KRCS chief stresses Kuwait's humanitarian aid to affected people
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Chairman Hilal Al-Sayer Saturday underlined the significance of development projects for people affected by natural disasters.
Upon arrival in the Philippines today to launch a Kuwaiti humanitarian project there, Al-Sayer said, in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Kuwait-funded humanitarian initiatives mirror Kuwait's bright image worldwide.
He said he was in the Philippines in order to open a Kuwaiti humanitarian village in Samar in Visayas Province, east of the Philippines, which was hit by typhoon in November 2013 and left thousands of people dead and caused stupendous damage nationwide.
The Kuwaiti Humanitarian Village is home to 297 housing units, he said, quoting His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as having announced a bountiful donation of USD 10 million in emergency relief aid to typhoon-hit people in the Philippines.
It took a couple of years to complete the humanitarian project, with relevant international safety criteria having been met, the KRCS chief boasted.
The KRCS was in the forefront of the societies which had immediately responded to calls for humanitarian and relief aid to the Philippines, he pointed out. (end) aab.mt
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(MENAFN) The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, announced that Baku approved with Armenia on the opening of the Zangezur route, with the construction of railways as well as highways involved.
Azerbaijan’s Presidency noted that Aliyev talked with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, and informed him about a trilateral meet between himself, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, and Charles Michel, European Council head, in Brussels.
It was stated, “The president of Azerbaijan touched on the preparation of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the presentation by Azerbaijan of five principles based on international law, the normalization of relations between the two countries, the opening of transport corridors, and the delimitation of borders discussed during the meeting.” In addition to, “Aliyev gave a positive assessment to the results of the trilateral meeting.”
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SPOKANE, Wash.--A vehicle driving in Downtown Spokane hit three people Thursday afternoon along Spokane Falls Boulevard.
Police said the victims were standing on the sidewalk around 1:30 p.m. The victims were waiting to cross the street when they were hit.
Paramedics arrived to find three people lying on the sidewalk. Emergency crews took all three victims to the hospital. Police said the victims were in stable condition when they left the scene.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops have opened fire on two communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region's Nikopol district.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on telegram , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Two communities have come under enemy fire in the Nikopol district today. In the morning, the city of Nikopol was struck with multiple launch rocket systems. As a result, several private enterprises, shop, car parking space and lyceum were damaged in the city. Additionally, a 2-storey residential house was seriously damaged, as well as two household buildings, nearly five cars and a moped,” Lukashuk wrote.
In his words, during the day, Russian occupiers also shelled the Marhanets community with heavy artillery. The effects are yet to be checked. Fortunately, civilians remained unharmed.
According to Lukashuk, the security situation is remaining challenging in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to PM Modi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the outcry over the Corona infection in the country and suggested to speed up vaccination. Referring to the devastation caused by Corona, the former PM has given 5 suggestions regarding vaccination. It also states that immunization should also be given to those below 45 years of age.
Former PM Manmohan Singh has said that vaccination is important to control the epidemic. He has also said that seeing how many people have got vaccinated, we should focus on how many percent of the population has got vaccinated.


President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has blamed the public and the media for current crisis in the country.
He says when the coronavirus was brought under control after the initial spread in Sri Lanka, the public and the media disregarded their responsibilities.
The President’s media quoted the President as saying that the country is facing the current crisis because the public and the media disregarded their responsibilities.
The President said that the health sector is capable of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and what is needed is the support of the public.
“The COVID pandemic is a health issue. The responsibility of protecting people against the virus and steering the country forward lies with the health sector and the Government. I strongly believe that Sri Lankan doctors and the health sector, one of the best in the world, can easily achieve the target,” the President said.
He made these remarks at a discussion with members of the Task Force on COVID Prevention held at the Presidential Secretariat today (9).
“We have three options in the face of the spread of the pandemic. The first is to lock down the entire country by imposing curfew. The second is not to do anything. Carrying our normal activities while controlling the disease is the third option and we opted for that,” he said.
The President said that the media has a responsibility and duty to communicate health guidelines that need to be followed to the general public.
“The country cannot remain closed until the pandemic is wiped out from the world. We have to understand the ground reality and act accordingly. Infected persons are reported daily even from areas that have been closed for nearly 40 days. This shows that the pandemic cannot be controlled by lockdown alone,” he said.
The President said that it is the responsibility of the Government to keep the economy going while ensuring all the activities including employment, agriculture and fishing move forward.
He said that the daily expenditure by the Government to conduct PCR tests exceeds Rs. 60 million.
The President also said that huge sums of money is spent daily on the entire process including quarantine.
Ministers Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Keheliya Rambukwella, Member of Parliament Madura Vithanage, Secretary to the President P. B. Jayasundera, Principal Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga and members of the Task Force were present during the discussion. (Colombo Gazette)


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Two Ohio police officers were shot and killed while responding to an emergency call during a possible domestic violence incident Saturday, authorities said.
Officers Anthony Morelli, 54, and Eric Joering, 39, were 'immediately met with gunfire when they arrived around noon at an apartment in Westerville, Police Chief Joe Morbitzer told reporters.
Morelli had served on the force for 29 years, while Joering had been with Westerville police for 16 years.
The officers responded after police received a 911 call and the caller hung up.
'These were two of the best we have. This was their calling, and they did it right, Morbitzer said, choking back tears.
A procession was held in honour of the fallen officers.
The suspect, who was wounded and taken to a local hospital, is now in police custody.
Police did not immediately confirm the suspect's condition.
The incident prompted President Donald Trump to share his condolences on Twitter.
'My thoughts and prayers are with the two police officers, their families, and everybody at the @WestervillePD, he wrote.
Ohio Governor John Kasich, who calls Westerville his home town, said the officers' 'deaths are a terrible tragedy for my hometown of Westerville and all of Ohio.
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President Goodluck Jonathan is yet to assent to the 2014 budget recently passed because of distortions by the National Assembly, the Minister of information, Labaran Maku, has said.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, Maku said government would not just overlook what he described as serious misrepresentation in the budget passed.
It will be recalled that both the Senate and the House of Representatives had passed an appropriation bill of N4.695 trillion for the 2014 fiscal year.
However, the President is yet to give assent despite the late passage by the lawmakers.
Maku said the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, briefed Council on the progress being made in the ongoing reconciliation of the figures.
The amount passed by the lawmakers is N53 billion higher than the N4.642 trillion presented by the executive.
Maku said: “It is very sad that we have almost entered the middle of the year and we don’t have a budget.
“This indeed is sad that the budget has taken so long in coming and practically we have less than seven months to execute the budget.
“There are few areas of distortions and there are those areas that are very serious and we think there is a need to look into them because of the negative impact those distortions may have on the implementation of the budget.
“We will do everything possible to reconcile the few differences that emerged in what was transmitted to the government by the national Assembly.
“Very shortly we believe that we are going to reconcile those areas and then the final budget will be announced to the nation by the President.”


That speculation that Oregon’s vote yesterday for two tax measures would have an effect in Washington state too is more than just speculation.
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire released this today:
“Oregon voters met the challenge of these difficult times and clearly said that schools, healthcare, public safety and other essential services cannot be forsaken. It is gratifying to see that the public understands the importance of preserving services to the most needy and providing education to the next generation–especially now when those efforts are most needed.”
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 29 (KUNA) -- The Commander of the Kuwait Naval Force (KNF) Commodore Hazza Al-Alati received visiting Egyptian Vice Admiral Ashraf Mujahed and his accompanying delegation at Mohammad Al-Ahmad base.
Both sides discussed topics of common concern and means to enhance defense cooperation, Kuwait's Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Egyptian delegation visited several Kuwaiti naval units and bases, where they were briefed on Kuwait's efforts to upgrade its naval forces.
Vice Admiral Mujahed lauded KNF's vital and effective role, wishing Kuwait further progress and prosperity, according to the statement. (end)
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Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in Jumagund village of Kupwara district, PTI reported.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that the deceased militants were linked to the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar said that incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, was recovered from the militants. “Identification [of the militants] is being ascertained,” he said.
A police spokesperson told PTI that the security forces had acted on a “specific input” regarding an infiltration attempt in the village.
“An encounter started when the infiltrating terrorists were intercepted by the army and the police,” the Kashmir Police said.
On Wednesday, three suspected militants were killed in a gunfight in Baramulla. They were allegedly from Pakistan.


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DIG Priyantha Jayakody has been appointed as the new Police Media Spokesman, the Law & Order and Southern Development Ministry Secretary Jagath P. Wijeweera said at a media briefing yesterday.
Wijeweera said the vacancy had lead to a spate of misleading news stories in the. recent past and said he hoped that the appointment of the new Police Media Spokesman would restore order.
The Ministry has adopted a new policy when dealing with the media, he said.
While the Police are cleared to issue reports on certain subjects, the Ministry will oversee national and international issues, policy decisions and other controversial issues, he added.
DIG Jayakody said the department would be releasing news concerning arrests, drug busts, measures taken to eliminate crime and information on civil security and accidents. DIG Jayakody is Director of the Criminal Records Division and served earlier as the Director of the Police Media Division.
Wijeweera added that 42 media coordinating officers have been appointed for the 42 police divisions in the country too.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, June 7
Iran's Customs Administration has revealed and neutralized another human trafficking case at customs checkpoint on the border with Turkey.
Customs officers, while investigating a truck discovered six people, who were hidden inside the cargo, the Customs Administration said June 7.
The arrested people, who are citizens of a neighbouring country were trying to go to Turkey inside the truck cargo illegally, according to the customs administration's report.
In total, 95 people, including Iranian and foreign citizens, trying to illegally enter Turkey were arrested in the current fiscal year, started March 20.
In the last fiscal year, 550 cases of human trafficking in consignments were revealed by Iran's customs officers.
Human trafficking generally is carried out among the cargo of cotton, yarn, sesame and petrochemical products.
For a number of neighboring countries, Iran is a transit route to Europe.
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Hyderabad: State Minister KTR today said that there were no communal riots and no imposition of curfew in state capital Hyderabad over the last six years of rule of their party led by the TRS government. He said that the law and order situation was likewise great in the state capital in their rule. He made these comments while addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ program held by the Somajiguda press club in the city.
Talking on the occasion, KTR requested the critics from the TRS party to think about their criticism after putting their hands on their hearts. He additionally said that the city didn’t have playing cards, clubs, and bomb blasts in their party’s rule.
KTR said that Hyderabad city had occupied the sixteenth position in the installation of CCTV Cameras in the whole world. He furthermore said that 65 percent of the total CCTV Cameras of the nation were present in Hyderabad. Referring to that the city has 5 lakh CCTV cameras in the state capital, He said that they would increase the number to 10 lakhs in the days to come while noting that all the CCTV cameras would be linked to the police command and control center.
The minister proceeded to state that the whole nation was looking towards Telangana state thanks to the leadership of their CM KCR. He stated that they had accomplished work after taking into consideration the priorities of the residents of the state.
KTR additionally clarified that they didn’t burden the residents by increasing the taxes. He said that they had spent through Rs.67,000 crore for the development of the Hyderabad City and added that they would uncover the details of the spent on its development during the following few days.
He said that they had used the money on the implementation of welfare programs in the state by raising its income. The minister said that they were proceeding with a goal to create lakhs of jobs for the unemployed of the state.
He said that Hyderabad had become a magnet to draw in investments while stressing that it has gotten possible because of a steady government in the state. He likewise said that they were giving job opportunities to the unemployed youth of the state by providing skill development training to them through TASK program.
He additionally said that the state government was providing meals to 50,000 residents of the city through the Annapurna meal scheme. Raising the issue of the double bedroom houses scheme, he said that an aggregate of 1 lakh houses were approaching the phase of completion in GHMC limits and added that they had spent Rs.9714 crore to develop them.
He said that they had come to the rescue of needy individuals of the state and migrant workers by paying Rs.1500 financial assistance and free ration during the cross-country lockdown. He additionally said that they had sent the migrant laborers to their native places by operating shramik trains for them without any kind of cost.


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Turkmenistan preparing cattle wintering sites
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Livestock farms operating under the Turkmen Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources are preparing for winter, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
Canopies were repaired and veterinary measures were carried out.
The preparation for the lambing process, which will start in late February - early March, has already begun. Most of the small cattle are grown in Mary region, the biggest cattle-breeding region of Turkmenistan.
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PTI to hold country-wide protests against Zaman Park operation: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have condemned the police operation at Imran Khan’s residence in Zaman Park after the PTI chief left for Islamabad to attend a court hearing.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry asserted that his party was ready to stage nationwide protests against the police operation at Zaman Park
He said that the party workers and supporters were waiting for Imran Khan’s call to stage protests across the country against the operation carried out at Zaman Park.
Fawad said the press conference was supposed to be held at Imran Khan’s residence but all roads have been closed and they were unable to reach there. He said Article 15 of the Constitution clearly allows freedom of movement.
“The government is not concerned about the country, and its only agenda is to arrest Imran Khan”, he said. “Inflation is on the rise, foreign and economic policy has been destroyed, but one thing bothering the fascist government is how to arrest Imran Khan”.
He said that “atrocities” were committed at Zaman Park and the sanctity of the house was trampled. He said the incident was mockery of the court order and the judge was told that a search operation was conducted after permission.
He pointed out that Imran Khan’s wife, sisters were present in Zaman Park during the operation. He said their household staff members were tortured and police broke the gate and entered.
Fawad said that the Punjab Police violated the court orders as an agreement was signed between the police and PTI.


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A total of AZN62.3bn ($36.65bn) were invested in Azerbaijan in
2011-2021, Azernews reports citing Azerbaijan's Deputy Economy
Minister Sahib Mammadov.
According to Sahib Mammadov the attraction of large-scale
investments to Azerbaijan is the result of the favorable business
environment created in Azerbaijan.
'No one invests in a country without a favorable business
environment. The favorable business environment created by the head
of state for entrepreneurs in our country attracts the interest of
investors,' the deputy minister said.
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Police are reminding people to be cautious of an increase in theft-related activity during the holiday season.
“We want people to be extra careful,” said Whitesburg Police Sgt. Tyrone Fields.
Fields said the Whitesburg Police Department has received complaints of vehicles broken into at the Walmart parking lot over the weekend. He said it is common for thefts to increase closer to Christmas.
Last year, Fields said, vehicles were broken into at the Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital parking lot.
“Don’t leave items (in your vehicle) out in the open — money, jewelry,” said Fields. “If you do, more than likely it is going to get broken into.”
Fields said the police department has increased the number of officers who are patrolling during the night.


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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday credited the farmers for growth of the nation.
Inaugurating the Krishi Kumbh Mela in Lucknow via video conference, the Prime Minister said that “We hold a clear view that nobody can take farmers forward, rather it is our farmers who take the country forward.”
Lauding the initiative of the Uttar Pradesh government, the Prime Minister said that Krishi Kumbh Mela will open new avenues for farmers in coming days.
He even expressed hope that there will be record production of food grains during Kharif season.
Reiterating the government’s commitment to double farmers’ incomes by 2022, the Prime Minister said that events such as Krishi Kumbh will greatly benefit the farmers.
Krishi Kumbh 2018 aims to promote modern techniques that could help farmers double their income.
Japan and Israel will also work as partner countries in the initiative and share their technology with the Indian farmers.
Scores of farmers, scientists, experts and entrepreneurs are gathered to attend the three-day event being organsied here.


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Bicycle industry gets six month extension to implement reflector law
Ludhiana, Jan 25 (KNN) The Union government has granted the Bicycle industry a 6 month relaxation to implement the centre's decision of compulsory installation of reflectors on Bicycles.
The decision was conveyed to the industry in a meeting held in New Delhi on Tuesday between Union minister of industry and commerce Piyush Goyal and Ludhiana bicycle industry representatives. Punjab state BJP general secretary Jeevan Gupta was also present in the meeting.
The application fee for Certificate for Conformity (COC) from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has also been reduced by 80 per cent for the industrialists, informed United Cycle Parts Manufactures Association (UCPMA) president DS Chawla.
The small-scale industry has been protesting against the government's order for making BIS-certified reflectors compulsory on bicycles from January 1, 2023. The order specified that ISI-mark on reflectors is mandatory and license by reflector manufacturers and CoC by bicycle manufacturers respectively are to be taken as per BIS regulation. BIS is now monitoring enforcement of the direction of committee, including at dealers' stage through surveillance.
To protest against the government's decision, the industry representatives had also launched a hunger strike. They had called it off after BJP leaders assured to resolve the matter.
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There's a lot of talk going on about why the Pocomoke Police Chief is allegedly on "stress leave".
I have heard several things over the past two days, none of which has been confirmed.
However, I do know that there was a point and time when the Chief sent his Officers out of their jurisdiction to patrol Snow Hill. There's been bad blood for years between the Sheriff's Department and the Pocomoke Police Department.
The Sheriff's Office in Worcester County must have a lot of time and officers to go into Pocomoke to enforce the law when they have their own police department.
We've learned that the Chief resigned today under pressure.
Why does the Sheriff's Office keep asking for more Deputies when he has enough Officers to go into Towns that have their own Police Department?


LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Stalwart Qamar Zaman Kaira today (Friday) said that his party puts forth the ‘Charter of Economy’ as a way out from Pakistan’s economic woes.
Kaira in a media briefing said that a lot of protests and agitation was done during his party’s tenure but they dealt with the situation and tried to resolve issues amicably.
He was heard saying: “We were not harsh with our stance towards dissent.”
Taking a jibe at the present government the PPP leader said that the present regime has no solution to Pakistan’s economic problems.
He went on to term the Prime Minister of Pakistan as ‘U-turn Khan’ and questioned his claims of providing relief to the people of Pakistan.
Kaira continued that when the budget was presented we called it ‘anti-people’ while the government continued claiming that we sought NRO as a way out.
“We only demanded relief for the people of Pakistan and will oppose the passing of this budget in the parliament,” declared Kaira.
Kaira further added that his party leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was addressing a gathering today and they have already declared mutiny against the current government and its policies.


Government has announced that the security forces have taken full control of Somaliland National Youth Organization (SONYO) headquarters and has have suspends all accounts indefinitely.
All staffers have been disbanded until further notice and ordered all vehicles belonging to the organization that they cannot be used.
The Minister of sports and Youth has made the announcement and added that situation will continue to remain so until the government issues a statement on the matter.
Sports Minister Hon. Ali Saeed Raygal has held meeting with the wing headed by Mr. Abdiasis Hersi where majority of SONYO have chosen him as the new chairman.
The Minister informed the chairman that SONYO headquarters has been taken by the security forces.
This comes after SONYO was ridden by conflict and that chose two chairmen supported by the two wings that the umbrella has split.
The other wing claims that they are represent the majority of SONYO and elected Mr. Siyad Omar Ali as the new chairman.


Arab League expresses appreciation for Lebanon for hosting Syrian refugees
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Assistant Secretary General of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs Badr Al-Din Al-Alaly expressed here on Thursday appreciation of the League for Lebanon for hosting Syrian refugees.
Al-Alaly said in a statement to reporters after his meeting with the Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas at the head of a delegation from the Arab League that the Arab League delegation is visiting Lebanon in implementation of the decisions of the Arab Ministerial Council for Social Affairs to become acquainted with the Syrian refugees' conditions in Lebanon and to identify the difficulties faced by the Lebanese authorities in social and economic areas as a result of this humanitarian situation.
He added that the Arab Social Affairs Ministers Council offers symbolic support for Lebanon in this regard, pointing to the support of the donors' conference, which was held in Kuwait recently, which pledged to offer the Syrian refugees in neighboring countries USD 3.8 billion.
He pointed out that the delegation will submit a report on this visit to Lebanon to the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers during its next session to take the appropriate actions.
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He said that the name was given by the government with the advice from the developer Total SA.
Duban said the Elk/Antelope LNG project was situated at the Papuan basin therefore was given the name 'Papua LNG'.
He was responding to Gulf Governor Havila Kavo on the name of the project.
Minister Duban said that the decision to establish the processing plant away from Gulf was reached through scientific analysis..
He said that Gulf waters are also shallow and would have involved a lot of dredging.


Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged nation to show unity to fight war against coronavirus pandemic.
While addressing the ceremony at Governor House in Quetta, the Prime Minister said that the government along with the whole nation will collectively fight and win against the coronavirus.
He further stated that federal and provincial governments are working together to contain the situation arising out of COVID-19 adding that testing kits and ventilators demand is rising across the world.
PM Imran has expressed fear that due to a likely increase in COVID-19 cases hospitals will face immense pressure by the end of this month.
He further said that we are taking inputs from all the provinces and the decision about easing the lockdown across the country will be taken on April 14.
The Prime Minister said that government will benefit from the Chinese expertise to contain the further spread of COVID-19 in Pakistan.


Fargo officers respond to road rage incident
A Fargo man claims he was hit with a tire iron during a road rage incident Sunday, but the other party says he was punched first and only had the tire iron as a defensive weapon, Fargo police said.
Officers were called to the incident at 5:52 p.m. in the 4500 block of 19th Avenue South, near Petro Travel Center.
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Toyota to continue sales incentives through April
NEW YORK (AP) -- Toyota will continue to offer most of its heavy incentives throughout April after the deals helped lift its sales more than 40 percent last month, the automaker said today.
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Government needs to be made aware of flaws in laws: CJP Bandial
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Friday has said that for the success of the conciliation system the relevant laws need to be improved and the federal government needs to be made aware of the flaws in the laws.
Addressing the conciliation conference, the CJP said that there was a need to conduct an awareness campaign for reconciliation among the petitioners coming to the courts.
Meanwhile, the conference also discussed the benefits of commercial courts and conciliation courts.
Ata Bandial further said that the Chief Justice of the High Courts and the Chief Justice of Pakistan had formulated a joint policy and the lower judiciary could play a role in training lawyers and judges for the conciliation system.
The Chief Justice added that the role of the lower judiciary was important for the provision of administrative facilities and the higher judiciary was committed to the success of the arbitration system.


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QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): A 50-year-old woman has been found dead in Qala-i-Naw city of western Badghis province, police said on Saturday.
Police spokesman Seddiqullah Seddiqi today (Saturday) tweeted the woman's body was found in first security district of Qala-i-Naw on Thursday evening.
The victim, a resident of the first security district of Qala-i-Naw City, had been shot dead, he said.
Without providing details, the police official said the body was handed over to her family.
Siddiqui expressed unawareness about the cause and motive behind the murder, pending an investigation.
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New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The BJP and AAP have bagged 14 wards each, while Congress has won two, as the counting is underway amid tight security in 42 centres for the December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls.
As per official trends at 11 a.m., the AAP is still leading on 116 seats and BJP is ahead in 91 wards.
Congress, which has emerged victorious in two wards, is leading in nine, Independent -- 3 while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is ahead in one.
Counting for the 250 wards of the civic agency began at 8 a.m. on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements at 42 centres.
There are a total of 1,349 candidates in the fray.
Meanwhile, as the results started to trend, scores of AAP workers gathered at the party's headquarters with patriotic songs blaring through loudspeakers and the entire premises decked up with colourful balloons.
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Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir has paved the way for the development of the Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
While responding to a query whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be chairing an all-party meet with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir next week, Naqvi said, “The people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are being included in the development process with dignity. They are part of the developmental process now.”
“People are now feeling that Article 370 was one of the biggest hindrances in the way of the development of the UTs,” the Union Minister said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah constantly are in touch with the people in J-K and Ladakh and accordingly resolve their concerns,” he added.
PM Modi is likely to chair an all-party meet with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir next week, sources said on Saturday.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the national capital.
In August 2019, the Centre abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and also bifurcated the erstwhile state into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 was notified by the government on August 9, 2019, paved the way for the creation of two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislature and Ladakh, without it.
The Act provides that the number of seats in the legislative assembly of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be increased from 107 to 114, and delimitation of the constituencies will be determined by the Election Commission.


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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) A suicide car bombing killed three people and wounded several others, including children, near Souq Al-Hal roundabout in Hasaka city, a police source said.
The bombing hit near the police station of the city, the state SANA news agency reported, citing a source at the local police command.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Right (SOHR) confirmed the report, saying that the bombing killed seven people and resulted in extensive material damage in the regime-controlled city.
Separately, three civilians were killed, among them two children, and 12 others were wounded, including a child, as a result of a mortar attack on Jaramana city in Damascus countryside, according to SANA.
Meanwhile, two citizens have been injured in other mortar attacks on Albal hotel in Bab Touma district of Damascus and Anbar restaurant in Al-Hamidiyeh district.
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Gov't now living within its means, says Sloley
THE Government is ending the fiscal year "better than it started and better than some expected", Government Senator Noel Sloley is insisting.
Sloley, who was closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on Friday, said also that the Government had started the process of living within its means.
He said that the country was on target for a balanced budget next fiscal year, which will reduce the interest rate and infuse more confidence in the economy.
"We have completed the rebuilding of trust with our international lending agencies with the signing of a four-year Extended Fund Facility; we have stabilised the economy; we have started down the path of debt reduction; we have returned the country to a path of growth, we have passed all International Monetary Fund tests and we are commencing the process of living within our means," Senator Sloley told the Chamber.
He said that the improvement in the economy has seen a return of confidence to the private sector.
Adding that Jamaica's massive debt is on a downward trajectory, Sloley said the country is on a stronger and sounder footing, setting the stage for the economic recovery which will continue in the upcoming new fiscal year.


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(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has started the training of the selected fellows under Chief Minister's Urban Fellowship Programme, designed to accelerate development of 100 underdeveloped urban local bodies of the state on the lines of aspirational districts.
These urban fellows will help in bringing these backward local bodies into the mainstream of development.
After receiving training, they will be deployed in the selected backward urban local bodies.
The chief minister's Urban Fellowship Programme was launched for the development of backward urban local bodies through enhanced urban planning, creation of basic infrastructure, economic development and offering livelihood opportunities to the people.
Over 1 lakh applications were received for the position of Urban Fellow and interviews were conducted with 446 applicants based on merit by January 31. The selection process for 100 Urban Fellows was completed on February 12.
Urban Development Minister Arvind Kumar, who released the guidelines related to the Aspirational City Plan on Saturday, has emphasised that the Aspirational City Plan is an ambitious initiative of the Uttar Pradesh government aimed at developing 100 urban bodies as aspirational cities through basic infrastructure development, improvement in education and health facilities, and creation of employment opportunities.
Describing it as a significant undertaking rather than a mere job to motivate the fellows, the minister stated that the initiative would not only benefit Uttar Pradesh, but also serve as an inspiring model for the entire country.
These fellows will not only explore the possibilities of development through 32 indicators determined in 100 backward urban bodies with a population ranging from 20 thousand to 1 lakh, but will also present their research report to the government.
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Panaji: The new Standard Operating Procedure, which will be in force from June 11, makes it mandatory for the person to undergo 14 days Home Quarantine along with his family, if he prefers not to undergo the COVID-19 test.
Announcing the new SOP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that those who opt for undergoing COVID-19 test after their arrival in Goa will have to wait in institutional quarantine, till their results are declared.
He also said that all those entering the state will have to go through thermal scanner and if found symptomatic, will be taken to quarantine facility and test would be conducted on him.
Sawant said that the new SOP was designed after the testing facilities were getting stressed due to increasing number of people arriving in the State.
Informing about the current status of COVID-19 patients, the chief minister said that till date 359 positive cases were detected in the state of which 67 have recovered.
“We have 292 cases which are active of which only 21 are symptomatic. None of the patient had to be put on ventilator,” he added.
Sawant said that except for three patients, rest all were Goans. “Of the total cases, 194 were from Mangor Hill area, which has been declared as a containment zone,” he added.
The chief minister said that eleven health workers who were working to curb the spread of COVID-19 have tested positive, while four drivers of state run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited who were on duty have also tested positive for the infection.


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Karimnagar, Apr 25:The Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) 17th plenary will be scheduled in Kompally on April 27 on its plans to go national .
Speaking to reporters here, Saraiah, who was here to prepare party delegates for the plenary, said the party president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao would disclose his plans on what kind of role the TRS is going to play in national politics during the plenary.
Besides local issues, deliberations on national level politics and other issues would also be taken up for discussion at the plenary. He said that 100 delegates from each constituency would participate in the meeting and he appealed the leaders to take part in the plenary and make it a success.
Hailing the welfare and development schemes being introduced by the Telangana government, the TRS leader said that ministers and other political leaders from various States were visiting the State to examine the schemes being implemented here. "It was a great achievement for the newly-formed State," he said.


Islamabad Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday 19 June 2019 rejected the federal budget, calling on the federal government to withdraw it.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, the opposition leader said the budget—the first presented by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was ‘anti-people’ and that it was dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Shehbaz said the PTI government’s budget, which he claimed was prepared by the IMF, was like a ruthless sword slitting the common man’s throat and the farmer’s livelihood.
Criticising the government, he said the PTI had vowed to create a new Pakistan but were instead pushing the country towards economic suicide with their inefficient measures.
The opposition leader the world does not trust a misleading ruler, calling Prime Minister Imran Khan a “selected PM who keeps on lying”.
Shehbaz Sharif delivered an uninterrupted speech in the House today, which was listened to silently by both the opposition and government benches.
The lack of commotion during Shehbaz’s speech was a plausible outcome of the recent agreement between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and the Opposition members to avoid protests during speeches.
Shehbaz Sharif delivered his speech, primarily criticising the deteriorating economic condition of the country.
Opposition leader Sharif said that the PTI will go to the International Monetary Fund every three months, however, in the past they vowed not to ever approach the global finance body.
He said that PTI leaders alleged that the agreement has huge interest on it while they didn’t know it was direct investment in the power sector.
Shehbaz Sharif said that when the PML-N got into power, the inflation rate was 12 percent and they reduced it to three percent with endless hardwork.
He said that the PML-N government focused on education, building 40 universities, and increasing budget for higher education commission to Rs47 billion.
Shehbaz Sharif said that the poor of the country are also protesting and want to know why free medicines are not being provided. Source by geo tv


Public health specialist Dr. Christopher Dube says myths and misconception over Covid-19 Vaccination being peddled on social media have negatively affected the campaign to increase vaccination uptake.
The Ministry of Health is currently implementing a Covid-19 Vaccination campaign aimed at ensuring that 2 million Zambians are fully vaccinated by 25 December 2021.
Dr. Dube from Ndola District Health Office said even some health workers were resisting Covid-19 vaccination because of myths and misconception.
He said the Ministry of Health in Ndola is now engaging stakeholders such as councilors, chiefs and the clergy in a bid to encourage more people to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
Dr. Dube announced that the Ndola Health Office will next week launch the door to door campaign and visit some campaigns to encourage more people to get vaccinated.
Speaking on a Radio Icengelo Programme on Friday, Dr. Dube emphasised that people who have been vaccinated are less likely to die from Covid-19.
“Myths and misconceptions have been the major challenge that has caused what we would call vaccine hesitancy. So we have our public health unit and I think they are trying to do their best to ensure that we have sensitization activities on Covid-19 vaccination. We have also come up with one-on-one focus group discussion for those who have serious questions on vaccination,” Dr. Dube said.
“This challenge initially was not just for the community out there, even for health workers we have had challenges and it’s only now that we have seen a lot of our health workers getting vaccinated. At least we are now over 90 % vaccinated as health workers,” he said.
“This social media information is everywhere. Social media has really dealt a bad blow to the campaign on vaccination. If you talk about myths others are religious. I think the major issue has been the issue of knowledge just like the Bible says ‘my people perish for lack of knowledge’ so knowledge on Covid-19 vaccinations is something that needs to be out there,” Dr. Dube said.
Meanwhile, the Ndola District Health Office is expecting to vaccinate 83,000 people by Christmas.
Ndola has 34 public health facilities where vaccines are being administered.


Parliament Minority Leader and MP for Eydhafushi Constituency Ahmed Saleem (Red Wave Saleem) has called on the government to revise and resubmit the proposed state budget for 2021.
He made the comments as the legislative body began its deliberation and debate on the proposed budget of MVR 34.8 billion for next year.
MP Saleem said that the state budget should be approved in a way that most benefits the people of the country. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the economic outlook of the country and that the people are now suffering the consequences.
MP Saleem said that this is not the time to include huge infrastructural projects in the budget and the state should use its budget to improve the economic outlook of the country and its people.
He also said that the forecasted income included in the proposed state budget is not guaranteed and these incomes have never come through in the past years as well. He added that with the proposed budget, the country is looking at a deficit of MVR 20 billion.
Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer had said that the MVR 34.8 billion included an expenditure of MVR 33.3 billion and that MVR 1.5 billion would be spent on paying back sovereign debts.
Ameer said the economic difficulties that presented itself this year would continue next year and projected that the state would receive MVR 17.8 billion in income and free aid.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Dec 3 (KUNA) - His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a call Sunday from Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, checking on the health of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
His Highness the Crown Prince thanked Sultan Haitham for his kind feelings, wishing him good health and the Sultanate further progress. (end)
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Alternate Defense Minister Costas Isichos said on Friday that the government would launch investigations into numerous procurement deals, including the purchase of NH-90 helicopters in 2003, when PASOK was in power and Yiannos Papantoniou was defense minister.
“We have reason to believe that there are questions about the documents exchanged and the agreement,” said Isichos of the deal.
The official said that the government is likely to make further announcements in the next two weeks.
“The government’s pledge to investigate the submarine deal still applies,” he added. “We will soon start dusting files off in that case as well.”


Another 149 individuals have been arrested for violating quarantine regulations during the past 24-hours.
Police said 52,000 persons have been arrested since the 30th of October last year over various offences while more than 46,000 cases have been filed against suspects thus far.
It was also revealed that Police will file cases against 6,000 others.
Police added interprovincial travel restrictions continue to remain in place, while operations to enforce health and safety measures will also continue.
Police roadblocks at entry and exit points to the Western Province turned back 150 persons from crossing provincial borders yesterday.


GUWAHATI, June 9 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwaol today called Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urging the latter to deploy Indian Air Force for controlling the fire in the Baghjan oilfield.
Sonowal also telephoned Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to inform him about the explosion at the Baghjan oilfield and the resultant fire engulfing the area.
He urged Pradhan to take urgent steps for extinguishing the fire at the earliest while also directing the Tinsukia district administration and police to take necessary measures for safeguarding the interest of the local people of the affected area.
Sonowal informed through a statement that necessary steps have been taken by the State government to ensure safety of local people in the Baghjan area and instructions have been sent to civil and police administration about the same.
He said the Chief Secretary and DGP have been directed to take active steps to control the situation while keeping the armed and paramilitary forces, fire brigade, NDRF and SDRF engaged to ensure safety of the people in and around the affected area.
Sonowal also called upon the people in the affected area not to panic as both the Central and State governments have been taking measures to ensure their safety.
The Chief Minister has, meanwhile, directed Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary to immediately visit Baghjan and take stock of the situation there.


(MENAFN- Iraq Business News)
By John Lee.
A high-level delegation from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) , headed by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Ammar Hamad Khalaf, participated in the annual meetings held by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, DC.
During the meetings they parties discussed cooperation with Iraq, and to provide the necessary support for the development of various economic sectors, especially the banking sector due to its importance in economic development.
The delegation discussed with the issue of electronic payments with the American Chamber of Commerce and a number of American companies.
The international institutions praised the efforts of the Central Bank, which contributed to achieving economic growth of more than 9 percent during the current year.
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By Nawab Khan
BRUSSELS, June 9 (KUNA) -- The upcoming World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in Tunis will discuss important issues for the media in the Arab world, according to Secretary General Anthony Bellanger.
"For the first time since 1926 when the IFJ was established, we are organising our global Congress in the Arab world and also in the African continent," Bellanger told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) in an interview in Brussels.
"For this reason this Congress is very important. Our affiliates in Africa and the Arab world are very important for us because many issues in these countries will be discussed in Tunis," he said.
Over 300 participants representing journalists unions and associations across the world will attend the 30th IFJ Congress from June 11-14, which will put the future of journalism in the digital age at the top of its agenda.
"Therefore this Congress in Tunis is very important and symbolic for us," he said, adding that Tunisia has seen a lot of progress in the media sector but still much needs to be done.
In the rest of the Arab world media progress is different from one country to another, noted the IFJ chief, stressing the role of news agencies in the Arab world in contributing to the progress of the press. Bellanger, from France, was appointed in 2015 by the IFJ executive committee.
IFJ is present in 146 countries representing around 600,000 journalists around the world, making it the biggest media organisation in the world, he said.
Bellanger noted that during the Congress on Wednesday there will be regional meetings with the countries of the Arab world and there will be a special session to discuss big issues in the region and it is very important because we hold this once every three years.
On his part, Mounir Zaarour; Middle East and Arab World Policy and Programme Director at the IFJ, told KUNA that at the margins of the Congress, the IFJ is looking forwards to strengthen the relationship and the working programme with the IFJ affiliates in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which include journalist associations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and UAE.
"This working programme will look into how we can support the future of journalism in the region with these five Gulf countries. We want to strengthen the relations with the Associations in the Gulf countries to form a kind of Alliance to protect the future of journalism," he added.
The Congress will kick off next Tuesday with debates on three key issues; the future of journalism in the digital age, good trade union practices around the world and the situation of journalism in the Middle East after the Arab Revolutions.
Delegates will also discuss and adopt a new "IFJ Global Charter of Ethics for Journalists", which was first adopted in 1954 by the IFJ's World Congress and last amended in 1986.
The Congress will also elect a new IFJ President and Executive Committee. (end) nk.hb
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(MENAFN- Iraq Business News)
By John Lee.
Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for January of 101,245,095 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.266 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 3.332 million bpd exported in december .
The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 98,460,050 barrels, while exports from the Kirkuk fields through the port of Ceyhan amounted to 2,475,516 barrels.
While not explicitly stated by the Ministry, these figures seem to imply that exports by road to jordan totalled 309,529 barrels for the month.
Revenues for the month were $7.690 billion, at an average price of $75.96 per barrel.
december's export figures can be found here.
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Elle Gunawansa Thero says that it is unfortunate for the country that the present government and every previous government have done what they can to portray the country as being developed and thereby destroying the country’s valuable resources, including the natural environment and national heritage.
The Thera made these comments in an interview with the Divaina newspaper.
He said that it was only during the governance of Sirimavo Bandaranaike that Sri Lanka was able to alleviate some of the corruption that had plagued the country under various governments for seventy-two years after independence.
Ven. Elle Gunawansa Thera alleged that the present government was relentlessly destroying forests and that the people of the country were being seriously misled by the so-called development being done by flouting laws.
He said that the country’s rivers, lakes, springs and forest resources have been gifted to the present generation for their benefit by our forefathers. However, the Thero said it would not be long before the corrupt politicians who destroy such resources for monetary gain are forever rejected by the people.
He said the politicians and their families have been enriching themselves for seventy-two years, claiming that the country was developing and that it was unfortunate that Sri Lanka continues to still be developing country of the Third World.


The Plateau Inter-Professional Health Committee on COVID-19 has appealed to the state government for immediate improvement of welfare and incentives to frontline health workers fighting the global pandemic.
Dr Simji Gomerep, the Chairman of the committee, made the appeal on Wednesday in Jos when he led his members on a visit to Plateau House Assembly. Gomerep said that the health workers were staking their lives for others to live.
“The welfare of healthcare workers must be taken seriously. “There should be an insurance for those in the frontline fighting COVID-19,” he said.
The chairman expressed concern that provision of only N1000 monthly allowance was made for the health personnel fighting coronavirus.
He said that although the sacrifice was more than any amount of money, they needed to take care of some of their needs while doing the work.
Gomerep told the lawmakers that there was urgent need for infectious diseases prevention and management law to help in the fight against the pandemic and other infectious diseases.
He said that the committee conducted a research to assess the level of awareness by residents of Plateau regarding the pandemic.
According him, the awareness level was quite high and the people appreciate the need for the lockdown as a way to curb the spread of the virus.
He, however, said that they found out that there was the need for change of attitude, particularly as related to social distancing and personal hygiene.
Responding, the Speaker, Abok Ayuba, commended the health personnel working assiduously to protect the lives of Plateau residents against the pandemic.
Ayuba expressed worry over the number of lives lost globally as a result of the pandemic and assured the committee of the Assembly’s support.
“Whatever you need us to do, please feel free to contact the Chairman, House Committee on Health.
“We will discuss the concerns you have raised with the executive to see areas that can be improved upon,” he said.
The Chairman, Plateau House of Assembly Committee on Health, Mr Daniel Listick, said that it was time to act fast as the pandemic was spreading across the country.
Listick said that unless community testing were done, nobody could conclude that there was no case of Coronavirus in the state.
The committee chairman stressed the need for more testing centres and suggested that the state should have at least 10.
He also called for the recruitment of more health personnel if the fight against COVID-19 must be won.


Two Police officers have sustained injuries in Balapitiya after being assaulted by a group who was under the influence.
Police said the two officers attached to the Ahungalla Police Station have been hospitalised.
Two officers had been assaulted by the group after being instructed to step away from a road in Balapitiya last night.
Police confirmed that shots were fired in the air to disperse the group.
Three persons have been apprehended in relation to the incident.
A suspect who also sustained injuries in the incident and the two Police officers are receiving treatment at the Balapitiya Base hospital.


Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Police in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district have arrested the owner of a rice mill and his son after two workers died in a freak accident.
According to the police, the accident took place in the mill in Sakkotai when the workers were filling the rice bags.
The two -- Muthukumar (45) from Kundanur Thilagar Thidal and Kundan Kumar (30) from Punia, Bihar -- died of suffocation after they were trapped under a massive amount of rice.
The rest of the workers tried their best to save the victims, but could not.
Fire department officials were called who reteieved the bodies.
The bodies have been sent to the Sivaganga government hospital for post-mortem, the police said.
Sakkotai police registered a case against the owner of the rice mill Gurushekar and his son Kannan.
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Peterson hails program that helps dairy farmers
Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (D-Minnesota) thanked U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for quickly implementing the Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment Program, which he said will help dairy farmers who are struggling with a severe economic crisis facing the industry.
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A drone exploded near the Russian city of Kaluga, without causing any injuries.
Regional governor Vladislav Shapsha said the drone exploded in the air at an altitude of 50 metres near Kaluga, but there was no damage to civil and social facilities or injuries, Russian news agency Sputnik reported.
The regional governor of Kaluga, which is about 150 km southwest of Moscow and 260 km from the Ukrainian border, assured that staff of law enforcement agencies reached the scene, without disclosing more details.
In December, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that three soldiers were killed and four others were injured after drones intercepted by the Russian air defense systems fell at a military airport.
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Prosecutor General Hussain Shameem says that his office is investigating police officers and former Anti Corruption Commission ACC members who were close to former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
Speaking on Raaje TV’s Falasuruhee program about the MMPRC scandal, PG Shameem said that around 6 people masterminded the whole scandal and that notably three individuals including former President Abdullah Yameen, former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and former Director-General of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation MMPRC Abdullah Ziyath have been identified as the main conspirators behind the scandal.
But he said that the scandal was undetected not only because of the shrewdness of the trio but because they had help from state institutions. He said that several state officials and officials from state organizations played a massive role in the scandal and that they should take the responsibility.
He also said former members of the Anti Corruption Commission had known ties to the scandal and that they were now being investigated. Shameem also said that authorities were looking into police officers that had ties to the former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb.
The MMPRC scandal rocked the nation as millions of state funds were swindled under the name of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Company that promoted Maldivian tourism in the global community.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had vowed to investigate the MMPRC scandal when he first took office as the President and had formed a commission to further expedite the investigations into the cases of corruption and fraud. But MPs from ruling party MDP have lately voiced concern over the inaction of the commission.


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YSRCP senior leader Dharmana Prasada Rao has alleged that TDP has been fearing to face the BJP. While speaking to the media at the party office, YSRCP leader has alleged that TDP has been indulging in corruption and other illegal activities. He has alleged that the funds sanctioned by the center towards the state have been not properly utilized and the state government is carrying out the activities against the act. Dharmana Prasada Rao has further alleged that TDP leaders have been creating drama as if they have differences with BJP.
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New Mexico health officials reported 427 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the seventh day in a row that the state has had fewer than 500 new infections.
Eleven additional virus-related deaths were also reported, bringing the total since the pandemic began to more than 3,600.
The update left the rolling, seven-day averages at 312 cases and 13 deaths a day. This time last month the averages were 960 cases and 28 deaths a day.
All but two of the 11 most recent deaths reportedly had underlying conditions. The deceased ranged in age from their 50s to their 90s.
The majority of new cases came from Bernalillo County, which had 95, and Doña Ana County, with 70, according to the information provided by the state.
There were also six new cases among inmates at the Lea County Correctional Facility.
The state has seen 182,475 COVID-19 cases and 3,610 deaths from the virus since the first case in the state was reported in March.
There were 278 people hospitalized with the virus across the state Saturday. That number may include those who tested positive out of state but were hospitalized in New Mexico.
The New Mexico Department of Health has designated 130,775 COVID-19 cases as having recovered.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 19. The Azerbaijani
community held a sanctioned picket in Prague, the State Committee
for Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan told Trend .
According to the committee, during the action held on
Krizhovnitskaya Square, the community representatives protested
against the large-scale provocation committed by the Armenian armed
forces on the state border of Azerbaijan, drew the attention of the
local public to the destruction of Azerbaijani cultural heritage,
acts of vandalism committed by Armenia on Azerbaijani lands with
the complete silence of international organizations, as well as
factors hindering peace in the region.
During the action, a list of Azerbaijani servicemen who died
during the prevention of the last Armenian provocation, as well as
'Stop Armenian aggression!', 'Stop Armenian terror!', 'UNESCO,
protect Azerbaijani heritage in Irevan!', and 'Stop Armenian
vandalism!' slogans were presented.
The picket was organized by the Azerbaijani diaspora activist
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Does Occupy Wall Street Need a Logo?
Some graphic designers have come up with various proposals, but one wonders whether the motley crew of anti-corporate urban campers would welcome such a commercial device.
That being said, creative types have played a huge role in organizing and inspiring protesters. And we shan’t forget that those subversive media magicians over at Adbusters got the whole thing started with a brilliant poster (embedded below).
Here are some suggestions for an OWS logo posted on The New York Times website. — PZS
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Nasarawa United players are allegedly set to clash with the Nasarawa State Government over the delay in allocation the plots of land promised them by Governor Tanko Al-Makura after they emerged as Federation Cup runners-up last year.
At a ceremony in Lafia on November 9, Al-Makura rewarded the players and their officials with plots of land and N10m cash after the Solid Miners lost 5-4 on penalties in the final of the 2016 Federation Cup to their Premier League rivals IfeanyiUbah in the final of the Federation Cup in Lagos.
Although they have been given their Certificates of Occupancy, the players have yet to be allocated their plots of land nearly two months after the governor made the announcement.
Sources close to the Lafia club told our correspondent that the players, including those who have left for other clubs, are unhappy with the development as they fear the state government won’t fulfil its promise.
It was learnt that the management of the club had been assuring the players that the governor won’t disappoint them, urging them to focus on their 2016/2017 league opening game against Wikki Tourists in Bauchi on Sunday.
Some of the players, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, alleged that the state government only gave them their Certificates of Occupancy without taken them to see the land.
“We were only given Certificates of Occupancy and we yet to get our plots of land. The season will soon commence and we have not been able to access the land given to us by the state government,” a member of the team said.
However, the chairman of the club Isaac Danladi on Wednesday debunked the claims made by some players, saying the state government would give the players their land soon.
Danladi said, “I am assuring you that the players will be given the land promised them by Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura.
“In fact, the state government has already given the players their land and I’m also part of the gift.
“Forget those players who are complaining over the land, they expect that the state government will make such a pronouncement and the land just given to us.”
He added, “There are processes of acquiring land and those processes have to be completed before the players can have access to the land given to them by the state government.
“As far as I am concerned no player has ever complained to us, regarding the land given to them by the state government and if any player is complaining, let such a player come before the management of the team.
“What about the over 15 players who were part of the pledged and have left the team, what will they say about it?”
He, however, said the players were focused and ready for the league kickoff.


(MENAFN) Factories in Italy have witnessed a decline for six months consecutively, as manufacturing carries on decreasing which indicates a huge industrial slump, a news agency declared on Monday, quoting an analysis by S&P Global.
An index built on replies from purchasing managers (PMI) amounted to 46.8 in September, in comparison with 45.4 in August, much less than the mark of 50, showing a reduction.
Italian manufacturing and industry have been particularly struggling over the past several months as a result of a decline in new orders caused by a weakening of the global market.
“The Italian industrial economy appears to be trapped in a deep recession with no clear way out,” declared Tariq Kamal Chaudhry, a financial expert at Hamburg Commercial Bank. “New orders, both domestic and international, are shrinking, and even expectations for future output have fallen well below their long-term average.”
Whereas the recent S&P report stated that Italian firms had begun to lay off people as a result of an extended downturn in industrial output, the PMI survey showed an upward trend in factory employment but largely referred to a lack of qualified employees.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is not anti-American and he wants cordial relations with all the Countries including the United States but these ties should be based on mutual respect, honour and dignity.
Responding to telephone calls by Pakistanis on Monday, the prime minister said that the elections have been announced on the demand of the opposition parties.
The prime minister said that the opposition parties had been criticizing the performance of the government over the last three and a half years and now the question is why have they gone to the Supreme Court of Pakistan when their demand has been accepted and the assembly dissolved.
Imran Khan said that the opposition parties want the government only to abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and their corruption cases. He said that they want to manage polls by making changes at different levels including the bureaucracy.
Responding to a query, the prime minister said that Pakistan cannot progress unless such people come to the Parliament who think of the Country. He said that party tickets for the elections will be awarded after careful consideration and that he will personally interview the candidates. He said that the politics has ended of those who defected from the party.
Answering a caller, Imran Khan said that he will join the protest demonstration being organized outside the Red Zone of Islamabad on Monday night to expose turncoats, who change their loyalties for the sake of money, and foreign conspiracy against his government.


Hyderabad: Making it clear that he would extend his services to help solve the Telangana issue, the new PCC Chief, Mr Botcha Satyanarayana, has said that the Congress high command would take a decision on division of the State that would benefit all the people. He also said that he would report only facts to the party High Command.
Addressing the media after assuming charge as the PCC Chief at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday at 11 am, Mr Botcha clarified that he has no differences not only with the Chief Minister but with any leader. His aim was to work together as the AICC Chief, Ms Sonia Gandhi has appointed him with that view, he said, adding that he would work as a coordinator among the party, the State government and the party high command to remove communication gap.
Mr Botcha said that he would prepare an action plan to campaign about the welfare schemes that were being implemented by the Congress government among the people. He also said that the party would be eyes and ears of the government. He said that issuing advertisements to the media will not be useful to the government but the Congress activists’ oral campaign would help the party that the welfare schemes being implemented by the government was Congress government.
The PCC chief urged the party cadre to convey their grievances to the party so that he could help solve the problems of the party workers and prepare them to face the 2014 elections. He said that he would meet the Chief Minister twice a week and discuss about the party. He also made it clear that he would enhance confidence kept on him by the seniors by strengthening the party.


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June 19, Colombo: Head of Sri Lanka Police, Inspector General N.K. Ilangakoon said an extensive investigation will be conducted into the communal clashes that took place in Beruwala, Aluthgama, Welipenna and Matugama recently.
Speaking to Media, the IGP said three police teams of the Criminal Investigation Department and the Colombo Crime Division have been deployed to conduct the investigations.
The IGP said the Police have received 138 complaints relating to the recent skirmishes between the Sinhala and Muslim communities in the south western coastal towns.
The police have arrested 55 people suspected of instigating the clashes and 35 of them have been remanded.
The top police officer pledged to take stern action against the culprits who were involved in the incidents.
The situation has returned to normal except for few sporadic incidents and the government has deployed units from the Army and the STF in the areas to ensure law and order.
The Police Chief stressed that assistance of the Maha Sangha and the leaders of other religions is essential to ensure peace and coexistence.


Mumbai: As many as 69 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the Maharashtra Police in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state police to 26,057, the state police informed on Friday.
As per a statement, the total figure includes 1,739 active cases, 24,053 recoveries, and 274 deaths.
Additionally, the statement informed that as many as 2,87,342 COVID-related offences have been registered so far.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state in the country, with 1,50,510 active cases 42,831 reported deaths due to COVID-19.
As many as 14,31,856 recoveries have been reported so far.


A 2007 study by the Barna Group found that seven out of ten adults choose their earthly family over their heavenly Father when asked to choose the most important relationship to them. Of the 1,004 adults over the age of 18 that were surveyed:
one-third said their entire nuclear family is more important than God.
twenty-two percent named their spouse as the most important relationship in their lives.
seventeen percent said their children were of chief importance.
three percent identified their parents as the most important relationship in their lives.
Interestingly, when asked to identify the most important group or network in their life, 29 percent named their church.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Over the past years, Vienna authorities have sent 292 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, brought in 48 trucks.
This was stated by the Austrian Embassy in Ukraine on X , Ukrinform reports.
As Ukraine has already been the main target country for Wien's humanitarian aid in recent years, 48 lorries have delivered 292 tonnes of relief supplies from Vienna to Ukraine: medical equipment, school furniture, generators, firefighting equipment, children's clothes. We are grateful to Vienna,” the statement reads. Read also: Austria
n Chancellor reaffirms support for Ukrain
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the President of the National Council of Austria, Wolfgang Sobotka, assured that his country fully supports the Ukrainian people in their effort to defend themselves in Russia's unjustified war of aggression.
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Over 69 thousand new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded over the past day in the United States, which was the highest increase in the number of infections since mid-August, according to Johns Hopkins University, which summarizes data from Federal and local authorities, as well as the media and other open sources.
According to the University, over the past 24 hours, doctors in the United States have identified 69,156 new infection cases and another 883 deaths.
A day earlier, these figures were 63,610 and 820, respectively.
According to the university’s latest data, more than 8 million people have been infected with the coronavirus in the United States since the beginning of the epidemic, and 218,602 patients with COVID-19 have died. More than three million people have recovered.
Worldwide, according to the University, almost 39.4 million infections and 1.1 million deaths have been reported due to COVID-19, and more than 27.1 million people have recovered.


India - OPPO trademarks brand under EV category two products in pipeline
(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has trademarked the 'OPPO' brand name in India under the EV category, adding credence to reports that it is set to enter the automotive industry. Separately, 91mobiles has claimed that the company has two products in the pipeline - an affordable electric scooter that will cost under Rs. 60,000 and a compact Tata Nano-like four-wheeler. Here are more details.
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Telangana BJP President G. Kishan Reddy on Monday claimed that the BJP-TDP combine would win the forthcoming GHMC elections.
Addressing a press conference here, Kishan Reddy said that the BJP-TDP combine has 2 MPs and 14 MLAs in the GHMC limits and therefore, they have a strong base to win the forthcoming civic polls. He alleged that the TRS leaders were quoting fake surveys to claim that the ruling party was winning the GHMC elections. He said those fake surveys were aimed at misleading the common people.
Kishan Reddy also alleged that the TRS Government was deliberately delaying the schedule for GHMC elections. He said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Reddy wants to declare the schedule after the declaration of MLC election results on December 30 so as to increase its ex-officio members in the GHMC. He said that the ruling party was luring leaders of opposition parties to increase its tally of ex-officio members.
Criticising the MIM-TRS alliance, he alleged that the ruling party was funding MIM’s campaign and the charges for hoardings erected across the city were being borne by the TRS. He said the hoardings by TRS and MIM were aimed at cheating the people with fake promises.
The BJP leader also expressed concern over reports of city youth intending to join ISIS. He said so far 19 youth from Hyderabad have been prevented from joining the terrorist group. He said a special cell should be constituted to monitor such activities. He said that the police also need to intensify its vigil on social media. He also alleged that the MIM was secretly backing the terror modules in the city. (INN)


The Management of Hima Cement Factory in Hima Town Council, Kasese District has regretted the fire that broke out at the premises that killed 3 people and injured 8 others.
According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hima Cement Factory Jean Michel Pons, the fire broke out at around midday and 3 workers died in the inferno while the injured were rushed to Kilembe Hospital.
In the statement issued today evening, Jean Michel said that the management was doing whatever possible to ensure that the lives of the injured are saved.
He also said that the fire was put out by team from Uganda Police Fire Brigade and UPDF that arrived at the scene and also started investigations to establish the real cause of the fire breakout.
The Chief Executive Officer however revealed that what they know so far, a team was doing installation works at the Light Diesel Tank when the incident happened.
He said that the team was now working with authorities to further investigate the incident and to ascertain the cause of events and shall share more information in the due course.
Mr Jean Michel Pons also announced that operations at the Hima have been stopped to take stock of the incident and to ensure that the fire is fully contained and assured that the health and safety of their employees and all other stakeholders remains number one priority.


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