmaker Fortune Chasi said that the six foreign nationals were Chinese. Chasi said that when he arrived at the site, the police were removing the bodies. Officials from the Ministry of Mines and other government agencies were present to investigate what had occurred.
According to police, the explosion occurred at a mine that was about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the capital Harare.
Paul Nyathi, a police spokesperson told the media that the officers were investigating the circumstances in which the seven people were dead when the gas cylinders at SAS mine exploded. Beside the five Chinese nationals and Zimbabweans, another person was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital, Nyathi said.


UN Security Council to visit South Sudan
By Mandela Nelson Denis
Members of the United Nations Security Council will visit South Sudan at the end of this month, David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General said yesterday.
The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security.
Mr. David Shearer who briefed the Security Council last week about the peace process said members of the Council will visit the country in order to “see the situation firsthand and put their weight behind the peace process.”
He said logistic arrangements were being made to ensure their coming by the end of October.
The UNMISS chief said he was optimistic about the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity in the remaining six weeks.
Mr. Shearer said there is good momentum in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement.
He said UNMISS will work to help maintain the momentum in order to bring peace.
“There has been strong momentum in peacebuilding at the grassroots level with more than 130 peace meetings held across the country and the Security Council signaled its strong desire for the momentum of the peace process to be maintained,” Shearer said.
He added that that in the past months, security environment in the country has improved, allowing some IDPs to return to their homes.
“Thanks to the relative calm, nearly 600,000 displaced people have returned home in the past year, the humanitarian access has improved and food production has also increased as people began planting again,” he said.
Mr. Shearer also acknowledged the efforts exerted by the Government and Opposition members by working closely in Juba.


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Authorities in Kabarole District have expressed concern over rising number of Covid-19 cases.
The district Covid-19 taskforce incident manager, Mr Brian Kisembo, said they have more than 28 Covid-19 patients that are a result of community infections.
He also revealed that two patients have so far died this month.
Mr Kisembo further warned that Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital has run out of space for Covid-19 patients. He added that 14 health workers are being treated for the virus.
“It is very serious to see that we have started to register cases among health workers and now we have resorted to preventive measures such that we can stop the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging people to put on masks, wash hands and observe social distance,” Mr Kisembo said.
He said most community cases are from boda boda riders, drivers and businessmen. Mr Kisembo said the most affected areas in the area include Muhooti, Gweri, Karambi, Buteebe, Futibutagwa, Burungu and Harukoto.
“Because of the high burden of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has resolved to start home-based care of the patients to start managing cases at the community level,” he said.


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GAZA, Aug 5 (KUNA) -- The warplanes of the Israeli occupation army attacked several locations in Gaza Strip on Friday and the Palestinian medical sources said the airstrikes left a yet-to-be-specified number of casualties. (end) wab.gb
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The government of Slovakia yesterday approved a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes ammunition, warm clothes for the military and other equipment.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Rastislav Káčer said this at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
'We will continue to support you practically in your struggle. Yesterday our government approved a new military aid package – it includes ammunition, including large-caliber for fighter jets, warm clothes, other equipment,' Káčer said.
He added that Slovakia will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and will do everything to make it easier for Ukrainians to survive the winter.
'Russia is trying to humiliate people with poverty, to make their lives unbearable, so that discord will start between you. But this will never happen,' the Slovak minister said.
As reported, Slovakia transferred 30 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine based an agreement with Germany.
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Mangaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while addressing the media in Mangaluru has said that strict action will be taken against those who unnecessarily spread fake news against the state government or any individual on the social media.
Responding to a reporter’s query on Tuesday that the Karnataka government is taking action for criticising it, he added: “We will not take action against criticism, but if fake news is spread then action will be taken.”
The Chief Minister said that spreading fake news about family members is different from doing personal harm.
Responding to a query on the SIT not issuing a notice to any individual regarding the Bitcoin scandal during the previous BJP government, Siddaramaiah said that SIT will take appropriate action.
In the month of July, Udupi, Mangalore and the coastal region received rains, the Chief Minister added, and said that he would be visiting some areas which are damaged due to rains. He informed that he will hold a review meeting soon.
The Chief Minister said that he has given instructions to the police to take strict action against those who indulge in moral policing, adding that, no one can take the law into their own hands.
An FIR has been registered by the police regarding the Udupi college video recording case, Siddaramaiah added.
The Chief Minister said that the investigation is being done by a Deputy Superintendent Police rank officer and there is no question of handing over the Udupi college video case to the SIT.
“The case is registered and an FIR has also been filed and submitted to the court.”
He added that there is no question of handing over the case to the SIT as a Deputy Superintendent of Police-level officer is conducting the investigation.
Saying that the Central government has to take a decision on the Kasturi Rangan report regarding protection of the Western Ghats, the Chief Minister said that the government will not lag behind in the matter of environmental protection.


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CAIRO, 8th October, 2017 (WAM) -- The Arab League confirmed that the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of children in the context of armed conflict and its allegations on the Arab Coalition Countries to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen's violations against children during the armed conflict in Yemen needed more accuracy, investigation and research.
Commenting on the report today, Mahmoud Afifi, official spokesman of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, said that with full appreciation for the great importance of this report as it deals with violations against children in the context of armed conflict as one of the groups that enjoy special protection under international humanitarian law and international human rights law, the matter required a more accurate approach by the authors of the report in monitoring, recording and documenting the alleged violations by Arab Coalition in Yemen, bearing in mind that the various complexities of the situation in Yemen and the responsibility of the coup militias for a large number of violations that have occurred in general, makes it important to refer to the legitimate government in Yemen as the main source for obtaining information and data in this regard.
Afifi added that the severe and continuing deterioration in the humanitarian and living conditions of the Yemeni people also requires, first of all, practical steps to mobilise the necessary efforts to address these situations as soon as possible and that one of the main elements of this move should be a constructive and sound dialogue between the international community and the Legitimate Government and its allies.
He stressed the need not to overlook the great efforts made by the Arab Coalition over the last years to deal with these difficult situations and help the Yemeni people, including, for example, the work of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action, in the protection of Yemeni children in the context of armed conflict and rehabilitation of child soldiers.
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On 7 June 2023, the Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo led representatives from the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones and the Suez Canal Economic Zone of Egypt to visit and meet the management team of 2 companies in Samut Sakhon province, namely Anusorn Mahachai Surini Co., Ltd which manufactures seafood products, canned food, and fishmeal, and TPK Interfoods Co., Ltd which produces tropical dried fruits. The Egyptian side recognised Thailand's potential in food industry and took the opportunity to provide information on opportunity and incentives for investment in Egypt.
This activity is part of the visit of the private sector/businessmen/investment authorities of Egypt to Thailand during 4 – 9 June 2023.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is also the Nepali Congress President, has said that internal competition inside the party was the beauty of democracy.
Issuing a video message to the party cadres on the beginning of NC’s village/municipal ward convention starting today, Deuba said that healthy competition would strengthen the entire party organisation’s root thus ensuring the functioning of democracy on every individual.
“I urge the friends across the country to participate in the convention either unopposed or through healthy competition as per the democratic process,” Deuba said in the video message.
Stating that NC has proved itself a leading force in the democratic exercise, Deuba has argued that NC was also in the front of the party’s internal democracy.
President Deuba has urged the party’s entire leaders and cadres to join the village/municipal convention by maintaining social distance while adding that the party has commenced its general convention amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to constitutional obligation.
Deuba has also stated that he has internalised the zeal, enthusiasm and support of all those 800,000 plus party active members and leaderships.
PM Deuba has argued that it was necessary to strengthen NC to institutionalise federal democratic republic adding that people have well understood the fact that country’s development was possible only from a well-organised NC.
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The Ministry of Health organized capacity upgrading training to its members focusing on financial and material management.
The training that was provided from 15 to 23 November and that was attended by 130 employees of the Ministry from all regions of the country included financial and material management, as well as regulations of internal audit.
Speaking at the concluding event of the training, Mr. Yemane Teadel, Director General of Administration and Finance at the Ministry of Health, said that the training that was provided to staff members from all regions of the country will have a significant contribution to providing efficient and timely service to the public.
The trainees on their part, commending the training opportunity they have been provided, called for organizing similar training programs at the sub-zonal levels.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
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Asked about the extra 10'000 million euros worth of further cuts in Education and Health which Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called for to be incorporated into regional budgets, Aguiló said that in the Balearics, the government will carry on with policies introduced by Partido Popular President José Ramón Bauzà at the beginning of his term of office, now almost a year ago.
Speaking yesterday after presenting a government campaign to reduce risks in the work place, Aguiló said that Bauzà's ruling team has revised virtually the whole of the public spending network, doing away with what is clearly unnecessary and reorganising the public sector.
Aguiló said that the process of revision of government spending was an ongoing daily operation and that within a year the state of public finances will be a very different picture. He said the regional government was contributing in a major way to Welfare State maintenance. The Minister said the Balearic government had achieved a great deal because at the time of drawing up the regional budget for 2012, it was not clear at the time what funding was going to come from Madrid.


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Dearstyne announces he will seek second term
Hubbard County Attorney Donovan Dearstyne has announced he will seek a second term.
So far, no challengers have announced their intentions.
"The office has accomplished a great deal in the way of added revenue, efficiency and effectiveness," Dearstyne said in his announcement.
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By Emmanuel Omona
Police in Gulu District are hunting for naughty thieves who broke in to a primary school and stole a number of plastic chairs and later dumped them in the school compound.
The unknown thieves broke in Negri primary school in Gulu on Tuesday night and but became scared after the school watchman saw them and they dumped their loot.
Brother Santos Okema, the Head teacher Negri Primary school told Uganda Picks that the robbery happened at around 3:00am on Tuesday morning.
Brother Okema added that, “this was the first time the school has experienced such a challenge”.
Patrick Jimmy Okema the police spokesperson when contacted said that the matter has not been reported.
Okema however says that that they are investigating the matter.
Residents around Negri primary said that robbery cases were increasing.
They called on the police to strengthen their intelligence network before it is late.


Kuwait- US, IMF welcome approval of Basel III
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- The US and International Monetary Fund (IMF) both welcomed approval of Basel III, the long awaited banking rules that between opposing US and European views that aim to strengthen the regulation, supervision and risk of the banking sector.
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said in a statement, "the reforms standardize the approach, improve the quality and consistency of bank capital requirements, and will help level the playing field for US firms and businesses operating internationally.
In a separate memo, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said, "The IMF welcomes the finalization of the Basel III reform package, which provides greater assurance that the key risks to which the banking system was exposed in the financial crisis are being suitably addressed, and urges national authorities to move swiftly to implement these reforms in a timely and consistent manner." (end) ak.mb
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Shah -- chief guest at the 14th annual CIC, said when the law was being drafted, there were apprehensions of its misuse.
New Delhi: The government has taken a number of steps to proactively bring information in public domain, thereby reducing the need to file Right to Information (RTI) applications, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
The RTI Act has bridged the gap between the people and the government, and addressed mistrust, he said at the 14th annual convention of the Central Information Commission (CIC).
Shah, who was the chief guest at the event, said when the law was being drafted, there were apprehensions of its misuse, but during the last 15 years, the benefits have outdone the misuse.
Dashboards for various schemes introduced by the Modi government have enabled even the poorest of beneficiaries to get information about them and their implementation by going online, the home minister said.
He said the government is creating infrastructure to ensure maximum information is put in the public domain to reduce the need of filing RTI applications by citizens.


By DAVID STEELE-FAITH and PAUL MARTINAssociated PressTougas Farms is on a tear.
It has more than 10,000 employees and has more cash on hand than the average dairy farm in the U.S. It’s in its fourth year of growing, but that hasn’t deterred the company’s management.
Toughes has cut $6.3 million from its workforce, closing its doors to new employees and consolidating operations in the last year, managing director Paul Martin said.
Toughs, which employs more than 1,000 people, had a $20 million cash flow surplus in 2017 and the company has a balance sheet of about $15 million.
But Martin said its cash flow hasn’t been sufficient to pay off its debt.
Touches debt is the biggest concern.
It owns several brands, including Dairy Queen and Papa John’s, and is also owned by a family trust, which holds the assets.
Troubles has a history of operating in troubled economic times, including the recession of 2008 and the Great Recession of 2009.
Toughes’ biggest financial blow came in 2016 when it reported a $7.4 million loss on its operations in North Carolina.
Martin said the losses were the result of changes to the company management.
Martin said the company would have needed $20.9 million in additional cash to pay down its debt and would have had to raise about $3 million more than it planned.
Tours of the farm, which is owned by the Touches family trust and employs about 1,100 people, have been successful in keeping the farm open, but he said the family trust had to make some tough decisions about its future.
Tour sales at the farm have increased each year, but Martin said they are still below what they were in 2016.
He said the number of tours has declined because of tighter controls on visitors.
Martin added that the Touces family trust also recently bought a land in the eastern part of the state that would allow the company to operate its farms in the western part of that state.


Nine students who were arrested in connection with the circulation of hate leaflets through social media will remain in police custody for three more days to enable the police to conclude investigations.
Appearing before Eldoret law court Principal Magistrate Mogire Onkoba, the Investigating Officer (IO) Sophia Ibrahim told the court that more investigations into the matter needed to be done before the suspects can take plea.
Ibrahim told the court that the students spread the messages of incitement on a WhatsApp group.
The IO said the allegations were serious since the messages warned certain communities to leave Uasin Gishu County ahead of the general elections that come in barely seven days.
She further stated the investigations would establish the original authors of the circulated hate leaflets and determine whether more suspects were involved.
"We are requesting that the suspects be placed under police custody because of the nature of the offence that the suspects are likely to be charged with and to avoid interference with investigations by the suspects if released," said Ms Ibrahim.
She also stated in her affidavit that the respondents were a flight risk as the investigating officer did not know their abodes.
She said the matter was of public interest and touched on the security of the State this election period.
The suspects had opposed their detainment on grounds that they were not to blame for spreading the controversial flyers. The suspects are being held at Langas Police Station in Eldoret.


Lahore: Pakistan visiting 54-member visiting squad underwent conronavirus test again after six of the players tested positive for the virus.
The National team is in Christ Church while their reports will come tomorrow while training session will start in case all the tests will come negative.
After the tests they will pass 14-day in quarantine. New Zealand officials has said that the training will be conditional to the report of the health officers.
Interviews of all six affected people have been completed in which they were asked to apprise whom they had met after arriving the host country.
The host country authority also thanks Pakistani team over their cooperation.


KARACHI: (HRNW) Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh announced on Wednesday that the provincial government will construct a 110-bed hospital in Islamkot taluka of Tharparkar district.
Imtiaz Sheikh said that the Sindh government will build a hospital with the collaboration of the Thar Foundation. The minister further said that the provincial government will provide Rs500 million for the establishment of a hospital.
“Sindh government is committed to providing relief and all possible facilities to the people of Tharparkar,” said Imtiaz Sheikh.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – One person was taken to an area hospital after they were shot, according to MetroSafe.
The shooting was reported on South 23rd Street around 2 a.m. on Monday.
Dispatchers said the victim was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Louisville Metro police are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous police tip line at (502) 574-LMPD.


Twenty-one persons including a Buddhist monk were arrested by the Police and the STF for blocking two entrances to the Finance Ministry and the Presidential Secretariat.
Police said the protesters at the Galle Face Green had blocked two entrances from the Lotus Road to the Finance Ministry and Presidential Secretariat since last night.
The protesters continued to engage in protest this morning blocking both entrances using temporary tents and officials that report to the essential services and duties at the ministry and secretariat and public were affected due to the protest.
Police said due to the protest, the meeting which was to be held this morning with the officials of the IMF by the Treasury Secretary was also interrupted.
It was reported that the secretary to the Finance Ministry had to be escorted out of the Ministry to attend the IMF meeting which took place at the Prime Minister’s office as protestors have blocked both entrance and exit of the Ministry.
Police said four women protesters were also among the arrested.
They would be produced before the Fort Magistrate today.


Homa Bay county police boss John Omusanga said the official died on the spot.
He had been admitted to the Karen Hospital last Thursday, his lawyer Danson Mungatana told the
The three officers were interrogated and later recorded statements at the Migori police station.
Police said the MPs were accompanied by more than 200 armed youth.
The magistrate also believes he could repeat the offence.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Tunisian coast guards have retrieved 29 bodies of illegal
immigrants after two boats sank off Tunisian coasts, Tunisian
National Guard said Sunday, trend reports citing xinhua .
Houcemeddine Jbabli, Tunisian National Guard's spokesman, told
Xinhua by phone that the two boats sank on Saturday night off the
coast of Sfax province in southeastern Tunisia and Mahdia coast in
"The Tunisian coast guard units in Mahdia managed last night to
retrieve 27 bodies of illegal immigrants after their boat sank
while trying to cross the Mediterranean towards the Italian coast,"
"Two bodies of illegal immigrants were retrieved off the coast
of Sfax," he added.
A total of 11 immigrants of sub-Saharan African nationalities
were rescued during the operations, and the search for the missing,
the number of which was not specified, is still underway, he
Jbabli emphasized that those immigrants were trying to cross the
Mediterranean toward the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The island of Lampedusa, the first stop usually chosen by
illegal immigrants for their sea voyage toward Italy, is about 80
km away from the Tunisian coast.
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Cardiff Council's cabinet member for business has defended the city's multi million plans for the future of the capital. Russell Goodway said that the plans unveilled today would put Cardiff in a position that when the economy recovers would mean that the city can "take advantage of that growth."
The councillor said that "smart cities invest in infrastructure, invest in the training and skills of their populations so when businesses start to decide where they are going to locate they will go to those locations where there is an infrastructure that will support the development."
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Division Irfan Siddiqui Monday said law and order situation of Balochistan and Karachi had improved as compared to the past.
Pakistan had been successfully fighting war against terrorism, he said talking to a private news channel.
He said the operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in 2014 and yielding desire result in elimination of terrorism from the country.
He said the nation, civil and military leadership were united on all national issues including terrorism.
Irfan Siddiqui said the government was committed to complete eradicate terrorism and further strengthen the national economy.


Azerbaijan Expands Composition Of COP29 Organizing Committee - Decree
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 22. The composition
of the Organizing Committee in connection with the 29th session of
the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP29), the 19th session of the
Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the 6th session of
the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, has been
expanded, Trend reports.
The relevant decree was signed by the President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
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(MENAFN- AFP) London's Heathrow Airport is to introduce steeper approaches for aircraft coming in to land in a bid to ease noise for local residents, it said Monday.
Planes at Europe's busiest airport currently descend at an angle of three degrees on their final approach.
But from September 14, an angle of 3.2 degrees will be introduced on a trial basis until mid-March next year.
"The steeper the angle, the less time an aircraft spends at low altitudes, which means that fewer people should be affected by higher levels of noise," airport authorities explained in a briefing document.
"The trial will assess the operational and noise implications of slightly steeper approaches."
It comes as Prime Minister David Cameron's government considers whether to approve a third runway at Heathrow or expand air capacity in southeast England at another airport such as London Gatwick. A decision is expected by the end of the year.
The issue has proved highly controversial, drawing opposition from figures including London Mayor Boris Johnson, partly over concerns about noise in the densely populated area of west London over which many Heathrow flights take off and land.
A commission looking into the issue published a report last month strongly backing a third runway at Heathrow.
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According to the statement, the president thanked the European Union for their assistance and cooperation to Afghanistan over the past few years. He also thanked Mogherini and her accompanying delegation for attending the Tashkent Conference.
Mogherini meanwhile praised Afghanistan for its achievements over the past few years, especially in the areas of regional connectivity, transit and trade, the statement said.
Mogherini said the EU supports the Afghan-led peace process and added that it is ready to cooperate at any stage of the peace process.
The EU will also support meetings held on the initiative of the government and continue to stand by the government and the people of Afghanistan, she added.
During the visit both sides exchanged views on holding parliamentary elections, district council and presidential elections in Afghanistan, provide opportunities for vocational training, supporting women, combating terrorism and economic crimes, the statement said.
Before meeting Mogherini, Ghani addressed the Tashkent conference and said regional countries need to support Afghanistan’s peace efforts especially as terrorists know no geographic boundaries.
In his opening speech at the conference, Ghani said that ties need to be strengthened with regional countries in order to fight terrorism, which is a common threat.
He said Afghanistan will do everything in its power to bring about peace and that the recent Kabul Process meeting had been a clear sign that Afghanistan wants to end the war and to show that international allies support government in its quest.
Ghani called on all regional countries to support the Afghan-led peace process Afghanistan.
The president also discussed the military situation and said large operations have been carried out in the past two weeks to eliminate threats. He said the fight against drug smuggling has also been ramped up Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also addressed the delegates and said the fight against terrorism was a common factor for the region and more cooperation was needed.
He also said more cooperation was needed with Afghanistan in the education sector.
On Monday, Afghan political leaders and members of the High Peace Council expressed hope and optimism that a renewed peace effort would emerge out of Tuesday’s Tashkent peace summit.


Job Vacancies In Canada Rose 3.8% In September
The number of job vacancies across Canada rose 3.8% in September to just under one million unfilled positions.
Statistics Canada said there were 994,800 job vacancies throughout the country in September, due largely to seasonal variations.
The number of vacancies in the accommodation and food services sector increased 12% to 152,400, while the construction industry's job vacancies rose 14% to 93,900.
The number of job vacancies in manufacturing fell 11.3% to 76,000 in September.
On a year-over-year basis, Statistics Canada said the total number of job vacancies nationwide was unchanged from September 2021.
The job vacancy rate, which measures the number of vacant positions as a proportion of total labour demand, stood at 5.7% in September, up from 5.4% in August of this year, but down from 5.9% a year earlier.
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When it comes to helping those in need, some of the people who need the most help are those who have been incarcerated and their families.
“Those who lose a loved one to the justice system is like having them die in that it causes just as much grief,” said Rev. Dr. Denise Strothers of Healing Communities USA.
She continued by speaking about how families are affected by losing a loved one to the justice system and how people need to be there for those who are going through that struggle.
Strothers also stated that when it comes to those who are returning from incarceration, “We have a tendency to kill our wounded and not extend God’s grace to them.”
Imam Talib M. Shareef of Masjid Muhammad, the Nation’s Mosque, also taught five key benefits of religion to society.
— It gives us meaning and purpose.
— It is an agent of social control and behavior.
— It reinforces social stability.
— It improves physical and psychological behavior.
— It motivates people toward positive social interactions.
Shareef also taught that we shouldn’t act against order and peace.
“You can have your space and belief but you don’t need to go against the peace,” Shareef said. “There must be order for there to be peace.”
“It was by faith that the walls of the prison were rent and twain,” Elder Jaggi said.
He shared this scripture to show that those who have been incarcerated can escape the prison that is a criminal lifestyle.
To end, Strothers said that the number one thing that those who were incarcerated need is to be accepted by those around them. She also stated that we should celebrate their return like the father in the story of the prodigal son.