TPCC Senior Vice President Mallu Ravi today said that the students living in the residential hostels in the State were experiencing hell in the hostels.
He said that the condition of the students had become unbearable due to the poor infrastructure of the hostels.
He alleged that the food in and the surroundings of the hostels were in very poor condition, and that the status of the hostels was a classic example to highlight the plight of the education sector of the State.
Ravi said that several hostels in the State, including those in the Basara IIIT, had witnessed incidents of food poisoning in the last 15 days, and that the food poisoning incidents were even turning fatal for some students.
He also said that rodent-like rats were biting the students in the hostels.
The hostels, which are supposed to produce the future intellectuals of the country, were instead endangering the lives of the students, he said.
He demanded that the State government take immediate steps to reform all the hostels in the State, and warned that the Congress would hold agitations if the government did not respond to its demand.


Police are being tight lipped about two search warrants that were executed in Cobourg on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
At around 6 a.m. a search warrant was executed at a Marion Street address, and shortly after another was executed at a King Street West address.
It’s believed two people were taken into custody.
A number of OPP were at each residence and it’s believed the Tactics Rescue Unit (TRU) was also involved.
A police officer on scene said the project was being lead by the Belleville Police Service.
Today’s Northumberland contacted Belleville Police Service who said a release would be issued likely before noon as a number of warrants were taking place across the province.


(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, Sep 27 (IANS) The King George's Medical University (KGMU) is planning to start a 'poison information centre' where common people can seek expert advice and guidance in cases of poisoning.
The department of forensic science is planning a centre which will have a call centre facility to coordinate with any distressed caller.
Dr Shiuli Rathore of the department is working on the project. This will be the first of its kind centre in the state. Dr Shiuli said that many times we face emergencies at home as someone consumes poison accidentally.
"Commonest symptoms include stomach pain, dizziness or vomiting. Often children eat crayons and parents do not know which crayon is toxic and which is not. In all such situations our centre will guide patients and their family," she said.
Prof Anoop Verma HoD forensic medicine KGMU said, "Cases of poison are going up in the state and this area of medical science is in need of increased focus."
He said the Centre will advise victims of poisoning with immediate action which they can do on spot and help/coordinate sending the victim to the nearest medical centre equipped to handle such a case.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 2023 National Games on October 25, confirmed Goa Sports Minister Govind Gaude in the Assembly on Friday.
The Goa sports minister said that the 2023 National Games will start on 25th October and end on 9th November. He also said that the hosting of the National Games will boost the sports culture in the state.
The state has been trying to host National Games since 2012 and the dream is about to be fulfilled now.
“There should be promotion of sports in the state due to the National Games. We aim to promote sports in the state in the wake of the National Games,” the Sports Minister said.
Gaude said the aim of the government is “not just to create a sportsperson for Goa but he should also play in the national team.” The sports minister assured that the reward money for the medal winners, as promised by the state government, would be released before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival (September).
The state government is set to release Rs 2.54 crore for the associations as a grant and Rs 73 lakh for cash prizes for the medal winners.
Gaude said that the government is willing to allow the village panchayats, clubs, and associations to maintain the grounds in their respective areas.
He also said that the sports associations should play a role in maintaining the existing infrastructure and the state government has fulfilled its commitment of providing grants to the sports associations.
“Some of the associations are not getting the grants as they have failed to provide the utilization certificates,” he said.
The minister also announced that the state will soon have the Goa Youth Board which will oversee the implementation of state youth policy.


Economy on the mend?
Good news on the economy -- it appears President Obama's stimulus plan is working.
After a very scary year, in which the economy shrunk, financial institutions were shaken, and the economy seemed poised to fall off a cliff, things have rebounded.
The economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, thanks to gains in consumer spending and home building -- courtesy of the federal stimulus program.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nueces County reports three COVID-19 related deaths Monday afternoon.
The deaths were two men and on woman in their 20"s, 50's, and 60’s.
Doctors said their comorbidities included diabetes, obesity, hypertension, anemia, staph infection and hyperlipidemia.
This brings the total number of deaths in the county to 1,239.
Doctors also said there were 38 new COVID-19 cases.
95 people are currently hospitalized and 46 people are in the intensive care unit.
So far, 64,119 have recovered from COVID-19.


Brazilian national health regulator Anvisa has approved the
COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer (PFE.N) and BioNTech for
children aged between six months and four years, the government
body said in a statement Friday night, Trend reports citing Reuters .
The move broadens the availability of the vaccine, which is sold
under the brand name Comirnaty for adults and is already available
in Brazil for older age groups.
Brazil's vaccination rates are already among the world's
highest, with almost 90% of the population having received at least
one dose, according to the Our World in Data project, which
collects official numbers from governments worldwide.
On Friday, the South American country reported 97 deaths
nationwide due to the coronavirus, far lower than the daily peak of
4,250 recorded in April 2021.
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Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addressed a Press conference on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, and said that Dominica has been committing itself to meet the needs of the people regularly and is working efficiently to ensure that all the people are kept informed on the working of its government and to ensure the sustainable development of every Dominican citizen.
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Addressed the National budget of the session 2023-24 in the press conference and said that the Dominican government is trying its best to ensure to meet the needs of every citizen and is also providing an efforting to promote sustainable development in the Country.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who has also been serving as a member of Parliament in the Commonwealth of Dominica since 2004, shared that the Country has faced many social and global level issues; he also especially highlights the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war due to which Dominica island has to face inevitable downfall in terms of its economy.
The Prime Minister emphasized the sudden rise in the cost prices of food and commodity as a matter of concern as the Dominica government has no less control over the market forces. Apart from these concerns, the Prime Minister talked about the significant development in the various sectors the nation has made, including tourism, agriculture, the construction sector, Small Business Development, manufacturing and the digital economy. He added that the government has timely made its efforts to sustain the nation by adopting a strategic approach to the system.
As per the news, Prime Minister Skerrit also talks about the improvisation in the Public Sector expenditure that must take place to ensure that how the Public spending of the Country reflects.
On the passing of 2023-24, the Prime Minister highlighted the need for sustainable development for the efficient growth of the economy and added that the budget would be transparent. It will promote inclusive Economic Development and harness the government’s advances in renewable energy, development, the construction of the International Airport, hotel development and agriculture. “We’ll present a fiscal package which is responsive to the needs of our people but also a reflection of the responsible approach we have always taken in managing this country’s affairs.”


Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers told New Mexico legislators that he doesn’t see the state returning to its pre-recession employment levels before 2019.
Carruthers, who was recently selected as president of New Mexico State University, discussed the state’s economy with legislators last week, according to the Carlsbad Current-Argus.
Carruthers, according to the Current-Argus, also told members of the Legislative Finance Committee, that the state’s population is too small to support the number of colleges and universities in New Mexico.
The former governor also told legislators said they should take a good look at the workforce to determine what development policies should be pursued.


Tunisian Employees in Tripoli Consulate Released, Returned Home
(MENAFN - QNA) Tunisian Foreign Minister At-Tayeb Al-Baccouche employees of the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli, kidnapped in Libya a week ago, have been freed.
Baccouche told reporters today that the remainder of Tunisian employees in the Tunisian Consulate in Tripoli have been released and they all returned to Tunisia yesterday.
An armed group stormed the Tunisian Consulate in Tripoli and abducted ten of its employees conditioning for their release the handover of Walid al-Qalib, a leading member of the pro-Islamist Dawn of Libya forces, who had been arrested in Tunisia on charges of terrorism. Al-Qalib had since been released and handed over to the Libyan authorities.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, March 14 (Petra)--Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Atef Tarawneh said that Jordan, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, was able to overcome various challenges arising from the situation in the region.
At a meeting with Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Nicholas Voutsis, Tarwarneh said that terrorism have repeatedly tried to target Jordan, but the vigilance and readiness of the Arab army and various security agencies prevented terrorists from achieving their objectives.
On the issue of refugees, he urged the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and provide support to the Kingdom which is hosting a large number of refugees.
During the meeting, Tarawneh said that a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue based on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, is key to achieving peace and security in the Middle East.
On Syria, the speaker said that dialogue and political solution are the only way to end the Syrian crisis and end the suffering of the Syrian people.
The Greek official for his part voiced appreciation of Jordan's stances, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, towards regional issues, mainly the hosting of refugees.
Greece he said, believes in alliances to confront extremism, terrorism and terror organizations.
Voutsis stressed the need to boost cooperation between Jordan and Greece in the political, economic, scientific, cultural and tourism fields.
14/3/2018 - 01:23:33 PM
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) A civilian has been injured in a mine explosion near the village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Kherson region.
According to Ukrinform, the Kherson regional military administration said this in a post on the messaging app telegram .
According to the report, the man struck a landmine left by the Russian invaders in a forest near the village. He sustained injuries to both of his hands and legs.
Locals brought the victim to the hospital. Doctors are providing him with the necessary assistance.
Early on March 25, a 55-year-old man hit an unidentified explosive device in the village of Shchurivka, Kharkiv region. The victim was hospitalized in moderate condition.
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Delta Gpvernment has commenced the survey of land belonging to public secondary schools to stop encroachment by private developers.
Mr Patrick Ferife, Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Development told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba that so far, 120 public schools in the state had been surveyed.
He also said that the ministry through the Office of the Surveyor-General of the state had carried out the exercise for ministries, parastatals and government agencies.
Ferife said that the layout survey of residential and commercial plots of government land in Asaba, Kwale, Agbor, Oleh and Owa-Alero had been carried with about 1000 plots surveyed.
The commissioner said that the mapping of the state had been completed, including that of five major cities in the state.
Ferife told NAN that the ministry had so far generated more than N554 million as revenue for the government from 2011 to date.
He said that more than N257 million had been paid as rents on properties within the same period by the government through the ministry. (NAN)


Turnovers derail Mahnomen's title quest
It was a situation the Mahnomen Indians were not used to being in -- and that was trailing in a game for more than one series.
It was also the way the Indians (13-1) happened to get into another situation which was unlike them, as well, which eventually led to a 35-20 loss to Dawson-Boyd (14-0) in the Class 1A state championship game Friday inside the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
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According to a new Gallup poll, 42 percent of Americans surveyed consider access to health care and its cost to be the two biggest health issues facing the country. Not surprisingly, mentions of cost and access to care have increased in recent years. While people were more likely to cite access to care more frequently between the years 2007 to 2013, the issue of cost has become an increasing concern since 2013.
Gallup notes that while the Affordable Care Act has decreased the number of uninsured it likely has not had much impact on the health care situation for those with insurance through an employer or Medicare. But those with coverage through an employer are feeling the effects of rising health care costs as employers shift more of those costs to employees.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Oct. 14 (Petra) -- The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Thursday's trading session up by 0.42 percent at 2,110 points. A total of 5.9 million shares were traded through 3,966 transactions at a trading value of JD6.6 million.
The closing prices of 39 companies with traded shares went up, while 34 others declined. The prices of the shares of 29 others remained unchanged.
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China has already announced that it is early to begin the Covid-19 investigation.
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs SözcüSü said that it is already early to start an investigation into the origins and spread of the corona virus, which killed more than 300.000 people globally.
Sözcü Zhao Lijian told reporters that the vast majority of countries in the world believe that the outbreak has not yet ended.
In another statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a video speech for the opening ceremony of the World Health Assembly, which will begin later Monday.
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GAZA/RAMALLAH, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Deputy Minister of Education Ziad Thabet said Sunday that Israel still bans the entry of school books of seven subjects that were newly approved as the new Palestinian curricula.
Thabet said at a press conference in Gaza that "the continued Israeli ban on the entry of the elementary level school books negatively affects the educational process," pointing out that the ministry is working through difficult phases to ensure the school year needs and cover for the shortage of teachers.
Nearly two million students headed to their first day of the new scholastic year in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah visited a West Bank public school on Sunday and said that "the school year begins while the Israeli occupation continues on our land, expands its settlements and allows its soldiers and settlers to carry out their crimes against our youth and children."
He added that "the educational sector has lost 40 teachers, employees and students during the past year, while hundreds others were injured."
"The Palestinians have the right to a stable, safe and advanced education, to start a new scholastic year through which Palestinian students would illustrate their determination for life, hope and steadfastness in their homeland," said the Prime Minister.


Today, Tuesday, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of 4,825 new cases of the emerging coronavirus (Covid 19) in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases registered in the country to 475,303
. The spokesman for the ministry, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, said that 4,021 cases of recovery were recorded, bringing the Thus, the total number of people recovered reached 428,666, indicating that the percentage of total recovery cases out of the total injuries amounted to 90.2 percent.
He explained that two deaths were recorded as a result of the infections, bringing the total number of registered cases to 2479.Join Our Telegram group to know the latest news https://t.me/kuwaitoffering
He stated that the number of people receiving medical care in intensive care departments reached 37, while the total number of cases that were confirmed to be infected and are still receiving the necessary care reached 44,158, while the total number of cases in (Covid 19) wards reached 296.
Al-Sanad said that the number of swabs The number of tests that were conducted in the same period amounted to 32,203, bringing the total number of tests to 6,509,269, noting that the percentage of infections for the number of these smears amounted to 15 percent.


The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), which won eight seats in the assembly polls and is a new entrant in the Mizoram poll scenario, could have done better had it been registered as a political party, ZPM leader
said on Friday.
It secured three seats more than the Congress and came second behind the Mizo National Front, which won 26 seats.
"Being not registered as a political party was one of the weak points of the ZPM,", Lalduhoma, also the ZNP chief, who won from two seats and defeated outgoing Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla in the latter's home turf at Serchip, said.
The ZPM, he said, had won less than expected as many people were afraid that the group would break after the polls.
"People want stability and reliability in the political parties," Lalduhoma, who was the chief ministerial candidate of the ZPM, said.
Efforts would be made by the ZNP and the MPC to form a new political party -- the ZPM -- by early 2019 as the two parties were already working as a single entity, he said.
"We will soon approach the Election Commission," Lalduhoma said.


The Kano State Government has approved over N48 million for the purchase of drugs and equipment to combat the current Malaria scourge in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso, disclosed this on Thursday when he laid the foundation stone for the upgrading of Getso Primary Health Care Centre at Getso town.
The commissioner said that the state government was determined to improve health care delivery to the people.
He said the hospital was undergoing total renovation and upgrading, and that when completed, it would serve not only Getso community, but also the neighbouring local government areas.
He said, “A part from the renovation, training and purchase of sophisticated equipment for the health facilities, the government has also been committed to creating awareness on the importance of keeping the environment clean and health.”
The Village Head of Getso, Alhaji Bello Ibrahim, thanked the state government for the project.


Local representatives in Cork are calling for better signage and information on the Dunkettle Interchange and Northern Ring Road..
Delays and long tail backs have been reported by motorists who have been trying to navigate the new system which opened last weekend.
Cork City Council and the TII are being called on to reexamine the current information campaign.
The TII had said previously that the new lay out was expected to cause frustration for motorists
for a time while it settles in.


Skyline tops Wood in softball, 4-0
WINCHESTER — Maybe the Northwestern District softball race always went through Skyline considering the Hawks are the defending Northwestern District champs.
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UML lawmakers suggest party to clear its position on MCC
KATHMANDU: The main opposition CPN-UML lawmakers suggested the party to clear its position on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
They made the suggestion during the ongoing meeting of federal parliamentary party held at Baneshwor in the Capital
Lawmaker Nirudevi Pal said that the Parliament should not endorse the MCC.
“No one should support the MCC,” she said, adding, “The government should not make any decision regarding the implementation of MCC.”
Another lawmaker Raj Bahadur Budha has sought the party’s clear position on the MCC.
“The MCC has already been taken to the local level,” Budha said. He further said that the party would land in trouble if it did not articulate its position.
Similarly, lawmaker Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe claimed that whatever Speaker Agni Sapkota has done so far, he has done in an illegal way.
She also suggested that the party should make clear its position on the MCC.
Lawmaker Bhagwati Neupane said that the party should obstruct the Parliament meeting today.
As many as 25 lawmakers floated their opinion in the meeting.


A message from government :
Throughout this crisis, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods.
The Prime Minister has announced new national restrictions that will prevent further spread of the virus.
We know how worried people are – about their health, the health of their loved ones, their jobs, their businesses, and their financial security.
And that’s why the Government’s economic priority remains the same: protecting jobs.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
Major General Vikum Liyanage has been appointed as the new Army Chief of Staff.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the recommendations of the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva appointed Major General H.L.V.M Liyanage as the 59th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective from today (7).
Major General Vikum Liyanage of the Gajaba Regiment served as the Commandant, Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force, prior to this new appointment.
He succeeds Major General Priyantha Perera, the 58th Chief of Staff of the Army who just retired from the service. (Colombo Gazette)
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Islamabad: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that instructions had been issued to authorities concerned to provide security to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Speaking to mediapersons, he said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had informed the interior ministry through a letter about threats to CEC.
The minister said that all the provincial governments had been directed to provide special security to provincial election commissioners and the heads of political parties.
Commenting on Wednesday’s blast in Karachi, Rehman Malik said that had a bomb planted in a taxi exploded, there would have been massive destruction.
He also said the Sipah-i-Sahaba, Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Jaish-i-Muhammad were responsible for aggravating the law and order situation in Karachi.


The Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has defended the 8% salary increase for public servants for 2022 that was recently announced by the President.
Since the announcement, the Government has faced criticism from many public servants, the APNU+AFC opposition and the Guyana Public Service Union.
Speaking to reporters today, the Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, defended the 8% increase and indicated that the government had to take several considerations into account before granting the increase.
“There are a number of considerations that have to be taken on board in the determining the level of salary increase that would be granted including issues of sustainability, issues of parity, including issues of parity with the private sector,” the Finance Minister said.
The Finance Minister said the percentage chosen by the government reflects the optimal balance of the factors which had to be taken into consideration. He did not address what seems to be a widespread dissatisfaction of the 8% increase.
“We have an obligation as a responsible government to be mindful of the consequences that flow from the salary increase that we grant. We have to make sure that the salary increase that we grant doesn’t create distortions in the economy more broadly, we have to ensure that it doesn’t have inflationary consequences, so there are a number of balancing considerations that have to be taken on board and in arriving at whatever number we pay from year to year we weigh all of those considerations,” the Finance Ministers said.
On the question of salary disparity, the Minister said priority will be given to entry level positions across different parts of the public service with a view to resolve some of the inconsistencies.
The Opposition and the Union have said that it is clear that the Government did not take the current high cost of living into account when it came up with the 8% increase.


Panaji: Vendors would now be allowed to do business on the beaches of Goa, a decision that has not gone down well with the state`s tourism industry.
Tourism associations feel that the presence of vendors on the beaches who sell fruits and other items annoys foreigners sun bathing on the beach.
"We called on the leaders of these vendors and they have been told that they are allowed to do the business but they should not disturb the tourists," Tourism Minister Nilkant Halarnkar told reporters on Tuesday.
He said that a proper list of vendors would be made identifying them with the kind of business they do.
Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG), state’s apex tourism body, had claimed that these vendors arrive from neighbouring states during the tourist season.
The state had adopted a policy against these vendors.
However, the tourism department has now decided that vendors will now be given licences to trade on the beaches.
He said that newly conceived tourism security force, comprising of ex-servicemen, would be asked to ensure that these vendors don?t trouble the guests.
"We had started acting against these vendors but their leaders came to us requesting to let them operate on the beaches," the minister explained.
Goa beaches are now getting ready to host lakhs of people who will throng the state to usher in Christmas and New year festivities.
The state has 105 km long beach stretch attracting 2.4 million tourists annually.
The state tourism department has predicted that 800 chartered flights will come to Goa bringing in guests from across the globe including Europe.
Russians amount for the highest number of guests here followed by the Britishers.


Amidst speculation that a number of UNP MPs are planning to cross over to the government, the party warned yesterday that these attempts would strain the support pledged to the government to take the peace process forward.
UNP Assistant General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told the Daily Mirror last night that they had already pledged their support to the government to achieve peace despite the government`s failure to address certain issues facing the country today, such as the soaring cost of living.
Despite these factors ,Attanayake said, the party attended the All-Party Conferences summoned by the President as the UNP considered the peace process a national issue. At such a moment he said the party did not approve the government`s attempts to woo UNP members.
He admitted that it was possible the media reports regarding crossovers was mere speculation as he had not received any confirmed reports of the same.
Speculation is rife that three UNP MPs representing Kegalle, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa are planning to cross over to government ranks.


West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin has welcomed news that Tenbury will be getting extra police officers as part of a review of rural police cover for the town.
Two new police officers – one sergeant and one constable – are being dedicated to Tenbury and five staff have been realigned from Leominster’s policing area to South Worcestershire.
The changes are being carried out after Harriett wrote to West Mercia Police on behalf of constituents who expressed concerns about local police cover.
Harriett said: “I have heard local complaints about the level of police cover for Tenbury and shared my concerns with the Chief Constable.
“I am pleased that the local police team have also been looking at this issue and it is good to hear that the management team is acting to make sure there are more police on the streets.
“Across the board, West Mercia has been on a recruitment drive and I welcome the fact that more police will be available across what is a very rural area.
“It is right that people want confidence in their local police and this is an issue that I will continue to monitor over the coming months.”


60 more policemen being added to local constabulary – PM Gonsalves
The government continues to strengthen the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and as a result, 60 new policemen are about to join the constabulary.
This was reported at a recent press conference by Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves who was angered by a statement made on July 31 by Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday that the government has done nothing to show that they are tough on crime since they took office in 2001.
Gonsalves said the government has done a lot in its effort to fight crime including changes in legislation to toughen gun laws, physical facilities built for the police, increasing the number of police officers, training for police officers and improving the conditions of the police work environment.
The Prime Minister said that the police force continues to attract qualified men and women and in 2017 and 2018 (up to end of May), there were over 150 applicants who have qualifications of seven subjects or more and associate degrees applying to join the police force.
“That is the quality of persons they have to interview,” said Gonsalves who added that these persons have to go through background and health checks.
He said that today, the force has over 250 more police officers than in 2001 and training of the police is beyond what it was before.
“Never have we seen this. The entry salary is $1800 per month when we arrived it was $800,” stressed the Prime Minister who added that fighting crime is technology, personnel, facilities, legal framework and a professional prosecution service among other things.
“…between April and the middle of June there were no homicides here and there are various reasons for homicides,” said Gonsalves.


- The Prime Minister made sure that the money for the welfare programme got to the people who needed it.
Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Sports, Information, and Broadcasting, said here today that India has exported arms worth Rs 16,000 crore and become one of the biggest places in the world to make arms.
He was talking after starting new projects to improve the areas of Nadaun and Hamirpur.
He said it was sad that the country’s soldiers still didn’t have bulletproof jackets after 75 years of independence. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the Army more than 250,000 jackets.
Anurag said that the NDA had made sure that the country was run without any corruption. The Prime Minister made sure that the money for the welfare programme got to the people who needed it. He said that money from the government was now sent straight to their bank accounts.
Before that, the Union minister opened the Hadeta Khud bridge, the Dheli Nullah bridge, a health centre in Majiyar, and other improvements.


GUERNSEY police have been told of threats which have allegedly been made against Chief Minister Lyndon Trott.
Security is said to have been stepped up around Deputy Trott’s home and police are reported to be treating the threats seriously. It is not clear when the threats were made, but all Deputies have been lobbied hard by disgruntled savers after the Landsbanki Guernsey collapse.
They have been putting pressure on the Chief Minister to do more to help them recoup their money after the company went into administration. Reports suggested that these savers might be the source of the complaint, but the Landsbanki Guernsey Depositors Action Group has been quick to distance itself.
Pictured: Guerney Chief Minister Lyndon Trott


By Jennifer Vo, Dunnville Extra:
The students at the Dunnville Christian School are doing their part to help out in the community.
For the last three weeks, 127 students helped to collect well over 200 items for the Dunnville Salvation Army.
From non-perishable food items to coats, mittens and other winter gear, the students helped to collect and sort the items for donation.
“[The students] were excited about bringing in coats and helping other people,” said Joyce Koornneef, principal of the Dunnville Christian School. “We want to help out people in the community.”
The items will restock the shelves at the Salvation Army for the winter season. Though the school has held a food drive annually, last year was the first year they decided to hold a coat drive as well, and Koornneef said it’s likely the school will continue the drives annually.
“We’re always going to have winter, and we’re always going to have people in need,” she said.
“We just feel as Christians that we need to be a part of society, and we need to contribute.”


Ranchi: All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Deb said that there are various issues plaguing Jharkhand which she would
raise in the Lok Sabha. Talking to the media here after participating in the meeting of the state Mahila Congress he said that he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not give any assurance or say any word for the people of 60 villages who were staging a protest against the Mandal Dam. She said that the Prime Minister should have at least bothered to think as to why these people were
She said that the issue of para teachers was a big one and accused the state government of their ill-treatment. She said that rasoiya and angwandi seviaks are also on agitation ands said that if their problem is across the country than she would make efforts so that the same can be incuded in the manifesto of the party as when teh angwandi will work than only the children would be healthy and so would be their mothers. She said that Jharkhand was full of many problems including women atrocities and their security, inflation, child trafficking.
She said that the party was working on all these issues and said that women party workers have been asked to reach every homes in the villages to know about the problems of the people.


Council calls State Govt. to hasten the establishment of Medical School in IBB Varsity
The Lapai Emirate Council in Niger, has beckoned on the Niger state government during a mid projects assessment, to fast-track the establishment of School of Medicine in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai
The Niger Commissioner for Information, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, who spoke on the behalf of the people, also urged the quick establishment of the school.
He said that the college would enable the university to train medical doctors and other health personnel for the state to meet shortfalls in its health personnel.
Vatsa, an indigene of the area, explained that the school would provide access to people from the state with interest to study medicine and other health-related courses at the university.
He said that the state had a large number of qualified candidates who annually sought admission to study medicine and other medical courses in universities.
“We do not have enough health professionals, including medical doctors to man our health facilities.
“Our children have been seeking admission in far states with such field to study medicine, pharmacy and other health courses.
“If we have this school in the state, people with interest in such courses will not travel to other states to study and it will encourage more people to enter the medical line,” he said.
Vatsa also stressed that, most of such interested candidates were usually not admitted by universities but were often advised to take other courses.
He went on to appealed for the state government’s intervention in the completion of the institution’s Senate Building that had been abandoned for many years.
Responding, the governor said the state government and the Kuwaiti government had entered into a partnership to ensure the speedy establishment of the School of Medical Sciences.
He said the state was experiencing a shortage of medical doctors, adding that the medical school would help to overcome challenges that the shortage posed.
The governor said the government would ensure that all issues affecting the Council and the institution were captured in the supplementary budget of the state.


(MENAFN - The Peninsula)
Doha: In the midst of conflicting information that accompanied the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, data and science have played a critical role in advancing fact-based coverage, said Pulitzer Center journalists during a Northwestern Qatar webinar on science journalism.
Pulitzer Center journalists Eliza Barclay, Charles Piller, and Youyou Zhou discussed how data analysis and data visualization in newsrooms have resulted in well-informed reporting of the pandemic.
Piller, an investigative reporter at Science Magazine, said that the pandemic has transformed science journalists' role 'from being merely translators whose job is to convey scientific information uncritically to being impactful storytellers who are mobilizing publics through compelling, science-grounded reporting.
Zhou, a New York-based data and visual journalist, explained how specialist data reporters are combining their data analysis expertise with their journalistic skills to quickly distinguish between fact-based news and fake news telling compelling human stories that have often been overlooked in the mainstream media's coverage of the crisis.
She also pointed out that incorporating data analysis in editorial decision-making has helped journalists report scientifically supported information clearly and concisely by allowing them to realign their messages with new scientific discoveries and examine the changing context of the pandemic throughout the long-term news cycle.
Vox's science and health editor, Barclay, added that using data visualizations and engaging graphics has also enabled journalists to capture the impact of the pandemic on different segments of society and to communicate the complex information to readers.
'It's one thing to just have a chart that shows something important, she said, 'and it's another thing to have a compelling visualization of the data that engages with the stories embedded in that data [and critically examines] how certain groups have been really disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
With misinformation and conspiracy theories rapidly swirling around Covid-19 vaccines, Piller argued that science journalists have a particularly important role to play as countries start vaccinating their populations. By reporting on clinical trial results and prioritizing expert opinions, Piller said that 'science journalists are leading the efforts to combat misinformation and restore people's trust in science.
The event Data, Science and Journalism in the Age of COVID — is part of a series of annual discussions Northwestern Qatar hosts in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center. Northwestern Qatar students have received grants and fellowships for international reporting projects and educational programs focusing on news issues of urgency and concern.
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Players and directors at Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have agreed to take a temporary pay cuts.
Both German giants said the move was to help the other employees at the club financially during the coronavirus crisis.
Players at Union Berlin, 11th in the Bundesliga, announced they will go entirely without their wages.
Last week, Borussia Monchengladbach’s players were the first in the country to offer to forgo wages.
Bayern players will take a 20% pay cut, while Dortmund players will “waive part of their salaries”.


Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Wednesday that the government would soon prepare a draft revised budget and that the parliament would convene on 4 November to discuss the revised budget for 2020 and a new budget for 2021 and that he would also hold a state of nation address.
Considering the debt to drug wholesalers and their threat to suspend deliveries to hospitals, Plenkovic said that Monday’s meeting with their representatives was one in a series of meetings, and they were given a rational, commonsensical and clear message.
Finance Minister Zdravko Maric informed them that currently we have some funds available to pay them, Plenkovic said.
Maric had offered to pay HRK 200 million to the drug wholesalers before the budget revision.
Plenkovic explained that drug wholesalers were told that the government would revise the budget and prepare a new budget which is expected to free more funds debt repayment.


Rochester senator elected to make 'fresh start'
ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Minnesota Senate Republicans promised a fresh start Tuesday night, putting behind a scandal and spending 11 hours picking Sen. Dave Senjem as their new leader.
The senators also elected a new slate of assistant leaders during their close-door meeting.
"No more looking backward," the Rochester Republican said when he was introduced as the majority leader.
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Five people were killed when a 10-storey building in Iran's southern city of Abadan partly collapsed and rescuers were trying to help at least 80 people left trapped under the rubble, Iranian state TV reported on Monday.
The semi-official Mehr news agency identified the building as a residential-commercial property on Amir Kabir street in the city, which is close to the border with Iraq.
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State TV said emergency teams were being dispatched from other cities to help with the rescue operation, with two teams of rescue dogs, a helicopter and seven rescue vehicles already at the scene. It showed footage of angry Abadan residents shouting slogans against the city authorities.
The head of Khuzestan province's judiciary has ordered an investigation into the building's collapse, and its owner and the contractor who built it have been arrested, state TV said.
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Kgathi opens Sefhophe, Tsetsebjwe police posts
Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Mr Shaw Kgathi says police posts at Sefhophe and Tsetsebjwe will enhance police efforts to fight crime in the areas.
Mr Kgathi, who was officially handing over police posts at Sefhophe and Tsetsebjwe last week, said the two were among the 25 that were constructed countrywide to alleviate shortage of office space.
The two projects, built to the tune of P950 000 each, consists of three offices, consultation room, community service centre, ablution services and kitchenette.
Mr Kgathi noted that the world internal security and police index ranked Botswana Police Service number one in Africa, and he commended the Commissioner of Police, Mr Keabetswe Makgophe and the entire police service for a sterling.
He said police posts were part of the community policing strategy meant to help bring police services closer to communities.
Mr Kgathi, who is also MP for Bobonong, urged the communities of Sefhophe and Tsetsebjwe to support the police in their efforts to fight crime.
He said members of the community were reluctant to help the police with information that could lead to the arrest of perpetrators, hence it took longer to investigate cases.
In order to facilitate the work of the police and other players in crime prevention, he said his ministry has been engaged in the process of reviewing and enacting legislation to deter criminality and curtail emerging crime trends.


Opposition coalition (PDM) spokesman Hafiz Hamdullah said the fake news center was Bani Gala and the Prime Minister’s House.
In a statement issued from Islamabad, Hafiz Hamdullah said that if the issue was fake news, it was being spread by most government spokespersons.
He said control authority was needed to control government spokespersons.
The PDM spokesperson further said that the government was bent on tightening the noose around the media through the PMDA.
He said that the government was conspiring to shut down the media and there were already laws and institutions in place to reform the media.
Hafiz Hamdullah also said that the government should take steps to enforce the existing laws, the PDM will fight every conspiracy of the government manfully.


A Nigeria Senator, Rabiu Kwankwaso of PDP presidential aspirants, has said that he has the capacity and qualification to manage the country, pointing out that the problem with Nigeria is that many leaders lack the capacity to address the various challenges confronting the nation.
Kwankwaso said this when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia at the Government House in Umuahia.
Kwankwaso said he left the PDP ahead of 2015 because he thought the party was bad, but added that he had realized that the PDP was many times better than the APC.
He said that the biggest challenge in achieving socioeconomic development was wastage of resources, adding that there was need to check the trend especially in civil service and award of contracts in Nigeria.
Kwankwaso said that he believed that the country required someone who had the capacity, minimum qualification and experience to understand the diversity of the nation.
“This country Nigeria needs somebody who would carry everyone along and understands the challenges of every ethnic and religious group.
“Somebody who has time and commitment to ensure that there is equity and I believe if we have the right person there, this country would be the right place for everyone, “he added.


KARACHI: PIA’s 777 Boeing aircraft was stopped at Kuala Lumpur Airport, PIA sought help from the government of Pakistan to take up the matter on the diplomatic front.
According to the details, the PIA’s 777 Boeing plane was stopped at Kuala Lumpur airport. Sources said that the Boeing plane was stopped due to non-payment to the leasing company. Paused before off.
On the other hand, PIA spokesman Abdullah said that the PIA plane was stopped due to a unilateral decision, a legal dispute with another PIA company is going on in a British court.
The spokesman further said that stopping the plane is an unprecedented act and has sought the assistance of the government of Pakistan.
Abdullah said that the passengers were being taken care of and alternative arrangements were being made for their repatriation.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervez Rasheed has said that the government is taking effective steps for development in Gilgit-Baltistan, ARY News reported.
Addressing a ceremony here on Sunday, Pervez Rasheed said that terrorists attempted to deteriorate the law and order situation in Gilgit-Baltistan but failed due to the policies of the federal government.
He added that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will prove to be a landmark in the region.
Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman, speaking on the occasion, said that the government is working on the sectors of health, education, tourism, communication sector and the nation will feel the change soon. –


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Japan has not had the best of preparations for the World Cup in Russia, and news of an earthquake back home added to their worries yesterday, while a false hotel alarm a day before their opener against Colombia did little to help settle the team.
The four-time Asian champions, who also face Senegal and Poland, have undergone a turbulent 10 months since qualifying, culminating in the firing of Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, the former Algeria coach, in April after a string of poor results.
Former technical director Akira Nishino, who played as a midfielder for the national side, was named to lead the Samurai Blue in Russia, and has been in charge for just three games in the lead-up to the tournament.
The team woke up to the news yesterday that Osaka, Japan's second-biggest metropolis, was hit by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the early hours, killing three people and injuring dozens.
'There were players who were a bit shocked by this incident and they were concerned about relatives and family members, Nishino told reporters ahead of Japan's Group H opener at the Mordovia Arena.
'They were concerned, so this psychological impact is something I am a bit worried about. But we, the team staff, are consulting with them and hope they will settle down.
At about the same time as the earthquake, a hotel alarm went off by mistake, leaving the Japanese players nervous and groggy.
'The alarm continued for a while. Some of the players were delicate and nervous and some of them looked a little bit tired in the morning, Nishino added.
'So I assume there was some negative impact on the players.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Over the past week, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 5,820 Russian invaders and 387 units of Russian weapons and military equipment.
'During the week of March 13-19, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 5,820 enemy personnel,' Oleksandr Pavliuk, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, posted on telegram .
Moreover, the Russians lost many weapons and military equipment units. In particular, 66 enemy tanks, 84 armored personnel vehicles, 81 artillery systems, 14 MLRS, 9 air defense systems, 60 vehicles, and 20 units of special equipment were destroyed.
In addition, according to Pavliuk, Ukrainian fighters shot down an aircraft, a helicopter, and 51 unmanned aerial vehicles.
As reported, according to the General Staff data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 164,910 Russian soldiers, including 710 soldiers over the past day, from February 24, 2022 to March 19, 2023.
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PESHAWAR, Aug 27 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretary Information and Public Relations, Arshad Khan Saturday said that the rescue operation in the flood-affected areas was almost completed and rehabilitation process has been started.
Talking to journalists in Mingora, district Swat, he said that He says that more than 550,000 cusecs water wrapped up different areas in the province under the emergency condition.
Secretary Information says that Chief Minister Mehmood Khan has been allocated a helicopter for rescue operation and relief activities and dozens of tourists have been rescued.
He said that provincial government was delivering food items and relief packages among flood-victims residing in isolated parts due to heavy flooding.
He said that road service rehabilitation work and restoring infrastructure was underway to make access to hilly areas while the survey would be conducted on damages and devastation occurred by the flood havoc and to compensate the flood-victims according to the rules and regulations.
He said that the work of restoring the infrastructure of roads is going on on an emergency basis so that the remote hilly areas can be accessed as soon as possible.
Arshad Khan said that the entire institutions were fully active and providing necessary help to flood-victims.


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India - SL vs WI, Day 3: Ramesh Mendis takes six wickets
Both sides charged in on the third day, where the play got extended. West Indies, who were 180/3 at one stage, perished on 253. They succumbed to off-spinner Ramesh Mendis, who finished with a six-wicket haul. The Lankans lost two wickets before stumps. Here are the key takeaways from Day 3.
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MARLIN, Texas — Marlin ISD announced they are extending their spring break until Monday, March 23 as a precaution against the coronavirus.
That means Marlin ISD students will receive an extra week of spring break.
"The Marlin ISD leadership team has been meeting, will meet over the weekend to monitor changes," Marlin ISD Superintendent Jean Bahney said in a press release. "We will continue to review the most current information related to the virus and determine future action steps for the students and staff of Marlin ISD."
He added that parents and students continue to monitor their health and that if parents believe their students have been exposed to the virus, they should remain at home.
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Rising cases of Covid-19 in the past month have prompted the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to revert to strict enforcement of precautionary measures, including restrictions on public gatherings to 100 and closure of borders.
During a press briefing at Bingu International Convention Centre (Bicc) in Lilongwe yesterday, Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 co-chairperson Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, who is also Minister of Health, admitted cases have worsened after the festive season; hence, the measures to control further spread.
Data from the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) indicated that since December 18 2020, the number of active coronavirus cases jumped from 116 to 626 by January 2 2021.
Chiponda said the cases have also seen major public hospitals getting Covid-19 in-patients, a development she said was exerting pressure on facilities those who test negative will be allowed to leave the quarantine centres.
On whether the task force has gazetted the measures, the minister said government already consulted and gazetted the same. She said what was happening now was amendment based on the situation.
On his part, Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 co-chairperson John Phuka said while scientifically it was yet to be established if the new strain is in the country, there were many indicators pointing to it.
He said the new strain spreads faster and affects children and the youth, elements being experienced in the country.
Phuka said: “The last wave was mainly affecting the elderly and people with health conditions, but we have seen that the new wave is spreading faster and affecting young people. The new strain spreads faster and also affects the youth just like the elderly.
“The new strain is in South Africa and we have seen that people have been coming to Malawi from South during the festive season and it is during this period that we have seen cases spreading faster.”
Phuka and Chiponda stressed the need for people to religiously comply with Covid-19 precautionary measures, notably washing hands with soap regularly, applying hand sanitiser (where available), wearing face masks and social distancing.
Yesterday, Malawi recorded 175 new cases of Covid-19 with three deaths, taking total active cases to 948, according to the task force. In terms of recoveries, there were three new ones while total confirmed cases since the first cases were reported last April stood at 7 110 and the number of tests conducted to date at 88 638, out of which 487 were new.


New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): India has jumped ahead by 12 spots to 130 in the World Bank’s 2016 rankings in terms of ‘ease of doing business’.
Last year’s report had ranked India at 140, but this year’s report features the recalculated 2015 rankings in which India comes at 130.
The report also said that India made the biggest improvement among the South-Asian countries in business regulations.
The World Bank said that India, which has a global ranking of 130, implemented two reforms during the past year.
‘Starting a business and getting electricity’ pushed India up the ladder, the report said. (ANI)


Observer Report Islamabad
Minister for Information and Broadcasting said that the alliance of opposition parties is not out to protect the interests of masses but their own plundered amount.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Sunday, he said the opposition parties are resorting to different tactics to pressurize the government but the Prime Minister will not come under pressure as he is doing politics of principles.
The minister said the PTI has emerged as the majority party in the National Assembly and the Senate besides it has representation in all the provinces.
He said the reason for the popularity of PTI is that the party is sticking to its ideology based on morality and rule of law and on the other hand, PML (N) and the PPP have been confined to Punjab and Sindh provinces respectively.
Shibli Faraz said the people of Pakistan are standing behind the Prime Minister and there was an environment of jubilation across the country when he won the vote of confidence from the National Assembly yesterday.
Information Minister vowed to continue struggle against the elements which socially, economically and democratically damaged the country.
Shibli Faraz said the government believes in transparent elections and has also taken steps in that regard.
On the economic front, the Information Minister said the economy has been stabilized and assured the benefits of this will reach the poor people.
He said the Prime Minister is giving special emphasis to check the inflation.
He said the targeted subsidy will be given to the people on essential items including the power tariff.
Shibli Faraz blasted the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance as a “force of darkness and falsehoods”, saying the first task of such forces was to destroy morals, hollow out institutions, eliminate meritocracy and attain goals through the use of money and force.
The minister spoke out the He said he received “thousands of phone calls and messages” and there was an atmosphere of celebration in the country because “those (opposition) forces were defeated”.


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress workers will picket central government offices on Monday in protest against the Modi government’s failure to bring relief to the people who have been hit hard by demonetisation. KPCC president V. M. Sudheeran said in a statement here on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had resorted to the harsh step without realising the repercussions on the economy and the common people. “This is for the first time in the country’s history that a government had brought such untold miseries to its citizens,” he said.
The government had not taken any alternative steps to help the people who were running from pillar to post without cash to meet their essential needs. Adding insult to injury, they also could not withdraw their hard-earned money from banks, he said. “The lives of everyone, including farmers, labourers, traders and pensioners, have been disrupted creating intense resentment among them,” he said. He also blamed the LDF government for sabotaging the ration distribution and warned of agitations against its ineptitude.


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Very often in today's world what the voters define themselves as -- Democrat or Republican -- and what those at the leadership of the party do is quite different.
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McKinley lists 2 more COVID cases
LISBON — McKinley Elementary School has reported two new COVID-19 cases after last week’s unprecedented spike. Twenty students tested positive last week, more than the school has reported the entire school year.
Superintendent Joe Siefke said the district was informed Monday morning of a second grade student and an adult aide who tested positive, bringing the student positive test count to 21.
Siefke said the district is not anticipating another influx of cases like they saw last week but they are continuing to look at the numbers. He said the district is continuing to monitor the situation to prioritize the health of safety of students and their families.


Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President N Raghuveera Reddy said that the Congress is the only party that can grant special state status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh.
On the closing eve of 'Prathyek Hodha Bharosa Yatra' (special status assurance tour) at Narsanapet in Srikakulam district on Sunday night; Raghuvira Reddy assured that the Congress party will implement all the guarantees and provisions mentioned in the AP Reorganization Act after assuming office at the centre.
He also appealed to the people to bless the Congress party in the upcoming elections for the better future and welfare of Andhra state. Mr Reddy stated that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy expressed their confidence in Congress that this is the only party which will grant special status to Andhra Pradesh.
He even mentioned that TDP National President and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has also expressed confidence in the Congress party for the special status of the state. He said that after seeing the true face of the BJP, Chandrababu Naidu left the NDA alliance and coalesced with the Congress party.
He further reminded that during the 2014 elections, Narendra Modi had given assurance of better job opportunities to the youth after assuming office as the Prime Minister, but he didn't deliver his promise and started hinting youth on self-employment. Mr Reddy hopes that all the youth will vote against the BJP and teach Modi a lesson in the forthcoming elections.


Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Ige, on Sunday said the state is safe and blamed social media for portraying the state as unsafe.
Ige said the Command had curb incidents of kidnapping and other violent crimes in recent time because operatives now understand better how the perpetrators of such crimes operate.
Speaking at the unveiling of a music studio, Olarm Records in Osogbo, Ige, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tunde Adagunduro, said the command is working round the clock to ensure the state remains peaceful.
She said the news on social media of many security infractions in the state were untrue, urging residents of the state to assist the police by giving timely information of suspicious movements and characters around them.
“The way to go is community policing. If you see something, say something. Osun is safe and we have been able to bring down incidents of kidnapping and violent crimes in the state in recent time, because we know the mode of operation of those behind such crimes now.
“Newsmen should help us to stop news flying around on the social media depicting the state as unsafe. Osun is safe and we will continue to work very hard to ensure peace. Olarms is assisting us to engage the youth positively. That is the way to go,” Ige said.


- 58 percent said that the army and armed forces respect human rights, while another 15 percent said that they do partially
- 67 percent said that the army's performance on human rights was satisfactory, compared to only 29 who said it was not. The corresponding figures for the Federal Police were 45 and 52 percent, and 30 and 69 for the municipal police.
- Regarding the fuero militar, 61 percent said it contributes to military discipline, 61 percent said it increases the confidence in members of the military, and 61 percent said that guarantees that those who do commit abuses will be punished (to clarify, those were in fact three separate questions, just the same 61 percent evidently feels the same about all of them)
- Half of those polled said that they have more confidence in the military tribunals than the civilian courts, against only 22 percent who said the opposite
Monday, July 25, 2011
Respect for the Army
A poll from Excélsior revealed a strikingly pro-army viewpoint on a series of questions:


The inter-ministerial task team for the North West will brief the media on the preliminary findings report presented to Cabinet last week.
Cabinet previously said it was satisfied with the progress made by the inter-ministerial task team in the province.
Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane last week didn’t reveal details, but said the report provided “the preliminary work that has been done in the last two weeks”.
“Cabinet was satisfied with the progress made by the [task team] in its efforts to stabilise the province.”
She had said the task team, led by Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, would remain “seized with the North West issues”.
More details are expected in Wednesday’s media briefing.
After the Cabinet meeting two weeks ago, Mokonyane announced that Treasury and the national Department of Health would step in on behalf of the government in North West’s health department to ensure services were delivered.
This after some hospitals and clinics in the province closed when staff members downed tools more than two months ago in a strike led by the National Health Education and Allied Workers’ Union.
There were also reports that some staff had intimidated their colleagues and forced them to abandon patients.
The situation was exacerbated by the violent protests calling for embattled Premier Supra Mahumapelo to go.
Last week Mahumapelo said he had resigned, then said he was on special leave. North West finance MEC Wendy Nelson has been appointed acting premier.


Although there are now more than a hundred food processing plants that have been destroyed across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has repeatedly denied "disruptions."
This denial comes despite the fact that while 135 million people faced acute food insecurity before the COVID-19 pandemic, that number has more than doubled to 276 million over the last two years.
It's also despite U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) Chief Economist Arif Husain saying of food shortages around the world, "It's the story that keeps getting from bad to worse" and "When the World Food Programme is setting records, that's not a good thing for the world. And we have been doing that since at least 2021."
In fact, one Associated Press (AP) news release reported that "tens of millions of Americans are already feeling the shortages and price hikes" and that these "alarming trends are expected to continue and worsen in 2023."


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EgyptAir has announced that it will sell out all of its tickets for the Egyptian Air Service in 2019.
The airline announced the news on their official Twitter account, stating that the number of seats available on their flights has increased to 1,852, with the majority of tickets being sold to passengers who are traveling from the UAE, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
The company said that a total of 2,838,723 tickets were sold for the 2019 EgyptAir service.
The airline said that it has been busy selling its EgyptAir tickets as many customers are on holiday.
The number of EgyptAir flights to the United States has increased from 1,564,400 to 1.8 million since the start of the year.
The number of flights to Qatar and the UAE have increased from 2,971,400 and 2.4 million respectively.
EgyptAir also announced that the company has increased its flight bookings in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
EgyptAir said that their 2017 revenue was $9.9 billion, and their net profit was $1.9 Billion.
Egypt Air said that its profits were up from $1 billion in 2016, and they had a profit of $1,842 million in 2017.
Egypt Air has been expanding its flights in the Middle East and Africa since the beginning of the airline’s operations in 2011.
In the first six months of 2017, the company added another 8,000 seats on its flights to Dubai, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
In addition to their EgyptAir Air Service, EgyptAir will also operate the Egyptian Airways Group, which operates the Cairo-Jerusalem-Oslo-Baghdad route.
The EgyptAir Group operates services from Cairo, Egypt to Dubai.
Egyptair will launch a new airline, Egypt Airlines, which will launch flights from Egypt to London, New York, Paris, Dubai, and Singapore.
The new airline will also provide services to countries in the South China Sea, including Taiwan and the Philippines.
Egyptair’s EgyptAir operates flights to more than 80 destinations in the region, including major cities in the U.S. and Canada, and more than 100 airports worldwide.


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Effective decision making by IT managers is being hampered by their employers' organisational culture, according to a survey of 2,820 managers by the Chartered Management Institute.
Most IT managers said an unsupportive culture in their organisations directly affected their day-to-day decision making.
Some 14% said that bureaucracy in their organisation had led them to make decisions "against their better judgment" and just 8% said they had the responsibility to sign off projects.
Despite the obstacles, managers said they had confidence in their ability to make decisions. Only 8% of managers said that making decisions at work was difficult.
And 65% of IT managers said they were more concerned about the impact that their decisions had on their employers than the impact that decisions had on their careers.
"In contrast to populist stereotypes, IT managers are passionate about the impact that their decisions have on others. However, they appear to be working in environments where decision making is regarded with an element of fear," said CMI marketing and corporate affairs director Jo Causon.
When asked to identify the dominant culture in their organisation, 31% of IT managers said their employers were reactive rather than proactive, 23% said they were characterised by secrecy and suspicion, and 22% that they were risk-averse.
Some 30% of managers said their employers responded to change in "an ad hoc, haphazard fashion". Just 13% said the dominant culture in their organisations was entrepreneurial.


Croatian President Apologises for Nazi Regime Deaths
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) During a four-day visit to Israel, Grabar Kitarovic visited the Yad Vashem World Centre for Holocaust Research on Wednesday and strongly condemned the pro-Nazi regime that was in power in Croatia during WWII.
"I express my deepest regrets to all the victims of the Holocaust in Croatia, killed at the hands of the collaborationist Ustasa regime during World War II," she said during a ceremony at Yad Vashem.
The Ustasa were elite units of the Nazi-allied wartime-era Independent State of Croatia (NDH) who were responsible for running concentration camps and massive crimes against Serbs, Jews, Roma and anti-fascists.
Grabar Kitarovic said that the NDH brought great shame on the Croatian nation, but that everyone must deal with their past and accept it.
She also emphasised the significance of the anti-fascist movement in Croatia, which she said was one of the "proportionally biggest resistance movements in WWII".
"I am grateful to those who put us on the right side of history. The Republic of Croatia is based on anti-fascism and the Homeland War [the term used in Croatia for the 1991-95 war]," she stated.
She also announced that a Holocaust centre would open in Zagreb.
At the event on Wednesday, the Croatian-born Hollywood producer Branko Lustig also donated his Oscar award for the film 'Schindler's List' to Yad Vashem. As a child, Lustig went through the Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen concentration camps.
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KABUL: Czech and Georgian soldiers have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, where they had been part of the invasion contingent led by the United States since 2001.
On Monday morning, the Czech troops lowered their flag in Kabul, thus ending nearly 20 years of military presence in the country.
On the same day, Georgia also completed the withdrawal of its forces stationed in Afghanistan after the remaining unit from the 32nd Battalion returned home on Monday.
Both the Czech Republic and Georgia started the reduction of their troops in Afghanistan on May 21, after the United States decided in April to start withdrawing its troops as of May 1.
This is as the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Some sources said that around 600 U.S. soldiers will remain in Afghanistan to guard the embassy and other diplomatic areas.
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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across the African continent reached 244,055 as of Monday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, in its latest update, said the death toll from the pandemic also rose to 6,464 as of Monday afternoon.
The continental disease control and prevention agency, which noted that the virus has spread into 54 African countries, said that some 109,977 people who were infected with Covid-19 have recovered across the continent.
Amid the rapid spread of Covid-19 across the African continent, the highly affected African countries include South Africa, Egypt, Djibouti, Morocco, and Nigeria, it was noted.
The Africa CDC also said that the Southern Africa region is now the most affected area across the continent in terms of positive Covid-19 cases, overtaking the northern Africa region.


(MENAFN) FIFA has announced that it will pay clubs a combined $355 million for sending their footballers to the 2026 and 2030 World Cup tournaments. The European Club Association (ECA) confirmed the news on Monday, stating that FIFA President Gianni Infantino and ECA Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between them at the 29th ECA General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary.
The Club Benefits Programme, which has historically compensated all clubs who release players for the men's World Cup, was a key achievement of the previous MoU. Under the new agreement, the Club Benefits Programme will increase from $209 million for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup final tournaments to $355 million for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments. This represents a significant increase in funding for clubs, and is a clear sign of FIFA's commitment to supporting the sport at all levels.
The long-term deal between the ECA and FIFA will enable the two organizations to build on their close collaboration, which has existed since the birth of the ECA 15 years ago. The new term extends until Dec. 31, 2030, and is expected to provide stability and continuity for both organizations.
The announcement of the increased Club Benefits Programme has been welcomed by clubs and fans alike. It is seen as a positive step towards ensuring that clubs are properly compensated for releasing their players to represent their countries on the world stage. The increased funding will also help to support grassroots football and the development of the sport in countries around the world.
Overall, the new agreement between the ECA and FIFA represents a significant milestone for the sport of football. It reinforces the commitment of both organizations to working together to promote and develop the sport, and provides a solid foundation for future collaborations and initiatives.
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Srinagar: The traders involved in the trading of cars on Tuesday asked the government to reconsider the decision that demands the reregistration of vehicles bearing non-local registration numbers.
The traders held a protest demonstration in Karanagar Srinagar and said that the government circular was impacting their businesses. The traders demanded that their trade be protected.
An order issued by the Regional Transport Officer on Monday has created a sense of insecurity among car dealers.
Protesting under the banner of Kashmir Economic Alliance, the car dealers said that the vehicles were being confiscated, and those who had bought vehicles from the car dealers were returning them due to which their business is at stake.
Addressing a press conference after the protest, Kashmir Economic Alliance co-chairman Farooq Ahmed Dar said that if the government was taking steps to curb crime then they cannot interfere, but the jobs of those involved in the business must be protected.
He said that the taxes of vehicles exported to the valley from outside the states have already been paid, and they have to go through the initial stages again during their re-registration.
He said that there was a lot of confusion in this regard and asked the concerned authorities to launch an awareness campaign to provide information to the car buyers in other states.
Dar said that the matter would be taken up with the concerned authorities. (CNS)
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Guyana and India have signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of the Indian Arrival monument that collapsed last year.
Natural Resource Minister Raphael Trotman said that the David Granger administration had made a mistake into believing that the design plan which it inherited from the previous administration would have worked. In April last year, the monument collapsed, while under construction.
Too heavy for swampland
Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson said that a soil test carried out showed that the 17-ton statue was too heavy to lay on the swamp-land. He said the area is known to be the ground of a former cane field.
Trotman said that the issue was raised in February with Indian government officials when he and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge visited that Asian country.
He said the Indian government has committed to providing an engineer, architect and sculptor for the project.
Indian PMm to visit
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Guyana before the end of this year and, Trotma said the government hopes the monument could be completed by then.
He said all relevant documents have already been sent to India and are being examined by the experts there.
Patterson said “hindsight is 20/20 vision” and the government is now looking to have the works expedited although he could not disclose the cost of the project.


All Bangladeshis in Bengal are citizens of India: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that people who have come from Bangladesh and have been voting in elections are now Indian citizens. She said that they did not require to apply for citizenship as they have been electing prime minister and chief minister. According to a PTI report, the TMC chief said that all those who have come from Bangladesh are now citizens of India.
Addressing a public gathering, Banerjee said that they have got a citizenship and they didn’t need to apply for citizenship afresh.
Source: Financial Express


On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said that the state wants reimbursement from the federal government for the costs the state has incurred from the border surge.
Abbott said [relevant remarks begin around 5:30] Texas officials “are enforcing the law by going into these stash houses, by making arrests, by making the apprehensions, doing everything that the Biden administration is supposed to be doing, but even more than that. Because what happens is these cartels know exactly what they’re doing and they distract the Border Patrol so that they can try to sneak into the U.S. drugs or people from terrorist-sponsor nations and that’s exactly why we need Texas law enforcement filling that gap so that we can detect and crack down on crimes like that that may be coming across the border.”
He added, “We’re asking the federal government to reimburse Texas for the costs that we are incurring because of this.”
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Kuwait Amir Rep. Attends Islamic Solidarity Games Opening In Turkey
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KONYA, Turkey, Aug 9 (KUNA) -- Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Culture, and Minster of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi attended on Tuesday the opening of the fifth edition of the Islamic solidarity games hosted by the Turkish city of Konya.
During the opening ceremony, Kuwait's Olympic athlete Abdullah Al-Torqi and racer Amal Al-Roumi held high Kuwait's flag.
Kuwait is partaking in the games with 60 male and female athletes in 10 contests, including swimming, karate, Judo, athletics, taekwondo and others.
The competition will run until 18 August with the participation of about 6,000 male and female athletes from 56 countries. (end)
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Konya, TÜRKIYE, August 10. Azerbaijani athletes
will participate in 10 sports competitions today at the V Islamic
Solidarity Games, Trend reports.
This includes shooting, athletics, taekwondo, wrestling,
volleyball, handball, para-swimming, para-archery, table tennis and
The competitions will last until August 18.
In total, athletes from 56 countries of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation are participating in the games. According to
the results of the competitions, 355 medals will be awarded to
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met President Arif Alvi at Aiwan e Sadar, sources claimed.
Sources said that Shehbaz inquired about the well-being of the President during the one-hour long meeting and the political and economic situation of the country was also discussed.
Sources privy to the development said that matters relating to the implementation of state affairs and national security were also discussed.
The meeting also sought to reduce the bitterness created by the success of the no-confidence motion against former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The prime minister also discussed the appointment of governors in all four provinces and a summary about removal of Governor Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema.


The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday decided to implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for its employees.
The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting in Jammu chaired by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
The Information Department said that government employees will receive the current month’s salary as per the revised rates.
“All necessary notifications regarding implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will be issued by Jammu and Kashmir’s Finance Department by this evening,” the Department tweeted.
Finance Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari told the media that Jammu and Kashmir was the first state in the country to implement the recommendations.
“We don’t have resources, but our honourable Chief Minister has made a commitment and we have fulfilled it,” he said.


The Patriotic Front (PF) Chairperson for Mobilisation Richard Musukwa has said that the visit to the Copperbelt Province by President Edgar Lungu has rejuvenated the Party in the region.
Mr. Musukwa said that the thunderous welcome given to the President has shown that the PF is still strong on the Copperbelt.
Mr. Musukwa said that people lined up the streets despite having been discouraged just to have a glimpse of the President.
Mr. Musukwa said that President Lungu does not take this support for granted and will pay back by providing the people with key infrastructure such as roads.
He told ZNBC news that miners at KCM and Mopani are happy with the assurance that was given by the President regarding their welfare.
Mr. Musukwa said miners and suppliers on the Copperbelt should not be lied to by any one because President Lungu has publicly told them that he will protect their interest.
He said Copperbelt will in August show the opposition that elections are won on the ground and not social media.
Mr. Musukwa said this time around there will be no apathy on the Copperbelt because people want the PF to continue in office.
He said while the opposition is busy promoting propaganda, the PF is providing development to the people.