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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a committee to study the gas cylinder issue.
A number of explosions caused by gas cylinder leaks have been reported around the country.
The President's Media Unit said that the committee has been appointed to study the cause of the gas leak, explosions and other related incidents.
The committee will be headed by a Professor of the Moratuwa University, Professor Shantha Walpola.
Others in the committee includes Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon.
The committee has been instructed to submit a report on its findings to the President in two weeks. (Colombo Gazette)
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The implementation of the program of provision of one-time
payments to persons disabled due to injuries during military
service in Azerbaijan before August 2, 1997 is continued by order
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Social Protection of the Population.
According to the ministry, over the past week, the payments have
been transferred to bank accounts of another 1,300 veterans
disabled in the first Karabakh war.
Thus, the one-time payments have been assigned to more than
12,300 disabled veterans of the First Karabakh War.
The citizens, who have not been assigned a one-time payment due
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archives about injuries that they received during military service
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London, UK (Staff Report): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood said on Saturday that Pakistan has fought the biggest war against terrorism, adding that many countries want Pakistan’s assistance for training purpose due to efficient performance.
The CJCSC said while addressing a ceremony on London that he’s grateful for British forces’ support to Pakistan and its army.
He also discussed various issues such as the relations between the UK and Pakistan and peace in Afghanistan.
Terrorism was defeated with the help of people, he said. On the subject of neighbouring Afghanistan, Gen Mahmood said that peaceful Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s best interest.
CJCSC Mahmood said that the solution to Afghanistan crisis is only through negotiation and not war.
He also mentioned the ongoing atrocities in occupied Kashmir saying that they are ‘unacceptable’.
The CJCSC said that the country’s economy has benefited from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, adding that Pakistan can become world’s 10th biggest economy by 2050.


Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) President Lubinda Habazoka says one of the main reasons contributing to the depreciation of the Zambian Kwacha is that China its major importer has been involved in a trade war with the United States of America (USA) for some time now.
In an interview with the Lusaka Star, Dr. Habazoka said that as compared to other countries, the Zambian reserves are not enough to pay on the market, leading the country to be limited in terms of open market corporations.
He said the depreciation of the local currency can also be attributed to both external and internal factors.
“The worry about investors with the economy of commodity-driven countries such as Zambia is that the demand for commodities will reduce because China’s appetite to import raw materials will also reduce and this is true for the South-African Rudo for the Zambian kwacha,” Mr Habazoka said
The EAZ President further added that state service also has had its effect on the Zambian Kwacha.
Dr. Habazoka said it was unfortunate that Zambians politicized a lot of things therefore not finding concrete solutions in areas that affected the economy.


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KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter amir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has said their party believes in positive changes through democratic and constitutional norms.
In a statement, he said that the report of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has proved the fact that the Jamaat-e-Islami is the most democratic party of the country.
He said the ‘Ummah’ does not refrain itself from ‘Jihad’, adding that justice can also be brought in the society through ‘Jihad’. He said that the JI has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks across the country.
He further said that the secular elements through their nefarious designs were trying to make the things complicated by mixing ‘Jihad’ with terrorism in order to defame the religion. He said that the ‘Jihad’ is a must for in restoration of peace and eliminating terrorism and injustice from the society.
Hafiz Naeem vowed that the JI will continue its peaceful struggle for the implementation of Islamic laws in the country.
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CORONAVIRUS: Police have now fined 65 people for breaching lockdown rules
Deputy Chief Constable Jason Harwin told BBC Radio Lincolnshire that officers had attended an additional 15 incidents over the weekend.
He said they had mostly been groups and gatherings of people – but that some motorists had also been stopped.
“Some of the individuals are those that have ultimately not complied and we’ve come across them again,” he said.
“But there’s also occasions we’re getting called to locations where people are gathering and clearly that’s defeating the objective of what we’re trying to achieve.”
However, Mr Harwin said that the majority of people have adhered to the government’s advice.
In the last 24 hours, police have received more than 90 reports from the public about people breaking lockdown rules.
In incidents this weekend, a number of joyride bikers in the woods near Grantham were fined by police for breaking coronavirus lockdown restriction rules.
Also a man was arrested after allegedly assaulting two police officers who were sent to his house in Lincoln after neighbours reported a party gathering.


Jammu: Apni Party president Syed Altaf Bukhari on Sunday demanded regularization of daily wagers working in different government departments on humanitarian grounds.
Bukhari, while responding to media queries on the sidelines of one-day convention in Jammu district, said that the daily wagers were the backbone of the government departments.
He said that the government should regularize them on humanitarian grounds.
He said that the demands of the daily wagers should be accepted by the government at the earliest.
In response to another question, he said, “We have never seen such a situation in the past in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu has suffered even though the Union Territory is being ruled directly (by the Centre).” He criticized those political parties which used to claim discrimination against Jammu.
In an oblique dig at BJP, he said, “A political party befooled the people of Jammu when it won assembly elections in 2014 but formed (alliance) government with a Kashmir based political party.”


After all the wait and anticipation, it has now been announced that Dying Light 2 will be delayed.
When it was first announced, the developer reveals that the game will be arriving in the Spring of 2020 but Techland has now announced that the game will be pushed back indefinitely.
According to the developer, they needed for time with the game and that they will have a little more to share in a few months but for now, fans will just need to sit tight and wait while they continue to work on the game.
They added that they wanted to deliver a game that meets the fans and their expectation and that means spending more time on the game. When the first was first announce, it was added that the game will be released on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
This is not the first game that is getting pushed back since 2020 started as a few developers have already announced their new release dates for their upcoming games.


KUANTAN: Police have suggested restricting the number of visitors to Teluk Cempedak here, especially on weekends, to ensure compliance with the SOP on physical distancing.
Kuantan district police chief Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali said this is necessary considering the congestion on the beach, as witnessed by the huge crowd yesterday.
He said police had to turn back many visitors as they pushed their way to the beach and told them to come back again on another day.
“Although they wore face masks, the presence of too many people made it difficult for them to exercise physical distancing,” he told reporters today.
Mohamad Noor said he would raise the matter with the authorities, including the Kuantan Municipal Council.
He also said police would continue to conduct patrols at other public areas in Kuantan, including the market, to ensure compliance with the SOP.
“We will conduct surprise checks at bus terminals and put up more roadblocks,” he said.


Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for New Delhi today on a three-day visit. During his stay, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow and there will be a press statement by the two Prime Ministers, India’s National radio announced today.
Thereafter, the two countries are likely to sign MoUs in various sectors.
The Prime Minister will call on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhawan and hold talks.
Meanwhile, International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema, who is accompanying Wickremesinghe, had said that the focus of the Prime Minister’s visit will be more than just negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement which covers only trade and services.
Refuting opposition’s claim that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister will sign a comprehensive trade treaty with India, Mr Samarawickrema said in a statement that the new Government’s objective is to focus on uplifting Sri Lanka and help the local economy generate much-needed jobs for youth through close ties with India.
He said, Sri Lanka is keen to have stronger ties with India on areas such as investment, technology, education, agriculture, industrial development and culture. (Colombo Gazette)


Global HPAPI market to grow at CAGR of 8.7 percent by 2026
A report has said that the highly potent compound market will grow to be worth $32,200 million by the end of 2026.
A report on the global highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredient (HPAPI), or highly potent compound, market has revealed that it is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7 percent over the forecast period, 2019-2026.
According to the researchers at Global QYResearch, the market was worth $16,600 million in 2019 and is predicted to be worth $32,200 million by the end of 2026.
The researchers highlight that some of the key players in this industry that will see opportunities and challenges related to this market include Alkermes, Lonza, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pfizer and Merck.
The report highlights that the market can be split into several geographical areas. It focuses on the the global market size of HPAPIs in the five key regions of North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and the Middle East and Africa, including the the consumption of highly potent compounds in these regions.


LONDON – Four people have been killed and six others have been hospitalised in a coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom, Health Minister Eric Pickles said on Monday.
“The number of cases is staggering,” Pickles told reporters in London.
“We have more than 700 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 people who have tested positive for the virus.”
Pickles warned the number of new cases was rising.
The country’s chief medical officer, Dr. Michael Brown, said the number was expected to increase further in the coming days.
“I’m very concerned, because the number is rising,” he told reporters.
“It’s not just a UK problem, it’s a global problem.
It’s a concern that we are having.”
Health authorities in Britain said last week that more than 6,000 new cases had been reported, with the death toll expected to rise.
More than half of those cases were in London, where more than 7,000 cases have been reported.
In the United States, health authorities have reported more than 30 new coronaviruses.
The United Kingdom has also seen an increase in the number and type of coronaviral cases, as well as the use of more sophisticated tests and a sharp rise in coronavire infections among people under age 65.
More than 40,000 Canadians are now living with the disease, according to the Canadian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It’s a worldwide problem,” said Pickles.
“If you think about the numbers, we’ve got almost 6,200 confirmed cases.
We’ve got more than 2,700 new cases, and that’s happening across the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco, and elsewhere.
We have more coronavides in the U.K. than we have in any other country.”
Pickles said the coronavids in Britain were not a direct threat to the country’s overall health, but were still of concern.
It was also important to note that the number who have been diagnosed with the virus has been rising in Britain, he said.
He said the UK’s overall rate of new coronas is less than half the rate in the rest of Europe, with Europe’s highest rates reported in France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
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More than 400 shootings reported in NOLA so far in 2017
At the start of August, officials confirmed that more than 400 shootings have been reported across the Crescent City so far in 2017.
The figure is a huge jump from last year, when 290 shootings were reported at this time in 2016. Officials agree that the city has seen an increase in gun violence.
Officials said the last time the city neared 400 shootings was in 2010, when almost 370 shootings were reported by Aug. 1, according to records.
Community leaders and those who specialize in crime issues said the city needs to prioritize not just hiring additional police officers, but also addressing other factors that often contribute to criminal behavior.


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Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) has stated the number of COVID-19 deaths is likely to increase should the public fail to contain the community spread in the Maldives.
Speaking at a press conference held at the HEOC, Dr. Ali Latheef from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) said the Maldives has recorded over 100 new cases in the past few days. He added the public has paid less attention to safety measures and precautionary instructions detailed by the authorities after the ease of restrictions.
Raising concern over the number of cases reported recently, Dr. Latheef said people at risk such as children and the elderly are also likely to be infected if people spend unnecessary time outdoors. He said the number of admissions of COVID-19 patients has also increased with 15% of total cases currently admitted in hosiptal, as compared to the 4% admitted in the last week of June.
Moreover, the doctor said a spread amongst locals is very worrying as people of different age groups are involved unlike expatriate workers who are largely youth and adults. He said a larger spread amongst the locals will make the situation more worrying and critical.
Dr. Latheef repeated his call to adhere to follow instructions from experts and health authorities and urged to refrain from movements outside unless necessary. He also urged the public to wear masks and practice social distancing when going out.


Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Faizer Mustapha said that President Maithripala Sirisena has been very clear that war crimes did not take place in Sri Lanka.
He said that some groups are attempting to give the impression that a war crimes investigation will take place in Sri Lanka with the participation of foreign judges.
“The President has said earlier and even now that he will not invite foreign judges but will accept technical assistance,” he said.
He also said that the resettlement of war displaced people in the North and East will take place.
Some political parties have been saying the army will not be withdrawn from civilian property to resettle the displaced families.
The Minister said the army should not be used to achieve political goals and added that the army will continue to safeguard the country’s National security. (Colombo Gazette)


Srinagar: The recently held Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls in Jammu and Kashmir was ‘a complete mess’, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said.
PDP chief spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir said that the ULB polls conducted in the state was further demolition of democratic institutions. “The deteriorating situation in Kashmir has already put halt to the institutions and holding elections at this juncture was tantamount to further demolition of the democratic institutions as the candidates who contested in the polls don’t even have any knowledge about their respective areas.”
He said that the reports suggest that a huge amount was spent in the polls but “it is on record that crores of rupees were spent in the state but that yield nothing.”
Mir added that there was a need of political solution to the problems. “I believe that the government should have focused on holding talks with those who are angry so that any solution can come out,” he said.
Referring to verdict of people in the ULB polls, PDP chief spokesperson said that “There was a Modi wave earlier in Jammu but today’s election indicated that people are not happy with Modi anymore.”
He said that ultimately it is people who decided the fate of any party or candidate.
The PDP chief spokesperson further added that dialogue with all the stakeholders including Hurriyat, civil society is must for the lasting peace of the region, saying that due to the lingering issues, it is people of the state who are sufferings huge losses.
(With inputs from KNS)


President Maithripala Sirisena says that a new Cabinet of Ministers will be appointed in a few days. The President says he invites any Parliamentarian to strengthen the Government.
Following a meeting with the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday, the President said that a committee will also be appointed from both parties to discuss the future progress of the government.
The President also said he will call a meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee by next week to discuss about the SLFP ministers who voted against the No confidence Motion against the Prime Minister.
The UNP parliamentary members demand the resignation of the SLFP ministers who have voted for the No confidence Motion brought against the Premier and the government by the Joint Opposition. However the SLFP ministers have refused to step down unless the President requests them to do so.


Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani has said that the provincial government has launched a telemedicine initiative in Balochistan and undertaken the pilot project to ensure provision of quality healthare facilities to people.
“The telemedicine project has been launched in all Basic Health Units across Balochistan while in the coming budget many areas will be connected and covered through the Health Department’s Pilot Project,” he said in a tweet while praising the efforts made by the Peoples Primary Health Initiative, Balochistan, in this regard.
The government of Balochistan has decided to allocate a major share of the provincial budget 2020-21 for the health sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which CM Alyani believes will help build the ramshackle health infrastructure.
The CM said that the government had made plans to develop road infrastructure across Balochistan to ease access of the people of remote areas to BHUs. Balochistan is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. It is the largest province in terms of land area, forming the southwestern region of the country, but is the least populated. Its provincial capital and largest city is Quetta. https://www.dawn.com


KARACHI: The greenback continues to make gains against the local currency as rupee has fallen to Rs219.41 against the US dollar in the interbank market. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) took to Twitter to announce that the rupee had lost 0.47 per cent of its value against the dollar.
Experts are attributing the rise in dollar’s value to its high demand among people who are travelling to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has recently amended its tourist visa laws that state that people on visit visa must show at least AED5,000 to ensure that they can stay in the country on their own.
According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the dollar was being traded at nearly Rs228 in the open market.


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Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has said that the provincial government is fully focusing on development of the province.
Addressing a news conference in Quetta, he said that peace has been restored in Balochistan for which the security forces and people of Balochistan rendered countless sacrifices.
Referring to the opposition movement against the government, Jam Kamal said that the opposition parties want to deteriorate the situation of the country from Quetta.
He added that the opposition should start their movement from Punjab and Sindh rather than Balochistan.
The Chief Minister said that the inhabitants of Balochistan will stand with them who will provide them basic amenities along with the better living standard. b
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About 28 percent of clergy members said they were looking forward to the changes before they took effect, and that approval remained.
About 17 percent of the parish leaders said they changed their minds about the revisions and liked the new language, while 11 percent of them had been excited for the changes but now regretted them. Six percent said they hadn’t noticed a difference.
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Danish Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tornæs, on Wednesday, expressed her country’s determination to assist Nigeria tackle irregular migration from the country to Denmark and Europe.
Tornaes stated this while addressing journalists at the end of a close-door meeting between a delegation from Denmark and Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama in Abuja.
Tornaes was accompanied by that country’s Minister for Immigration and Integration, Inger Stojberg and the Ambassador of Denmark to Nigeria, Torbben Getterman among others.
Tornaes, who said that the delegation was also in Nigeria to strengthen the trade relations between the two countries, assured that more Danish investors would come to invest in Nigeria.
Tornae said: “We are here in Nigeria to strengthen the trade relations between Nigeria and Denmark and it is also to address challenges of irregular migration to Europe.
“We have very good discussion on how we can cooperate more and what we can do to address the irregular migration to Europe and how to assist Nigeria on returnees’ integration.
“We are trying to address the root causes of the migration and the core of it is what we can do to assist Nigeria and other African countries to stem the tide”.
She said some of the plans were to assist through investment in key sectors such as agriculture, education, job creation and empowerment.
“We believe that the reason why young people go to Europe is because of the lack of the hope for the future.
“We would very much like to help address the issue on education, health and all kinds of other development areas.”
She said that Denmark had also assisted Nigeria in addressing the humanitarian crisis in the North-East.
In her remark, Stojberg said the two countries had agreed to have a delegation from Nigeria to Denmark.
Stojberg said that this was to give way for some negotiations that would help address the challenges Denmark was facing on the migration.
Receiving the delegation, Onyeama said there were numbers of Nigerian irregular migrants in Denmark, adding that the two countries needed to take holistic approach to the issue.
He said that the meeting, in addition to addressing the irregular migration question, also looked at the skills development and empowerment of the migrants.
The minister said that the two countries also discussed on what programmes to put together to ensure meaningful approach to addressing the migration issue.
He commended Denmark for the supports given to Nigeria, especially in the humanitarian crisis in the North-East.
Onyeama said that Denmark supported Nigeria with $5 million dollars to assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East.


New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that Pakistan and India desire to resolve their disputes through negotiations.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday, she termed her meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif positive. She said Kashmir dispute will also come under discussion at comprehensive dialogue process between the two countries.
She said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pakistan next year. Meanwhile, speaking in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj has said that matters relating bilateral relations were discussed during the meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad.
She said Pakistan and Indian have agreed on Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue for resolution of all issues between the two countries. She said negotiations between the two countries will be the beginning of peace. She said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned terrorism.


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A total of 6, 565 people stranded in different parts of the country have reached Meghalaya so far, deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong.
A train from Bangalore ferrying 1, 250 stranded citizens from the state will also arrive in Guwahati on May 20, Tynsong informed.
He also said that the state government expressed its gratefulness to all frontline workers upto the DC level for welcoming the returnees into the state, and working so hard and lost their sleep.
Tynsong said that at present, around 7,000 COVID-19 committees in various villages have been formed and the state government thanked these committees right from the district to the block level.
Around 8,000 citizens from various parts of the country, excluding the Northeast, had registered themselves to come back to Meghalaya.
Tynsong had earlier said the government will treat all those citizens who have come from outside the Northeast as people who have arrived from “red-zone” areas.
The deputy chief minister had said this would enable the government to take extra precautions for those who have come from outside the region till their quarantine period is completed.


Talking to media here on Monday, Shah Mehmood Qureshi told that the government and PTI teams had reached a consensus over the formation of a judicial commission on electoral rigging. “PTI and the government had agreed that the commission will present its report within 45 days and both the sides will submit to that report”, he added.
He said that yesterday the people of Lahore showed their unprecedented support for Imran Khan and now the government will have to listen to PTI’s demands.
Qureshi said that PTI will also hold a massive public rally in Multan on October 10, which will be addressed by Imran Khan and it is hoped that the people of Multan will prove their political foresight.
He said that neither him not Imran Khan is coming to do the politics on a single constituency, it is rather a countrywide campaign aimed at making the people aware of their just rights and the wrongdoings of the present rulers.


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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Gaza, Feb. 11(Petra) - Israeli occupation forces Sunday morning arrested two Palestinian fishermen off Al Sudaniya shores in northern Gaza Strip.
The committee documenting Israeli violations against fishermen said in a statement that Israeli gunboats opened its heavy fire and surrounded a Palestinian fishing boat in Al Sudaniya shores, arrested two fishermen and seized their fishing boat.
"The Israeli naval forces took the fishermen to unknown destination, the statement added." WH
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South Korea today reported 1,372 new cases of COVID-19, the first time in two weeks that the daily caseload has fallen below 14-hundred.
Of those transmitted locally, around 70 percent were in the capital region.
The current social distancing measures expire on Sunday.
So on Friday, the government will announce new measures for the month of September.
It will also announce special measures for the upcoming Chuseok holiday, when millions travel across the country to see family.
Those will likely include limits on the size of gatherings and the rules for nursing home visits.


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Manila, Dec 3 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and 15 others injured on Friday in an accident on a busy road in the central Philippine Cebu province, according to police, and local media reports.
Police said the crash occurred at around 9.30 a.m. (local time) in Talisay City when a dump truck hit a car, triggering a domino effect as the car hit other cars and four motorcycles, Xinhua news agency reported.
Police said four died on the spot, while the dump truck driver died at a local hospital while being treated for injuries.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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Governor of Imo Rochas Okorocha is confident those responsible for the violence during the APC ward congress in the state will be arrested.
The governor, who insinuated that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party was working against the APC in the state, thanked the police for the arrests made so far.
Recall that materials meant for the exercise were ‘stolen’ by some party officials.
“We commend the police for the good job. We also know that others who took part in the stealing of the Congresses materials will be unmasked as time goes on,” he said in a statement.
“APC members in the state are in high spirits. They want to see those who let them down and caused undue tension in the state and also created bad media reports for the state, to pay dearly for their wickedness and insensitivity.”


Leeds United can turn things around
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips said that Leeds United has enough quality to end their poor run and that he is sure that they will turn things around. Indeed the Championship is in a poor run of form that has seen him only win one game out of five.
Leeds United made a strong start to the campaign and there were talks that the team can finally mount a serious push for promotion to the Premier League but things have changed for the worse in recent weeks. Their last result was against a weakend Brentford side on Saturday where they were held to a 1-1 draw.
Kalvin Phillips said that he does not believe that this sort of form will continue as the players know they can do better. He said that the players have not lost their confidence despite this poor run of form and they know that they can fight back. He said that the players know the objectives of the team and that they will give their best in order to achieve that. With big games in both the Championship and a crunch match in the FA Cup coming up – tickets available now at 1st4Footballtickets.com – they really need to get their form right sooner rather than later.
The Leeds midfielder said that they have a chance to put things right in the match against Blackburn and this is what they will be focusing on. He said that they will be working hard on the training ground to make sure that they arrive at the match in the best possible conditions.
He said that despite their poor run of form there are some good things that they have achieved on the pitch and that they will want to build on that. He said that they will have to defend better as they conceded too many goals from set pieces (including in the match against Brentford) and that they will have to work on that if they want to win games in the future.


Czech President to visit Armenia in June
Czech President Milos Zeman will visit Armenia and Macedonia in early June, the Prague Monitor quotes Zeman’ spokesman Jiri Ovcacek as saying.
The journey to Macedonia and Armenia will take place on June 8-10.
At first, Zeman will visit Macedonia, where the migrant crisis is likely to be one of the topics.
Then he will fly to Armenia where he will speak about the current issues in the region.


In less than 24 hours, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new president. In addition, voters will also elect representatives for Congress and other local offices.
Ahead of tomorrow, over 90 million people have already cast their vote, with a little less than that number expected to vote tomorrow.
New York State mostly votes Blue – for the Democratic party, and Joe Biden is expected to carry that state. Some voters there have been interacting with Benjamin Tetteh, on the issues motivating the choices they make.


(MENAFN) The cumulative number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases that have been recorded in Iraq since it has been hit by the pandemic has raised to 144,064, as 3,461 more patients tested positive for the virus over the last 24 hours ending on Saturday, the country's ministry of health announced.
The ministerial figures showed that the recent toll of cases represented the highest daily surge in the number of positive cases since the first COVID-19 was diagnosed in the country.
According to the ministerial statement, the overall tally of patients who have so far survived their deadly infection and been accordingly discharged from hospitals has amounted to 103,197, including 2,172 reported in the last 24 hours whereas in the meantime, a number of 75 more lives were claimed by the virus, lifting the death toll to 5,236.
It further revealed that the country has conducted mass testing campaign for a total of 1,110,258 suspected cases, with 17,517 of them carried out in the previous 24-hour period.
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The Ministry of Tourism has launched the Tourism Public Beach Project in the area of Traditional Authority Maganga in Salima District.
Minister of Tourism, Vera Kamtukule, said the public beach is about 52 hectares from the lakeshore.
Kamtukule said the project is part of the Tourism Master Plan which was launched last year by President Dr Lazarus Chakwera.
She further said the beach will provide an opportunity for locals in terms of employment and businesses.
“By the end of December 2023, we are hoping that we will open the place, especially for camping, swimming and other basic amenities and will hand over those facilities to the district council,” said Kamtukule.
District Commissioner for Salima, James Mwenda said the public beach will add value in terms of social economic activities in the district.
Meanwhile, locals in the area of Traditional Authority Maganga have handed over the land proposed for the project to the Ministry of Tourism.
Reported by Madalitso Mhango.


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The Government has launched a National Youth Scheme targeting to benefit 300 youths mostly from the underprivileged families.
Youth, Sports and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu said about 300 youths were expected to benefit from the national youth scheme which was launched yesterday.
Accompanied by Tourism minister Rodney Sikumba, Mr Nkandu said in Choma during a courtesy call on Southern Province minister Cornelius Mweetwa before the launch that the youths who were expected to put to good use the resources .
He said the ministry had received a grant of K19 million to sort out some of the challenges youths were faced with.
“The issues that youths are raising will be dealt with come January 2022. The ministry has a lot of money in form of grants and we expect more youths to benefit from that grant, “ he said.
He said the new dawn administration was not leaving anyone behind including those that had not entered a classroom.
The minister also urged youths to have a mindset shift ny paying back the money.
Mr Nkandu said youths needed also to be mentored on how to use the funds productively.
Mr Nkandu said tourism was one of the economic drivers for the new dawn administration and contributed about seven per cent to the economy.
He said the ministry planned to open the Southern Province by creating a proper circuit that would enable people stay longer in the province by passing through Livingstone-Dundumwenzi-Kafue National Park to Itezhi-tezhi.
He said by doing so employment would be created for those youths who were operating from bus stops and markets.
He said sports tourism was also another sector that needed to be worked on.
Mr Mweetwa said tourism in the province needed to be expanded beyond the natural sites to include sports as well.
He said the idle stadium in Livingstone if worked on would provide opportunities for sports tourism.
Mr. Mweetwa said the youths in the province were delighted to be among the beneficiaries of the empowerment package under the new dawn administration.


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Western State Bank has announced its 2012 Future Checking Scholarship winners that are granted to full-time students based on their academic achievements, community efforts and commitment to quality education.
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (APP):Governor Sindh Imran Ismail on Friday said that Turkish people’s love with Pakistan was visible in the Turkish President speech to the joint session of Parliament.
Talking to media outside Parliament House, he said that Turkish President has delivered a great speech which would be remembered for a long time to come.
He said that Turkish President and people strongly support Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir dispute. He said that Indian government was busy in committing brutalities against the innocent people of Indian Occupied Kashmir. He said that Turkish President visit would further strengthen bilateral ties between the two brotherly countries.


Minister P. Harrison said that opposition members who were arrested recently, were arrested following months of investigations.
He said that the no one was abducted in ‘white vans’ like in the past.
Opposition members Udaya Gamanpila and Muhammad Muzammil were arrested over the past few days.
Following the arrests, the opposition charged that the Government was engaged in a witch-hunt on the opposition. (Colombo Gazette)


“Blood and water can’t flow at the same time,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday during a meeting to review the Indus Water treaty+ with Pakistan amidst heightened tension between the two countries.
Principal secretary to PM, Nripendra Misra, national security adviser Ajit Doval, foreign secretary S Jaishankar, the water resources secretary, and other senior officials were present in the meeting.
At the meeting, it was decided that India will exploit to the maximum the capacity of three Pak-controlled rivers — Indus, Chenab, Jhelum — as per the Indus Water Treaty.
India will also review the construction on Tulbul navigation project, which was suspended in 2007.
The review is being undertaken as India weighs options to give a befitting response to Pakistan in the wake of the Uri attack+ that left 18 soldiers dead.
There have been consistent calls in India that the government should scrap the water distribution pact to mount pressure on Pakistan+ in the aftermath of the terror attack.
Under the treaty, which was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in September 1960, water of six river – Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum – were to be shared between the two countries.
According to the agreement, India has control over three eastern rivers — Beas, Ravi and Sutlej — all flowing from Punjab.
Pakistan, as per the treaty, controls the western rivers — the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum that flow from Jammu and Kashmir.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup had said last week that there were differences between India and Pakistan on implementing the Indus Waters Treaty.
Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh had also said last week that his state will fully support+ whatever decision is taken by the Union government on the 1960 agreement.
“The treaty has caused huge loss to Jammu and Kashmir” as the people of the state cannot fully utilise the waters of various rivers, particularly Chenab in Jammu, for agricultural and other activities, Singh had said.


Sheikh Rasheed meets Pb CM
LAHORE, Oct 07 (APP): Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday met Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed matters of mutual interest, political situation and development projects in Rawalpindi.
Sardar Usman Buzdar and Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed expressed solidarity with Balochistan earthquake affectees.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on the occasion that the PTI government was on right direction as it had served the people in its three years. The government had included neglected areas of the province in the development process, he said adding that every possible step would be taken to resolve issues of Rawalpindi city.
He said that the opponents were indulged in propaganda only as they promoted culture of nepotism on the name of merit in their respective regimes.
The chief minister said that the people were bearing the consequences of losses incurred by the past government to the national exchequer due to their wrong policies. National resources were mercilessly wasted in the name of development projects in the past whereas public needs were ignored, he added.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that practical steps were being taken by the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Future of corrupt elements was dark and negative politics of PDM had vanished, he added.
Provincial Minister Higher Education Raja Yasir Humayoun and Principal Secretary Punjab were also present during the meeting.
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JHU leader and Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the JHU has been accused of being behind the violence by the joint opposition led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Ranawaka said that he had asked the Police to make public details regarding the ongoing investigations into the violence.
He also said that it was clear from the investigations that some groups linked to the Rajapaksas were behind the violence.
Ranawaka said that the Police investigations have not revealed any links between the JHU and the attacks on the Muslims in Kandy. (Colombo Gazette)


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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, April 5 (Petra)- Chief Islamic justice Sheikh Abdul Karim Al-Khasawneh received on Thursday the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Holy Land of Jordan and Palestine (ELCJHL), Sani Ibrahim Charlie Azar, and the head of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amman, Samer Azar.
During the meeting, Al-Khasawneh briefed the guests on his department's achievements and the key development of the Sharia judiciary aimed to boost the community security network as rights of women and children are protected.
He said Jordan is a country of Islamic-Christian harmony as bonds of brotherhood are cherished.
For his part, Azar lauded the Hashemite guardianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem to preserve them from any tampering, and expressed appreciation for brotherly relations, tolerance and moderation among faiths.
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"Obviously there was something about this they didn’t like,” Boeder said. “I fully accept it and we will go on without that money right now and may try it another time.”
The total police budget for Germantown, a primarily residential-agricultural city 15 miles southwest of Dayton, is more than $1.5 million, of which $1.2 million is paid by the city’s General Fund. Approval of the levy was aimed at helping the department be more self-sufficient.
But a denial of the police levy won’t adversely affect the police department, Boeder said.
“We will ensure to the best of our abilities that they have everything they need to function, including salaries, training, vehicles and equipment,” he said. “Council is 100 percent behind the police department. It’s what we have and we’re going to take care of them.”
While the police department will continue to be funded, various “discretionary things” will not, including additional money for the parks, beautification projects and items that would enhance the city’s downtown area for business, Boeder said.
“We would have liked to have gotten the levy passed and had more resources for the city, but we can function," he said. “But in all reality we can’t do everything that we want to do because of a lack of those resources and putting more into the police."


The AP government will establish Telugu Academy in Tamil Nadu to encourage the Telugu people residing in that state. The said development took place after Telugu Association Members in Chennai came to Amaravati by launching a Car rally and met the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. They have also donated Rs 10 lakhs for the development of the State capital. CM Chandrababu Naidu after watching their spirit has assured to help the Telugu people all across the World. AP CM has also said that after Tirupati sabha, he will speedup attacking at PM Modi led NDA government over the injustice done to the State.


MN gears up for more jobs in clean energy
Minnesota was among three states and one U.S. territory that were selected by the National Governors Association to participate in a program to encourage growth of their clean energy industries.
Arizona, Mississippi and Puerto Rico were also chosen to participate in the NGA’s Policy Academy on Targeting Clean Energy for Economic Development.
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Srinagar, February 23: Jammu and Kashmir police while responding to the panicky situation in Kashmir today said that the additional forces were called for the election purpose while arrests of some leaders and activists were a move to prevent any disturbance in the election process.
“We don’t see any reason other than the one that additional troops are being brought for the poll process,” a top police office told KNO.
He said that election commission team was arriving in Kashmir on March 5 to assess the situation and to take a call on holding polls.
“So we took some measures to ensure peaceful elections,” he said.
Around 30 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders including its chief Dr Hameed Fayaz were detained by the police in nocturnal raids while as JKLF Chief Muhammad Yasin Malik was detained late on Friday evening.


Kuwaiti, Egyptian justice ministers discuss judicial cooperation
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Kuwaiti Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Yaacoub Al-Sanaa held talks on Monday the Egyptian Minister of Justice Mahfouz Saber Abdul Qadir, on ways to boost judicial relations.
The meeting dealt with increasing cooperation, experiences and legislation exchange and ways to counter extremism and terrorism, Al-Sanaa told KUNA.
Al-Sanaa stressed the depth of relations between Kuwait and Egypt in all fields, particularly in the judicial, administrative and legal fields.
The meeting was attended by an official of the Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo.
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Salvation Army's Thrift Store has made positive turnaround
It’s been less than two years since the Brainerd Lakes Salvation Army’s Thrift Store was on the verge of closing its doors.
Fast forward to June of 2012 and the thrift store, located on South Sixth Street in Brainerd, has turned around from its once dire situation to a success.
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Iran's oil exports have fallen in recent months amid increased competition from Russia in the key market of Asia, according to people with direct knowledge of the Islamic Republic's sales.
Tehran's daily crude exports have dipped from a peak of 1mn barrels to an average of 750,000 barrels, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the information is private.
Iranian shipments are going head to head with those from Russia in countries such as China, prompting Tehran to regularly review and adjust its prices to stay attractive, they said.
The US has heavily sanctioned Iran and its oil sector. That and the extra Russian barrels have forced Tehran to offer buyers discounts.
Moscow is trying to ramp up sales to Asia after Europe retaliated against its invasion of Ukraine with sanctions. Chinese private refiners, or teapots, have increased purchases of Russian grades such as ESPO and Urals, which are also sold with discounts.
Iran is supplying its local refineries with 2.1mn barrels a day of crude oil, meaning the country's total production is roughly 2.8mn barrels a day, said the people. It will be ready to raise exports if and when its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers including the US is revived, they said.
Negotiations over the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – which eased sanctions on Iran in return for it curbing nuclear activities – have stalled in recent weeks. Most analysts doubt it will be restored before the US mid-term elections in November.
Tehran has a production capacity of 4mn barrels a day and would like to lift that to 5.7mn, Oil Minister Javad Owji said to Nikkei in an interview on Sunday.
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Mumbai: Officials said on Wednesday that 18,125 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, which increases the number of infections to 15,63,238, while 329 new people have taken the toll to 16,372 from the pandemic.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said that on the bright side, the number of active cases in the state has decreased by more than 1.04 lakh in the last 11 days. He said that the COVID-19 recovery rate in Uttar Pradesh is now 85.7 per cent.
The official said that as of April 30, there were about 3.10 lakh active cases, while at present the number is 2,06,615.
With this, the total number of infected patients in the state has increased to 13,40,251.
He said that more than 4.36 crore samples have been tested in the state so far, of which more than 2.45 lakh samples have been tested on Tuesday.
In the latest cases, 1,52,725 houses are in isolation, Prasad said.
He said that following the ‘Track, Test and Treat’ policy, the monitoring team of the state government has reached 3.47 crore banks, involving a total of 16.73 crore people.
Prasad said that 1.11 crore people have been given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 29.35 lakh has received the second shot.
The programme of vaccinating people in the 18-44 age group is also going on in the state and so far 2.16 lakh in this category have been administered vaccines, he said.


(MENAFN) According to official figures from the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEIAS), Turkey’s daily electricity consumption increased by 2.88 percent on Tuesday compared to the previous day, reaching a total of 879,477 megawatts per hours. The peak hourly power consumption was recorded at 41,517 megawatts per hours at 12 p.m. regional time, while the lowest usage was recorded at 29,918 megawatts per hours at 5 a.m. regional time.
TEIAS data also revealed that the country's electricity production on Tuesday amounted to 869,685 megawatts per hours, marking a 2.95 percent increase from Monday. Imported coal plants contributed to 23.4 percent of the total generation, while natural gas and wind plants contributed 19.6 percent and 14 percent, correspondingly.
It is worth noting that Turkey’s electricity exports amounted to 6,237 megawatts per hours on Tuesday, while the imports totaled 16,029 megawatts per hours. These figures demonstrate the country's dependence on imports for electricity generation and highlight the importance of diversifying its energy sources.
Overall, the increase in daily electricity consumption and production indicates that Turkey’s energy demands are steadily growing, which poses a challenge to the country's energy sector. The government will need to continue investing in the expansion of energy infrastructure and the development of alternative energy sources to ensure that the country's electricity needs are met in a sustainable and reliable manner.
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s Senate has been told that work on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects had been expedited.
Ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Dr Zarqa Suharwardy said the government was committed to complete all the CPEC projects on time.
“The government has expedited work on the CPEC projects which would open new era of development and prosperity for masses,” she said while speaking in the Senate.
Dr Zarqa Suharwardy said the government owing to the prudent policies of the incumbent government, JP Morgan – a global leader in financial services – had asked investors to invest in Pakistan to reap benefits of its improved economic situation. She said Insaf (justice) Health Cards were also introduced to facilitate the poor.
Earlier, the lawmakers in the Senate, the Upper House of the parliament, demanded of the government to announce more incentive for the farmers and employees in the budget for next fiscal year 2021-22.
Taking part in the budget debate, Senator Muhammad Tahir Bizinjo from National Party urged the government to build motorway for the people of Balochistan like other parts of the country. He said universities and hospitals should also be set up in the province for the social uplift of people.
Bizinjo said the government should take concrete measures for the downtrodden segment of the society and also announced more incentives for the farmers and employees as both were considered backbone of the economy.
Quratulain Marri from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) criticized the government for announcing only two development projects for Sindh under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2021-22 and demanded more allocation.
The lawmaker alleged that the government gave wrong figures of 4 percent of economy growth. She said the government was trying to hide behind the Covid-19 pandemic for the last one year.


The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured that there are sufficient government programs and financial assistance for displaced workers due to the pandemic.
In a statement, Budget Secretary Wendel E. Avisado said the DBM has already released and allocated the budget for the different government agencies to aid those who lost their jobs, especially overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
He also said the government, through Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, shouldered the expenses of the returning OFWs’ quarantine facility, food, and transportation.
The budget chief explained that several government agencies have their respective programs to help those who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in rebuilding their livelihood.
Among them are Executive Order No. 114, which institutionalized the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program; the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD; and the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS).
These government programs were funded by Bayanihan I and II, start rebuild their livelihood, Avisado said.
The budget chief also said that small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, including sari-sari store owners can also benefit from the AICS programs.
There are also programs for those who were hit from the service sectors such as tourism, transportation, and accommodation.
He also said that the Department of Agriculture will also help farmers who were also affected.
“It’s either through the many programs they have. Tulong pinansyal, tulong sa inputs, binhi, fertilizers,” he added.
The budget chief also reiterated that they will continue "to serve and heed the call of our people in these trying times" as he assured that the government will continue to address the people’s needs.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) In the past 24 hours, Kazakhstan has added 2,804 new cases of the coronavirus infection, Trend reports citing Kazinform
Almaty city remains the leader in terms of number of fresh daily infections with 685 cases. Ranked second is the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, with 429 new COVID-19 cases. Almaty region elbowed aside Karaganda region and posted the third highest number of coronavirus cases - 275.
237 fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded in Karaganda region. Pavlodar region reported 176 new COVID-19 cases. West Kazakhstan and Akmola regions logged 157 and 146 new COVID-19 cases, respectively.
140 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Aktobe region, 117 – in Shymkent city, 94 – in East Kazakhstan region, 88 – in Atyrau region, 69 – in Zhambyl region, 58 – in Mangistau region, 44 – in Kyzylorda region, 33 – in North Kazakhstan region, 29 – in Turkestan region, and 27 – in Kostanay region.
In total, 325,499 cases of the coronavirus infection have been recorded in Kazakhstan since the start of the pandemic.
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Ghana announces that there are no active cases of Marburg virus
(MENAFN) Following the recovery of the final affected person, Ghana stated on Friday that there are no current instances of the Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola.
The Ghana Health Service's declaration adheres to World Health Organization regulations, which state that a nation shall be deemed free of the outbreak if there are no new cases 42 days following the final negative test.
Ghana verified its first case of the Marburg virus sickness on July 4, according to the health department. Since then, three cases and two fatalities have been documented.
A total of 198 contacts were found throughout four districts, and 118 patients successfully completed the required 21-day follow-up and were released. The declaration added, “the remaining contacts are still being followed up and none has any symptoms.”
According to the WHO, the Marburg virus illness causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever with an average fatality rate of 50 percent for humans.
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president M K Stalin on Monday asked all party members to participate in a state-wide protest
in Tamil Nadu
on Tuesday to condemn the Citizenship Amendment Act
) enacted by the Parliament last week.
"All party members must participate in the protest against the BJP government at the Centre and the AIADMK government in the state for enacting the CAA. It is against the Constitution. We must finish the AIADMK government in the local body elections and teach it a lesson," said Stalin.
“Let us come together to save the country. Let us go to the people and explain the CAA,” said Stalin.
He said the Act was against Muslims and Sri Lankan Tamil citizens. “For the past more than 60 years, we were following the Constitution without any problem. It is only the BJP government at the Centre which is going against the Constitution," said Stalin.
Stalin will lead the protest in Kancheepuram.


A THREE-DAY carnival will be held at i-City as part of the Selangor Government’s programme to usher in 2011.
State local government chairman Ronnie Liu said the programme would start on Dec 29 and end after the countdown on the eve of the New Year.
He said this year’s programme would be interesting and the i-City would be also equipped with the indoor snowland which would be open to the public on Dec 29.
Liu said the highlight of the programme would be on Dec 31 when more than 50,000 people were expected to turn up.
Besides presentations from popular local artistes, Liu said this year’s celebration also incorporated performances from the various local authorities.
“We also have schools performing on the eve in a move to encourage young people especially schoolchildren to participate in stage activities.
“Furthermore, the participating schools have a proven track record for their performances,’’ he said
Liu added that various exhibitions would also be held at i-City during the three days.
He said there would be an exhibition by the state government to inform the public on the various developments in Selangor.
“The exhibition will give the public an idea of what the Pakatan Rakyat government has done over the past three years,’’ he said.
Besides that, Liu said all 12 local authorities in the state would be also holding exhibitions on their activities.
He said a one-day training programme would also be organised for all the 288 local councillors from the various councils.
“Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim will also give a talk on the performance of the state and on what is in store for 2011,’’ he said.


(MENAFN- IANS) Tehran, Oct 23 (IANS) Iran's health ministry has reported 11,064 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,844,589.
The pandemic also claimed 165 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 124,928, said the update by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
A total of 5,388,496 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 4,422 remain in intensive care units, according to the ministry.
By Friday, 50,373,488 Iranians have received their first doses of Covid-19 vaccines, and 28,291,777 of them have taken two jabs.
The report added that 34,551,206 tests have so far been carried out across the country.
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ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to outlaw the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) after the recent spate of violent protests across the country.
Addressing a press conference, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the religious-cum-political party will be banned under than Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) Section 1997/11-B. He said the decision was made due due to the party’s recent activities including abduction of policemen and destroying of public property.
The minister said that at least two police officers embraced martyrdom while 340 others were injured during the recent protests while the party’s workers also held several policemen hostage to compel the government to accept their demands.
Earlier while chairing a meeting, Sheikh Rasheed lauded the law enforcement agencies for clearing the roads blocked due to protest of a religious party across the country.
The minister was chairing a meeting in Islamabad to review the law and order due to protest by the TLP who have blocked roads and staged sit-ins across various parts of the country.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noorul Haq Qadri, while IG Punjab Inam Ghani and Commissioner Rawalpindi attended via video link.
Sheikh Rasheed said the government will deal with an iron fist with those who take the law into their own hands. He directed the law enforcement agencies to ensure writ of the state at every cost.
The minister said motorways, G.T. Road and other roads have been cleared for traffic. He lauded the role of the Rangers and police and the local administration. (Agency)


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Sao Paulo: A prison riot in the southern Brazilian state of Parana has left at least one inmate dead and six others injured, the state’s Prison Affairs Department said Friday.
The department said the riot began Thursday afternoon at the Cascavel penitentiary. It also said the inmates were holding two guards hostage.
The department earlier said that two inmates had been killed and state Governor Beto Richa told reporters one of them had been decapitated. Several hours later the department said in a statement said that it could only confirm that one prisoner had been killed. There was no mention of decapitation.
Negotiations to end the uprising were suspended at the end of the afternoon and were to resume on Saturday.
The G1 news portal reported that the inmates were demanding better food and the transfer of three guards to other facilities.
About 700 of the facility’s 980 inmates were taking part in the uprising, which Governor Richa attributed to rival prison gangs.


(MENAFN- IANS) Jaipur, May 31 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has asked Attorney General (AG), Nyaya Mitra and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to give suggestions regarding the prevention of suicides by the students in coaching institutes of the state, especially in Kota and Sikar district.
The court on Tuesday asked them to examine the matter and suggest how to develop an effective psychological counselling system to deal with the situation.
At the same time, the court has also told senior advocate Sudhir Gupta that he too can give his suggestions for developing an effective mechanism based on the report of an expert.
The court has fixed the matter for hearing on July 20.
The court gave this direction in the matter of taking suo motu cognizance on the incidents of suicide by the students of coaching institutes of Kota.
During the hearing, the AG stated that counsellors have been appointed on institutional basis and the information received from them in this regard was available with the Monitoring Committee. On this, the court said that it can be made more effective by taking the services of a body like the Mental Health Foundation.
The court said that the report of Tata Institute of Science has been presented earlier in this matter. At the same time, the court has also given many guidelines from time to time and the state government has also established a regulatory mechanism, which is being monitored by the committee.
NCPCR's advocate said that it was necessary to pay attention to the psychological counselling of children. In such a situation, AG, Nyaya Mitra and NCPCR should give their suggestions on developing an effective psychological counselling system.
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Most likely U.S. voters still believe cheating is likely to impact the outcome of the 2024 presidential election according to a recent national phone and online survey from Rasmussen Reports.
Fifty-two percent of voters said cheating is likely to affect the election, including 27 percent who said it is very likely. Just 37 percent said cheating is unlikely to affect the outcome.
Fifty-four percent of voters said government officials have not done enough to prevent cheating in elections. Only 32 percent said enough has been done.
Sixty-one percent of voters said it is more important to prevent cheating in elections while 34 percent said they think making it easier to vote is more important than preventing cheating.
Fifty percent of unaffiliated voters said it is at least somewhat likely cheating will impact the presidential election. Fifty-four percent of unaffiliated voters said government officials have not done enough to ensure election integrity.


Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that there will be no compromise on the law of prophethood.
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting in the European Parliament on the issue of GSP Plus resolution.
In this regard, the sources said that the meeting discussed the points raised in the EU resolution.
The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, decided to address the EU’s concerns.
Sources said that it was decided to bring the laws on enforced disappearance, protect journalists, and freedom of expression in the parliament soon.
Sources said that the meeting also agreed to ensure the protection of the rights of minorities.
According to sources, the meeting was of the view that the GSP Plus agreement has nothing to do with blasphemy laws.


Two-thirds of teachers said that the majority of their students were less prepared for grade-level work than they were at this time last year. Fifty-six percent of teachers said that they had covered only half, or less than half, of the curriculum content that they would have gotten to by this time last year. Only about one in five teachers said that they were on the same schedule as years past.
Schools need solutions to solve these tough challenges to ensure students are achieving and teachers are thriving. Hear from Dana Dundrea and Mario D’Antonio as they engage in a thought-provoking chat about the current state of education and the education solutions that are changing the game for teachers and students.


UK finance directors plan to cut back on temporary staff, but are confident that their expertise and experience will help their organisations to survive the ongoing financial crisis, according to CIMA's economic survey, published last month.
More than a quarter of businesses in sectors including manufacturing, retail, transport and finance expect to reduce the number of employees over the next 12 months, compared with six months ago when 40 per cent of companies expected to expand their workforces. Those most at risk of redundancy are temporary staff and external consultants, according to 42 per cent of respondents.
A third of the 200 CIMA FDs surveyed said that their sales had declined in the previous quarter, yet the research showed that most believed that their firms would survive. About three-quarters said they were planning to maintain or increase capital expenditure and their investments in marketing and staff training. Five per cent said they would cut back on R&D, while 56 per cent said they were planning to spend more on energy efficiency.
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Yola — The Adamawa State government has denied allegation by the state's chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) that it diverted funds donated to the state for flood victims, saying the money was judiciously disbursed.
The Action Congress of Nigeria in the state through its publicity secretary, Yohanna Mathias, had earlier accused the state government of "Tactically diverting the funds meant for flood victims for local government campaigns,".
It therefore challenged the state government to release the money.
But in its reaction, the state flood fund disbursement committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Kobis Thinnu Ari, said the money was judiciously disbursed across the affected local government areas.
He said the committee also procured 60 trucks of fertilizer, seedlings , bags of rice, maize and other food items for distribution to the victims.
He said the money was disbursed according to priority, adding that Lamurde, which was the most affected local government got N29 million, Numan, N24 million and Yola South, N19 million.
He added that commissioners, traditional and religion leaders were involved in the exercise to ensure accountability.


Lahore: The performance of the National Accountability Bureau NAB is disappointing as it needs self accountability.
This was stated by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq while addressing a presser here.
He said that the PML-N had never played a role of opposition.
The JI ameer said that the government had collapsed as the PTI ministers were admitting their failures.
He said that those involved in the sugar crisis should had been arrested after the sugar commission report.
“Today wheat, sugar and petrol mafias have become more stronger in the country, ” Siraj says.
He said that the government could not face the media now and it would not last more than four to five months. The government will put its both hands up.
He added that the a state should behave like a mother but since the PTI government had come to power people from every sector are worried and protesting.


OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts acknowledged Friday that state officials should have moved more quickly to interview people who contracted the coronavirus in recent weeks so they could warn others who may have been exposed.
Ricketts said the recent surge in virus cases created a backlog of people who needed to be called, and officials within his administration didn’t add more workers to help with the extra workload.
“The simple answer is we didn’t do our job,” Ricketts said at a coronavirus news conference.
The state now has a backlog of 2,600 people who still need to contacted. Some people who tested positive recently have waited more than a week for one of the state’s “contract tracers” to ask where they’ve been and who they might have infected, part of a broader effort to slow the virus’ spread.
Ashley Newmyer, chief data strategist for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, said agency officials hope to work their way through the backlog by the end of next week. Newmyer said the state is adding more workers and will rely on a combination of state employees and private contractors to perform the service.
She said contract tracers will also ask fewer questions during their interviews to save time and reduce the backlog. They’ll also make just two attempts to contact infected people, down from the current five.
Meanwhile, more Nebraska cities are making moves to require faces coverings in public as the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the state and across the country.…


(MENAFN) St. Louis Fed President James Bullard has announced that US regulators are prepared to take further action as necessary, in response to the recent sudden failure of multiple banks in the country. Speaking at a presentation titled 'Financial Stress and the Current Macroeconomic Outlook' to Greater St. Louis Inc, a non-profit investor-supported organization, Bullard stated that financial stress has been increasing in recent days. However, he also noted that macroprudential policy response has been swift and appropriate, in light of the closing of three US banks – Signature, Silvergate and Silicon Valley – and the sale of Credit Suisse to UBS with Swiss government assistance.
Bullard's comments come after the Fed's decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points on Wednesday, despite US banks facing serious financial turmoil. This has carried the federal funds rate to between 4.75% and 5% – the highest since May 2006. In terms of the Fed's monetary tightening and rates hikes, Bullard acknowledged that "inflation remains too high, but it has declined recently." He believes that continued appropriate macroprudential policy can help contain financial stress, while appropriate monetary policy can continue to put downward pressure on inflation.
The recent bank failures in the US have raised concerns about the stability of the financial system, and the potential impact on the wider economy. However, Bullard's comments suggest that regulators are closely monitoring the situation and are ready to take action if necessary. The Fed's decision to raise interest rates may have been seen as a risky move given the current instability in the banking sector, but Bullard's reassurance that regulators are prepared to take further action could help to alleviate concerns and restore confidence in the financial system.
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Manila, Feb 1 (IANS) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits the southern Philippines on Wednesday with no immediate reports of damage or injury, local media said.
Previously, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 4 km SSW of Monkayo, the Philippines at 10:44:45 GMT, Xinhua news agency reported.
The epicenter, with a depth of 13.501 km, was initially determined to be at 7.7776 degrees north latitude and 126.0462 degrees east longitude, according to the (USGS).
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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was all praise for the growth story of Andhra Pradesh, saying that the state is poised to grow by 4-5 percent ahead of the national GDP. He was delivering the key note speech at the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam.
Jaitley said that AP in the next decade and a half will see double digit growth, despite the global economic slow down. “For more than one good reason, the state stands out as an island, where the growth has to be much higher than the national average,” he said, adding that the avenues of investment in Andhra Pradesh is far more compared to other parts of the country.
In such a case, the general slowdown will not impact the country because of states like Andhra Pradesh, he hoped. Jaitley also referred to the number one ranking of AP in Ease of Doing Business and assured Andhra Pradesh that the Centre will walk the extra mile to provide financial assistance to the state.
“Let me assure you and the Chief Minister that we will not only fulfil whatever promise we had as far as the central government is concerned, but will walk an extra mile as far as the state of Andhra Pradesh is concerned, because we know that it is here where the potential of much higher growth for the state and rest of India arises,” Jaitley said here.


The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Barbara Oteng Gyasi says based on preliminary data collected, the tourism industry is set to lose a whopping $171 million in five months that the ministry has estimated the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the tourism industry to last.
Speaking at a stakeholders dialogue meeting between the Ghana Tourism Authority and its industry players, the minister said available data shows there is going to be loses in both the formal and informal sectors of the industry over the period.
“From the information that I have from the Ghana Tourism Authority, the initial assessment that has been done indicates that the industry is going to have a downtime of close to about five months, which is going to result in revenue losses of about $130 million for the formal sector and about $41 million for the informal sector.”
She said it has become necessary for the ministry and industry players to come up with a workable strategy that will help the industry maintain its footing during and after the pandemic, to mitigate the expected loses.
“We need to strategise to ensure that when this is over and we are back in business, how do we recover this loses? That is why we are here today, to come up with a strategy which we can submit to the government to support us to ensure that we can recoup and contribute to the economy.”
At the meeting, some industry players including airline operators, tour operators and hoteliers tabled their concerns and petitions before the minister for government’s possible intervention. Some of their appeals included government subsidies, suspension of taxes and a request for subsidised logistics for protection against COVID-19.
The minister in her response said the government in its capacity will do everything possible to ensure the survival of the tourism industry which is one of the industries most impacted by the pandemic.
She, however, appealed to the stakeholders to be circumspect in their demands on government as the government’s sources of revenue have also been equally hit by the effects of the virus.


(MENAFN- QNA) South Korea plans to make efforts to normalize its diplomatic relations with Cuba in a bid to expand the scope of its diplomacy with countries in Central and South America, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers that Seoul will seek to improve its relations with Cuba this year as it moves to promote ties with countries in Central and South America in a mutually beneficial manner, Yonhap News Agency reported.
South Korea has no diplomatic relations with Cuba, while North Korea has maintained ties with Havana since 1960.
It marked the first time that Yun has publicly mentioned Seoul's efforts to make ties with Cuba.
His remarks came as the United States and Cuba made a surprise announcement in December to restore their diplomatic ties.
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Trade minister Todd McClay is open to the public being given more time to have their say on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Currently, people wanting to make a submission on Parliament's handling of the TPP have just four weeks to do so.
Mr McClay said it's important for the public to have the opportunity to comment, and the submission period is longer than the standing orders require.
But he said while it's a matter for Parliament's trade select committee, he's open to working with them to extend the period.
He said the Government will also run road-shows and hui around the country for the public and businesses to receive information and ask questions
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Algerian Finance Minister Meets Saudi Ambassador
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Algiers, 24 Sha'ban, 1437,May 31, 2016, SPA -- Algerian Finance Minister Abdulrahman bin Khalfah met in his office here today Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Dr. Sami bin Abdullah AL-Saleh.
During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries, ways of enhancing them, and a number of common issues.
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The federal government stands with the Kashmiris in their struggle for self-determination and will continue its political, diplomatic and moral support in this regard.
This was stated by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi talking to Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi at Foreign Office in Islamabad on Wednesday.
He said that Pakistan will also continue to highlight Indian oppression and barbarism in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir at every forum.
He said Pakistan has exposed the dirty face of Indian fascist government by presenting dossier based on irrefutable evidences of Indian oppression and war crimes in the valley.
The AJK Prime Minister apprised the Foreign Minister about future course of action for the development of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and said that the government will address the problems of people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on priority basis.
Source: Radio Pakistan


Nyesom Wike, the Rivers state Governor, on Wednesday called on the state police command to remain neutral in the forthcoming legislative rerun election in the state.
Wike, who stated this when he was paid a courtesy visit by the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Francis Odesanya, noted that the people of the state will not allow state security agencies to rig the forthcoming election.
The governor called for a better synergy between the police and state government in other to protect the state better, calling on the police to remove some of its office that were compromised.
He stated that his government will continue to support the police so they can carry out their duties effectively.
Wike said, “If anyone uses instruments of state to rig elections, we will not fold our hands. In the past one year, we had bought over 100 vehicles for security agencies. We will always support the police to improve security.
“We have to work together to fight crime. I am happy with the level of policing in the state which has also reduced the level of crime.”


Srinagar: Three structures were damaged on Sunday in a fire incident in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Reports said that fire broke out at Kullan area of Gund tehsil in which two shops and a hotel were damaged.
The fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders and police, said the reports.
A police official said that the cause of the fire was not known immediately. “We are investigating the case,” he said.