IOC Lauds Morocco s Efforts to Develop National Sport
(MENAFN- Morocco World News) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) lauded efforts made by Morocco to develop the national sport as well as the Kingdom’s interest in promoting young people’s status.
“IOC officials have lauded efforts made by the Moroccan government to develop the national sport and the interest in promoting young people’s status” said a statement by the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM) after a visit to Lausanne to explore and identify aspects likely to reinforce partnership with the IOC. During this visit (April 25-27) IOC officials voiced to the Moroccan delegation which is composed of representatives of the youth and sports ministry their full satisfaction with the special relations with the CNOM and expressed their appreciation of the understanding and complementarity between the Moroccan authorities and actors involved in national sports. They also offered their expertize for Morocco in relation with the different modes of sport management. With MAP
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A social media post claiming that the central government is providing Rs 11,000 to all students to help them pay their fees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has gone viral on social media platforms.
The viral post says that the centre has taken the decision after many students across the country were unable to pay their fees due to pandemic and the move will benefit them.
However, after fact-checking the truth is that the government has not taken any such decision and the post is fake.
Well, there is a lot of misinformation and fake news making rounds on social media ever since pandemic hit the country. Everything that circulates in social media is not true, people are advised to check facts before blindly believing them.


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College of Medicine (CoM), a constituent college of the University of Malawi has launched a program which is training doctors to work in rural areas.
The program started last year and the first trained doctors will graduate in three years.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health McPhail Magwira said the program will solve the problem of doctor to patient ratio in rural areas which is still high.
“This program will help to reduce doctor to patient ratio which is high making patients to die of curable diseases,” said Magwira.
He added that the program will also reduce congestion in referral hospitals.
“As government we are happy that the program of specialized doctors in rural hospitals will reduce congestion,” he said.
Magwira however said the launch of the program shows that government is making strides to provide quality health care to its people.
According to Magwira, people in rural areas in need of special attention will still be referred to referral hospitals even after the doctors start working.


Ahmadinejad’s Camp Revisits, Revises Gay Comment
An aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is attempting to work some spin-control magic on what was probably (and unintentionally, according to the aide) Ahmadinejad’s biggest headline-grabber from his speech at Columbia University: his assertion that, “In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals like in your country.”
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Now, a media adviser to Mr. Ahmadinejad tells Reuters that he was misunderstood — that the translator failed to capture the president’s subtle way of speaking:
“What Ahmadinejad said was not a political answer. He said that, compared to American society, we don’t have many homosexuals,” Mohammad Kalhor said.
Kalhor told Reuters that because of historical, religious and cultural differences, homosexuality was less common in Iran and the Islamic world than in the West.
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New Canandaigua police chief selected
The city of Canandaigua has a new police chief.
According to City Manager Ted Andrzejewski, who is also the city's director of public safety, Canandaigua Police Sgt. Stephen Hedworth will be the next police chief.
Until his formal approval, which Andrzejewski expects, Hedworth will serve as interim police chief. Canandaigua City Council will vote on Hedworth's appointment at its Aug. 4 meeting.
Hedworth was selected from three finalists, Andrzejewski said. Hedworth has worked for the Canandaigua police for 16 years, including the last eight years as a sergeant.
Jonathan Welch retired as police chief last month. Welch was chief for eight years.


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President Juan Manuel Santos states that assassinations of peasant leaders who support land restitution for those displaced by violence must not be permitted and will not halt the process, the government reported Friday.
“Those assassinations, there have been nine this year, are assassinations by people that wish to hinder the government policy of returning land to peasants that were displaced by violence,” said Santos.
The president said that the objective of the government is to return land “by way of the law and of justice,” that was taken from peasants by force.
He said that the government will enact a plan to protect those who support the restitution process, so that they may work hand-in-hand with public forces to ensure that the process goes smoothly and to arrest those responsible for the murders.
Santos claimed that “we will not permit the perpetrators of violence to halt a process that is fundamental for us.”
He also denounced the recent murder of Arauca judge Gloria Constanza Gaona, stating that “she not only embodied the dignity of justice but also was a director of the Asonal Judicial union.”


Bemidji Charter Commission: Amendment would give voters ability to recall city councilors
Should Bemidji voters have the ability to recall their city councilors?
The Bemidji Charter Commission today is expected to discuss whether that question should be put forth to Bemidji voters in a future election.
Had the Bemidji City Council voted unanimously last week to support a proposed city charter amendment, a public vote could have been avoided, but the council voted 1-5 against it. Councilor Jim Thompson was absent.
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Residents of the area staged a protest on Sunday, urging the authorities to lift the lockdown on their area. Minister Ranaweera came to the protest and promised the public to open the area which he said was isolated for more than 14 days.
Accordingly, the government statement released last evening said the Nahena area has been removed from the isolated status.
However, the residents of the area say they have not yet been given the bag of essential items which is usually given to the people in the isolated areas.
Ranaweera later told the media that the areas had been isolated for more than 16 days and "I would talk to the authorities and take steps to lift the isolation.."


There are many 'stars' in Mahabharat. However the 'Super Star' among these 'Stars' is only that, whose name has been adopted by the maximum people on the base of Mahabharat. So directories of B.S.N.L., Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Tata Docomo, Reliance etc. of all cities of India have been examined to know the name of Mahabharat's that 'Star', whose name has been adopted by maximum people on the base of Mahabharat. The said name of Mahabharat's 'Super Star' is
not Shakuni, who was a Villain,
not Dhritarashtra, who was also a Villain,
not Dushashan, who was also a Villain,
not Duryodhan, who was the Main Villain,
not Sahadev, who was one of the Hero,
not Nakul, who was also one of the Hero,
not even Arjun, who was one of the Main-Hero,
not even Bhim, who was also one of the Main-Hero.
not even Yudhisthir, who was one of the Main-Hero.
not even Krishn, The God, who was the Super-Hero,
but Karna, who fought in favour of Villains and against Heros.


BY BILL DEMAREST
The shooting victim, police said, was found during an investigation of reports of gunfire in the area of 100 Nyack Plaza, located just off Franklin Street and Depew Avenue. Police saw people running from the area and during the investigation stopped a car that was seen leaving the area.
Inside that car, police said, was the wounded man, who was being taken for emergency treatment. The shooting victim was taken to Nyack Hospital, where police said he was treated and later released.
Orangetown police and members of the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Identification examined the area of the shooting for evidence. Orangetown police said they are seeking anyone who may have seen the shooting to assist in their investigation.
No information was available on what sparked the shooting.
Anyone with information can contact police at 845-359-2121.


Islamic State faces inevitable defeat in Raqqa
(MENAFN) Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria's Raqqa and the city may finally be cleared of the jihadists on Saturday or Sunday, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Saturday.
"The battles are continuing in Raqqa city. Daesh [Islamic State] is on the verge of being finished. Today or tomorrow the city may be liberated," YPG spokesman Nouri Mahmoud told Reuters by telephone.
The YPG dominates the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Arab and Kurdish militias that has been battling since June to defeat Islamic State at Raqqa, which served as the jihadist group's de facto capital in Syria.
An activist group that reports on Raqqa, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, said on its Facebook page on Saturday that dozens of buses had entered Raqqa city overnight, having traveled from the northern Raqqa countryside.
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The National Hospital Abuja on Thursday discharged the conjoined twin girls who were successfully separated after several surgeries.
The Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Jaf Mommoh, said in Abuja that the twins were conjoined at the chest and abdomen.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conjoined twins were referred from Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa State, to the hospital on Aug. 13, 2018.
Mommoh said the twins had been on admission at the hospital for more than 16 months for care and several diagnostic procedures for a detailed diagnosis in preparation for the surgery.
He said that the programme was meant to celebrate the team that carried out the surgery for their hard work.
Mommoh said the programme was also an avenue to raise fund for the parents to enable the twins to have a better life with healthy living.
He said that the separation was more successful than the previous six the hospital carried out.
He said that the hospital management decided to fund the care and the entire processes leading to the major surgical procedure for the separation as “our corporate social responsibility’’.
Mrs Partricia Etteh, Board Chairman of the hospital, said the hospital would continue to monitor the twins to ensure that they lived a healthy life.
Etteh said that the hospital would give the parents N200,000 for the upkeep of the babies and also called on well-meaning Nigerians to assist the parents to properly cater for the twins.
The Head of the Medical team and Chief Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Prof. Emmanuel Ameh, said the twins stayed for nine months and were properly monitored which enabled the hospital to carry out the surgery.
Ameh said that conjoined twins were very few in the world and that not every surgeon had enough experience.
He said the operation lasted for more than 12 hours and involved 78 medical personnel.
Ameh said that the twins’ growth and development would continue to be monitored by the hospital.
The father of the twins, Mr Michael Edeh, appreciated the government and management of the hospital for work well done and promised to take care of the babies.
Mr Ernest Elaigwu who came on behalf of Akpa District, Otukpo Local Government Areas, Benue, appreciated the government and staff of the hospital for a successful operation.
Elaigwu said the Akpa people were very happy for the assistance given to the children and their parents.


SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — People who have been discriminated against due to their appearance are more likely to suffer from poor health down the line, a survey showed Monday.
The report, carried out on 2,973 people aged between 19 and 24, and conducted by a team led by professor Kim Seung-seop of Korea University, showed 8.3 percent experienced discrimination based on their looks.
About 2.5 percent said they have been discriminated against more than twice, while 5.8 percent have been discriminated against once.
About 7.6 percent, or 228 people, of those questioned said they were not confident about their current state of health, the survey said, noting those who have experienced discrimination have 3.1 times more likelihood of feeling less healthy than those who have not been slighted.
Such discrimination against people can lead to an addiction to drinking, smoking or even using drugs as young people are more sensitive about their appearance. Such a development can adversely harm a person’s long-term health, the findings showed.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
Around 11 initial public offerings (IPOs) with a total value of Dh8 billion are currently in the pipeline, said a senior official on Tuesday.
While speaking on the second day of the Mena IPO Summit held in Dubai, Mohamed Khalifa Al Hadari, deputy CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority, said four free zones entities and two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are in the process of listing on the local markets.
The UAE's IPO pipeline was very strong last year with a number of public and private sector entities listing on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges. Dubai government has announced to list 10 entities on the Dubai Financial Market and a few of them were listed last year while the remaining will launch their IPOs in due course in order to increase market capitalisation to Dh3 trillion. Dubai entities that went for IPO last year included Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), Tecom and Salik.
In the UAE, as many as 12 companies came to the market, raising $11 billion, in addition to the joint Abu Dhabi-Riyadh listing of Mena food franchisee Americana, which raised $1.8 billion.
“New types of entities are also seeking to go public, including free zone companies and corporate societies in the UAE,” he added.
Al Hadari added that Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange could list 13 additional companies this year, including four companies from outside UAE.
“While 2021 was a year of recovery, 2022 and 2023 will see significant roles in the development of local IPO markets as govt strategy is to expand and diversify the market,” he said during the opening remarks of the summit.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that the federal government was focused on development of Balochistan which had unfortunately been ignored in previous governments.
“We have made Balochistan as hub of development through investment in road and energy sectors,” the prime minister said while talking to the Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri who called on him at the PM House in Islamabad.
The Chief Minister discussed issues pertaining to development projects of Balochistan with the prime minister.
Sanaullah Khan Zehri thanked the prime minister for extending maximum support to the people and the government of Balochistan.
Separately, the Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair also called on the prime minister in Islamabad and discussed issues pertaining to Sindh development.


Government committed to ensuring adequate Covid-19 vaccine availability: PM Modi
The Prime Minister also laid stress on increasing tracking, tracing and testing
The government is committed to ensuring adequate availability of Covid-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
Noting the positive impact of Tika Utsav (Vaccination Festival) in the last four days, he said that in this period, the Covid-19 vaccination drive was expanded and new vaccination centres also came up.
The Prime Minister was interacting with Governors and Lieutenant Governors of all States and Union Territories regarding the Covid-19 situation and ongoing vaccination drive in the country, through video conferencing.
During the interaction, Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India had become the fastest nation to reach the landmark of 10 crore vaccinations.
At the same time, he also emphasized the significance of increasing tracking, tracing and testing and said that RT-PCR testing needs to be increased from 60% to 70%.
Praising the citizens who participated in this battle against the Covid-19 pandemic last year, he said that the same feeling of Janbhagidari needs to be encouraged now as well.
The Prime Minister also suggested that the Governors could actively engage to ensure that social institutions collaborated seamlessly with the State Governments towards micro containment.
He said that their social network could help ensure an increase in the capacity of ambulances, ventilators and oxygen in hospitals. They could also spread the message about vaccination and treatment, he added.
Noted that the country's youth workforce was an important part of the economy, he said it was important to ensure that they followed all Covid-19 related protocols and precautions.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also attended the interaction.


Congress is taking its first step toward extending the popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) past next year, when more than 8 million children will lose their health coverage unless lawmakers take action. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation Wednesday that would fund CHIP through 2019. While the program is currently authorized through that year, its budget is set to expire next September. Rockefeller, who helped craft the program in 1997, praised CHIP for helping reduce the number of uninsured children. "CHIP has been hugely successful in West Virginia and across the country because it has given children and pregnant women access to care and services that have greatly improved health outcomes," he said in a statement.


As many as 700 URLs have been blocked in India by social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter this year.
Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government has asked Facebook and Twitter to find solutions to ensure that rumours and fake news do not proliferate on their platforms.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha, he said the government was pressing for more accountability of social media companies.
The number of URLs blocked by Facebook was 499, YouTube 57, Twitter 88, Instagram 25 and Tumblr 28, he said.
In the recent times, there was widespread concern over spreading of fake news on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Incidents of lynching were also linked to the spread of fake news.
He said the government had told these companies that India being an emerging digital power, they were free to do their business here, but technological solutions have to be found to check the menace of misuse of their platforms.


president and C.E.O. of the Mortgage Bankers Association, recently told The Wall Street Journal that homeowners who default on their mortgages should think about the “message” they will send to “their family and their kids and their friends.” Courson was implying that homeowners — record numbers of whom continue to default — have a responsibility to make good. He wasn’t referring to the people who have no choice, who can’t afford their payments. He was speaking about the rising number of folks who are voluntarily
choosing not to pay.
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9 people who called the population to protests were arrested in Iran.
APA reports that the Anadolu agency reported on this.
According to the information of the official IRNA agency, the prosecutor of Fars province said that 9 people with foreign connections who called the population to a demonstration via social network were detained.
It is reported that they receive instructions from foreign circles.
The prosecutor's office also said that explosives were taken from the detained persons.


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Ruling Malawi Congress Party has been exposed to be the originators of fake news alleging that Police officers raped women at Msundwe, Mpingu and Mbwatalika villages, a leaked police investigation report has Implicated them.
MCP officials are the ones who told the women to lie when lodging the complaints and later backtracked when police officers were doing investigation by threatening the women alleged to have been raped to shunderstand the police.
The report has highlighted circumstances in which police officers were chased in several areas when conducting investigationso by Malawi Congress Party cadres.
As that is not enough, MCP officials cooked up medical reports for the victims in a bid to tarnish the police and former government using HRDC and other agents.
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Bemidji Beat: BREC and property taxes
Councilor Barb Meuers said last week, during the council's budget work session, that some councilors have repeatedly stated that the Bemidji Regional Event Center's operations would not raise property taxes.
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Mumbai Police Commissioner, Hemant Nagrale, addressed a press conference in connection to the rape and murder of a woman that took place in the Sakinaka district on Thursday, September 9th, and said that the accused has confessed to the crime.
He also added that the police were successful in establishing the sequence of events leading to the crime. Moreover, the police also managed to recover the object used by the accused to commit the crime. Nagrale has asked the press to not speculate on what the weapon was.
“SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was added against the accused since the victim belonged to a particular community. The accused will remain in custody until September 21st,” Nagrale told the press.
The chargesheet for the case will be filed within a month. He further added that Advocate Raja Thackeray will be the special counsel for the case.
Nagrale also added that the investigation will be completed in a fortnight, but they will have to wait for the DNA profiling reports and other chemical analysis. Meanwhile,Vice Chairman of National Commission of Scheduled Castes, Arun Halder, met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, Chief Secretary, and Joint Commissioner of Police, among other officials. Halder appreciated the efforts of the police in the detection and investigation of the case.
The state government also sanctioned Rs. 20 lakh to help the victim’s daughters through multiple schemes and CM Relief Fund.


(MENAFN- Khaama Press)
Acting Minister of Higher Education of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Baqi Haqqani said that they are building a university inside Afghanistan where earning Ph.D. and Master's Degrees would be possible.
He elaborated that the degrees would be available in the faculties of medicine, engineering, theology (Islamic studies), and agriculture.
Briefing media about the ministry's four-month activities in Kabul on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the acting Minister said that the curriculum of Afghanistan has a huge gap with that of the world and they are trying to shorten that distance by making the curriculum more standard and up to date.
Abdul Baqi Haqqani said that there is a need of sending Afghan students abroad and for this purpose, he has met a number of ambassadors in Kabul to facilitate ground for Afghan students abroad.
It comes as 150 government universities across Afghanistan are yet to be reopened that have left tens of thousands of students out of studies.
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23 June 2017
When the world’s largest social media platform, Facebook, started out, its mission was “give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected”.
Now the Mark Zuckerberg owned company has changed its mission statement.
It now reads: “To give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together”.
Zuckerberg said about the new mission statement: “We used to have a sense that if we could just do those things, then that would make a lot of the things in the world better by themselves, But now we realize that we need to do more too. It’s important to give people a voice, to get a diversity of opinions out there, but on top of that, you also need to do this work of building common ground so that way we can all move forward together”.
He added that, “a lot of what we can do is to help create a more civil and productive debate on some of the bigger issues as well”.


(MENAFN) An advisory has been issued by the Indian Embassy in Qatar assuring the Indian citizens in the peninsula.
The advisory states, "The Embassy of India is monitoring the situation closely and is in touch with the Qatari authorities to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals in Qatar".
It stressed that there was nothing to worry about for Indians residing in Qatar.
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(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
This week's INKISHAF is on the rural waste management programme and it's failure to follow guidelines of SBM Gramin and Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia registered 23,652 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 3,355,794, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday.
It said that 454 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 60,911.
According to the statement, 2,731,129 people have so far recovered, including 21,677 recoveries reported over the past day.
Moscow, the country's worst-hit region, reported 5,027 new cases, taking its tally of infections to 848,452, the response center said. Enditem


Four more COVID-19 related deaths were recorded today, taking the total number of deaths related to the disease to 220.
Since the start of this month, 23 deaths have been recorded.
There are currently 11 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.
The Ministry of Health also reported today that the country has seen 64 new cases of the virus being recorded in the past 24hours. 20 new cases were recorded in Region 4, another 20 cases have been recorded in Region 7 and Region 3 saw 17 new cases being recorded.
Based on the figures released by the Ministry of Health, there are now 901 active cases in the country with more than 800 of those persons in home isolation.
Over 1000 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana in the past three weeks, making it one of the highest numbers of new infections in the Caribbean region.
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony maintains that citizens need to be responsible to avoid contracting the virus.
A national vaccination programme is ongoing. Over 20,000 persons have already been vaccinated.


The energy minister has heralded that the fuel adjustment charges in the electricity bills will almost be vanished from next month while blaming previous government for bloating power tariff.
Talking to media here on Sunday, Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said that the previous Imran Khan-led government ruined country’s economy through its unsagacious policies and people were bearing the brunt of its myopic economic vision.
He said that every inflated electricity bill bore the stamp of Imran Khan. He held that the former prime minister even sold the State Bank of Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund. He also demanded to know where the money collected in the previous regime for constructing a dam had gone.
He said the country was facing unprecedented floods and large-scale destruction while the PTI was spending billions on public rallies.
“If you have enough money to hold rallies, then you should spend this money on the rehabilitation of flood affectees,” he added.
He said that the PTI had staged a drama in the country. They have nothing to tell the people about the progress they had made in their four-year stint, the minister maintained.
He said had Imran been an able chief executive, he would have done something for the country. But it’s not the case, he said adding that the PTI chief was only good enough to level allegations against others. He lamented that the PTI was doing politics of threats and anarchy in the country.
He said that the coalition government had put its political repute at stake to save the country adding that the PTI could not be trusted as the resignations of its members were fake, its leader was a liar and they told lies every time.
“The true face of the PTI will be revealed in cases of Farah Gogi, Toshakhana, Malam Jabba and the BRT,” he maintained.
On destruction caused by the recent floods, the energy minister said that the electricity system was severely damaged during the recent deluges. He, however, said that the electricity had been restored in flood-hit areas. He informed that most of the damage was done to the electricity polls erected near the rivers.
Taking a swipe at PTI zeal for public rallies these days, the minister said it was time to help the flood affectees, and not the time to do politics.


Lahore: Planning and Development ( P&D) Board chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal has said that Punjab’s total budget has been increased from Rs560 billion to Rs646billion during the current financial year while Rs 104 billion have been released and Rs 49 billion spent on new schemes.
He was talking to reporters here at the P&D office on Tuesday here.
The Chairman apprised the media about the ongoing development projects in the province, briefing that many mega projects will be completed during the current financial year.
At present 4433 new schemes and more than 3000 existing schemes are running in the province, said the P&D Chairman, adding that P&D has released Rs 60 billion to health sector so far.
Sumbal stated that Punjab’s total budget has been increased from 560 billion to 646 billion during the current financial year.
He said that Rs170 billion funds have been spent on various development projects.
P&D has targeted all departments on utilization of funds, Sumbal said that it will ensure utilization of funds up to Rs 200 billion in current month will be ensured, Sunmbal added.
The chairman said the departments that are slow in utilizing funds have been given target for next six months, beside out of 238 schemes, 170 schemes have been approved at the Provincial Development Forum.


Oct 21, 2019
RICH CELENZA talks about how lazy people are when it comes to them going after their desires. A lot of people talk about what they would like to do, but a lot of people are just too lazy to go do it. Why is that?
People need to understand sometimes that what people think they want to do or what they really want to do are two totally different things. Rich has a theory that people are most likely bullshitting themselves because for the most part people usually do exactly what they want to do when they want to do it.


Saudi- (KSrelief) makes a recreational trip for children recruited in Amran, Yemen
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Amran, Yemen, 30 Rabi'I,1439 AH, 18 December,2017 , SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) made in Amran governorate yesterday a recreational trip for children recruited by Houthi militias on the battlefields as part of the Center's project to rehabilitate children recruited in Yemen.
The trip included a visit to the Great Marib Dam and waterfalls in Ubaida Valley in Marib and the practice of diverse games, entertainment and cultural competitions.
The rehabilitation project for child recruits rehabilitated in the first phase 40 children from the provinces of Marib and Al-Jouf.
14:40 LOCAL TIME 11:40 GMT
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Gunmen on Saturday abducted two travelers at Wasinmi area, along the Ife-Ibadan expressway in Osun State.
It was gathered that the victims were on their way to Ikire when they were kidnapped.
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Confirming the incident, Osun police command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola said that the police have deployed personnel to the scene of the incident, adding that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping, while police have intensified the search for the abducted victims.
INFORMATION NIGERIA recalls that seven travellers were on Tuesday abducted at Ibokun\Osogbo road in the State but were released on Thursday.


Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Union Home Minister on Saturday said that security forces had been able to achieve decisive control over terrorism in the Union Territory.
Amit Shah said that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have played a crucial role in maintaining internal security in the Northeast, J&K and the naxal-affected areas and expressed hope that CRPF won’t be required in these areas in the coming years.
He further said that J&K government has managed to attract over Rs 33,000 crore investment while democracy has been taken to the grassroots level in the UT. “Today, democracy is flourishing across J&K as we have a sarpanch and panchs in every village”. He also praised the J&K lieutenant governor’s administration for all-round development in the UT.
As per reports, the Home Minister also conducted a security review of Jammu and Kashmir with heads of paramilitary forces, Police, and security agencies in Jammu, with the focus on taking the fight to the militants on both sides of Pir Panjal. He also mentioned about the 21 hydel projects and massive road infrastructure that came up under LG’s administration and further said that this happened for the first time in J&K and added that administration has also initiated a crusade against corruption in J&K.


Zimbabwe had no coronavirus death for the second day running today but the number of cases continued to rise with 159 new cases against 82 recoveries.
The country now has 6 837 cases and 5 345 recoveries leaving 1 286 active cases and 206 deaths.
The number of active cases in Harare rose to 600 with Matebeleland South which is in second place way down at 219.
The number of active cases in Bulawayo has dropped to 82.
There are now 26.7 million cases globally. Some 876 100 people have died, 18.8 million have recovered but there are still nearly seven million active cases.
India now has more than four million cases and could soon surpass Brazil which is in second place but also has just over four million cases. India has about 40 000 fewer cases than Brazil.
The United States has two million more cases than the two.


In an example of how U.S. Justice Department priorities are changing, new U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman in Cleveland has eliminated the office's civil rights unit and has established a new division that will focus on prosecuting violent crime. The crime unit will use the power of the federal government to build bigger conspiracy cases and target gangs . . .
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The people and situations that hurt us the most often have pastlife roots.
We planned for them to break us, so we could break-through.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russia's barbaric attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine emphasize why partners should continue to support Ukraine.
This was emphasized by US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink on the social network X, Ukrinform reported.
“That night, Russia continued its relentless attack on Ukrainian ports and industrial base, launching multiple attacks on Odesa and Dnipro. Our thoughts are with those who died and were injured. These barbaric attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure underscore why we must continue to support Ukraine”, she wrote.
As reported, Russian troops attacked 10 regions of Ukraine over the day. A nine-story building in Dnipro was hit, and the enemy also hit an enterprise. Eight people were injured.
frontline power plant, injuring six power engineers
In the Donetsk region, one person was killed and 19 were injured over the day.
In Odesa, a drone crashed into a civilian enterprise in the coastal zone. A fire broke out. A security guard was rescued from the damaged building and was not injured. While extinguishing the fire, rescuers found the bodies of three victims.
The invaders made 287 attacks in the Kherson region (fired 1,716 shells).
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Saudi- Foreign Minister Meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Ghana
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Riyadh, Rabi'I 8, 1439, Nov 26, 2017, SPA -- Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ghana.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed issues of common interest.
The meeting was attended by a number of officials.
17:10 LOCAL TIME 14:10 GMT
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Media Advisory - Leader Of The Government In The House Of Commons To Hold News Conference On Fall Sitting
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OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 18, 2022 /CNW/ - The Honourable Mark Holland, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will hold a news conference to discuss the upcoming sitting of Parliament.
Date: September 20, 2022
Time : 9:00 a.m. EST
Room 125-B, West Block, Parliament Hill
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(MENAFN) According to the board head of the union of flowers and plants producers for the province of Khorasan Razavi in northeastern Iran, 22 percent of the nation's exports of flowers and decorative plants come from Mashhad.
As said by Mehdi Samangani, Mashhad is home to 65 percent of Khorasan Razavi's greenhouses since the city has the necessary infrastructure in place and easy access to the market.
Mashhad's neighborhood with Turkmenistan and Central Asian nations has established a good volume for shipping flowers and plants in Mashhad, he stated, also mentioning that “However, Mashhad's capacity for production and export, considering the infrastructure that this city has in the field of flower and ornamental plant production, is much more than our 22 percent share of flower and plant export in the country.”
In line with the director of Mashhad County's agriculture department, 280 greenhouse units are in operation there. 1,400 individuals have found direct job as a result of these greenhouses, while 3,500 people have found indirect employment.
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The Council have also said that they will compensate subscribers for the two missed collections over the past month. Further details will be provided when we have them.


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Trilateral Contacts To Be Organized For Normalization Of Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations - Russian MFA
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 11. It's planned to
organize high-level trilateral contacts in various directions for
normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations by the end of
August, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of
the Russian Foreign Ministry Ivan Nechaev said at a daily briefing,
He went on to say that any high-level contacts with the
participation of the President of Russia are commented on by
Russian Presidential Administration.
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North West Premier Job Mokgoro says good progress has been made in solving problems affecting the Health Department since the deployment of an administrator.
The department has been placed under administration. Irregular expenditure including flouting tender regulations were some of the challenges identified.
Members of the SANDF were also deployed to various hospitals to assist when health workers left their positions during the strike that led to violent protests.
Premier Mokgoro says it will take time to resuscitate the situation.
He says: “The last time which is fairly recent when we got a progress report, I think we were gratified that the administrator and team are really driving the department in the right direction.”
“The challenges are quite huge. We will not have instant solutions but the process that the administrator has started has very exciting promises and is moving in the right direction,” he adds.


Dozens arrested for impaired driving during holiday week in Md.
(AP) – Maryland State Police say more than 180 people were charged with impaired driving during the holiday week.
The agency said in a statement Tuesday that more than 10,000 stops were made from Dec. 23 through Jan. 1.
Troopers issued more than 6,500 citations, more than 7,500 warnings and nearly 1,500 safety equipment repair orders.
Also during that time, state police responded to more than 1,000 crashes, including five fatal crashes.


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After serving as an aggressive watchdog for police misconduct during the Obama administration, the Department of Justice could see its role diminished under Donald Trump, the Baltimore Sun reports. Such a shift would drastically alter the federal response to the ongoing debate around policing at a time when many local departments are ill-equipped to tackle reforms on their own, analysts said . . .
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August 4, 2020
By Jeff Forward
The Houston Chronicle
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge across the Houston region and the nation, mental health experts are seeing increased issues related to anxiety and depression resulting from stay-at-home orders and other restrictions on social interactions.
Now, therapists and other mental health doctors and providers are seeing another troubling trend: anxiety and more stress resulting from the intense social issues that have erupted in the past two months.


Qatar - Minister of Foreign Affairs holds phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister
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Doha - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held on Tuesday a phone call with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HEvHossein Amir-Abdollahian.
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During the call, the two sides reviewed the bilateral relations and ways of developing them in various fields, in addition to the latest regional developments and issues of mutual concern.
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Afghanistan's foreign ministry reacted to the United Nation's Accreditation Committee over delaying a seat for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in General Assembly.
Spokesperson of the ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a series of tweets said that the UN is vividly violating the rights of the Afghan people.
Abdul Qahar Balkhi said that the decision is not based on the principle and added to be unjust.
The UN's Accreditation Committee unanimously decided to postpone seats for the Taliban and Myanmar Military junta.
The decision is making the recognition path even harder and farther to the Taliban who have been desperate as over half of the population is on the brink of poverty in Afghanistan.
The international community has been asking the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to establish an all-inclusive government, respect human rights and the rights of minorities, and let Afghan men and women seek education.
On the other hand, the Taliban believe that their recognition directly depends on the US to pioneer.
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A closing ceremony held at Qatar Foundation partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) honoured 14 graduates of the International Executive Master's in Emergency and Disaster Management (IEDM) degree programme.
An exhibit of student capstone projects contributing original research on key issues in global incident management underscored the critical need for emergency response education to keep communities safe when disaster strikes.
The IEDM programme is offered through Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies in Washington (SCS), DC, and supported by the Office of Executive and Professional Education at GU-Q.
This year's fifth cohort of graduates, drawn from diverse fields including healthcare, engineering, law enforcement, and social services, gained the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare for and respond to a wide variety of natural, technological, and man-made disasters through hands-on experience and engagement opportunities with leading experts in the field.
This year's guest speaker was Dr Hassan al-Thani, head of Trauma and Vascular Surgery Sections of Hamad General Hospital and a 2019 IEDM graduate. Dr Kelly J Otter, dean of SCS and dean of GU-Q, Dr Clyde Wilcox addressed the newest IEDM alumni.
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Nine new coronavirus cases were reported on Wednesday by the Kosciusko County Health Department in their tri-weekly update. These cases were reported between noon on Monday and noon on Wednesday.
This brings the county total up to 564. Of those cases, 212 remain active, including four hospitalizations. 348 people have now recovered, which is 21 more than what was reported on Monday.
The health department has also released information to the public regarding school reopening, guidance and symptom screening. You can read more about each below:


Family members of those missing and held hostage in Gaza were accompanied by thousands of Israelis on the fifth day of their march from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, which they were set to reach on Saturday afternoon.
There was no immediate comment from police on how many people were marching toward Jerusalem, however protest organizers said there were tens of thousands walking to the capital.
Channel 12 news said there were some 30,000 marchers.
Kobi Ben Ami, who has two family members held in Gaza, told the outlet that the families were “begging” ministers to meet with them and tell them what they planned to do to return the hostages. Many of the relatives of those held in Gaza have said they feel abandoned by the government.
Ben Ami said the families were enormously grateful for all the members of the public who had supported the families on their march.


President Haikande Hichilema has said that the government has made positive strides in the application of the National Values and Principles.
The head of State says the government has also intensified the implementation process of the National Alcohol Policy as a way of addressing Alcohol and substance abuse.
Speaking during the State of the National Address (SONA) on the progress made in the application of the National Values and Principles in Parliament today, Mr Hichilema stated that 523,973 citizens have been sensitised on the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse compared to 217,234 in 2021.
The Head of State pointed out that the government has continued to provide rehabilitation services to citizens who abuse alcohol and other drugs.
President Hichilema indicated that rehabilitation services were provided to 1,212 citizens in 2022 compared to 810 in 2021.
He added that going forward government will enhance the implementation of the National Alcohol Policy and that various stakeholders can also come on board to help curb the vice.
“Government will also continue to vigorously pursue the suppliers of illicit drugs which have contributed to the breaking down of the moral fabric of our society,” said the President.
He also indicated that government has passed the anti-human trafficking act of 2022 and has strengthened the border controls to curb human trafficking and smuggling which has become a moral concern to the country.
He pointed out that the government has continued to intercept illegal migrants with the assistance of some of the citizens who have continued to enter and leave the country.
“We have also noted with dismay that some of our people are harbouring illegal immigrants. To prevent these vices government has passed the anti-human trafficking amendment act 2022,” said the President
“We are also strengthening our border controls and for the first time in the history of our country we are employing border guards for effective management and security,” he said.
And the President urged the citizens to use National Values and Principles as well as cultural heritage as yardsticks of expressing themselves especially on social media.
Mr Hichilema said that social media and the internet have increasingly become a part of everyone’s daily lives and interactions.
He, however, observed that the abuse of social media has continued to be a vehicle to drive hate speech and divisive sentiments by some citizens.
“Social media is also being used to defraud unsuspecting users as well as broadcast indecent material,” noted Mr Hichilema.
We call upon our citizens to use social media to foster economic and social development,” he said.
The head of State also added that the government has provided 25,000 mattresses, 50,000 blankets and made 12,000 bunk to address the inhumane living conditions of inmates in correctional facilities.
He noted with concern that the Correctional Facilities were over- crowded and outbreaks of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and scabies were common among inmates.
“The beds and mattresses will ensure human dignity of the inmates,”he said.


Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that polio will be eradicated.
According to details, a meeting of the National Anti-Polio Task Force was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Briefing the meeting, it was said that access to all children for polio vaccination is a major challenge.
Giving a briefing, it was further said that due to the efforts of the government, the number of polio cases has come down and only one polio case has been reported this year.
Presiding over the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that a full-fledged campaign was being launched across the country.
Imran Khan also said that the government has formulated a comprehensive national emergency action plan to eradicate polio.
Prime Minister Imran Khan further said that the anti-polio campaign is being jointly carried out by the federal and provincial governments and polio will be eradicated.
It should be noted that thanks to the efforts of the present government, only one polio case has been reported in the country so far this year. However, access to all children is a major challenge for which a full-fledged campaign has been launched.
The government has developed a comprehensive national emergency action plan for polio eradication, which is being implemented jointly by the federal and provincial governments.
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Utility companies prep for Hurricane Sandy
BOSTON (WHDH) -- Utility companies around Massachusetts worked to get ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
Crews were out Thursday trimming back tress trying to avoid some of the power problems seen in past nor’easters.
Utility companies said their preparations for Tuesday’s expected hurricane has been going on since last Halloween, when a big nor’easter knocked out power for many in New England.
The companies said they have been trimming trees since last year and are trimming them more aggressively than past years.
Trees were the problem last year, but companies said people were also upset by the lack of information of when their power would be restored. Utility companies said they have made changes to inform residents when power would come back on.
“We have better information sharing in place. We’ve also launched communication portals so that the community leaders have real-time access to our outage management systems. We also have an outage map that is brand new on our website, so customers can see exactly what their outage is and when the estimated restoration time is,” said NSTAR spokesperson Caroline Pretyman. “So it’s a lot about communication and information sharing that has really been improved in the past year.”


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HYDERABAD: The forthcoming winter session of the legislative assembly is likely to witness stormy proceedings as the government has decided to aggressively counter the opposition propaganda on drought, 'Food-For-Work', power and other issues. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed the ministers to be ready with the necessary information to effectively reply to the questions raised by the opposition parties in the winter session. "Though there are several other issues, irrigation-related issues are likely to take the centrestage during the current proceedings. We are prepared to effectively counter the opposition on that count," said a senior cabinet minister. According to him, the chief minister told his colleagues during the cabinet meeting on Thursday that there was a three-fold development in the state during the seven-year rule of the TDP. "We have enough material to deal with the issues likely to be raised by the opposition. We need to collectively counter their criticism," Naidu reportedly told the ministers. The chief minister also wanted the ministers to expose the Congress doublespeak on irrigation and related issues, as well as its campaign on free power to the farm sector. The winter session will also prove to be a warming up session for the government and the opposition for the election ahead. Though elections are still more than a year away, both sides are stocking up their arsenal. While the TDP gears up for the opposition onslaught, the opposition too has started working out its strategies to corner the government. For starters, the government and the opposition on Thursday staged a skirmish over the Krishna water issue. Minister for major irrigation Kadiam Srihari accused the Congress of working against the interests of the state, while the opposition replied that the government was neglecting the execution of irrigation projects and trying to divert the issue by demanding another tribunal on sharing Krishna waters. Refuting the allegation, the minister said the government was making every effort to ensure that the state kept its right over the surplus Krishna waters and protection of the quota fixed by the Bachawat tribunal.


AUSTINBURG TOWNSHIP — Students from around the globe learn with other boys at Grand River Academy. The school has moved from being an agriculture school in 1831 to a liberal arts college preparatory school in the last 188 years.
GRA Marketing Director Austin Farber said the school has students from more than a dozen countries and more than a dozen states preparing for their futures.
The school works on a lot of projects that keeps the students active during the learning process, he said.
GRA Head of School Tim Oditt said the school’s enrollment is up 13 percent in the last year with about 30 percent of the students from outside the United States. He said the school still focuses on college preparatory students from the United States.
Farber said the number of local students attending the school has also grown during the past year.


Cloquet creates new technology ‘teacher for teachers’ position
Starting in August, Cloquet will now have a teacher to teach the teachers how to best utilize technology in the classroom.
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Today, the Congress plenary meet was held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. The meet was presided over by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who gave an inspiring speech to the party members.
The plenary meet saw three major resolutions on the agenda. The first resolution was regarding the upcoming general elections and the party’s commitment to ensuring that the people of India receive a fair and transparent election process. The second resolution was about the welfare of farmers and the need for the government to ensure that the farmers receive their due share of benefits from the government. The third resolution was about the need for the government to ensure that the rights of the minorities are protected and their voices are heard.
Sonia Gandhi’s speech at the plenary meet was inspiring and she spoke about the need for the party to work together as a team to achieve its goals. She also spoke about the need for the party to remain united and to focus on the common good of the people. She said that the party should strive to create a better India and to make sure that the people of India are able to lead a life of dignity and respect.
The plenary meet was a great success and the members of the Congress party were motivated and inspired by Sonia Gandhi’s speech. The resolutions were passed unanimously and the party is now looking forward to the upcoming general elections. The Congress party is confident that it will be able to win the elections and form a government that will work for the betterment of the people of India.


Twenty years ago, a high-profile inmate suicide in Massachusetts made national news and prompted calls for reform. In the two decades since, the state has made strides to improve mental health care and deter suicides in prison, but the rate of self-inflicted inmate deaths in the state remains among the highest in the U.S., the Boston Globe reports . . .
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Bhartiya Janata Party has withdrawn support to Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu.
BJP said that the decision has been taken after a formal meeting in Jammu where it was unanimously decided to withdraw the support to Srinagar Mayor and even support the ‘independent’ group that will bring a ‘no-confidence motion against the Mayor.
This was disclosed by party Councilor Nazir Gilkar and Election In Charge Asif Masoodi at a press conference here in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Monday.
Nazir Gilkar as per the news agency Kashmir News Trust while hitting the Mayor left, right and centre said that the incumbent Mayor has been resorting to ‘corruption’ and ‘malpractices and he needs to be taken to task. He said the allegations leveled by them have been proven correct by Mayor himself when he stated that he macadamized the two constituencies ‘Zadibal’ and ‘Hazratbal’ Srinagar only.
“We are not against anyone and don’t want to deprive people of basic facilities but our question is why the Mayor spent heft amounts on interior roads of two particular constituencies and ignored the vital roads used by the people,” Gilkar questioned.
Nazir Ahmed Gilkar said that there have been various scams in Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Mayor is the ‘kingpin’ of those scams.
He rubbished the allegations of Mayor that the National Conference is hand in glove with the BJP to oust him. He said that it was the Mayor who supported Deputy Mayor Parvaiz Qadri against the BJP candidate for Deputy Mayorship.
“We have nothing to do with the National Conference and that party is not supporting us,” he said.
BJP added that it is intending to approach to Anti-Corruption Bureau and Crime Branch against the ‘malpractices’ of Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu. [KNT]


The New York government has lifted the restrictions of wearing masks in public places and other areas . This is after the health minister to New York confirmed that the poll numbers of those who were infected had really gone down.
This led them to ease the restrictions that they imposed .
They also have vaccinated a lot of people and other outskirts of the city .
They have always done this to ensure that their people and other members are always good and healthy .
The ministry of health has improved their health facilities .


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 20
By Humay Aghajanova - Trend:
Turkish National Defense Ministry shared a Twitter publication commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the January 20 tragedy, Trend reports.
'We honor the memory of our brothers and sisters who became martyrs as a result of the tragedy known as 'Black January,' which took place on January 20, 1990, in fraternal Azerbaijan,' the publication said.
'We'll continue to support our Azerbaijani brothers in accordance with the concept of 'One nation - two states',' added the publication.
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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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Islamabad, March 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly announced that the decision to grant India the status of Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) has been put on the backburner for now.
Sharif said that India was showing reluctance when it came to resolving the Kashmir issue and proposed a third-party intervention for the same.
Sharif said that the decision to grant India the MFN status was postponed following lack of consensus, adding that he had directed his team to talk to all stakeholders and develop consensus on the matter, the Dawn reported.
The Pakistan prime minister added that the decision was also deferred due to elections in India because Pakistan did not want to favor single political party in India. (ANI)


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Winchester — Sharon Thornton doesn’t consider the Godfrey Miller Home and Fellowship Center’s Century Club an exclusive organization.
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(MENAFN- Jordan Times) right" > AMMAN — Jordan's successful young athletes have returned home following a tremendous showing at the Arab Juniors Athletics Championship in Tunisia.
The Kingdom won three gold and two bronze medals to highlight Jordan's reemergence as a regional athletics power.
Aliya Bushnaq won gold medals in the 400m and 200m while Asian Junior Champion Sharief Al Atawneh proved he is also the best in the Arab World by winning the 3000m, stunning a quality field of North African runners. It was a fine tournament too for Nour Al Qadi who is turning 17 this week and clinched two bronze medals in the high jump and the long jump.
The event welcomed 13 Arab countries including Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Sudan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iarq, the UAE, Oman, Yemen, Qatar and Jordan.
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Sligo GAA has completed its centre of excellence at Scarden.
Delegates were informed at last weekend's county convention that all works had been concluded at the venue which has already hosted over 1,000 events throughout the year.
Work has been completed on the car and bus parking area, while a new all-weather training area has also been concluded as well as dug outs.
The cost of the project is €3.2 million and the yearly repayments are €126,000 which Treasurer Peter Greene said that sponsorship will be key to financing the repayments.
Meanwhile, delegates were also informed that Markievicz Park was debt free.


The spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command Friday clarified that the Army chief was talking about the martial law enforcement when he said the Army might deploy troops in full force to control the situation.
Col Banphot Poonpian, the ISOC spokesman, said Prayuth was saying that if the situation deteriorated down to a level, the Army might have to enforce the martial law, which is the highest level of security law.
“It’s a measure that the Army chief announced yesterday [Thursday]. It’s a warning in line with the legal steps.”
Banphot said the military would resort to enforcing the martial law when a lot of war weapons were used to inflict deaths and injuries in several areas.
However, the ISOC has assessed the situation and believes that the current situation could still be dealt with the enforcement of the Internal Security Act, the spokesman said.


Provincial police chief Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani confirmed that the district was overrun at around 4am local time today.
Jawzjani further added that both the Taliban militants and the national defense and security forces personnel have suffered casualties during the clashes.
However, he said the exact number regarding the casualties inflicted on the security personnel and the Taliban militants have not been ascertained so far.
In the meantime, the security director of Jawzjan security commandment Abdul Hafiz Khashi said at least eight security personnel have lost their lives during the clashes and 3 others have sustained injuries.
He said the anti-government armed militants have also sustained heavy casualties during the clashes but the exact number is not known yet as heavy clashes are still underway in the district.
Jawzjan has been among the relatively calm provinces in North of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has deteriorated during the recent years.
Both the Taliban and ISIS loyalists operate in some districts of the province and often carry out terrorist related activities.


(MENAFN) The regulations for allowing women to drive will be unveiled today by Saudi Arabia officials, a report by Okaz newspaper said.
A press conference will be held by the Ministry of Interior in which will also cover plans to monitor the traffic and enhance road safety.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree last October ordering that women be allowed to drive cars.
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Bandera, the Haitian ambassador to the United States, said in a tweet that the island would have a “moment of silence” after the hurricane.
He also said the hurricane’s death toll would “probably be higher” than what had been reported.
The Associated Press also reported that Haiti has already lost power.
The White House on Friday said the president will visit Puerto Rico, the Caribbean island.
Associated Press writer Matt Zapotosky contributed to this report.


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Local Councillor for Clondalkin, Willam Carey, has welcomed the announcement by “Save the Convent- the heart of Clondalkin” campaign for a Rally to be held in Clondalkin on Sat 28th of September. Cllr Carey has called upon the people of Clondalkin to come out and show their support for the campaign and to oppose the massive and disruptive development that Bartra properties are proposing to build. Clondalkion Cllr added that the Presentation Nuns who have been a part of the Clondalkin community ever since they arrived in 1857 have turned their back against the community and set themselves against the best interests of the community they are supposed to serve.
Cllr Carey also stated that many people who have supported the nuns throughout their lives feel betrayed by the lack of consideration for the future of Clondalkin village. This ancient village needs to be protected and the organisers have promised to fight the development with all their might. Carey further added that the scale of the proposal by Bartra was nothing more than an act of architectural vandalism.


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Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Hajj, Endowments and Religious Affairs Muhammad Zahoor Shakir Sunday said that the system has been reformed in accordance with the aspirations of the people and will continue to strive for development and prosperity. He said this while addressing a function in Hangu Doaba district.
The Special Assistant said that development and prosperity of the people is the utmost priority of the government and the promises that had been made would be fulfilled.
He said that development projects worth billions of rupees have been launched in PK-84.
He said that the people of Hangu district would soon feel a pleasant change after the completion of these projects.


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Massive clashes between youth and forces erupted in Old City on Friday afternoon during which more than a dozen youths were detained by police.
Sources told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that scores of youths assembled outside Jamia Masjid today after Friday prayers and staged anti-India and pro-freedom protests. The protesters chanted slogans in favour of Islam, freedom and against India.
The protesters hurled rocks and bricks at police and paramilitary troopers deployed in Nowhatta area of Old City ensuing clashes between the two sides. Witnesses said that police lobbed dozens of teargas shells to disperse the protesters but the latter offered stiff resistance and continued pelting.
Sources said the clashes later spread to adjoining areas of Nowhatta during which police detained more than a dozen youths “including a non-local who has been identified as Vikram Singh” by police.
Confirming the development, the SP North City Shafkat Hussain said that they arrested more than a dozen youth during stone-pelting and said the police would act all those including against the non-local.
The clashes in the Old City were going on till late in the evening.


(MENAFN) Local police raided the residence of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the city of Lahore on Saturday while he was en route to Islamabad to appear in court. However, the police detained dozens of members of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
According to videos aired on local TV channels, the authorities, supported by heavy police contingents, razed the camps of Khan's supporters outside his residence and its main gate in the Zaman Park neighborhood to gain access to the premises.
Khan wrote on Twitter, "Punjab police have led an assault on my house in Zaman Park where Bushra Begum (Khan's wife) is alone." This raid comes after police attempted to arrest Khan on February 5 but were unsuccessful due to resistance from his supporters at his residence.
The police carried out the raid after Khan and hundreds of his supporters left for Islamabad to appear before Additional District and Sessions Judge Zafar Iqbalin, where he is expected to be indicted in a case involving the purchase and sale of gifts he received from foreign dignitaries while he was prime minister. The country's Election Commission has filed a complaint against him for allegedly concealing details of gifts in his asset declarations.
The incident highlights the ongoing political tensions in Pakistan, with Khan's supporters alleging that the raid was politically motivated and aimed at suppressing dissent. It remains to be seen what action, if any, will be taken in response to the raid and whether it will affect Khan's political future.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 18
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Federal Ministers Khawaja Asif and Miftah Ismail on Thursday said that the defeat in by-elections was not a setback and neither their narrative was affected nor was inflation the cause of the defeat. Addressing a press conference the Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif said that they had faced the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and were now on bail.
He said that the former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan used state institutions to oppress his political opponents during his three and a half years of rule. Commenting on political situation in the country, Khawaja Muhammad Asif said PML-N has consolidated its position in the recent by-elections in Punjab as its vote bank and seats have increased.
“The PML-N won five seats, including one won by an independent who is also a PML-N loyalist,” he said, adding that it should be noted that the PTI previously won all 20 constituencies where the by-election was held in the General Election 2018. The Defence Minister said the track record of the PTI chairman s approach toward horse-trading over the last four years is an open secret.
He said Imran Khan had once dubbed Pervaiz Elahi as the biggest dacoit of Punjab and now he is going to support him. Asif further said the Punjab Administration, led by Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, organized the most transparent elections in the recent by-polls in Punjab.


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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is better able to help solve economic problems and bring the economy back to health.
He said that the problems the country is facing are caused by the current global economic crisis and that this government is not to blame.
On Tuesday, October 18, at the launch of the new NPP membership card in Kumasi, he said that only the NPP government can get the country out of its current economic problems.
As the economy got worse, he worked to get people to back the government.
President Akufo-Addo also asked people who aren’t in the NPP to join and make it stronger so it can beat the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, again.
He said that the NPP will “break the eight,” which will surprise people who don’t believe it.


New Prime Minister on sight in Iraq?
After months of talks, an agreement seems to have been reached in Iraq to nominate the new Prime Minister
It was announced that an agreement has been reached on the new prime minister in talks between the political groups in Iraq
After controversial general elections, last May, it appears that finally Iraq will have a new government.
Reports on Saturday said that the country has reached consensus on who will be the new Prime Minister.
The State of Law Coalition said in a statement that the new Prime Minister will be announced soon after the final establishment of the new majority in Parliament.
During talks, said the statement, more than one name has been brought up and that there was one name on which all groups agreed.
After the defeat of DAESH in Iraq, International forces are pressing for a broader government structure, to include Sunnis.
As to the contested area of Kirkuk between Kurds and central government a new policy is expected.
Taking part in the talks as a bloc, Kurds demanded that the policy of arabisation brought around by Saddam policy on Kirkuk be removed.
Political sources also expressed consensus on the issue.


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Amman, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham-Jordan), Partners for Good (PfG), and Excellent for Energy Consultancy L.L.C. (EEConsult) signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday to develop joint programs and promote business growth.
Under the agreement, signed by Raghad Alkhojah, CEO of AmCham-Jordan, Waleed Tarawneh, President and CEO of Partners for Good (PfG), and Khaled Al Sarhan, CEO of EEConsult, all parties will exchange experiences, knowledge, and relationships wherever required or necessary to help each party achieve the outlined goals.
PfG is a Jordanian non-profit organization dedicated to achieving sustainable development through four key themes: entrepreneurship and employment support, poverty alleviation, women empowerment, and climate change mitigation.
EEConsult is a U.S. based company located in Austin, Texas, that has established itself as a market development and capacity building company in the field of renewable energy and energy technology in the MENA region.
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LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said that the so-called London Plan of Imran Khan and Tahir ul Qadri has totally flopped and its fate is before the nation.
Talking to media in London, Nawaz Sharif said those who wanted to push country backward have failed in their designs.
Nawaz Sharif later left for New York to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the UN General Assembly.
He will speak at the General Assembly on September 26. The Prime Minister will also hold some bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN meet.
The Prime Minister vowed to continue the journey towards progress and prosperity of the country.DNA


JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has set up a committee to periodically review the security situation in the country amidst growing concerns.
One of such concerns has been the call by lawmakers to rejig the nation’s security architecture in one hand. On the other hand, to fire the service chiefs.
According to a report accredited to The Bridge News by Thinkers, analysts believe that the new move called to question the efficiency of the service chiefs, the inspector general of police and other security chiefs in the country.
The Senate and House of Representatives had last week urged the Executive to take drastic measure and tackle the deteriorating security situation in the country.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents, after a meeting with President Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila who refused to disclose the names of the members of the committee, however said it likely include members of the executive, legislature and the ruling party.
He said the committee will help proffer lasting solutions to the entire security structure in the country.
The Speaker who was joined by the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan said they believed that something drastic needed to be done under the present situation adding that removing the service chiefs may not entirely address the crippling security situation in the country.
Lawan told reporters that the meeting with President Buhari was fruitful adding that the President was also very worried about the deteriorating security situation in the country.
He said that the need to increase funding for the security services especially the police was also discussed with the president stressing that it was important to take the welfare of security personnel and their families very seriously as that would help boost their commitment in crime fighting.


The Somerset County Airport has been awarded a $75,000 state grant to upgrade its facility, according to Senator Pat Stefano (R-32), who said the project will help to handle more air traffic, enhance public safety and improve economic development.
Stefano, who serves on the Senate’s Aviation Caucus, said the grant was distributed through the state’s Aviation Development program, which is funded by the state’s jet fuel tax.
He said the money will be used to design a new above-ground fuel facility to replace an older underground system.
“Investing in this important local airport will ensure that it can improvements that will allow it to meet additional air traffic needs,” Stefano said. “The airport is an important part of our transportation system, bringing goods and services to folks in this area.”
Stefano noted that the airport has seen increased air traffic affiliated with Somerset Hospital and coal companies in the region. He said that growth is good for the area’ tourism industry and business development.


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(MENAFN- Swissinfo) “The key contribution of the SNB to the sustainability of Switzerland is in price stability,” President Thomas Jordan said on Wednesday evening at an event in Lausanne.“For this, we have the instruments.”
The SNB, like other central banks, has come under pressure from activists and politicians to do more to speed up the greening of the economy and of the financial system. But Jordan said that technocratic institutions have little power to directly influence consumers and investors toward more environment-friendly habits.
“The vast majority of the Swiss population agrees that price stability is important,” he said, while it would be“difficult” to get a mandate for environmental concerns.
The SNB faced protests at its annual general meeting this year calling for more responsible investment choices. Activists demanded that the central bank use its 700 billion-franc ($760 billion) chest of foreign-currency reserves to foster climate goals. Jordan turned them down on that occasion, saying that the central bank's sole mandate is price stability.
On Wednesday, he warned of the risk of potential conflicts of interest with the SNB's monetary policy mandate if the central bank's balance sheet is used to promote environmental goals.
“We shouldn't bet on that portfolio to save the planet,” he said.
The speech in Lausanne was the central bank's chief first public appearance since the SNB last week surprised investors by halting interest-rate increases. ©2023 Bloomberg L.P.
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“For the time being, we have already cancelled the board exam for these standards. This will also be reviewed again by the expert committee,” the Minister said.
Stating that there was no timeframe given by the Centre to the state in connection with implementing the NEP, the Minister said the government would look into all the pros and cons before taking a decision.
To a query on the declaration of Class 10 results, Sengottaiyan said that the results will be published very soon. “Currently, the work is going on and the results will be declared shortly,” he added.
Pointing out that the admissions in government schools will also begin soon, he said the Chief Minister will be officially announcing it on Monday.
The Minister said the government has set up a total 6,019 high-tech labs in government schools with internet connections where students could go with their laptops for uploading textbooks. “In addition to this, the government had tied up with private channels to bring various classroom programmes for the students,” he said adding that thousands of students will be benefited by it.