ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the elected government knew how to resolve the complex national issues and those who wish clash between the institutions would be disappointed.
The Prime Minister while talking to Parliamentary Secretaries here at the PM House, said that judiciary, executive and parliament were part of the constitutional system. All the institutions would collectively strengthen the system.
He said that the restoration of democracy owed itself to nine-year old strenuous struggle and supreme sacrifice of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and “we would not let it go to waste”.
The Prime Minister maintained that if all state institutions worked within their constitutional ambits, democracy would flourish in the country.
He further said that Pakistan's democracy could not go into a blind alley. Those who spread despondency are doing no service to democracy, he observed.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan had a democratically elected government and constitutional institutions.
He observed that the elements who were desirous of clash among the institutions continued to make such statements periodically and people were fed up with them.
The Prime Minister said that the Parliamentary Secretaries were playing a very important role in the parliamentary form of government.
He mentioned that most of the present leaders and ministers had served as Parliamentary Secretaries.
Senator Dr. Zaheeruddin Babar Awan also briefed the Parliamentary Secretaries on constitutional matters. The Parliamentary Secretaries apprised the Prime Minister about their working and problems.


Nigeria will host a food festival in Abuja
The Managing Director of Ver-Annies Concept, Ann Adinkwe, the organisers of the event, said in Abuja that the countries include Ghana, Cameroun, Niger Republic, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil and the U.S.
She said the event would help to promote the country’s recipes to the world.
Ms. Adinkwe said that all the 36 states and Abuja would be represented at the event, adding that there would be food competition as well as cultural displays.
She said that adequate security would be provided for all the participants as more than 30 thousand customers were expected to attend the event.
Ms. Adinkwe said the festival would also afford restaurant operators, farmers and food vendors, among others, the opportunity to showcase their products to between November 30 and December 2.
She said the event would also feature workshops for small and medium enterprises in the food and drink sector, on how to process and package local cuisine to international standard.
“The fair will strengthen and promote Nigerian dishes and the tourism industry by making information available that would support their businesses.
“It will also generate employment and foster partnerships and collaboration among food and tourism operators,” she said.


BT is creating 1,000 jobs as its first major regional hub opens outside London.
The telecoms group said it already had 225 roles available at the 17-floor Birmingham offices at Three Snowhill in the city centre.
The office will eventually host about 3,500 staff from across BT, including its digital network business Openreach. Philip Jansen, chief executive, said the hub’s opening was ‘a statement’ that the firm was ‘serious about the “levelling-up” agenda’ and said a number of senior staff were based in Birmingham.
Andy Street, the Conservative West Midlands mayor, said the announcement was ‘fantastic’ news.


Hospitality leader Ramsey Qubein is launching a new disloyalty program called “1-800-Disloyal.”
The program is designed for customers who want instant gratification. Qubein says that the program will provide rewards for customers who are disloyal to their current providers.
Qubein believes that the program will be a success because it will provide customers with what they want: instant gratification. He says that the program will also be a success because it will allow customers to save money.


Reuters reported that the White House Press Secretary Psaki said on Twitter: “We have directly told Israel that ensuring the safety of journalists and independent media is the top priority.”
The Israeli military confirmed earlier on Saturday (15th) that the Israeli military launched a missile at a 12-story media building in the Gaza Strip that day, causing the building to collapse. The building houses the Associated Press and Al Jazeera (Al Jazeera) offices.
An Israeli military spokesman said that there was a “Hamas military intelligence” facility in the building that was shot. He also said that before the military, the people in the building had been notified in advance and that they had enough time to evacuate the building.
Reuters stated that the building’s owners had received the news before the missile attack, and the people in the building had already been evacuated.
In addition to the media office, there are also some residential units and other offices in the building.


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The Ketu South Municipality has recorded six Covid-19 cases.
The Municipal Chief Executive Elliot Edem Agbenorwu confirmed this in a statement released.
The cases make up the Volta region’s nine recorded infections as announced by the Ghana Health Service.
In the statement, the MCE stated that “all the cases recorded are people that have been identified as foreigners who came into the country illegally through the Ketu South Municipality and through unapproved routes.”
He added that the foreigners have being made to compulsory quarantined as they await the National Security to process their repatriation.


Minister Johnston Fernando says the government was able to ensure continued development amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking at an event today Minister Fernando said three months after taking over office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was faced with the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic that paved way for numerous issues, adding that no leader in the country faced challenges that the President was faced with.
Minister Fernando said the government tabled Budgets, proposals and policies and allocated funds required for various projects.
He noted that despite the many difficulties the President instructed that the development efforts be carried out including construction of highways, roads, culverts and bridges.
The Minister said contractors were accordingly consulted and steps were taken to complete projects.


Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has launched the city’s COVID-19 Food Security Program (FSP), an initiative that would allow about 700,000 families to receive a monthly food subsidy from the local government.
Domagoso said the subsidy aims to mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippine economy.
The subsidy includes three kilos of rice, 16 pieces of canned goods, and eight sachets of coffee. About P3 billion has already been allocated for the program, Domagoso said.
Citing reports that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a “long-term impact” on the country’s economy, Domagoso hopes the COVID-19 FSP would curb hunger of poverty-stricken families in the nation’s capital.
Aside from the food security program, the mayor also assured the public that the city’s ongoing housing projects will continue despite the pandemic.


Turkey launches primary offshore wind energy modeling study
(MENAFN) Through a novel design devised by academics from the Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkiye's first detached offshore breeze energy modeling study is going to assist unearth wind energy potential in the nation's seas (IYTE).
The study looks at the IYTE's Civil Engineering Department Laboratory's unusual design model, which is scaled down 1/40 from a typical model. A wave generator and an open-type wind generator, together designed and constructed in-house, may be found at the laboratory. The study was financed by a TUBITAK 1001 grant for Scientific and Technological Research Developments, which looked into how the design model functions in severe weather and with regular and erratic waves.
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15 (IANS) Leader of Opposition and Congress leader V.D.Satheesan on Saturday asked the CPI-M to spell out its policy on China as two of its top leaders have been speaking in 'different tones'.
It was veteran CPI-M politburo members S. Ramachandran Pillai and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who in a space of days, came out with different positions on China and this was what Satheesan took advantage of.
The Congress leader asked the CPI-M to 'come clean on what's more important our national interest or the China's Communist party's interest.'
'Wish to know if the CPI-M here is controlled and guided by the Chinese Communist party,' said Satheesan.
The 'conflicting views' of the two top CPI-M leaders surfaced early this week at their ongoing party meetings at Kottayam and here.
It was Pillai who first said at the Kottayam district CPI-M party meeting that China has grown to the stature of questioning American imperialism and went on to add that they have become powerful and is facing a global attack, directed to target their achievements.
He said America is leading the alliance to attack China and India is also part of it and the CPI-M is the target of the anti-China campaign in India.
Vijayan while addressing the Thiruvananthapuram district committee here the other day said they had raised the criticism that as a socialist country China was not willing to adopt a proper stand against imperialist countries while their Astand on China remains the same as always.
Vijayan pointed out that China themselves have declared that they are being troubled by the issues of inequalities and corruption.
Satheesan said China for long has been trying to create trouble in India and it's at that time it's strange and surprising that the CPI-M is speaking of the policies of China.
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a BU DHABI, 3rd december, 2022 (wam) -- Humaid Saeed Bulahij Al Rumaithi, Director General of the Emirates Heritage Club, crowned winners of the Traditional 40 feet rowing boats race organised by the Club to mark the UAE's 51st National Day on Friday at Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater.
58 boats carrying 1,000 sailors engaged in the 4 nautical mile-race.
The four round-race was also watched by Mohamed Al Mansoori, acting Executive Director of Support Service at Emirates Heritage Club, and other top officials of the club as well as boat owners and fans.
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BEIJING,18th March, 2023 (WAM) –- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 6.1 percent year on year to 268.44 billion yuan in the first two months of 2023, the Ministry of Commerce said.
In U.S. dollar terms, the FDI inflow went up 1 percent year on year to 39.71 billion U.S. dollars, Xinhua news agency reported.
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India recorded 100,000 coronavirus cases in last four days
More than 100,000 people in India have tested positive in just the past four days, said the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
The country recorded 28,498 new cases and 553 new deaths in the last 24 hours, said the ministry. That raises the country’s total to 906,752 cases and 23,727 deaths.
Not all these cases are active: More than 571,000 have recovered from the virus, leaving 311,565 cases still active.
More than 12 million tests have been conducted nationwide, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.


Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday asserted that minorities need not fear the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Population Register (NPR).
Talking to reporters at the airport here, Palaniswami said the government has made its stand clear on the fear being expressed by a section of the minorities.
Some were unnecessarily trying to create fear among the Muslims on the National Population Register and wanted to blame the government by spreading false information, he said adding that minorities would not be affected by the CAA or the NPR.
He said the NPR was taken once in 10 years and it was the DMK government which started it in the state in 2011.
Replying to a question on increasing debts of the state government, the chief minister attributed it to spending on various developmental works.
On DMK president M K Stalin's remarks that there were lesser debts during the party regime, Palaniswami said the present government was paying interest on the debts 'created' by the previous DMK government.
Noting that former chief minister J Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary has been announced as Girl Child Protection Day, he said that according to the National Crime Record Bureau, Chennai and Coimbatore were considered as the most safest cities for women.


Congolese President: We Can Take Advantage Of Azerbaijan's Rich Experience In Renewable Energy Field
(MENAFN- AzerNews) “We have abundant water sources and the Sun that shines all yearround. We can use this potential and your great experience in thisfield for the development of our agriculture,” said President ofthe Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso during an expandedmeeting with President Ilham Aliyev, Azernews reports.
“We have great potential in the field of renewable energy, wehave the Sun all year round, and we can take advantage ofAzerbaijan's rich experience in this field,” he added.
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Bhubaneswar, Mar 27: The Odisha government on Friday asked netizens not to defame on social the government officials and people working on the frontline to combat the spread of n-COVID 19 in the state.
Nodal officer for Coronavirus in the state Subrat Bagchi in the official media briefing said, “I want to request the people not to use social media to pass scathing remarks against government officials and people working to prevent the spread of COVID 19 in the state. If you find any difficulty do inform the local administration about the same,”
Bagchi expressed unhappiness with some of the attacks made on social media against selected government officials and others who are working in the government and through other platforms to mitigate the impact of Coronavirus in the state.
The former technocrat-turned bureaucrat informed the public how the government ranging from the Chief Minister’s Office, Secretaries, Apex Committee, Collectors and police are working in tandem and with coordination to ensure planned execution of the announcements made by the government at the top level.
In his official briefing Bagchi gave the details of measure the government has been taking to control the spread of the disease. The official said that the Chief Minister has also announced a Rs 2200 crore special relief package for the poor in the state during the crucial time.


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Jaffina, Jumada I 16, 1439, February 02, 2018, SPA --King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed various Aid to the displaced, in the Jaffina camp, Marib governorate of Yemen, as part of the comprehensive humanitarian operations plan, across the country.
The head of the King Salman Relief Center's Team, who is also Director of Emergency Relief Management Fahd Aed Al-Osaimi said that the aid, included tents, blankets, food baskets and other materials.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. The State Support
Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of Azerbaijan
hosted a press conference of the "Families of Missing Persons in
Karabakh" Public Association, trend reports.
The press conference was attended by family members of 15
missing members of the organization and representatives of NGOs
working in the field of assistance to war victims.
Speaking about the establishment and activities of the
organization, its chairperson Konul Behbudova noted that the main
goal of the organization is to protect the rights of persons
missing, taken hostage and prisoners as a result of the military
aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, and their families,
collecting information about the missing persons, prisoners, and
hostages, supporting activities for their return to the
Besides, Behbudova called on the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC), the International Commission on Missing Persons
(ICMP), the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances, the Global Alliance on Missing Persons,
and other international organizations to raise issues related to
the missing citizens of Azerbaijan, captured and taken hostage by
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ADh. Fenfushi Council has met with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Thursday, to share their most pressing concerns.
The meeting between the Councilors and the President was held at the President’s Office.
Briefing Sun regarding the meeting, Fenfushi Council President Ahmed Abdul Shukoor said that the seven most pertinent needs of the Council at present, was shared with the President.
“The seven most important issues that need to be addressed at our island, was shared with the President. We raised concerns due to delays pertaining to addressing these issues,” he had said.
In this regard, the matters shared by Councilors included delays in the sewerage network and harbor upgrading projects in addition to the need for a water supply network on the island. They also requested that that work on the new Council building be fast-tracked, and a mosque be built on the island. Reclamation of Fenfushi was also discussed.
Shukoor said that the most important need highlighted in today’s meeting was to build additional classrooms in the Fenfushi School extension block and the relocation of the health centre.
“We requested that the health centre be relocated because the health center is located at a cemetery,” he had said.
Shukoor said that the President assured them that he would discuss it with the relevant ministries to address their grievances. He also noted that the Councilors were briefed on the latest on the developmental projects planned for the island.
Shukoor also said that it is their biggest hope that efforts to address the issues shared with the President commence at the earliest.


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The Centre for Sustainable Development at Qatar University (QU) organised the third International Sustainability Conference, which focuses on all topics related to food security and food systems in Qatar and worldwide in terms of improving food quantity, quality and sustainability of production systems. The event was attended by Prof Ahmed Elzatahry, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in QU as well as a group of researchers, stakeholders and other senior officials.
Dr Haitham Abou Saleh, professor in CAS said:“Qatar has a hot and dry desert climate and therefore faces significant challenges in its food and water security, such as the lack of arable land, low soil fertility and the scarcity of natural water resources. Despite all these challenges, Qatar's food security is an absolute national priority, and the government is committed to reducing the country's dependence on food imports by working to develop self-sufficiency in local production. In this context, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment has set ambitious targets for 2023. It should be noted that Qatar has become 100% self-sufficient in fresh dairy and poultry products since 2019.”
Dr Abou Saleh also pointed out that the Centre for Sustainable Development at the College of Arts and Sciences at QU is working to find sustainable and integrated solutions to these pressing problems in Qatar through continuous research to develop advanced technological solutions. These research solutions can help agricultural activities achieve food security, address environmental challenges and sustainability by leveraging renewable energies, by-product treatment and waste recycling technologies, treated water use, and advances in monitoring and artificial intelligence technologies
Prof Sami AlSayadi, director of the Centre for Sustainable Development gave an overview of the centre and presented the research programmes, objectives and the prominent activities and research that the centre undertakes to achieve food security.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Saudi Arabia's well-loved fast-food joint Al Baik is all set to welcome visitors at the 'world's greatest show' next week.
The brand took to social media to announce that it had opened a new restaurant at the highly-anticipated Expo 2020 Dubai venue.
The fried chicken outlet noted it could be found between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pavilion and the UAE pavilion in the Opportunity District.
“Can't wait to see you and serve you there,” Al Baik's caption read on Instagram.
The signature crispy fried chicken outlet witnessed some extreme hype earlier this year, when it opened at The Dubai Mall over the summer , with crowds thronging its restaurant and serpentine queues at the food court.
The much-awaited Expo 2020 is set to begin from October 1, 2021.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Dec 19 (KUNA) -- The Arab League condemned Tuesday the US veto of an Arab-proposed draft resolution regarding the status of Jerusalem.
Speaking to the press, Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul-Gheit said that the US objection to 14 nations voting in favor of the resolution reflected Washington's support of the Israeli illegitimate claims over Jerusalem.
Arab nations and their partners will be heading to the UN General Assembly to back up a resolution that approves of the Palestinians' right in choosing their own fate.
Similarly, head of Palestinian and occupied Arab lands affairs at the League Saeed Abu Ali said that the US decision would negatively affect America's international reputation.
The international status of Jerusalem clearly indicated that Israel had no claim over the city and the world will continue to oppose both the US and Israel over this issue, said the Arab diplomat.
Late Monday, the US vetoed an Arab-proposed resolution at the UNSC, which called for forbidding international diplomatic missions from moving to Jerusalem.
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PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif Monday said that time has not come to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Addressing a press conference in Dera Ghazi Khan, Shehbaz Sharif vowed that they will give a tough time to the government in the coming days.
Criticising the PTI-led government, the PML-N president said that the rulers have failed to fulfil their promises made with the masses during the election campaign and brought the country to the verge of economic disaster.
Slamming the government’s economic policies, he said that it will be difficult for the upcoming government to rebuild the economy. The PML-N leader said that the government had spared no efforts to push the opposition to the wall. He claimed that the government had introduced a new NAB ordinance to give itself NRO.
PPP and ANP were backing the PML-N in the parliament, claimed Shehbaz Sharif.
Earlier on October 17, PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz had told the nation that the time for them to decide their future and to change their fate was “then”, as she sought their support to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Addressing a Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in Faisalabad’s Dhobi Ghat ground, Maryam had said the people were fully aware of how PM Imran Khan had “disrespected the vote’s sanctity”.
The PML-N vice-president had said the prime minister had fulfilled only one promise — that he would “make everyone cry” — and today, “the entire nation is crying”.
“When a person leaves their matters to God […] no matter how powerful one is, or how they say they are on ‘one page’ [with others], historic defeat, historic humiliation, historic disgrace becomes the fate of the oppressors,” she had said.


Which state government has announced that it will take responsibility for the children who lost their parents due to COVID-19?
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Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will take full responsibility for the children whose parents died of COVID-19. The government of UP will take care of the health, education, and security of those children.
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Belgium registers 1st case of COVID new strain
(MENAFN) According to Belgium’s health minister announcement on Friday, Belgium registered the first case of the newly discovered COVID strain from south of Africa on Friday.
Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian Health Minister stated while talking at a news conference, that an traveler who isn’t vaccinated had carried the new B.1.1.529 strain, came into Belgium, and tested positive on Monday.
The official declared in a public caution, "caution is necessary, but don't panic," and based on the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF, the traveler was a young female who traveled to Egypt and made a transit stop via Turkey.
She declared that she did not interact with anyone from the southern African area and began to develop symptoms 11 days following her arrival in Egypt. The new deeply altered variant, which vaccines might not prevent it, was discovered in South Africa.
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At least ten persons including a police officer were injured in Doda, after clashes erupted between protesters and government forces soon after the Friday prayers were over.
Sources said that large number of people raised slogans against the civilian killings in Kashmir at the hands of police and CRPF.
They said that police used force to disperse the protesters resulting in clashes.
Ten persons sustained injuries including local Station House Officer (SHO). Clashes in Doda were going on when the reports last came in.
In Bhaderwah, also people organised protests against the civilian killings in Kashmir.


Fatima Usman after the attack (L), before the attack (R)
The police boss also revealed that the suspect and the victim dated for over four years and Fatima Usman’s parents rejected the marriage proposal by Faisal.
She sustained serious injuries on the face and other parts of her body as a result of the attack.
Suspect, Musa Faisal
He explained that the police had also arrested one Muhammad Babangida, who conspired with Faisal and attacked the girl.
The commissioner said preliminary investigation indicated that the suspects conspired and assaulted the girl, contrary to the notion that she was attacked by tricycle operators.
The police said that the suspects had admitted committing the offence, adding that they would soon be charged to court.


Islamabad, Nov 30: At least three people were killed when a US drone fired missiles along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the media reported on Thursday.
The strike took place before dawn on the Kurram Agency border with Afghanistan. However, Pakistani officials said that it was unclear whether the drone had struck in Pakistani territory.
Local sources quoted by the Express News said there were reports of three deaths and that the area where the incident had taken place was Pesho Ghar.
"We are assessing the situation," an official of the political administration said.


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KONYA, 11th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Chairman of the General Authority of Sports, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the Executive Office, discussed with Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, Saudi Minister of Sports, Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and President of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, the bilateral ties between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the field of sports.
Their meeting took place on the sidelines of the Islamic Solidarity Games held in the Turkish city of Konya.
During the meeting, Dr. Al Falasi highlighted the UAE's full support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games in 2029, which will be a key step in improving the popularity of winter sports in West Asia.
He also affirmed his support for Riyadh's hosting of the 2023 World Combat Games, and discussed the possibility of signing cooperation agreements between the two countries in the field of sports.
Dr. Al Falasi then explained the UAE's efforts to present a distinguished opening ceremony of the first 'GCC Youth Games', which will be held for the first time for the youth from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
He also pointed out the importance of organising joint bilateral meetings and workshops, as well as events for exchanging knowledge and experiences between various sporting entities.
The two sides discussed the formation of joint coordination entities comprising various sporting authorities from both countries to establish appropriate action plans, strategies, programmes and initiatives.
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Oil, natural gas output restrained at Gulf of Mexico: US
(MENAFN) The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement stated that oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico had restrained 7.8 percent of daily oil output and 8.16 percent of daily natural gas output at the site, reported Reuters.
The bureau, which supervises oil and gas activity in the basin, added that the measures were taken due to Tropical Storm Debby that threatens the area.
It said that the Gulf of Mexico contributes with around 20 percent of the country's oil output and 6 percent of its natural gas output.
It is worth noting that 107,602 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 367 million cubic feet per day of gas were shut in as oil and gas operators left installations and stopped operations.
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206 Palestinian protestors injured or suffer suffocation
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GAZA, June 22 (KUNA) -- Up to 89 Palestinians suffered injuries during a demonstration on Friday against the Israeli occupation -- dubbed "faithfulness to the martyrs and the wounded." Spokesperson of the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra said in a statement that 206 Palestinians were injured or suffered from suffocation caused by tear gas, during the confrontations with the Israeli troops east of Gaza.
He added that 120 cases were treated on the field and the others were whisked to hospitals.
Among the injured were eight children, in addition to 44 protestors who were hit with live ammunition. Two medics were also wounded during the clashes with the Israeli troops along Gaza's eastern demarcation line.
Palestinians have been staging Fridays' demonstrations at the confrontational points around Gaza, demanding return to their homeland and affirming utter rejection of the occupation.
Scores have been killed, maimed or injured since the confrontations broke out in March. (end) wib.rk
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Damauli: As the festive season approaches, Tanahun police have tightened security across the district. According to SP Krishna Kumar Mahat at District Police Office, Tanahu , police have taken steps to control incidents of loot, theft, public brawls, and other criminal activities during the upcoming Dashain and Tihar festivals. Plainclothes police personnel have been deployed to patrol the areas at night and day in the district, SP Mahat informed. Information Officer DSP Surendra Bahadur Gurung said that police have been actively working to avoid possible crimes in the district. He said that a police team has started to check border areas. He added that the police have urged locals to inform them immediately if they see any suspicious activity. Police said that they have been preparing to launch a public awareness campaign for the same. Police informed that the campaign would help maintain peace and security during the festivals.


Victoria has recorded four new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours including two at an aged care facility with businesses being urged to help vaccinate 70 per cent of their employees to spare the state from future lockdowns.
Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino said the state was living in a “different environment” with the new variant compared to what it was managing last year.
“There’s a reason why public health is so concerned about the Delta variant,” he said.
“It is much, much more infection than what we were dealing with last year.”
Mr Merlino’s remarks came after he was quizzed about a public roadmap to reopening akin to Victoria in 2020.


Jaguar TCS Racing Secures One-Two-Three Finish at Julius Baer Sao Paulo E-Prix
(MENAFN) In a thrilling inaugural Julius Baer Sao Paulo E-Prix, Jaguar TCS Racing dominated the race to secure a one-two-three finish, led by Mitch Evans who took the checkered flag first. The race saw more than 23,000 motorsport fans gather to witness the action-packed event.
The race was intense, with constant position changes and multiple safety car incidents that resulted in extra laps. Evans managed to take the lead from his teammate Nick Cassidy, who had led the race more than once. Despite Cassidy's best efforts, Evans maintained his defensive driving and held on to the lead until the end.
Cassidy also put in a strong performance, securing his third consecutive podium finish in his Formula E career. The New Zealander had pushed Evans throughout the race, and both drivers had benefitted from the brilliant execution of their respective teams.
In addition to the impressive performance from Cassidy and Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing's Sam Bird also finished in third place, making it a clean sweep for the team. Bird had started the race in
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UTRGV Continues Free Ecommerce Courses to Help Businesses Virtually Survive
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The pandemic has brought many challenges for local businesses that have inspired the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Marketing Center to pursue their free e-commerce courses to help local businesses survive.
Through e-commerce courses, the Rio Grande Valley community is able to learn to run their online business at their own pace.
Linda Ufland, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Marketing at UTRGV, said their classes have helped the community because of the bilingual format.
Offering the classes in Spanish and English was important as it made the participants feel comfortable and fully understand what they were learning.
Ufland said business owners should take advantage of the free digital platforms already provided to them like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
According to Ufland, e-commerce courses have continued due to the huge impact they have already had.
“We reached almost 600 small businesses who joined and were part of the sessions,” Ufland said.
Ufland said the sessions were made possible with the help of others such as economic development companies and local chambers.
Maria Villalon, program manager for the University of Texas Entrepreneurship and Marketing Center, said the center offers several courses, such as strategic selling.
In order to pursue a support system for local businesses, Villalon said they are offering upcoming classes that will focus on resilience and recovery for those who suffered during the pandemic.
“It’s really important for small business owners to understand the diversification of the market and the technology that they will need to pursue in their operations,” said Villalon.
For more information on e-commerce courses, contact the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center at 956-882-4119 or through their social media platforms.


NAIROBI, Kenya – A group of top travel agents from the United States declared that Kenya was still one of the safest holiday destinations, said a statement from Kenya’s ministry of tourism on Tuesday.
The statement said the travel agents who were in the country to assess the security situation in the country met Tourism Minister Najib Balala and assured him they were happy with government efforts to restore security at the Kenya borders.
Scott Wiseman, the president of Abercrombie and Kent in the United States, the world’s foremost luxury travel company, who led the delegation said Kenya’s tourism industry was on the right path to recovery following recent cases of insecurity that hit some parts of the country.
Wiseman said security now was more reassuring and assured tourists from the American market and the world over to feel safe while visiting or planning to visit Kenya.
Balala said the government has beefed up security in entry points and major installations around the country to ensure that the east African nation enjoys peace.
“Balala said the government was not ready to negotiate with criminal gangs and that the government was doing everything possible to ensure security of all its citizens and foreigners,” the statement said.
The minister said tourism was an important pillar to the country’s economy, contributing 10 percent to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), an economy he said, the country would not allow criminal gangs to destroy.
The minister appealed to the African Union, the European Union and the international community to support Kenya’s efforts to restore regional peace, saying that Somalia’s problem had cost Kenya a lot in terms of lives and resources.
Remarks by the travel agents from America that Kenya is safe for holiday destinations have also been echoed by the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scotts Gration during his tour of Lamu with the minister a few weeks ago.
Gration told hoteliers and industry stakeholders in Lamu that the efforts the government had put in place to ensure security in Lamu and other border towns were a clear testimony that security was a priority to the government.
Just like Gration promised to plan his holiday in Lamu, so were the travel agents who were also convinced that Kenya has attractive tourist attraction sites that needed to be promoted.
The assurance comes amid threats from Somalia’s insurgents who have vowed to revenge attacks on Kenya which sent its troops in Somalia mid last month to subdue the militia.
The Al-Shabaab terror groups have flagrantly violated the Kenya’ s territorial integrity and national economy through escalated cross-border raids, which has forced the country to invoke Article 51 of the UN Charter to exercise its right to self- defense against continued external aggressions.
Kenya believed that the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab movement and its affiliates are behind abductions, including the recent kidnapping of two Medecins Sans Frontiers aid workers from Dadaab camp last month.
There has been also several Al-Shabaab attacks along the Kenya- Somalia border, besides the continued recruitment of Kenyan youth to the terror group’s ranks.


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Riyadh: Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi chaired Qatar's delegation to the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Addressing a ministerial session on the role of education in building human capacities, Al Nuaimi highlighted Qatar's roles in tech investments, encouragement of entrepreneurship, and the promotion of lifelong learning, as well as the attention it gives to critical thinking skills to enhance early-stage students' minds.
In a related context, she explained the role of public-private partnerships to expand the scope of education beyond the classroom.
On the sidelines of the event, Al Nuaimi held meetings with Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia H E Yousef bin Abdullah Al Benyan, Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia H E Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir, and Minister of Education and Technical Education of Egypt H E Dr. Reda Al Sayyed Hegazy. The meetings discussed cooperation in education, higher education and scientific research. Bringing together over 250 speakers in diverse sessions, including dialogue sessions, interactive workshops, and presentations, the HCI initiative aimed to enhance preparedness for the future and promote adaptation and flexibility. The event will feature the announcement of significant partnerships and projects involving government bodies, private sector companies, the non-profit sector, and several global organisations.
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Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed has said that the government has successfully addressed the annual deficit of the Pakistan Post after twelve years under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In a series of tweets, he said the government was committed to make the institution as a brand with the cooperation of public.
The minister said that public confidence in the institution had increased due to the government’s efforts as Pakistan Post has also improved its international rankings.
Murad said that the revenue of Pakistan Post was increased by 15 billion rupees in the last three years. He said that Pakistan Post had moved up from 94 to 62 in the international rankings in the last three years.
“When he took over charge as minister in 2018, the annual deficit, along with other challenges, continued to rise, FATF’s 13 observations, not only its compliance but also many initiatives that were financial services faced restrictions”, he added.
He said that there was no money to repair Pakistan Post old dilapidated buildings so with a new thinking digital franchise post offices started fromIslamabad and now it was being spread across the country which will be equipped with innovations with better environment.


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Azerbaijan's Musician Awarded Shohrat Order Following Presidential Decree
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree on awarding Doctor of
Art, musician Zemfira Safarova with the Shohrat Order, Trend reports.
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longstanding activity in the development of Azerbaijan's
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Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb discussed with the Omani Minister of Heritage and Tourism, Salem bin Mohammed Al-Mahrouqi, the encouragement of all sectors, including tourism, during his visit to the Sultanate of Oman.
Several joint tourism initiatives and programmes that fall under the purview of the Gulf Tourism Strategy 2023–2030, which was approved by the leaders of the GCC countries last December under the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were launched during the visit with the goal of luring both domestic and foreign visitors to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
At the end of the visit, the Minister of Tourism expressed his thanks and appreciation to his Omani counterpart for the generous hospitality and warm reception, inviting him to visit Saudi Arabia.
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The government of Kiribati has launched what it calls its first ever climate change policy.
In a statement, the government said it had a strong mission to safeguard the present and future existence of Kiribati in light of the impacts of climate change and related disaster risks.
It said the policy outlines the current situation and depicts the vulnerabilities of Kiribati and its people with emphasis on the need to catalyze action through a whole-of-country approach.
The policy also recognises the severe impacts of climate change and both its sudden and slow onset that become barriers towards achieving Kiribati's development aspirations as a country and people.
However the government said action undertaken at the international level has been disappointingly slow.
No other details were given.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, March 17 (KUNA) - The European Union will intensify its engagement and contacts in the Gulf region following the recent Saudi-Iranian agreement brokered by China to resume diplomatic relations, a senior EU official said here on Friday.
Speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity, the official described the agreement as 'positive for regional security.'
'The situation in the region is changing with new developments. We will continue to talk to Saudi Arabia, Iran and friends in the Gulf. We have clear ideas on security in the Gulf,' he noted.
Foreign Ministers of the 27-member bloc are expected to discuss the issue during their formal meeting in Brussels on Monday.
They will also discuss a new package of sanctions on Iran related to human rights, noted the EU official.
Further, the ministers will discuss the Russian war against Ukraine and exchange views on Tunisia.
The official described the latest developments in Tunisia as 'worrisome' due to serious human and fundamental rights violations and deteriorating economic situation.
Tunisia is an important partner in the EU's immediate vicinity whose stability has a direct impact on European security.
The EU's interest in a close partnership with Tunisia has further increased in the current geopolitical context, marked by the Russian war against Ukraine, he noted.
In the afternoon, EU foreign affairs ministers will hold a joint session with EU defence ministers to discuss the implementation of the Strategic Compass one year after its approval, and EU military support to Ukraine.
The Compass sets out an ambitious path to further strengthen the EU as a capable actor and reliable partner in security and defence over the next 10 years. (end)
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Army Chief resolves to fight Modi, RAW attempts against CPEC
He was addressing the CPEC Summit where he said that he knows that region really well, and there is no doubt that that people of Gilgit Baltistan were patriotic people.
“Whether it’s Modi or RAW or any other enemy, we know their moves really well,” he said. This is perhaps that first direct reference to India interference in the country by the Army Chief.
He resolved to foil the efforts to sabotage the CPEC and said that the Army will work for the development of the country. He said that even the government of China was desirous for growth and development of the region.
He said that we are fighting the ‘war for survival’ whether the world understands or not, and the sacrifices of the armed forces should not be undermined. “I am confident that we are going in the right direction,” he said.


Ranchi: Secretary of the Commercial Tax Department Aradhana Patnaik has said that the department has collected a total of Rs 19,750 crore in commercial tax in the financial year 2021-22, which is 107 percent more than the earlier set target.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday she said a target of collection of Rs 18,422 crores was set in the financial year 2021-22.
She informed that the tax collected in the financial year 2021-22 is 25 percent more than the Rs 16,147 crore in the financial year 2020-21.
The Secretary said that for the first time in the State, the Intelligence and Revenue Analysis Wing was constituted and sector-wise analysis was done, which has yielded positive results. It is expected that in the current financial year also, the department will be able to collect commercial tax as per the target. She said that in order to strengthen the audit wing, the office of the Commissioner of Taxes has been made more efficient.
The Secretary said that if the taxpayers face any kind of tax-related problems, then the team of the department will always be available for them. In the current financial year, the department will regularly interact with the taxpayers for their convenience, so that their problems can be solved with ease.


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Display market research outfit DisplaySearch has forecast a 200 per cent year on year growth for tablet sales in the firm’s Quarterly Mobile PC Shipments and Forecast Report.
DisplaySearch said that growth would slow throughout the year but that the tablet share of the overall mobile PC market such as notebooks and ultra-portables would rise to nearly 35 per cent by 2014.
"The upcoming product announcements, introductions and demonstrations in the coming weeks will build on the tremendous momentum that the market has already seen and will lead to segmentation in the tablet (slate) PC market," said DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim.
"This segmentation translates to significant shipment growth and proliferation in the short and long term."
The firm said that tablets will continue to cannibalise PC sales, such as notebooks and ultra portables, but exactly how much will vary by region. The level that tablets will eat into the notebook market will be most noticable in "mature markets" where PC penetration rates are highest, they said.


Ranchi: AJSU party president Sudesh Kumar Mahto said that in the first year itself Hemant Soren government has broken the trust of the people.
Addressing ‘Vishwasghat Diwas’ programme organised at the party headquarters on Tuesday here he said that all the announcements and promises have been betrayed by the government and the most cheated is the feelings of the people and the mandate given by them.
He said that his party is challenging the state government to realise the slogan of our own rule but it should not break the belief the youth, farmers, women, unemployed, old and intellectuals. He said that by just blaming the Corona crisis the state government can not hide from its failures.
Sudesh Mahto said that the party has not organised the function just to complete the formalities but is using the occasion to awaken the people to seek answers from the government as they had given a strong mandate to the people.
He said that no matter how much big function the state government organises and makes misuse of facts and figures, the reality all its acts and promises have come out in open before the people. He said that the party will continue to raise the issues of the people for the next four years however the policies of the government and is hold on system is a clear indication that the next four years for Jharkhand will be full of troubles.


The North Macedonia Health Ministry said on Tuesday that three more people died of coronavirus-related ailments over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 800 since the pandemic broke out.
It said that 680 people had been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus with 80 of them testing positive. A total of 209,349 people have been tested since the pandemic broke out. It said that there are 3,996 active cases.
The country’s Public Health Institute said that another 97 patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 16,397.


Asked if there was any further news on the aid workers kidnapped in Somalia, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we had seen the reports and were looking into the situation.
Asked if Bill Wiggin had resigned and if not, why not, the PMS said that he had not resigned. The Committee had asked him to apologise and pay a sum of money back and he was doing that.
Put that the Prime Minister had commented on Bill Wiggin on GMTV last year, the PMS said that in the GMTV interview, the Prime Minister was referring to phantom mortgages and Bill Wiggin had been cleared on that issue.
Put that the report concluded that the evidence showed that Bill Wiggin had more likely than not claimed for expenditure he did not incur, the PMS said that the report recommended a course of action that involved Bill Wiggin repaying a sum of money and apologising.
Asked what the Prime Minister’s position was on the matter, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister’s position on this was that Bill Wiggin would cooperate with the findings of the report.
Strategic Defence Review
Asked if the Strategic Defence Review had gone to the printers yet, the PMS said that he did not know but advised people to speak to the Cabinet Office on printing deadlines for various documents.
Asked if the Ministry of Defence had settled with the Treasury, the PMS replied that we would be settling with all departments so we would be able to make announcements next week.
Put that the Prime Minister was adamant that the Defence settlement be reached today, the PMS said that we would be making announcements on the Strategic Defence Review on Monday and Tuesday and on the Spending Review on Wednesday.
Asked whether the Prime Minister thought that Hillary Clinton’s remarks were appropriate, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary had spoken to media about this, this morning. Hillary Clinton had been talking about defence cuts across Europe and she was absolutely right when she said that each country had to make its appropriate contribution to NATO, and the UK would be doing that.
Asked if he could confirm that Britain would maintain its commitment to NATO, the PMS said that people would need to wait until next week for numbers to be confirmed. Put that the UK’s commitment would ease, the PMS said that we were fully committed to NATO and would make our contribution to it. The PMS added that we would remain a significant military power.
Asked whether the £7bn premium would be ‘barnetised’, the PMS said that the Deputy Prime Minister had set out some details today, but full details would be set out next week.
Asked where the £7bn funding had come from, the PMS said that the total amount being spent by the Government over the next few years was set out in the Budget and it would be part of that. Put that it would come from the Education budget, the PMS replied that more information on budgets would be announced next week.


MOGADISHU (SD) -The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, has launched projects related to Health, Education, Water, and Relief implemented in Somalia by the King Salman Center for Relief and Charitable Activities, which will cost a total of 40 million dollars.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre ensured that these projects will significantly contribute to meeting the essential needs of the the public.
Advisor to the King of Saudi Arabia, and the General Inspector of the King Salman Center for Relief and Charity, Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz Al-Rabi’a, who led the Saudi Arabian government delegation attending the project inauguration, stated that the Saudi government is committed to supporting various sectors benefiting the Somali people and their government.
The Prime Minister expressed gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its consistent support to the people and government of Somalia. He also underscored the importance of strengthening the brotherly relationship between the two countries for mutual benefit.
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Government has plans to add even more recruits to the ranks of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force.
Last week, 39 young Dominicans graduated from the 32nd Recruits Training Course.
At that ceremony, the Hon Minister for National Security, Rayburn Blackmoore revealed Government’s plan to further increase the number of police officers serving.
The current number of the establishment of the police force is 501; of this, there are 480 police officers, including the graduates.
In addition to this, there are 53 special constables who are fully employed.
“Before year end, the establishment of the police force will be increased from 501 to 530. In that regard, training of an additional 40 new recruits will commence this year. I have been advised that the recruitment process has been triggered,” the Hon Minister reported.
Hon Blackmoore, however, reminded police officers that all these interventions cannot by themselves result in a better police force.
He called on police officers to make the necessary adjustments to change the current culture which exists within the force.
Hon Blackmoore is hoping that the recently launched community policing programme will assist towards that end.
The Community Policing Programme was recently launched in the community of Calibishie and is on the cards for other communities across the island
He told the young police officers that the future of both the police force and community policing is in their hands.
“Get involved; help build that public trust which is critical to your success as police officers. You have the energy; respond to all reports promptly and more importantly, efficiently,” he said.


Prime Minister Edi Rama together with the Minister of Health Ogerta Manastirliu inspected the quarantine facilities of the Hospital. Rama said the new hospital is an opportunity that guarantees a “fight” with the pandemic.
The buildings of the former private Kristal University, which was closed in 2014, will now returned to a hospital for coronavirus patients.
The Prime Minister also said that the hospital is important to be built within 30 days.
“Our challenge is that within 30 we will built the hospital, we do not have to keep people in the Infectious Disease hospital in but we will bring them here, stated Rama./abcnews.al


GAM, Environment Ministry Launch Campaign To Promote Recycling Project
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Amman, Sep. 4 (Petra) – The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the Ministry of Environment launched a media campaign on Sunday to promote a waste recycling project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and a number of Jordanian professional and business associations.
The objective of the campaign is to educate waste generators in the commercial and industrial sectors about recycling practices and their direct and indirect benefits, according to a GAM statement.
This campaign will be carried out over the course of four weeks through the partners' social media pages, as well as field activities carried out by GAM.
The campaign involves handing out 25,000 brochures, mounting advertising banners on pedestrian and traffic bridges, as well as audiovisual messaging.
The recycling project will deploy a market-based approach to expand and improve private sector-led solid waste management services, increase service demand and profitability, and strengthen government support for private sector involvement in solid waste management.
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Another 38 people have succumbed to the dreaded novel coronavirus here, taking the death toll due to Covid-19 in the national capital to 4,945. Also, 4,071 fresh infections have been reported, taking the total number of cases beyond 2.42 lakh, officials said.
In the last 24 hours, 61,973 RT-PCR and antigen tests were conducted in Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
The Delhi government said a total of 2,42,899 persons have so far tested positive for Covid-19, while 2,05,890 people have recovered.
It said that in the last 24 hours, 4,219 people have recovered while 4,071 new cases were detected.
Currently, there are 1,820 Containment Zones in the national capital.


AUSTIN — Texas children who have incarcerated parents suffer from trauma and emotional instability at the same magnitude as abuse and domestic violence, according to research study released Monday.
The study could carry a significant message in Texas, a state with a historically high-incarceration rate that also has had limited funding for mental-health programs that could divert additional people from the nation’s largest state criminal-justice system.
“Shared Sentence,” the report written by the philanthropy group Annie E. Casey Foundation, states that more than 477,000 Texas children — 7 percent of the state’s child population — have experienced trauma after being separated from their parents.
Nationally, 5.1 million children have been affected, according to the study.
According to the report, a child who has a parent behind bars can face increased mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, that hamper educational achievement. Those children are more likely to contend with poor mental and physical health as adults.


West Fargo planning for the possibility of flooding
West Fargo City leaders are trying to stay ahead of the eight ball when it comes to the latest flood forecasting projections.
They began their planning a week ago, a move city officials describe as "prudent."
Last year, there were various issues during the flooding that needed addressing, i.e. ice jams, and elimination of overland waters through pumping efforts, that caused resident alarm when they saw the activity occurring in various areas.
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The NRI Women Safety Wing which has been constituted by the State police in order to probe into the cases regarding the harassment of dowry and also the other cases which involve the NRI husbands has expedited the speed of the investigations and has also issued the Look- out Circulars (LOCs) and has also seized the passports of the persons who have been involved in the cases.
It has been recorded that around 574 cases have been registered against the NRI husbands and also against their relatives across the State out of which 74 cases have been registered at the Women Safety Wing.
It has been observed that nearly 417 cases have been registered at the seventeen women police stations in the State and that the highest number of cases have been booked at the Women police station, Central Crime Station (CCS) of the Hyderabad City Police which is said to be followed by the Women police station of Saroornagar which is said to be under Rachakonda police commissionerate limits.
The NRI Women Safety Wing has been constituted on the 17th of the month of July in the year previous 2019 and has filed charge sheets ins several cases in order to ensure the speedy completion regarding the trial so that the NRI husbands and their families who are involved in the dowry harassment case and also the other cases would be punished.
The officials have said that the Women Safety Wing has been set up after observing the delay in probing the cases against the NRIs and that the Wing has also been established in order to ensure coordination between the agencies of the Central government and the State government in order to deport the accused from the abroad.
It has been said that the Woman Safety Wing would coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs and also the Consulate- Generals of the different countries and also with the National Commission for Women and the other departments of the State government in order to get the technical assistance for dealing with the cases that would be filed at the Women Safety Wing against the NRI husbands and their families who are accused for the dowry harassment case and also the other cases.
It has been said that the Women Safety Wing has already issued the Look- out Circulars on around 46 Non- resident Indians while the Non- Bailable Warrants (NBW) have been issued on around 32 persons and the passports have been seized for half a dozen.
The Women Safety Wing is said to be taking assistance of the Network of International Legal Activity and also the NGOs in order to ensure the proper guidance to the Investigating Officers.
By Shrithika Kushangi


Police said today that they will launch special operations in the Western Province from tomorrow to inspect those violating health guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Accordingly, the police will inspect the general public including those visiting public places, traveling in public transport and those traveling in vehicles to monitor whether they adhere to health guidelines and are wearing masks.
Police said it is observed that the directives issued by the Director General of Health Services such as wearing face masks, maintaining social distance and washing hands, were not being followed by the public.
Police said legal action will be taken against those who violate such health laws.
Therefore, the police urge the public to follow proper health guidelines and act in a safe manner.(


At least six people including three policemen were injured in blast in Chaman on Thursday. Rescue sources said the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital where three of them were in critical condition.
The sources said that the blast which occurred at Chaman’s Mall Road was caused by explosives reportedly planted in a motorcycle. Several vehicle were also damaged in the blast. -thenews


The reports further revealed that one of the suspects is believed to be in the United States, while the other is in Europe.
The two officers are said to be the brains behind the torching of the Health Ministry buildings, the arson attempt at the Supreme Court and the attacks on the Brickdam Police Station and the Ruimveldt Police Outpost.
Investigators have been told that another person had harboured a grudge against ranks from the two locations since he alleged that he was beaten while in custody. According to sources, the junior gang members were only informed at the last moment about the plans.
Guyana’s Kaieteur News reported that investigators were told that money was paid to a police rank, who opened the lockups at the Providence Police Station to allow two junior gang members to escape.
Police have questioned and detained several persons in connection with the incident, according to reports reaching MiyVue.com.


PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Sunday held the much opposed power show telling the government that “It’s time to go home”. The eleven-party opposition alliance mounted the mass gathering here in Peshawar despite the government had warned that holding gathering may attract FIRs against them in case Corona cases increased.
Meanwhile, the Peshawar district administration had also refused granting permission to PDM for holding public gathering. The security situation, on the occasion, was highly alert as approximately 4000 police personnel had been deployed.
Maulana Fazlur Reham, Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Zardari, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Abdul Malik, Mahmood Kahan Acahkzai, Ameer Maqam, Akhtar Mengal, Sajid Mir, Iftikhar Hussain, Amir Haider Khan Hoti and other alliance leaders spoke to the mass gathering.
Addressing the gathering, JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are out from their houses and joined the gathering for a great cause. “This rally is a referendum against the government,” adding that the nation knows that government into power had rigged the elections.
He said that as the people of America have rejected Trump, the same will happen in Pakistan too and people will over throw Imran Khan. Maulana said that Imran Khan wanted to disintegrate Pakistan adding that International fraternity has left Pakistan alone due to its flawed foreign policy.
“Even Saudi Arabia and UAE are asking Pakistan to return their money,” he stated and “all this happened due to imperfect foreign policy,” He said that these policies have disappointed Afghanistan and Iran has joined the Indian lobby.
He maintained that due to Imran Khan the country suffered the worst adding that the Indian government revoked the autonomous status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) because PM Imran compromised on the Kashmir issue. He said that the present government merged erstwhile Fata into KP sans the census of locals.
“No political party or leader was taken in confidence in deciding the future of former Fata,” he said. Maulana said that Gilgit Baltistan also faced same situation and turned it into a province.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said that people of KP are out to announce their decision against the incumbent government.
He said the PPP and PDM will never leave the masses of KP alone and today they are here to let the people know that they are out to struggle for rights.
He said the whole nation has been suffering due to the poor policies and immature political strategies of the incumbent government.
“The people of KP are trying to take our right of NFC,” he said adding that government has deprived them from at least Rs116 billion.
He said that why don’t the government not paying royalty of crude oil, gas to people of KP. Bilawal said that the incompetent government cannot take refuge in Corona.
“The government has closed eyes on the corruption in the most expensive project of BRT,” he said adding that soon the people will hold responsible the incumbent government for corruption and crises in the country. He said that inflation in the country has reached its peak in the country and added that people are dying of hunger.
The vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Maryam Nawaz could not address the the gathering because she received the news of her grandmother’s death and left the rally. Amir Maqam Provincial President Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) in his speech said that they are rejecting the corrupt government.
He said that when Imran Khan holds a gathering there is no corona while in the PDM’ gathering, there is no corona.
He said that today, sugar and flour thieves are openly roaming among us.
He said that Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari were imprisoned but the real thieves are being turned away. Speaking on the occasion, Akhtar Mengal Balochistan National Party chief in his speech said that the Pakhtuns have shed blood for this land and sacrificed their lives.
He said that they believe in a democracy. Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, former Chief Minister of Balochistan and National Party Chief in his speech said that today’s gathering makes it clear that rigging has taken place in 2018.
He said that poor people in Pakistan should be treated equally adding that there is a conspiracy against the 18th Amendment and will not allow this conspiracy to succeed. Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, said that people are worried in this government today.
He said that the government failed to address the issues of the people.
Sajid Mir, Central Amir of Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith, in his speech, said that the problems of the people have increased in this government.
He commented that Imran Khan is against the corruption then why does not he take action against Jahangir Tareen adding that Imran Khan himself is involved in their corruption.
He said that Inflation is the agenda of PDM adding people are fed up with this government and rising inflation.
He said that Kashmir has been sold. The leaders are also expressed great demise over the death of Nawaz Sharif’s mother and Maryam Nawaz’s grandmother and prayed for the departed soul.


Redrock Canyon Grill said the server was a manager in training who was not aware that the restaurant's no-weapons policy does allow officers to carry their weapon while in uniform. The manager said the restaurant's owner apologized after they realized Radford was an officer.
Mounds police released a statement saying the restaurant's corporate office offered the department and reserve officer their apologies for the incident. The department called the incident a misunderstanding.
"Turns out in contacting corporate offices for the Redrock Canyon Grill, they have a specific policy that says police officers are encouraged to be there, and more than welcome to be there, and they can be there armed," Mounds Assistant Police Chief Craig Murray told KRMG.
Representatives from the restaurant said they will continue to follow that policy, welcoming and appreciating all police officers.


Residents living around the Oyigbo axis of the Aba-Port Harcourt expressway on Friday cried out over the poor state of the express road.
They said that the poor state of the road has almost cut off the local government from easily accessing Aba and Port Harcourt towns, stressing that the constant daily downpour has made things difficult for those working in Port Harcourt to go work daily.
However, the federal government through the minister of works, in May, said rehabilitation work on the road will commence soon. But the state government said that such claims are political as it has frequently called the attention of the federal government to the bad state of the road with nothing tangible done about it.
According to the residents, the Port-Aba road has not been maintained in years and has caused frequent damages to vehicles, especially the heavy ones as they fall on a daily basis and cause long traffic on the road.
They called on the state government through the ministry of works and the federal government through the National Road Maintenance Agency, NEMA, to as a matter of urgency, look into the road to alleviate the suffering of commuters plying the road.


It’s been almost two months since the Dominican Republic imposed a nationwide lockdown in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
While the lockdown has been lifted in some parts of the country, many people are still staying home and avoiding public places.
The lockdown has been tough on everyone, but it’s been especially hard on businesses. Many businesses have had to close their doors, and many people have lost their jobs.
But the lockdown has also given people a chance to slow down and enjoy time with their families. And it’s given people a chance to appreciate the things that they normally take for granted, like being able to go outside and breathe fresh air.
The lockdown has also been a time of reflection for many people. It’s a time to think about what’s really important in life and what we can do to make the world a better place.
The lockdown will eventually end, but the lessons we’ve learned during this time will stay with us forever.


Egypt’s Orascom Development aims to sell assets to enhance development
(MENAFN) According to Egypt’s Orascom Development Holding (ODH) chief executive, the company is discovering opportunities such as joint ventures to expand huge parts of its underdeveloped land bank.
Based on an interview with Omar El Hamamsy on the sidelines of Cityscape in Dubai, the property and hospitality firm is also planning to sale part of its possessions to make extra funds needed to deleverage its balance sheet.
He added that ODH aims to sell shares in assets involving hotels, retail complexes, marinas, golf courses, hospitals as well as infrastructure liked to joined destinations it constructs, and is “constantly” in discussions with stockholders.
El Hamamsy said, “many of our hotels are owned by us … and co-owned by strategic investors, and we will be looking over the course of the next couple of years to further divest and deleverage our ownership.”
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The impasse on the two points had held up the Memorandum of Procedure, which is instrumental in the appointment of judges across the country. It is now expected that the government will notify the amended memorandum swiftly.
Around 400 posts of judges are vacant across the high courts and the Memorandum of Procedure is expected to help clear up the backlog. In February, five judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, but there are still three vacancies.
The government has been pushing for more transparency in the judges' appointment process. After the law to constitute a National Judicial Appointments Commission -- which said the executive should have a place in the panels selecting judges -- was struck down by the Supreme Court, the Memorandum of Procedure became the government's next big step.
The clauses were against the current practice -- under which the government is obliged to accept any recommendation by the collegium. Amid the tussle, then law minister Sadananda Gowda had said the government would "not go beyond the parameters laid down by the court".
The collegium process of appointment -- where judges chose candidates for elevation in closed-door sessions -- had drawn much criticism over the years. Not only have the critics pointed to the lack of transparency, they have also alleged action was rarely taken against judges accused of corruption.


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Israel and France will jointly sponsor selected sustainable
marine environment and applied physics research projects, Israel's
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology said on Monday,
citing xinhua .
The financial support will be given to Israeli-French joint
scientific research projects for the development of technologies
for marine usage and sustainability, as well as applied photonics
and laser research.
The program will include up to eight selected two-year projects,
which will each receive 80,000 euros (85,000 U.S. dollars) from
each of the two countries, that is, up to a total support of 1.28
million euros for all projects.
Cooperation may include mutual visits between laboratories for
facilitating the research, and shared use of research facilities,
materials, equipment, and services by cooperating scientists.
The support will be provided by the Israeli ministry along with
France's Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of
Higher Education and Research and Innovation.
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Serial Rapist Martin Gumbura was behind the riots that rocked Chikurubi Maximum Prison as he tried to bolt out of jail.
Investigations have shown that more than 100 dangerous criminals were involved in an escape bid allegedly masterminded by Gumbura.
Acting President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is also the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, said the disturbances at Chikurubi were a manipulated and careful planning by dangerous inmates who include Gumbura.
Legislator Simon Chidakwa had asked what government is doing about the conditions of the inmates in all prisons around the country, to which Cde Mnangagwa replied that security has been enhanced and the perpetrators put in penal section.
Cde Mnangagwa also revealed that the correctional services have enough food reserves to last the next seven months although they have asked treasury to avail funding to improve on inmates’ clothing.


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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that the government will constitute an authority to regulate social media websites.
The development comes a day after sources confirmed that the cabinet had agreed to a new set of rules and regulations that made it mandatory for social media companies to register in Pakistan and open their offices in the country.
Dr Firdous said that there was no means to regulated the social media platform at the moment.
She said that digital media companies that were providing services in Pakistan from abroad and making money will have to register in Pakistan and open their offices in the country.
“When these companies come to Pakistan, they will provide employment to the youth,” she said.
“We cannot leave these websites completely unregulated,” she said. “These laws have been made to facilitate social media.”


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he received confirmation from Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that her country will support Ukraine's European perspective at the June 23-24 summit.
According to Ukrinform, Zelensky said this on Twitter .
'Discussed the European prospects of Ukraine with Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson. Received confirmation of Sweden's support for our country at the European Council summit,' Zelensky said.
He thanked Sweden for its intention to join the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Zelensky also invited Andersson to visit Ukraine.
On June 17, the European Commission published its opinions on EU membership bids from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and recommended that the first two countries be granted candidate status. The European Council is due to consider the issue at a summit on June 23-24 and make a final decision.
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Gilgit: Syed Mehdi Shah says the names of culprits will be given to media in two days.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has said that important headway has been made in the investigation into the killings of foreign tourists in Diamer. He said the arrested persons are being probed in this connection.
Syed Mehdi Shah said the help of Peace Jirga is also being sought to arrest the culprits. He said full security is being provided to the tourists in the area. He said the tourists are allowed to move anywhere in the area except for Nanga Parbat.


Police will arrest unruly violators of the community quarantine that President Rodrigo Duterte declared over Metro Manila to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
“Arestuhin kung sinong hindi sumunod sa guidelines... Ano gagawin namin? mag-dialogue?" National Capital Region Police Office director Police Major General Debold Sinas said at a press conference.
"If the guidelines is already passed and disseminated, those who will violate will be arrested," he added.
Sinas, however, clarified that those who would be arrested would be the “unruly” violators.
He said the NCRPO had already identified where to place the checkpoints in connection with the community quarantine.
Sinas said the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police still had to approve the locations.
He said there would be designated entry and exits points as well as areas where vehicles could pass through. —NB, GMA News


JUBA – The government of Zimbabwe has agreed to release academic certificates of South Sudanese students that were withheld by the Zimbabwean government over financial arrears, according to South Sudan’s minister of higher education Gabriel Changson Chang.
Zimbabwe has since 2019 been withholding academic certificates of South Sudanese students who were studying in Zimbabwe universities under government-sponsored scholarships.
It remains unclear the how much the South Sudan government owed its Zimbabwean counterparts.
Speaking to Sudans Post on Sunday in Juba, Changson said he was in Zimbabwe last Friday to discuss the matter with the authorities there and the government of Zimbabwe has handed over the certificates to the ministry of higher education.
“I was in Zimbabwe for two days and met the authorities there and discussed with them the issue of the students who have their certificates being withheld by the ministry [of education] there,” he said.
“Today, I am happy to announce that the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has agreed to release the documents and has already done that when I was there,” Changson said.
The senior government official also said the two countries are working towards strengthening ties in the education sector adding that the two countries are expected to sign a new cooperation agreement.
“We are working on a range of issues in the educational sectors which are of mutual interest and as such we are signing a new cooperation agreement in the near future,” Changson who is an opposition leader said.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government would fulfill all the promises made with the tribal people.
Talking to a group of legislators hailing from tribal districts, PM Imran said that for the first time in the country’ history, the incumbent government gave priority to the uplift of tribal districts.
The prime minister said that the government was fully aware of the problems being faced by the people in newly merged districts.
He said that the provincial government had allocated Rs 83 billion for the development projects in tribal districts and added that people’s representatives would be included in the process to monitor the implantation of development projects.
Earlier on April on 17, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that development of tribal districts and provision of basic facilities to tribal people were the top priorities of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government.
Presiding over a high-level meeting to review the development of newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PM Imran had said that the tribal people rendered unmatched sacrifices during the war against terrorism and had directed to release the compensation money to the tribal people immediately.