(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. A delegation
headed by Azerbaijan's Health Minister Teymur Musayev is on a
working visit to the Republic of Cuba, Trend reports via Azerbaijani Health
Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba Manuel Marrero Cruz
received the Azerbaijani delegation headed by Teymur Musayev.
"At the meeting, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba
noted the exceptional role of the national leaders of Azerbaijan
and Cuba in the development of friendly ties between our nations,"
the ministry said.
The Prime Minister highlighted that, under the leadership of
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, the Non-Aligned Movement has
increased its authority and significance in the international
arena, transforming it into a powerful political force.
Manuel Marrero Cruz noted that contacts between both countries
have been noticeably intensified recently and there are broad
prospects for joint cooperation in various spheres.
Teymur Musayev expressed gratitude to Manuel Marrero Cruz for
warm reception and hospitality. He noted that this visit is a
natural outcome of relations between the leaders of the two
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President Ram Nath Kovind has said India is the fastest growing economy in the world. Addressing India Diaspora at Athens, President asserted that India will become a five trillion dollar economy by the year 2025. Mr Kovind stated that Indian diaspora has an emotional connect with India and they will continue to make their contribution towards the development of India.
He also lauded the role of Indian community as cultural ambassadors in different countries.
The President is in Athens on the first leg of his 3 nation tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba.
The President said that Greece and India are ancient civilizations having old and deep relations. Both nations greatly respect the Democratic values followed by each other.
Mr Kovind said, these similarities have ensured that relations between the two countries have remained strong over the years. He expressed confidence that his visit will further strengthen relations between the two countries.
President said there is considerable scope for increasing investment and trade between India and Greece. He said Indian community in Greece has an important role in strengthening economic relations between the two countries. He urged the community to help enhance economic, cultural and people to people links.
He urged the members of the Indian diaspora to take advantage of various Government schemes like Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and emphasized that the Government of India through its various efforts like on social media is always there to look after its people worldwide.
The President will hold bilateral meetings with the Greek leadership today and will lead the India-Greece delegation level talks.


Prime Minster Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonslaves has denounced claims that the Government has misused State funds to carry out a number of projects during the election period.
The Prime Minister said the Roseau-Walvarro Foot Path is one such project which was carried out under the Ninth Basic Needs trust Fund.
Dr. Gonsalves outlined several other projects which he says began prior to the election season but were completed beyond their schedule.


Srinagar: Extending full support to the “peoples agitation” led by the Hurriyat, the largest trade body on Sunday said that it was willing to sacrifice the business losses but that the atrocities, which have evolved into “worst ever humanitarian crises unleashed by the government forces” was intolerable.
In a statement, the business fraternity said that Kashmir was a dispute and needs to be resolved for sustainable peace in the subcontinent.
Muhammad Yasin Khan chairperson of Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation, who also heads the Kashmir Economic Alliance, said what is more pinching that instead of feeling guilty of the atrocities the PDP-led government has pampered the trigger-friendly forces.
Referring to the recent bloodbath in Shopian, Khan said there was visible design in the pattern of killings. “This is an attempt to scare the people but let the government understand that we are a resilient nation,” Khan said.


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Lahore: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Chowdhury Fawad Hussain said four coalition leaders had said in a secret gathering that they wanted to bring the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif was removed from the leadership.
While talking to media in Lahore he said that the three major opposition parties do not trust each other, everyone is skeptical of a deal on each other, elections are coming, there will be a field and there will be a horse. He added that we will tell the opposition how to fight elections.
Earlier today, Chaudhry Fawad said that PTI’s Sehat Card is a distinct program which was successful in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Talking to newsmen in Lahore, the minister, while requesting the Sindh government to contribute in the project, said that huge amount of public money is being spent in the province to construct building and paying huge salaries to the government doctors.
Rebuffing the impression that Imran Khan’s popularity has taken a hit due to inflation in the country, Fawad Chaudhry said that PTI is the only party in the country which could represent entire nation meanwhile PML-N is only a party of central Punjab while Pakistan Peoples Party has been restricted only to Sindh.
Regarding the political situation in the country, the information minister said that after winning the next general election, the PTI will continue to rule in the center.
In response to another question, Chowdhury Fawad Hussein said that the government is spending Rs 70,000 crore for the development of Southern Balochistan.
Earlier, the Information Minister distributed Sehat Cards to journalists.


Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo has said that Zambia is expected to develop a nuclear power plant with a capacity to generate about 2,000 megawatts of electricity.
Professor Luo said that the power plant will be critical to ensuring sufficient supply of electricity to power the economy for over five decades.
She said the government working with the Russian government and the International Atomic Energy Agency are partnering in the nuclear science programme.
The minister explained that the decision by government to come up with a nuclear power plant follows wide consultations and research regarding the benefits and the safety and security of such energy.
She has also stated that the programme will be undertaken in two main phases with phase one being the construction stage for a centre of nuclear Science and Technology to facilitate the development of local Regulatory and management capacity while the second will see the operationalisation of the nuclear power plant.
The minister was speaking when she presented a ministerial statement to parliament.
Professor Luo said the nuclear science and technology project is a clear demonstration of the foresight that PF government has to secure economic development.
She has further said there is need for sensitization to change the negative perception that Zambians have about nuclear energy.


ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said that contradictory statements of Bilawal Bhutto and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on the issue of Capt Safdar’s arrest was manifestation of ‘broken governance’ in Sindh.
He said the federal government has nothing to do with the matter which has to be resolved by the Sindh government.
In a talk show programme of a private news channel, the federal minister said that the incident of Qaid’s Mausoleum was largely condemned by the people across the country and the federal government was always ready to help and assist the provincial government in this regard.
He told that the application against Capt Safdar was initially filed with police by Shafqat Mehmood as concerned minister but the Sindh police registered FIR on a separate application filed by an ordinary citizen.
Fawad Chaudhry said that the opposition parties were always misusing police to meet their political goals.
He said that instead of upgrading the police, the opposition was involved in degrading the armed forces merely to revive its lost kingship and added, there is no room for kingship in democracy.
To a question, the minister said that irrespective of previous practices of rival evidences in corruption cases, the leaderships of the Opposition parties were currently facing cases of monitory corruption against their bank transactions which needed no rival evidences.


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Individually-sponsored residents who were fined between October 24, 2021, and November 11, 2021 can get their money refunded, health authorities reminded on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi's Department of Health (DoH) said in a tweet that individuals can contact their insurers for the refund, which will be given after deducting a Dh100 grievance fee from the refunded amount.
Earlier, the DoH extended the late fee exemption period to January 2, 2022, by which time individually-sponsored persons must enrol in or renew their health insurance schemes.
After this date, those who don't get a health cover face a fine of Dh300 per month, in addition to any penalties accrued prior to the exemption.
The exemption applies to individuals who are self-sponsored. These include domestic workers, dependents and parents.
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is likely to call a meeting of all political parties having representation in the state Legislative Assembly to hit common ground against the proposed draft Bill on Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations.
Stalin on Saturday wrote a strong letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya objecting to the draft on the grounds that they would undermine the role of the states.
Sources in the DMK told IANS that the Chief Minister is planning an all-party meet against the draft in the first week of August to follow up on his letter to the Union Health Minister.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had in the letter said that the proposals of the draft would undermine the role of the states in the admission of students under their own state quota.
Stalin in the letter said, “It is unfortunate that such draft regulations have been formulated without a proper understanding of the current predominant role of state governments in this domain”.
Sources in the DMK also said that after the all-party meeting, the Chief Minister wishes to have a meeting with non-BJP ruled state Chief Ministers to bring up a common platform to raise objections against the draft on Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations.
The Chief Minister’s office will circulate a copy of the draft and the objections against it to all the political parties and will prepare a ground for the parties to reach a consensus on the issue. The DMK will also raise the issue politically and would conduct a campaign among the public that the Central government was trying to take away the state’s powers.


(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the incident of a bridge collapse that took place in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat, adding that it was Modi's 'Gujarat Model' that had collapsed.
"After Morbi in Gujarat, another bridge has fallen victim to BJP's corruption. Modi ji, last time in Morbi, saved the corrupt individuals responsible for the bridge collapse. Will Modi save those responsible for the bridge collapse this time too?" AAP posted on X.
A major incident occurred in the Surendranagar district on Sunday as the bridge connecting the national highway to the Chuda area collapsed.
Several vehicles, including trucks, fell into the river, and 10 people were submerged in the water. They were later rescued, and the rescue operation is still underway.
The bridge, which was around four decades old, collapsed near Vastadi village in the Surendranagar district on Sunday afternoon.
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Infographic: How COVID has spread globally in the last two years
As confirmed cases near the 300-million mark, Al Jazeera’s animated graphics look at COVID-19’s spread across the world.
Nearly 300 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 worldwide over the past two years, and more than five million deaths have been reported.
The United States, India and Brazil have emerged as the countries with the highest number of confirmed cases – people testing positive – and deaths.
There is also an unknown number of people who may have been infected but were not tested.
According to epidemiological models, the true number of infections and deaths could be considerably higher than reported figures.
This animation shows how the coronavirus spread across the world:
This animation shows how the world surpassed five million COVID-19 deaths:


CM Mann Assails Opposition Parties, Terms Them ‘Chronic Liars’
Slamming the opposition parties as ‘chronic liars’, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that instead of working for the well-being of people these leaders are habitual of finding faults in every pro-people initiative of the state government.
The Chief Minister, while addressing the gathering after paying obeisance at Tilla Baba Sheikh Farid, said that these leaders have no other work except criticizing the several citizen centric decisions taken by the state government. He said that in dearth of any concrete issue these leaders are criticizing the state government only for the sake of criticism. Bhagwant Mann said that undeterred by it the state government will continue to work for the well-being of the people and development of the state.
The Chief Minister announced that the state government will leave no stone unturned for making Punjab free from corruption, drugs, unemployment and other maladies. He solicited fulsome support and cooperation of people for this noble cause adding that this work cannot be accomplished without their support. Bhagwant Mann said that the entire government mechanism is with the people of the state to get rid of these maladies, which have made deep inroads during the regimes of previous governments.
The Chief Minister asserted that the previous governments have plundered the public wealth mercilessly. He said that the successive governments in the state have even surpassed the British in looting the taxpayer’s money. However, Bhagwant Mann said that his government will recover every single penny from these corrupt leaders and optimally utilize it for the welfare of people.
The Chief Minister, while listing several path breaking initiatives of his government, said that the Aam Aadmi government is providing corruption free governance to the people adding that pilferages in the public money have been plugged and now that money is being used for the state and its people.
He said that his government has passed the historic ‘One MLA, One Pension’ scheme to ensure judicious utilization of public funds. Likewise, Bhagwant Mann said that around 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics have been dedicated across the state to people for imparting quality health services.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Sept. 19 (Petra)-In its meeting on Sunday, The Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System, headed by its Chair Samir Rifai, approved its Political Parties subcommittee's outcomes.
Last Wednesday, the committee approved outcomes of its youth and women, and local administration subcommittees, as it is scheduled to complete its work by the end of September by preparing a document on its final visions to be submitted to His Majesty King Abdullah II.
In his interview with "Petra," Head of the Parties Committee, Adnan Sawair, said the draft Political Parties, which was approved by the Royal Committee, establishes a "new" stage of party programme-based work, by pushing party participation in Jordan's parliamentary elections and government formation, and allowing university students to join parties.
The draft law, he said, allowed party membership electronically, and limited tenure of a party's secretary-general only to two terms, in addition to giving parties a 1-year period to align their status according to the new conditions.
Under the new recommendations, he said a party's founding members should stand at 1,000 from at least six governorates, a minimum of 30 people from each governorate, of which about 20% are given for both women and youth.
The Royal Committee continues to discuss the draft Election Law and and the Constitutional Amendments subcommittee's outcomes.
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QUETTA: Former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Saturday expressed concern over the ‘human rights violation’ in Pakistan and lambasted the ‘absence’ of rule of law.
Addressing a seminar in Quetta, the former Senator said that restricting people from holding peaceful protests is violation of basic human rights, regretting that there was no rule of law or democracy in Pakistan.
Mustafa Nawaz added that the relationship between the people and political parties has suffered in recent times.
Expressing distress on the political crisis, he said that the politicians should address people’s issues rather than being engaged in irrelevant political discourse such as Panama Papers and Toshakhana case.
The former senator further said that Pakistan was on the verge of economical and political crises, which is increasing the trust level between public and political parties. While quoting a survey he said that at least 70 percent of youth want to settle abroad.
It is pertinent to mention here that the senior politician Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar announced parting ways as senator with PPP.


Chatra (By our correspondent): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JVM(P) supremo Babulal Marandi attacked the central and the state governments being ruled by the BJP and said that on the basis of fake assurances the party got the votes of the people but after
forming the government it did nothing.
Addressing a party programme in this district he said that the policies of the central and the state government has brought only losses for the people across the nation and the state. He accused the governments of functioning on the directions of the corporate houses. Over the Rafael scam, he said that it has been done only to ensure benefit to Anil Ambani. He said that after assuming power Chief Minister Raghubar Das after coming to power has canceled the ration cards of 11 lakh people and spent its four years in just digging the dhobas.
Mr. Marandi said that all those MLAs who had won on the party symbol and later shifted to BJP will go to jail. He said that the state government was trying to protect these MLAs but it would be not successful in its efforts. Mr.Marandi said that the party was fighting a constitutional battle over the issue but on the directions of the government the case is being just delayed however no matter how much the government tries all the six MLAswill go behind the bars.


Hyderabad: BJP’s stunning victories in the North-Eastern states are raising hopes and confidence among the state BJP leaders who have predicted that BJP will come to power in Telangana in the next elections.
BJP state president Dr K. Laxman is of the view that under the Modi-Amit Shah leadership, the party has already established a lead in several states and now that clear dominance has extended to the remaining North-Eastern states, which was evident in the results declared on Saturday.
He said Telangana people have tasted governance by Congress, TD and the TRS all these years but now they wanted a change in the st-ate and BJP is set to come to power in the next elections.
BJP MLC and City BJP unit president N. Ramachandra Rao has said that a time has come now in Telangana where BJP alone remains the best political alternative before the people. He said there’s little doubt BJP will come to power in the next election.
BJP chief spokesperson Krishna Sagar Rao, addr-essing a news conference, has said when there were no seats and votes for BJP in the state Assemblies of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in elections held last time, this time coming to power in two states and forming a non-Congress government in another state, clearly gives an indication that BJP will come to power in Telangana where it already had seats and votes for the last few years.
He said BJP Central and state leadership in the coming days will script a fitting strategy for the party to come to power in the next elections....


Ludhiana: A major scuffle broke out between Police and Youth Congress workers during the organisational elections of Youth Congress. It has been reported that the clash broke out between the supporters of two candidates, where gun was fired. Ludhiana DCP Ashwani Kapoor said that “Supporters of two candidates fought and allegedly fired shots, after which Police reached the spot.”
After receiving the information, the police reached the spot. After this, the workers got into an argument with the police ACP which resulted in the clash between the police and the Youth Congress workers.
The elections took place in the Model town, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the police have taken control over the situation.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The federal government has decided to observe the Ishq-e-Rasool (SAW) Week from October 31 to November 6, 2020 in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), the Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said.
While talking to the media in Islamabad on Wednesday, the minister said that during the week, Mahafils and Ceremonies will be held across the Country in which Ulema will highlight various aspects of Seerat-un-Nabi (SAW).
The minister said that declamation contests on Seerat-un-Nabi (SAW) will also be organized at educational institutions.
Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will write letters to heads of states and heads of governments of Muslim Countries to formulate a united stance of the Islamic Ummah against the publication of blasphemous material.
The religious affairs minister further said that the prime minister will also telephonically talk to various leaders of the Muslim world on the issue.
The federal minister said that the government will also contact the Grand Imam of Jamia Al-Azhar regarding his proposal that the lawyers from the Muslim Countries can jointly move an international forum against the blasphemies.
In addition, he said that the religious scholars of the Western Countries will also be contacted to draw their attention toward the attempts of harming inter-faith harmony in the world.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to leaders of Muslim States to act collectively to counter the growing Islamophobia in non-Muslim States, especially the Western States causing increasing concern amongst Muslims the world over.


Moses MP: “This government does not have my support anymore”
WILLEMSTAD – Former Member of Parliament for the coalition party PAIS, Dr. Marilyn Moses has pulled her support from the current coalition government of Curacao on Friday morning.
The MP kept her seat in parliament to continue as an independent member. Moses delivered her letter just around 10 am Friday morning to the chairman of Parliament and the Governor of Curaçao informing them that she no longer supports the government.
MP Moses indicated that she could not continue supporting a government that does not listen to its people. She said when she joined the coalition their objective was to impose some measures while ensuring that there is growth in the economy. MP Moses said so far the economy has not grown and the people of Curaçao are basically screaming. Some of them she said do not even have food to put on their table. Furthermore, she said the Government of Curaçao is busy with its budget which they intend to increase their gross from Naf 1.7B to Naf2.4B but, but they cannot say where they would get the funds from to balance the budget. “Certainly the money has to come from the people while the economy is stuck and they also want to implement more measures.”
MP Moses said that the Government she has been supporting wanted to implement more measures that would not benefit the people of Curaçao, one of the measures she said is to freeze the traders which is going to strangle the people of Curaçao. Moses said that she believes the government need to pump more money into the economy and they also need to attract foreign investment in order to boost the economy rather than stifling the people that are already suffering.
She called on the people to be patient, and not to be fearful, instead they need to stand firm because changes must come that will benefit them.


JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Health has issued reassurances that a booster shot against the omicron variant can help people avoid the acute complications the virus can cause.
In a joint press conference with the Interior Ministry and the Saudi Public Health Authority on Sunday, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly said that the world is registering huge numbers of COVID-19 infections and the current wave of the virus is the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic. He said that this is mainly down to the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
The spokesman said that the pandemic wave is accelerating rapidly in Saudi Arabia, with the numbers doubling every four to five days.
“We expect there will be more and more cases in the coming stage of the pandemic. However, the acceleration of these numbers may slow if we comply with the precautionary measures in all our activities,” he said.
Al-Abd Al-Aly said that the MoH had reported an increase in the number of critical cases.
“It is important here to say that most of the critical cases are people who have not completed their vaccinations. For that reason, we highly recommend that people should promptly take the vaccines,” he said.
The spokesman said that more 51 million doses have so far been administered in the country, with 23.1 million people having received two doses.
He said that those who have recovered from the disease also need to receive a booster, since the immunity gained after an infection is less effective against variants than the vaccines.


New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bawana area of Outer North Delhi on Wednesday morning.
According to the fire department, they received a call regarding the incident at around 5.35 a.m.
Six fire tenders were rushed to the site to douse the fire.
'Since plastic catches fire quickly, it is taking time to bring the fire under control,' said a fire official.
The fire officials were being assisted by the police.
Further details are awaited.
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TOPIC- MEETING ON TERRORISM IN ISLAMABAD
GUESTS- TALAL CH, HAMID KHAN, MURTAZA WAHAB, GENERAL GHULAM MURTAZA
TALAL CH OF PML-N said that high profile meetings held in Islamabad today because of the Quetta incident small meetings are held in routine. He said that NECTA has been constituted in two provinces but not in other two it has to be formed in all four provinces. He said that the government has released 1.2 billion rupees to NECTA. He said that the political leadership has completely backed up its forces in the fight against the terrorism.
HAMID KHAN OF PTI said that Quetta incident is the result of national action plan because it has not been implemented completely. He said that the operation Zarb-e-Azb is competed in a way that high profile blasts are taking place.
MURTAZA WAHAB OF PPPP said that normally condolences are offered for the deceased, visits are paid to the wounded and then we forget the victims of the terrorism. He said that the province of Sindh has requested to the federal government to cooperate but it has not been responded. He said that the Sindh government has asked to get excess to the record of NADRA and for GSN detector technology but it has not been given as yet.
He said that work is being done swiftly on police reforms in Sindh and the draft has been prepared for it.
GENERAL (R) GHULAM MURTAZA said that the government is unable to understand the war against terrorism they have to take it forward. He said that there is need to make tough decisions but political vantages come in the way. He said that we need to revisit our foreign policy in order to fight against the terrorism. He said that the government is trying to protect itself and the people are dying. He said that the war against the terrorism in the cities is fought by the police but that has not been trained for it.


Hapur, Aug 16 (IANS) In a shocking incident, some unidentified people opened fire at an undertrial just outside the Hapur court premises in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning.
The undertrial, Lakhanpal, who died in the firing, had been brought from Haryana for a court hearing.
The accused fired several rounds at the undertrial who died on the spot.
One Haryana police personnel who accompanied the victim, has also been injured in the incident.
After firing at the undertrial, the accused persons walked away from the court with the police offering no resistance, sources said.
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Over 120,000 people fleeing Ukraine have taken shelter in Hungary since the war began last week between Kyiv and Moscow, according to a senior government official.
Gergely Gulyas, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said on Thursday that the Hungary-Ukraine border gates were open and that crossings continued.
Stating that the number of Ukrainians who have arrived in the country since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war has surpassed 120,000, Gulyas said Budapest does not want to be involved in the war and would not allow weapons to pass through the border to Ukraine.
He said the government was doing everything in its power to ensure the safety of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
Earlier, the Hungarian Foreigners’ Office reported that 676 Ukrainians had applied for asylum, so far.
Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24, has been met with international outrage, with the European Union, US, and UK, among others, implementing tough financial sanctions on Moscow.
More than a million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
Source Anadolu Agency


Government has angrily reacted to a statement from the African Union Southern Africa regional office (AU-Saro) who condemned the police for using excessive force to crack down on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) cadres’ protests.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says the police has continued to exercise maximum restraint in discharging its duties.
“The government wishes to reaffirm its open door policy and willingness to engage with all stakeholders in the post-election period.
“However, the government of Malawi is appalled that the AU-Saro has resorted to engage the media on such matters of national interest,” says the ministry in a press statement.
At least two people were shot at and others injured as police tried to break a violent protest outside the MCP headquarters in Lilongwe.
The statement says the government is committed to the rule of law and will ensure that peace and security is maintained in the country, more so, during the post-election period.
“The government, including the head of state has appealed to all parties concerned to maintain peace and order and restrain from provocative activities,” the ministry says.
The ministry says the government will continue to do everything possible to ensure that all citizens and residents are protected and that peace and order is maintained in the country.
The government has since appealed to the AU-Saro to follow normal diplomatic channels when engaging the government of Malawi.


Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh recorded six fresh COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, taking its tally of confirmed cases to 55,285, a senior health official said.
On the contrary, five persons have recuperated from the infection in the period that increased the total number of recoveries to 54,969, he said, adding that the state’s active caseload has slightly risen to 36.
All six new cases were reported from in West Kameng district which turned out to be asymptomatic. Five of the total cases were detected at the Bhalukpong POE (point of entry) and one at the Military Hospital, Dahung.
Of the active cases, West Kameng has the highest 12 cases, followed by Itanagar Capital Complex (10), Tawang (7) and Lower Dibang Valley (4), while 20 districts of the state have attained the zero-COVID status.
Altogether 322 samples were collected for COVID-19 testing during the last 24 hours that took the cumulative count to 11,99,142, the official said.
Meanwhile, the state has administered 2,640 COVID-19 vaccine doses during the last 24 hours, taking its cumulative vaccination coverage to 14,17,560. Atleast 79 percent of the beneficiaries
(against the national average of 85%) have received the first jab of the anti-COVID vaccine, while 61 percent have taken both doses of the vaccine – 12 percent more than the national average (49%), state immunization officer Dr D Padung said.


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Fonseca will succeed Kerry Bailey, who was recently named chief marketing officer of Verizon’s new organization that consolidated its enterprise operations for government and business customers.
As COO, Fonseca was responsible for the company’s operational efficiency.
He previously served as president of Terremark’s U.S. public sector business, where he oversaw federal business and state and local initiatives.
Fonseca has also served as senior vice president of sales for the company’s federal group as well as vice president for worldwide sales.
“When Verizon initially acquired Terremark, one of the main drivers was the outstanding leadership team that was in place and Nelson will continue to be an invaluable asset for the company, ” said Bob Toohey, Verizon Enterprise’s COO.


From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, who recently proposed dialogue as a strategy for ending the intractable and violent activities of bandits and kidnappers in the state, has said that he backed out of dialogue because the bandits deceived him and failed on their agreements.
He disclosed the disclosure while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Matawalle, who said the state now enjoys relative peace explained that the state government had been steadfast in the fight against banditry and the results of the stringent measures put in place to restore security are being seen by the people, who now feel secure.
Recalled that telecommunication equipment and operations were shut down in the state in a desperate move to halt the escalating security situation in Zamfara.
Asked if the dialogue approach was not longer an option, he said “they have deceived us. Some of them did not follow what we agreed with them. We thought it was something we could continue with them, but we later realized that they had deceived us. So, we had to back out of it and decide to fight them to a logical conclusion.
“As you know, we are there fighting and we have taken a lot of measures in order to curtail this problem of insurgency and we thank God it’s yielding a lot of results. We’ve recorded a lot of successes from what we have done.
“As you are aware, we have a lot of security personnel that were deployed to Zamfara State and they are working seriously”, he said.
On the current situation in the state at the moment, Matawalle said “the situation is calm and people are going on with their day-to-day activities, just that we have cut a lot of things, particularly moving to food stuff, animals and selling of petroleum products.
“We have imposed a lot of measures and the people are happy with the measures because the people had suffered a lot; people were being killed and kidnapped every day before, but today we have succeeded, we don’t have much of such issues in Zamfara State”, he said.


Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are set to receive a £6.1m funding boost to help high streets and town centres through the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to high streets minister Simon Clarke, hundreds of local business partnerships across England will share the fund to spend on projects that will help their local economies “through the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic”.
BIDs are local business partnerships that bring developers and communities together to provide local leadership, drive regeneration and deliver projects and additional local services.
Clarke said many BIDs are now playing a “crucial role during these challenging economic times”, offering hands-on support to those businesses affected.
These include advice services, increased security to protect businesses that have closed, and providing key intelligence to local and central government on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their local economies.
Clarke said: “The government has announced a comprehensive programme of support for businesses to help them deal with the economic impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and today we are extending that support to Business Improvement Districts.
“BIDs are uniquely placed and have a proven track record of success in supporting local businesses, empowering communities, championing our town centres and driving forward the renewal of our high streets.”
He added: “It’s only right that during these unprecedented times we give them all the necessary support they need to continue operating, so that they can carry on their vital work now and crucially when we move into the recovery phase from the current crisis.”


By Ashanthi Warunasuriya
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa today insisted that there was no political interference in sports under the current administration.
Speaking in Parliament today, Namal Rajapaksa said that the Government will only get involved to ensure transparency in the finances of sports bodies.
However, he said that sports bodies, including the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, will operate without political interference.
“I believe we should not interfere in the work of sports bodies,” he said.
The Minister said this in response to a question raised by the opposition in Parliament today.
Rajapaksa said that there was political influence in the Sri Lanka Cricket Board when interim cricket boards were appointed.
The Minister said that he is opposed to appointing interim cricket boards.
Rajapaksa also said that a new Sports Law is required and the process to draft a new Sports Law is currently underway.
He also said that the Sports Ministry did not fund the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020.
The Minister said that the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 is funded by sponsors and organised by the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. (Colombo Gazette)


At a webinar organized by Assocham, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that Gujarat has been focusing on Industry 4.0 and also on an innovation-driven ecosystem. Addressing the webinar, Rupani said the state’s new industrial policy and the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative will help give pace to the state economy.
Rupani said Gujarat is committed to a stable social and political environment, and further added that the state government has taken a series of business-friendly steps to create an environment that is conducive for investors. He said the state has taken major steps to promote development and generate employment, besides having value addition in different sectors.
"Gujarat has been focusing on Industry 4.0, its research and also innovation-driven ecosystem," Rupani added. Rupani said that when the global economy showed a decline by 2-4 per cent, Gujarat grew at over 10 per cent.
He said that last year, Gujarat has posted a growth of 13 per cent. The state has the lowest unemployment rate in the country, he said citing the National Statistical Office’s survey report. Currently, the unemployment rate is 3.4 per cent, he said.
Rupani said that for the past few years, investors from many countries, particularly the US, Japan, Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea and France, have invested in the state. Gujarat also has bagged 33 per cent of the total foreign direct investment, he noted. He said that of the Fortune 500 companies, over 100 companies have their presence in Gujarat.
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(MENAFN- AFP) Prosecutors filed theft charges Thursday against two men believed to have posed as Paris city workers as they stripped the French capital's walls of pixelated works from French urban artist Invader.
The suspects, aged 29 and 33, were taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with receiving stolen goods as well as aggravated theft, said a judicial source.
Invader, whose real name or identity is unknown, produces pixelated works using bathroom tiles that hark back stylistically to early video games such as the 1978 "Space Invaders".
Two years ago, his mosaic of 1970s American cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey sold at auction at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for HK$2 million ($256,000).
So far authorities have not recovered any of the more than a dozen stolen works, which were pried off city walls during the summer.
Authorities were alerted to the thefts on social media, with Parisians snapping pictures of the pretend workers on Twitter and asking why the city was removing the mosaics.
The city quickly realised the men were not its employees.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) details added, headline changed, first pub. 19:00
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 1. Azerbaijan and the
EU will cooperate in the field of offshore wind energy, said
Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov, during the 10th
Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting and 2nd
Green Energy Advisory Council Ministerial Meeting, Trend reports.
The minister highlighted that positive discussions took place
during the meeting, affirming the promising outlook for the
development of these two energy components.
According to him, the attendance of delegations from 23
countries at the South Gas Corridor meeting underscores
Azerbaijan's crucial role in ensuring energy security for the
"It marked the largest gathering in the event's history, with
the highest attendance of energy companies and international
financial institutions. Today's sixth ministerial meeting on the
establishment of the Azerbaijan-EU Green Corridor witnessed crucial
decisions being made," he said.
The Minister highlighted that comprehensive talks also took
place regarding Azerbaijan's initiatives for offshore wind energy
development, culminating in a decision to collaborate in this
The 10th Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council Ministerial
Meeting and the 2nd Green Energy Advisory Council Ministerial
Meeting were held in Baku today. The meeting was attended by
representatives of 23 countries, 6 international organizations, and
44 companies, as well as ministers, deputy ministers, and other
dignitaries from Azerbaijan and European Union countries.
Stay up-to-date with more news at Trend News Agency's
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Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) The 2013 Delhi legislative assembly elections will be a test case for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), before the new political outfit sets its eyes on the rest of the country, party co-founder Prashant Bhushan said Sunday.
Bhushan, a celebrated public interest litigant and anti-corruption activist, was speaking during a public interaction near Panaji.
Asked to comment on the roadmap for the AAP, which is also spearheaded by anti-corruption crusader Arvind Kejriwal, Bhushan said: "The Delhi assembly elections are coming in 2013. We hope to contest them. Hopefully that will energise things in the rest of the country."
Bhushan further said that coming to power was not the agenda of the AAP, the aim he said, was to enter the corridors of power and then fight the battle against corruption from the inside.
He said that the AAP was presently focused on local issues, especially in Delhi.
"We are trying to take up local issues. Electricity privatisation, water privatisation, slum colonies, rickshaw pullers and unorganised labour are some of the issues affecting common people there," he said.
He also said that the party was in the process of building an organisation across the country from the state to the district levels.


Envoys assure govt support to electionsMembers of the diplomatic community on Tuesday told the government that they would extend all possible support to the government’s bid to hold the elections.
Members of the diplomatic community on Tuesday told the government that they would extend all possible support to the government’s bid to hold the elections.
During a briefing on the current political situation held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the envoys communicated to Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat that the international community was ready to extend their cooperation for the polls.
After Mahat said that the election dates would be announced after addressing the demands of the agitating parties, they pledged support to the polls. Mahat claimed that the government was preparing to hold the elections.
The ambassadors told officials that Nepal should improve domestic environment for attracting foreign investment. Australian Ambassador Glenn White said Nepal has huge potential of resources which can be exploited for the country’s prosperity.
The minister told the envoys that the government would amend the constitution in a manner agreeable to all. Foreign Minister Mahat told the media after the briefing that the constitution would be amended for the sake of its implementation by addressing the concerns of the dissenting sides.
Ambassadors and acting ambassadors from China, India, the United States, England and Qatar among others were present in the briefing. Representatives from the Nepal office of the United Nations, the European Union and the Saarc Secretariat also attended the session.
The foreign diplomats had raised their concerns about the three layers of elections, reconstruction activities, human rights issues, transitional justice process and the low capital expenditure.


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TOPIC- TAHIR UL QADRI EPISODE & OPERATION ZARB-E-AZB
GUESTS- KHAWAJA MOHAMMAD ASIF
KHAWAJA MOHAMMAD ASIF OF PML-N said that there are no differences between the government and the military on Musharaf issue. He said that the law is equal for everybody and it should be implemented evenhanded on all kind of people. He said that he tells under oath that the case against Musharaf is not based on personal grudge. He said that Tahir Ul Qadri plane was diverted towards Lahore because the safety of the passengers was threatened. He said that the politicians used to sell themselves to the military but now they have evolved from that position. He said that the military has nothing to do with Tahir Ul Qadri or any other politician that wants to sell his services. He said that Ch Shujjat and Pervez Ilahi one former PM and other vice PM are supporting Tahir Ul Qadri.
He said that during Afghan war America financially helped some of our religious sects for Jihad. He said that the Afghan war fought in the 80,s was not Jihad. He said that now west is patronizing Tahir Ul Qadri to fight with the previous Jihadi groups. He said that all religions preach peace but some people have used it for violence. He said that what happened yesterday (protest at Islamabad airport at the arrival of TUQ) and before that is the result of the western thinking to promote violence here. He said that what Tahir Ul Qadri is doing is the conspiracy to destabilize Pakistan.
He said that now Tahir Ul Qadri will go from Pakistan only after the investigations against him are completed. He said that the government wants to know that how Tahir Ul Qadri is spending such lavish life style and bought such expensive air tickets.
He said that the son of the commander of operation Zarb-e-Azb is also fighting in N-Wazirastan. He said that the government is in contact with Afghanistan and hope that they will not shelter the terrorists. He said that Pakistan has told Afghanistan to fulfill their responsibilities in the war against terrorism. He said that the government has decided to eradicate all terrorists groups from Pakistan. He said that the government will also take action against the terrorists in the South of the Punjab.
He said that the government is thinking to appoint independent governor and CM in FATA like Gilgit Baltistan.
He said that the government is hopeful that the ASAF forces will help Pakistan in the fight against terrorists.
He said that the threat of terrorism in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi and KPK does exist.
He said that can not tell that when the operation Zarb-e-Azb will end but it will continue till the existence of the last terrorist in the country.


Offense powers Packers to state tournament
The Packers punched their ticket to the 2014 state tournament and, like most of the season, they made it look easy at the plate.
The team scored 28 points in three games of the Eastern Dakota Conference tournament and their season average of 12 runs per game is almost five runs higher than the next highest scoring team.
“We have been doing well,” Junior outfielder Rachael McGrady said. “We have been down in games, and it’s our bats that have brought us back.”
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A second case of the covid-19 virus has now been confirmed in South Africa.
The patient is a 39-year-old woman from Gauteng, who, according to a statement issued by the minister of health, Zwelini Mkhize, had been in direct contact with the first patient.
According to the statement, the woman was also one of the 10 people who had recently traveled to Italy and has also been living in self isolation until she tested positive.
She was admitted to hospital in Gauteng.
“All those who came to South Africa are currently being tested.
“We are now following all the protocols that we have already publicly announced.
“We also wish to announce to the public that our embassy (in South Korea) has advised that a 39 year old male South African who works in Daegu, has also positive for the covid-19. He was due to return to South Africa and has since remained in South Korea, ” the statement also read.


National Security Minister Stuart Young has announced the closure of all borders effective midnight on Sunday.
This, he said, has become necessary to stem the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
He said no international flights would be allowed to enter the country.
This will apply to both nationals and non nationals.
Cargo vessels bringing food and pharmaceuticals into the country would to allowed entry.
Young was addressing the media at a press conference on Saturday.
He said, "The government has taken the decision that as of midnight tomorrow we will be closing our borders completely. We will continue to allow, under the restrictions we have currently, to come to Trinidad and Tobago."
Young said he has also been in contact with major energy companies over the last five days on the issue.


The Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu has ordered to fine those institutions that overrule the guidelines issued by the government.
The government has made it mandatory to wear masks during campaigning. The intensity of the coronavirus spread has increased by 1.2% in the last 10 days. The spread has increased by 2% in Chennai and Coimbatore.
The government has also said that the number of persons under treatment for COVID-19 has also considerably increased. The government has announced that a fine will be levied on those who do not wear face masks in public places.
It has advised that the people must strictly adhere to the pandemic protocol as the spread of coronavirus is considerably increasing across the state.
All these announcements were made by the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu Rajiv Ranjan after consultation with the authorities of various departments.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Trend
Azerbaijan is looking for additional radio channels with a frequency range 470-694 MHz in the border regions of other countries, Trend reports citing Azerbaijan’s Communications Administration.
The statement was made during a working meeting of the organization's project group, which was also attended by representatives of the communications administrations of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
''During the meeting, as part of commissioning of electronic broadcasting services at 694-790 MHz, the participants focused on the issue of searching for additional channels in the 470-694 MHz range that can be used for land mobile services to compensate for losses in the radio frequency spectrum,” said the statement.
''Moreover, the degree of readiness of communications administrations to provide information on additional channels to the Executive Committee by July 1, 2021 was considered,” the statement said.
The next meeting of the project team is scheduled for July 19, 2021.
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Ethiopia fights collapse as battle increases, US official envoi cautions
(MENAFN) The US notified that Ethiopia is slowly struggling with the chance of a collapse, which may be "disastrous" for its neighbors.
Ethiopia's fighting groups have the choice to go to discussions and stop extreme failure, nonetheless cautioned that if civil conflict encloses the nation the costs would be terrible for the area, in line with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blinken added at the State Department “I am very concerned about the potential for Ethiopia to implode given what we’re seeing, both in Tigray, but also as we have different forces, and different ethnic groups that are increasingly at odds," and cautioned that if the groups select "out-and-out conflict" the consequence could extend to other nations in the area.
He as well declared "That would be disastrous for the Ethiopian people, and also for countries in the region."
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The government has today (31) that the arson attack on the office of a news website was cried out by persons trying to bring disrepute to the government.
Media Minister and Government Spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella has told the media that the attack on LankaeNews was an attempt to tarnish the government’s image with the people.
According to him, the attack has been carried out simultaneously to the commencement of election campaigning for the local government elections.
Rambukwella has also observed that the Government had no intention off creating trouble for media organizations or news websites, as the government has supported the media to carry out their work.
He has further noted that the intentions of groups like those who have attacked the LankaeNews office have been witnessed during the abductions and attacks on media personnel in the past.


New restrictions around vacation property rental agreements in BC will limit the number of guests those renting the properties are allowed to host, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Thursday.
And while “everyone deserves to have a fun summer here in BC and across the world with what we’ve been dealing with over the last few months, it needs to be a safe summer as well,”said Henry during a noon-hour press conference.
As such, Henry said she will be introducing a new provincial order requiring those who rent vacation properties, including “boats, rooms, Airbnbs, houses, or houseboats” to limit the number of visitors and guests to those premises as part of their rental agreements.
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This new order, she said, “will apply across the province,” and will be “another step that will ensure that we have those provisions in place that reduce the number of people who are gathering and the risk to all of us when this virus is transmitted.”
Henry said, “The order falls on the owner/operator to ensure that the restrictions are being followed and we can support that with local bylaw enforcement and public health enforcement.”
Henry said the order itself, along with specifics “will be available within the next day.”


Saudi- KSRelief Send 8 Medical Trucks to Support Hospitals in Marib
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Marib, Rabi'I 5, 1439, Nov 23, 2017, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has sent eight trucks loaded with medical supplies and equipment to support the Hospitals in Marib.
In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Sultan Al-Aradah, Governor of Marib Governorate, thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, for the Kingdom's great humanitarian aid to Yemen.
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Rep. Dan Boren (OK) is the first Democrat who has openly confirmed he will vote against EFCA. He voted against it in the 110th Congress last time and has vowed to vote against it this time in the 111th Congress. The SEIU, who has launched a public campaign against him, says “Boren chose to turn his back on the needs of struggling Oklahomans.”
In theory, it’s great to hear that a Democrat will vote against EFCA. In reality, though, there is such overwhelming support for EFCA in the House, that Rep. Boren’s “No” vote will not make a difference. It’s the Senate Democrats that we need to continue hearing will vote against EFCA, a la Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor.
Here’s Rep. Boren discussing the downsides of EFCA:


Jordan, Egypt agree to ramp up power interconnection capacity to 1,000MW
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 28 (Petra) -- Jordan and Egypt agreed on Sunday to raise the exchange capacity of a joint power interconnection from 500 megawatts currently to 1,000 megawatts in the future, to enable the two countries to exchange energy with the countries of the region.
The plan was announced in a joint press statement by Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh and his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Shaker, after a meeting during which they discussed plans to expand the electrical connection between the two countries and prospects for opening new energy markets to import and export electricity.
Kharabsheh said that the agreement will help expand the electrical systems in the two countries to reach new markets and reduce costs, pointing out that within two months, bids will be launched to implement the Jordanian electrical connection with Iraq.
In a related context, Kharabsheh said that the Jordanian electrical system is ready to supply Lebanon with its energy needs, especially after stakeholders agreed on the formula for the final contract during a meeting of the electricity ministers in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon on October 18.
According to the agreement, Lebanon will be supplied with about 150 megawatts of electricity from the Jordanian network through Syria during the period from midnight to 6 in the morning, and 250 megawatts for the rest of the day.
Jordan is electrically interconnected with the Egyptian electrical network from the south via a (13)km, 400 kV submarine cable across the Gulf of Aqaba with an exchange capabilities of (550) MW .
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Srinagar, Sep 13: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said an election which won’t see people’s participation is considered to be an election by the Narendra Modi government.
“An election which won’t see people’s participation is considered to be an election by Centre, what can we say? We haven’t asked people to not participate or boycott the elections”, Abdullah told media.
He further said, “we have just said that our party won’t take part in Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat polls”.
Last week, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also decided to boycott these polls.
Abdullah’s remark comes a day after Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam denied reports that the upcoming municipal elections are likely to be deferred.
“Municipal and Panchayat polls will be held as per schedule”, Subrahmanyam said.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Japan has decided to ban exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia in a latest sanction move against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Tokyo is 'deeply concerned' about the possible use of nuclear weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said, according to Reuters , Ukrinform reports.
Japan added 21 Russian organizations, including research labs, to the list of those targeted by export bans, according to the government statement. Read also:
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The new package of sanctions was approved at Monday's cabinet meeting after they were announced by the foreign minister at a Group of Seven meeting last week.
Matsuno said Japan is deeply concerned about the Russian nuclear threats voiced amid Russia's ongoing aggression toward Ukraine. The official reiterated Japan's readiness to keep undertaking efforts alongside the international community to provide assistance to Ukraine and impose restrictions on the Russian Federation.
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TAWANG, 14 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that people’s perception on hydropower is changing gradually in Tawang with delegations from public and student communities recently meeting him demanding the construction of hydropower projects in the district be revived.
He said this while dedicating the Zentek Skill Development Centre to the people of Tawang recently.
“With the coming of hydropower projects in the district, employment and work opportunities will open up for people with work skills. Major components in hydropower development will be in construction,” the CM said as he appealed to the youths to acquire necessary skills to find employment with the companies.
CM said the state government is focused on skilling youths, as its importance will continue to grow in the coming days.
Appealing the youths to get enrolled in skill training courses, the CM said the future belongs to those who have work skills.
Informing about the initiatives by the state government in the skilling sector, the CM said that five ITIs are functional presently in the state, with four in completion stage and five more in the pipeline. He also informed that 55 units of training centres are fully functional across the state.
Under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana, the CM informed that about 15, 000 students have been trained in different skilling programmes, while under the Chief Minister Yuva Kaushal Yojana, more than 200 students have also been provided training in the high-end skill sectors.
MLA Tsering Tashi and Zilla Parishad Chairperson Leki Gombu also attended the programme.


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In total, 115,384 patients have already recovered from COVID-19 in the country.
The event is being held online for the first time, which means that the number of participants is not limited.
Meanwhile, according to the official information of Kazakh Health Ministry, 820 more COVID-19 cases were reported over 24 hours.


NPP youth urged to rise up against unfounded propaganda by the opposition
Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister of Energy, has charged the youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to rise up to counter the propaganda being peddled by the opposition NDC to discredit the government.
He said the government had worked hard to put effective and pragmatic initiatives in place to build the economy which was left in shambles by the NDC, and put the country back on the development pedal.
However, the NDC afraid that the successful implementation of these initiatives could jeopardise its political ambition, had mounted and set out its propaganda machine in place to thwart the efforts of the government.
Speaking at the inauguration of the polling station youth of the Afigya-Kwabre South Constituency of the NPP at Kodie, Mr Aidoo, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, said the youth should not sit down and allow it to continue.
“After clearing the mess left by the NDC government in 2016, and working hard to put in place appropriate policies and programmes to put the country back on track, the NDC had now engaged in unfounded propaganda, to distract the government,” he bemoaned.
Mr Aidoo said the NPP youth had the duty to tell Ghanaians the true state of the economy as well as the numerous social intervention programmes being implemented by the government to improve the living conditions of the people.
He said the NDC government engaged in several dubious agreements, especially in the energy sector, which had brought huge debts on Ghanaians.
Mr Aidoo said the government was renegotiating some of these agreements to ensure that Ghanaians had value for money.
He said the country now had a government which listened to the plight of the people and would continue to work hard to promote development and improve the living conditions of the people.
The Deputy Minister urged the youth to work to defend the Party and support the government to fulfil all its promises to Ghanaians.
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Constituency chairman urged the youth not to allow themselves to be manipulated or influence to change the sitting MPs in their constituencies.
He said the Party needed the experience and expertise of the sitting MPs to support the government to deliver on its mandate.


November 2, 2015
The National Zero Waste Council has launched a campaign to reduce food waste by advocating federal tax credits for food companies that donate edible food waste to food charities. They are asking Canadian municipalities to support the campaign, suggesting that reducing food insecurity through corporate food donations to food banks will lead to better health and education outcomes.
Central to the National Zero Waste Council’s argument is the claim that food banks reduce their clients’ food insecurity.
It is encouraging that governments are recognizing the importance of food insecurity. However, recommending millions of dollars in tax credits to encourage multinational food corporations to dump their waste on food charities is indefensible.


Loss of sea ice means polar bears are left hungrier and starting to push closer towards human settlements in search of food.
Tour guide Mans Gullgren has seen firsthand the impact climate change has had on Svalbard’s glaciers.
“A part of the glacier where I have been working since 2011, that has gone back more than 1km and that’s just in length. So it’s also probably about 35m of height that’s been lost,” said the expedition leader.
“I think, unfortunately, that people will have to be affected before things will start happening and it’s probably the west that has to be affected because we are the ones polluting the most.”


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Monitoring measures enforced at GDh. Nadella and Sh. Foakaidhoo has been lifted.
Nadella Council President Mohamed Anshau has confirmed to Sun that the council has been informed by HPA that the monitoring mechanisms have been lifted as of today.
He further detailed that despite this, visiting houses without an important need is still banned on the island. Moreover, the council will also


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) A patrol boat being transported to Ukraine has been blocked at the Ukrainian-Polish border.
The relevant statement was made by Ukraine's Member of Parliament Mykola Kniazhytsky on Facebook , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“A patrol boat made by SAFE Boats International has been blocked at the border while being transported to Ukraine,” Kniazhytsky wrote.
At the same time, Kniazhytskyi rejected that it had been his personal yacht.
“Tomasz Buczek, an activist of the pro-Russian party Confederation, wrote that it had been a private yacht, allegedly owned by me. This is exactly how anti-Ukrainian propaganda works, which is intended to stop the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other goods to meet Ukraine's war-time needs,” Kniazhytsky explained.
He also posted a video, showing the patrol boat blocked at the border.
Photo: Tomasz Buczek
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Six days after J&K administration led by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launched an unprecedented but controversial anti-encroachment drive to retrieve thousands of acres of state land leaders of three major political parties broke their silence on Monday. Two former chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti questioned the drive terming it anti-people. Sajad Lone, considered to be close to BJP also joined the fray and had some terse comments in the eviction drive.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- Around 20 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in an area in northern Iraq, Iraqi police announced Tuesday.
The car bomb went off near a popular market in the center of the city of Tuz Khurmatu of Saladin Governorate, a police source told KUNA.
The blast also caused multiple injuries to 30 others, the source said, adding that the wounded were transported to the hospital afterwards, said the source. (end) ahh.ma
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Police in Salima have intercepted a motor vehicle carrying six cows suspected to have been stolen in the district.
This is according to Police publicist for the district Gift Chitowe who said the two tonner Toyota Dyna pickup was intercepted at Katchenembwe village in the area of Senior Chief Kalonga.
He said police received a tipoff from the public on the development and sent officers who mounted a temporary roadblock.
The publicist further said upon seeing the temporary roadblock ahead of them, the suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran away.
Meanwhile, the police do not know where the suspects stole the cattle.
The law enforcers are appealing to people who may have information on the whereabouts of the suspects to report to police.


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ABU DHABI, 8th February, 2018 (WAM) -- Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, today received a delegation of the Syrian Opposition Negotiations Commission, led by Dr. Nasser Al-Hariri.
The meeting, held at the ministry's premises, addressed the latest political developments and the humanitarian situation in Syria.
The two sides discussed as well ways of supporting a political solution to the Syrian crisis with emphasis on the role of Arabs in sorting out a peaceful settlement.
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Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta said on Wednesday that 11 persons had been arrested in connection with series of recent kidnapped cases in the state.
The governor revealed this in Asaba while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state’s Security Council meeting.
Uduaghan said that the success recorded in the arrest of the suspects was due to the efforts of the security agencies in the state.
He said that in order to sustain the fight against crime, especially kidnapping, the state government had initiated the process of reorganising vigilante services.
The governor said that members of the vigilante services would be trained in information gathering techniques.
He said they would also be adequately equipped to enable them to assist security agencies in crime prevention.
According to him, vigilante groups are important in the gathering of information and we need to properly reorganise them and make them more useful in the security network in the state.
He said that some youths would also be trained in information gathering and drafted into vigilante groups to strengthen the system.
Uduaghan disclosed that communities harbouring some of the criminals in the state had been identified.
He said that the leaders of such communities would be held responsible for any crime traced to persons living among them.
The governor advised families of kidnapped victims to report such cases to security agencies and also to liaise with them in negotiating the release of their relations.
He also disclosed that the state was reinforcing security between it and its neighbours’ to ensure that hoodlums from those states did not infiltrate into Delta. (NAN)


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Cape Town – The decision by government to lift the national state of disaster has been widely welcomed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Monday night.
In recent months, government has come under increasing pressure to do away with Covid-19 regulations it implemented in 2020.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winder has been one of the loud voices calling for the state of disaster to be scrapped.
He said that lifting the measure was long overdue.
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said that it hoped that the worst was behind us.
The party also hoped that South Africa will be able to return to a semblance of ‘normal’ life in the near future.
The Good party said that South Africa, like the rest of the world, had navigated an unprecedented public health crisis.
It added that despite criticism about restrictions, government had managed the pandemic following the science.


The Mall of America was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday after police said at least three shots were fired inside the shopping center.
Terrified shoppers sheltered in place at the Minnesota mall at around 6 p.m. as police said there was an “active incident.”
Video footage on social media showed Bloomington police with weapons drawn.
In another video, three shots can be heard. Cops were searching for the gunman.
Cops later said that the shooting was contained and the lockdown was lifted.
The gunman was on the loose. It was not clear whether anyone had been injured.
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Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 3,041 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily spike, taking the state tally to 50,231, a health official said. With 58 deaths due to the pandemic reported during the day, the death toll in the state rose to 1635, the official said.
This was the eighth consecutive day when the state reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, he said.
Maharashtra COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 50,231, new cases 3,041, deaths 1,635, discharged patients 14,600, active cases 33,988, people tested so far 3,62,862. — PTI


Britain’s Minister of State for Development, Andrew Mitchell, met Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Geneva on Monday.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the British government and the British taxpayers for their assistance to the flood victims of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister said that the recent floods caused immense destruction in Pakistan, which seriously damaged agriculture, people’s employment and economy.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan and its people are grateful to friendly countries like Britain who stand by Pakistan in difficult times.
The Prime Minister also highlighted the steps taken by the government for the rehabilitation of flood victims.
Andrew Mitchell assured the Prime Minister of full cooperation from the UK in the rehabilitation of Pakistan’s flood victims.
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The jacket of the Azeri Central East (ACE) platform has been
loaded onto STB-1 barge of the Azerbaijani Caspian Sea Shipping
CJSC (ASCO) to ship to the sea, Azernews reports.
The jacket was built at the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets
“The process of loading the jacket onto the barge was carried
out safely. The jacket weighs 16,000 tons with 153 meters in
height. This facility includes three vertical pipes - for water
injection, oil export, and gas export,” ASCO says.
Last year, ASCO's barge STB-1 underwent necessary modifications
for operation in the Azeri-Central-East project. The certification
of the barge has been updated to the required grade. STB-1 is
considered the largest barge in the Caspian Sea and is 163 meters
long, 45 meters wide, and has a carrying capacity of 18,000
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Ottawa, Sha'ban 25, 1439, May 11, 2018, SPA -- Accompanied by the visiting delegation from the Saudi Shoura Council headed by the Chairman of the Saudi-Canadian Friendship Committee Mohammad Al-Naqadi, the Saudi Ambassador to Canada Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi met here with the Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay.
During the meeting, they discussed ways of developing bilateral relations between the two countries in the fields of agriculture and livestock.
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Srinagar, 20 February (CNI): The Union Home Ministry in its annual report said that steps are being taken at the ground level to eradicate militancy and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Home Ministry report, the current militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is due to cross-border infiltration, so special attention is being drawn to the border situation.
According to Current News of India (CNI), in the annual report of the year 2021-22, the Union Home Ministry said about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir that steps are being taken at the ground level to eradicate militancy in UT, adding that since militancy is flourishing in the Kashmir Valley due to pushing the militants towards this side through infiltration, special attention is being given to the borders in order to break it, including the deployment of military personnel on the LoC, deployment of additional personnel on designated infiltration routes, special vigilance on dangerous routes and deep trenches along the Line of Control is also being emphasized so that militants do not have an opportunity to come to this side, The report further states that funds have also been earmarked for the use of technology and human intelligence in border areas.
The report further states that for the sake of complete peace in the Kashmir valley, work has been done at the ground level, which is yielding fruitful results. He further said that the government is also trying to bring the local youth to the mainstream and provide them employment, adding that the government is taking steps at the ground level to keep the youth of Kashmir away from violence.
The Home Ministry report further states that the Jammu and Kashmir administration is working to bring the youth to the mainstream. He said that effective steps have been taken to provide all facilities to the people of all sections of Jammu and Kashmir and to provide them with everything. He further informed that all necessary steps are being taken to help and support the administration of Jammu and Kashmir.
He further said that all efforts are being made to strengthen the Jammu and Kashmir Police, adding that the budget for security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir has also been increased.
According to him, 936 crore rupees have been provided during the year 2021-22 to develop the Jammu and Kashmir Police on modern lines. He said that compared to the year 2017, there has been an extraordinary decrease in infiltration incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this year, adding that this year around 34 militants have managed to come to this side, and most of them have been shot down.
According to the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is being closely monitored and meetings are also being held between the security agencies on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir from time to time. According to the report, the central government has approved five RP battalions and two women’s battalions in Jammu and Kashmir along with equipping the security forces with new and advanced technology.
He said that the recruitment of five IR battalions has also been completed, Where there was shooting and stone pelting, and now youth are engaged in Khelo India. (CNI)


By GIDEON NYENDWA
THERE are many accidents that have led to deaths at the Black Mountain in Kitwe that have not been reported for the fear that the opposition will capitalise on it, National Democratic Congress secretary general Charles Kabwita, has said.
Mr Kabwita said it does not make sense for the UPND on the Copperbelt to claim that no deaths have been recorded to date.
He said it was unfortunate that the people who were supposed to safeguard the lives of people who work on the Black Mountain were in the forefront hiding the deaths that occurred due to poor planning from being known to the public.
Mr Kabwita said poor planning and failure to engage the right people to assist the operators with the knowledge of how to safely mine at the slug were responsible for this.
He said the process was rushed in an effort to appease the people.
UPND on the Copperbelt has disclosed that to date the operations at the black mountain have not recorded any death.
The UPND Copperbelt Acting Youth Chairman Farewell Hachingala was quoted in some sections of the media suggesting that the accidents that have happened have been kilometres from the mining site as a result of some people jumping on loaded trucks some of which are not from the Black mountain.
Mr Kabwita said it was unfortunate that the office of the District Commissioner was busy collecting money from the Black Mountain as per arrangement without minding the safety situations from where the money was coming from.
He said the DC’s office has a much bigger responsibility aside from receiving and disbursing money but also to encourage adherence to the safety guidelines that were put in place.
Mr Kabwita said the government should ensure that the safety rules that were followed in mines like Konkola Copper Mine should also be followed at the mountain to the later.
He said he appreciates government for providing empowerment to the people but the question still remains on whether they are safe or not.