Sri Guru Amar Dass Thermal Plant will usher new era of unprecedented progress and prosperity in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday solicited fulsome support and cooperation of people to strengthen arms of AAP for bringing agenda of welfare and development at national centre stage.
Tarn Taran, February 11, 2024: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday solicited fulsome support and cooperation of people to strengthen arms of AAP for bringing agenda of welfare and development at national centre stage.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the credit of bringing common people at the centre stage of Indian polity goes to Arvind Kejriwal. He said that Arvind Kejriwal had brought paradigm shift in politics by introducing value based politics by rejecting the divisive politics. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that huge scores of people are witness to this historic occasion.
The Chief Minister said that huge response of people in the rally reflects trust of people in pro-people and development oriented policies of state government. He said that contrary to trend of selling government properties to friends of government, the Punjab government has taken a historic decision to purchase a private plant. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the day is not far when state government will further purchase the remaining private power plants in state.
The Chief Minister said that those who are now on path of parivar bachao yatra had looted the state during their long tenure. He said that these people had mercilessly ruined the state due to which they were ousted from power. Bhagwant Singh Mann that people don’t trust even a single word of these leaders due to which they are envious of him.
The Chief Minister said that people of the state are supportive of the pro-people policies of the state government due to which multitude of people attend every function in the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he is very lucky that people are with him because in a democracy people are the supreme. He said that opposition especially the Congress and Akalis have lost all the support of the people due to which they have been sent to oblivion.
The Chief Minister reiterated that the traditional parties are envious of him because he hails from a common family and is working tirelessly to ensure welfare of people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders had always believed that they have divine right to rule the state due to which they are not able to digest that a common man is running the state efficiently. He said that these leaders have befooled the people for a long time but now people are not getting swayed by their misleading propaganda.
The Chief Minister quipped that earlier the industries used to sign MoUs with families in power but ever since he has assumed charge of government the agreements are signed for people of state. He said that earlier the affluent families used to get benefit of these agreements but now Punjabis will be enjoy its fruits. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is because his government is working untiringly for well being of every strata of society.
The Chief Minister said that state government is already making all out efforts to cherish the aspirations of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and other great freedom fighters. He said that pro-people and development oriented policies of the state government are aimed at realising the dreams of these great national leaders. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that every effort will be further made to ensure that benefits of public welfare schemes are percolated to the people at grass root level.
The Chief Minister said that the Union government is not able to digest all the pro-people decisions taken by the state government for the welfare of the common man. He said that funds for Aam Aadmi Clinics under the National Health Mission were stalled by the Union government adding that the funds for Rural Development Funds worth Rs 5500 crore have also been stopped by the centre government to disallow state for constructing roads in rural areas. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that if these funds are released that the state government can give impetus to the development of the state.
The Chief Minister exhorted the people to extend fulsome support and cooperation to the AAP in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. He said that it will help in effectively raising the issues of the people and the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the support of people is vital in making Punjab a front runner state in the country.
The Chief Minister bemoaned that the Haryana government is putting barbed wire to stop the farmers of the state. He said that this tendency of creating rift between Punjab and India must be avoided as it is not in the interest of country. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the issues with farmers should be resolved through dialogue.
The Chief Minister said that it is imperative for ensuring food security in the country. He said that those putting barbed wires to stop the farmers from moving to Delhi must remember that country needs rice from Punjab only. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that farmers are the backbone of the country and step motherly treatment should not be meted out to them.
The Chief Minister said that the Union government has insulted the great martyrs including Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru, Shaheed Sukhdev, Lala Lajpat Rai, Shaheed Udham Singh, Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, Mai Bhago, Ghadri Baabe and others by rejecting the tableau of the state. He said that the union government has belittled their contribution and sacrifice of these heroes by not including their tableaus in the Republic Day parade. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this cannot be tolerated as it is the grave insult of these great patriots and national leaders adding that the state government has now duly showcased this immense contribution in tableaus across the state.
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that for the first time in last 75 years a private power plant has been purchased by the state government. He said that this plant has been purchased at a cheap price by the state government. Arvind Kejriwal said that the state government has purchased this plant worth Rs 5500 crore at a meagre price of Rs 1100 crore.
The Delhi Chief Minister said that 90% household are already getting free power in state and with this plant now other sectors will also get subsidised power. He said that the state government has started Ghar Ghar Muft Ration scheme on Saturday, which will be a stepping stone to eliminate Ration mafia in the country.
Arvind Kejriwal reiterated that from last 75 years the ration through PDS never reached the beneficiaries.
The Delhi Chief Minister said that if 100 kg ration was sent only 15 kg reached to the people adding that unfortunately no one checked the pilferage of ration. Arvind Kejriwal said that the ration meant for common man was looted by the political parties and its leaders. He said that now the day is not far when people will get smooth and hassle free delivery of goods in the country.
The Delhi Chief Minister slammed the Union government for stalling Rs 8000 crore meant for various pro-people schemes in the state. He said that this is grace injustice with the state which cannot be tolerated. Arvind Kejriwal said that the Union government is afraid of spreading base of the AAP due to which it is stopping too low to stall its working.
The Delhi Chief Minister said that the union government led by BJp is working overtime to defame the AAP because it is afraid of it. He said that the union government is using the central agencies to arm twist the opposition especially the AAP. Arvind Kejriwal said that but when the people are with the party and the blessings of God are there so they are not afraid.
The Delhi Chief Minister said that people should give befitting reply to such dubious people. He said that people should answer them that those who give free power to them are not thieves but the thieves are those Mahi loot the people by giving them expensive power. Arvind Kejriwal said that with the support of people the ultimate goal of progress of country will be achieved.


Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) Bengaluru logged in 22,284 Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday, taking the total number of active cases to 1,29,112.
Meanwhile, statistics released by the Karnataka Health Department showed that as many as 579 kids aged between 0 to 9 years have tested positive for Covid.
As many as 1,723 aged from 10 to 19 years have also tested positive for Covid.
Five deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours.
The number of micro containment zones increased to 580 in Bengaluru and authorities have deactivated 1,730 such zones.
Among the 16,449 death cases recorded in Bengaluru, 21 children aged between 0 to 9 years have succumbed to Covid, while 29 have died between the age group of 10 to 19 years, causing concerns among parents.
The positivity rate in Bengaluru has been recorded at 15.46 per cent. Recovery rate has come down to 89.57 per cent. Active rate is 9.25 per cent.
The state recorded has 32,793 Covid cases and 7 deaths on Saturday taking the positivity rate for the day to 15 per cent.
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SHAWAL: The Pakistan Army has cleared the forested Shawal valley of the militants during successful Zarb-e-Azab operation in North Waziristan Agency.
Briefing the newsmen during their visit to Shawal valley on Friday, Brigadier Shabir said that the terrorists have escaped to Afghanistan, who are now carrying out attacks from Afghanistan. He said that 120 terrorists were killed while 80 injured during operation in Shawal, which was started in August 2015.
The military official said that the rehabilitation and reconstruction work had already started in Shawal valley, adding that work on water, health, education and electricity projects has been started. He said that the temporary displaced persons from South Waziristan Agency were also returning to their villages.


PF WOOS EX-MEMBERS TO RETURN, RECONCILE
- Mr Chama said as the country was going towards the general elections, the PF needed more people to join because winning elections was about numbers.
By SILUMESI MALUMO
ALL members who left the Patriotic Front (PF) because of frustration must return because the party needs their services, PF deputy national chairperson Davies Chama said.
Mr Chama said some left because of differences they had with fellow members or were misinformed.
He said in an interview yesterday that it was time to reconcile with all former members for the PF to grow.
Mr Chama said as the country was going towards the general elections, the PF needed more people to join because winning elections was about numbers.
“We cannot ignore our members who left, we need to ensure that they come back because their services are critical in winning the elections.
“A number of our members have left the party because of various circumstances. Others left because of frustration, they were frustrated maybe because some things were done in the way they didn’t expect. Others left the party because they had differences or misinformed,” he said.
Mr Chama, who is also Defence Minister, implored the PF leadership to ensure that more people especially from the opposition joined the party.
“They shouldn’t think people will laugh at them, it is the party that wants them because their services are very important.
“What we need to do is that, we need to attract more people from MMD, UPND, FDD and many other opposition political parties. Politics is about numbers and as we are going towards elections we need a number of people joining the party,” Mr Chama said.


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Like millions of Americans who wanted to have their say, more than 100 men inside a Texas treatment center for sexually violent predators registered to vote in last month's presidential election. Local election officials refused to count their ballots, a decision that attorneys say likely violates federal and state laws, reports the Houston Chronicle. The tossed-out votes now are . . .
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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Niger has flown home more than 500 of its citizens from Libya as part of an urgent repatriation plan which will see up to 4,000 people evacuated, the foreign ministry has said.
The move follows global shock over the atrocities suffered in Libya by African migrants, many of whom are trying to reach Europe, which was brought home by a CNN report showing people being sold as slaves.
Pressure has since grown on individual states and the African Union to get them out, with the AU this week pledging to repatriate 20,000 Africans within the next six weeks.
‘This evening, 504 of our fellow countrymen who were living in Libya have been brought back home,' said Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yacoubou who met them as they arrived at Niamey airport on Wednesday evening.
‘There are thousands of others who are still in Libya and we will bring back everyone who wants to leave,' he said.
Interior Minister Bazoum Mohamed said buses had been chartered to ferry them back to their villages.
Among those brought back home there was a tangible sense of relief.
‘I feel so relieved to have left that hell back there. Even though it was anarchy in Libya, we didn't know that migrants were being sold, although ransom demands are rife,' said one of those who landed on Wednesday, who looked exhausted and did not give his name.
Some 4,000 Niger nationals have already signed up to be brought home, the foreign ministry said, saying they would be brought back in a ‘rolling airlift'.
- 250,000 since 2011 -
It is not the first time that Niamey has repatriated its nationals stranded in neighbouring Libya.
Since the Kadhafi regime collapsed in 2011, Libya has fallen under the control of a network of armed groups and militias; the violence and anarchy contributing to the push by many migrants, some of whom have been there for years, to try and make the perilous sea crossing to Europe.
Over the past six years, around 250,000 people have returned home to Niger, fleeing the violence in Libya.
At the end of November, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou called on the International Criminal Court to take up the case of African migrants being sold as slaves in Libya.
Agadez, the main city in central Niger, has become a revolving door for economic migrants seeking to reach Europe via Libya, winning notoriety as Africa's people-smuggling capital.
Despite a government crackdown and increased security checks at the borders, aided by the EU, there is still a steady flow of migrants and traffickers passing through Niger.
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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Alkali Usman Baba on Thursday disclosed that some of the people financing the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, are in their custody.
The IGP said that the police were looking at the involvement of suspected IPOB/ESN sponsors in their custody and those outside the country, adding that after a thorough investigation, they would be arraigned in court.
He also said that the police have recorded successes against secessionists and suspected criminals in the southeast, adding that the suspect in the police custody can not be prosecuted and brought to justice because of the ongoing strike by judiciary workers.
Speaking at the Presidential briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the presidential villa, Abuja, the Police boss, also said that the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has created a vacuum in the effort of the Nigeria Police to tackle insecurity in the country.
He further stated that the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest has dampened the morale of the personnel of the force.
The acting IGP said the regular policemen and women have not been able to immediately fill the vacuum created by the SARS disbandment even though he said efforts were ongoing to train them for the new role.
On the plan to recruit 10,000 new police personnel, he revealed that the process has reached 70 per cent, assuring that the exercise would stick to the Federal Character principle.
The Police boss said that parading of suspects was a way of blowing the trumpet of the force and updating the public on the efforts to curb criminality.


Pictures of No-Pants Subway Riders
Professional prankster group Improv Everywhere’s “No Pants Subway Ride” is one cultural trend that appears to be taking off. Despite a frigid winter, participants in as many as 43 cities around the world commuted in their underwear, and we’ve got photos to prove it.
But why drop trou on the train? In the words of one participant, quoted by the BBC, “We’re just trying to put smiles on people’s faces.” As we say goodbye to a bummer of a decade, their timing couldn’t be better.
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Union Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has said, listing of Masood Azhar by the UN as a global terrorist is a big diplomatic win for the country and Indian diplomacy.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said, the core issue is that Azhar has been declared as an international terrorist.
He said the global community has been persuaded by all the material that India has put forward and circulated.
Mr Jaitley said that India was the target of Masood Azhar for a long time and that he was involved in many terror strikes against India.
Speaking on the occasion, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the listing of Masood Azhar by the UN as a global terrorist is a result of the untiring efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in isolating Pakistan and the persistent measures taken by the External Affairs Ministry. She said the government has zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.


“Most police officers believe their job has become more dangerous in light of recent fatal encounters between cops and black people, a poll reveals.
A Pew Research poll released Wednesday surveyed 8,000 male and female officers across the country to get their opinions on policing, the recent protests against officers and their thoughts on using force against civilians.
Eighty-six percent of officers surveyed said the recent high-profile encounters between police and black people have made their jobs more difficult. Only 12 percent believed the encounters did not make a difference.
In light of these encounters, 93 percent of officers are also more fearful for their safety while on the job.
Seventy-six percent of officers said they were more unwilling to use force when necessary, while 72 percent are less willing to stop and question someone who seems suspicious.
Officers also gave their thoughts on the protests surrounding fatal police shootings. Sixty-eight percent of cops believe the protests are due to an anti-police bias. Only 10 percent think that the protesters really want police to be responsible for their actions.
When it comes to the job, some of the officers expressed frustrations with being a cop. Fifty-one percent said being a cop vexed them, while 56 said they had become more callous because of the job. About 66 percent of officers described being verbally abused while on the job by a citizen.”


Putin, Biden hold closed-door summit
(MENAFN) In line with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, a virtual conference amid Russian Leader Vladimir Putin and US Leader Joe Biden is going to take place on Tuesday at 6 PM Moscow time (1500GMT), while the conference will be private and there is not going to be a live show, and the Kremlin website will publish a video of the first minutes of the conference, as announced by Peskov to journalists in Moscow.
Peskov added "We believe that this will be a sufficiently thorough and lengthy video conference, held via a secure line of communication. We think that it will be lengthy in time."
Both presidents are going to negotiate regarding stress around Ukraine, NATO's progress to the Russian frontiers, and Moscow's request to give assurances for the association's non-growth, and application of the contracts which were inked in the Geneva meeting in June.
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Not fewer than 56 people have been hospitalized following the consumption of poisonous drinks in Gwangwan, a community 136 kilometres from Kano city, in Rogo local government area of Kano State.
A resident of the village said victims vomit and urinate blood.
A Councillor representing the community in the local government council, Muhammad Tukur, told journalists that six areas within the village were affected and about 56 persons have contracted the ailment since the outbreak last week.
He said only one person has died from the disease, which is yet to be known.
He said people of the community spent huge amount of money without cure from the disease., adding that the people were completely devastated.
The councillor said the disease was beyond what the local clinic could handle, hence the victims were taken to Rogo Hospital for treatment.
However, an official at the state’s Ministry of Health said the ministry received a report of the outbreak, but only four persons were affected and have since been treated.


DENVER—Republicans continue their early voting lead in Colorado.
More than 280,000 Republicans had already cast their ballots by mid-afternoon Wednesday. That’s more than 32 percent of the number of active Republicans.
Democrats have turned in less than 240,000 ballots—a number that makes up less than 30 percent of active Democrats.
Independent voters continue to trail both parties. So far about 150,000 unaffiliated voters have cast their ballots, less than 20 percent of active unaffiliated voters.
The numbers include people who mailed in ballots and people who have visited early voting polling locations.


Turkish FM, US counterpart to meet for Strategic Mechanism relations
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his US equivalent Antony Blinken are going to encounter in the US state of New York for the first conference of the Turkiye-US Strategic Mechanism at the foreign ministers level.
Anadolu Agency collected the facts of Cavusoglu's May 16-19 trip to the US and the problems to be talked at the foreign ministers conference that is going to be took place on Wednesday, as is going to as the current state of mutual ties.
Cavusoglu is going to appear in the first-ever International Migration Review Forum inside the margins of the UN General Assembly.
Turkish Foreign Minister is going to also attend the Global Food Security Call to Action ministerial conference to be taken place by Blinken and hold joint meetings.
Cavusoglu and Blinken are projected to talk over all sides of Turkish-American ties as part of the planned mechanism.
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United National Party parliamentarian and Minister Lakshman Kiriella said that the Government has been able to bridge the gap between all communities.
He urged the public to protect the Government and give it time as it rebuilds the country.
The Minister said that the United National Party could have formed a Government on its own after the Parliamentary election last year.
However he recalled that it was decided that the two main political parties must join hands and form a cohabitation Government to rebuild the country.
Lakshman Kiriella also dismissed the allegations being raised by the opposition on the proposed deal with India.
He said that the opposition is making false claims by saying that local doctors will lose their jobs as a result of the proposed agreement.
The Minister insisted that the jobs of Sri Lankan doctors is not at risk as claimed by the opposition and that the agreement will not pose any harm to the country.
He said that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and others in the Government have closely studied the proposal before deciding to go ahead with it. (Colombo Gazette)


Govt policies restored foreign investors’ confidence: Dr Firdous
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday said that the government’s business-friendly policies have restored foreign investors’ confidence in the economy, ARY News reported.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Dr Firdous said that their industrialization policy was being acknowledge across the world and added that the government was taking concrete measures to boost business opportunities in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, she said that the foreign companies keen for joint ventures in Pakistan. The adviser said that the foreign investment will help boost economic activates in the country.
Criticizing JUI-F march, Dr Firdous said that seminary students should not be used for political gains. She said that it was the first government during the three decades which was running without ‘diesel’.
Earlier on July 10, with improved law and order situation in the country, the confidence of foreign investors has significantly increased in Pakistan, revealed the survey results conducted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI).
The survey had said the security situation in Balochistan improved by 40 percent, 70pc in Karachi and Lahore.
From the last year, the security situation in the country had remained satisfying which boosted the confidence of foreign investors. There has been an increase of over 65pc increase in the visits of OICCI members’ senior management to Pakistan, according to the survey.


Nangarhar Police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi on Monday said that Pakistani and Iranian militants are fighting for Daesh against Afghan forces.
Rahimi said that in a recent operation by Afghan forces, a number of Pakistani and Iranian nationals fighting for Daesh were arrested in Nangarhar province.
“More investigations will determine (more details) later but those who were arrested are in front of your cameras and the nation can judge for themselves,” said Rahimi.
Rahimi said that the Pakistani and Iranian detainees confessed that Daesh militants are being funded by Iran and Pakistan.
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Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the people of Pakistan are conscious and fully support Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He said that some political elements are trying to create anarchy for achieving their personal interests but the people will not be hoodwinked by them.
He was talking to elected representatives belonging to PML-N, here today. They included Member National Assembly Chaudhry Hamid Hameed and Member Provincial Assembly Chaudhry Abdul Razzaq Dhillon.
He said that Pakistan Muslim League-N leadership will live and die with the masses. He said that plunderers of national resources and those who got their loans written off will have to face accountability. He said that off-shore companies of those who were raising hue and cry over Panama Leaks have also come to the fore. He said that after setting up of the commission, facts will become clear.


Nearly 5.5 million people who lost their jobs between February and May of this year also lost their health insurance, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
The analysis from Families USA, a consumer health care advocacy organization, finds that the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis have caused the greatest health insurance losses in American history.
Nearly half of the coverage losses occurred in five states: California, Texas, Florida, New York and North Carolina.
“Families in America are losing comprehensive health insurance in record numbers,” the authors of the analysis wrote. “This creates particularly serious dangers during a grave public health crisis and deep economic downturn.”
Coverage losses are likely steep because about half of Americans get health coverage through their jobs.
However, the 5.4 million people who are estimated to have also lost their health insurance doesn’t count family members who might also have been on those


Delegates focus lobbying agenda
Superior Days delegates are heading to Madison next week with a more focused agenda than in years past.
Instead of 32 issues as the delegation addressed last year, the citizen lobbying effort will focus on 11 this year.
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Speaking at a meeting of CPM’s Mahajana padayatra in Tandur, the professor said that JAC would also launch a website which would have details about the activities undertaken by the JAC.
Kodandaram said that the JAC supported the CPM’s padayatra and urged the state government to fulfill its poll promises.
He said that the framers and students community are badly hit due to the government’s indifferent attitude towards them.
He said that the JAC would take up various people’s issues and would launch protests to mount pressure on the state government to solve them.
He said the JAC units of districts would work out the details of the programmes to be undertaken at district levels across the state. (INN)


Backus council leans toward county police coverage
The Backus City Council reconvened the regular council meeting that began Sept. 9 to make a decision on the Lakes Gas contract and the contract for police coverage.
The council discussed the possibility of contracting with the Cass County Sheriff's Department for public safety instead of with the Pine River Police Department.
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Foreign Minister’s directive to the Sindh government to take immediate steps for the victims of Balochistan
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has instructed the Sindh government and the Pakistan People’s Party organization to take immediate steps to help the rain victims in Balochistan.
Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has given special instructions to ensure all possible assistance to the victims of Balochistan.
Bilawal Bhutto further said that the government of Sindh and the people of Pakistan are with their Baluchistan brothers in this difficult time.
On the other hand, the Sindh Chief Minister has issued instructions to the PDMA that the Sindh government will ensure all possible assistance to the rain victims of Balochistan.
It should be noted that PDMA has issued a report on the damage caused by the rains so far.


On Wednesday, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor while speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, said that countries like India and China affecting the world economy much more today and that needs to be taken into account for having a relook at the global trade and financial systems.
She said, “Countries like China and India are affecting the global economy much more today and the global organizations need to take that into account.” In this matter, she has also mentioned the organizations like G20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Ms. Merkel brought a shadow attack at the policies which are being adopted by the countries like the US and said, “There is a new approach in the world that says shouldn’t we look after our own, and ensure that our own are looked after.”
She also quoted that “I have great doubts about this approach. We should always remember that others have their own interests.”
Stating that there are a number of disturbances around the world, she said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has represented a gloomy picture of the global economy.
She added that politicians have got a lot to face and the banking industry has also lost a lot of credibility after the financial crisis.
“The global financial system has got damaged quite a bit and we need to do a lot to fix the things,” she said while noting that international bodies such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), IMF and the World Bank have very much contributed to making the world a better place.
She advised that we need to find out how to move forward and to respond to the wake-up call for the world.


China urges G7 to not interfere in affairs of other nations
(MENAFN) China has responded to the G7's request that it end its support for Russia in the face of widespread Western penalties by stating that it determines its own position and strategy based on the “merits of the matter itself,” and that the seven associate nations must concentrate on their own matters rather than interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.
The declaration came after the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations, which include the United States, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, issued a declaration on Saturday urging Beijing to "resolutely" urge Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine as well as to catchphrase from giving the Kremlin with economic and military aid. China should China “support the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine” as well as “urge Russia to stop its military aggression against Ukraine,” according to the organization.
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Kelantan police have arrested the doctor of a private clinic in Kota Bharu and three individuals to facilitate investigations into the issuance of fake Covid-19 vaccination cards.
Kelantan police chief Shafien Mamat said the doctor, who is in his 60s and the owner of the clinic, was arrested on Jan 17 while the three individuals who were vaccine recipients were arrested on Sunday following a raid at the clinic.
“All four of them have been released on police bail but further investigations into the case are still ongoing under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” he said in a statement.
Shafien said they carried out the raid after receiving a report on the issuance of fake vaccination cards by the clinic on Sunday.
Based on the report, he said the Kelantan health department had received four complaints from different sources regarding the issuance of fake vaccination cards by the clinic between Oct 1, 2021 and Jan 11.
Further checks found that the four individuals who were said to have received Covid-19 vaccine jabs did not have a vaccination record in the MySejahtera application, Shafien said.
“Vaccination cards and other related documents were also seized during the raid.
“People who have any information related to fake vaccination cards are asked to come forward and lodge a police report at the nearest police station,” he added.


Violent clashes has been broken out in the city of Hong Kong. Despite the police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s Parliament. It has been reported that more than ten thousand people were blocked.
The agitations were made as the government planned to allow extraditions to China.
Police has used tear gas, pepper sparay and batons to disperse the crowds but the results were tripe.
Most of the agitators were young people and students,
Clashes broke out shortly after 3:00 pm (0700 GMT) — the deadline protesters had given for the government to abandon the controversial bill.
This is considered to be one of the biggest public back lashed against the city. It has been reported that more than 10k people marched in the scorching summer heat through the streets asking the government to scrap the planned extradition law.


The New Year is about working to further benefit the public – Presedient Shimallis Abdisa
Deputy Presidient of the Oromia region, Shimallis Abdisa, said he would work to ensure the public’s benefit in the new year.
The Vice President sent a message of congratulations to the new year. He said he would work to ensure the public’s benefit in the new year.
The vice Presidient in his message said that, the Oromo people when the winter rains and darkness pass through the spring light, they will surrender the darkness and give thanks for their Waqa.
He wishes good for the New Year and work hard to transform the social and economic life of the people.
The vice Presidient also said that ”let us work for the people and live for the people, we have to do justice to the people and we have to serve them fairly too.”
In his message of 2012 new Ethiopian Year, the president said that the it is high time time for a prosperous generation to flourish by abolishing poverty, by combining ideas, by holding hands together.


Islamabad:Corona cases were rises in the capital territory Islamabad and during last 24 hours more than 4 people lost there life and 140 more cases were reported.
Accoroding to the Latest data realeased by District Health Officer(DHO) on the social networking site Twitter that,4704 tested have been conducted during the last 24 hours and out of which 140 people have been tested positive.
He said that,among those affected by corona has 78 man and 62 womans. he also said that 129 people have affected by corona in Islamabad last day.
Keep in mind,last day after the corona cases came to light 3 private educational institution had been sealed.
Before that 46 educational institution were sealed when corona cases were reported while 17 educational institution have also been desealed.


Hamirpur: Himachal Pradesh Congress Social Media chairman Abhishek Rana has second the statement of Union State Minister Anurag Thakur where he had stated that Hamirpur district is lagging in development.
Taking a dig at the BJP-led state government, in a press release Rana said that it was for the first time he agrees with Thakur’s statement and that it was not only Hamirpur district, but the entire state that is yearning for development today.
He charged the ministers of Jai Ram Thakur led government busy filling their own pockets, leaving the people of the state to God.
“Education, health in the state has crumbled. The health institutions in the state have merely reduced to referral centres, instead of providing treatment to the patients owing to lack of diagnostic equipment,” he charged.
The double engine of BJP at the centre and in the state that the party boasts of seems to have lost steam and vision, said Rana, adding that the condition of the state is deteriorating.
Today the discord within the BJP party is public and the people of the state are forced to bear the brunt, he said, claiming that the people of state are regretting for bring them to power.
Lambasting the state government for one sided action on the Congress MLA’s in the recent uproar in the State Assembly, he said that the government has failed to take action against their own MLA’s and in doing so it has made evident of two set of laws instead of one.
No action is taken against those speaking in favour of the BJP, while all possible action is taken against everyone who opposes the government, lamented Rana.


Jordan- 200,000 narcotic pills found hidden under rocks
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Jan. 28 (Petra)-The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) personnel in Mafraq governorate confiscated around 200,000 narcotic pills found hidden under rocks in the northern Badia region, a security source said on Sunday.
The AND agents received a tip-off indicating that several suspects had hidden an amount of narcotics under the rocks in the northern Badia region, the source said.
The AND followed up on the tip-off and scanned the area located in the northern Badia area, where they found the 200,000 pills hidden between rocks, the source added.
Investigations are under way to identify and arrest all those involved the case, the security source noted.
28/1/2018 - 10:58:40 AM
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Aizawl, Dec 7 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga held a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the latter's residence in Delhi and discussed various issues, including bilateral trade with the neighbouring countries, an official said on Wednesday.
A state government official said that Zoramthanga and Jaishankar discussed the importance of northeastern states in trade relationships with the neighbouring countries, as well as the development of Mizoram.
'Indian diplomacy in the past and in recent times has justified the tag of it being arguably one of the best in the world,' the official said quoting the Chief Minister.
Jaishankar tweeted after the meeting: 'Pleasure to meet Mizoram CM Zoramthanga. Appreciated his insights as a Chief Minister of a border state.'
Since last month, over 300 Kuki-Chin tribals, who fled from Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, took shelter in Mizoram, while over 30,500 Myanmarese are sheltered in the northeastern state after the military seized power in Myanmar through a coup in February last year.
Zoramthanga as well as the MPs from the state had on a number of occasions urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the External Affairs Minister to treat the Myanmar nationals as refugees, and provide financial assistance to them.
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Pakistan NGOs to now operate under interior ministry
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan announced on Monday that non-governmental organisations will now operate under the Interior Ministry.
"NGOs will now operate under the interior ministry instead of the Economic Affairs Division as per the orders of the prime minister," the interior minister said, while addressing the media here.
Claiming that the government is drafting a new policy regarding the functioning of NGOs, Nisar said, "The NGOs working against the national interest will be banned immediately." "We will not issue new visas for international NGOs except the ones that are formally approved," he added.
The interior minister said there should be a transparent accountability system for NGOs in the country. "There is not one law for NGOs to register or get approval before they start operating in the country."
"There is no data bank for these NGOs, no system of audit or accountability right now," he added.
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Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency has charged the youth in the party to continue preaching the “good works” of Akufo-Addo government ahead of next year’s elections.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful maintained that the governing New Patriotic Parties resolved to retain power depends heavily on the work of the youth especially at the grassroots level.
The legislator who is also the Communications Minister made the call at the Ablekuma West constituency youth wing conference on the theme: Sustaining Power 2020: the role of the youth.
She said the Akufo-Addo administration has fulfilled 80 per cent of its campaign promises adding the NPP is the only political party that can lead the development agenda of Ghana.
The only way to accelerate Ghana’s development, the Ablekuma West MP stated is for the party to win the 2020 general elections with the youth playing a key role.
Mrs. Owusu Ekuful said the government is working hard to create employment opportunities for the youth.
She also cautioned the youth against an act that will endanger the chances of the party in 2020.
For his part, the National Youth Organizer, Henry Nana Boakye said the youth has an important role to play by actively supporting activities of the government to make it succeed.
Without mincing words, he stressed that, that the party was counting heavily on the youth to retain power.
The NPP youth leader noted that government is committed to youth development since they are the future generation.
Nana Boakye urged the youth to embark on a house-to-house campaign and disseminate the massive achievements of President Akufo-Addo.


(MENAFN- IANS) Jerusalem, April 2 (IANS) Three Israelis have been wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli medics and military.
The attack occurred in the Beit Ummar village near the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday evening. According to Israeli emergency services, three Israelis were taken to hospitals in Jerusalem with serious, moderate and light wounds.
The assailant was "neutralised" on the spot, according to a statement from the Israeli military.
Israel security forces are on high alert ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover which will be celebrated in the middle of next week, overlapping the Muslim month of Ramzan. The Israeli military announced it will impose a closure on the West Bank ahead of Passover, forbidding the Palestinians to enter Israel during this period, Xinhua news agency reported.
Earlier on Saturday, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli police forces at the entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. The police said the man attempted to carry out an attack against the forces, which was rejected by some Palestinians at the scene.
The tension between Israel and the Palestinians has been flaring since early January this year, with more than 90 Palestinians and 15 Israelis being killed, according to official Palestinian and Israeli statistics.
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Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Siraj-ul-Haq has rejected the government’s mini-budget and said that he declares war on corrupt rulers.
Addressing a rally in Islamabad, Siraj-ul-Haq said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s famous statement was that there is no need to panic, peace is only in the grave.
He said that the new year in the world is starting with good news and bad news in Pakistan, the effects of the money budget will be more dangerous than corona, dengue, and smog.
Amir Jamaat-e-Islami further said that the country is now a breeding ground for national and international mafias, the government has handed over the SBP to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He said that the planning for the SBP of Pakistan is given by the IMF, the governor of SBP should be sent back to Egypt and his resignation should be taken from him.
Siraj-ul-Haq also said that Prime Minister Imran Khan said that 7 million people are addicted to drugs, Pakistan is free and independent, which will be decided only by the people of Pakistan.
He said that the government of Pakistan handed over Kashmir to India. Two and a half hundred years later, the state of Kashmir came to an end under PTI.
Amir Jamaat-e-Islami said that the whole world acknowledges that the system of the West has destroyed the world, thanks to this system the world is trapped in a few hands.
He said that only a few people benefit from the hard work of the people, hard work and people do it and the bank account of some other people grows. Siraj-ul-Haq said that 36 thousand megawatts of electricity are generated in Pakistan.
I ask why the mosque bills are increased he said. Why is the television fee included in mosque bills? Doesn’t the corrupt government know that television is not watched in the mosque?
Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami said that the Prime Minister himself says that if the prices go up then the Prime Minister is a thief. Imran Khan had burnt the bill while standing on D-Chowk.


Packer tennis; West Fargo girls compete in 4th straight state
Beth Anderson had competed in the state girls tennis tournament multiple times before last week's state tourney in Minot. But the Packer junior accomplished something new this time around.
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ABU DHABI, 26th January, 2023 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Droupadi Murmu of India on the occasion of the Republic Day, which is observed on 26th January.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, also dispatched similar messages to the Indian President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought his help to tide over the state’s “precarious” financial condition.
During the 20-minute meeting, the Chief Minister briefed the Prime Minister on various development initiatives undertaken by the new BJP-led government in Assam.
“I have informed the Prime Minister about the precarious financial condition of Assam and sought the central government’s help to salvage the situation,” Sonowal told reporters after the meeting.
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The Chief Minister said he has also submitted to the Prime Minister a ‘white paper’ on the financial condition of the state, which is facing a fund crunch.
Sonowal later met Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and sought financial assistance from the Centre to overcome the crisis in Assam.
Earlier, the Chief Minister called on Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is also the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
Sources described the last two meetings as “courtesy call” by the new Chief Minister, who took charge on May 24.
Before moving to the state, Sonowal was the Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and a Lok Sabha member.


Azerbaijan has simplified the frequency allocation procedures
for portable radio stations, the country's Ministry of Digital
Development and Transport told Trend .
In accordance with the decision of the State Commission on Radio
Frequencies, frequency ranging from 446,000–446 100 MHz is
henceforth allocated to legal entities and individuals operating in
Azerbaijan for the use of the European license-free radio system
PMR 446 (Personal Mobile Radio 446).
The applications of legal entities and individuals to the
Commission for the relevant type of radio broadcasting were being
considered within two months.
'According to the amendments, the assignment of frequency names
to users will be possible within three working days after the
applicants submit the required documents,' the ministry said.
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Rabat, May 26, 2021, SPA – The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) won, on Tuesday, the ''3G Leadership Award for Public Sector and Multilateral Institutions'' for 2021, which was granted by Cambridge-IFA in the UK, in recognition of the Organization's initiatives that attach great importance to the values of social responsibility and good governance.
ICESCO Director General Dr. Salim M. Al-Malik, during his speech at the video conference ceremony, highlighted the Organization's efforts to support quality education, promote culture, preserve heritage, and contribute to the development of science and innovation.
He also stressed that ICESCO is committed to spreading the values of tolerance and coexistence and contributing to building a bright future for mankind by launching initiatives and implementing programs and activities that seek to achieve sustainable development and meet the needs and priorities of the Organization's member states in Asia, Africa and the Arab world.
09:54 LOCAL TIME 06:54 GMT
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Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday stressed upon the legislators of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allied parties to fully focus on highlighting the issues of public interest and their resolution through legislation during the year 2020.
The prime minister said the cancer of corruption has hollowed the country's economy and its elimination is the basic component of the manifesto of the PTI government. Talking to members of Senate belonging to PTI and its allied parties, the prime minister also renewed his pledge to bring the corrupt elements to book with continuation of efforts against the evil.
During the meeting, the overall situation in the country, government-led reforms during the last year as well as in the upcoming year, relevant legislation over the public issues and strategy for carrying the benefits of government's achievements to the public during the year 2019 were discussed in detail.
The prime minister said the present government is implementing an agenda of reforms and public welfare. Despite the most difficult economic situation, its efforts led to economic stabilization, restoring confidence of the business and investors communities. He said the improvement in economic indicators was also acknowledged by the World Bank and other leading international institutions.
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Relief road event in Northampton put on hold due to elections
Events outlining proposals for Northampton’s North-West Relief Road that were due to take place this month have been postponed
The events will now take place after the European Parliament Elections have been held to reduce the risk of purdah rules being breached.
It is expected that the new dates will be in early June with further information being sent out once a decision has been made.
The information sessions will give people a chance to see how plans for the scheme have developed and ask questions of the project team before the scheme planning application is submitted.


KUCHING: Recently, New Zealand led the global vaccination rate against Covid-19 while Australia came second. Bu now, Malaysia has overtaken the two countries in its vaccine rollout, said Dr Annuar Rapaee.
“We thank those involved in the vaccine rollout, we still have a long way to go for Malaysians to be administered the Covid-19 vaccines,” added the Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister in a livestream on Saturday (July 17).
He said Malaysia’s vaccination rollout was among the highest in the world.
“We are actually better than other nations (in vaccination) despite the increasing Covid-19 cases. If we exclude the cases in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan, we’d have fewer cases.
“While we know about the Covid-19 cases, we have to give credit to our vaccination process. Even though the infections continue to surge, the medical frontliners worked hard to administer the Covid-19 vaccines.
“If we look at Sarawak’s vaccination rollout, we have given administered 1.5 million doses to first dose recipients and another 800,000 doses to second dose recipients,” he said.
The Nangka assemblyman added, Sarawak had inoculated 54.1 percent of its population with the first Covid-19 vaccine dose and 29.1 percent with the second dose.
“In terms of age 18 and above, we have achieved 74.5 percent for the first vaccine dose and 40.1 percent for the second dose,” he said.
The assistant minister said Sibu had administered a total of 187,882 first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines to its people while another 101,391 had received the second vaccine dose.
“For the next two to three weeks, the first and second vaccine dose recipients will increase. Currently, the rollout for the first dose vaccine recipient have slowed down as many have been inoculated,” he explained.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published: Tue 27 Feb 2024, 12:59 PM
During its annual media briefing, Sharjah Police announced it had seized over 1.1 tonnes of drugs and 4.5 million psychedelic tablets last year, worth more than Dh115.3 million.
This reflects a 24 per cent increase in drug seizures from the year before.
The force also blocked 1,003 websites that were used to promote drugs. It has also succeeded in foiling over 600 drug promotion attempts inside the emirate.
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Major General Saif Mohammad Al-Zari Al-Shamsi, the Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, highlighted how the Sharjah Census results helped them better plan for future projects, such as building new police stations in certain residential areas and new communities.
He also said the census helped them identify hot zones to prepare accordingly.“With accurate data at hand, we can direct our efforts more effectively towards serving the public's needs,” said the Sharjah Police Chief.
Security enhancements included increasing the number of security cameras across the emirate to 89,772, including live view and ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras.
More radars have also been installed across the emirate, said Col Mohammed Alay Al Naqbi, Director of Sharjah Traffic Police.
He also said the permanent 35 per cent discount on traffic fines has significantly helped, as it encouraged people to settle their fines and renew their vehicle licenses, leading to 242,000 vehicle licenses being renewed after the fines were settled.
He added that all new fines issued last year since the launch of the discount have seen 63 per cent of them being paid within two months from the date of issuance.
“People wanted to benefit from the full 35 percent discount, which declines to only 25 percent if the fine is paid after two months from the date of issuance,” he said.
He mentioned that technology is being used to monitor which roads are more congested and to find solutions in meetings with their strategic partner, the Roads and Transport Authority.
Solutions include 48 AI-operated traffic signals that turn red or green based on the number of cars.“A control room at Sharjah RTA handles these signals, which will make traffic flow smoother.”
“There are other plans being discussed to help improve traffic,” he said.
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SLFP removes those in Govt from Party positions
SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said the SLFP has decided to remove the Parliamentarians who went against the Party decision and obtained Ministerial posts in the government from their Party positions.
He said that SLFP Chairman and former President Maithripala Sirisena has sent letters to six parliamentarians informing their removal from the positions they held in the SLFP. Jayasekera said that positions held by MPs Nimal Siripala De Silva and Mahinda Amaraweera, who accepted Cabinet ministerial portfolios in the government have been abolished.
He said that Party Treasurer Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Deputy Secretaries Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, Jagath Pushpakumara will also lose their positions in the party.
However he said that no decision has been taken regarding their Party membership. Earlier the Party abolished the positions held by MPs Shantha Bandara and Suren Raghavan after they joined the government without the SLFP’s consent


Qatar- Message sent to Mali
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Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a written message to the President of the Republic of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, pertaining to bilateral relations and means of enhancing and developing them. Qatar's non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Mali Abdulrahman bin Ali Ajaj Al Kubaisi handed over the message during a meeting with the President of Mali at the Presidential Palace in Bamako.
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Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 250 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 151 in Inner Mongolia and 27 in Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission's report.
A total of 626 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Tuesday.
A total of 266 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery to 243,151.
Monday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,226.
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Kyrgyzstan adds 1,437 new COVID-19 cases
The Republican Headquarters for Combating COVID-19 said that the new cases included 924 in the capital city Bishkek, 142 cases in Chui Oblast, while the other cases were detected in the other regions.
The total number of people having recovered from the virus reached 113,212 after 568 new recoveries were recorded over the past day.
Meanwhile, 9 new virus related deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 2,046.
According to the headquarters, 4,126 people are currently hospitalized across the country and 11,589 patients are receiving treatment at home.
The headquarters said that the country conducted 6,356 coronavirus tests over the past day.


New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, has approved the elevation of two judicial officers and six advocates as judges of the Patna High Court.
A statement published on the top court website, on Monday, said: "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 23rd September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following advocates as judges in the Patna High Court: Khatim Reza, Sandeep Kumar, Dr. Anshuman Pandey, Purnendu Singh, Satyavrat Verma and Rajesh Kumar Verma."
Another statement published on the top court's website said: "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 23rd September, 2021 has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers as Judges in the Patna High Court: Nawneet Kumar Pandey and Sunil Kumar Panwar."
Besides the chief justice, the three-member collegium which deals with the appointment of judges to the high courts in the country, includes Justices U.U. Lalit and A.M. Khanwilkar.
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Police train for open-carry law
The training is expected to take place when the officers are on duty
TERRELL HILLS, Texas – Terrell Hills police officers are getting ready to train their officers on the new open-carry law.
However, they plan on first discussing the new policy and training with the community by holding a citizens advisory board meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m.
This gives police a chance to explain to their residents what they are doing “new” and it will also give them a chance to listen to their feedback.
They will be presenting a training PowerPoint on the new open carry law during the meeting. The same PowerPoint that will help train their officers on the new law.
The training is expected to take place when the officers are on duty.
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Indigenous people are living three times in extreme poverty conditions than their non-indigenous counterparts, according to the ILO. Moreover, the ILO said that the indigenous people account for about 19 per cent of the extreme poor in the world.
The ILO report has been released as a mark of the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous and Tribal People’s Convention 1989 (No. 169).
Noting that there as only a slow progress in improving the lives of indigenous people, ILO specialist and co-author of the report Martin Oelz said that that more ratifications and effective implementation of Convention No. 169 was needed. Moreover, Oelz said that there was a need to tackle widespread absence of institutional and legal frameworks to address the needs of these peoples.
The ILO report also said that the number of indigenous peoples was higher than previously thought and accounted to more than six per cent of the world population. This meant that over 476 millions (more than the combined population of the US and Canada) form the indigenous population and among them more than 80 per cent live in middle income countries. It is also said that there are more than 5.000 distinct indigenous communities in 90 countries.
Pointing out that the livelihood and economic activities of several indigenous peoples have exchanged, the ILO said that about 45 per cent of them are now outside of the agricultural sector. It said that more than 86 per cent of them work in the informal economy and this economy l associated with lack of social protection and poor working conditions.
When talking of Indigenous women, the ILO said that these women have the lowest chance of basic education and are likely to be in much poverty. These women also have the highest participation (about 34 per cent) in contributing to family work. However, only about a quarter of them are having salaried work.


'JK will soon have a democratic Govt'
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has said that the upcoming assembly elections in the state will pave the way for the establishment of the democratic government.india Updated: Nov 05, 2008 15:12 IST
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has said that the upcoming assembly elections in the state will pave the way for the establishment of the democratic government.
There was no alternative to the people's government, Vohra said during an interaction with officers of National Defence College, including US, Nigeria, Japan, Nepal and Senegal, currently on a visit to the state, in Srinagar on Tuesday. He also expressed hope that the people of the state will take part in the democratic exercise in a big way.
The elections to the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly are being held in seven phases beginning on November 17.
He said that efforts have been made to ensure that the contestants and the political parties can move freely for campaigning in a secured atmosphere.
For ensuring free and fair elections, he said, the Election Commission of India has deployed "observers" across the length and breadth of the state.
Led by Vice Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin, the Commandant of the NDC, the delegation comprised 15 Course Members, including the senior ranking Army officers from Nigeria, Nepal, US, Japan and Senegal.
Three faculty members, Major General P S Sidhu, Commander G S Mehta and Commander Amrit Nagpal also participated in the interaction.


Fuat Oktay says Ankara has sent masks, gloves and respirators across the globe to help countries in their battle against novel coronavirus.
Turkey has sent medical aid to 80 countries to fight the novel coronavirus, the country’s vice president said on Thursday.
“We have had the opportunity to help 80 countries that have asked us for help so far,” Fuat Oktay said in an interview with online channel Yozgat Camlik TV.
Turkey has 144,749 confirmed coronavirus cases and 4,007 deaths. The country has slowly started lifting its restrictions on movement as daily recoveries outnumber daily cases.
The main demand from countries has been face masks, gloves and ventilators, Oktay said.
He said two-thirds of the countries in the world had requested assistance from Turkey.
After the outbreak in Wuhan, China in December, the virus which causes Covid-19 has spread to more than 200 countries and regions.
The pandemic has killed more than 302,000 people worldwide with more than 4.4 million confirmed cases.


Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) claimed late Tuesday that the government is plotting to axe the candidacy of MDP’s candidates for the upcoming Local Council Elections.
In a statement, MDP reiterated that the state is refusing to hold the local elections within the period of time specified in the Constitution and has compromised the elections’ independence and fairness. MDP also declared that the government is forcing the Elections Commission and judicial courts to act such that public trust in the elections has been lost.
The opposition party condemned the government’s alleged plan to abolish the candidacy of MDP’s hopefuls for the Local Council Elections and called on the state to put an immediate stop to such plots. Stating that the government is unconstitutionally using Police to frame opposition candidates as a means to axe their candidacies, MDP further accused the state of delaying the local elections to ensure more time to do away with rival candidates.
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Pakistan Tehreek -i-Insaf (PTI) Member National Assembly from Bakkhar Dr. Afzal Khan Dhandala on Saturday said that his party government is working with full dedication for the betterment of deprived sections of society.
Talking to APP, he said that the PTI government has introduced various welfare schemes which are benefiting the people of backward areas. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan government ensured equal distributions of funds across the country.
PTI MNA Dr. Afzal Khan Dhandla said that all issues would be resolved according to the commitment made with the people of the country.


(MENAFN – Trend News Agency) The European Union stands ready to provide financial assistance for education sector reform in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports citing 24KG.
At least â¬ 32 million has been allocated to support Kyrgyzstan’s Republican budget for 2019-2021.
The day before, the report of the European Union assessment mission on the implementation of the third tranche under the terms of the financial agreement âContract for the reform of the education sectorâ, signed between Kyrgyzstan and the European Union, was discussed at the Ministry of Education and Science yesterday.
In the near future, the report will be sent to the EU office in Brussels. It is expected that the last third tranche of 7.7 million euros will be transferred to the state budget in 2021 in the form of a grant based on the report on the implementation of the indicators of the third tranche.
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Govt fulfilling all promises, says Ahsan
SIALKOT – Federal Minister for Interior Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said the PML-N government was fulfilling its all promises made with the public and raising their living standard besides overcoming the energy crisis.
He said this while addressing a big public gathering in Narowal.
He said relationship between the PLM-N and public was a relation of prosperity and progress.
The minister said in 2013 Pakistan was considered the most dangerous country of the world due to terrorism and deteriorating law and order situation, and loadshedding was 20 hours long while the industrial activity was hampered due to power shortage. He added that due to its strong policies, the PML-N government had been able to overcome the energy shortage.
The minister said the PML-N government had completed a record number of social welfare and human development projects across the country.
The minister vowed to continue the journey of light by curbing the menace of ignorance and inherited darkness in the country as the agenda of the PML-N government was the agenda of light.
Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan had successfully foiled the international conspiracy of spreading sectarian violence in the country on religious grounds.
Earlier, Ahsan Iqbal also attended the health conference at the DHQ Hospital Narowal.


The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen to three after two more people tested positive.
Addressing the nation President Uhuru Kenyatta said the two new cases came into contact with the first victim
“As you may recall, when we first announced the confirmation of the first case, we stated that we had traced 27 persons who had come into contact with the first patient. We have since tested the 27 people at our National Influenza Center.
“Today, we have received confirmation of two more cases of the coronavirus. The two have tested positive as a result of coming into contact with the first patient,” said Kenyatta.
The president stated that the victims have since been moved into the Kenyatta National Hospital isolation facility.
“Our health officials have already moved them into Kenyatta National Hospital isolation facility. The medical teams are closely monitoring the patients who are reported to be in stable condition and are responding well to treatment,” said Kenyatta.


ISLAMABAD : The government has decided to form a parliamentary commission to identify the people behind the economic crisis.
According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the relevant authorities to consult Parliament for the commission, which was approved in the federal cabinet meeting held on October 11.
The commission will investigate causes of the present economic crisis and identify those responsible behind it, sources said.
Sources further said a resolution regarding the formation of the parliamentary commission has been submitted in the National Assembly Secretariat by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry.
The information minister is expected to present the resolution in the National Assembly, which states the joint parliamentary commission will present a report regarding the people responsible for the economic crisis in a month’s time.
After identifying the people responsible behind the prevalent economic crisis, the commission will present relevant recommendations to the government that will then decide on appropriate action.


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US plans to enhance military substructure in Australia, Guam
(MENAFN) American President Joe Biden requested the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “to conduct a global posture review to ensure the footprint of American service members worldwide is correctly sized and supports strategy.”
The US Pentagon believes that the review will aid it “best allocate military forces in pursuit of our national interests.”
On Monday, Nov. 29 an executive from the Pentagon stated, the US intends to rely on a “range of infrastructure improvements” in Australia and Guam, containing a renewal for its present military substructure and a development for fresh centers in the area.
Dr. Mara Karlin, the acting Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, mentioned: “In Australia, you'll see new rotational fighter and bomber aircraft deployments. You'll see Ground Forces Training and increased logistics cooperation.”
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President Mamnoon Hussain has said that Muslim Countries should work in unison for attaining progress and stability by avoiding mutual differences.
Talking to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen Abdulmalik Abduljalil al-Mekhlafi in Islamabad President said that Pakistan wants to contribute in the progress and stability of Yemen and desires that peace will be restored soon in the country.
He said war has badly affected Yemen and expressed optimism that peace will soon be restored in the country.
Mamnoon Hussain said Pakistan supports the efforts of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadhi for peace in the Country and regards him as the legitimate leader and Pakistan will continue to support him.
He said that Pakistan will continue to support Yemen for peace and progress in the region.


Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says public issues will be resolved whilst the country will move progressively forward through a new initiative.
The Prime Minister said the new program will be implemented in the near future.
Speaking at an event in Thalawathugoda the Premier said the new initiative was discussed with the President.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said the program was also discussed and ideas exchanged with a group of Ministers of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party.
Premier Wickremesinghe said the objective of the new initiative is to take the country forward.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said at present Sri Lanka cannot be considered a low income country.
The Premier however said Sri Lanka which is presently identified as a middle income country could be identified as a higher middle income country in the future.
The Prime Minister said the country is currently being prepared for such a change.


JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – The Junction City Police Department says there is one common denominator among dozens of car break-ins throughout the city.
On Monday, the Junction City Police Department used social media to warn residents that law enforcement has seen an increase in the number of vehicle burglaries since the start of the year. Police are encouraging people to lock their cars to help slow the trend.
“In nearly every instance, the victimized vehicle was left unlocked overnight,” the Junction City Police Department said Monday.
To reduce the chance items in your car will be stolen, police want residents to lock their cars and remove any valuables that can be seen.


Delhi University approves nine new courses for aspirants
25 Oct 2018
Nine new courses, including one on Disability Studies and Literary Representations, have been approved by a panel of the Delhi University on Wednesday.
A Standing Committee on Academic Matters approved the course on Disability Studies and Literary Representations that will be a part of master's course offered by the varsity's English Department, said Professor Hansraj Suman, an academic council member.
These recommendations will be forwarded to the Academic Council
Suman mooted for the inclusion of views of Louis Braille and Helen Keller in the course and stressed that project work should be a part of the course.
There was a discussion about ensuring the students get to do an internship under the course so that they can also get employment.
The committee also approved the choice based credit system for MA courses.
The committee also recommended the usage of modern technologies
The committee also recommended for inclusion of writings of Dr. BR Ambedkar and usage of modern technologies and the necessity of an audio-visual lab for teaching purposes.
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BAJAUR: Deputy Commissioner Bajaur, Usman Mehsud Thursday chaired a meeting convened to discuss arrangements for upcoming polio campaign.
The meeting among others was attended by concerned officials and representatives of health and local government.
Participants expressed satisfaction over the arrangements and stressed to aware general public about the disease and preventive measure to curtail its incidents.
The meeting was informed that arrangements have been finalized to achieve targets of upcoming polio campaign.
It was said that about 3000 consultative meetings have been arranged to create awareness among people about polio disease.
Parents and civil society members were also urged to support and cooperate polio teams to make the effort a success and secure future of next coming generation.


Baloch leaders believe that Pakistan is conspiring to destroy the peace and stability in the Kashmir region while demanding Kashmir as their own, while at the same time, crushing the demand of people in Balochistan through force.
“Baloch nation hopes that the United States and Europe will join Prime Minister Modi and hold Pakistan accountable for the crimes against humanity and the war crimes it has committed against the Baloch nation in 68 years of its occupation of Balochistan and during the five wars that the Baloch nation has fought with Pakistan to win its national freedom,” Baloch said.
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Meanwhile, Brahumdagh Bugti, the president of the Baloch Republican Party, thanked PM Modi and hoped that the Indian government, Indian media and the whole Indian nation would not only raise their voices for the Baloch nation but also strive to help practically the Baloch independence movement.
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President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that the incumbent government is taking adequate measures in connection with ease of doing business in the country.
Addressing a ceremony of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Achievement Awards in Islamabad, he said despite the Coronavirus pandemic and heavy odds, the government is striving to stabilize the national institutions.
The President said the development of institutions leads to an improved economic situation of the country.
He said due to lucrative packages of the government, our stock exchange has been declared as stable and people of the world are recognizing it.
Speaking on the occasion Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said the government has taken several steps to ensure ease of doing business in the country which will lead to increased exports.
He said the government is also focusing on Look Africa Policy to increase Pakistan’s exports to this larger market.


PATERSON, NJ - Crime victims in Paterson will soon have access to a dedicated advocate that will help connect them to vital resources in aid of their recovery, Mayor Andre Sayegh announced Wednesday.
“While we continue to focus on stopping crimes before they happen, we recognize that there is great need to support those that have been victimized,” Mayor Andre Sayegh said. “Now our police department will be able to do even more to help residents that are already overwhelmed, vulnerable, and not sure of their rights.”
Modeled after a similar program employed by the Passaic County Prosecutor, the office, which will be staffed by a full time Victim’s Rights Specialist and a part-time assistant, is being funded through a three-year $450,000 federal grant secured with the assistance of Congressman Bill Pascrell.
“Many survivors of crime carry trauma,” Pascrell said. “Early intervention and support can help alleviate that.”
Included in the services that the office will help connect crime victims to are housing, childcare, security, and job placement.
“This is the heart of community policing,” Pascrell, who also serves as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Law Enforcement, added.
Sayegh also said that the specialist will help crime victims “navigate the criminal justice system,” while Lt. Todd Pearl was even more direct when he said that it will help bridge the gap between “making the community safe and making them feel safe.”
Both positions will be filled early in the new year with the successful applicants immediately starting by “getting embedded in the community, building relationships, and making connections," Pearl said.


11 Counties Get Disaster Declaration
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’s pleased that President Obama has responded to his request, and that the declaration will bring much needed federal financial aid to communities that saw some of the worst flooding they’ve seen in decades.
More than 6,500 homes and businesses were without power and more than 130 families experience significant property damage during the storms that started May 12. A state of emergency was declared the Village of Gowanda.
FEMA’s preliminary damage estimate shows that the state and counties spent more than $28 million in response and recovery efforts.


Niger state government has advised Politicians to desist from making reckless statements that will worsen security challenges in the state.
The government warned politicians not to capitalize on the security challenges in the state for their selfish agenda.
Apparently referring to the statement by the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Senator David Umaru that the government is doing nothing despite the number of people killed last year by herdsmen, the Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa said the government is working with the security agencies to tackle the upsurge of kidnapping and cattle rustling in Rafi and Shiroro local government areas of the state.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Commissioner urged politicians in the state to join hands with the government in the roadmap to provide purposeful leadership.
His words, “The Government has advised politicians not to worsen any security challenges by capitalizing on such situation for selfish political agenda but join hands with the government in the roadmap to provide purposeful leadership.”
He said that the government was worried that people of questionable characters have capitalized on the border with the notorious Birni Gwari forest of Kaduna State to infiltrate the state but assured the people of the state that the government has mobilized security agencies to curb the rising trends.
He however appeal to the people to cooperate with the security agents by offering useful information that will lead to the arrest of the criminals terrorizing innocent people of the area.
The Commissioner reiterated that the government will always remain committed to making sure that those perpetrating the criminal acts in Rafi and shiroro local government areas of the state were made to face the full wrath of the law.
“As a government we are assuring security agencies of the government readiness to always cooperate them to rid the state of criminal activities and criminalities, because we understand the importance of their role to achieving our targeted development goals” Vatsa stated.


Iran to IAEA: False claims against Iran’s peaceful activities have to stop
(MENAFN) Iran’s nuclear head Mohammad Eslami stated on Monday that false claims aimed at Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities have to stop.
Talking at the yearly conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, Eslami was firm on the necessity of an impartial verification of Iran’s nuclear program by the Vienna-based UN group.
“We expect for the sake of its reputation the Agency does not allow certain elements raise again old allegations under different pretexts” which were answered in 2015, Elsami said.
He went on to say, “There is no undeclared nuclear activity or material in Iran and all allegations are based on forged and incorrect information by the usurper regime of Israel. The Islamic Republic of Iran truly expects the Agency conduct its reporting, monitoring and verification in a more professional, impartial and independent manner.”
Eslami added that according to a strategic comprehensive document, agreed at the national level, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is tasked to produce 20 percent of the nation’s power use from atomic energy.
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KOLKATA: West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra and CPI(M) member and Leader of the Opposition Surya Kant Mishra today differed on the amount of debt piled up during 34 years of Left Front rule and the quantum likely to accumulate during the first five years of Trinamool rule.
Replying to a question in the Assembly raised by Mishra about the quantum of market borrowings during the fiscals 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-14 of Trinamool regime, Mitra said that the amount was Rs 63,400 crore.
Mitra said that 92 per cent of this amount was spent in repaying the principal amount and interest for loans taken during the previous Left Front regime.
To this, Mishra said that earlier the finance minister had informed the Assembly that the amount of debt accumulated during 34 years of Left Front rule was Rs 1.87 lakh crore.
But during the present Trinamool rule which started from May 2011, the incremental debt was Rs 1.11 lakh crore, he said, indicating that proportionate loan taken during the Trinamool regime was much higher.
He also said that revenue growth was also falling and the entry tax which was levied by the present government could not be implemented.
Mishra also said that the government was also indulging in wasteful expenditure as well.
Mitra countered that the state had been able to bring down the fiscal and revenue deficits while the debt/GSDP ratio was falling.
When SUCI member Tarun Naskar asked whether the government was planning about giving more DA to its employees, Mitra said that the question was not pertinent at all.


Car bombing kills 9 in Iraqi capital
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in a car bombing in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a security and medical source.
A car-bomb exploded at a marketplace in al-Rashidiya, a Shia-majority district in northern Baghdad, Interior Ministry official Nazim al-Zamili told Anadolu Agency.
Health official Ihsan Radi said nine people were killed and 30 others injured in the attack.
'A number of the injured are in a critical condition,” he said.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the bombing.
Tuesday";s attack came one week after a car bombing killed more than 290 people in a Shia district in Baghdad.
The fallout of this attack included the resignation of Iraqi interior minister Mohamed al-Ghalban and the sacking of a number of top security officials.
Iraq has suffered a devastating security vacuum since mid-2014, when Daesh captured Mosul and overran large swathes of territory in the northern and western parts of the country.
By Ibrahim Salih
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Today we have been at school all the morning.
First we have attended classes with our partners and then we have done two workshops.
In the first one, we have done Christmas decoration
with some candels.
In the second one,
we have been baking cookies, yummy!
See the photos here!


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Family lauded for adoptions
A West Fargo family that reunited five siblings through adoption now has a date with the White House.
Jason and Dana Mitzel were notified recently by the state's congressional delegation that they have been selected to receive the Angels in Adoption award and to represent North Dakota in the Adoptive Family Portrait Project.
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