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The continuous terror attacks across the world, including the latest Kabul hotel attack, are only adding to the global issues. Against the backdrop of these disturbing trends across the world, the people suffer a lot, physically and emotionally. Hence, it is the responsibility of the UN to come forward to resolve the issues that are constantly nagging the nations around the globe, through strong commitment and strategies.
Besides, the countries across the world must understand the truth that the factors such as education, freedom, mutual aid, wealth and economic growth will not only awaken the people positively but also make the people stop fighting unnecessarily.


The structure erected by the students of the Sabaragamuwa University on which the undergraduates held a Satyagraha campaign had been demolished by the Police on a court order, the Sabaragamuwa Police said.
However, the students sat continued their satyagraha campaign on the same location on ground a little away from the stage.
Meanwhile, a group of students who were occupying the female hostels had already left on receiving information on the court order.
A tense atmosphere surfaced when the Police informed the students engaging in Satyagraha campaign that the court had ordered the removal of students from the campus.
The students said that they had staged the Satyagrana campaign by the roadside that belonged to the Road Development Authority and not the University.
The administrative officer of the university however said that they were occupying a part of the university campus.
She left the scene when the students questioned whether she had the deeds, plans and other documents to establish her claim.
However, the Police with the help of the Anti-Riot Squad demolished the structure amid obstructions of the students.
The students continued their Satyagraha campaign for the 48th day today. (Lasantha Niroshan Perera and M.Geethakara)


However the community has said they would relaunch the protests if the promises are not implemented.
Chandigarh: Two days after the Manohar Lal Khattar government accepted their demands, Jats on Tuesday called off their dharnas across Haryana.
All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) chairperson Yashpal Malik said "dharnas have been called off".
He, however, added that "if the government fails to implement its assurances, the Jats are prepared to re-launch the agitation within 24 hours".
"We will be prepared to hold demonstrations in Delhi in the future if the government fails to honour its promises made to Jats," he said.
The dharnas were called off after 52 days.
Malik, the leader of the Jat agitation, after a four-hour meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Delhi on March 19, had said the government had agreed to the demands of the community and therefore, the stir will end.
Union ministers Birender Singh and P P Chaudhary, both Jats, were also present during the deliberations.
Khattar, while describing the demands of reservation in education and jobs put forward by the Jats as "genuine", had assured them of "full justice".
He had also said that the Centre would soon initiate the process of providing reservation to Jats, while at the state-level, action will be taken as soon as the decision comes from the High Court, before which the matter is pending.
Regarding the other demands of the community, he had said the state government will "re-assess" the cases registered between 2010 and 2017 against the Jat protesters, the next of kin of those killed or maimed during those protests will be given permanent jobs and the role of officers will be probed, so that strict action could be initiated against the guilty.
Besides reservation, the Jats have been demanding the release of their community members who were jailed during last year's agitation, withdrawal of cases slapped on the protesters and government jobs for the kin of those killed and injured while taking part in the stir.


Autoliv cuts costs through reducing staff
(MENAFN) Swedish-American vehicle safety gear maker Autoliv stated on Thursday that it would reduce its international workers by nearly 8,000 positions, as it tries to reduce expenses while dealing with the burden of inflation.
The firm stated that the reductions would be made internationally, however "particularly within its European operations" where it assumes to "close several sites".
Almost 6,000 would be "direct positions" whereas 2,000 would be "indirect positions."
"We intend to simplify and consolidate how we operate in all areas. The headcount reduction will affect people based in our offices, technical centers, and plants, including leadership positions at all levels," Autoliv C.E.O. Mikael Bratt stated in a declaration.
Autoliv, a major manufacturer of outputs worldwide like seatbelts as well as airbags, also stated that it will keep on negotiating with its consumers to "secure pricing" as it fights to pass on amplified manufacture fees to its consumers and carmakers.
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New Zealanders are worried about climate change but unsure what to do about it, according to the findings of a new survey.
In its report on the survey, the economic and public-policy research group Motu said about 60 percent of respondents were concerned about the effects of climate change on themselves and society.
More than half agreed there was a scientific consensus on climate change.
The report said those who believe it was likely to have a big effect were more likely to reduce their household emissions.
But people who felt powerless to reduce climate change are less likely to do so.


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Reuters reports that Beijing has ordered Chinese coal mines to increase extraction. It is estimated that millions of homes and businesses across the country have been affected by energy shortages in recent weeks.
Three major coal-producing provinces have pledged to increase extraction, China’s Caixin news agency reported. Several provinces across the country have been suffering from power shortages since the middle of last month.
According to Reuters, citing government officials and coal traders, the Inner Mongolia region in northern China has ordered more than 70 mines to increase their annual mining extraction by nearly 100 million tons.
In recent weeks, energy shortages have raised concerns in many countries around the world, including the UK, Europe, and India.
UK consumers have been warned that household energy bills are set to rise sharply as prices on the wholesale market rise.
India, meanwhile, is on the edge of an unprecedented energy crisis as the country’s energy suppliers struggle to secure enough coal to meet growing electricity demand.


Public health is about helping people to be healthy. It is encouraging people to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that what we do now can impact on our health later in life.
Public health encompasses things like eating, drinking, exercise, smoking cessation, health checks, immunisations, and sexual and mental health. It is important that the government and organisations that serve the public are able to provide information, advice and guidance to support prevention and healthy choices.
Faith groups have a huge role to play in promoting public health, as they are in a unique position to disseminate messages – and they are often the first place that individuals will go for help and support.
Faith-based activity is of huge significance to people and their health and wellbeing and is to be celebrated.


J&K Police directs telecom companies to shut their services in Valley
Srinagar: J&K police has directed all the telecom companies operating in Kashmir Valley to shut their services as more and more videos were surfacing on the social media triggering more unrest and clashes on the streets.
Earlier J&K police Chief S.P. Vaid told media that they will try to block all those pages which were being responsible for flaring-up the situation on the streets and prompting the youth to clash with security forces. There have been viral videos on the social media networks which have shown security forces beating young boys on streets and even torturing them.
But the independent MLA from Langate Engineer Rashid has claimed that these videos were being circulated by the security agencies to instill fear in the youth of Kashmir showing them how they were torturing those boys who came on streets against their repression.


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(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met this week with the country's business officials in New York and pledged the government's support for their overseas expansion, his Ministry said on Sunday.
Cho held the meeting in New York on Saturday after attending a G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro and before travelling to Washington, Yonhap news agency reported.
The Minister stressed the importance of the government and the private sector working together as a team at a time when there are no boundaries between economic and national security issues, and pledged to spare no assistance to minimise the negative impact of the rapidly changing external environment on South Korean businesses and to help their overseas expansion and exports.
In attendance were officials from companies and institutions, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T, LG Electronics, Korean Air, CJ, Bank of Korea and Korea Development Bank.
Cho plans to raise the issues discussed during meetings with US government and Congressional officials during his visit to Washington starting Monday, his Ministry said.
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(MENAFN) "The Navy has been able to achieve significant strategic and defense progress by relying on internal capacities and trusting the capabilities of the country's elites and supporting creativity and initiatives,” reported Vahedi in celebration of Navy Day.
The Air Force’s official mentioned, solidarity and cooperation, which take place between the armed forces units and the great management of the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, will continue to back Iran’s powers and no force would endanger its territories.
"Certainly, the heavy defeat and collapse of the Ba'athist regime's navy, with all the support by great powers during the war, took place with the support of the pilots and the sacrifices of the Air Force, which, along with the Navy, were able to humiliate the arrogant superpowers,” said the Navy official, from his side, hailing the hard works of Air Force staff in the battle which faced Iran in the 1980s.
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OIC issues statement on ways to fight terror and extremism
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reiterated this evening its unabated determination to stand steadfast against extremism and terrorism in all their forms.
A final communique following OIC's extraordinary meeting to discuss the accelerating spread of the pandemic, saod OIC categorically rejects any attempt to link terrorism with any country, ethnic group or religion or culture or nationality and condemned the continuing violations of human rights of the Palestinian people as well as the State terrorism practiced by Israel against the people of Gaza strip and other occupied territories.
The statement also condemned the brutal crimes committed by ISIS on the territories of Iraq and against its people, citing the combustion of a Jordanian prisoner-of-war pilot, noting that the measure goes contrary to Islamic instructions as well as world norms and regulations.
OIC denounced the terror acts in Afghanistan and a series of terrorist acts orchestrating the region from terrorists acts in Tripoli, Libya and Egyptian cities, and Boko Haram's practices and ISIS and al-Qaeda.
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UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, who is in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, has told Al Jazeera Palestinians in Gaza are once again full of fear after the resumption of Israel's military offensive.
Speaking from outside Nasser Hospital, he said ambulances had already started transporting people to the largest active remaining complex in the enclave.
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“Hospital staff obviously have already been working 24/7,” he said.
“This hospital, despite the immense efforts of its brave health staff, cannot take another assault. People cannot take another assault.”
Elder also reminded that thousands of people sleep in the Nasser Hospital – beyond the fact it is working at 200 percent capacity for patients who need medical care.
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Punjab Health Secretary Ali Jan Khan said on Monday that around 1.68 million people have so far benefited from indoor medical healthcare facility under the Sehat Sahulat Programme. In a press statement issued here, he said that 1.36 million people received medical treatment from private hospitals and around 317,000 people were facilitated by the public sector hospital of the province. So far, Rs36.14 billion had been spent on treatment of people under ‘National Health Card’, he said and added that during the last six months, around 1.15 million people got their medical treatment under the health card and Rs21.30 billion had been spent during the same period. So far, around 807 private and public sector hospitals have been empanelled with more than 78,000 beds capacity, he added. The health secretary said that medical facilities were being provided for major diseases including dialysis, cancer, heart diseases, hernia, cataract, gynecology and other diseases under the Sehat Sahulat Programme.


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Henry Hewes, who was state chairman of Pat Robertson's Presidential campaign last year, said yesterday that he will run for mayor on the Right to Life Party line.
Mr. Hewes said he would also seek the Republican and Conservative Party nominations.
Mr. Hewes, a 39-year-old builder of low- and moderate-income housing, said that as a Right to Life Candidate, ''I want to protect the civil rights of the unborn. ''
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Shanghai : Boeing has revised its annual 20-year forecast for new plane deliveries to China, citing the country's robust economic growth and increasing demand for domestic travel.
The US aircraft maker now predicts that Chinese airlines will need 8,560 new commercial planes through 2042, a slight increase from last year's forecast of 8,485. This surge in demand is expected to account for 20pc of global aircraft deliveries over the next two decades.
The revised forecast, released estimates that China's commercial airliner fleet will more than double to nearly 9,600 jets within the next two decades. The country's domestic aviation market is projected to become the largest globally by the end of the forecast period. This growth is driven primarily by the demand for single-aisle jets, with Chinese carriers expected to require approximately 6,470 such airplanes like the Boeing 737 MAX family.
"Domestic air traffic in China has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels and international traffic is recovering steadily," Darren Hulst, Boeing's Vice President of Commercial Marketing, said in a statement. "As China's economy and traffic continue to grow, Boeing's complete lineup of commercial jets will play a key role in helping meet that growth sustainably and economically."
In addition to single-aisle jets, Chinese carriers are also projected to need around 1,550 widebody airplanes to support their international routes expansion. The remaining deliveries will be accounted for by the replacement of older aircraft with modern, more efficient ones and the demand for 190 new freighter deliveries driven by express shipping and e-commerce.
Boeing estimates that the new aircraft will require approximately 433,000 new aviation personnel, including 134,000 pilots, 138,000 technicians, and 161,000 cabin crew members. The maintenance and upkeep of the new aircraft alone are expected to fuel demand for $675 billion in aviation services.
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Karachi, June 02, 2020 (PPI-OT): Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said on Tuesday that 25 percent of the total coronavirus tests being conducted in Sindh province at present resulted in positive, which was extremely alarming. The information minister said that this was the reason why the Sindh government was repeatedly saying that if the guidelines issued on health were not followed, there could be huge losses. “If a complete lockdown had been imposed in the beginning, the coronavirus would not have spread so much today, but now we have to live with it for a long time,” he said.
He said this while addressing a press conference on Tuesday. Sindh Minister for Transport Owais Shah and Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister for Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab were also present during the press conference. Shah said that now the more we take precautionary measures, the more we would be able to protect ourselves and others from coronavirus. The minister said that it was unfortunate that despite repeated explanations, people were not understanding and were not taking the coronavirus seriously.
He said: “Our healthcare system has not enough capacity to handle so many patients, so people have to take the coronavirus seriously.” Shah said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was fortunate to have a sensible and mature opposition in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, which was at least supporting it completely on the issue of lockdown, adding that, the situation in Sindh was completely different.
The minister said that whenever the Sindh government talked about imposing lockdown or ensuring implementation on the health advisory or standard operating procedures just to save the lives of the people in the province, the opposition immediately held a press conference against it. He said that people had been constantly incited against the Sindh government baselessly by the opposition, adding that, the Sindh government was portrayed as a villain or enemy.
Shah said that the Sindh government was continuously increasing the capacity of conducting testing for the detection of people affected with coronavirus. The minister said that in terms of population, the number of people infected with the Coronavirus in Karachi was less than in Lahore and Islamabad. He said there was an urgent need to increase testing capacity to detect Coronavirus patients across the country.
Shah said that after the meeting of the National Coordination Committee a unanimous voice and agreed decisions should reach the people so that people take these decisions seriously and realize that they had to follow these decisions. The minister said that if differences came to light after the coordination committee’s meeting, people would never make the decisions regarding the lockdown seriously. He said that the Sindh government would ensure implementation of the decisions taken by the federal government regarding lockdown across the province.
Shah further said that when Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was told that the people in the province were censuring the Sindh government owing to the imposition of tougher lockdown and that they would not vote for the party in the next elections, the Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party responded by asking the Sindh Chief Minister that he could lose the elections but would not compromise on people’s lives. The provincial Information Minister said that although the decisions taken by the Sindh government were unpopular, but all these decisions were taken for the benefit of the people.
He said that the Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party had also asked the Sindh government to work with the federal government on the issue of Coronavirus from the very outbreak of the pandemic. Regarding controlling inflation, Shah said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has issued clear instructions to the commissioners of all districts in this regard, directing them to keep an eye on inflation and ensure that prices of essential commodities did not go up.
He said that the Sindh chief minister was trying to ensure that the prices of essential commodities should come down after the fall in prices of oil products. He said that transporters would also be required to reduce their fares. Syed Nasir Hussain Shah also appealed to the people to fully implement the precautionary measures during traveling as intracity transport was being opened across the province. The provincial Information Minister said that from now onwards everyone had to take precautionary measures at all times, adding that this was the only way that they could protect themselves and their loved ones from getting infected with the coronavirus.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah further said that the Sindh government would have no objection if the services of Pakistan Army were sought for ensuring the implementation of the standard operating procedures. The provincial information minister said the opposition leader in Sindh feared that if the government arranged for his Coronavirus test, it would be a positive by any means. He clarified that he and the Chief Minister of Sindh had also got tested for the detection of coronavirus from Dow Lab.
Speaking on the occasion, Sindh Transport Minister Owais Shah said that intercity transport would be resumed in all cities of Sindh from Wednesday, June 3, but transporters would be required to strictly follow the standard operating procedures. He said that transporters who did not comply with the standard operating procedures set by the government would not be allowed to operate. The provincial transport minister said that at present intercity transport was not being allowed to operate.
Awais said that detailed discussions had been held with the transporters and they had given full assurance that they will implement the standard operating procedures issued by the government. The Transport Minister further said that the online transport service is also being restored and separate standard operating procedures had been devised for them which were mandatory to be followed. Speaking on the occasion, Barrister Murtaza Wahab urged the people to take precautionary measures as much as possible as the only way to keep oneself safe from the coronavirus was to take precautionary measures.
Wahab said people should now make face masks and sanitizers a part of their lives. He said that the situation regarding coronavirus in the province was very bad as not only the elderly but also a large number of children had been infected with Coronavirus. Wahab said that since transport was also opening up, the principle of social distance must be adopted while traveling. “The Coronavirus is a dangerous fact because there is no cure for it yet,” he said.
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The government has decided to give an incentive to government employees to learn an additional local language, Prime Minister D.M.Jayarathne said.
The Premier added that the government expect Sinhalese speaking employees to learn Tamil and Tamil speaking employees to learn Sinhalese in the future.
Most of the problems we are facing today could have been solved if everyone new an additional language. “As an important part of the current development process the government employees should know an additional languages which will make the government service a more efficient one”, the Premier said. (Daily Mirror online)


Remember out members who are going through difficult times. Some have medical issues that will need a lot of time to sort out. Others have had accidents and need to be patient in their recovery. Some have relationship issues in their teams that need resolution and some others financial support has fallen below their requirements. Ask God to meet each of them in their need and that they will be encouraged with the outcomes.


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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Monday said that the flag carrier has learnt lessons and it could have reacted better to the issues surrounding the urination incident that took place on board a New York-Delhi flight in November last year.
While addressing a virtual conference, the CEO said that the airline has realised the importance of reporting incidents.
Saying that Air India is now investing more in technology, Wilson told the media that there were many instances where the airline's crew is at the receiving end when a drunk passenger misbehaves.
"I think, New India is something that the new Air India needs to be a representative of," he said while talking about the carrier's improvement with regard to service, reputation, footprint and attractiveness.
Wilson said that Air India has enormous potential and efforts are on to make the group a significant international player, adding that the Tata group-owned airline's order for a record 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing will be nearly worth $70Abillion.
The CEO also said that the process of integration of Vistara with Air India is also underway and is now awaiting approval from regulatory bodies.
Wilson further informed that the airline plans to fund the order with a combination of many resources, including internal cash flow, shareholder equity and sale-and-leaseback of aircraft.
Air India has planned to hire over 4,200 cabin crew trainees and 900 pilots in 2023 as the airline adds new aircraft and rapidly expands its domestic and international operations.
Earlier this month, Air India announced a mega order to purchase 470 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus to support its growth plans.
It has already announced plans to lease 36 aircraft of which two B 777-200 LR have already joined the fleet.


President Pranab Mukherjee has said the Indian economy is transforming from emerging to resurgent with a potential to achieve eight percent GDP growth rate in the current fiscal.
Mukherjee, who was addressing the Indian community in Stockholm, Sweden, last night, said the Indian economy was going to reach nine trillion US dollars soon despite the global economic crisis.
He urged the Indian community to contribute to their motherland to make it a developed country and make its presence felt in the world.
President Mukherjee, who is presently in Sweden on an official visit, would meet Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and other leaders today.
Several MoUs are expected to be signed between the two sides in the fields of small, micro and medium enterprises, urban development, health and energy sectors during the president’s visit.
President Mukherjee would reach Belarus tomorrow on the final leg of his two-nation tour.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil went down 87 cents and settled at USD 58.89 per barrel, compared to USD 59.76 per barrel since last Wednesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.
In world markets, oil prices were up yesterday due to threats of strikes by oil workers in Nigeria and many investors' purchases to heavy losses in the last session.
Oil crude price Brent mixed was up 98 cents to stand at USD 62.20 with the US crude Western Texas oil also up 73 cents and settled at USD 56.69 per barrel. (end) asj.mb
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) estimated Friday that 130 million people lives under poverty line in the Arab region after recording the world's highest unemployment rate in 2022.
'Excluding Libya and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, more than one-third of the region's population is affected,' reads the ESCWA's annual Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region.
It, moreover, projected that poverty levels would rise over the next two years, reaching 36 percent of the population in 2024.
The survey showed that the Arab region registered in 2022 the world's highest unemployment rate, 12 percent.
It forecasted that the post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts would prompt a very slight decrease of the unemployment rate next year to stand at 11.7 percent.
Notwithstanding disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine, the Survey showed an expected 3.4 percent growth next year throughout the Arab region.
While inflation rates jumped this year to 14 percent, they are predicted to drop to eight and 4.5 percent, respectively, in the next two years.
Yet, despite the region's positive growth outlook, Ahmad Moummi, lead author of the Survey, pointed to significant discrepancies among countries which were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
Noting that repercussions were not the same for all Arab States, he maintained that Gulf Cooperation Council countries and other oil-exporting ones would continue to benefit from higher energy prices.
At the same time, oil-importing nations will suffer from several socioeconomic challenges, including rising energy costs, food supply shortages, and drops in both tourism and international aid inflows.
'The current situation presents an opportunity for oil-exporting Arab countries to diversify their economies away from the energy sector by accumulating reserves and investing in projects that generate inclusive growth and sustainable development,' Moummi underscored. (end)
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(MENAFN- Iraq Business News)
By John Lee.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has led a meeting to discuss and monitor progress on the implementation of the Unified Treasury Account.
The meeting also focused on the continued rollout of electronic payment points (POS) and explored potential incentives for citizens to encourage electronic payments.
During the meeting, comprehensive updates were presented regarding the actions taken in this regard, progress made, and the requirements for further advancements.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of ongoing meetings with technical experts and specialists to overcome any obstacles. He emphasized that these steps are among the most significant measures in the government's financial, banking, and economic reform agenda, which remains a top priority.
(Source: Media Office of the Prime Minister)
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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday night stated that Addu City plays a significant role in the development of the Maldives, and that the growth of Addu City is essential to the development of Maldives. He made the statement at the ‘Maahefun’ hosted by the President and the First Lady to the people of Addu City.
Reminiscing the presidential elections, President Solih stated that he was satisfied the government was fulfilling the developmental plans presented to him by the Addu City Council on the last campaign gathering held in the city. He noted that many of the strategies mentioned the plans that were provided to him by Addu residents, were already in progress.
President Solih said that he had not forgotten the pledges he made to the people of Addu City and highlighted the major developmental projects currently underway, particularly noting the road development project. The President also revealed that redevelopment of Gan International Airport would commence soon.
The President remarked that land reclamation was amongst the development plans conferred to him by the residents of Addu during the presidential election, and underscored the land reclamation project in Addu City that was contracted today. President Solih said that the project would proceed in accordance with the recommendations made by the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report in an effort to mitigate any environmental damage.
President Solih had also addressed the need for more accessible employment opportunities. The President reflected on expanding the tourism sector, and noted that part of Herethere Resort had already been operational, while Shangri-La Resort would be reopened soon. He also revealed that the building that housed ‘Dhoogas’ had been leased to Gan International Airport to be developed as a large hotel.
In his speech, the President highlighted efforts to improve essential needs such as utility services and healthcare. In an effort to resolve power shortages, the President revealed that a new powerhouse with 41 megawatts capacity would be completed within seven months. As per the concerns raised by the management of Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH), President Solih said that the government would increase the hospital’s human resource capacity and equipment.
The President earlier on Sunday visited the FENAKA Office and toured the Addu City Nature Park. The President also inaugurated ‘Masjid Ibrahim’, a new mosque constructed in the city.


KARACHI (APP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that if the administrative vacuum in Afghanistan was ignored, it might result in a serious crisis.
While talking to the media persons here, he said Pakistan was keeping a close watch on the situation in Afghanistan.
The whole world appreciated Pakistan’s efforts in the evacuation process, he said adding that the countries that had banned the PIA were now requesting it to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan.
He said that decisions should be made in consultation instead of using force.
The minister said that evacuation was an important issue in Afghanistan at the moment but the biggest issue in Afghanistan was the administrative vacuum.
Pakistan had already expressed its concerns regarding Afghanistan and what Prime Minister Imran Khan was saying had proved true word for word, he added.
He said that if the world had followed Pakistan’s advice, the situation would have been better today and even now if Pakistan’s advice is followed, the situation will improve tomorrow.
He said that the international community should not leave Afghanistan alone, countries around the world were connected to each other, they
had to take care of each other.
The minister said that the world should not wait for Afghanistan to fail as a country. He said that forming a government in Afghanistan was the job of the Afghan people, there should be an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
He said that the Taliban’s statements regarding government formation in Afghanistan were encouraging.
Fawad said that there was a need for dialogue with the officials of Afghanistan and the world should help Afghanistan in socio-economic development and governance.
The minister said that so far Pakistan had assisted in the evacuation of 4400 foreigners from Afghanistan, and borders had been opened for the evacuation of more foreigners.
He said that Afghans who had visas and travel documents could come to Pakistan, which wanted to play a role for a stable Afghanistan.
He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had presented its three-year performance to the people from 2018 to 2021.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah should inform the people about the 13-year
performance of the PPP rule in the province and PML-N should also give performance reports for its tenure in power, he added.
The opposition should also inform the people about its three-year performance, he said, adding the opposition had never pointed out the real issues, it never gave any strategy on the situation in Afghanistan, foreign policy, and economic policy.
Fawad said that for the sake of popularity, the government was criticized by the opposition and now people did not take their criticism seriously.
He said that the Finance Minister said that despite coronavirus, the economic situation of the country was improving under the present government, adding that Pakistan was ranked third in terms of better initiatives during coronavirus.
The minister said that the country’s current account deficit was $ 20 billion when the PTI came to power and now it had come down to $ 1.8 billion in three years.
Foreign exchange reserves were $ 16.4 billion three years ago which had now increased to $ 27 billion, he added.
When the PTI assumed power, tax collections were Rs 3800 billion, now they had reached Rs 4700 billion, he said.
Remittances had increased from $ 19.9 billion to $ 29.4 billion in three years, the minister pointed out.
He said that the growth rate of industries had increased by 18% in three years. Cement production increased by 42%, and farmers earned an additional income of Rs 1100 billion in the agricultural sector.
Fawad said that the confidence of the business community in Pakistan had increased by 108% in the last year and investment in the country had increased
during the last three years.
He said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement was holding a meeting after which Fazlur Rehman would fall ill.
The PML-N should first elect a leader and then hold any public meeting, he added.
He said that PML-N wasted millions of dollars looted from Pakistan on a marriage ceremony in London, they should not hold such events and come back to Pakistan to face the courts.
The minister said that the people of Sindh were facing a dire situation as the money given to Sindh by the federal government was not being spent on the people.
The Sindh situation was very worrying as the provincial government had failed to deliver, administrative matters in the province were in crisis, the minister said.
He said that the Sindh government was neither working for the welfare of the people nor allowing the federal government to do any welfare work.
He said that the federal government had allocated Rs 1100 billion for Sindh.
“The share of the provinces is given to them after collecting taxes from the entire country but when Sindh government is asked to account for this amount, they say that it is interference in provincial affairs,” the minister said.
He said that the basic development work was the responsibility of the provincial governments, the provinces should abide by Article 149A and transfer powers to the local bodies, an empowered system of local bodies should be established in Sindh province.
To a question, Fawad said that inflation in the country had increased by 27% while income had increased by 37%.
The federal government had taken several steps regarding agriculture as 60% of the country’s population was engaged in this sector, he pointed out.
The minister said that an additional Rs 1100 billion had been given to farmers whereas the price of wheat had increased from Rs 1200 to Rs 1800 per 40 kg while the price of sugarcane had been increased from Rs 135 to Rs 300 per 40 kg.
He said that the sale of vehicles and tractors had doubled in three years. The minister said that the efficiency of textile companies had increased and
the income of others including laborers working in the construction sector had also increased.
He said that the salaried class, especially the media employees had been affected by the rise in prices.
He said that the government had taken several steps for media employees, and it would protect the rights of media workers in all circumstances.
Fawad said the government had released Rs 700 million to media owners but the salaries of media employees had not been increased.
Replying to a question, he said that party elections in PTI would be held during the constitutional period, adding that there should be a system of reliable party elections in political parties of the country.
Replying to another question, he said that Punjab and IRSA wanted to set up a monitoring system on the issue of water distribution but the Sindh government objected to it as the system would not provide water to the lands of the ‘Waderas’ of the province.
He said that the Sindh government should sit down with the federation on the issue of water.
The minister said that there was no burden of Afghan refugees on the border of Pakistan as only 400 Afghan refugees had got their names registered so far. If the crisis continued for a long time, then the situation might worsen and Pakistan was making arrangements at the borders for the refugees coming from Afghanistan, he added.
In response to a question, the minister said that in Karachi, the green buses
project was planned by the federal government and it would do as much as possible for the people of Sindh.
Replying to a question, he said that any amendment in the Pakistan Media Development Authority draft would be welcomed except for the rights of media workers and fake news.
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The Police at the Chennai airport have arrested two Sri Lankan nationals who allegedly robbed gold jewellery from a Sri Lankan passenger after posing as Customs officers.
The Police said Nadhisha Roshini, 47, flew in from Sri Lanka on Monday. The two accused, who were identified as Mohammed Najmin, 31, and Chelliah Aravindhan, 40, both Sri Lankan nationals, stopped her outside the airport and introduced themselves as Customs officers, The Hindu reported.
The duo told her that she was carrying jewellery beyond the permitted limit and took her necklace and bangles.
Suspecting them, she went to Customs and complained about them. Later, she lodged a police complaint. The duo were arrested and remanded to judicial custody. (Colombo Gazette)
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Wisconsin lawmakers to investigate ‘disease control’ practices in state health department
— Wisconsin lawmakers will investigate the way the state health agency manages the public health threat posed by the coronavirus, the state’s health commissioner said Wednesday.
“I think we need to make sure that we do not have the coronivirus in our state and we need a proper response,” said Wisconsin State Rep. David Eller, D-Milwaukee.
Eller, who is the director of the Department of Health, said the department is not yet fully operational.
The state has been in lockdown and ordered residents to stay indoors as it continues to quarantine people and isolate them in their homes.
State health officials say they will be releasing more information about the virus as the state tries to contain the outbreak.
Officials are looking for ways to help the public keep themselves safe and keep them healthy.
They also want to know how many people have died in the pandemic.
Eller said the state is considering using drones to monitor the pandoro outbreak and other outbreaks.


AT News Report-KABUL: Four suspects were arrested on charge of armed robbery and kidnapping in northern Baghlan province.
According to a statement Police Chief of Baghlan Ikarmudin Sarey said that the four people allegedly blamed with armed robbery, killing and kidnapping were arrested.
He said that mentioned suspects were arrested during an operation conducted by police and intelligence operatives in Baghlan-e-Markazi district last night.
He said that four AK-47 and a grenade bomb launcher were also seized from the arrested suspects.
The suspects were involved in recent crimes such as killing and assassinations repeatedly, he added.
He said that arrest of mentioned criminals was great achievement and warned to other criminals that stop crime otherwise will be behind the bars.
Police Chief also called people cooperation fruitful in arrest of such criminals and urge them to help police further in the aspect.


Thiruvananthapuram: The meeting will take place in the evening at Kovalam. Inter state subjects, water contracts will be the matters of discussion.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will meet today. The meeting between the two leaders will take place at Kovalam in the evening. It is reported that issues such as inter-state issues and water agreements will be discussed.
Topics regarding Mullaperiyar and Siruvani dams will also be discussed. Apart from the Chief Ministers, officials including the Chief Secretary are also participating in the meeting. M K Stalin came to Thiruvananthapuram to attend the Council of Southern States.


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The assistance will be used to finance the upgrading of the Addis Ababa – Chida road.
The Minister said that Japan will continue its support to Ethiopia’s development endeavors in a sustained manner through Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The Mister also explained that the continued efforts of encouraging Japanese companies to invest in Ethiopia will be further consolidated.
The Japanese Minister has also affirmed his country’s commitment to further strength the multi- sectoral relationship with Ethiopia.
The Minister said his country will continue to support its efforts to Ethiopia, noting that the Horn African nation is playing important role in this regard.
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Workineh Gebeyehu for his part urged the need to further enhance the existing ties between the two countries.
Noting that the Ethiopian government is striving to attract more foreign direct investment, Workneh urged the Minister to encourage more Japanese investors to come here.
Briefing the Japanese Minister about the huge investment that the government of Ethiopia has been invested on infrastructure development, Workneh said Japanese investors would benefit if they invest in the sector.
It was recalled that the two countries started diplomatic ties in the early 1930’s.


Political killings of its workers in Kerala and West Bengal and the central government’s efforts to normalise the situation in Kashmir figured prominently during the first day of the Coordination Meeting of the RSS in Vrindavan.
“The sad state of affairs in West Bengal and Kerala was highlighted which most people don’t have the courage to talk about” a senior RSS leader who attended the meeting told IANS.
“The issue of Kashmir was also discussed where stone-pelting has drastically come down due to efforts of the central government,” he said.
He added that the BJP-led NDA government’s “tough stand” on the Kashmir issue was appreciated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
A total of 16 sessions are scheduled over the three-day event, of which six were held on Friday.
During the inaugural session of the meet, senior RSS leader Suresh Soni said that people had started accepting the RSS.
“There are three stages that any kind of work goes through: being ignored, opposed and acceptance. After overcoming the first two stages, now we are experiencing the acceptance of the society,” he said.
Soni said the RSS and its affiliates would discuss and analyse the state of their collective activities apart from issues of national and global importance during the three day meet, a statement said.
BJP President Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhgawat along with many senior functionaries attended the meet.
The RSS-BJP leaders are also likely to discuss the road map for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.


Unity, cooperation needed for prosperity: Bhatta
Dhangadi, February 19
Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatta of Province 7 said unity and cooperation among political parties were necessary for the country to move in the direction of prosperity.
Speaking at a programme organised today to mark the 68th Democracy Day in the Governor’s Office in Dhangadi, CM Bhatta said the authorities of Singha Durbar had reached the villages due to unity among the parties. “The government has increased people’s faith as it was formed in three levels,” he added. He further said preparations have been made to take the rights of Singha Durbar to the villages.
CM Bhatta said that they had to face all kinds of challenges to steer the federal democracy towards development of the province.
“All the political parties, unions, staffers and people have to unite for a prosperous province,” he urged. Bhatta also said that it was now their responsibility to fulfil the dreams of martyrs who had sacrificed their lives in the people’s movement at different periods. He added that the country has the world’s best constitution although there have been protests time and again in the country. He said that people have to play a significant role to use their own rights properly.


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KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has inaugurated the new Spilk-Khalifan highway in the Soran Autonomous Administration.
The 8.5-km highway has been implemented at a cost of 64.2 billion Iraqi Dinars [$44 million].
At the inauguration ceremony, the Prime Minister described the highway as one of the many strategic projects aimed at enhancing the economic infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region.
The new highway will be a crucial asset in supporting the growth of many facets of the economy in the area. It will provide a boost to tourism in the Soran Autonomous Administration by improving access to the area famed for its natural beauty, as well as being of use to many other sectors, particularly trade.
Prime Minister Barzani noted that this overarching vision - of which the Spilk-Khalifan highway forms a part - will help secure sustainable growth and long-term prosperity across the whole of the Kurdistan Region.
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Manoj Anand, The Asian Age | November 17, 2014
Following the frequent reports of incursions by the Peoples Liberation Army of China in Indian territory, the Central government has decided to set up at least 54 new border out-posts of the Indo-Tibetan border police along the International Border with China in Arunachal Pradesh.
Disclosing that this was in addition to nearly 40 existing BOPs of the ITBP, authoritative security sources told this newspaper that ITBP has also sought dedicated aerial back up support to intensify vigil along the Indo-China border.
Clarifying that China has constant refrain for incursions as perception of MacMohan line between the two countries differs, security sources said that ITBP has also been asked to raise at least six new battalions to make their presence felt along the international border.
Admitting that poor infrastructure was the biggest stumbling block for the border guarding forces, security sources said that government has also decided to set up border meeting points to enhance interaction between the two forces.
Pointing out that some of the ITBP posts are located in places where temperature dip to 40°C, security sources said that ITBP has placed the proposal for air support in order to increase their efficiency in such isolated areas and evacuate its soldiers in case of any emergency.
Informing that government has been asked to intensify their exercise at diplomatic level to define the border between the two countries, security sources said that ITBP has also been asked to increase their efforts on coordination with local border villages.
Security sources said that local villagers are the biggest contributor in intelligence gathering in the remote areas of Arunachal along the IB.


International said on Monday that at least 208 people were killed in Iran
during the authorities' oppression to the protesters, since anti-regime demonstrations
started in Mid-November.The
AI said last week that 143 people were killed.The
organization said that the actual number of fatalities likely exceed 208
victims, adding that it could obtain these figures based on credible
information from its teams.


Islamabad, (Parliament Times): Prime Minister of AJK Raja Mohammad Farooq Haider Khan has said that the International Community have been the silent spectator over the gruesome human rights violations committed by the Indian forces to crush the indigenous freedom struggle launched by the people of Indian Occupied Kashmir.
The Prime Minister urged International Community to come forward and play their role in resolving the longstanding Kashmir dispute rather than preferring trade.
In his statement the Premier said the history will never forgive to those who remain silent on the horrific atrocities of human history in occupied Kashmir.
He said the world’s biggest terrorist Indian Army is violating basic human rights in occupied Kashmir and there is no area of Occupied Kashmir where the youth are not at the place of burial.
The Prime Minister also shared the pictures of atrocities of the occupying Indian forces in IOK.
Prime Minister has said that the people of Occupied Kashmir also love humanity and they want the international community to take practical measures instead of statements.
He said that coward Indian Army is targeting civilians from across the line of control, many innocent children living on the LOC embraced martyrdom due to Indian firing.
He said that Indian Army is engaged in serious human rights violations in IOK and urged the United Nations and other International Human Rights organizations and institutions to take stock of Indian aggression in Occupied Kashmir.


Some police officers wives and husband who said their spouse died during the December 4th Bayelsa bye election have protested the neglect of their families ever since they gallant officers lost their lives during the election.
The angry spouses of Police officers said their husband /wives were serving in Rivers state but was dispatch to Bayelsa for the bye election also accused INEC of failing to provide life jacket and dispatching the police officers at night, despite the dangers of night travels on the sea.
They say they have suffered untold hardship and had to stop their children from going to school.
The police officers spouses also claims that efforts to get the attention of the Rivers and Bayelsa state police command have proved abortive. They say the command referred them to INEC to seek for compensation for their husbands.
However the INEC residents Electoral commissioner Obong Efanga had last week during a press parley said INEC was only responsible for the welfare of its adhoc staff during the elections and do not handle police matters.
Meanwhile the state police command refused to make any statement on the matter, an authority within the police told our correspondent that issues of welfare of its officers is the sole responsibility of the police headquarters Abuja and asked that the aggrieved police spouses to direct their matter to Abuja


Earthquake shakes Manipur
An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude jolted northeastern India early Monday morning at around 4:36 am.
8 people have been killed while another 100 injured in Manipur.
While the Indian Meteorological department claimed that the epicentre was in Tamenglong district, in Manipur, the state government officials said the epicentre was near Imphal.
The government is assessing the situation and providing help to those affected.


The Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, issued out a press statement on the activities of the Operation 777.
He pointed out that before the launch of the operation, several hoodlums have tried to sabotage efforts put in place but since the launch of Operation 777, activities have been going on smoothly.
He further pointed out that the newly revived Operation now covers some states that have been affected. Some bandits have been captured and will be prosecuted.
Hostages have also been released through the efforts of Operation 777. The recovery of some items from these bandits have been handed over to the appropriate authority.
Here is a full statement from the press briefing.


Amid spike in Covid-19 cases across the country, state Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) department has reassured the public that the state was well-equipped to deal with the Covid situation/fourth wave.
Addressing the media along with senior health officials here at the directorate, commissioner & secretary H&FW Kikheto Sema said there is already a system in place and appealed to the public to not panic. He also said that the department was also closely monitoring and in touch with other states that have been reporting fresh Covid cases.
Though the state was fully prepared to tackle Covid crisis, he, however, appealed to the public not to be complacent and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour. “We will not allow our people to be a victim like the first and second wave because today we have better infrastructure,” he said.
He also urged upon the civil society organizations, faith-based organizations to spread awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour.
While reminding all that Covid was not over yet and will continue to stay, Kikheto said the pandemic has made people across the globe realize the importance of healthcare.
He, however, assured that there was nothing to panic as the current wave was not as severe as the first, second and third wave.
Though there has been a fresh spike in Covid cases across the country, the commissioner and secretary, however, said that the last reported case of Covid-19 in the State was on February 11, 2023. He also informed that the state has been conducting an average of 20-30 tests on a daily basis.
Hospitals well equipped: Kikheto further said that all state-run government hospitals were well equipped with a good number of ventilators, ICU beds, oxygen supported beds as well as normal beds and improved infrastructures. He also informed that the department was planning to set up ICU beds at police hospital at Chümoukedima.
When asked about Covid preparedness in the newly created districts, he said Tseminyu, Niuland, Chümoukedima and Shamator would not face any issues as these districts were close-by other districts having proper set up and infrastructures. As for Noklak district, he said ICU beds were already put in place.
Supplementing Kikheto, H&FW principal director Dr. Vibeituonuo Mepfuo reiterated that the state was well prepared and that if a situation arises, ICU beds can be ramped up.
She also said that genome sequencing of positive samples can now be conducted at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) BSL-3 lab as an when required.
When asked on XBB.1.16 Covid variant responsible for the recent spike in cases, State Nodal Officer IDSP and deputy director H&FW Dr. Nyan Kikon explained that it was a new subvariant of omicron detected in December 2022 and there were about 4000 cases across the country. However, as per the available data till date, he said that there was no indication of severity and hospitalization.
He also said that tests were being conducted based on symptoms. Dr Nyan exuded confidence that the state is prepared to deal with the Covid crises.
On vaccination, State Immunization Officer (SIO) Dr. Imkongtemsu Longchar said that since vaccination was not mandatory, the percentage was lower than expected. He, however, said that the vaccination exercise was still on and available at all PHC/CHCs and district hospitals. He, therefore, appealed to all those eligible to can get themselves vaccinated.
The officials maintained that the people would now have to learn how to live with Covid-19 as it was here to stay. They only way to tackle Covid is to stay cautious and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.
State awaits NMC nod to start medical college
Meanwhile, Kikheto informed that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has completed the inspection of Nagaland Institute Medical Science and Research (NIMSR) and the final approval to start academic session was awaited.
He said that during the first visit of NMC officials several issues were raised for non-compliance of recruitment and non-completion of some infrastructures.
The second visit was very positive as the government could fulfil most of the required criteria. Kikheto also said that the NMC had appreciated NHAK for being one of the best government-run hospitals in the country.
He also informed that the recruitment of faculties and other staff would be completed by April end and efforts were being made to complete the infrastructure by June.


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CAIRO -- The Somali army kill 30 members of Al-Shabab militia in Mudug region.
ALGIERS -- The Nigerien authorities arrest three ex-ministers and two leaders of the National Guard for treason. (end) gb
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November 24, 2010
Haiti needs at least 1,000 more nurses and 100 doctors to stem deaths from its cholera epidemic, the UN’s top humanitarian official has said.
Health workers in Haiti are also having to cope with shortages of almost all necessary equipment, Valerie Amos said during a visit to the country.
The Haitian government says more than 1,400 people have died.
Meanwhile, the World Bank has announced a $10m (£6.3m) emergency grant for Haiti.
In Haiti, the UN humanitarian chief said doctors and nurses across Haiti were overwhelmed and their efforts were being hampered by dire shortages of necessary supplies, from soap to body bags.
“We clearly need to do more,” Baroness Amos told the Reuters news agency during a visit to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
“But it’s not just money, it’s crucially people, in terms of getting more doctors, nurses, more people who can help with the awareness-raising and getting information out there,” she said.
The UN would reach out to countries and aid organisations with the potential to rapidly supply medical staff, she said – for example Cuba, which already has about 400 doctors and other health workers in Haiti.
“We have to control the outbreak and we have to bring down the percentage of people who are dying, and we have to do that as a matter of urgency.”
UN officials have said that the international response to an appeal for $164m to help combat the cholera epidemic in Haiti has been insufficient.
Announcing its grant of $10m in emergency aid to Haiti, the World Bank said the cash was to be used partly to support non-profit organisations.
Officials in Haiti say that more than 25,000 people are being treated in hospital with cholera symptoms and that the epidemic is spreading twice as fast as had been estimated.
A spokesman for the aid organisation Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) told the BBC the disease was spreading so fast that whenever MSF opened a new treatment centre it immediately filled up with patients.
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Mufti Sheikh Issa Shaaban bin Simba told journalists in Dar es Salaam on Monday that Bakwata understood the importance of conducting a population census.“We have nothing against the core reasons of the census. What we are against is the recent habit of people who don’t have the mandate of conducting and doing it on tribal and religious basis,” he said.
Sheikh Simba said that he wanted every Muslim to take part in the exercise. He, however, demanded to know from the government where it obtained statistics on the number of Muslims and Christians that had been posted in the national website.
“Census has been conducted on numerous occasions; that is known.
What is also known is that the government doesn’t conduct it along tribal and religious lines; we need to know where the statistics came from this time,” he said.The Mufti called upon the government to formulate a law that will take to task anyone who isn’t authorized to conduct a census and also to task those doing it along tribal and religious lines when the government has already abolished it.
He said that the council felt there was need to state their position, especially since in recent days there are many people who have come out airing the advantages and disadvantages of the census.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the US drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud among five other militants in North Waziristan on Friday evening showed who was against the government efforts to hold dialogues with the Taliban.
Talking to media representative in Islamabad, the PTI chief termed the US drone attack as a conspiracy to sabotage efforts to hold peace talks with the insurgents.
Imran said that the government had officially informed that a delegation was going to hold peace talks with the Taliban, adding that the attack on the occasion was aimed to spread anarchy in the country.
“The Taliban had denied their involvement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blasts and today it is also proved that who was behind those explosions.”
The PTI chief further said that the assault would damage the Pakistan’s relationship with the US. “We would bring a resolution condemning drone attacks in the assembly.”


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine needs more weapons, because the stronger it is on the battlefield, the stronger its position will be at any negotiating table.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at the First International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.
"Courage alone does not stop drones. Heroism alone cannot intercept missiles. Ukraine needs capabilities. High quality. High quantity. And quickly. There is no defense without industry," Stoltenberg said.
He praised the ingenuity of the Ukrainian defense industry, noting that in the production of military equipment, from drones to demining equipment, Ukraine has innovated "at lightning speed."
"The stronger Ukraine is on the battlefield, the stronger their position will be at any negotiating table. So while it may sound like a paradox, weapons for Ukraine are the way to peace," Stoltenberg said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that representatives of 252 defense companies from over 30 countries had participated in the First International Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv.
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Monday that we have options to choose between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and opposition.
While talking to the media, the former Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication said that we have mentioned it to the government before that they need to be a little more serious on the issue of inflation, if they do so, we will be standing with them.
The MQM-P leader also said that the issue of inflation can be tackled in a better way.
The former minister further said that in Karachi, the Mayor is held accountable instead of the Chief Minister (CM). When so called democracy prevails it eradicates the basics of democracy, he said.


SDPI leaders taken into custody, let off
Kochi: Police have let off the SDPI State leaders taken into custody in connection with the Abhimanyu murder case.
SDPI leaders including the party's state president have been let off.
The Ernakulam Central police had taken six SDPI leaders into custody when they came out after holding a press conference at Ernakulam Press Club.
Meanwhile, the SDPI said that the party will protest on the streets against the police action of taking the party leaders into custody.
SDPI State General Secretary Abdul Hameed alleged that the government is denying the party the freedom to function and that a situation similar to Emergency is prevailing now.


MADRID (AP) — Health authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to a further eight areas of the Spanish capital, which is leading the country’s contagion curve, despite a recommendation from the national government that the partial lockdown should apply to all the city.
Over 850,000 residents in 37 neighborhoods have been confined this week to their areas unless they have a reason to go elsewhere, while maximum capacity in shops and restaurants has been reduced.
Those limitations will now be expanded to 160,000 more people in areas where more than 1,000 people per 100,000 residents have tested positive for the new virus in the past two weeks — the highest rates in Europe — the Madrid regional government announced Friday.
Throughout Madrid and its surrounding region, gatherings are limited to a maximum of 6 people.
In a hastily organized press conference, national Health Minister Salvador Illa said that


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Moderna Reports Vaccine in Final Stage Trials, Shares Sink
Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) on Wednesday said its combination vaccine targeting COVID and the flu will move to a final stage trial in adults ages 50 and above this year after showing positive results in an early to mid-stage study.
The biotech company hopes its shot, mRNA-1083, can win approval from regulators in 2025.
Moderna and other vaccine makers like Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) believe combination vaccines will simplify what people can do to protect themselves against respiratory viruses that typically surge around the same time of the year.
“Combination vaccines offer an important opportunity to improve consumer and provider experience, increase compliance with public health recommendations, and deliver value for healthcare systems,” Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said.
“We are excited to move combination respiratory vaccines into Phase 3 development and look forward to partnering with public health officials to address the significant seasonal threat posed to people by these viruses,” he added.
The mRNA-1083 shot generated an immune response similar to or greater than two currently available flu vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) in the early to mid-stage clinical trial.
Moderna's combination shot also produced an immune response similar to its bivalent COVID vaccine, which targets the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 and the original strain of the virus.
MRNA shares subsided $1.81, or 1.8%, to $101.27.
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Residents of informal settlements in Hout Bay have taken their anger to the streets, demonstrating against the recent demolition of their homes.
On Friday morning, police reported that they had deployed officers to the Hout Bay police station, where residents had lit fires outside the building.
Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said officers had been deployed in the Hout Bay area to monitor the protest and maintain law and order.
Traut said more than 400 people had taken to the streets.
"The protest, which started in front of the police station, has since moved to the library in the area. No one has been arrested and damage has been caused to the infrastructure in the area," said Traut.
Elsewhere, police added that in Siqalo in Philippi, residents have set alight tyres on Vanguard Drive demanding services.


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The government has put in place measures to contain an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the North Rift, Livestock PS Andrew Tuimur has said. “We are working with county governments to ensure animals are vaccinated against the disease,” he said in Kapsabet yesterday. The PS said the measures will also revitalise the country’s performance in the East African Community. “The government is committed to ensuring that we are competitive in the global market by complying with recommended health standards,” he said.


Kathmandu, May 11:
Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang Friday urged the political parties to reach a consensus to promulgate the new constitution within the stipulated deadline.
He said that the political parties should give up their political ego to conclude the constitution writing process.
Talking to a delegation of Nepal Press Chautari at his chamber, Nembang said that the new constitution should address all voices of Nepalese people and added that the parties should give priority to the voices of the people and reach a consensus to promulgate the constitution.
He said that the new constitution should resolve the problems of all castes, ethnicities, marginalized and poor people and stressed that the parties had no alternative but to promulgate the new constitution.
He said that the new constitution would establish a Federal Democratic Republican Nepal.
He urged the parties to play a creative role to institutionalize the political achievements.
On the occasion, the delegation handed over the memorandum to CA chairman Nembang and demanded he play creative role to promulgate the constitution within stipulated deadline.
They also demanded press freedom through the new constitution.
Nembang said that he was positive about ensuring the rights of journalists and establishing press freedom through the new constitution.
Meanwhile, CA Chairman Nembang Friday urged all parties to keep intact their promises to promulgate the new constitution within the given timeframe.
Speaking at a function organized at the Nepal Arts Council, he said, "If the constitution drafting process is not completed within the stipulated deadline, the parties should give the answer to the people."
He said that the disputed issues still remain to be sorted out even though the army integration was coming to a close.
He expressed the optimism that the leaders would be able to resolve the issues in time and the new statue would be drafted by the given date.


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Odisha has reported 3,996 new COVID-19 cases, taking the State's coronavirus tally to 1,43,117, the State Health Department said.
India's COVID-19 count breached the 27-lakh mark after a spike of 55,079 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. However, India has also recorded the highest single-day recoveries of 57,584 in the last 24 hours and crossed the 19-lakh mark.
Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 11,119 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 6,15,477, the state health department said in a bulletin.
Mizoram has a total of 815 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, the Information and Public Relations Department of the Mizoram government said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh have crossed the 3-lakh mark after 9,652 new cases, 9,211 recoveries and 88 deaths were reported in the state in the last 24 hours, said the State Health Department on Tuesday.
As many as 3,257 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Bihar on Monday, said the State Health Department on Tuesday.
India has set another record of conducting nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests in a single day, which is the highest so far.
A total of nine deaths and 370 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Puducherry on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 8,396, the Health Department of the Union Territory informed.
Focussing on aggressive testing, India has surpassed three crore COVID-19 tests with the aim to keep both positivity rate and fatality rate low, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.
Assam reported 1,178 new COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 42,904, said Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister.


More than 270 staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital have lost their positions as the Ebola outbreak spreads.
The Health Service Executive said the number of staff has increased by one over the past 24 hours, but a spokesman said they are still assessing the situation.
A spokeswoman for the HSE said the staff have been asked to stay in a secure area of the hospital while they are being assessed.
“They will be replaced at the appropriate time,” she said.
The health service has said it has received more than 600 referrals to its isolation units.
It said the total number of confirmed cases at the hospital is now around 4,600.
The number of people in isolation has risen to more than 400.
Earlier this week, the HFEA said it had received 3,817 referrals from local health authorities, with an additional 7,636 from outside the UK.


(MENAFN- IANS) Mogadishu, Sep 24 (IANS) The Somali National Army has said that its forces killed 27 al-Shabab militants in the ongoing military operations in three villages in Galmudug state in central Somalia.
The Defence Ministry said on Saturday that the operation, conducted on Friday night in Mililiqo, Ceel Gambar and Baalal Dheer villages, also resulted in the destruction of three al-Shabab hideouts, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Three enemy bases were targetted and destroyed, along with their vehicles and military equipment," the Ministry added in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
There was no immediate comment from al-Shabab militants regarding the latest military operation. The Somali Army, in conjunction with regional and international troops, have intensified efforts to neutralise the al-Qaida-linked armed group.
The allied forces drove the al-Shabab militant group out of Mogadishu in 2011, but the Islamist group is still capable of conducting attacks, targetting government installations, hotels, restaurants and public places.
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Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said that he was happy with the manner in which the Parliamentary election was conducted today.
Speaking to reporters at a media briefing at the end of the election, Deshapriya said that, when compared to past elections, the election held today was peaceful.
“I am very happy that there were no serious incidents. Most of the complaints we received were only during the last one and a half hours before voting ended,” he said.
He said that there were 226 election related complaints filed with the Elections Department but they were not serious in nature.
Deshapriya urged the public to accept both victory and defeat peacefully and not harass anyone after the final election result is released.
Police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekera said that there were no complaints of any serious incidents reported.
He said that 35 suspects were arrested in relation to election related violations and they will be produced in court.
Meanwhile Deshapriya said that he could not announce the exact voter turnout until all the votes are counted.
He also said that some media institutions had violated election laws while the internet was also used to spread false propaganda against the Elections Department. (Colombo Gazette)


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Russia continues to be top oil supplier to India for second month in a row
New Delhi, Dec 6 (KNN)
For the consecutive second month, Russia continues to stay as the top oil supplier to India in the November, as per energy cargo tracker Vortexa.
Outpacing Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Russia supplied 909,400 barrels per day (bpd) of crude in November, making up 21% of the country's total imports of 4.29 million bpd, according to preliminary data gathered by Vortexa.
It sent over 902,740 bpd of oil in October, which was the highest among all exporters to India, according to revised Vortexa data.
India's imports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria and Angola fell, while those from Canada and the US rose in November.
India's import of Russian crude was 38% higher than the European Union's import of seaborne Russian crude in November.
China remained the biggest buyer of Russian seaborne crude, importing more than a million barrels per day in November.
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Spooktacular has larger than expected turnout
The Halloween Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular at Somerset Elementary School was a huge success, said event coordinator Beckah Whitlock.
Almost 650 people attended, which is way more than expected, Whitlock said. They raised almost $1,300 in ticket sales.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. Azerbaijan is
very interested in working together in field of urban development,
which Hungary has a great experience in, President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev said, making a press statement following the meeting
with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban and signing bilateral
documents, trend reports.
'Opinions were also exchanged regarding the activities of
Hungarian companies in the liberated lands of Karabakh and
Zangezur. In the near future, maybe in a week from now, we will
start discussing specific projects.
We are very interested in working together in the field of urban
development, which Hungary has a great experience in. Because
nothing has been left standing in liberated lands on an area of
10,000 square kilometers. All buildings and the entire
infrastructure were destroyed during the occupation, and we will
certainly revive these regions. Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur have
already been declared green energy zones.
Hungary and Azerbaijan as two friendly and partner countries
will continue to deepen bilateral cooperation and will provide each
other with support within the framework of the international
organizations we are represented in,' President Ilham Aliyev
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Six people were killed in Russian gas explosion
(MENAFN) On Sunday, a gas explosion blasted through a five-story apartment building in the Russian city of Nizhnevartovsk in western Siberia, killing six people, according to rescue officials.
The incident, according to Emergency Minister Aleksandr Kurenkov, was caused by a gas tank leak. He went on to say that one of the occupants had complained to a neighbor about the smell of gas not long before the event.
The building lacked a central gas heating system, and occupants depended on gas tanks to cook their meals.
Regional emergency personnel said that 15 persons were injured, four of whom were hospitalized, and 52 residents were evacuated. They said that the low temperatures made clearing the rubble difficult. Two individuals are in critical condition, according to Aleksey Dobrovolsky, the region's chief health officer.
Regional Governor Natalya Komarova stated on Telegram that individuals who lost their houses or were evacuated are being sheltered temporarily at a school.
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KUCHING, Nov 14: Members of the public who had been to Covid-19 infected business premises are advised to seek medical treatment or go for Covid-19 screening.
State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing in a statement today said there was an increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the community recently.
He observed that in the past three weeks, there were many places in Kuching which had been visited by Covid-19 infected people before they experienced symptoms of the virus.
As a result, Dr Chin said those who had been to the infected business premises during a particular date are encouraged to monitor their own health information within 14 days after they visited the business premises.
He noted most of the Covid-19 patients just experienced mild symptoms and a few were asymptomatic.
Nonetheless, Dr Chin said those with mild symptoms for a potential virus carrier could pose a risk to family members which include elderly persons at home.
On another note, he said the public should not avoid business premises which had been declared as the Covid-19 infection area.
He explained that by the time the business premises announced to the public that it has been declared as an infected area, the business premises has been sanitised and cleansed.
Dr Chin said after the announcement by the business premises, the risk of exposure by the public to the virus is the same as it was before.
In the meantime, he extended his appreciation to the businesses who have come forward and shared information about the potential of Covid-19 infection to the public. —DayakDaily


Ahmedabad, Nov 29 (UNI) The Gujarat BJP today alleged that the UPA government at the Centre was more worried about the vote bank instead of national security.
State BJP spokesperson I K Jadeja has warned the state Congress leaders, including its spokesperson Arjun Modhavadia, against misleading the people and covering up the Centre's failure in tackling terrorism.
Stressing on the fact that coastal security comes under the perview of the Centre, Mr Jadeja said ''It is pitiable, if the state Congress leaders are ignorant about the fact.'' Mr Jadeja further alleged that the Congress has a habit of hiding facts, adding that the entry of the terrorists into Mumbai via coastal route clearly explains the Centre's failure in tackling security of the country.
By putting onus on the government, the state Congress leaders have inadvertantly shown their ignorance.
''The Congress is responsible for the rise of terrorism in the country,'' he reiterated, adding that Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been urging the Prime Minister to beef up coastal security since last four years.
Mr Modi has also emphasised on the need for a joint monitoring of central agencies, the Navy, the Coast Guards and the state police but the Centre has not paid any heed to it, Mr Jadeja stated.
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