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Chairman of the Modern Musavat Party Hafiz Hajiyev has been nominated for the upcoming presidential election in Azerbaijan.
Hajiyev, addressing a meeting of the Political Council of the Party, first spoke about the upcoming presidential election.
He noted that holding presidential election in April corresponds to the legislation. Hajiyev noted that some opposition circles, including foreign ones, along with Armenians, are holding slander campaign against Azerbaijan.
"The election will be held in accordance with the Constitution of Azerbaijan" he said.
Then the agenda of the meeting was approved. Later, nomination of candidates for the presidential election from the Modern Musavat Party was discussed. After the discussions, the part members proposed to nominate Hajiyev for the post of the president.
The proposal was put to the vote, and Hajiyev was nominated for the presidency from the Party.
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AZAL Postpones Baku-Nakhchivan Flight Due To Adverse Weather Conditions
The crew commander of the plane of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), which was operating Baku-Nakhchivan flight No J2 251, decided to return to Heydar Aliyev International Airport due to adverse weather conditions in the area of the Nakhchivan airport, AZAL told Trend .
According to the airlines, the plane landed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport at 08:37 (GMT +4).
'Passengers of this plane will fly to Nakhchivan after the weather conditions improve,' added AZAL.
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By Kezia Agaba
The Ministry of Health has announced that the deadly meningitis disease which had broken out in the West Nile sub –region, early this year has been contained.
The ministry says the disease was largely seen in areas that hosted refugees from South Sudan, but have now been contained.
The outbreak has seen at least 34,434 people in Adropi and Dzaipi sub-counties in Adjumani district immunized.
A total of 161 cases were recorded in eight districts.


Jordanian police storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Amman
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) >Security forces on Wednesday raided the Amman headquarters of the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Group spokesman Moath al-Khawaldah told Anadolu Agency that the move -- for which he did not know the reason -- had come on the orders of the Amman governor.
Last month the Jordanian authorities instructed the group to refrain from holding elections for its shura (consultative) council which had been slated for the beginning of April.
The Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood has been riven by differences between its members since the eruption of the so-called "Arab Spring" in early 2011.
Those differences have led to the establishment of a rival association -- also calling itself the "Muslim Brotherhood" -- which the Jordanian government officially recognized in March of last year.
By Laith al-Junaidi
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Doha: Ramadan Sports Festival in Aspire is back on its ninth edition and will run from March 28 to April 8.
Aspire Zone Foundation announced this on its official social media accounts where it emphasised that the 12-day festival features eight activities in total that range from sports competition to physical challenges.
“These trigger the interest of active leisure seekers. All competitions will be held from 9:30pm until midnight,” it said. Moreover, it added that amazing prizes await for people who are exercising their passion on sports.
Among the sports competitions include Football (4x4) and by teams, Basketball under men's category, and Volleyball, Futsal, and Basketball for women's category. A dedicated game for people with special needs is also set which is Table Tennis. Interested individuals may register via aspirezone.qa to be able to join the competitions.
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Lebanon: US possible Syria attack to be destructive
(MENAFN) The Daily Star posted on its website a report that confirmed Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri to have raised concerns over a potential strike the US might launch against Syria.
The report said, citing the Lebanon's speaker, that in case the dangerous implications of such a move did occur, it will receive funds from "the pockets of Arabs and their wealth."
Lebanese speaker Berri then warned that "the result of the war will be negative and destructive to their future."
The statement has come as a response to reports that claimed the US to be considering a military attack in Syria after allegations emerged of a chemical attack to have struck in Douma.
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Credit For Changing Thandas Into Village Panchayat Went To KCR: Dayakar Rao
Hyderabad, Sept.10 (Maxim News): State Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao today said that the credit to change tribal Thandas of the state into village Panchayats went to CM KCR. He said that Thandas were turned into villages to fulfill the dreams of the tribal people of the state and allow them to rule themselves. He said that the state government was also giving adequate amount of funds to the local bodies for their empowerment. He made these remarks while replying to questions raised by the members of the state assembly during question hour in the ongoing monsoon session of the house. The questions were posed by MLAs like Bapurao Rathod, Ramavath Ravindra Kumar, Haripriya Naik, Banoth Sankar Naik.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the CM was trying to develop the thandas in a more aggressive manner. He said that the state had got 4383 more gram Panchayats besides the existing 12751 gram panchayats. He said that of the newly created village Panchayat, 1177 village Panchayats has 100 percent ST population and 650 were formed in the areas where the population of the SCs is more. He said that the state government was releasing ₹339 crore to all the village Panchayats of the state every month and added that they had so far released ₹2373 crores to the villages from September 2019 to March 2020. He said that the state government was allotting ₹1670 as per capital allocation to the villages. (Maxim News)


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New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Tuesday that his government is working hard to realise Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'Gram Swaraj' ever since it took charge.
Virtually addressing a session on 'Role of States in Making Aatmanirbhar Bharat' at the States Policy Conclave, Baghel said: 'When Mahatma Gandhi talked about the importance of making villages 'self-reliant' units, he was talking about Aatmanirbhar Bharat. When former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi appealed about making the Green Revolution a success, she was talking about Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the agricultural sector.'
Ponting out that villages and farmers were the main priorities of these great leaders, he added: 'Former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi had also said that when farmers become weak, the country loses its self-reliance.'
Baghel said that his government came to power in the state in December 2018 and announced that it will realise Mahatma Gandhi's dream of 'Gram Swaraj'.
'To realise Mahatma Gandhi's dream, our government has launched the 'Suraji Gaon Yojana' to revive traditional sources of income. Under the scheme, more than 7,777 rural industrial parks have been developed. It is helping rural artisans and self-help groups across the state,' he said.
Talking about the 'Gauthan' scheme of the Chhattisgarh government, he said: 'Cow dung procured from the farmers are used to generate electricity and manure, and soon we will start manufacturing 'prakritik paint'. Organic manure has reduced farmers' dependence on chemical fertilisers and these activities have also increased the income of the farmers,' he said.
The Chief Minister also pointed out that to support the farmers, Chhattisgarh is the only state where 52 types of minor forest produces are bought at the support price.
'Our government has taken several initiatives, which have strengthened the rural economy, and made it sustainable by reviving traditional sources of income besides empowering women,' he said.
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Shillong, May 15: The state government has decided in principal that the areas that are within the jurisdiction of the Autonomous District Council and outside the purview of the Municipal Board will not be affected by the MUDA buildings by-laws.
The decision was taken at the tripartite meeting held between the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, KHADC and a delegation of the Synjuk Ki Nongsynshar Shnong Ka Bri U Hynniewtrep (SNSBH) which is a conglomeration of traditional headmen, in the city on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said, “We have decided in principal that the that the areas which are within the jurisdiction of the Autonomous District Council and outside the purview of the Municipal Board will not be affected by the MUDA buildings by-laws.”
Conrad, however said that there are some legal provisions that need to be looked into and in the meantime the law department is going through all the aspects of the legal provisions but in the meantime the MUDA Building By-law will not be applicable in the Sixth Schedule areas.
The Chief Minister also said that the state government will also direct the MeECL and PHE Department to ensure that the provision that are required are also relaxed because people are suffering.
He further informed that the town planning committees will be needed to be put up by the District Council and that the Council and the DCA department will be sitting together to make the laws for the town planning committees but in the meantime the MUDA act will not be applicable in the 6th Schedule areas.
When asked about the regulation of building construction outside the purview of MUDA , he said , “Once the District Council frame those laws through the town planning committees that we put up, the Council will look into it.”


Morocco's Sound Energy awards Feed contract for gas plant
(MENAFN) Morocco's Sound Energy has presented a consortium with a front end engineering and design (Feed) contract for a gas processing plant and a 20 inch gas pipeline facility in Morocco.
The consortium awarded with the contract was said to be consisting of leading Spanish groups Enagas, Elecnor and Fomento.
The consortium, under the contract, is committed to conditional construction and financing of all infrastructure required.
Sound Energy's CEO James Parsons stated "this is a hugely important milestone for our company and I am delighted that Sound Energy is playing such a pivotal role in unlocking the first significant scale indigenous gas production in Morocco."
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The handsets were shipped in from Hong Kong as 'memory cards,' possibly trying to avoid the custom duties that are applied on the import of smartphones in India. The combined valuation of seized units was over Rs. 42.86 crore (around $5 million).
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The iPhone 13 units were seized at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, on the grounds of violating the customs laws as well as impacting the growth of the pandemic-hit domestic industry. Presently, Indians have to pay 22.5% of customs duties on imported iPhone 13 and around Rs. 10,662 as GST. This brings the total taxes to about Rs. 24,625 on a single unit.
DRI statement DRI also found Google Pixel 6 Pro, Apple Watch units
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Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore tonight until 6:00 am tomorrow, Wednesday, will be fine and moderate temperature by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.
Offshore, it will be fine, the report added.
Wind inshore will be mainly northerly to northeasterly 03 to 12 knot becomes variable by night.
Offshore, it will be mainly northerly to northeasterly 03 to 12 knot.
Visibility will be 05 to 10 kilometers.
Sea state inshore will be 1 to 2 feet. Offshore will be 1 to 3 feet.
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NY awards $8.2M for appeals of disability benefit denials
ALBANY — New York has awarded more than $8.2 million to provide legal help for people who have been denied federal disability benefits.
The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance says the money is going to 11 organizations to help represent people denied Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance and similar benefits.
State officials say the federal appeals process can be difficult but that 73 percent of the appellants who received legal representation in New York recently were awarded federal disability benefits.
Successful federal appeals also can relieve state and local governments from having to pick up costs of care.


PM Nawaz opens Multan-Khanewal Motorway
PM Nawaz Sharif, addressing the inauguration ceremony here in Khanewal, said that the nation will hold those elements accountable who tried to stop the country’s path of development.
The Prime Minister regretted that the process of development was halted after 1999 and the country was plunged into many problems including load shedding and terrorism. He said the government has also taken the problem of terrorism head on and expressed the resolve to eliminate it.
“Where the country would have been today if military dictators were still ruling the state”, he asked.
He said the development of motorway projects will ensure fast track development of the country. It would also ensure safe and fast journey for commuters. He said motorway and road infrastructure is also now being developed in Balochistan.
He said state of the art airport will be built in Gwadar besides the development of the deep sea port there.
The Prime Minister said besides motorways and metro bus projects, the government has also launched several projects to overcome the energy crisis. He vowed to end the power outages in the next two and a half years.
Nawaz Sharif said it is utmost effort of the government to provide cheap electricity to the consumers.
He added that the government wants to end darkness from the country and lead it to the road of prosperity and progress.


STATEWIDE — Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday the first round of federally funded COVID-19 relief grants coming to Maine.
According to a statement from the governor, $105 million will be distributed to more than 2,000 small businesses and about 250 nonprofit organizations.
The statement said the grants average about $40,000 each.
Mills said the grants “offer a lifeline to the businesses, but won’t replace lost sales.”
The statement said 35 percent of the grants were awarded to businesses in the hospitality industry.


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Amman, June 7 (Petra) -- The first charter plane from Slovakia carrying 189 tourists touched down at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba on Wednesday, marking the start of a new air bridge to attract 3,400 tourists from Slovakia until next October.
The introduction of a new air route supported by the Jordan Tourism Board signifies an increase in tourist arrivals and the revival of charter flights, said Makram Qeisi, the Chairman of JTB and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
Abdul Razzaq Arabiyyat, the Director General of JTB, stated that the newly established route is a product of collaborative efforts between the Ministry, the JTB, and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, all working towards the goal of boosting tourism in the Kingdom.
He said the JTB seeks to lure regulated charter and low-cost flights from numerous countries directly to the Queen Alia International Airport and King Hussein International Airport.
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Heavy traffic has been seen on the A27 eastbound heading towards Fishbourne Roundabout, Chichester.
Delays have also been seen on the M23, north and southbound, between the M25 and Crawley.
There is slow moving traffic on the A22, both directions, from South Godstone to Blindley Heath.
Ongoing roadworks by Drusillas Park in Alfriston has also led to traffic on the A27.
Heavy traffic has been seen on the A259 westbound between Brighton Pier and Hove.
Residents have been urged to avoid the Boars Head area by Crowborough due to a barn fire.


West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster has said that he will not leave the club even if the club gets relegated. It is becoming increasingly likely that West Brom will be relegated at the end of the season and the goalkeeper said that he does not believe that all the players will be leaving the club.
He said that he has no intention to leave the club and that he will want to be part of the team that will bring the club back to the Premier League. He said that there are many players that have been there for a long-time that would want to stay with West Bromwich Albion and help them regain their Premier League status
Ben Foster said that this has been a disappointing season and that they want to work hard in order to get back in the Premier League as soon as they can. He said that there are some good players in the team and that he is sure that they can compete easily in the Championship.
Foster said that fans should consider what happened with Newcastle. He said that the club has successfully won promotion back to the Premier League and that they have managed to cement their place in the Premier League again. He believes that West Bromwich Albion can do the same thing and that the players should believe in themselves
He said that it has been a difficult season this year and that the players that will stay with the club should continue the fight in the Championship and make sure return among the elites as soon as possible.


LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will form government in Punjab again.
Talking to the media after appearing before a court here on Wednesday, he said that he and some PML-N MPAs had been nominated in the Punjab Assembly ruckus case, and they appeared before the court in connection with their bail today. He said that they also went to the police station and formally joined the investigation process and requested the police to record their statements on the matter.
However, on the other hand, a person, who had blots of Tosha Khana gifts, foreign funding and corruption in Punjab, was not willing to join the investigation, he said, adding that the person was hiding behind the bail. The special assistant said that the Punjab government, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and his son, Moonis Elahi, were providing protection to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. He said that the Punjab government was part and parcel of the attacks being launched on the institutions. He said that the resources of the Punjab were being utilised for building anti-state narrative and attacking the institutions.
Tarar said that Imran Khan’s public meetings of Gujranwala and Jhelum failed as the number of people remained low due to his narrative. He said that no officer was willing to work in Punjab, adding that the chief secretary and finance secretary had refused to work in the province due to the provincial government policies.
Tarar said that the federal government would continue its efforts for rehabilitation of the flood victims and all resources would be provided for the purpose. PML-N MPA Rana Mashhood, speaking at the occasion, criticsed Pervaiz Elahi and said that he neglected the flood victims and used resources of the province in his constituency only.
He said that Punjab had been rendered ownerless, which used to lessen miseries of other provinces during the tenure of Shehbaz Sharif as the chief minister Punjab. He said that the Pervaiz Elahi government would soon collapse and the PML-N would form a government in the province.
To a question, Attaullah Tarar said that more than 15 MPAs were in contact with the PML-N. “We never surrendered and will soon form government in Punjab,” he added. Earlier, Tarar and PML-N MPAs appeared before Additional District and Sessions Judge Yasin Mohal in connection with the Punjab Assembly ruckus case. The court extended the interim bail of all PML-N leaders till Sept 19.


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Jim Yong Kim calls for more aid to help Jordan
The international community needs to do more to help Jordan, which is shouldering heavy burdens due to the increasing influx of Syrians into the country who now represent about 20 percent of the kingdom's population, Kim said in a press conference in the capital Amman.
"All those who care about the stability and peace in the Middle East need to take action and increase aid to Jordan," said the World Bank chief. He added that the World Bank is committed to continued support.
Jordan is home to some 1.3 million Syrians, of whom about 600, 000 are registered as Syrian refugees. ■


Hyderabad: Minister for Mines and Geology K. Tarakarama Rao on Wednesday said that the state government has curbed illegal mining of sand in the state by taking various stringent measures.
Speaking in Assembly, the minister said that the state government has acted strictly against the officials for irregularities in sand mining.
He said that the government has collected Rs 11.8 crore in the form of fines against the violations in mining and transportation of sand.
He said that the government would implement the GPS method to track the movement of sand vehicles by January end.
He said that the government was planning to install CCTV cameras at sand reaches if there was a requirement of the same as part of its crackdown on irregularities in mining and transportation of sand.
KTR said that the State Government has sent a delegation to Odisha to study that state’s sand mining policy.
The minister stating that the new sand policy was in its last stage of drafting and added that the same would be introduced in the Cabinet meeting very soon for approval. (INN)


Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported a total of 1,089 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 37 deaths in the last 24 hours. With new cases, the total number of Covid-19 patients in the state has mounted to 19,063, while the death toll rose to 731, the State Health Department said on Friday.
The health department further mentioned that a total of 3,470 patients have been recovered and discharged from the different hospitals in Maharashtra.
Of the new cases, as many as 748 were reported in the capital city, Mumbai alone, taking the total number of Coivd-19 cases in the financial capital of India to 11,967, said the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope had earlier in the day expressed confidence that Mumbai will see a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases in the next 15 to 20 days.
“All ward officers were present at the meeting, which was also attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. We discussed corrective measures that were being taken,” news agency PTI quoted Tope as saying.
Unhappy with his handling of Covid-19 pandemic in the capital city, the Maharashtra government has also transferred the high profile bureaucrat and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi. He will now serve as the additional Chief Secretary to the Urban Development department.
With the highest number of Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected by the pandemic in the country, while Mumbai remains the worst-hit Indian city.


Canopy Growth Buys Cannabis Gummy Maker Wana Brands For $297.5 Million
Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED) is buying weed gummy maker Wana Brands for $297.5 million as the cannabis producer looks to expand into the U.S. market.
Canadian cannabis companies are looking at cross-border expansion as U.S. states legalize the recreational drug and on expectations for federal reforms in Washington, D.C.
Demand for cannabis edibles such as gummies has risen during the pandemic, as people stuck at home turn to cannabis-related products for relaxation and entertainment.
Wana sells gummies in the U.S. state of Colorado and licenses its intellectual property to partners who manufacture, distribute and sell Wana-branded gummies in states including California, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and Florida.
The acquisition provides Canopy Growth with access to Wana's vertically integrated facility in Colorado and its licensing division, the company said, adding that it would continue operating independently in the state until the deal closes.
The transaction is structured as three separate option agreements allowing Canopy Growth a call option to acquire 100% of the membership interests in each Wana entity, the company said in a news release.
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digital desk, Jakarta. In Indonesia, 2,925 new cases of corona were reported in the last 24 hours, due to which the number of infected in the country has increased to 4,286,378. This information was given by the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said that 14 people have died of corona in Indonesia in the last 24 hours till Sunday, raising the death toll to 144,220. During this 712 people have been cured, due to which the total number of people who have been cured has increased to 4,123,267.
According to the Xinhua news agency report, more than 18.113 million Indonesians have received the first dose of vaccines, while more than 1240.8 million people have received the second dose. Indonesia began large-scale corona vaccination in January 2021 after authorities approved the emergency use of China’s Sinovac vaccine. So far 20.82 crore people have been fully vaccinated in the country. The government has given more than 30,657 crore doses, including the third booster dose.


Belgium: 19 year old girl escapes kidnappers using Google Maps
( MENAFN ) After being allegedly kidnapped in Belgium, the girl aged 19 explained her safe return to be thanks to locating herself on her Smartphone and sharing the address with her sibling who notified authorities.
The girl accused five men of abducting her outside a nightclub in Brussels and held her captive for three days in an apartment in the nearby city of Charleroi.
Police have took two suspects under custody and charged them with kidnapping and abuse, although they denied all charges.
In the flat the girl was held in, police have caught two men who claimed she was acquainted with one of them and that she accompanied the group of her own free will.
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Magna Mining CEO Jason Jessup joined Proactive to share news the company has started a pre-Christmas drilling programme at the Crean Hill mine which is part of the Denison project. Jessup told Proactive the company is looking to complete about 2,000 metres of drilling prior to the Christmas break, before drilling starts up again in January. A preliminary economic assessment is expected in Q2 of 2023.
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PIF-possessed Elm’s share drops regardless of 59 percent income jump in H1
(MENAFN) Stocks of Elm Co., a Saudi-based digital security company, declined on Sunday, regardless of a 59 percent income jump in the January-June period of this year.
The firm’s stock cost was decreased almost 3 percent to SR284.8 a stock (USD75.8) at the ending bell.
In line with a bourse filing its income jumped to SR444 million (around USD118 million), in comparison with SR279 million (nearly USD74,2 million) in the prior year's first six months.
This was together with a revenue surge of 19 percent to SR2.13 billion (nearly USD566 million), sustained by greater sales from the digital business unit by 30 percent and business process outsourcing by 83 percent.
Costs were risen 1 percent yearly because of higher marketing and government costs, which were to a degree counterbalance by a decrease in anticipated credit drops.
Based in Riyadh and possessed by the Public Investment Fund, Elm supplies secure e-business services as well as information technology solutions toward private and public industries businesses in the nation.
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Kerala receives 2 national awards for most number of NQAS recognition: Veena George
Kerala has received two national awards for being among the states that have achieved the most number of National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) recognition, Health Minister Veena George said Friday.
The minister said the award was a recognition of the efforts taken by the state government even during the pandemic season.
George, in a release said Kerala bagged the first place in the number of urban primary health center category which has received the NQAS recognition at the national level, whereas the state was the runner-up in the primary health center category.
She also informed that a total of 125 government hospitals in Kerala have received NQAS recognition which include three district hospitals, four Taluk hospitals, seven public health centres 78 family health centres among others.
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The Syrian Interim Government (SIG) said that the Ministry of the Interior had finished training of a new batch of police and national security forces who will be put under the command of the Tal Abyad Police Command in Raqqa province.
The Ministry of the Interior on Saturday held a graduation ceremony for the third batch of cadets of the police force and national security forces who were deployed in and around the town of Tal Abyad.
Minister of Interior, Colonel Mohieddin Harmoush, said that the ministry had deployed the new batch of trainees to checkpoints in and around the town to enforce law and preserve order.
Harmoush said that the ministry continues to work on improving public security, protect public and private property, and enforce law, indicating that the graduation of the new batch comes in the context of providing the police force and national security corps with qualified, well-trained personnel.
Harmoush pointed out that the new batch of cadets had received military training, physical fitness, and behavioral courses. He said that the new batch has brought to 1,150 the number of police personnel in Tal Abyad, adding that the Ministry will recruit more people in the months to come. (Source: SOC’s Media Department)


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr Abdullah Saleh Mubarak al-Khulaifi holding talks with the Polish Ambassador to Qatar Krzysztof Suprowicz in Doha yesterday.
Talks dealt with aspects of co-operation and means to develop them in addition to other topics of common
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Aug 13, Colombo: A Sathyagraha Campaign to force the Sri Lankan government to get on the right path and fulfill the promises pledged to the public has been organized by the artist community.
The Sathyagraha Campaign will be held in Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo on Tuesday at 3.00 p.m., the national radio reported.
Addressing a media briefing to inform about the Sathyagraha Campaign veteran film Director Dharmasiri Bandaranayake said that the certain significant marks of the previous regime is visible in the present government and it is the public's duty to force the present government to get back into the right track.
Serval artistes speaking during the media briefing said that the people should come forward and demand the government to materialize the pledges given to the public when the government was formed.
Actor Nishshanka Diddeniya said that the Sathyagraha Campaign is being conducted to get the government into the proper track. Therefore, he expected that large number of crowds will be gathered to perform the Sathyagraha Campaign.


(CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago registered seven new deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Friday as Suriname also recorded deaths linked to the virus that has killed millions of people worldwide.
Trinidad’s Ministry of Health in its latest bulletin said that the seven new deaths bring the total since March last year to 348, while there have also been 708 new cases of people testing positive for the virus. The ministry said that the seven deaths included five men and that six of the deceased had comorbidities.
It said that the number of active positive cases as a result is now 7,488, with the overall total positive cases being 18,935.
The authorities said 407 patients are in hospitals across the country, while 328 are in state sanctioned quarantine facilities and 6,210 in home isolation.
The ministry said that the number of new cases reflect the samples taken during the period May 14-20 and not the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Suriname recorded one death over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll so far for the month to 36. The country has so far recorded 240 COVID-19 related deaths since March last year.
The authorities said that 162 people tested positive from 502 swabs and that the total number of positive cases rose to 12,571. They said that 97 people have recovered over the past 24 hours, pushing the total to 10,604.
There are 29 COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit, 199 men in the various hospitals with 732 in isolation.


The Patriotic Front government says it will not allow critics with well-known hidden agenda to disturb the plans it has for the people of Zambia.
Lusaka province minister Colonel Gerry Chanda says the government will not allow itself to fall into a trap by responding to everything that critics say.
Colonel Chanda noted that the government is aware of detractors who just wake up with nothing good to offer and attack government unnecessarily.
Speaking to QFM, Colonel Chanda said the government has an enormous task ahead of it that the people of Zambia have bestowed upon it.
He said government under the leadership of President Michael Sata means serious business and is doing things systematically.
Colonel Chanda has assured every Zambian that the PF government will leave a living legacy that the country will be a much better place that it was found.


PUTRAJAYA: After more than two years of releasing daily reports on the country’s Covid-19 situation, the Health Ministry is now switching to weekly reports as the country transitions to endemicity, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
The Health Minister said that Thursday (April 28) would be the last time a daily statement would be issued by the ministry.
“After this, the Health director-general will be releasing weekly reports,” he said on Wednesday (April 27).
Khairy said that while the country was “one or two final steps” from reaching normalcy, the current Covid-19 situation remains at a pandemic level.
“We are not yet at a level that we can declare safe.
“The Health Ministry will continue to monitor the situation, especially in other countries and on the emergence of new variants,” he said.
Khairy said it was important to keep a close eye on developments abroad as it would affect the management of Covid-19 in Malaysia.


Frederick schools chief reflects on first year
WINCHESTER — Superintendent David Sovine Tuesday recounted Frederick County Public Schools’ struggles and successes during his first year on the job.
Sovine, 44, completed his first year as the...
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Indian Hollow principal to step down
WINCHESTER — Indian Hollow Elementary School will have a new principal at the end of the month.
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LAHORE: Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said that the government has increased tax after 14 years and it would only be imposed on the well-to-do.
Talking to party workers at his residence, the minister said that priority was being given to education and health sectors and development budget of current fiscal year would be 17 percent more as compared to the previous year.
He said that 36 percent of development budget has been allocated for southern Punjab so that maximum development projects would be completed in the underdeveloped districts.
He said that the government would provide jobs to 4 million people whereas 2 million people would be provided technical training to make them self-sufficient.
He said that the Punjab government wanted to raise the growth rate of the province to 8 percent in the next four years. As a result of it, he added, more than 7 million people would be lifted out of poverty.
He said that in the budget the Punjab government has allocated Rs 5 billion for the farmers and the federal government would also provide the same amount to them. He said that Rs 10 billion subsidy would be given to the farmers on DAP fertilizers. He said that minimum wages have also been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 per month.


‘Congress playing politics, don’t want BJP to complete tenure’
Srinagar: Calling All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president, Rahul Gandhi a non-serious person, the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Monday said that the Congress party is playing politics to hoodwink the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The senior BJP leader also said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not destroyed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
He, according to reports, was reacting to the statement made by AICC vice-president; Rahul Gandhi wherein he had accused Modi led government of destroying the PDP in the state.
While replying to a query on the sidelines of the party function here at his residence, Dr Nirmal Singh said that BJP has not destroyed PDP. “The Congress party is playing politics as they don’t want the current regime should continue,” he said.
Asked about the Congress’s Policy Planning group’s visit to Kashmir, Deputy Chief Minister said that as far as the democracy of the country is concerned, everybody has right to meet people. “I hope that they are not playing politics and hope their visit to the Valley will help in resolving the issues,” he said.
He also welcomed the MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed’s statement wherein he had asked Congress to help Modi led government in resolving the Kashmir issue.
Meanwhile, BJP’s National General Secretary, Ramlal while replying to a question over ceasefire on LoC said that the BJP government will take every step to ensure the safety and security of people and border. “We will give a befitting reply to Pakistan,” he said.
Refusing to speak the party’s stand over Article 35-A, Ramlal said the case is pending in the court, let the decision come.
He informed reporters that the party, which was held today, was called to discuss varied issues related to the people and the party.
(With inputs from KNS)


Viewpoint: Rail getting new life
Investing in passenger rail has taken on new life across the country as the Obama administration has set a goal of developing a better passenger rail network. This goal is being compared to that of President Dwight Eisenhower when he approved the construction of the U.S. interstate highway system back in the 1950s.
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…move to France?
A recent survey indicates that nine out of 10 people in France are happy in the workplace.
Surprisingly, people working in the public sector are happier than those working in the private sector. 91 percent of public servants reports workplace satisfaction while 87 percent of people working in private companies said the same. That’s not much of a difference — viva la? — but it’s intriguing. Especially because 54 percent of respondents said they think others — including their colleagues — are unhappy.
Seems that to “go postal” — allez postal — is a good thing. At least in France.


Leaders key to re-opening of schools-Mabumba
By ALICE NACHILEMBE
General Education Minister David Mabumba says that the smooth opening of schools depends on the leaderships of the district.
Mr Mabumba urged the district leaders to provided leadership for the process of opening schools to be successful.
He said that the community depends on the leadership of the district to work together as a team and ensure everything is put in place.
Mr Mabumba said this when he toured some of the schools in Chingola to spot check the preparedness of schools ahead of the re-opening of schools on June 1.
He said everyone should come on board especially parents as they are key for the successful opening of schools.
He said the excises need consorted effort from everyone.
He said teaches will be trained to be the first respondent team at school level to be able to identify in case of anything.
The Minister said that the people will be able to adhere to the new normal and follow up the preventive measures.
Mr Mabumba said that teachers should ensure that the children follows the rules that have been put in place.
He commended the district leadership for the effort they have put up in the opening of the school.
And Chingola District Commissioner Agnes Tonga thanked the minister for the support Government is giving so that children get back to school.


Brexit and social media behind rise in anti-LGBT hate crime, police chief claims
Brexit and social media have contributed to the recent surge in hate crimes, including those against LGBT+ people, the West Yorkshire police and crime commissioner has said.
Mark Burns-Williamson said “divisions” in society were fuelling anti-LGBT+ hate crimes, in response to figures released by the BBC last week which showed that prosecutions had fallen over the past five years, despite reports of such crimes doubling.
Both West and South Yorkshire Police have seen reports of homophobic hate crime increase five-fold since 2014/15, to 961 and 375 respectively.
However, the percentage of crimes resulting in prosecution fell over the same time, from 19 percent to 4 percent in West Yorkshire, and from 10 percent to 3 percent in South Yorkshire.
According to Yorkshire Evening Post, Burns-Williamson said: “There is a concern there regarding the sort of environment we’re living in at the moment.
“The political environment, let’s be honest, doesn’t help, in terms of Brexit and the divisions that have been created.
“Social media plays into a lot of this as well.”
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However, he insisted that the drop in prosecutions does not mean that police strategy for tackling hate crime is not working.
He added: “I would accept that the police have issues around investigative capacity and evidence gathering.
“But it’s something that doesn’t always have to end with criminal justice. There are a lot of other outcomes.
“A lot of victims don’t necessarily want perpetrators to be brought before the courts. They may prefer for them to be spoken to and told how their behaviour is making them feel.
“It’s a national issue and we need to understand more to get beneath that data.”
This year, data has also shown that hate crimes against LGBT+ people have more than doubled in the whole of England and Wales, and that transphobic hate crimes have risen by 81 percent in the UK.


PM maintains that lives of many Jamaicans including public sector workers vastly improved since compensation restructuring
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has maintained that the lives of many Jamaicans including public sector workers have vastly improved since the Government’s compensation restructuring system.
Since the new compensation system was implemented earlier this year, there have been complaints by several public sector groups that they are worse off financially.
Some have also noted anomalies in their monthly salaries – an issue the Finance Ministry has been working to address.
Speaking at a South East Clarendon Constituency Conference yesterday, Prime Minister Holness said despite the negative comments, many citizens have approached him with gratitude.
He said with public sector workers getting more, they are now able to do more for themselves and their families.


Pharmacies, family doctors giving more flu shots
Ontario health units now give less than 10 per cent of flu shots: Sudbury health unit
More doctors and pharmacies are now administering flu shots instead of health units in Ontario, according to public health officials in Sudbury, Ont.
The Sudbury and District Health Unit said it will be offering fewer community flu shot clinics this year, despite the ongoing demand for the seasonal vaccination.
"The number of community members that came to those community flu clinics had decreased drastically over the past two years," said Shannon Dowdall-Smith, a manager in the clinic and family services division at the health unit. "That's since the ministry allowed pharmacists to give the vaccinations."
More health care professionals are now offering the flu shot, meaning less demand on health units across the province, she said, adding that less than 10 per cent of shots given across the province are now being provided by health units.
There are 50 pharmacies in the Sudbury health unit's area that offer flu shots, Dowdall-Smith said.
"It's just proven to be far more convenient for people," she continued. "They can go seven-days-a-week, they can go in the evenings, they don't need an appointment."
Many physicians also call their patients to come in for the shots, Dowdall-Smith said.
Despite there being more options in the community for the vaccinations, the Sudbury health unit continues to provide daily flu clinics at its Paris Street location, as well as at its branch offices in Chapleau, Espanola and Mindemoya.


SHAH ALAM, July 13 — Selangor announced its economic recovery plan today by focusing on three main aspects to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the three key aspects were food security, economic sustainability and capacity building.
“The total economic value of this Selangor Economic Recovery Plan is RM55.85 billion.
“The implementation of the plan is to boost the monetary resilience of the state of Selangor to rebuild its economy after experiencing a sudden shock following the Covid-19 pandemic which has never been anticipated by any global economic expert,” he said when presenting the plan at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN), here.
Amirudin said that through the food security aspect, the state government would endeavour to increase the value of the agricultural cycle as well as reduce dependence on food imports.
On economic sustainability, he said, the focus was on accelerating property development, ensuring efficient infrastructure and water services management, maintaining a balance in the state government’s cash flow and improving the administration’s delivery system.
“Among the proposals for the initiative is to revitalise the construction sector, especially housing by introducing the Post- Covid-19 Affordable Housing Construction Encouragement Incentive.
“Through this incentive, we will add 30,000 units of Rumah Selangorku within three years,” he said.
Commenting further, Amirudin said for the third aspect which is capacity development, the state government would give emphasis on driving the growth of the aerospace industry as a high value sector.
He said, through the move, the workforce from among the people of Selangor would be utilised to strengthen the human resource chain for the aerospace field.
“In addition, the state government will also focus on improving the skills of the workforce to help those affected by the stoppage of the economic sector during the implementation of the Movement Control Order.
“Thus, the state government will provide employment opportunities to 10,000 job seekers in three years as among the post-Covid-19 economic recovery strategies,” he said.
Amirudin said, through the recovery plan, he was confident that the quality of life of the people could be improved and the strengthening of the economy defended to face the challenges in the future. — Bernama


Four growth sectors have been identified as having the greatest potential to achieve the objectives of promoting growth, says Commerce Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe. These four growth sectors are expected to create 1 million jobs in the formal sector in the next five years.
Speaking during the COMESA second committee meeting on industry held on September 6, Ms. Mwanakatwe says the growth which has been taking place has been capital intensive.
She says this has prompted the government to craft a ‘strategy on industrialization and job creation to be funded through foreign and local investments.’
Ms. Mwanakatwe said that the major investments which have so far taken place have been in the technology intensive sectors, and the other sectors which are more labor intensive have not been fully exploited.
Despite the Country’s improved economic performance since 2001 which is evidenced by the increased inflow of foreign direct investment, joblessness and poverty have remained high in the country.
And COMESA Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Dr. Kipyego Chelugel said that,
It is sad that trade among COMESA member states has continued worsening rather than improving .
Mr Kipyego said the percentage of intra COMESA trade as measured by the ratio between exports to other member states compared to exports outside the region was at 10 percent in 2015 compared to 8.8 percent in 2013.
It is encouraging that the government is aware of the many sufferings of the Zambian people and has put in place plans to help the people who have given them the power to govern.
Despite the Commerce Minister’s pronouncement that there were four growth sectors identified, she did not mention any of them. Efforts to get the four sectors named have proved futile to the Minister’s office.
This article will be updated accordingly when the 4 growth sectors are revealed.


Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne has told parliament today (20) that the main opposition UNP and the TNA has exaggerated incidents that have taken place in Jaffna.
Speaking during an adjournment debate on the security situation in Jaffna in parliament today, Jayaratne has said that only 16 incidents of violence have been reported between November last year and this month.
He has also compared the security situation in Jaffna to an elephant’s hair and said the government is in the process of uprooting that hair.
According to Jayaratne, the government was taking measures to address the situation in Jaffna.
“Such incidents are common in any society. We have arrested 3,000 persons who have engaged in acts of violence in recent months,” the Premier has said.
Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has however charged that the government has done little to address the breakdown of law and order in Jaffna.


ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday that the country would have faced economic collapse if the coalition government decided to organise early elections, ARY News reported.
Rana Sanaullah said in a statement that the coalition government continues its journey and it will be continued as long as the allies want. He reiterated that the government will decide on the fate of the next elections.
“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had prioritised saving the country from facing massive disaster. We will spend some difficult days avoiding the massive disaster. Inflation has increased in the country but the government will soon control it.”
The interior minister blamed the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, saying that the past ruler had spent 3.5 years carrying out revengeful actions against his political rivals.
He claimed that the past ruler must tell the nation who had signed the orders for zeroing subsidies and reducing levies.
Regarding the PTI rally, Sanaullah said that the government asked the political party to conclude its power show by 12:00 midnight but it ended its public gathering 45 minutes before the given time.
He alleged that the PTI rulers were also found involved in corruption and they are now facing failures in all courts.
Yesterday, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah asserted that the federal government has provided security to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan amid threats.
Talking exclusively to ARY News, the Interior Minister said that Imran Khan and other PTI members have been provided security amid threats during the ongoing PTI’s power show at Parade Ground, Islamabad.
Rana Sanaullah further said that security was beefed up for the PTI’s Jalsa, adding that arrangements have been made to deal with any untoward situation.


Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information, Kamran Bangash on Thursday said that total 23,054 action were taken for violating standard operating procedures (SOPs) of coronavirus during last 24 hours.
Sharing details of the district administration action to make sure implementation of Covid-19 SOPs across the province, he said that 980 businesses were sealed while 7157 individuals and businesses were strictly warned to comply SOPs.
He said total fine of Rs 884,100 was imposed on 1002 people and businesses while FIRs registered against 465 persons for violations.
Kamran Bangash said district administrations had been directed to intensify operations and legal proceedings to make ensure implementation of Coronavirus SOPs.
He said that traffic police along with district administration was monitoring implementation of SOPs in public transport, adding eight vehicles had been impounded for violating the SOPs in public transport.—APP


The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today urged the public to blame Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and not Parliamentarians for the disgraceful incidents witnessed in Parliament over the past few days.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member and United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the public outrage at the events which took place in Parliament over the past few days should be directed at the Speaker.
He told reporters today that the actions of the Speaker resulted in the events which took place in Parliament over the past few days.
Abeywardena also said that similar incidents were seen in the Japanese Parliament as well where MPs had clashed.
He said that the Government will carry out a public awareness campaign against the Speaker.
Abeywardena said that if the Speaker followed normal procedures the incidents seen in Parliament over the past few days would not have taken place. (Colombo Gazette)


We will win all four seats in 2019 elections-Kuldeep Singh
The new president of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Kuldeep Singh Rathore said that Congress will win all four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh in the coming elections. He said that the committee will take actions and will renovate the organisational structure in the state.
Kuldeep blamed Modi government for the declination of the state politics and said that the people are attracted towards the fake promises of BJP but the illusion will end soon.
He said that he will soon end the conflict between smaller parties and will make Congress win in the state in 2019.
Kuldeep also told reporters that he attended the IPCC meetings and told people about the crucial stage of the party and explained them the working procedure of the government.
He mentioned his conversation with IPCC head Rahul Gandhi and said that he will remove the conflicts and will clear factionalism .
He also said that he is planning to make more efforts and announce more meetings ahead Lok Sabha elections 2019.
Kuldeep confidently said that he will unite all the smaller parties in Himachal Pradesh and reunite to win Lok Sabha elections 2019.
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Magnolia Bakery shut down due to mice
A popular and well-known West Village bakery has been shut down due to a mice infestation.
Magnolia Bakery, made famous by the show Sex and the City, was closed by the Health Department due to five critical violations, including evidence of mice and rats on the premises, according to the Health Department’s report filed on Feb. 14.
A bakery spokesperson said that the mice problem began as a result of Hurricane Sandy, which pushed mice more inland, according to the NY Post.
Exterminators have been on site and the bakery spokesperson said they hoped to reopen Saturday.


Hundreds of people took starlit stroll through Peterborough last night (Sunday) to raise funds for Sue Ryder’s Thorpe Hall Hospice appeal.
About 300 people of all ages took part in the event, now in its sixth year.
Proceeds are going towards the cost of building a new hospice in Peterborough, where the charity will continue to serve people in Lincolnshire and Rutland.
Organisers hope to raise £30,000 towards their £6m target through the event, which started and finished at Peterborough Greyhound Stadium and for the first time included the Thorpe Hall Hospice as part of its route.
Alison Toomey, regional fundraiser for the centre, said she believed new hospice appeal, which had its public launch in March, had been a factor in people signing up for the 10km event.
This was far from the only reason, however.
She said: “People come and take part for lots of different reasons. Some people will come and take part because they have had someone cared for at the hospice, other people will have known somebody who has had one of the conditions which we care for, some people just come to have a really good night out.”


Hyderabad: Stating that there was no scope for blindly supporting or opposing the Centre’s demonetization policy, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday informed that sooner the people wake up, better the results it would fetch in dealing with the scenario arising post demonetization.
Speaking on the demonetization issue in the State Legislative Council on Saturday, Chandrasekhar Rao said that the decision on demonetization policy was taken by the Centre and the State had nothing to do with it.
He said that in the wake of severe cash crunch due to Centre’s move, the people should make alternatives to deal with the situation. He admitted that the note ban had drastic affect on the state’s revenue.
He said that the State Government would encourage cashless transactions to ensure that the State’s revenues does not go further down.
He said that the sooner the people adopt to the cashless transaction the better results it would bring. He said that the state government would soon come up with mobile app TS Wallet to carry out digital transactions in the state.
A task force has been constituted in this regard under the chairmanship of IAS officer Suresh Chanda to look into encouraging the cashless transactions,
the Chief Minister said and added that the state government would take up state-wide drive to encourage cashless transactions and appealed people from all professions to do their bit in promoting cashless transactions. (INN)


Masses to face severe load shedding in summer, warns ex-power minister
ISLAMABAD: Former minister for power, Member Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari on Sunday said that the masses would have to face severe load shedding due to the overloading of electricity transformers.
While addressing a press conference at the National Press Club Islamabad, said that the distributing companies system has reached the brink of deterioration.
He predicted that the masses will face severe load shedding in summer.
Awais Laghari went on to say that only solution the government has for the power troubles is increasing power tariff and also declared the government s measures to stop theft of electricity inadequate.
The former minister said that the government increasing power tariff to hide their mistakes, adding that the government didn’t even produced a single megawatt electricity.


Lucknow, March 15: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party government has ushered in comprehensive development in the state and the opposition has been pushed to the sidelines of the state polity.
Addressing a press conference on completing four years in office, Yadav also took potshots at the BJP, saying people who were speaking about ‘acche din’ (good days) have now been rendered hopeless by the people of the state and were in fact “out of network”.
In an apparent dig on arch rival, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Yadav said while the Mayawati government during its tenure was busy building parks and wasting public money on monuments too were talking of development if voted to power.
He also listed many achievements of his government and also alleged that opposition parties in the absence of any real charge against him, raked up the law and order issue.
Stating that he was persolly monitoring the law and order and there was an improvement in police, the chief minister expressed the hope that he would return to power after the state assembly polls scheduled early next year. (IANS)


Some villagers in Vubwi district have lost their farming fields following the re-demarcation of the Zambia-Malawi border
Speaking to Breeze News, the villagers surrounding Sekani village also complained that they do not really understand the re-demarcation exercise.
The villagers who spoke at a sensitisation meeting on Land matters conducted by Chipata District Land Alliance at Chigwe trading centre, said that they are forced to rent the fields from Malawians.
And commenting on the issue, Chipata District Land Alliance Community Facilitator, Ben Tembo said that the district Alliance will forward the concern to relevant authorities.
Meanwhile Chipata District Land Alliance Coordinator, Allan Kasongo said that the assessment done by CDLA revealed that the people in the area were not sensitised on the boundary issue.
He said the government should now put security on the borders as the people feel insecure. Mr. Kasongo also said that the Ministry of Lands should resettle the affected families.


Iran: Sistan-Baluchestan ships USD740M value of goods in 7 months
(MENAFN) The worth of commodities that were shipped from Sistan-Baluchestan province in the southeast of Iran reached an amount of USD747.366 million in the opening seven months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), a provincial official declared.
Mohmmad-Ali Khashi, a representative with the customs department of the province, recorded the mass of goods in the shipments at 2.259 million tons.
As declared by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), the worth of Iran’s non-oil shipment saw a jump of 5.6 percent throughout the opening seven months of the present Iranian calendar year, in comparison with the same span of time in the last year.
According to what was stated by Morteza Emadi, Iran shipped 61 .283 million tons of commodities with a worth of USD28.406 billion in the stated period of time, recording an 18.2 percent decrease in mass as well.
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Shillong, Nov 15: The MPCC president, Vincent Pala took responsibility for the defeat of party candidates, in the three bypolls in state.
Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan on Monday, Pala admitted the setback and said the rebel candidates fighting the bypolls separately in all the three seats was a factor.
He, however, pointed out that the vote share of the Congress was more than other political parties in Mawryngkneng, Mawphlang and Rajabala
Pala said in Rajabala, the government misused its machinery to win the election.
There was a clash between the Congress and the NPP workers ahead of polls and Pala alleged that the government took action against more than 100 Congress workers sparing the NPP workers.
Kennedy, Kharmalki hopeful
Congress candidate of Mawphlang Kennedy Khyriem, while accepting the defeat, said since the bypoll was soon after the death of sitting MLA SK Sunn, sympathy factor helped his son and UDP candidate Eugeneson Lyngdoh to win the election.
“Moreover, we were fighting against the government . While the ruling party candidates won in the past elections, hardly we the opposition won the bypolls. Eugeneson was elected as he promised that he can do something being in the government.
Kennedy also said the exit of four-time Congress MDC Lamphrang Blah has also resulted in split of votes.
” But we are working hard to effect a change in 2023″, he said.
Highlander Kharmalki of Mawryngkneng said he had a meeting with his supporters and the assessment was that last minute, the ruling NPP used it’s resources to win the election.
“Our vote share is rising. My vote share increased by 100 per cent”, Kharmalki added.


Addressing Prime Minister Imran Khan at the function in Leh, he said that our effort is to make Pakistan a welfare state.
He said that for the first time in the history of Pakistan a sense program is being launched through which 80,000 people will be given free loans and 50,000 scholarships will be given to the youth every year.
We are building shelters across the country and so far 180 shelters have been established Khan said.
Going to the courts will give money to the poor people so that they can advocate while trying to establish a curriculum for the best education in public schools, it will take time to fix the education system that has been broken in 70 years, Are bringing in systems to ensure teacher attendance.
Talking about police reforms, the Prime Minister said, “I have told the IG to arrest those who are big robbers. If the police catch the big thieves, the small ones will recover themselves.”
The Prime Minister said that the nations are destroyed when the big men move to London and the small thieves are caught.
He said that Pakistan was a debt-ridden country. Every year, loans were to be repaid. If we did not repay the loans for previous governments, the country would have been defaulted.
He said that Pakistan has gone through a difficult time, the current account deficit has been reduced, the rupee and the stock market have come up, the people will get more good news in the coming days.


Danny Glover Is Stoked Hugo Chavez Re-Elected
American actor Danny Glover, who was in Venezuela monitoring the presidential election, says large numbers of Venezuelans are rejoicing at the prospect of the continuation of social programs that have benefited the public since recently re-elected President Hugo Chavez took office in 1999.
“We spent time talking to people and really understanding the real narrative around what this election means to people,” Glover said. “ … [P]oor people, people who have been affected by the changes that had happened … during the time of this regime, people who have been affected by the changes that have happened over the last 13 years. … [P]eople who talked about increased health care access, also increased education, also the building of co-operatives around chocolate, first of all, and also around bananas. And all of them expressed a sense of pride, a sense of also relief that President Chavez had been re-elected.”
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Jeddah Dhu-AlQa'dah 03 1436 August 18 2015 SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable condolences to President Che Ji Ping of China on the deaths that followed an explosion at the seaport of Tianjin.
The King expressed his deepest condolences to the President the Government and people of the People's Republic of China and the families of the deceased wishing the injured prompt recovery.
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Itanagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated various projects including Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre in Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar.
While addressing a public meeting at IG Park in Itanagar, Modi said that development will originate in Arunachal Pradesh in the coming days. He said that this development will illuminate India.
Appreciating Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on the work that he has done for the state, PM said that Khandu had prepared a "top quality roadmap" on how Arunachal Pradesh should be in 2027.
Speaking on the health sector, Modi said the healthcare should be affordable. He also said that the government had brought down prices for the benefit of the poor and middle class families.
PM Modi also spoke about the Naharlagun-New Delhi express, saying that it will run twice a week and that it would now be called the Arunachal Pradesh Express.
PM Modi will also be visiting poll-bound Tripura to address two rallies, where the BJP is looking to overthrow the Manik Sarkar-led government....


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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 26
Ankara hosted a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Turkish media reports.
The meeting at the level of the presidents of countries took place after a 20-year break.
"The meeting at the presidents level took place after a 20-year break, so it is of great importance to us. We held one-on-one meetings with Mirziyoyev, and then negotiations between delegations. These meetings were very productive", Erdogan said.
As the President of Turkey noted, 22 agreements were signed between the countries, 4 more contracts are planned to be signed today in Istanbul.
According to the President of Turkey, from March 16 next year, Turkish Airlines will start regular flights between Istanbul and Samarkand.
In his turn, the President of Uzbekistan said that Turkey is a reliable and important partner for the country on the international arena. "We are ready to mobilize all our forces for the development of broad and long-term cooperation between the countries", Mirziyoyev said.
As for visas for citizens of Turkey, Mirziyoyev informed that a multiple-entry visa for one year to Turkish businessmen will be issued within three days, tourists from Turkey will be granted a visa for one month.
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GEBILEY– Four confirmed dead while six others injured in a car accident that transpired in Gebiley vicinity.
The vehicle was transporting passengers from Wajale to Hargeisa and lost a tire while en route.
Gebiley Regional police chief confirmed that the Noha vehicle overturned several times as
Traffic police said that the vehicle which was bound to Hargeisa was speeding.
Ten passengers were board according to reports.
Two women and two men have lost their lifes.
Those sustained injuries were transported to Hargeisa for treatments.


Nagpur: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said that the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic has started which will peak by January-end.
Tope also said that the quarantine period which was of 14 days has been reduced to a week now. The health minister also appealed to the people to strictly follow the Covid-19 appropriate behavior. “The third wave of the pandemic has started. It is expected to peak by January-end,” Tope said while addressing the media.
His statement comes after Maharashtra recorded over 33,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours. He also expressed concerns over many political leaders not following the Covid-19 norms despite rising cases in the state. Tope further urged the political parties not to hold rallies, organise meetings and programmes. “Jaan hai toh Jahaan hai,” the Maharashtra minister said, asking everyone to be safe and follow the norms laid out by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
When asked about schools, Tope said, “Due to the spike in cases, the closure of schools is necessary to protect children from coronavirus. People should support the restrictions announced by the government.”
Experts also claim that there could be a significant undercounting of Covid-19 cases among the children due to limited testing and less vaccination. While addressing the media, Tope also mentioned that he had spoken to union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually to discuss about the pandemic situation and told that “Repairing the defunct oxygen plants and expediting administration of a booster dose, vaccination of the children between 15-18 years was also discussed.” He added that utilization of funds under ECRP 2 (Emergency Covid Response plans) for preparedness and prevention of the pandemic was also discussed.


Several unsung heroes were recognized by the mayor and members of council yesterday for their work in keeping the city centre safe and clean.
As the project manager for City Centre Implementation, Lorna Wallace, said the downtown progress is a result of community effort.
“The work that we’ve been doing started at city hall and now it’s moving over to the community,” she said.
Lily Kwok of the Calgary Chinese Community Service Association said the award she received represents the work that many people have done.
“It’s a recognition for the whole community because it is by working together with the City of Calgary and we bring in a lot of resources to make Chinatown a better place for everybody,” she said.
Ald. John Mar said he’s seen a dramatic change in terms of reduction of crime over the years.


Hamirpur : Aug 11(UNI) The BJP is a party of the masses and any individual, who is deserving, can become its chief or head the country as the Prime Minister, senior party leader and former HP chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has said.
He said the party has a different ideology than the Congress which believes in dynastic politics where only one family wants to rule the party and the nation harming the cause of the common people.
While addressing training programmes for the rural workers at Bherra village last night, the BJP leader said that party workers were the real backbones of the organisation and are indispensable. He said that they have been doing their best right from the house to house level to the polling station level to make the party strong and to take it to the heights.
He told them not to sit idle and work to strengthen the organization as the next Assembly elections in the state were due in 2022 and the party was all set to achieve the mission repeat 2022 programme.
Dhumal said that in these elections even a single vote mattered and for that all workers should work unitedly and bring all eligible voters to the polling stations to cast their votes for the party nominees.
He said that the two-tier BJP governments at the Centre and the BJP government of the state were working together to help the suffering mankind and for that a number of schemes and programmes had been launched for their welfare.
Whether it was about Kisan Samman Nidhi, the Ujjwala scheme or the opening of Jan Dhan accounts, all these were beneficial for the common people and had helped the poor a lot since the BJP came to power at the Centre.
He said that the village level training camps were being organized all over the state with the main objective to prepare the workers for the upcoming assembly elections and to take the schemes of the government to the people.
The BJP leader said that it was the duty of all to tell the people what the double engine governments of the BJP had done for them.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11
Employees of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan prevented an attempt to pass the border, bypassing customs control, with a big batch of contraband diamonds.
The Committee told Trend Nov. 11 that on the basis of information on illegal import of diamond products received by the Customs Control Department of the Main Customs Administration for Air Transport, an Azerbaijani citizen, who arrived via Istanbul-Baku flight, was brought to customs control.
During the personal search, 11 transparent stones of various sizes were found in the citizen's left shoe.
According to the conclusion of the Forensic Science Center of the Ministry of Justice, the stones are diamonds weighing 185.12 carats. An investigation is underway.
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Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed pledged on Tuesday to continue to implement the comprehensive health insurance system for citizens, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic at all levels.
“Our country has set a great example in preserving the health of its citizens during the coronavirus pandemic, while achieving growth rates, development and sustaining the economy,” Zayed said.
During her speech at the opening of a number of national projects for the development of the Sinai Peninsula, the Health Minister announced the inauguration of a comprehensive health insurance system in the two governorates of South Sinai and Suez.
She said the development of infrastructure and information in the health insurance system has so far cost the State more than 51 billion pounds, explaining that the ministry has provided more than 6 million health services and more than 82,000 advanced surgeries in these governorates.
Zayed stressed that the modernization of the system included the development of organizational structures and the issuance of several financial and administrative decisions by the Prime Minister regarding the transfer of assets and medical staff, and the improvement of the financial and economic system.
“All of this resulted in the development of many health units and hospitals,” she said, explaining that the number of workers in the comprehensive health insurance system exceeded 11,000.
Regarding the mechanization of the health care system, Zayed said that digital transformation is key for the health insurance system and includes two components: first, the mechanization of services and second the mechanization of financial claims to ensure the efficiency of work and services.
Meanwhile, Egypt continued to register an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 infections with 679 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 297,608.


Egyptian President, Head Of Libyan Presidential Council Discuss Current Situation In Libya
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Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed the current situation in Libya in a telephone call with the Head of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya Muhammad Menfi.
The official Spokesman of the Egyptian Presidency said that during the telephone call held by the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council with the Egyptian President Monday night, there was consensus on the need to resolve the Libyan crisis through the Libyans themselves, stressing that holding elections is the only way to resolve the current situation.
The Spokesman pointed out that the Egyptian President said that his country has not and will not spare any effort in supporting Libya to achieve national reconciliation and reunification.
The Spokesman pointed out that the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council appreciated the Egyptian efforts in supporting Libya, especially by contributing to the restoration of national institutions, the unification of the Libyan National Army, as well as the vital role of transferring the Egyptian developmental experience to Libya.
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Joint opposition member and Mahajana Eksath Peramuna leader Dinesh Gunawardena said that while the Foreign Ministry had told the UN international judges will be allowed to assist the probe on the war in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena had said the opposite in an interview with the BBC.
Gunawardena told Parliament today that the contradictory statements by the Government has resulted in the Government being criticized by human rights groups like the New York based Human Rights Watch.
President Maithripala Sirisena had told the BBC that foreign judges will not be involved in the domestic process to investigate the war while earlier Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera had told the UN Human Rights Council that foreign assistance will be obtained.
United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) opposition Parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that the Foreign Ministry and the President seem to be operating two Governments.
He says even Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe does not seem to agree with the decisions taken by the Foreign Ministry.
Nanayakkara says the Foreign Ministry will now need to approach the UN Human Rights Council and withdraw the agreement reached with the Council on the domestic process to investigate incidents related to the war, since it does not seem to have the backing of the President. (Colombo Gazette)


The Students Federation of India has requested the West Bengal state government to start the in-person classes for colleges and universities soon. It has argued that the students are being deprived of campus facilities.
Mumbai: SFI (The Students Federation of India) has requested the West Bengal state government to start the classes for the colleges and universities by following the protocols given by the Health Ministry. As per the sources, Srihon Bhattacharya, the SFI state unit general secretary has said that the students are unable to avail the campus facilities including the library and laboratory due to the online teaching.
The state government has not taken any significant measures in order to make the educational section functional, according to the students union.
Pratik Ur Rahman, SFI state unit President, said that due to not resuming the academic activities on institutions campuses, the students and researchers are deprived of using the university facilities. Also, he said that the students had faced problems in appearing for the exams and the in-person classes must resume soon.
Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal Education Minister, recently said that due to the pandemic situation in the state there is no immediate plan to reopen the educational institutes and resume in-person classes.
In September 2020, the central government had instructed the state government to reopen the schools and colleges in the respective states after keeping in view the COVID-19 pandemic situation. It has also asked the state governments to follow the guidelines issued by the Health Ministry strictly before re-opening the schools, colleges and higher educational institutions.
Though about 17 states have re-opened the schools, the West Bengal state government is yet to decide the re-opening date for the students. The cases of COVID-19 are increasing day by day which needs to be considered before taking any such decision.


Karachi: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the blast at the residence of Chaudhry Aslam was not the suicide and in this regard Federal Investigation Agency has submitted initial report.
Talking to media in Karachi, Rehman Malik said that sometimes the process of chasing and arresting the accused took two years, adding that Al Qaeda, Taliban and banned outfits have been commingle.
Malik said that 60 target killers admitted to have killed, and bigger target killers were arrested then Ajmal Pehari.
He said that action was being taken out against extortionists and target killers, while targeted operation was going on in Lyari.
He said that the people who voluntarily submit their weapons would be spared.
He warned that there was only one place for target killers who belonged to any political party that is jail.


More than 200 mental health workers have been forced to take part in a voluntary health check as a part of the national rollout of the National Health and Wellbeing Initiative (NHWI).
Health Minister Cameron Dickie said on Tuesday the check was designed to give people a baseline for mental health in the months ahead.
“We want to make sure we have a good base to make our transition to a health system that is better able to support them and their families,” Mr Dickie told ABC Radio Melbourne.
“The challenge is to get the population to understand that the NHWI is about their well-being, about their mental health, about the care they need, and that it’s about a community that is supporting them and is providing them with the support they need.”
Mr Dickie has said the NHN has been rolled out to about 2,000 frontline mental health professionals in Australia.
The National Health Service has been forced into a deep recession in recent years.
It has seen staff leave their jobs, many have struggled to find new ones, and the numbers of people needing psychiatric care have risen significantly.
Mr Dickies new $1.8 billion mental health funding package will see $50 million in additional funding to provide mental health services to the nation’s health workforce.
The new Mental Health Australia (MHAA) is also set to be rolled out in the next few months.”MHAA is a new agency that will have a responsibility to ensure that the nation has access to good quality mental health care,” Mr Morris said.
“Our aim is to deliver better outcomes and to deliver services that meet the needs of those who are affected by mental health.”MHAA’s director of services, Catherine Bays, said the organisation was working with the states and territories to deliver a high-quality, long-term mental health service.
“At a time when Australia faces the greatest economic challenge in its history, mental health is critical to economic prosperity and to providing the stability and stability that people want,” she said.ABC/wires