Foreign Minister Mohammad Hasan Mahmud commented that we are not feeling the pressure of any foreigner. He said, we try to give importance to the fact that different countries may have different types of suggestions.
Hashan Mahmud said these things while talking to journalists at the ministry on Sunday.
Hasan Mahmud said that there were many pressures regarding the elections, the government has removed them. Concerns of friendly countries must be given importance. Despite global divisions, Bangladesh will remain steadfast in its principles.
Hasan Mahmud also said that more or less every country has some questions about the elections, many defeated candidates have various statements. He said that violence has reduced in the 12th National Assembly elections.
Regarding the Rohingya crisis, the new foreign minister said, ‘Bangladesh is interested in solving the Rohingya crisis diplomatically, not war.’
The Foreign Minister said that we want to continue with East-West. He said that the ambassadors of the United States and the United Kingdom were present at the swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet because they are interested in working with the new government.


Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): After the completion of the Makar Sankranti festival holidays, the schools and colleges will be opened as per their regular schedule, informed a press release issued by A Suresh, State Education Minister on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh government has been taking care of the students' health and paid keen attention to the prevention of COVID-19 spread in the educational institutions, the release read.
The Education Minister further informed that the state government has administered the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 90 per cent of the students aged between 15 to 18.
He also added that the government was giving equal priority to both the health and education of the students in the State.
Meanwhile, sources in the department informed that the government will review the status of the health and COVID-19 related issues in the educational institutions on Monday.
Andhra Pradesh reported 4,570 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Sunday. With this, the total count of COVID-19 cases in the state has gone up to 21,06,280.
Only one death was reported during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll in the state due to the disease to 14,510. There are currently 26,770 active COVID-19 cases in the state. (ANI)


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MOGADISHU Rajab 04 1437 April 11 2016 SPA -- A former journalist accused of belonging to the terrorist al-Shabab group has been executed in Mogadishu Somalia for the killings of five Somali journalists AP Reported.
Official said Monday that Hassan Hanafi Haji who was extradited from Kenya last year on the request of the Somali government was executed by firing squad at a police academy in the capital.
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Islamabad (April 04, 2018): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said that Pakistan has paid a heavy price for its participation in the war against terror and had even lost leader of Benazir Bhutto stature.
He said that the PML-N government has eliminated the terrorism and had guided the nation on the path of progress and prosperity.
Addressing the final session of the International Anti-terrorism conference held in Islamabad by NACTA, the prime minister said that the country had fought the war against terror on its soil and the world should recognize their efforts.
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“Pakistan has given most sacrifices in this war and the leaders like Benazir Bhutto and youth activist Malala Yousafzai were also the victims of this war,” he said.
He said that the Army Public School attack brought a new dimension in this war and the country devised a new and collaborative effort to root out the terrorism from its soil.
“We have eliminated terrorism and now Pakistan has become a lucrative country for investments,” he said adding that the growth rate has reached upto 6 percent in the country.He said that for the first time 1800 Pakistani clerics have given an edict against terrorism and suicide attacks and explained the real meaning of waging armed struggle in the name of Islam (Jihad). “We still have challenges to be dealt with but now it’s time to see towards the half-filled glass rather than half-empty.”
He said that Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan and its is due to it that the country has started to fence the border between the two countries.
He further said that Indian action in Kashmir is becoming a cause of fuelling terrorism in the region and there is need to determine how the fundamentalism and terrorism is taking its roots in the society.


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the infrastructure of the entire country has been damaged due to the rain, the recent rains and floods have caused havoc.
Addressing a ceremony to provide financial aid to the flood victims in Islamabad, the Prime Minister said that all four provinces were affected by the recent rains, but the worst disaster occurred in Balochistan, where hundreds of people died due to rain and floods.
The Prime Minister said that 6 officers of Pakistan Army were martyred during relief activities, 15 lakh families have been affected by the recent rains.
Shahbaz Sharif said that financial assistance has been started for the flood victims from Jhal Magsi area of Balochistan, a survey committee has been formed to assess the damages in the flood affected areas, data of financial and life losses will be collected during the survey. Is.
The Prime Minister said that we all need to face this challenge, the torrential rains are still continuing.


Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that schools will close, and go fully online, as of Monday.
All non-essential shops and services, gyms, pools, cinemas, theatres and museums have been closed, and all organised sport activities have been suspended, effective as of tomorrow.
Hotel restaurants have also been closed down, and travel to Gozo has been limited to Gozitan residents.
Weddings and religious activities have been suspended, but funerals can still take place.
All impacted businesses will receive the full wage supplement.
The maximum number of people who can gather in public has been reduced from six to four.
The measures will last until 11th April.
Elective surgeries will also be postponed to move more human resources to COVID-19 ITUs.


Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali on Friday told the Sindh Assembly that the provincial government would consider increasing salaries of government employees in the next budget.
Concluding the pre-budget debate, he admitted that the minimum salary of a government employee was not enough for subsistence, but the provincial government had to take a decision in that regard keeping in view its resources. Shah said that around Rs50 billion was spent for payment of salaries and retired employees’ pension, excluding employees of local government institutions.
Slating the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led federal government for “not considering Sindh part of Pakistan”, he remarked that the province was paying the price of “inefficiency and incompetence of the Centre”. He said the federal government was not spending any money for the uplift of Sindh, and asked as to why such injustices was being done with the province. He said the federal government was continuously giving lesser funds out of Sindh’s share under the National Finance Commission.
The chief minister said that the federal government was incompetent and unable to run the country’s affairs in an effective manner due to which inflation and unemployment were on the rise. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had projected economic growth rate of 1.5pc for Pakistan while it is 5pc and 12.5pc in Bangladesh and India, respectively,” he said.
Mr Shah said that the PTI-led federal government had completely failed to perform and that was why their vote bank was getting decreased day-by-day.
He said that PTI’s defeats in by-elections spoke volumes of their ‘incompetence and unpopularity”.
The CM said that Sindh had been given Rs527 billion (or 95pc) from its share in the divisible tax pool in 2017-18 by the then PPP government and 86 per cent by the then PML-N federal government, while the province got only 70pc in 2019-2020 from the PTI-led government.


Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Federal Government’s National Health Program will surely benefit families across Pakistan. Prime Minister was addressing a ceremony in Rahim Yar Khan, which was held to inaugurate the National Health Program. During the ceremony, Nawaz Sharif announced the construction of 50 new hospitals. On the occasion, he said that poor will get justified treatment at both private and public hospitals and government will also help them if their medical expense exceeds an amount of Rs. 300,000.
Speaking at ceremony, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the poor are forced to sell their households and even their houses sometimes to pay off their debts. While talking about sufferings of the poor, PM also got emotional and couldn’t continue his words. Prime Minister said that the National Health Program will help those who are financially unable to get their medical treatment done. In his previous tenure, he had initiated a health program for treatment of kidneys as well and he wishes that future government will continue such programs for the public, he added. Health cards were also distributed to deserving families at the eve.
The Prime Minister also congratulated the people of Rahim Yar Khan for the motorway that is under construction. PM said that they have begun constructing motorways and roads and now they will connect Karachi and Baluchistan. Road networks are extremely important as they reduce distances, promote development and provide opportunities for employment, he quoted. He also said that in next couple of years, situation of railway will also get better in the region and his government will tackle the energy crisis on priority basis. Nawaz Sharif added that law and order situation in Karachi has now improved and he vowed to root out terrorism from the country as well.


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government was working for early rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood victims.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was addressing the officials of the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC).
He said that all resources have been used to serve the suffering humanity. Millions of houses have been destroyed by the floods and the communication system has been severely affected.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that in the future too they will have to work with the same spirit to deal with natural disasters. He said that all institutions had worked hard day and night in the floods.
He said that the top priority was to provide shelter and a roof to the flood affectees as the approaching winter was a real problem for those people. He said that hundreds of people had lost their lives.
PM also said that they were able to help the affectees due to the combined efforts of disaster management authorities and National Flood Response. He said that Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has worked efficiently.
He further said that all resources were being utilized to help the grieved and it was an honour for him to meet the people who had worked at their best to help the flood affectees.


Somalia Approves Major Defence Deal With Turkey
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The 10 year defence deal will see Somalia's army get training from Turkey
MOGADISHU, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) - Parliament in Somalia has approved a major defence agreement with Turkey.
Under the ten-year deal, Turkey will arm and train Somali navy forces and deploy its own ships in Somali waters.
Analysts say it's a major step in enhancing Somalia's maritime security.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi said the deal eliminates – in his words – fears of terrorism, piracy, illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste.
It comes as Ethiopia signed a controversial agreement with the self-declared republic of Somaliland, which has increased tensions between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. (Somalia, which considers Somaliland part of its territory, has accused Ethiopia of violating its sovereignty). - NNN-AGENCIES
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Sherwood ousted in bid for llth term
WINCHESTER — Republican primary voters have denied Del. Beverly Sherwood an 11th term in office.
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Saudi Arabia Participates in 2nd Meeting of G20 Space Economy Leaders
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Riyadh, September 21, 2021, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia participated yesterday in the 2nd edition of the G20 space economy leaders meeting, held in Italian capital, Rome, on Monday. The Kingdom's delegation was headed by Saudi Space Commission's CEO, Dr. Mohammad bin Saud Al-Tamimi.
The meeting discussed strengthening the role of the space economy globally and its concrete contributions to facing global challenges and achieving sustainable development goals. The participation included space agencies, bodies in the G20 member states, and a number of representatives of the invited countries and heads of international and regional organizations; those who praised the Kingdom's efforts and initiative to organize the first meeting of space leaders during its presidency of the G20 last year.
The CEO of the Saudi Space Commission stressed the Kingdom's great interest on the space economy as one its main targeted sectors in its Vision 2030, pointing that Saudi Arabia aspires to be one of the leading countries in the field of space by 2030.
08:03 LOCAL TIME 05:03 GMT
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At least 48 districts will benefit from remote learning during the Covid-19 lockdown since the schools have been closed to combat the pandemic.
The districts that stand to receive these home learning packages include Kaabong, Kotido, Nakapiripirit among others.
While speaking to the media during the dispatch of these materials, the permanent secretary in the ministry of education, Alex Kakooza, said these learning materials target 2.5 million pupils in the country.
He said the material will be made available to both primary and secondary school children including refugees from 48 districts.
He said the printed copies of these materials will be distributed to learners at their respective homes.
“We are encouraging the district leadership to identify people who can guide these learners including the teachers within those areas. They can help these children to understand the materials,” said Kakooza.
Whereas education programs have been airing on television and radio stations during the lockdown, Kakooza said the printed materials will bridge all the missing gaps.
He also stressed that these learning materials are supposed to be distributed to learners for free.
On the issue of special needs education, he said that special materials have been made available to cater for children who are deaf and blind.
“We prepared some materials for special needs and we have begun the modalities of disseminating them in the respective areas,” he said.
He also noted that the pandemic has brought financial constraints that have affected the ministry’s goals to ensure that the majority of learners access the learning materials during this period.


Hubballi: The Gokul Road police have arrested four people who were on the run for years in various long-pending cases.
The team led by Gokul Road inspector JM Kalimirchi arrested the accused. The police nabbed the accused who had been absconding for the last 16 years in a case related to a theft. Another accused was on the run for the last nine years, the third accused was absconding for three years, and the fourth person was on the run for the last one year, said the police.
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BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A Manatee High School student was charged for making a school shooting threat on social media on Friday, the Bradenton Police Department said.
Police said that the FBI received an anonymous tip that the student, who is a junior at the high school, made a threat related to a school shooting on Snapchat.
The FBI notified the Bradenton Police Department and officers were dispatched to the school before the start of the school day.
A Bradenton police school resource officer assigned to the school identified the student, who was detained before going to class.
No weapons were found on the student.
Investigators said that the student admitted to posting and later deleting the threat on social media.
The police department said that there was no danger to Manatee High School students or staff members. Extra officers were placed at the school through the end of the school day.
Students, parents, educators and community members can report school safety concerns using the FortifyFL app. Tips can also be submitted online at GetFortifyFL.com.


Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara says the failure by the government to reach intelligent decisions will result in numerous deaths owing to the coronavirus within the next one and a half months.
Joining the debate in Parliament today, MP Bandara said the coronavirus situation in the country is far worse, opposed to what the government is attempting to portray.
The MP said the government at present assumes that it contained the coronavirus the best in the world, adding that from the inception transfers were issued to professionals such as Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Dr. Paba Palihawadana and Dr. Palitha Abeykoon.
He charged that the current government never prioritised health units during the decision-making process.
He claimed that the actions of the government translate their disregard to the elderly, as they are the most vulnerable and the largest group amongst COVID-related deaths.


Airports Commission report
When asked about the Airports Commission’s report on aviation capacity, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesperson (PMOS) said the Prime Minister and the Transport Secretary had set out the government’s position clearly, adding that it was a comprehensive and substantial report from the independent commission which the government would consider carefully before setting out how to move forward.
When asked about tackling the threat of ISIL, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had been clear that we need to be crushing ISIL in both Iraq and Syria as part of the role the UK plays alongside its partners, adding that ISIL was clearly seeking to find areas from which it could threaten people in Britain. She said that this was part of what the Prime Minister meant when he said we needed a full spectrum response that did not focus on one area but looked at a range of areas.
When asked about the suggestion broadcasters shouldn’t call ISIL ‘Islamic State’, the PMOS said they were not a state, nor were they Islamic – they were terrorists.
When asked about child poverty, the PMOS said the Prime Minister had been clear on the need for reform and to focus government action on tackling the root causes of child poverty, not just treating the symptoms.


OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma on Saturday reported an additional 901 cases of the coronavirus and 13 more deaths.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health says the number of reported cases is now at 47,798.
There have been a total of 657 deaths from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
The true number of cases in Oklahoma is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
The health department said that as of Saturday, there were 7,234 active cases and 39,907 people have recovered.


Hyundai Engineering wins USD2.66b contract in Uzbekistan
( MENAFN ) Hyundai Engineering Co., one of South Korea's leading builders, said that it has won a USD2.66 billion gas processing plant project in Uzbekistan, Yonhap reported.
The company, the construction arm of the giant Hyundai Motor Group, said the group it is leading recently received final permission from the Uzbek government for the Kandym project.
The order had been placed by Lukoil Uzbekistan Operating Co., which is a joint venture between Russia's Lukoil and UNG, Uzbekistan's state-run oil and gas company.
"The FEED project helped lay the foundation for the winning of the USD420 million engineering, procurement and construction deal last year, as well as this latest contract," the company said.
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40-discount campaign launched by Turkish airlines for int'l flights
(MENAFN)Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines is launching a 40 percent discount campaign for its international flights as of April 1 to Dec. 31, the airline said on Tuesday.
A Turkish Airlines statement included that the campaign is valid for all ticket types of the flag carrier’s international flights purchased on Jan. 13-15, excluding flights to/from Ercan Airport in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the Chinese Mainland, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi’anz.
Passengers will also be able to change the dates of their campaign tickets free of charge, while refunds and cancellations will be subject to the rules of the fare classes, said the statement.
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Maseru, Mar. 29 — Road Safety Officer Mr. Setsoto Putsoa has strongly urged road users, especially those who will be going to churches during Easter to be patient on the road.
This he said in an interview with the Agency during the ongoing Easter road safety campaign which commenced a few days ago.
Mr. Putosa said lack of patience in the road causes accidents, saying traffic is expected to increase on Friday as people will be going to churches. . .


PHNOM PENH, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that China was not affected severely by the global financial crisis and could help deal with it.
"I hope China could help deal with the global financial crisis because China still has a large amount of foreign-exchange reserves and potential of economic growth," Hun Sen said at the two-day Fourth Asia Economic Forum held here.
China will get a little bit impact from the global financial crisis, he added.
Hun Sen said that the global financial crisis now is not strange for Asian countries because they had a financial crisis in 1997, in which a few countries in Asia got impact and were saved by economic super powers.
"When we had the Asian financial crisis in 1997, China became the helper for the countries which got impact from the crisis," he said, adding that the EU and the U.S. also intervened with the crisis.
The global financial crisis will be discussed at the Asia Europe Summit in Beijing on Oct. 24-25, which will help to solve matters of the global financial crisis, Hun Sen said.


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“We condemn the senseless protest and violence directed to road users by the protesters and we call on law enforcement to take action against those who break the law.”
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements MEC, Paul Mashatile condemns the violent protest that led to the blockage of the R59 road in Midvaal.
“We condemn the senseless protest and violence directed to road users by the protestors and we call on law enforcement to take action against those who break the law,” he said,
Mashatile said the protest was uncalled for because he had met and engaged with the residents of Sicelo Shiceka a month ago.
“As part of our engagement, a team, that included the representatives for the community, council and departmental officials, was selected to identify land that will be purchased in order to be able to relocate qualifying beneficiaries from the area,” said the MEC.
He called on the residents to exercise restraint and await a report from the team that was selected by them.
Mashatile said although he was disappointed by the actions of some of the members of the community, the Department will continue to work with residents in order to find solution to their housing problems.
“We call on the community to identity and report the rogue elements who seek to derail the work by the residents and government,” he said. – Fanelo Maseko


Canadian Development Minister Receives Arab Ambassadors
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Ottawa, Rabi'I 27, 1439, Dec 15, 2017, SPA -- The Canadian Minister of International Development and La Francophonie Marie-Claude Bibeau has received here a number of Ambassadors of the Arab countries accredited to Canada, led by the Saudi Ambassador who is the Dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors to Canada Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Canadian minister welcomed the Arab ambassadors, stressing the depth and strength of the historical ties between the Arab countries and her country.
Ambassador Al-Sudairi made a statement in which he stressed that international law and legitimacy clearly defined the status of Al-Quds city of which the East Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine occupied by Israeli forces since 1967, and that any attempt to change the geographical and demographic status of East Al-Quds is illegal, void and flagrant violation of international law.
00:37 LOCAL TIME 21:37 GMT
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Uzbekistan Airways
JSC will resume direct flights to Kuala Lumpur from November 1,
via the company's statement.
According to the company, return flights on Tashkent – Kuala
Lumpur route will be carried out twice a week – on Tuesday and
Flights on Tuesdays:
Departure from Tashkent at 23:55 (GMT+5) on Tuesday.
Arrival in Kuala Lumpur at 10:30 (GMT+8) on Wednesday.
Departure from Kuala Lumpur at 12:00 (GMT+8) on Wednesday.
Arrival in Tashkent at 17:00 (GMT+5) on Wednesday.
Flights on Fridays:
Departure from Tashkent at 23:00 (GMT+5) on Friday.
Arrival in Kuala Lumpur at 9:30 (GMT+8) on Saturday.
Departure from Kuala Lumpur at 11:00 am (GMT+8) on Saturday.
Arrival in Tashkent at 16:00 (GMT+5) on Saturday.
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TN: Second ‘World Classical Tamil Conference’ to be held in June 2025
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said that the second ‘World Classical Tamil Conference’ will be held in Chennai in June 2025.
The Chief Minister said that the Tamil Conference will be held for five days in June 2025. However, the dates will be announced later.
The Chief Minister said that his government has been taking up several measures for the promotion of Tamil language and culture.
He said that several awards were bestowed upon Tamil scholars, writers and artists by his government.
The Chief Minister said that the first ‘World Classical Tamil Conference’ was held in 2010 in Coimbatore when the DMK government was under Kalaignar Karunanidhi.
He added that the museum at Keezhadi was constructed for showcasing culture and knowledge of ancient Tamils.


Brent, WTI ends lower for first time since November
(MENAFN) WTI increased by 0.8 percent while Brent dropped 1.3 percent for the week. For the first time since November, both benchmarks for June had lower monthly closing values.
Furthermore, supply disruptions in Libya and anticipated shutdowns in Norway trumped concerns that a slowing economy would reduce demand, resulting in an increase of over 2 percent in oil costs on Friday.
West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) finished at USD108.43 per barrel, whereas Brent crude futures reached a settlement price of USD111.63 per barrel. Manufacturing activity in the United States slowed down more than anticipated last month, according to industry statistics, adding to the evidence that the economy was cooling as the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy. Despite the fact that stocks fell and the United States currency increased, which is normally inversely correlated with crude, low crude and gasoline supply helped to maintain the oil market. The country's overall output might decrease by up to 8 percent as a result of the scheduled oil and gas workers' strike on July 5.
As a result of the National Oil Corporation's declaration of force majeure at two of Libya's main ports, output there has also sharply decreased. The OPEC+ producers have decided to adhere to their output plan, and after two days of talks last week, there won't be any more supply coming from them.
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J&K has to be taken along in development: Venkaiah NaiduJammu: As Mehbooba Mufti government took charge, the Centre today said Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken forward on the lines of development being pursued at the national level and promised to always stand
Jammu: As Mehbooba Mufti government took charge, the Centre today said Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken forward on the lines of development being pursued at the national level and promised to always stand behind the state.
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, who was here to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Mehbooba and her council of ministers, advised the new Chief Minister to follow agenda of her father and predecessor Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to develop the state by taking care of people of all regions and bring peace and prosperity.
“BJP and PDP have formed the government again. It is a good step. It is good for Jammu and Kashmir and also for the country,” said the Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs who was representing the Union government at the swearing-in of the PDP-BJP ministry.
Naidu, along with Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh, who were special invitees from the Centre for the swearing-in ceremony, arrived at the event after Mehbooba and Nirmal Singh had completed taking the oath.
“The way the development is taking place across the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir has also to be taken forward on those lines of development,” said Naidu, who is a senior BJP leader.
Asked about the challenges to the new government in J&K, he said implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance (AoA), which BJP-PDP coalition partners have formed, is the agenda of this government as well.
He said the government should bring peace and prosperity to the Jammu and Kashmir and work along with the central government for the benefit of the people of the state.
Responding to questions, Naidu said, “The only advise is—follow Mufti Sahib’s agenda which have been finalised by both the parties, develop the state of Jammu and Kashmir, take care the people of all regions and address the problems of the people on priority basis.”
He said PDP and BJP, rising above their party politics, are determined and committed to focus on the agenda of development.
Jitendra Singh, a senior BJP leader from Jammu, said the country is moving fast on the development journey under Modi and “our concern is only that Jammu and Kashmir should not be left behind this journey of peace, progress and prosperity.”
The MoS in PMO said, “the Centre will always be forthcoming to stand behind the state.”
Jitendra Singh expressed confidence that the new government, which was formed today, will live up to the development plank and take the maximum benefit of the series of developmental schemes and programmes initiated by the Prime Minister.
“The Centre has always been forthcoming in providing all soughts of help and assistance to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and as the PM has said that this is the one of the biggest packages of Rs 80,000 crore.”
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav, who played a key role in the formation of the coalition, said “Our government will work with an aim of providing people a good governance, clean administration and development-oriented initiatives as per the Agenda of Alliance and I have full hope of this.”
On the differences over several issues including AFSPA, he said the government will be guided by AoA, formulated a year ago.


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We have started to obtain police reports and police records from police departments across the state of Texas, under the state’s Texas Public Information Act. Records of police misconduct that are filed away, rarely seen by anyone outside their police departments.
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Amman, May 16 (Petra) –– The first Yemenia Airways flight arrived at the Queen Alia International Airport from Sana'a Monday afternoon, after a 6-year suspension, Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission Chief Commissioner/CEO, Haitham Misto, announced.
Mesto told Petra in an interview that 30 passengers were on board the plane, which later departed to the Yemeni capital carrying 55 passengers.
Yemenia Airways will operate one flight a week from San'a and three others from Aden to Amman.
Minister of Transport in the Sana'a government Abdul Wahab Al-Durra said earlier that the first commercial flight from Sanaa Airport since a humanitarian truce in the country took hold will head to Jordan today, Yemen News Agency Saba reported.
The commercial flight was originally scheduled on April 24, but the airline deferred it.
The Yemeni minister confirmed that Sana'a International Airport was technically ready to receive all civil and commercial flights.
The airport, he pointed out, offers daily air services by Yemeni staff to United Nations aircraft and affiliated organisations working in Yemen.
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SIDBI to refinance MSME focused Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Vijayawada, Aug 5 (KNN) Primary financial institution of MSME Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will refinance Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (APGB) which majorly focuses on MSME lending.
An agreement was signed and exchanged between APGB general manager P. R. Padgetwar and SIDBI, Vijayawada deputy general manager P. Rajendra Prasad.
In 2006 APGB started its operations by lending to agriculture and self-help groups in rural areas and expanded its services to urban and semi-urban areas with more focus on lending MSME.
Padgetwar said that they are proud to partner with SIDBI as the first Regional Rural Bank (RRB) to participate in their vision of empowering the MSMEs.
Highlighting SIDBI's role in empowering the MSME ecosystem across India, Prasad said,“This arrangement with APGB will act as a catalyst in upscaling the MSME segment, especially in semi-urban and rural areas.”
SIDBI also aims to expand their refinance services to other banks as well. (KNN Bureau)
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Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 07:05 PM
The GHMC elections are round the corner and TRS has started its campaign with an eye to win the GHMC Mayor post also. Minister KTR has addressed the gathering at Telangana Bhavan and he said that the people are behind TRS and appealed to the people of Hyderabad to vote for the party by promising unparalleled development in five years. KTR also said that the surveys are stating that TRS might win 75 to 80 seats in GHMC. Watch to listen to KTR.


According to the Director of Youth, Mr. Geoffrey Hanley, “The… Department has structured the activities in a way that would offer, them an opportunity to volunteer for community service “.It was also noted that young people would be mostly responsible for creating an action plan for his department, for the upcoming year.
According to him, his department has organized these activities to ensure that the theme chosen is also corresponding with the international slogan.
“While the young people will be providing support to the department, they will be receiving support as well,” Hanley said.
One notable change to the calendar of events relates to the Official Launch message, which this year will be delivered by selected youth leaders.
“This year we are going to change the way we have our opening, instead of the Minister of Youth Empowerment giving a speech on the occasion, we are going to give the opportunity to the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, young people in the community and youth groups.
The various youth groups in St. Kitts will meet to strategize the way forward for youth development”, the Director explained.
Hanley concluded by saying that the Minister, Mr. Glenn Phillip will deliver the closing remarks for the month.


ZIMBABWE Premiership champions, FC Platinum feel they are still in control despite trailing leaders CAPS United by five points.
Coach Lizwe Sweswe said the idea was to manage their games properly at a time when they are also in the CAF Champions league and third on the domestic log with 42 points.
“We were targeting the league as well as qualifying for the Champions League group stages, we needed to balance the fixtures,” said Sweswe.
“Now that we have achieved our target on the continent, focus returns to the league, I know we are trailing but we will catch-up we need to continue working hard.
“The good thing is we have time to play the league matches, the champions league will resume next month,” he said.


Paul Manafort, advisor to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, said Suday that he didn’t believe the real estate mogul’s campaign headquarters were bugged.
The New York Times reported in a story published Friday, citing three unnamed people “briefed on the conversations” that campaign staffers were beginning to feel paranoid and felt as if the headquarters might be bugged.
Manafort was asked about it on ABC News’ “This Week.”
“I don’t know who said that,” Manafort said. “Certainly there are people probably would like to, because there’s a lot of good work going on there and we’ve been able to develop a campaign that is cohesive, that’s working together, and in a record time thanks to a great candidate who has got a vision and connected to the American people, put the campaign in a position to win the presidency.”
Manafort then explicitly said that he didn’t believe it and reitereated that he didn’t know who said it.


Democratic Party Nationalist has said that the PDP-led Government in the state has failed to govern people and address their daily grievances. While addressing a public meeting in Goigam village in Tangmarg area, Mir said told the participants that he will keep highlighting their grievances before the government. “The present government led by PDP has filed to represent people at all fronts; be it development, political issues, day to day grievances,” he said. Mir said that Kashmir has seen the worst power crisis under the present dispensation. “During elections, PDP had promised people development. But I ask them where is the development and where are the promised that the party made with the people,” he said.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan is proud of the exemplary, sincere and time-tested friendship with China.
In a statement issued here Sunday on the occasion of 68th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China, while congratulating the government and people of China and expressing good wishes for them, she said that the government and people of Pakistan equally shared the joy and happiness of independence with the government and people of China.
The minister said that the exemplary friendship between the two countries had been transformed into a kinship of ‘iron brothers’. She added that both the countries had stood by each other in thick and thin and their relations had attained new heights with the passage of time.
Marriyum said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC,) which had the potential to usher in an era of progress and prosperity in the entire region, was a ranting testimony to the unbreakable bonds between the two countries as it had given a new direction and meaning to their relations. She also observed that due to the vision of leaders of the two countries the eternal friendship between the two states was being passed onto the next generations in the form of CPEC.
She also said that the two countries were making collective endeavours for peace, progress and prosperity of the region.


New York Mills School interviews three candidates for new principal
Three final candidates for the New York Mills Elementary Principal position were given a second interview at a school board meeting Monday night. The three were chosen from six interviewed last week.
Superintendent Todd Cameron asked the candidates a series of questions about their career development, discipline philosophies, and experience with curriculum, assessment and instruction.
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ISLAMABAD: The first phase of training of Human Rights and Community Police (HR&CP) officers appointed at all police stations of the federal capital came to an end on Sunday.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Sultan Azam Temuri attended the concluding ceremony of training here at Police Line Headquarters Islamabad. The event was also attended by Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Islamabad Sajid Kiyani, representatives of Rozan and HR&CP officers invited from police stations of Islamabad.
The IGP distributed the certificates among the police officers who participated in the training.
Addressing the ceremony, Temuri said that this was the first training phase in which officers were informed about the objectives of HR&CP.
Today community policing was considered the most successful method of the policing throughout the world, he said.
He said in this modern era, the police require public cooperation in order to protect the lives and property of the citizens.
He further said that if the public was was unhappy with the police and had no confidence in them then the police department would not be able to succeed in its objectives.
He said the objective of the police was to facilitate the people to ease their lives.
The IGP laid out three important components of community policing: the police approached the public, people informed the department about their problems and the police address their issues with their cooperation.
He said police had to end its fear from the hearts of public to achieve their goal in accordance with the objective of community policing. Addressing the police officers, he said, “You have to go to the community and listen to their problems.”
Community police centres are getting established in all police stations of the federal capital where the citizens would be able to come and discuss their issues with the police, he said
The IGP said, “We have to work efficiently to make the Islamabad police the best and exemplary police of the world and we have to adopt basic ethics to achieve our goal.”
The department would show zero tolerance against corruption, he concluded.


SHAH ALAM, 24 Jan: Fishermen who are really eligible will receive equipment and financial aid from the state government to increase revenue, thus improving their standards of living.
The Exco for Infrastructure and Public Amenities, Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-based Industries, Zaidy Abdul Talib, said that the state government is focusing on providing assistance to low-income fishermen based on cooperation from government agencies and the State Legislative Council’s (DUN) office.
He said that periodic inspections should also be carried out by these parties to assess the effectiveness of providing these provisions to them.
“The objective of this assessment is to see to what extent it has increased the fishermen’s revenue because we do not want to make assumptions that their yield has increased.
“With the report we received from the Department of Fisheries and the Assemblymen’s office, we can intensify this assistance through a specific selection criteria to prove that we are on the right track,” he told Selangor Kini.
Zaidy said that if the assistance given has borne fruit to the fishermen, then it will be extended to other groups who are in need.
He said that the state government will not allow similar incidents from repeating, such as the previous year where assistance was given to those who should have not received them.
“We hope for cooperation from all parties to identify those who truly need assistance and not give it to those who do not qualify,” he said.


Beware of people who have all the answers. Wise people have some answers, but they also know their limitations. The words, “I don’t know,” aren’t far from their lips.
Beware of people who are never wrong. They’re wrong plenty, they just don’t know it. “I was wrong,” is an important admission. It signals that you’re probably dealing with a wise and honest person who is continually learning.


Davos: Stating that monetary policies alone cannot change the world, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Wednesday said the governments need to create an underlying framework for growth in the long term for the world economy.
He also downplayed concerns about China and said that the good thing about China is that they keep making fresh efforts to resolve their economic problems.
Speaking here at the WEF Annual Meeting, the RBI Governor said the governments across the world need to realise that there are various other tools to carry forward reforms and boost growth.
"The good news across the world is that we have realised that monetary policies are not going to change the world and there are much more to the reforms.
"Not just enabling but also creating the underlying framework for growth is the one which will take us a long way," he said.
He, however, refused to comment on whether the US Federal Reserve would hike the rate again.
"I can't comment on Fed," he said.
"Problem is monetary policies get into all... Risks do build up when we change the monetary policy stance," he said, while adding that there have been cases when impact has been seen on oil prices.
He also raised concerns over the reverse impact on asset prices when the rate stance change and said there are bigger concerns such as those emanating from the corporates getting into over-leveraging of loans.
On concerns from China, Rajan said China has kept changing its models. The pre-financial crisis model did not work.


On Thursday Kay Ivey, the Republican Governor of Alabama told reporters in Birmingham that it was time to blame the unvaccinated folks and not the regular ones in her state for the rise in COVID-19 cases across Alabama. She said that these people were letting the state down. About 83 percent of new cases of COVID-19 across the nation are due to the delta variant.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Alabama has the dubious distinction of being the least vaccinated state in the nation. Data indicates that only 33.9 percent of the state’s residents have been fully vaccinated. As the delta strain continues to spread across the nation the state has seen the daily Covid cases rise by twice as much as they were last week and four times higher than the number of cases two weeks ago.
On Thursday, when Gov. Ivey was asked if masks and other restrictions would be brought back to the state she said that the new cases were rising because of unvaccinated folks. She continued by saying that almost 100 percent of the hospitalized were those who had not taken the COVID-19 vaccine and the deaths were definitely occurring with unvaccinated folks.
When a reporter asked what it would take to mandate wearing of masks, she said that she wanted folks to get vaccinated and questioned the need to mess around with temporary stuff. She had removed the mask mandate in April while the CDC has said in May that vaccinated people need not wear masks. However, as the delta variant is spreading experts recommend that both the vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in locations where COVID cases are high, and vaccinations are low.
When asked, the Governor replied that she had taken both the shots. At a time when Republican leaders refuse to ask people to get vaccinated nor do they publicly state their vaccinated status, Ivey has strong words for the unvaccinated and has said that they have chosen “a horrible lifestyle of self-inflicted pain.”
She also said that they have got to get folks to take a shot calling the vaccine “the greatest weapon we have to fight Covid.” She also called it safe and effective
Earlier, she had said that there was no need for an incentive plan for getting people to take the vaccines, despite getting federal funds for incentives. On Thursday, she said that had done all that she could do to manage the situation and when asked what could be done to get more people to take shots she replied, “I don’t know, you tell me.”
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Punjab government has released Rs 21 crore for the mid-day meal to all district education officers (DEOs) in the state.
A spokesman of the state government on Monday said that the amount for the month of October has been released, out of which the honorarium to cooks-cum-helpers would also be given.
The spokesman further said that the government has been successfully running the scheme in Moga, Sangrur and SAS Nagar districts with the active assistance of NGOs.
On proposal of school principals, the state government has also decided to allow the NGOs to run the scheme in 41 schools of SAS Nagar district.
Besides that the government has also decided to run the Centre-aided scheme in three more districts namely Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala from November 1 under contract system.


Sign thefts frustrate local realtor
Realtor signs have been reported stolen in the Alexandria area.
Alexandria realtor Sheryl Bakewell said many of the signs she's placed have been stolen off the properties.
Three signs on South Darling Drive, others by Lake Ida and arrow signs on Crestwood Drive have been stolen recently, said Bakewell.
One sign that was placed on a property last week was stolen overnight, added Bakewell.
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Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that intentions and policy of the state government were good due to which investors are coming to the state.
Addressing the people after laying foundation stones for three industrial units in Budmu he said that the state government was slowly becoming efficient to create more and more jobs for the youth.
He said that there was a need to manufacture quality products and export the same from Jharkhand as it is very important for the economy of the state or the country.
He said that after 2014 efforts have been made to strengthen the economy of the state and the youth have been made skilled and have been linked with jobs. He said as part of the initiative in 2015 the industrial policy was formed due to which foundation of three industries are being laid in Budmu which would be creating employment for 20,000 youth in the area.
Mr Das said that in the days to come more units will be set up in the region which will be overall creating employment for 40000 people.
The Chief Minister said that Jharkhand will be made a hub in the textile and footwear sector and even in the area of garment manufacturing the state has the potential to go above Bangladesh and to achieve all this the cooperation of the people with the government was a must.
He said that in Jharkhand regularly garments manufacturing units are being set up which is helping in women empowerment due to which now girls are being made skilled and linked with jobs. He said that in the garment sector 80 percent jobs would be given to the girls and twenty percent to the boys.
He said that in the garment manufacturing unit to come up in Budmu 600 trained girls will be provided employment by the company until the plant construction is completed, apart from that foundation has also been laid for Kishore export and Euro safety.
He said that overall on 50 acres of land apart from these three plants another 10 units are planned to be opened which would be providing better opportunities for employment for the people as the government was working with the target to provide employment or self-employment to every poor family in the state.
The Chief Minister said that due to the trained manpower and honest and hardworking human resource the investors are being drawn to the state and the garments manufactured in Jharkhand are now being exported to Europe America and England.
He also asked the trained youth to work with dedication and honesty so that they can make a name for the state by their skills.


(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Former president Hamid Karzai dubbed the US stance on Pakistan in its new strategy as a €˜turning point€™ but condemned the America€™s emphasize on war instead of peace.
Under the new US strategy on Afghanistan announced on Monday, the US wouldn€™t withdraw its troops from Afghanistan as US President Donald Trump said he would specify the number of troops in Afghanistan in line with the country€™s situation.
Trump announcing support to the Afghan government said the US aims were clear in Afghanistan and Pakistan and they would eradicate €˜terrorist hideouts€™ that threatened the US.
A statement from the former Afghan President Karzai€™s office, said: €œThe strategy prioritizes war over peace which is the original and basic requirement of Afghanistan. We oppose this stance of the US and condemn it.€
Karzai said the Afghans€™ demand was everlasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region, not expansion and fueling of war and continuation of killings and destruction.
€œInstead, the US should make efforts to end the war in Afghanistan and the region through dialogue, negotiations and peaceful steps.€
The statement said the only good point in the new strategy was the US admission of its past mistakes and breaking silence towards terrorist safe havens in Pakistan.
€œSuch remarks have been repetitively heard from American leaders in the past, but we hope this time the words are translated into action.€
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Chatra: State's Labour Minister Satyanand Bhokta said that it was wrong on part of the previous government to close the government schools in the state however Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his cabinet were planning to open all the closed schools.
He said that at a distance of one kilometer a government school will be opened. He said that Itkhori Mahotsav will be celebrated with much fanfare.
The minister said that announcement in the previous government regarding sanction of Rs 500 crore for development of Maa Bhadrakali Temple in Itkhori remained only on papers.
He said that since only fake assurances were given to the people, therefore, the previous government was thrown out of power whereas the present regime was committed for the all-round development of the state and assured that all religious and tourist spots of the districts will be developed.


Restrictions on Highway aimed to avoid any ugly situation says Div Com
by Ovais Gull
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday said that the restrictions on highway were put in place to avoid ‘any ugly situation.’
Addressing a presser, Khan who was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, SP Pani said that there was no ban on the civilian movement along highway but some regulations were put in place in view of huge traffic burden due to ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
He added that the burden will decrease with each passing day.
“There were some concerns including the situation of highway due to which some regulations were put in place,” Khan said.
Meanwhile, IGP Pani while reacting to the query said that the militancy related threat on highway remains high but the decision regarding regulations on highway were not taken due to these reasons.


BY CHUKWUMA NNAM
Protesters Tuesday stormed the streets in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, over soldiers shutting down their timber market.
Trouble began when the timber marketers discovered that the road leading to the market has been barricaded by soldiers.
They were demanding for the soldiers to open the roadblock for them to start their business again.
However, when Vanguard inquired to know from the timber traders they said: “On Monday, we got a report that those who attacked Omuma in Oru East local government area came from the Timber market, and are members of Eastern Security Network, ESN, and that the security operatives have been investigating the issues.”
“We have also been told that is because that we obeyed the sit-at-home order on the day Nnamdi Kanu appeared in court that is while they have closed down the timber market.”


WHY THESE T.O. PUBLIC OFFICIALS SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION
MARIA VARLOKOSTAS is the current Manager of Funds and Risk Management with the Toronto Social Housing Unit and these others. TONI MULGREW, PHIL BROWN, ADAM SHERMAN, HOWARD RUBENHOFF and JANET DAVIS, Toronto City Councillor should be investigated for corruption in how they go about hiring public companies and distributing funds to those companies whose actions are questionable. They also do everything possible to keep those companies on the City's payroll even after it has been proven that their actions goes against public interest. Councillor Janet Davis is the chairperson for several of those committees that oversees the hiring and funding of those companies including also those for the Toronto Social Housing Unit and she has also been instrumental in overlooking public complaints against some of those publicly appointed companies in order to keep them on the City's payroll. As for Maria Varlokostas who is the Manager of Funds and Risk Management for the Toronto Social Housing Unit and in regards to her proven record of keeping on those companies who do not serve in the best interest of the public and her other questionable actions all seemed to be a prerequisite also for her getting promoted with the City of Toronto. They also go about quietly maintaining their actions and when questions arises from the public in regards to their hiring practices which also in many cases has also shown a conflict of interest on their part and in the distribution of funds to some of those companies and how they also go about keeping them on after they have been discovered to have acted contrary or outside of their duties these are also overlooked by them and those companies are kept on indefinitely. The City of Toronto gives out millions of dollars in contracts to private companies each year and many of those that are kept on after their actions has proven to be against public interest has been allowed to do so because of the corrupt practices of those in charged of hiring those private companies. Some of those companies like Mintz and Partners Limited the accounting firm and M&P Property Management Ltd. are also undeserving of those appointments because of their actions or the actions of their employees that are also questionable. Both companies are also run by the larger accounting firm Deloitte which is a global accounting firm which does business also in many other countries besides Canada. And when questions arises from the public regarding their actions these are also ignored by those who has hired them. The Auditor General who is in charged of investigating the actions of Toronto City employees regarding the mismanagement of funds may also have a hard time investigating such companies or the agencies that has hired them such as the Toronto Social Housing Unit because their actions are covered up for the most part (in most cases complaints against them do not get any further than the committee that has hired them and the rest of City Council do not get to hear those public complaints against them)and also because of the conflict of interest that is also present regarding the actions of those City of Toronto employees in regards to their duties to the public and the private agenda that they also maintained which also makes it more difficult to scrutinized their actions which they also seemed to have covered up so well. The corruption also comes from their actions of not only maintaining those companies but also in going after members of the public in ways that are also criminal (such as reprisals) and that also goes against their office as well. They also go about doing so in secrecy by taking measures against such persons that has also violated their rights including in some cases more serious criminality on their part that should also be investigated because it involved further corruption by them and those targeted has to then take measures against them to protect their rights or to exposed them further. A classic example is in the recent reappointment of one of those companies Mintz and Partners Ltd and M&P Property Management Ltd. whose term as the court appointed receiver and manager was expired on August 12, 2009 (in regards to one of the properties that they have managed)but who has managed to keep their current position by being reappointed on August 4, 2009 thanks to those people just mentioned. Those companies mentioned has a very bad track record with regards to their actions and the public. From racism leveled against them to more serious accusations against them directly that has also charged them with more serious criminal actions by either their individual clients or the general public in regards to either them or their employees that also goes against the interest of the public. In order to be reappointed complaints against them from the public had to also be ignored by those in charged of hiring them and keeping them on. Those companies are very rich and has also handled millions of dollars in assets and properties for the City of Toronto and besides being rich they are also very corrupt and are also engaged in taking advantage of those who are in lesser positions than themselves not to mention some of their employees who has also been accused of being involved in some very serious crimes against the public. This is not defamation because all of these accusations about those companies can be proven and some has already been proven. Those complaints against them in regards to their recent reappointment were also never made available to the court (which had appointed them presumably in good faith but more so because no one had disputed their actions in regards to the said properties at that hearing which was also not made available to those who should have had that information) and their actions as the receiver and manager of the assets and properties amounting to millions of dollars or of their other duties as publicly appointed companies were therefore never questioned by the court and so these companies were allowed to carry on with their corrupt practices as usual. Thanks to those members of the Toronto City Council and the several agencies that they have also given autonomous powers such as the Toronto Social Housing Unit to hire such private companies and doing everything in their power to keep on those companies whose actions the public has now questioned in regards to the handling of their public duties or even in their private practice that has also gone against public interest. Those to be blamed for such companies actions are those corrupt Toronto public officials whose conflict of interest is so obvious also in regards to so many of their actions. Like those I've just mentioned. They have also attempted to go after those who has also exposed their actions to the public including me and some of them has also employed ways to go about doing so that are not only criminal but has also revealed their true characters as well.


Doha, Feb. 10 (Petra) — The national football team head coach, Hussein Ammouta, said that the players were not fully focused during the Asian Cup final match that the team lost to Qatar today 3-1.
During the press conference held after the match, Ammouta said that the team was not fully focused in the first half, with missed opportunities and poor passing.
The coach explained that the timing of the penalties for the Qatari team was difficult and did not allow the team to return to equalize.
He added: “I congratulate the players who have won the respect and trust of everyone, given the development that the team has achieved in the past stage, and we wish them success in the next stage, and I also congratulate the Qatari team on winning the championship.”
Ammouta pointed out that the level of the national team has improved greatly in this competition, with the need to maintain this level and develop it in the future, indicating that the commitment of the players to their clubs enhances the chances of the national team remaining in advanced continental positions.
The captain of the national team, Ihsan Haddad, expressed his pride in his colleagues for what they presented during the tournament, pointing out that the loss was against the host team and the winner of the last edition, and that fans presence also contributed to their victory.
Haddad commended Ammouta and his assistant staff’s great role in supporting the players by instilling confidence in themselves and conveying the love of the Jordanian fans for the team and its achievements during the past period.


He assures India’s continued support
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday congratulated his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina for being Prime Minister for the third time.
Dr Singh called Hasina at about 6:05 pm and talked to her for 10 minutes, PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told UNB.
He said the Indian Prime Minister also congratulated Sheikh Hasina on forming her new government for the second consecutive term.
Manmohan hoped that the bilateral cooperation between the two neighbourly countries will continue as in the previous term.
“He (Dr Singh) also hoped that the re-election of the AL-led alliance government will ease the path to resolve the bilateral issues,” Azad quoted the Indian premier as saying.
Dr Singh also said the grand alliance government in the last tenure did a tremendous job in women empowerment and development in health and infrastructure sector apart from curbing militancy.
He hoped that the government would continue its efforts to develop in these sectors along with others in the coming years.
The Indian PM also said Bangladesh and India will work together in the coming days for the mutual benefit as well as developing the whole region.
“India will always remain there with this government which believes in the spirit of the Liberation War,” the PM’s Press secretary quoted the Indian Prime Minister as telling Hasina.
Source: UNB Connect


New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central and the Telangana governments on a plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government seeking expeditious and equitable division of assets and liabilities between it and Telangana.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M.M. Sundresh sought reply from the Centre and the Telangana government. Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated and the new state of Telangana came into existence on June 2, 2014.
The Andhra Pradesh government said it has approached the apex court as 'parens patriae' (parent of the nation), as 'non-division of the assets is clearly to the benefit of Telangana since about 91 per cent of these assets are situated in Hyderabad (the capital of the erstwhile combined state) which is now in Telanganaa.
The plea said Hyderabad was not only transformed into an economic powerhouse because of the 'Capital Centric Development Model' but also, most of the institutions of governance (intended for the welfare of the people of all the regions of the state), including government infrastructure, were exclusively centred in and developed around the city of Hyderabad by extensively investing resources of the combined state.
The AP government said the employees working in the state institutions (1,59,096) have been in a limbo since 2014, solely because there has been no proper division. It said it is therefore imperative that all assets be divided at the earliest and a quietus be put to the issue.
The plea said: 'Non apportionment of the assets has led to a multitude of issues adversely affecting and violating the fundamental and other constitutional rights of the people of the State of Andhra Pradesh including the employees of the said institutions.'
It further added that without adequate funding and actual division of assets in terms of the apportionment made under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the functioning of the institutions in Andhra Pradesh has been severely stunted.
'It is pertinent to point out that these institutions are an extension of the state and perform a range of basic and essential functions in fields as diverse as agriculture, dairy development, education, medical services, minority and backward class development, industrial development, infrastructure development, social security etc. and the fact that their assets have not yet been bifurcated has seriously debilitated their functioning which has a direct and adverse impact on the people of the state of Andhra Pradesh, who they are intended to serve.'
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Police asked Woodstock residents to offer ideas on how to make the community safer.
The impact of drugs, help from community groups and the need for the police to work harder to get to know the community and build trust, were some of the issues residents raised during the meeting at the police station on Monday night.
Andile Klaas, who lives in Woodstock Hospital, also known as the Cissie Gool House since it was occupied by housing activist group Reclaim the City, said the police should change their attitudes to those living in the building.
He said they did not need to be referred to as a problem building.
“When you complain about something, we get asked where we stay and then the police attitude changes,” he said.
Station commander Colonel Duma Ntsezo agreed officers should not judge or take sides.
Zelda Johnson, from the Victory Outreach church, said the many children bunking school in the area were vulnerable to drug peddlers.
Former community police forum member Fatima Mayman said the police should do more to gain people’s trust.
“People that work at the police, need to get to know the community better,” she said.
Colonel Ntsezo said the station wanted to increase its efforts to fight drugs in the community.
“We focus on the user, who is the victim; we should focus more on the dealer,” he said.
The community should work together to tackle truancy and use school safety programmes. The police would notify schools in cases where pupils could be identified by their uniforms, he said.
Colonel Ntsezo urged people who had opened criminal cases to insist on getting feedback on them.
He added: “We need to identify the good officers so that they can plant the right seeds amongst the other officers to change the attitudes.”


"Research has showed that the goats reproduce twice a year and give up to two liters of milk daily.The goats are also insured for one year and veterinary officers will be going round in all the local governments to provide medication to the animals if the need arises,'' he said.
Nasir said that the animals were being given to the beneficiaries under a loan scheme and the cost was expected to be repaid after a year.He urged the beneficiaries not to sell the animals and ensure their proper care. Nasir also said that the government had disbursed N30 million to 1,890 physically challenged people across the state to establish small-scale businesses.
He said that the government had also empowered one physically challenged from each local government area with a shop, generator, charging board, recorder and N20,000 worth of recharge cards to engage in business.
The special adviser said that N340 million was also disbursed to various organised trade associations in the state, all in efforts to boost small and medium scale enterprises in the state.
Gov. Aminu Masari said that the loans were part of the N2 billion loan obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the development of Small Scale and Medium Entrepreneurship.
He said that loan attracted nine per cent interest rate and would be paid by the state government.Masari urged the beneficiaries to utilise the loans judiciously.Malama Maryam Abdullahi, one of the beneficiaries, commended the government for initiating the scheme.
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Kathmandu: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged Communist Party of Nepal Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to abide by the law.
Stating that the Prachanda-Madhav faction of the CPN (Maoist) has been threatening the police administration and the Election Commission for breaking the rules, intimidation and disobeying the law, he remarked that now is the time to ‘obey the law’.
Oli remarked that Prachanda had threatened the court and the Election Commission that he was here. Oli alleged that the Prachanda Madhav group has caused grief to the people by calling a general strike and that they were watching the suffering of the people from cars and motorcycles. He satirized that the leaders themselves took to the streets instead of activists.
Prime Minister Oli has instructed the party cadres to go for the election in a manner that will bring a majority with high morale. Stating that some people who do not allow the party and the government to work should leave the party, Oli directed to move forward with the spirit of bringing a majority in the upcoming election.
Prime Minister Oli accused the Prachanda Madhav group of being the biggest opponent of the communist movement.


RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday night that he decided to extend the state of emergency for another month to combat the spread of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories.
The official Palestinian News agency WAFA said that the decision was announced in a presidential decree, and will come into effect on Thursday.
It added that the authorities will continue to take all necessary measures to confront the risks from the coronavirus, protect public health, and achieve security and stability.
In an official speech aired on Palestine TV, the president announced that the government had reached agreements with some countries and concerned authorities to provide Palestine with the coronavirus vaccines.
He imposed a state of emergency on March 5, right after the first COVID-19 cases were recorded in the West Bank.


(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) August 28, 2017
BARA, August 28: Khyber Union of Journalist (khUJ) demanded of the federal government, governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to take notice of hours long power outages in Bara.
KhUJ president Suhbat Afridi said that Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency has been subjected to 24-hour power outages which was unjust.
He said that the area was severely affected due to nine long years of military operation where every locality of the tehsil has seen losses of property as well as lives. He said that he could count the areas where power transformers were not working or supply line stolen.
He said that transformers in dozens of areas have been laying dysfunctional where thousands of meter of supply line was stolen in the area. He said that there are areas that were subjected to 22-hours power outages and urged the government to allocate proper funds for installations of transformers as well as repair of supply line.
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The World Health Organisation has warned the continent is entering “a tricky moment” as children prepare to head back to school. France reported 7,379 new confirmed cases, the most since lockdown, in what the health ministry described as an exponential surge.
resident Emmanuel Macron has raised the possibility that the government could be forced to shut the country down again.
He said: “We’re doing everything to avoid another lockdown, and in particular a nationwide lockdown.
“We’ve learned enough to know that nothing can be ruled out. But we’re doing everything to prevent it.”
Italy, one of the countries hardest hit when the pandemic began to sweep across Europe, has also recorded its highest number of new COVID-19 cases since early May when the country was still in lockdown.
The total number of people who have been infected by the virus there is now at 262,000 and more than 35,400 people have died.
But despite the surge the government insists it has no plans to impose a second national lockdown.
Germany has announced a ban on large events until next year as infection numbers rise at a rate not seen since April.
German football fans will not be allowed back into stadiums until 2021, later than had been hoped while festivals, concerts and big sporting events will remain prohibited and regulations on mask-wearing will also be tightened up.
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8am update: Global COVID-19 infections approach 25 million
More than 24.99 million people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus around the world with the global death toll reaching 840,962.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China last December.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk on Monday asked them to vacate the route to the court.
Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-N hold a rally in support of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on Monday.— AFP
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) of Imran Khan and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) of cleric Tahirul Qadri to clear the Constitution Avenue by Tuesday.
Both parties have staged ‘dharna’ (sit-in) on the avenue opposite the Parliament House and also blocked access to the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk on Monday asked them to vacate the route to the court. He passed this order while hearing a petition against the extra-constitutional moves.
In a related development Imran placed a six-page reply to former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry’s defamation notice for accusing him of complicity in alleged rigging of May 11 2013 election. He appreciated Justice Chaudhry’s bravery and firm stand against a dictator for which the entire nation salutes him.
The reply clarifies Imran’s position stating that it is possible Justice Chaudhry’s address to the returning officers was in the best interest of holding free and fair elections.
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One more coronavirus case reported in Myanmar
The National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) of Myanmar said on Monday that one more coronavirus patient has been diagnosed in the country, increasing the total number of coronavirus infected patients in Myanmar to 15 as of Monday.
Head of the National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD), Dulmaa Nyamkhuu, said during a preas conference that "A Turkish citizen who has been isolated in the NCCD tested positive for COVID-19".
The official said that "as of today, a total of 248 people who have arrived from foreign countries have been kept in isolation in the NCCD".
The NCCD said that the entire 15 coronavirus diagnosed patients are imported from outside countries, and that the total number of recoveries from the virus in the country is at two so far.
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Local government elections will be held on October 27
The 2021 local government elections will take place on Wednesday, October 27, the presidency has announced.
“This will be the sixth time under SA's democratic dispensation that voters will elect leadership and public representatives at metropolitan, district and local level,” said acting presidency spokesperson Tyrone Seale.
Seale said in a statement on Wednesday evening that minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma would follow the necessary legal process to proclaim the date and undertake other requirements.
SA will join several other countries around the world who have held elections during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The president urges eligible — and especially first time voters — to ensure they are registered to participate in the elections which provide the basis for development and service delivery closest to where citizens live,” said Seale.


By OLIVER SAMBOKO
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government will walk the path of peace and unity because he believes that it’s only through this that the country can attain economic independence.
Mr Hichilema also said the new dawn government under his leadership will continue working with traditional leaders to deliver the much needed development closer to the people in chiefdoms.
He was speaking yesterday in Monze’s Bweengwa area, when he held a meeting with some traditional leaders drawn from Southern Province and other parts of the country who were part of an event at Samu Lya Moomba, a historical site of significance to the country’s political freedom.
President Hichilema said the chiefs should unite the country as one people if development is to be achieved.
He said as custodian of the traditions, chiefs should be respected and that the new dawn government will treat all chiefs equally without segregation.
Mr Hichilema said his government for the first time in history has moved money from Lusaka where a few individuals used to make decisions on behalf of the grassroots in the chiefdoms.
He said his administration will ensure that CDF, which was increased from K1.6 million to K25.7 million in the 2022, works for the people and that going forward starting next year, no child will be allowed to sit on the floor while attending lessons at school.
Mr Hichilema said people in government in Lusaka are upset with him because he has decentralised the disbursement of resources for development. He said as long as he remains President, constituencies will continue receiving enough money for development so that the living standards of the ordinary citizens can improve.
President Hichilema also said all contracts under the CDF will be executed by locals and not foreign companies so that the money can remain in the local economy.
Meanwhile, the President has proposed to meet all traditional leaders at a date to be agreed to resolve the various challenges facing chiefdoms.
He however, said his government will not interfere in the selection of chiefs.
Mr Hichilema also said his government will build modern palaces and separate acommodation for seating chiefs so that when they are not on the throne, their children will have somewhere to stay.
He also asked the chiefs especially in Southern Province to work with the government to bring to a stop the high cases of criminal activities, such as assassinations that have claimed the lives of many innocent citizens in the region.
And traditional leaders have welcomed government intention to resolve the many challenges in the chiefdoms.
The traditional leaders said they are looking forward to see the new government meeting the aspirations of citizens.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 29 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Al-Najat charity on Tuesday launched a relief campaign with raised donations amounting to KD 330,000 (USD one million).
A campaigner, Mohammad Al-Maimouni, told KUNA by telephone that number of donors has reached up to 16,000, indicating that the association distributed 1,100 food parcels, heating utensils, blankets and other necessities for the winter to the refugees and relocated Yemenis. (end)
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Seventy percent of people in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States expect their household to lose income due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey on Wednesday.
The highly contagious coronavirus has caused entire regions to be placed on lockdown, halting services and production and breaking supply chains.
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In Italy, which has borne the brunt of the outbreak in Europe, 82 percent of respondents to the Kantar survey said the coronavirus has or will impact their household income – the highest of the Group of Seven (G7) countries – compared with 74 percent in the US and 70 percent in the UK.
The country expecting the least financial impact was Germany.
In the UK, just 28 percent of people said they had started working from home more often, and only a little over half said they were avoiding visits to elderly and vulnerable relatives and friends where possible.
The online survey was conducted last week – before the British government announced it would enforce its advice to stay home.
In all G7 countries, most people surveyed said they were washing their hands for longer.
Japan had the highest number of people who said they had started wearing a mask (65 percent) but the lowest number of people doing all other measures listed in the survey, such as social distancing, washing hands more and avoiding unnecessary social contact.
In Germany, Canada and the UK, more than half the people thought that public services in their country were prepared to cope with the epidemic and its consequences.
The country with the least confidence was France, where only 33 percent thought the country could cope.
Italy, which has so far seen more than 6,800 deaths, had the highest number of respondents saying they were “very concerned” about the health of their local community, the availability of local health services and care for the elderly and vulnerable.
But Italy also had the highest number of people who strongly approved of the way their government was responding to the pandemic, at 39 percent. Japan had the lowest number of people in this category with 5 percent, followed by the UK at 17 percent.