Gate City Bank donates to charities
Gate City Bank donated $257,400 in the past few months to area organizations as part of its commitment to support the communities it serves.
Local donations included those to West Fargo High School, Mapleton Fire Department, L.E. Berger PTA, and West Fargo High School Athletics.
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Rural and Regional Development Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal said the Cabinet has agreed to establish rural development councils.
He said members of parliament in their respective areas would chair the rural development councils.
“The councils will not only monitor projects but also coordinate them. It will ensure that MPs are aware of projects in their areas.
“This is to ensure that all members of parliament know what projects are being implemented,” he said at the ministry’s meeting and briefing for Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club members.


Officials confirmed that three judges and an administrative officer of the Paktia Appeal Court were shot dead by the Taliban militants early this afternoon.
Abdullah Hasrat, the spokesman for the Governor of Paktia, told Ariana News that the four government employees were targeted on the Kabul-Gardez Highway in Logar Province.
He added that the victims were on their way to Kabul.
Logar police confirmed the incident, and said investigations were underway to identify the bodies.
The Taliban insurgent group has not yet commented.


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TASI ends Wednesday’s session 0.13 percent higher standing at 10,809
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index saw a surge of 13.55 points — or 0.13 percent — on Wednesday to end standing at 10,809.15.
Whereas MSCI Tadawul 30 Index recorded 2.07 points higher to end standing at 1,497.91, the similar market Nomu added 104.71 points to close standing at 19,268.76.
TASI’s overall exchange turnover of the main index on Wednesday reached SR4.11 billion (USD1.09 billion), with 117 shares of the recorded 223 increasing and 83 decreasing.
Abdulmohsen Alhokair Group was the highest earner of the day, which jumped 9.91 percent to reach SR21.74. The additional leading earners were Alinma Tokio Marine Co., Al Alamiya for Cooperative Insurance Co., Dallah Healthcare Co. as well as Saudi Reinsurance Co.
The highest fallers on Wednesday was Arabian Drilling Co., which dropped 2.19 percent to reach SR134. Followed by Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Co., Zahrat Al Waha for Trading Co., Saudi Airlines Catering Co. in addition to Tourism Enterprise Co..
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 15
The march organized by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan was attended by servicemen of the Azerbaijani army, employees of the Turkish military mission accredited in Azerbaijan, Turkish soldiers, and officers taking part in international exercises held in the country, participants and invalids of the Patriotic War, Trend reports.
A wreath was laid at the memorial in memory of 1130 martyrs of the Caucasian Islamic Army on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. The participants of the march laid flowers at the monument. The national anthems of Azerbaijan and Turkey were performed. Then the grave of an unknown Turkish officer was visited, flowers were laid to it, prayers were read.
The participants of the march from fraternal Turkey expressed gratitude to the President of Azerbaijan, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the organizers of the march for their great respect for the fallen soldiers of the Caucasian Islamic Army.
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PM Imran Khan held important meeting with COAS General Qamar Javaid Bajwa
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
According to details, the security situation in the country was discussed during the meeting between the Chief of Army Staff and the Prime Minister.
In his statement, the Prime Minister had said that until the vaccine arrives, we have to live with Corona and if we compete with the West, our situation will not be the same.
Imran Khan had also said that due to COVID-19, developed countries are also in a very bad condition, this year we will have to fight with Coronavirus.
Speaking on the occasion of launch of telehealth portal, Prime Minister Imran Khan had further said that many health workers have joined the Tiger Force while more than one million people have joined the Tiger Force.


Lack of awareness, consumption of tobacco behind high IMR: ICMR
The ICMR team's findingsin include the fact that there were still some pregnant women who neglected visits to health sub-centres and other health facilities.
An official statement today said the ICMR team submitted its findings to the state health minister Lal Thanzara in which it was mentioned that there were still some pregnant women who neglected visits to health sub-centres and other health facilities.
The team also was of the opinion that the people in the district were very low in sanitation and were drinking unclean water.
"Lack of awareness about health issues among the people of the district was one of the main reasons behind high IMR," the report said.
State health department officials said while Mizoram's IMR was lower than the national IMR, in Saiha district the rate used to be much higher than the national average.


Police department forms crisis intervention team
More and more these days, police officers are responding to calls involving people with mental illnesses. It’s a national trend, and Rosemount Police Chief Eric Werner said Rosemount’s numbers follow the same line up.
To help appropriately respond to the number of cases involving mental illness, the police department has added a crisis intervention team.
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Lucknow, (IANS): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of cheating the people to win power in the state.
Addressing a press conference, the 44-year-old leader also alleged that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) were manipulated and tampered to favour the BJP in the state assembly elections.
“I met lots of party workers and supporters, who told me that they were bewildered over the victory of BJP, as many of them had pressed the button against SP symbol,” he said, adding that people had lost faith in EVMs.
He also demanded that all future polls in the state be held through the traditional ballot papers method.
The SP also started a membership drive from Saturday. Akhilesh Yadav said the party had decided to involve all sections of the society in party work.
He also accused the state’s Yogi Adityanath government of taking credit for the work done by his government in the past.
“We worked a lot to change the power scenario in state, got many sub-stations made and installed new transformers,” he said while pointing out that the present BJP government was now taking credit for all this.
He also alleged that there was law and order failure in the state under the watch of the Chief Minister and said that only recently the BJP workers had bashed up police officials in Kannauj.
“People are being set afire alive, rapes have increased and the state government is doing nothing,” Yadav said pointing out how during the SP government even a small crime was blown out of proportions to defame it.
Akhilesh Yadav also rebutted the charges levelled by Union Power Minister Piyush Goel on Friday that Uttar Pradesh was deprived of the benefits of many central government-aided schemes, including “Power for All”, as he wanted his picture to be displayed over everything relating to the schemes.
“I had only said that if Prime Minister’s picture will be there, then the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s should also be there,” he said.


Lebanon logs 2,139 new COVID-19 cases
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BEIRUT, Jan 31 (KUNA) -- Lebanon recorded 2,139 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in last 24 hours swelling the caseload to 301,052 cases.
The ministry of health said in its daily briefing on Sunday that 51 patients who suffered from the infection lost their lives with the toll of the mortalities reaching 3,082.
It also reported increase of the recovery cases to 180,806.
Authorities have imposed total lockdown until February 8, amid alarming hike of the casualties due to the pandemic. (end)
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Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandial said, political leadership must negotiate for political stability, political problems can be solved only through negotiation.
Addressing the 9th International Judicial Conference in Islamabad, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandyal said that the holding of the International Judicial Conference would help improve the judicial system.
The Chief Justice said that the recent floods have caused massive devastation in Pakistan and the Judiciary is playing a role in mitigating the suffering of the victims. He said that the constitution guarantees the protection of the fundamental rights of the people, the constitution is the mouthpiece of the public aspirations of Pakistan.
The Chief Justice said that the Constitution has been observed in the Yusuf Raza Geelani case, the court annulled the judgment of the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly and enforced the Constitution. It is the responsibility of the government to protect the rights of the people under the Constitution. Department of Justice
In the conference, the Chief Justice said that the stability of democracy is related to the rule of law and the constitution. Human rights, and good governance are also part of the rule of law.
Regarding the pending cases, the Chief Justice said measures are being taken to reduce the burden of cases, the judiciary is determined to protect the constitution, the day is not far when Pakistan will become a developed nation.
The Chief Justice said that the Judiciary cannot solve all the problems alone, all the constitutional institutions including the Judiciary must fulfill their duties properly.


Syrian army announces ceasefire until Thursday
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday, including in Quneitra province where Israel has hit army outposts in recent days, according to a statement carried by state television.
The army general command said the ceasefire took effect from midday (0900 GMT) on Sunday and was being done to support "reconciliation efforts", in the second unilateral ceasefire in the last two weeks.
On June 17, the army announced a ceasefire that only affected fighting in the southern city of Deraa along the border with Israel.
This latest announcement extends the ceasefire alongside Deraa city to the whole of southern Syria, including the strategic southwestern Quneitra province near the border with Israel and also Sweida province in the southeast.
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New Delhi: Left parties on Monday said the first
year of UPA-II was one of "worst failure and disappointment"
as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not been able to give any
specific solution to problems faced by the common man.
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury said the Prime
Minister`s press conference was "all declaration of intent"
and there was nothing really very specific about issues
agitating the people.
CPI National Secretary D Raja said the first year of
UPA-II was "worst failure and disappointment". He said the
neo-liberal policies followed by the government would not
solve the problems faced by the country.
Raja said the Prime Minister was talking like an
astrologer but depending on market forces to rein in price
"The government is also directionless in foreign policy
matters," he alleged citing India`s shift in stand on Sri
"Our first stand was to have a political solution. Then we
shifted to reconciliation and rehabilitation. Again we shifted
to political reconciliation," he said.


Action being taken against all criminals without any discrimination, says DG Rangers Maj-Gen Bilal Akbar
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – DG Rangers Sindh Maj-Gen Bilal Akbar has said that action is being taken against all criminals without any discrimination.
Talking to the media on Tuesday, he said that the Rangers take action after confirmed information and proofs.
“The operation is also going on against the facilitators of terrorists,” he said. “We have destroyed several hideouts of terrorists. After the Karachi operation, terrorists are fleeing.”
The DG Rangers said that citizens could lodge their complaints through Rangers’ Help Line.
He added that all institutions are united for the elimination of terrorism under the National Action Plan.
Maj-Gen Bilal Akbar said that the police are playing an active role in the Karachi operation.


ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for interior Pervaiz Rashid said on Friday that the government will extend all out cooperation to its committee for negotiations with the Taliban team aimed at bringing peace to the country.
Talking to media representatives in Islamabad on Friday, the minister said that the government will never create hurdle in the way of any positive proposal during the dialogue rather it will fully support each step of the dialogue process for its success.
The minister said that the dialogue does not mean to bring peace to tribal areas alone rather the government intends to bring peace to the whole country through dialogue.
Rashid said that a number of states including Britain and Ireland have held dialogue with their dissident groups to settle the issues, adding that even the United States is holding dialogue with the Talban for this purpose.
Moreover, the said that the US has declared the dialogue process as an internal issue of Pakistan.


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The European Union welcomed the United States' announcement on Monday that it will re-open its doors to European travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 in November, rolling back restrictions in place since early last year.
"A long-awaited step for separated families & friends, and good news for business," the 27-nation bloc's executive Commission said on Twitter, referring to a U.S. decision to also ease the rules for travellers from China and India.
The U.S. curbs were first imposed on travellers from China in January 2020 by then-President Donald Trump and extended to other countries in the following months, without any clear metrics for how and when to lift them.
EU governments agreed at the end of August to remove the United States from the EU's safe travel list because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, meaning U.S. visitors are likely to face tighter controls, such as COVID-19 tests and quarantines.
The bloc still lets in most non-EU visitors who are fully vaccinated, although tests and periods of quarantine can apply, depending on the EU country of arrival.
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said that the mining industry will resume operations by this year-end, thereby restarting the economic activity in the iron ore rich belts of the state.
"State government has already started the process to resume mining activity in the state. Mining has been an important issue before the government. It will start before this year end," Parrikar said addressing the gathering after hoisting national flag on 68th Independence Day.
He said that post the resumption of mining, economic activity in the iron ore rich belt will pick up thereby addressing the crucial issue of livelihood by the people dependent on mining industry.
The Chief Minister thanked people for electing BJP-led government at the Centre, which according to him, would now help in expediting the development of Goa.
"For last two years, the state government struggled for a fast paced development due to non-cooperative behaviour of Congress-led Central government," he added.
Parrikar said that the state government has already reached almost 75-80 percent of the population through its social welfare schemes.


HYDERABAD: Stating that the government would roll out a series of measures in three months to ensure that all TSRTC buses in GHMC area use CNG fuel, transport minister P Mahendar Reddy has said that currently 134 public transport buses were utilising CNG fuel.
The minister told the Legislative Council on Monday that the state government was committed to reduce the pollution levels in the GHMC area.
To start with, he said the government has planned to operate another 220 TSRTC buses utilising CNG fuel, taking the total number of such buses to 354.
Listing out the measures taken by the department to bring down the pollution levels in the GHMC area, he said more than 15-year-old vehicles have been prohibited from plying on the roads.
A model vehicle inspection and certification centre is functioning on the city suburbs for conducting scientific inspection and fitness certification to check pollutants emitted by vehicles, he added.


London: With the Theresa May-government hosting the first ever global mental health summit in England, a minister has been appointed in her cabinet for suicide prevention.
Nearly 4,500 people commit suicide every year in England.
According to Prime Minister May, Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price's appointed to the new role will help to reduce the number of suicides.
The development comes on World Mental Health Day. Ministers and officials from more than 50 countries attended the summit.
A meeting was also hosted by Health Secretary Matt Hancock and it was graced by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The government has also promised more support in schools, bringing in new mental health support teams and offering help in measuring students' health, including their mental wellbeing, reported BBC.
May said, "We can end the stigma that has forced too many to suffer in silence and prevent the tragedy of suicide taking too many lives."
The Prime Minister also pledged 1.8 million pounds ($2.4 million) to ensure the Samaritans charity can continue to offer a free counseling hotline.


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Riyadh, Jumada I 13, 1439, January 30, 2018, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) has signed 12 contracts to implement various humanitarian and relief projects for the Syrian people, in several Syrian cities.
In a press statement announced here today, Advisor at the Royal Court and the General Supervisor of KSRelief Center Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabi'ah said that the 12 projects, worth $ 18,321,549 were signed under the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Masques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The projects aimed to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Syrian people, inside the most affected areas, such as Al-Ghouta, Daraa, Homs and other needy areas.
These are part of a series of aid projects implemented by KSRelief Center, for Syrian brethren, inside as well as outside Syria.
17:37 LOCAL TIME 14:37 GMT
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(MENAFN- IANS) Jammu, Dec 6 (IANS) J&K Police on Wednesday filed an FIR in a bomb hoax call case in Jammu city.
“Jammu Police acted swiftly on bomb threat by an unknown caller to one private school.
"Police conducted extensive search and sanitised area. The threat turned out to be hoax and FIR has been registered,” police wrote on its X-post handle.
Police in Jammu said that an unknown caller told an educational institution in Jammu city that he had planted a bomb there.
Security forces and the bomb disposal squad reached the educational institution at Residency road, Jammu this morning.
The threat call turned out to be a hoax following which police registered an FIR and started investigation.
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Int’l organisations forecast economic growth in Georgia
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7
By Tamilla Mammadova - Trend:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) forecast Georgian economic growth to be three-four percent by 2021, said Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani, Trend reports referring to Georgian media.
"Average annual growth of five percent in recent years is not a small number. We had more than five percent over the last three years,” said Matchavariani.
He expressed hope that the country will return to its prior economic growth rate soon.
Matchavariani said that the positive forecast of the international organizations on Georgian economic growth is based on the country's solid economic indicators and the economic resilience Georgia has displayed in recent years.
He noted Georgia’s success in combating the coronavirus crisis and said that the positive forecasts are tied to how the country was developing before the crisis and how effective the anti-coronavirus measures have been.
Meanwhile, due to the coronavirus crisis, IMF projected Georgian economic growth to fall four percent in 2020. The World Bank said the economic growth of the country will be close to 0 percent in 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has implemented the viable healthcare insurance scheme for the purpose of improving the health standard of Nigerians at large.
According to Governor Godwin, he said that the viable healthcare insurance scheme will also help the nation by attracting new investors into the health care sector.
Godwin made this notice during a brief meeting with the National Executive of the Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) at the Edo state government house on Friday.
The governor said that the health sector of the state is his number one priority, noting that “We should ensure and emphasise on having a viable, effective and formidable healthcare insurance scheme system in Nigeria. It is only when we have this in place that we can begin to attract the requisite investment to the healthcare system.”
The governor also said that his administration is mainly focusing on the healthcare sector to enable the state government to eradicate Chronic illness.
He noted, “We are deploying resources to ensure we have a robust healthcare system at the primary healthcare level.”


SRINAGAR: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district Friday evacuated 30 families to safer places after the continuous landslides in the Chak-Mantrigam area of the district, officials said.
Officials told the news agency KNO that 30 families were shifted to safe places, including government quarters and other places during an evacuation process conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora.
He said Deputy Commissioner also visited the Chak-Mantrigam area and took stock of the evacuation of the people in the landslide-hit area.
Meanwhile, locals have alleged that there is leakage in Kishanganga Hydroelectric power project, adding that days after the power project was commissioned, a similar situation took place in the area following which they staged a protest to ensure redressal of their grievances.
The locals also said that the landslides, which are causing the threat to the whole village are occurring due to the Kishanganga hydroelectric project dam.
They said that the excessive water leakage and persistent landslides has threatened the nearby orchards and left the houses vulnerable to collapse.
Moreover, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora said that they are calling experts from outside to verify the cause behind frequent landslides. “We are monitoring the situation closely,” he said.
He, however, appealed to the people not to worry as there is no threat as of now.


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Manama: Qatar's fencer Ali Turki Oweida (pictured) yesterday clinched bronze medal at the Arab Fencing Championship underway in Manama, Bahrain.
A total of eight countries are taking part in the event.
Oweida had to content with bronze after he lost to Egypt's Alaeddin Abu Al-Qasim 7-15 in the semi-finals.
Seven other players including Khaled Aref Hussein, Abdullah Ismail Khalifa, Jaber Omar Al Fadaq, Muhammad Zaid Al Awlan, Abdul Rahman Al Jedrah, Mishaal Misfer Al Qahtani and Fadi Diab are representing Qatar in the event.
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STATEWIDE – Good Shepherd Food Bank is providing some of its current partners with funding.
Kristen Miale, president of Good Shepherd, said the Capacity Building Grants are meant to help the food bank’s partners meet the needs of those dealing with food insecurity in their areas, and COVID-19 made those even greater.
She said some of these partners include school based programs, health care groups, local food pantries in community based programs.
“They’re the ones who are on the ground, handing that food, getting that food out to people in need, and they are under resourced. They are overworked,” Miale said. “This is investments in those community based partners, so that they can do their work more effectively.”
She said this will allow their partners to do even more to help, such as being open an extra day or doing more home deliveries.


rishtina [Pristina], 10 December: Kosova [Kosovo] Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told UNMIK [UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo] chief Soeren Jessen-Petersen today that the government has concrete plans to promote freedom of movement, in particular for the Kosova Serbs.
"I promise you that the freedom of movement and other issues related to ethnic minorities will improve, because we are willing to work for Kosova and all its citizens," Haradinaj told Jessen-Petersen, who paid his first visit to the new government cabinet.
Haradinaj said that Standards implementation and economic development are the government's priorities and asked for support from UNMIK.
Meanwhile, Jessen-Petersen said that next week he would submit to Haradinaj his proposals for transferring more competencies on the field of economy. He also said that he expects New York to give positive signals in overcoming the obstacles to the privatization process.
Jessen-Petersen said he was encouraged by the great commitment of Haradinaj and the government since the first day. Once again Jessen-Petersen reiterated that Standards implementation remain the main concern for the Kosova government and local institutions in general.
The UNMIK chief also highlighted the Mitrovice [Kosovska Mitrovica] issue, saying that efforts are being made continuously to unify the city. He also said that he has met representatives of the two communities in the city and encouraged them to be committed to solving the problems together.
Haradinaj said that the government will complete the programme by Tuesday [14 December] and present it to the parliament for approval and that he would also meet opposition leaders.


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Interview by Mahdi Al-Nimr
ROME, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- Carlo Bonomi, President of the General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confidustria), has lauded Kuwait's efforts to diverse the economy and attain objectives of its development strategy, Kuwait Vision 2035.
In an interview with KUNA, Bonomi praised the approach 'to create an effective government administration, develop a diversified economy, an integrated infrastructure, increase contribution of the private sector and lure international entrepreneurs.' The Confidustria chief said top Italian companies desire to contribute to Kuwait's development, establish partnership with private Kuwaiti companies and offer expertise for renovating businesses in the country.
There are already Italian business agents and distributors for Italian brands particularly clothes and entertainment, said Bonomi, indicating that the Italian entrepreneurs would execute ventures they had won through tenders.
The Italian companies, in 2019, won contracts worth USD 672 million but in 2020, they won a single one valued USD 87.5 million, he said, indicating that the investments shrank due to the coronavirus outbreak.
At the commercial level, Bonomi said the Italian exports to Kuwait, in 2022, rose to USD 1.52 billion, by double as compared to 2021.
The Italian exports to Kuwait include aircraft, aerial devices, computer and electronic chips, medical equipment, watches and food products. (end) mn.rk
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The hospital in Houston where a patient with Ebola was treated was on the verge of sending a doctor home to Liberia, sources told ESPN.
The hospital, the nation’s largest, has a population of more than 100,000, but only six doctors have been in Liberia since the beginning of the year, and the rest have been sent home, sources said.
A hospital spokesperson said the decision was not made on Monday but the decision had been made after the patient had been released from the hospital on Thursday.
The hospital said it was awaiting further updates.
The health department issued a memo on Friday to hospitals, doctors and health care workers in the U.S. urging them to work together to reduce infections and deaths.
It said hospitals should consider the possibility of sending their own doctors home to assist those already sick, and said health care facilities and workers should cooperate to ensure the virus is contained and that all workers have the same health and safety protections as others.
The memo came as the World Health Organization urged the U,S.
and other countries to reduce the number of people living in areas with high transmission rates, including those in West Africa.


Dallas police are shuffling resources again to combat a spike in drive-by shootings that the police chief blames on gang warfare, often fueled by social media, reports the Dallas Morning News. So far this year, 122 drive-by shootings have been reported, compared with 49 during the same period last year, says Interim Police Chief David Pughes . . .
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Doha: Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti met with Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic H E Martin Kupka, in the Ministry's offices yesterday.
The two ministers reviewed Qatar-Czech aspects of cooperation in the fields of transportation and civil aviation services, and ways to further enhance them.
Meanwhile, Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and Minister of Transport and Communications of East Timor H E José Agustinho da Silva signed an air services agreement between the State of Qatar and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Signed in the Ministry of Transport's office here yesterday, the agreement comes in the context of connecting Qatar with more air services agreements that open airspaces for the national carrier to fly to more destinations around the world.
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ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar Tuesday said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party nexus was to protect corruption money.
The PML-N last government had created 157 billion deficit in the gas sector, he stated while talking to a private news channel.
The last governments of PPP and PML-N had borrowed over 30,000 billion loans during their tenures, he said. He said that PTV, Pakistan Steel Mills, Pakistan International Airlines, and Railways had shown downward trend during the tenures of PML-N. He said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government, after coming into power, had set the targets of economy besides taking measures to improve the institutions.
In reply to a question about approaching IMF, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan, first approached to the friendly nations for the purpose of seeking financial assistance. He said that later, due to bad economy left by the last governments, the PTI chief Imran Khan had to seek help from IMF. He said that the step was taken in the larger interest of the people of Pakistan. He said that the government had expressed flexibility for the purpose of running the house of the parliament smoothly.
To a question he said that PTI government was making efforts to flush out corruption. He said that import graph had been plummeting while the exports had shown upward trend. The remittances had been rising, he said.
To another question Usman Dar said that the opposition leader, who holds number of corruption cases, was roaming in the city freely. This is strange that those plundered the money and destroyed the economy of the country are enjoying the life here. He said that the elements looted the national money would not be spared at any cost.


Saudi- Congo Identifies 10 Additional Mass Graves in Kasai Region
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Goma, Shawwal 2, 1438, Jun 26, 2017, SPA -- The Congolese authorities have identified 10 more mass graves in the central Kasai region, bringing the total to 52, Attorney General Flory Kabange Numbi said Monday.
The UN had previously documented 42 mass graves in the region, dpa reported.
The 10 newly discovered mass graves are located in Tshikapa in Kasai Central, one of the five provinces affected by the violence, Numbi said at a press conference.
The judiciary announced an investigation into who was buried there.
20:20 LOCAL TIME 17:20 GMT
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Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan are going to be seen together on the silver screen for the first time in the film ‘Coolie No.1’. Both were busy shooting for it, but due to an accident on the set a few days ago, the shoot has been stopped at the moment. Not only this, it is being said that the producer of the film has lost two to two and a half crore rupees due to this accident.
Actually, there was a fire on the film’s set a few days ago. In this fire, the set suffered heavy damage and the things there were burnt. However, the obituary was that no one was present on the set at the time of the accident, which did not harm any person.
According to reports, the producer of the film has suffered two to two and a half million rupees due to the burns the fire. It is also being told that about Rs 125 crore was already insured for the set, so it is expected that the amount will be repaid.
According to the reports, a review of the set has also been taken through the concerned insurance company, after which the process will proceed. It is also being said that the third party has suffered the most damage because it’s equipments were present on the set and which have been burnt.


(MENAFN) German Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck rejected the nation’s whole business model on Monday, stating it depended on inexpensive energy imports from Russia that will never return.
Habeck’s remarks came in his statement of a special tax on natural gas, which will reallocate the effect of power lack between firms and the general population.
“Germany developed a business model that was largely based on dependence on cheap Russian gas,” Habeck informed journalists in Berlin, saying that this also meant reliance on an “enemy” of global law, “liberal democracy and its values.”
“This model has failed and it is not coming back,” he added.
As Russia has “arbitrarily” stopped gas supplies to the EU, Habeck said, Germany has to “rescue companies that have got into difficulties and have to bear that as a national economy,” calling it “bitter medicine” that has to be taken in the process.
“This tax is the fairest possible way to distribute and bear the additional costs that have accrued among the population. The alternative is not no tax. The alternative would have been the collapse of the German energy market and with it, large parts of the European energy market,” Habeck claimed.
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SHILLONG: West Shillong MLA,Paul Lyngdoh on Saturday inaugurated the first phase as well as laid the initiation for the second phase of Mawbah Road project.
Speaking on the occasion, Paul Lyngdoh lamented that the people of the area had been deprived the fruits of development for the past 45 years even as he expressed confidence that the they would form the next Government in the state and the delivery of the services would be even better.
Claiming that West Shillong constituency has the best road network in the entire state, Lyngdoh said five new road projects were initiated in the constituency in the last five years.
Terming the newly inaugurated road as an asset for the constituency and its people, Lyngdoh expressed confidence that the future of the constituency would be as bright as a sun.
Earlier, officials from the PWD (Roads) asked the residents of the area to take care of the road to ensure its durability even as they asked people not to throw garbage in the drain which spoils the drain as well as the road.
Local residents were also present on the occasion


Panchayati Raj Minister Mauvin Godinho, on Tuesday, directed the health department to disconnect the electricity and water connections of those found discharging sewage into the drains.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of review meeting which was held with the officials of various government departments at the BJP office at New Vaddem, Godinho said that it has been found that the people are discharging sewage into the drains.
“I have given strict instruction to the health department to disconnect the electricity and water connections of those found discharging sewage into the drains,” said Godinho.
He also said that Mormugao municipal officials have also been instructed to take strong cognizance of the sewage being discharged into the drains.
He said that he is concentrating on providing sewerage network connectivity to the people in the entire Dabolim constituency.
“I appeal to the people to provide land to set up pumping stations for sewerage network,” he said and expressed confidence of resolving the sewerage network issue in the Dabolim constituency at the earliest.
Having reviewed various development works, Godinho directed the road section of PWD to fill up the potholes during the dry spell within the next two weeks.
“We have to face the criticism from the people about the bad conditions of roads,” he said.
He further said that necessary instructions have been issued to the water and electricity department officials to provide water with high pressure and uninterrupted power supply.
“In order to augment power supply, three new transformers will be commissioned before August 2,” he said. The Minister also reviewed the Vaddem Lake beautification work, and added that the lake will be made available to the people for immersing Ganesh idols during the Ganesh celebrations.


Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday said the people want to know what initiative the government has taken to remove uncertainty created over getting Covid-19 vaccine in time.
"Those who have received the first jab are concerned whether they would get the second dose in time," he said in a statement.
The JaPa chairman, as per a UNB report, said frustration is growing among people as the country did not receive vaccinedoses as per agreement since February.
"Uncertainty has been created among the people over getting vaccine," he said adding that getting vaccinated is the right of the people.
Quader said it is the government's responsibility to vaccinate all eligible communities across the country.
"The people of the country want to know what initiative the government has taken over the vaccine," he said.
The government will have to take effective steps to ensure vaccine for the people within the stipulated time, said Quader, also the deputy leader of the opposition.
He said last year JaPa suggested the government maintain contact with alternative sources over vaccines. But no such initiative has been taken. As a result, the country is now facing a tough crisis.
The JaPa chairman expected that the government would make all-out efforts to collect the necessary vaccine on an urgent basis.


(MENAFN- IANS) Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad came down heavily on BJP MP from South Delhi Ramesh Bidhuri for his abusive comments in Parliament.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said he was sitting in the Lok Sabha when Ramesh Bidhuri made the abusive statement against BSP MP Danish Ali.
“Our party took action against that MP and also served him a notice. Whatever Ramesh Bidhuri had said was not right,” Prasad said.
“However, I was present in the Lok Sabha when the incident happened. I must add that the way the BSP MP was behaving with the MPs of the ruling party was also not right,” he added.
During the Special Session of Parliament, Ramesh Bidhuri had used abusive and unparliamentary words for Danish Ali.
At that time, former Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Ravi Shankar Prasad were sitting just behind Ramesh Bidhuri.
Danish Ali has accused the two leaders of laughing when Ramesh Bidhuri was making abusive remarks against him.
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PARSA: The Sirsiya of Parsa district based the first dry port Customs Office of Nepal has collected eight percent revenue more than the target given to the office for the fiscal year 2067/069.
The office had the target of Rs. 7.46 billion for the last fiscal year but crossed the target by Rs. 652 million collecting Rs. 8.11 billion, according to the Chief Customs Officer Narayan Prasad Sharma of the office. It is 8 percent more than the target which is 33 percent more revenue collection than the last fiscal year, he said.
He said the revenue collection was increased as the import of iron from India and import of alcoholic drinks from second and third countries through the border point was increased, said Sharma.


Gibbs Goes Before a Media Firing Squad
Although news wires buzzed Monday with reports that President Obama had changed his tune when it came to pushing for the government to make a public health care option available to give private insurance companies competition, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs begged to differ during a press conference Tuesday, insisting that Obama said nothing over the weekend that contradicted anything he’d said for months on the matter. –KA
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HUNZA: Relatives of the incarcerated youth of Hunza and members of the Aseeran-e-Hunza Rihayi Committee (Committee for Acquital of the Incarcerated Youth of Hunza) addressed a press conference in Aliabad.
During the press conference, they said that while Pakistan is raising slogans for the release of Kashmir’s detained leaders, the youth of Hunza, including politiical leaders, are being held in prison on false charges.
The speakers during the press confernce said that many of the incarcerated youth have developed physical and mental health conditions due to the treatement they are receving in the prison.
One of the incarcerated activists, Salman Karim, has made three suicide attempts, but he is being denied a medical bail.
They also said that the imprisoned political activists are being denied the right to medical and mental health support, which is their basic human right.
The committee members said that they are going to launch a sit-in and protest movement.
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JALALPUR BHATTIAN: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to continue the journey towards economic progress and development despite impediments being created by `Dharnas’ (sit-ins) in the federal capital.
“The sit-ins are disrupting business activities in Pakistan.
It is an attempt to impede the course of development, but we will In sha Allah continue the journey of development and serve the people,”the Prime Minister said while addressing the flood-affected people in Jalalpur Bhattian area of Hafizabad district.
“Let them continue with the sit-ins and we will continue to serve the masses,” he remarked.
The Prime Minister said that the sit-ins were no service to the masses and invited them (protesters) to come forward and help look after the people affected by the floods.
Nawaz Sharif assured the flood-affected people that the government would utilize all resources for their rehabilitation.
“The government will compensate you for your losses and help reconstruct your houses,” he maintained.
He said once the flood water receded in the area, the government would conduct a survey to compensate the losses. “The public money belong to the masses and the government will leave no stone unturned to help the flood-affected people,” he added.
He said the government and the whole nation stood with the flood-affected people in this difficult hour.
The Prime Minister lauded the armed forces for their relief and rescue work in the flood-affected areas. Rescue 1122 also did a good a job, he added.


Katy Bourne, the PPC for Sussex, said she was asked about the subject in a radio interview.
She said, “I was asked to talk on local radio about the appalling rise of attacks and abuse on police officers following alarming figures revealed by the Police Federation and government statistics.
“Over the past year in Sussex, more than three officers were assaulted every day, totalling 1,235 attacks with 26 per cent resulting in injury.”
Mrs Bourne said the number of assaults has “steadily increased” over the past three years – 1,151 attacks took place in Sussex last year.
Nationally, there were 36,969 attacks last year, an increase of 20 per cent on the year before.
Officers have been faced with members of the public deliberately spitting and coughing on them since the pandemic started.
She said, “I made it very clear that the public depend upon police officers to keep us all as safe as possible, so the law needs to ensure that we protect our emergency service workers including police.
“This is why I support the proposed doubling of the available jail sentences for people who assault them.”


Against the backdrop of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs 80,000 package for Jammu and Kashmir, the state’s former chief minister Omar Abdullah today said that packages alone will not address the Kashmir issue and that people of the state were looking for peace.
“I had told the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting during his visit to the state that the people of the state were not looking towards economic packages but wanted peace in the region for their sufferings to end,” Mr Abdullah told delegations which met him during his brief visit to the winter capital Jammu.
Mr Abdullah said that regaining trust of the people and instilling a sense of confidence among them is necessary to steer the state to peace, progress and development.
While cautioning against the machinations of divisive forces, the National Conference working president emphasised the need for maintaining unity and tranquility to isolate elements inimical to the state’s unique ethos.
He said that this will be a befitting reply to those believing in politics of hate.
Mr Omar lamented over the attempts being made to divide the society and exhorted upon the NC cadre to carry forward the message of brotherhood and work towards making the party more vibrant and all inclusive.
The former chief minister said that National Conference has never indulged in vote bank politics and has always worked for the welfare, unity and integrity of the society.
Addressing the SC and OBC delegation, Mr Omar said NC has always fought for their rights and welfare and shall continue to do so in future as well.


ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered to recover Rs 33 million from the accused involved in burning of a temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in one month.
A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel heard the suo moto notice case regarding demolition of a Hindu Temple in Karak by a mob.
During the course of proceedings, the court directed the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to collect compensation from all the accused involved in the Karak temple burning.
The Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had informed the court that more than Rs 33 million was spent on the restoration of the temple.
On which the Chief Justice remarked that the accused would learn a lesson when Rs 33 million were recovered from them.
The Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that the trial against the accused was pending and if any person was found innocent after the trial, what would be the status of amount recovered from him?
On which the Chief Justice asked the Advocate General to speak thoughtfully as this was a court order.
An accused Rehmat Salam Khattak said that 100 innocent people were arrested in the case. “I was stopping those who were damaging the temple,” he added.
Addressing the accused, the Chief Justice said that he was facing problems due to recovery of money from him.
Hindu leader Ramesh Kumar said that the way to the temple had been closed and the community had been asked to contact the local clerics.
The Advocate General said that the construction work of the temple had been completed, on which the Chief Justice said that the minority community could expand the place of worship as much as they want.
Later, hearing of the case was adjourned for one month.


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The midterm election turnout numbers in Texas have left many breathless. It’s being described as a new high water mark for the state, which has a record of lackluster voter participation. But last week Texas reported a turnout of over 50 percent of registered voters. But that also means about half of the people who could vote didn’t.


The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that the Coronavirus pandemic has led to the collapse of businesses in Ghana.
He said the Pandemic has also led to job loses in the country and around the world.
The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is presenting the Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Parliament currently.
He stated that for the first time in the 64 years of Ghana, he said the Government has had to simultaneously tackled the wording State of health and economic activities.
He disclosed that the 2021 Budget Statement contains deliberate and well thought out strategies that will hasten the country’s recovery from the Coronavirus.
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Shillong, Aug 25: The Congress will take on NPP-led MDA government on the prevailing law and order situation during the upcoming session of the Assembly starting from September 10.
Speaking to reporters after a CLP meeting on Wednesday, Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma said the opposition will raise the prevailing sense of insecurity among the people of the state.
“The sense of insecurity is keeping in mind the resurgence and reemergence of various militant activities and insurgent activities across the state against the backdrop of palpable feeling of frustration, loss of hope and anger among the people particularly the youth against the backdrop of lack of opportunities,” he said.
Asserting that this is one of the crucial issues confronting the people of the state, Mukul said, “When we talk to the people, we know how frustrated and angry the people are and about lack of opportunities having been created by the government in the last preceding three years even the opportunities that have been created have somehow been snatched away by other people – those are things which we will dwell when we present it before the august house.”
Border dispute, overloading of trucks, plight of farmers and curtailing people’s rights, way of life, food habits and liberty will also be taken up.


Washington, Jun 17: The United States called the new development in the Indo-Pak relations 'encourage' while responding to the meeting that took place in the SCO Summit between Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
"A resumption of such high-level engagement in the aftermath of the November Mumbai attacks is encouraging," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
Welcoming this development, US also said that the two countries must work together to fight terrorism and to promote regional stability.
"We have said before that India and Pakistan need to continue their dialogue to find joint solutions against terrorism and to promote regional stability," Ian added.
The meeting between the two leaders gained a lot of attention as the two countries ceased their peace talks after the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks.


Shutdown Looking Unlikely on Capitol Hill
The good news: It doesn’t seem as though disputes between congressional Republicans and their Democratic colleagues on Capitol Hill and in the White House over spending cuts will bring the government to a standstill. The bad news, for some, is that this temporary harmony may be hard-won. –KA
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California has criticized the Republican bill, which would cut $4 billion while keeping the government funded through March 18.
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KUWAIT -- Kuwait strongly condemns and denounces the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by the Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, according to a statement by Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) expresses concern over the heightened tensions in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel following the Israeli attacks in Jenin and an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.
NEW DELHI -- Indian Air Force announces that one pilot was killed after two fighter aircraft were involved in an accident near Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh.
BAGHDAD -- Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita announces that his country will reopen its embassy in Baghdad Saturday after 18 years of closure. (end) mt
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) The Odisha vigilance department has arrested Santosh Kumar Das, assistant engineer in the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, on corruption charges, officials said on Saturday.
The vigilance teams on Friday conducted raids on the properties of Das at 11 places and found disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.80 crore, which is 245 per cent more than his known sources of income.
The anti-corruption wing of the Odisha government said it has seized Rs 41.77 lakh in cash, which is the highest during any raid made by the organisation so far.
Apart from the cash, 659 grams of gold, three buildings, a flat, three plots, one four-wheeler and three two-wheelers were also unearthed during the search operation, the vigilance said.
A case has been registered against the engineer and he is being forwarded to the court of Special Judge Vigilance, Bhubaneswar for possession of disproportionate assets, it said.
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AT-KABUL: Militants stormed several government buildings in central Logar province the other night, said local security officials.
Logar police chief, Abdul Hakim Eshaqzai, said that insurgents launched attacks on Charkh and Kherwar districts’ administrative office buildings and a number of military checkpoints in Baraki Barak district and Pol-e-Alam, the capital city of the province.
He added that at least 20 Taliban militants have been killed, and 15 others wounded. Eshaqzai said that three Afghan soldiers have also been killed in the clashes, while five others wounded.
He said that the fighting lasted several hours and the number of dead and wounded people is likely to change.
The Taliban haven’t commented about the attacks so far.


Residents and local officials say that more than 100 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in Plateau, a state in the north-central part of Nigeria.
On Tuesday, armed men attacked villages and set fire to many houses in the Mangu area. At first, it was thought that about 20 people had died, mostly children and women.
Local herder Bello Yahaya said on Friday that the attack was a revenge for farmers killing a herder and his cows who had trespassed on their land last month.
Minista Daniel Daput, the chairman of Mangu local government, said that they had buried about 50 people in a mass grave. Residents said that they would bury another 50 people on Friday and they were searching for more people who were missing in the bush nearby.
Plateau is one of the many states in Nigeria’s Middle Belt that have diverse ethnic and religious groups. Hundreds of people have died in intercommunal violence in these states in recent years.
The conflict is often seen as a religious and ethnic one between Muslim herders who move around – mostly Fulani – and Indigenous farmers who are mostly Christian. But experts say that the conflict is also worsened by climate change and growing agriculture.
Makut Simon Macham, who speaks for Plateau’s governor, said that they were looking into the situation and would bring the suspects to justice, but he did not know how many people had died.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. Rather than
playing with words, the Armenian side must take a concrete step
forward and sit down at the negotiating table, Assistant to the
President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Department of
the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters,
"It is tough to say anything about it at this time. We
anticipate clear ideas from Armenia. When it comes to a peace deal,
Armenia is still looking beyond the area. Rather than introducing a
third-party agenda here, it is vital to assume responsibility for
the region and move the peace treaty negotiations ahead. The ball
is presently in the goal of Armenia," Hajiyev emphasized.
He also stated that, given the current conditions in the region,
Azerbaijan sees no impediments to concluding a peace deal with
After the end of the second Karabakh war in 2020, Azerbaijan
submitted a peace proposal to Armenia that included five essential
points. Armenia has delayed the discussion of the details of the
peace deal and the signing of the final agreement in various ways
over the last time.
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Cardinal slams govt. over timing of fuel price hike
The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has slammed the timing of the fuel price increase.
Issuing a statement, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said that the fuel price hike should not have been implemented at a time when the public are suffering from the impact of Covid-19 and the fire on the X-Press Pearl ship.
The Cardinal said that the public have now been forced to face further suffering as a result of the fuel price hike.
He said that fishermen, who depend on fuel for fishing, are among those who have been severely affected by the travel ban and the X-Press Pearl inferno
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith urged the Government to take measures to offer assistance to the people who are badly affected by the fuel price hike.


ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Member National Assembly from Bahawalpur Muhammad Farooq Azam Malik on Saturday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has laid the foundation of the revolution by facilitating the farmers in development of the agriculture sector.
Talking to APP outside the Parliament House, he said in the history of the country this year reported record production of wheat with an increase of two million tons to 27.3 million tons.
He said his party government has supported the farmers at every stage for better crops which resulted in record production of wheat, rice and maize while sugarcane production remained the second-highest in the history of the country.
PTI Member National Assembly from Bakkhar Muhammad Sana Ullah Masti Khel said that the government was striving for the betterment of the common people of the country.
He said that budget for the financial year 2021-22 was reflective of the aspirations of the people. Replying to a question, he said that the government has given priority to the backward areas in the budget which were ignored by the past governments.
Replying to another question, he said under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the government was providing facilities to the farmers at every level and also bringing pro farmer policies in the country.


(MENAFN- IANS) Stockholm, Feb 24 (IANS) Seven people were hospitalised with respiratory problems after the Swedish Security Service's headquarters in Stockholm were evacuated due to a gas leak.
The alarm was raised just after lunchtime on Friday, and emergency services deployed staff in hazmat suits. As many as 500 people were evacuated from the building, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Swedish channel TV 4.
Around 150 people working in a neighbouring office building were also evacuated, Swedish Television reported.
"We have cordoned off a radius of 500 meters, something that applies to pedestrians as well as motorists," police spokesperson Anders Bryngelsson told TT news agency.
A nearby highway ramp on one of Stockholm's major thoroughfares was also shut down, TT reported.
"The government is following the development and is in contact with the Security Service," Minister for Justice Gunnar Strommer told TT.
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Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, according to news reports.
He serves the sixth district in North Carolina, a conservative district which Mitt Romney won 58 percent of the vote in 2012. Coble’s health has suffered recently and he has been in the hospital multiple times in the past year.
Coble will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday.


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Date: 6:00pm PDT March 19 Location: Thayer
We often focus on social justice movements that revolve around race and gender but within that we can look at the issues regarding poverty within the United States such as the Flint water crisis. And also how to give a voice to those who are often forgotten such as the homeless and people who have lost everything due to natural disasters. Everyone is welcome!


The Ministry of Health will ease more coronavirus health guidelines that are in place, which will be announced tomorrow.
Speaking to media in Kandy yesterday, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the home-based care system of coronavirus infected individuals is a success.
The Minister added more than 150,000 persons who underwent home quarantine after testing positive have recovered.
He said he implemented the programme shortly after being appointed as the Health Minister.
The Minister claimed that hospitals were not occupied to its maximum with COVID-19 patients owing to this programme.
Rambukwella said only one individual succumbed to the virus while part of the home-based care system while 1,460 persons were hospitalised.
Commenting on the suspension of the trade union action by health professions for 10-days, the Minister said the government has discussed and agreed to demands that can be met while the justice and injustice of such measures can be determined in future.
He claimed all justifiable demands were considered adding that the government has been understanding throughout the process.
The Health Minister said the government has understood the concerns of health professionals who have served the country immensely.
However, the Minster said the country too must continue to function.


Kuwait awards USD1.57b refinery contract to Saipem
(MENAFN) Kuwait has awarded a new USD1.57 billion contract for work on its planned Al-Zour oil refinery to a consortium joining Italy's Saipem and another firm.
The 45-month contract was the lowest offer submitted in the tender, spokesman of state-run Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC) said in a statement, according to KUNA.
Last month, the Kuwaiti oil company awarded a total of USD11.5 billion in contracts to build the planned 615,000 barrel-per-day refinery.
That included a USD1.49 billion contract for a consortium comprising Saipem, Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and SK Engineering and Construction to build a marine export terminal.
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Hyderabad, Dec 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today said the state government was planning to invest an amount of Rs 6,600 crore to improve the infrastructure facilities in 651 residential schools in the state.
In a release here, Dr Reddy said the government was committed to eradicate poverty in the Backward Classes (BCs) by improving the economic conditions.
He said the BCs welfare scholarship which was Rs 238 crore in 2004, had been increased to Rs 619 crore as the government intended to provide scholarships for the eligible students.
He said the government had already spent Rs 5,000 crore for the BCs welfare and distributed Rs 1,200 crore to the poor.
He said the government proposed to provide 46 lakh worth pensions this year and this would be increased to 60 lakh soon.
The Chief Minister said the government had given loans worth Rs 7,000 crore at the rate of three per cent interest to women members of the 'Dwacra' groups and distributed 1.32 lakh cattle under the 'Pasu Kranthi' scheme for the BCs.
With a view to provide Corporate medical facilities, he said the government had introduced 'Aarogya Sree' health insurance scheme in some of the districts. It would be implemented all over the state soon.
To improve the economic conditions of handloom workers in the state, he said the government had earmarked a budget allocation of Rs 150 crore.
The eligibility age of the oldage-pension for handloom workers, had been reduced to 50 years from 65 years, Dr Reddy added.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian invaders have opened fire on the village of Slatyne, Derhachi District, Kharkiv Region, with white phosphorus munitions.
The relevant statement was made by Derhachi City Council on Telegram , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Yesterday, the Russian army used cannon and rocket artillery to open fire nearly on all Ukrainian-controlled settlements in our community. Over the village of Slatyne, [Russian] occupiers again used phosphorus munitions against civilians,” the report states.
As a result, at least six detached houses burnt down in the village.
In addition, the enemy used mortars and tanks to open fire on such settlements as Tsupivka, Prudianka, Dementiivka, Nove, Pytomnyk and Ruska Lozova. No casualties had been reported so far, Derhachi City Council added.
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The Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar says the country is facing a sensitive situation as he sought national support to government during a meeting with the Afghans based in Washington.
The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) in a statement said Mr. Atmar discussed government’s peace offer, fight against terrorism, efforts to bolster the Afghan Air Force, growing regional support for the peace efforts, and some other issues during his meeting at the Embassy of Afghanistan.
He called the country’s situation as sensitive and emphasized that a national support to the government and the current system is key to overcome the situation.
According to Armar, the Afghan people should increase their support to the government considering the regional situation.
The Office of the National Security Council also added that Mr. Atmar met with a number of senior US government officials in the Afghan Embassy in Washington.
During his meeting with the top civilian and military officials, Atmar discussed the peace offer to Taliban, efforts to attract regional support in the peace process, Pakistan’s stance, fight against terrorism, and the upcoming elections, the statement said.
According to the National Security Council Office, Mr. Atmar expressed optimisms regarding the future of the country but emphasized more work is needed while insisting on regional and international cooperation.
He also added that the new US strategy for South has proven to be beneficial for the region and called for more bilateral cooperation between Afghanistan and the United.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The Group of Seven (G7) nations and Australia on Friday said
they had agreed a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne
crude oil after European Union members overcame resistance from
Poland and hammered out a political agreement earlier in the day,
trend reports citing
The EU agreed the price after holdout Poland gave its support,
paving the way for formal approval over the weekend.
The G7 and Australia said in a statement the price cap would
take effect on Dec. 5 or very soon thereafter.
The nations said they anticipated that any revision of the price
would include a form of grandfathering to allow compliant
transactions concluded before the change.
'The Price Cap Coalition may also consider further action to
ensure the effectiveness of the price cap,' the statement read. No
details were immediately available on what further actions could be
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Govt pledges support to Chitukuko victims
Lusaka, Jan 1, 2015, ZANIS–Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Wamunyima Muwana has assured the 100 residents of Julius Chitukuko area in Chilanga district whose houses collapsed due to heavy rain that government will come to their aid.
Mr. Muwana visited the victims whose houses collapsed due to the heavy rains.
He said government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit DMMU will provide tents and other logistics to the affected residents.
Mr. Muwana said government will do everything possible to ensure that the affected victims were taken care of.
He said the structures where not built on a strong foundation leading to the collapsing of the 100 houses.
Area councillor Mulenga Chiti said government was aware of the 100 houses
which collapsed in the area.
He said logistics were being put in place to help the affected residents.
One of the affected victims Tilumbe Daka thanked government for the quick intervention.
She said government should continue looking into the plight of the less privileged.


The government of India has announced to give money to thousands of students to buy smartphones.
New Delhi: The state government of India has announced to give money to students for the purchase of smartphones.
According to Indian media reports, the government of Tripura has announced to provide smartphone funds to more than 15,000 final year students studying in 40 educational institutions, including degree colleges and two universities.
According to the report, the government will provide Rs 5,000 each to more than 15,000 students from 22 government degree colleges, two universities, and 40 educational institutions to buy smartphones.
State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “The BJP has decided to help students buy smartphones to fulfill their election promises.”
He said that under the Chief Minister’s scheme, funds would be given to selected colleges, universities, and educational institutions.
Each child would get Rs 5,000 with the help of which he can buy a smartphone and help in his studies.
Ratan Lal Nath said that the scheme was launched last year and so far 7274 students have been given funds of Rs. 36.7 million to buy smartphones.
He said that considering the situation, the government has increased the budget of the scheme to Rs 75 million.


New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has made a big announcement saying that the families of those who have died due to corona will be given a lump sum amount of 50 thousand from the Delhi government. Announcing the financial assistance, he said that the government employees will go to the families in which people have died and they will be given this amount.
Chief Minister Kejriwal made two more big announcements during this period. He said that if the child whose parents died due to corona, then he will also be given 2.5 thousand rupees every month by the Delhi government till he turns 25.
The Chief Minister made it clear that if one of the mother or father of a child has died earlier and the other has also died due to corona, then such children will also be given 2.5 thousand rupees every month till they turn 25. .
The Chief Minister said that those people of Corona, who were running their family’s house by earning money, will also be given some amount every month. However, he did not say how much amount would be given to the families of such people.
While making the announcement, the Chief Minister also said that those who will go to check the papers, they should not take out the flaws in the papers. Because the relatives are already sad due to death from Corona and at such a time they should not be disturbed further by taking out the tips in the papers.
He said that all of us i.e. Delhi government is there to help the people and not to disturb them. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the families who lost their loved ones in Corona, this is the time to stand with them.


Turkey- Children's bodies found on western Turkish coast
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The bodies of two children thought to be refugees were found washed up on Turkey’s west coast on Tuesday the coast guard said.
They were wearing life jackets when they were found by fishermen near Cesme in the western province of Izmir.
No further information on the children was released but the coast guard said more than 200 people were rescued in the waters off western Turkey on Tuesday as they tried to reach Greek islands.
Turkish officials said they had stepped up search and rescue operations in the Aegean Sea in anticipation of strong storms on Wednesday and Thursday.
Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers are trying to reach Europe via the Greek islands.
According to UNICEF around 185 refugee children have died in the seas between Turkey and Greece so far this year.
According to the International Organization for Migration 878000 crossed the Mediterranean in 2015. Nearly 600 have died in the waters between Greece and Turkey.
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The National University Commission and World Bank have encouraged the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Centre of Excellence (SPESSECE), to involve Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in training to enhance their knowledge.
The Centre Leader of the SPESSECE, Prof. Mohammed Yunusa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, at a Stakeholders Forum, organised by the SPESSECE, Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU) Zaria.
Yunusa said that the SPESSECE was established in 2019 by the NUC in collaboration with the Word Bank.
He said that the centre was to bridge the knowledge and skill gap in the areas of sustainable procurement environmental and social standards education in the public and private sectors.
He said that the NUC and the World Bank had encouraged the centre to ensure that the IDPs and vulnerable groups were involved in capacity-building training to help them acquire more knowledge.
“In all the training the World Bank and the NUC have encouraged the centre to note the IDPs and other vulnerable groups to enable them to acquire more knowledge.
“The SPESSECE, ABU, through its training programmes focuses on building the capacities of professionals and practitioners in procurement, environmental and social standards.
“The drive is to train competent and skilled sustainable procurement, environmental and social standards practitioners in the public, private and civil society organisations,” he said.
Yunusa said that the beneficiaries of the training were equipped with appropriate intellectual and practical abilities and to display the right virtues, ethics of equity, discipline, commitment and transparency in the practice of sustainable procurement, and environmental and social standards.
“The SPESSECE enjoins everyone to patronise our programmes because we have the best online teaching and experienced instructor.
He said that the centre is engaged with a Master`s Degree in procurement management, sustainable environmental studies and social development studies.
He said that short executive courses in procurement management, sustainable environmental studies and social development studies were also available in the programme.
The National Project Coordinator of the NUC, Dr Joshua Atah, said that the programme was running out its time scheduled.
Atah, who represented the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, said that the programme was a five-year programme and meant to end in 2024 but has not yet implemented its mandates.
He said that COVID-19 pandemic and other obstructions affected the effective implementation of the programme.
He advised institutions on efficient training and retraining of people for exchange of knowledge and understanding among professionals.
Also, the Director, of Academic Planning and Monitoring, ABU, Prof. Muktar Bello, said that the centre was working hard to ensure that the programme was able to achieve its mandates.
According to him, we are far behind the rescheduling but we believe that we can do whatever possible to ensure that we achieve as much as possible.
The director said that the centre needs more support to enable the programme to get to a better level and can attain its goal, adding that the centre had established good relationships with relevant stakeholders.
He said that the essence of the collaboration with other stakeholders was to ensure that the programme was sustained effectively


KARACHI: The Karachi police in their drive against criminals, arrested 30 accused from various areas of the city during past 24 hours.
A statement on Friday said the apprehended include proclaimed offenders and absconders.
It said two gangs of criminals were also busted by the police during the period while four encounters also took place.
As many as 16 pistols, one Kalashnikov, one dagger and two mobile phones were also recovered from the possession of the accused.
The police have registered cases against the accused and started investigation. (APP)


Yes, there are several resources available to help investors understand the risks and challenges of investing in startups:
- Due Diligence Reports: Conducting a thorough due diligence process and reviewing due diligence reports can provide valuable insights into the risks and challenges facing a startup.
- Industry Research: Researching the industry and market trends can provide important information on the competitive landscape and potential disruptors, and help investors assess the risks and challenges facing the startup.
- Management Team: Understanding the experience and track record of the startup’s management team can also provide valuable insights into the company’s potential for success and its ability to navigate risks and challenges.
- Financial Statements: Reviewing the startup’s financial statements, including its balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, can provide important information on its financial health and its ability to manage risks and challenges.


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CHICAGO — It was raining in Chicago as we learned from the TV news that when it next rains in Kiev, nuclear fallout will be swept along into the food chain. We also learned that because the food chain doesn`t recognize national borders, families in Poland will wonder about their milk and the direction of the wind.
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