Turkish stake acquisition to expand Emirates NBD's operations
(MENAFN) Baking operations of Dubai's Emirates NBD are affirmed to enjoy a growth through its purchase of stakes in Turkey's Denizbank.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, the lender's spokesperson said that "Turkey has strong trade and people linkages with multiple countries where Emirates NBD is present, like the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia."
The spokesperson added that "by linking Denizbank's Turkish and Austrian operations to our existing network, we would be able to capture a greater share of banking business between these countries and serve our customer base better."
He explained that it is anticipated for key cooperation fields to include trade finance, cash management, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking.
He added "Denizbank has a strong talent pool comprising of seasoned and experienced banking professionals and IT personnel in Turkey, providing Emirates NBD the opportunity to leverage human resources synergies post acquisition."
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Sindh Government at the advice of irrigation experts has made a technical cut in Manchhar Lake to avoid inundation of major towns in the area and their populace.
The Sindh Minister of Information Sharjeel Inam addressing press conference in Karachi on Sunday said the crack in the bank of the lake was made at a place where there would be minimal damage to the infrastructure and people.
The Minister further said water level in the Manchar Lake had reached to dangerous level and there was danger that the lake would start overflowing and inundate Sehwan and Bhan Sayedabad towns, having huge population.
Sharjeel Inam said the technical breach will affect only six union councils.
He said the government has already evacuated the population of the mentioned UCs to safe places while Chief Minister Sindh is already personally monitoring the situation there.
Source: Radio Pakistan


North Macedonia Health Minister Venko Filipce reported six more coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths since the pandemic broke out to 466.
The minister said in a Facebook post that 1,025 people had been tested over the previous 24 hours, including 128 who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. There are 4,183 active cases in the country with 41 of those patients on ventilators.
A total of 96,194 people have been tested during the pandemic, 10,213 of who tested positive, the minister said.
The North Macedonia Public Health Institute said that 137 more patients had recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 5,564.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Algeria on Saturday decided to recall its ambassador to France for consultations over controversial statements of French President Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
"Algeria recalls its ambassador in Paris, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, for consultations, and a press release will be announced on the issue," according a statement of the President Office.
It further noted that "recalling Algerian ambassador to Paris comes in response to irresponsible statements attributed to French President Macron over Algeria."
Algeria categorically rejects the statements of Macron which "constitute interference in its domestic affairs," it added.
The French media said earlier on Saturday that Macron made some remarks during a short dialogue with a group of young people whose parents or grandparents fought with the French army against Algerian revolutionists during the Algerian war (1954-1962).
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The Assam Legislative Assembly members on Friday asked the government to generate strong awareness against cruel acts such as witch-hunting and other superstitious practices.
The members also asked the government to provide suitable financial aid to the families of these victims and also to the survivors of these cruel practices, according to reports.
In response to the request of the members , Assam social welfare minister Pramila Rani Brahma said that the government is considering to give every kind of financial assistance to the families who had to lost their dear ones due to superstitious acts.
She said that she had urged the MLAs to support the NGOs that have been fighting against social evils.
She also added that the Social Welfare Department is working with the Assam State Women’s Commission to create awareness among the people.
Brahma also said that the police also needs to take action against the miscreants who carry out the heinous acts of killings in the name of superstitions.
The minister said that the Social Welfare Department is taking every possible step to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
Brahma informed that a total of 133 cases of witch-hunting have been reported across the state since 2001.
She added that the incidents of witch hunting are high in 17 districts of Assam, mostly in Kokrajhar district which has so far reported 45 deaths.
After Kokrajhar, the districts of Chirang and Goalpara have reported 24 deaths and 17 deaths due to incidents of witch hunting.
In Tinsukia and Udalguri districts, 30 persons are reported to have been killed due to witch hunting.
The number of persons killed due to witch hunting in Nagaon, Sonitpur and Karbi Anglong districts are 10, 8 and 6 respectively.
Opposition Congress legislator, Durga Bhumji alleged that the social welfare and home departments are not doing their jobs seriously. He demanded that the state government come out with policies to support the families of victims.


Accident during a police hot pursuit — allegedly with gun toting cops
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several senior officials at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) have voiced their concern regarding an incident early Sunday morning at Vaitogi when a cop allegedly cocked a rifle pointed at bystanders who were trying to help an officer who was injured when the police vehicle he was in ran off the road and went into a ditch.
Two senior officials within DPS told Samoa News this week that the officer who drove the police unit (DPS 13) that crashed has also been involved in two other separate car accidents, all involving DPS police units, but nothing has been done to address the issue.
People who were at the scene during the accident told Samoa News that cops aimed guns at people who rushed to offer help and rescue police officers after the accident.
A caller, who contacted Samoa News about the accident, said that people of Vaitogi who lived near the area where the accident took place rushed to the scene to help after they saw that one of the occupants was injured.
The rescuers were shocked when another officer got out and was walking around holding a gun aimed towards people — the same people who were trying to help the cop who was injured.
The caller told Samoa News that cops take an oath to protect the people but what these rescuers experienced with the gun-toting cops on the weekend did not make them feel safe. The caller further stated that the police unit was in pursuit of a Titan truck that was heading from Vaitogi village towards the intersection with Iliili when the police vehicle skidded off the road and crashed into the ditch.
These comments from members of the public have not been confirmed or denied by the DPS.
In addition, Samoa News sought comments from Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson via email but he did not respond as of news time.


Joykisan questions BJP's stand on UNC
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 27 2017:
MPCC spokesperson, Kh Joykisan has said that the United Naga Council (UNC) would be declared as an unlawful organisation.
Speaking to media persons at Congress bhavan today, he said that the State Government is planning to declare the UNC as an unlawful organisation due to the hardships imposed on the people of the State by its economic blockade.
He said, "Two people have already lost their lives and many more injured as a result of the UNC's economic blockade which has also led to the destruction of numerous vehicles, trucks and essential commodities" .
He said that the State Government would take up steps to declare the UNC as an unlawful organisation due to the suffering and hardships faced by the public.
Expressing belief that the BJP State Unit will support the State Government's recommendation to the Central Government to declare the UNC as an unlawful organisation, he said that the BJP State Unit should make the public aware of its stand regarding the matter.
"Let the people know which party is trying to bring peace and stability to the State", he said.
Slamming BJP, Joykisan said, "As long as the BJP keeps favouring NSCN (IM) over the people of Manipur, the blockade will never end" .
Questioning the motive behind Himanta Biswa Sarma's promise to end the economic blockade if PR was implemented in the State for two days, Joykisan asked whether the BJP is planning to retract the seven newly formed districts in the State or give in to the demand of South Nagaland.


(MENAFN) Tens of thousands of school teachers, university workers and lecturers, train drivers, as well as civil servants are between the staff walking out as part of Wednesday’s countrywide protest in the UK.
This kind of extended protest activity has not occurred since a last pay conflict 12 years ago when over a million employee invaded the streets.
The National Education Union states that nearly 300,000 teachers through England alone are protesting as they have dealt with a minimum of 23 percent real-term pay reduction in the last 13 years.
Like several others in different areas, teachers are also requesting a raise higher than the climbing double-digit inflation level in the nation.
Whereas a majority of schools are either completely or to a degree shutdown, tourism is also affected with staff setting up picket lines as well as rallies.
Nearly 100,000 civil servants from 124 public sectors have attended the protest as well.
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1.25 lakh Indian banks and financial companies still have outstanding loans to foreign companies, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Monday.
The banks and the financial companies in question had outstanding loans worth nearly Rs. 20,000 crore as of December 31, which stood at Rs. 9,943 crore at the end of September.
They have borrowed more than Rs. 7,200 crore from foreign firms since 2009, according the data.
“These companies can still access our infrastructure, including the ports, which are essential to them.
But as the Indian government has taken a tough stand against corruption, these companies are unable to access these infrastructure,” RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
Rajan said that foreign companies will have to do more to attract investments from Indian banks if they want to secure loans from Indian lenders.
He also said that the Government has initiated an aggressive campaign to increase foreign investment in India, which will help the sector grow and grow at a more rapid rate.
The RBI said that since the country’s new prime minister Narendra Modi took office in May last year, the government has initiated a series of initiatives to increase investments.
The Government has also announced a $500 crore funding programme for Indian firms to develop products and services in other markets.


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NYIOMBO Investments Limited has refuted claims by government that it has failed to distribute inputs under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).
In an interview with the Daily Nation company Operations Manager Kwazi Dlamini said that his company has distributed over 90 per cent of the required inputs under the 2012/2013 farming season.
Mr. Dlamini said that assertions from some government officials among them Ministers that the company had failed to distribute the inputs were incorrect and misleading to the members of the public and farmers.
“Reports that we have failed to manage the FISP programme or that we have failed to distribute the inputs is unfounded. Nyiombo has distributed over 90 per cent of the total requirement of the inputs for the 2012/2013 farming season. We were contracted to procure and distribute 93 000 metric tones of fertilizer and we have so far done about 82 000 metric tones and the remaining will be completed by next week,” he said.
He said that government should also realize that in the past ten years of the FISP programme, Nyiombo had successfully completed the distribution of inputs early this year.
Mr. Dlamini said that the claims by some government officials were unfair as the company had committed itself to all contractual obligations.
He revealed that the company had so far lost about K10 billion in transportation of the commodity because of the non functioning of the railway system.
“We had to change the mode of transportation of these inputs because of the non functional railway system and therefore, as a company we lost about US$2 million (K10 billion). That is how committed we are,” he said.
Mr. Dlamini also said that government should realize that the Anti-Corruption Investigation (ACC) on the company had also affected the distribution of the inputs.
He said that his company was part of the success the country had recorded in the past in the agriculture sector such as the past bumper harvests, adding, “even under difficult conditions we have worked tirelessly to ensure that we stick to our contractual obligations and claims by government that we have failed to distribute inputs are not only misleading but also unfounded.”
Last week Minister of Agriculture Emmanuel Chenda was quoted as having said that Nyiombo had failed to distribute the inputs under the FISP programme.


The Assam government has decided to provide minority certificates to six minority communities in the state, said state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta on Sunday.
Speaking to ANI, Mahanta said that the people of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis will be provided minority certificates.
“Assam Cabinet has decided to provide minority certificates to the people of six religious minority communities – Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis,” said Mahanta.
The decision was taken during the state cabinet meeting held in Guwahati under the chairmanship of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (ANI)


Hours after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced that the state government has decided to ask newly constituted State Vigilance Commission (SVC) to probe the infamous drug scam, Chief Vigilance Commissioner Kuldeep Khoda Monday said that the Commission was prepared for the task.
“We would ensure transparent investigation into the scam,” Khoda told a local news agency, KNS. He, however, said that the case has not been formally transferred to the Commission yet.
“I also heard Chief Minster telling media about it, but the Commission has not formally received an communication, may be we receive it in a couple of days,” he added.
Sources said that the Commission was still to occupy its office in Srinagar which might take some days before the library block of the old Secretariat approved by the government is cleared for them.
Pertinently Government has already approved the library block in the old secretariat Srinagar as the office for the Vigilance Commission.


Recycling and taking the bus seen as simple way to tackle climate change
A survey looking at attitudes to public transport in the UK has concluded that leaving the car at home is seen as one of the key ways individuals can make a difference to the environment.
The YouGov poll, which quizzed around 8,000 adults, showed that while recycling is head and shoulders above the other contenders when it comes to making the people feel empowered on environmental issues, using public transport more was seen as the second most effective way to ‘do our bit’.
Almost 80% of respondents said they would consider recycling more, while around a third said they might use public transport more, with slightly less saying they might improve their loft insulation.
Surprisingly, more people said they would consider erecting a wind turbine at home (22%) than would think about cutting back on foreign holidays (20%).
Environmental issues were way down the list of most people’s priority problems, trumped by the state of the economy, fear of crime, the state of the NHS and Britain’s education system and levels of taxation.
Almost one in 20 people said they were not, and had never been, concerned about the environment.
The poll delved more deeply into attitudes about public transport, and found that the cost of running a car, fears about congestion and faster and more reliable buses and trains were more likely to drive people to take public transport than environmental concerns.
Air pollution and climate change were bottom of people’s list of things that might make them change their habits, trumped even by a hike in car parking fees.
The poll was commissioned by public transport provider First Group, whose chief executive Sir Moir Lockhead, said: “This poll makes clear that the public are increasingly viewing travelling by public transport as one of the most realistic ways they can do their bit to reduce our impact on the environment.
“Many people are becoming more concerned about the environment and the majority of those have switched, or plan to switch, some of their journeys from car to bus, coach and train.”


Jamshedpur : BJP National Vice President Raghubar Das today said that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi campaign in Jharkhand proved to be a flop show.
Raghubar Das said that the people of Jharkhand in first phase has already made clear stance. Majority of the BJP government in the state shall be such that the condition of the Congress and JMM after the election will have to find their remains.
During Sunday’s election campaign Raghuvar Das sought votes for BJP. I have campaigned in different assembly constituencies going to poll in the first phase and the response has been overwhelmingly in favour of BJP.
He appealed the people of Jharkhand to vote for BJP as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at Centre has shown remarkable success on all fronts.
The people of Jharkhand have been fed up with political instability during the last 14 years and have made up their minds to vote for BJP to install a majority government to march on the path of development.”


Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Nomalungelo Gina says Cabinet is keeping an eye on the security situation in the country after the July unrest and wants to ensure the riots are not witnessed again.
Gina told members of the National Council of Provinces that what happened in July should not happen again.
She said members of the Cabinet were concerned and they discussed this in meetings from time to time to ensure that the country is prepared when there was a similar situation and it could be contained.
They were also talking to the investors about their safety and security environment.
She said it was in the interest of South Africa there was stability.
Gina said the issue of security remained on top of the agenda of Cabinet ministers.
“As government, I can assure you, it’s one item that when seated even in the Cabinet committee meetings and for sure even the Cabinet ministers they do look at that and say what is it that they can do to make sure that we are aware and we are prepared for such things. Are there measures and controls that we can put in place in making sure that we don’t find ourselves in the same situation we found ourselves in,” said Gina.
She said they were also working with the SAPS to ensure there was stability.
They also rely on the police to give them information on the security environment.
Gina also said the businesses that were affected by the violence and looting reported their cases to the police.
However, she said she would not be able to respond to questions on the people arrested for the violence and looting.
Gina said they work with the SAPS on the cases related to the unrest. This related to businesses that were destroyed during the looting in July.
“I can assure you chairperson and honourable members that the department of police is working on that and as the Department of Trade and Industry we fully rely on the updates that we are getting from the police,” she said.
She said that she would not say how many have been arrested for the July unrest and that was in the domain of the police.


Veterans Day program has new twist
Veteran organizations need more members.
Young people should be more aware of the sacrifices veterans have made in defending the country’s freedom through the generations.
Cemetery associations are having a hard time maintaining graveyards where many veterans are laid to rest.
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IAS officer’s association representatives have met the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy at the secretariat on Tuesday and complained to him about the reported statement of the minor irrigation minister T G Venkatesh that non-functioning IAS officers should be shot dead.They told the CM that the minister has repeated his statement instead of expressing his regrets after they protested. They have asked the Chief Minister to take suitable action against the minister.
It is learnt that the IAS officers association has initially thought of filing a police case against the minister for inciting violence against them. They have also consulted legal experts who said there was a clear case and they could complain to the police. However wiser counsel prevailed and the association leaders first wanted to talk to the Chief Minister who was then in East Godavari district tour. They have met the Chief Minister who has come back on Tuesday. It is learnt that the IAS officers would wait for the Chief Minister to reprimand the minister before going to the police.
IAS officers are stating that the statement of the minister might embolden people to attack officers in the field.It is learnt that TGV was peeved when officers chose to ignore his instructions of de-silting minor tanks and irrigation canals before the onset of monsoon, despite his being the concerned minister and order-issuing authority.


LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Lafayette City Council members, the clerk and the mayor are all getting sworn into office Monday before their meeting.
As we previously reported all council members were re-elected.
Cindy Murray and Mayor Roswarski were also re-elected.
Judge Steve Meyer will be at the city building to conduct the ceremony.
Mayor Roswarski said it's good to get this done before the end of the year and it shows the good work the council has been able to do.
"I think people are happy with the job we are doing," said Roswarski. "I think they know we have a group of people that understand the vision we need when it comes to infrastructure, when it comes to quality of life initiatives, when it comes to public safety, when it comes to being good stewards of their money."
The swearing-in ceremony will happen at 5:45 p.m. Monday in the city building.


PESHAWAR, Oct 21: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Information Minister Shah Farman on Monday claimed that peace talks between the government and the Taliban were underway, and wished that the talks would succeed.
`If peace talks succeed, that will be a defeat to the political elements, who are opposing them,` he told visitors at his office here, says a handout.
The minister said some political parties feared that the success of dialogue would expose their real face and their future would be bleak.
He said such political forces had kept the whole country, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in a state of war for the last 10 years and had on other hand enjoyed the benefits of the government for own interests.
Mr Shah Farman said denial of the Taliban about involvement in Peshawar bomb blasts were a clear proof that anti-state elements were busy sabotaging the peace process.
He said the time had proved that bomb blasts at public places were meant to harass the people and destroy the peaceful environment.
The minister said after the Taliban distanced themselves from bomb blasts, the government was carrying out investigation to find the real culprits and their nefarious designs.
He said the government was also in the process of investigating the groups assisting such anti-state elements. Mr Shah Farman said corrupt elements were making hue and cry whenever the government took action against them.


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Former President Asif Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-e-Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the statement, the political situation in the country was discussed at the meeting held in the Prime Minister’s House.
Sources said the situation after the announcement of election by the President was also discussed in the meeting.
It should be noted that President Arif Alvi approved the date of April 30 for the Punjab elections.


UP government doles out Rs 25000 each to Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims
During a function organised at his official residence to felicitate the pilgrims, the Chief Minister said the grant being given for the first time was "a small contribution from the government to motivate others to get information about yatra and undertake it".
Yadav said that realising the importance of Kailash Mansarovar, Ram Manohar Lohia had raised the issue for the first time in Parliament.
Religious Endowment Minister Anand Singh said that for the first time 31 pilgrims were being felicitated and given cheques of Rs 25,000 each.
The Chief Minister said that those who have undertaken the yatra were courageous and true nature lovers as it required strong will power and faith to cover the rough terrain.
He appreciated the initiative by the religious endowment department and hoped that more people would be inspired to undertake the yatra.
Speaking on the occasion, president of Mansarovar Nishkam Sewa Samiti Uday Kaushik termed the government's decision as historical and said that UP has entered the list of select states which provide financial assistance for Kailash Mansarovar yatra.


RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held a phone call Tuesday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Saudi Press Agency said in a statement.
During the call, they discussed the work of the G20 countries, which the Kingdom is chairing this year, and the efforts made within its meetings to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
King Salman said he hoped the G20 would continue their efforts to face the challenges of the pandemic to help the global economy.
Johnson praised the Kingdom’s “leadership of the G20 meetings and managing the collective action to confront the consequences of the pandemic,” the statement added.
He also said that he hopes their two countries would further develop and strengthen their bilateral relations.


Juba, May 1, 2020 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s ministry of health said Friday that the number of Coronavirus has increased from 35 to 45, raising fears the virus could devastate the young nation with a poor health sector.
The government the new ten cases include normal citizens who have no history of traveling outside the country and truck drivers.
South Sudan has in the past downplayed the significance of the virus and even accused United Nations personnel of bringing the COVID-19 to the country. The government also disclosed last month to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) that one UN employee who was tested positive for the virus fled the country.
In March, the United States donated $8 million dollars to South Sudan to fight against the Coronavirus.


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Hargeisa (SD) – The Somaliland Ministry of Health has today received a third consignment of 30,000 Covid-19 vaccines, donated by the French government through the COVAX International Fund.
“The Ministry of Health would like to thank everyone who took part in the vaccination, including the French government and the COVAX fund, we are also grateful to all international agencies, especially WHO and UNICEF,” the ministry said in a statement.
Senior officials from WHO and UNICEF, meanwhile, emphasized the importance of vaccination against the virus and thanked the ministry for its fight against the infection.
The donation will enable another 30,000 Somalilanders to be vaccinated, previously about 60,000 people were vaccinated, mostly government employees, teachers and health workers.
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Mombasa, KENYA: Police on Wednesday had to fire live bullets in the air to rescue two criminal gang members from an irate mob in Likoni, Mombasa.
The two who were in a company of five, are said to have attacked a woman and robbed her before they were cornered.
“The two suspects are nursing serious injuries at Coast General hospital with life-threatening injuries,” police said.
Area DCI boss Henry Ndombi said the officers were notified of the incident by the public and when police were deployed the two suspects had been seriously beaten.
He said the suspects were armed with machetes and other crude weapons.
One of the suspects has been identified as Cocktail and is alleged to be a member of Wajukuu wa bibi criminal gang.
The DCI boss said the woman attacked was taken to a nearby hospital and later discharged.
“She has recorded the statement with police, and the investigations have started,” said the DCI boss.
The suspects allegedly demanded the money from the woman and by the time the alarm was raised others had robbed her a cellphone.
He said a manhunt for three others who escaped is underway and asked the public to volunteer information to police which will lead to arrest.
Police have been grappling with criminal gangs alleged to have wreck havoc in the sub-county.
Late last year, top police commanders visited the sub-county and ordered police to weed out all criminal gangs in the area.
The operations started and police killed one suspect who had tried to attack police on patrol.


Chandigarh: A retired High Court judge who probed incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib when the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP government ruled Punjab on Wednesday alleged that the Congress government of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was trying to shield those responsible for the sacrilege cases.
Justice Zora Singh, a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, who probed the sacrilege cases and the violence related to it in 2015, told the media here that the present government in Punjab was unwilling to make the report of the Zora Singh Commission public.
“It is painful that the Commission constituted by the government to bring those responsible for the desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari and firing incident at Behbal Kalan in which two persons were killed was not in public domain,” said Justice Zora Singh, who recently joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The one-man Commission was constituted by then SAD-BJP government in Punjab. It submitted its report in 2016 but no action was taken by the SAD-BJP government.
The Congress government, which came to power in March 2017, junked the Commission’s report and set up its own inquiry Commission under Justice Ranjit Singh (retired).
Zora Singh said the Amarinder Singh government was shielding those behind the sacrilege incidents and the firing on people protesting against the sacrilege cases by not taking action against them.
“The Amarinder government has failed to make the report public,” he said, adding that he had done full justice during the inquiry.
He said that his report had clearly identified the culprits behind the incidents and the government and the Punjab Police were dragging their feet on taking action in the matter.
“The Parkash Singh Badal government, in cahoots with the police, did not want the accused to be brought to book and protected them,” Zora Singh alleged.


Echo Press Editorial: The tragic consequences of trying meth
An Alexandria father who has personally experienced the anguish of how methamphetamine can destroy the loving bond between parents and children visited with the newspaper the other day.
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Staff shakeup saves money
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The Director of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Health, Mutassem Muhaisen, warned of the increasing number of new cases with the mutated “Corona” virus strains, especially in the city of Ramallah, as the number exceeded 84 since the announcement of the presence of cases in Palestine.
Muhaisen also warned, in an interview with “Voice of Palestine” radio, today, Sunday, of the great resurgence of the virus, as 130 cases were recorded during the last twenty-four hours, due to the citizens’ lack of commitment to the procedures and instructions of the Ministry of Health.
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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said that Lagos State will begin its Health Insurance Scheme in the first quarter of 2018.
According to him, there is a law that allows the state to have its Health Insurance Scheme which is targeted at the most needy and poor who can’t afford ordinary health care.
Speaking at a forum recently, the governor said, “we believe that if we pull the resources of every other person in the state together, those who can’t afford will be able to have a chance to access healthcare which is the desire of most notable people”.
He said they will do everything possible to make sure that the Health Insurance starts early next year.
The project will allow people living in the state irrespective of tribe have a sense of inclusion which is one of the basic principles of good governance.


02 FEB 3304
Angeli Imperial Enterprises has announced that its campaign to clear the Wangal system of agitators has been a success. Hundreds of pilots responded to the appeal, taking to their ships to eliminate the criminals operating in the system.
Authorities in Wangal have extended their gratitude to those who participated in the operation.
Pilots who contributed to the initiative can now collect their rewards from Nelder City in the Wangal system.


Some 3,12,000 Syrians including 16 thousands children were killed since March 2011 in the ongoing civil war in Syria.
A human right organization in its report said that the civil war has compelled 48,00,000 citizens to turn into refugees while 67,00,000 people left their native areas due to the war.
The report said that some 27,00,000 Syrians took refuge in Turkey.
The report said that the civil war served as a blow to the economy of the country which was pushed back to three decades.
The revenue and infrastructure of Syrian was destroyed by the ongoing civil war.


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the terrorist incidents took place in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In a statement, the Prime Minister vowed to crush the nefarious designs of terrorists, who intend to spread chaos in Pakistan.
The Prime Minister said terrorism is a sensitive issue of national security, and a collective thinking and action plan are needed in this regard.
He categorically said that the state will not bow down to any terrorist group, and th terrorists will be dealt according to the law and the Constitution.
Shehbaz Sharif said the federal government will also address the external facilitation and hideouts of terrorists.
Appreciating the ample response of the armed forces, he said the entire nation will ultimately curb terrorism by supporting its brave forces.
The Prime Minister said the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go to waste. He said Operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad were important measures to eliminate terrorism in the country.
He said the great sacrifices of the armed forces, police, Rangers and other law enforcement agencies for the motherland are unforgettable.
The Prime Minister said the primary responsibility for law and order rests with the provinces, but the federal government cannot turn a blind eye to these serious issues.
Shehbaz Sharif said we will work together with provinces to fight terrorism.
He said the National Action Plan will be fully implemented to eliminate terrorism in the country.
He said increasing the capacity and efficiency of the provincial government is important in the eradication of terrorism and the federal government will assist in improving the professional capacity of counter-terrorism departments in al provinces.
He said the federal government will work with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to revamp its Counter Terrorism Department.
The Prime Minister said we will meet all the requirements of the armed forces and including provision of modern and sophisticated weapons and imparting professional training.
Source: Radio Pakistan


The Minister for Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has cleared the air over rumours making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari is on Ventilator.
There had been rumours that the president was down with Coronavirus.
The Minister countered the rumour at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday.
Lai who emphasised that the president was not sick said 4,370 Nigerians that had contact with suspected cases were still being traced.
He expressed the fear that cases of coronavirus might rise “exponentially” if communities were hit.


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The number of people infected with the coronavirus has increased in the Armenian-occupied Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.
Axar.az reports that according to the Armenian media, a total of 926 tests have been conducted so far, 46 of which were positive.
If the number of tests increases, the number of coronavirus patients will increase sharply.
It should be noted that the Armenian scholar Ismail Tanriverdi said that the Prime Minister of Armenia Nicole Pashkina contracted the coronavirus not during the meeting, as he said, but during the so-called elections in Karabakh.
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(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Cairo:The Arab League on Tuesday warned the United States against recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, describing such a move as "clear aggression" against Arabs.
The pan-Arab bloc held a delegates-level meeting at its Cairo headquarters, with Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit saying they had convened "given the danger of this matter".
"If it were to happen," he said, it would have "possible negative consequences not only for the situation in Palestine but also for the Arab and Islamic region".
"Successive American presidents since 1980 have realised its importance and the extent it threatens regional stability," Abul Gheit said.
"This decision would end the US role as a trusted mediator between the Palestinians and the (Israeli) occupying forces."
US President Donald Trump on Monday delayed a decision on the highly contentious issue -- a crucial question in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- after public warnings from allies and private phone calls between world leaders.
Trump has yet to take a final decision, US officials have said, but he is now expected to stop short of moving the embassy to Jerusalem -- though he may still recognise the city as Israel's capital.
Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital, and previous peace plans have stumbled over debates on whether, and how, to divide sovereignty or oversee holy sites.
In a statement after Tuesday's meeting, the Arab League delegates said in a resolution that the move would constitute "a clear assault on the Arab nation and the rights of Palestinians and all Muslims and Christians".
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Maria Police said officers are searching for a vehicle theft suspect who fled from police in the area near Santa Maria Tunnel Elementary School, causing the campus to go on lockdown Friday afternoon.
Officers searched the area while the school was on lockdown, and the lockdown was lifted around 1:30 p.m., according to the Santa Maria Police Department.
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(MENAFN) The prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification was declared to have been awarded to Dubai Investments' wholly-owned real estate subsidiary for its quality management system.
Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC) has won the ISO certification for several factors, including its high quality management and organizational excellence in real estate development.
"The ISO 9001 certification for DIRC is a major endorsement of the company's processes and systems in line with the international standards in the real estate sector," commented DIRC General Manager Obaid Mohammed Al Salami.
The general manager added "the certification recognizes and validates DIRC's achievements as well as its commitment to provide quality services and excellence across its entire operations."
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PFI was actively involved in inciting violence: UP DGP
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has said the Popular Front of India (PFI) was actively involved in the recent violence in the state during the anti-CAA protests and said they have enough evidence against the 25 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who have been arrested.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, UP DGP O.P. Singh said, "PFI was actively involved in the recent violence, which is why we have arrested 25 of their members. We have ample proof against them."
The UP Police has already sought a ban on the PFI, days after its complicity was suspected in the recent statewide violent protests against the amended citizenship law.
DGP OP Singh had said on Tuesday that he had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI after its Uttar Pradesh head, Wasim, and 16 other activists were arrested for allegedly masterminding the violence in the state capital during anti-CAA protests.
The state police have arrested 25 members of Popular Front of India, including its state head Wasim, in connection with the violence in the state capital during the protests against the amended Citizenship Act.
In Shamli district alone, 28 people, including 14 members of the PFI, have been arrested since December 19 for allegedly attempting to inciting violence during anti-CAA protests.


President Aliyev congratulates Azerbaijani athletes who made high achievements at Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games (UPDATE)
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the Azerbaijani athletes who made high achievements at Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.
"I sincerely congratulate Raman Saleh, who made us happy with his second gold medal, silver medallist Lamiya Valiyeva and bronze medallist Said Najafzade!" the president said in a post on his Twitter account.
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Bhubaneswar, July 24 (LocalWire): The state government today said that the first patient of Coronavirus who was administered Plasma Therapy has recovered and been discharged from hospital.
“Happy to share that a 48-year old female patient of Cuttack who was the first patient of Odisha treated with PlasmaTherapy (at Ashwini Covid hospital) has recovered and is being discharged today,” the State Health and Family Welfare Department said.
The government claimed that a total of 13 patients have been given and the treatment and the therapy seems to be working on them well.
The department also said that other patients who were given the therapy are also doing good.
“So far 13 patient have received plasma therapy in the state and most are recovering well,” the department said.
The State Health department who has now plasma banks in selected COVID Hospitals yesterday also announced making the facility available in MKCG Medical College at Berhampur and also at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar.


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Germany's imports and exports both increased year-on-year in
2022 amid the energy crisis and high inflation, according to
preliminary figures published by the Federal Statistical Office
(Destatis) on Thursday, trend reports citing xinhua .
Exports of Europe's largest economy rose by 14.3 percent
year-on-year to 1.56 trillion euros (1.72 trillion U.S. dollars),
while imports jumped 24.3 percent to a value of 1.49 trillion
The increases were 'largely based on price effects,' the German
Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) commented on the figures.
As with inflation, the development was mostly driven by soaring
Last year's export balance 'turns out to be less good than it
seems,' Tanja Goenner, chief executive of the Federation of German
Industries (BDI), said.
Germany's once sizable export surplus more than halved
year-on-year to less than 80 billion euros in 2022. According to
Destatis, this was the lowest figure since 2000 and the fifth
decline in succession.
The country's foreign trade started to show signs of weakening
in the second half of last year. In December 2022, both exports and
imports fell by more than 6 percent compared to the previous month,
according to the latest figures.
The 'massive decline' in exports last month was 'symptomatic of
a challenging year for German foreign trade overall,' DIHK expert
Melanie Vogelbach said.
(1 euro = 1.10 U.S. dollar)
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ROUND ROCK — Taylor police are warning residents about a scammer falsely posing as a police officer on the phone, according to a city news release.
A Williamson County resident received a phone call on Thursday from a person who said they were a Taylor police officer, the release said.
The scammer told the resident that there was suspicious activity on the resident’s social security number and police had begun an investigation into money laundering, according to the release.
It said the scammer then told the resident they needed to withdraw cash and meet them with the money, their bank card and their driver’s license at a location in Austin.
The resident called the Taylor Police Department and confirmed the call was a scam. Taylor Police will never call a resident and demand money as the result of an investigation, the release said.
Anyone who receives a similar call is asked to call police and report it immediately.


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After several meetings with the Imizamo Yethu community that started on Monday night, Mayor Patricia de Lille said the City will recommit to plans and accelerate its re-blocking project across Madiba Square, the Shooting Range site and Dontsa Yakhe at the same time.
Community leader Nosicelo Mtekatana said that in the meeting, De Lille told them that the City will again serve the interdict it obtained in March to people who have rebuilt their homes in the three areas.
“We are hoping that this time we will see a difference, because we cannot continue to stay like that [in temporary relocation areas], and we also hope that people [who rebuilt] will start moving today, so that re-blocking can begin,” said Mtekana.
She said a timeframe had not been given, but the community planned to engage more with the City to make sure that there were results this time.
Pamela Sofika, a resident who has rebuilt, confirmed that City officials were walking around the area on Tuesday handing out the interdict. She says they were giving the interdicts to anyone standing on the road, and not going door to door.
“They [the City] were suppose to act on the interdict on the first of June, but they didn’t, because they know we are within our rights to be here. We know the Constitution. We did not invade this land,” said Sofika.
She said the community were consulting their lawyers on the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act.


The UAE has announced 564 new cases of COVID-19.
According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), this now brings the total number of cases to 14,163.
Ministry officials have also revealed that seven people have died from the virus, which makes the total number of deaths 126 in the country.
Meanwhile, 99 more people have recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,763.
The recent numbers released come after 26,000 additional tests were conducted in the country.


Imran Khan says Qatari Prince came to Pakistan for Port Qasim deal
ISLAMABAD – PTI chairman Imran Khan has said that the government wants to protect former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he said that there is no government in the country.
He said that anarchy would have spread in the country had the Army not intervened to strike an agreement between the government and protesters. “It is not difficult to trace the person making a change to the affidavit,” he added.
Imran Khan said that early election is need of the hour in the country.
The PTI chairman said that the PML-N would get hardly 6-7 seats in the Senate elections.
He said that the Qatari prince has reached to finalize the Port Qasim deal.


Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said the spread of the coronavirus cases in the capital looked like the spread of the disease has now assumed community transmission dimensions. The minister said the Centre should have accepted that the wider prevalence of Covid-19 in Delhi was due to community spread. But he added that only the Union government and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) can comment on the community spread of coronavirus.
Jain, who recovered from the virus in July, said Covid infection is spreading at such a fast pace in Delhi and other parts of the country that community spread should have been admitted. Jain said due to the increased testing over the last 10 to 12 days, Delhi has been witnessing a downward trend in the Covid-19 positivity rate over the past two to three days.
The Arvind Kejriwal government has been urging the union government to declare community transmission as the source of infection in at least 50 per cent cases were unknown. The term community transmission means an illness spreads in such a way that the source of its infection is not known as opposed to local transmission which can be curbed by tracing contacts the patient had met.
As per the health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, Delhi’s Covid-19 count crossed 2.38 lakh mark on Friday with 4,127 fresh cases and the total casualties at 4,907. India is now the second worst-hit nation in the world after the US which has been reporting more than 90,000 cases a day in September and over 16 lakh fresh cases have been recorded this month.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Alimat Aliyeva
Tesla has lost its status as the most expensive automaker,
giving the leadership to Mercedes-Benz, Azernews reports, citing foreign media outlets.
The decrease in Tesla's value occurred against the background of
the scandals surrounding Elon Musk, which affected the reputation
of the electric car manufacturer and the value of its brand. The
price of the American company decreased by 12%, to 58.3 billion
dollars, which allowed Mercedes-Benz to become a leader - the value
of the German brand increased by 1%, to 59.4 billion dollars. The
third place in the ranking remained for Toyota, which is estimated
at 52.7 billion dollars.
Analysts of the Brand Finance consulting company have also
identified the strongest car brand in the world, which has become
the Italian brand Ferrari. BYD was recognized as the most valuable
Chinese automaker, whose value increased by 20% to $ 12.1
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No plans to approach IMF for bailout package: Miftah
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says the government has no plan to approach the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package.
Speaking at a post-budget news conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he said the measures taken by the government since December last year including changes brought to the currency markets will help it avoid seeking another bailout.
He said foreign exchange reserves will further increase in the month of June. He said the government today secured one billion dollars financing.
The Finance Minister that the budgetary proposals for the next year envisage both relief and tax measures.
He said efforts are being made to bring more people to tax net and salaries of the Government employees enhanced in the new budget.
Miftah Ismail clarified Petroleum Development Levy has not been increased rather its limit has been increased from 1st July.
To a question about circular debt, the Finance Minister said that we set up power plants of twelve thousand megawatts. He said the government has approved one hundred billion rupees to bring down the circular debt. This will take the circular debt to three hundred and fifty billion rupees which is manageable.
The Finance Minister said that we have set the target of reducing the fiscal deficit to four point nine percent during the next fiscal year. He said reducing the fiscal deficit will also help reduce the current account deficit.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar said the government has taken two major steps to check the current account deficit.


(MENAFN- IANS) Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday sought the intervention of Governor Banwarilal Purohit for flagging up the issue of stalled Rural Development Fund (RDF) of Rs 5,637 crore with the President and the Prime Minister.
In a letter to the Governor, Mann recalled that Punjab is a major contributor of foodgrains to the central pool to ensure food security of the nation.
The Chief Minister said the procurement of foodgrains is made by the state for and on behalf of the Government of India and all foodgrains procured under the Central pool are handed over to the Government of India as per their requirement.
He said as such the state through its agencies is acting as an agent of the Government of India.
The Chief Minister said as a principle all procurement cost incurred on procurement of foodgrains is to be reimbursed by the Department of Food and Public Distribution of the Central government.
However, he said in the provisional cost sheet of Kharif Marketing Season of 2020-21, the Government of India has not reimbursed Rural Development Fund for want of some clarification.
Subsequently, Mann said after the discussions the state government submitted all clarification as sought by the Department of Food and Public Distribution and also amended the Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987, as per the directions of Government of India.
The Chief Minister said accordingly the withheld amount of Rural Development Fee up to 2021-22 was released by the Government of India. However, he said from 2021-22 onwards the department has stopped allowance of Rural Development Fees in spite of making amendment in Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987.
Mann said that Rural Development Fees at the rate of three per cent of the minimum support price (MSP) is payable to the Punjab Rural Development Board.
The Chief Minister said all expenditures are made as per the provisions of the Act and all heads of expenditures are basically for rural, agriculture and related issues.
He said these ultimately affect the agricultural growth and facilitate the farmers in increasing their livelihood which leads to increase in efficiency of procurement centres.
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Developing Vanuatu's economy and infrastructure, while preserving culture and the environment are the key themes of Vanuatu's new strategic plan.
The plan, called Vanuatu 2030, was launched by the Prime Minister Charlot Salwai in Port Vila this week.
The 20-page document will serve as the over-arching policy framework for the government's development plans for the next 13 years.
Mr Salwai said the plan was ambitious, and will seek to ensure that all government programmes seek to enhance the themes.
While vague on detail, the plan seeks to improve infrastructure, education and healthcare, develop the sustainable economy and rural sector and mitigate against the effects of climate change.
It also promises political reforms to shore up stability in Port Vila.
The government said it was committed to implementing the plan, and public agencies will have to follow it and regularly report on how it's being implemented.
Read the Vanuatu 2030 plan here.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has strongly condemned the attack on the Managing Director, an Omani national, of an apparel factory in Halpe, Katana.
On Thursday (30th March 2023), a group of individuals launched a vicious and heinous attack on the Managing Director and a security official of the apparel factory in Halpe, Katana.
JAAF condemned the cowardly attack and called for an impartial investigation and swift legal action from the officials in charge.
“As the apex body of the apparel industry, we condemn such acts of violence. We call on law enforcement authorities to act swiftly and take prompt action to uphold the rule of law and bring the instigators of this attack into custody. We empathize with those affected by the incident and request that the matter be allowed to reach a peaceful resolution in accordance with the laws of the land,” JAAF said in a statement.
The victims of the assault were reported to have sustained injuries after a group illegally entered the factory and broke into the residence of the Managing Director, an Omani national, who is currently on an observation visit to Sri Lanka. The factory, which is an SME provides employment to over 300 individuals. (Colombo Gazette)
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LAHORE, Aug 28 (APP):Provincial Information & Culture Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal has said the country is facing severe economic crisis when the PTI came to power.
While commenting on one year performance of the PTI government here Wednesday, he said that former rulers had completely ruined the national economy by means of their loot and plunder.
The minister said: “The PTI government had to face enormous challenges at the federal and provincial levels during its first year tenure.”
The performance of the PTI government remained commendable despite facing difficulties and crisis on various fronts, he said and added the PTI government started public welfare projects during its one year period, whereas, previous rulers could not deliver or perform any thing in their tenure.
The people were getting facilities in a true sense instead of hollow claims of the past rulers, he said.
The minister said the PTI government was pursuing austerity policy and solid steps taken for the eradication of corruption were also bearing fruit, adding that merit had been promoted across the province and nepotism had also been ended. Resources were being spent on public welfare instead on
personal liking projects, he said and added education, health and social sector institutions were being given priority.
The CM Punjab along with his team was serving the general public wholeheartedly and with noble intentions, he said and added the PTI government would definitely come up to public
expectations in coming years.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team was ensuring austerity of national resources and saved resources were also being spent for the provision of facilities to the general public, the minister said.


The Egyptian government has promised to collaborate with the administration of President Muhamadu Buhari in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists and to strengthen business relationship between the two countries.
Addressing reporters in Abuja during a press conference on Saturday, the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Shoukri Sameh, who also represented his President during the Nigeria’s Presidential inauguration, said that he was convinced that the new government would respond to the needs of Nigeria and also project African interest.
According to Mr Sameh, both Nigeria and Egypt have common challenges and interests which stronger relationship between both countries could address.
Egypt is one of the countries that have declared their support for the new administration in the fight against the Boko Haram.
Shortly after the inauguration of the Nigerian President on Friday, the UK Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, said his country was ready and willing to help in the fight against the terrorist group.
Nevertheless, President Buhari in his inauguration speech said: ”Boko Haram is a typical example of small fires causing large fires,” reiterating his commitment to ending the over five years insurgency in the oil-rich nation’s north-east.


Two more people in the South West have tested positive to COVID-19 overnight taking the total number of cases in the region to eight.
Health minister Roger Cook said there were another 24 new cases in WA (11 male and 13 female) taking the state's total to 255 people.
Five people who tested positive were from regional WA, another two cases were recorded in the Pilbara and one in the Great Southern.
Mr Cook said a five-month old baby had tested positive whose parents have also been diagnosed with the disease.
Of the new cases, 11 people had been on cruise ships taking the state's total of cruise ship passengers with COVID-19 to 62.


Minister for Maritime Affairs Faisal Sabzwari has said that revolutionary steps are being taken for the development of Gwadar Port.
Addressing a news conference at Karachi Port Trust on Wednesday, he said Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is keenly interested in the development of the Gwadar port.
He said that cross stuffing has been allowed in the Gwadar port and the work on the new LNG terminal is underway in full swing.
He said that the ministry of maritime affairs is playing a key role in the revenue generation and our ports are also playing a vital role in the development of the country's economy.
Faisal Sabzwari said that various steps are being taken to bring reforms in the customs sector and to enhance profit of the ports.
Source: Radio Pakistan


(MENAFN) Nouriel Roubini, a renowned economist and professor at New York University, warned last week during an eToro webinar that the United States economy risked becoming mired in a mess of declining output, rising inflation, and skyrocketing unemployment.
He declared that in order to stop inflation, the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates by a factor of two, to 5 percent. Roubini underlined that such an increase might, however, stifle economic expansion and result in a surge in unemployment. In addition, rate increases can lead to a debt crisis.
The economist also issued a warning that attempts by the United States regulator to control inflation might destroy the economy and result in crashes involving stocks, bonds, housing, credit, private equity, and other assets that are in the bubble zone. But if the central bank loses up on containing inflation, cost rises can get out of hand.
According to Roubini, the Fed may be forced to send the United States economy into a recession that is much worse than the one it has managed to avert due to persistent inflation and the coronavirus epidemic.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns
Boris Johnson has resigned after rebellion in his party
He was forced to step down by a historic party rebellion on Thursday.
Party officials say that a leadership election will be processed by Monday
Johnson has announced that he will now step down
Johnson said the desire of the Conservative Party to have a new leader
Johnson said that I would serve until I became the new leader.
Johnson addresses voters to step down after nearly 3 year
He said that many people will be sad and some people will also feel relief.
Johnson's tenure was defined by scandal
Johnson said on Wednesday he was not going to resign
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Starmer said he was in power for 12 years, his 12 years were empty promise
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LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Punjab’s capital Lahore on Tuesday to oversee crucial matters of the provincial government.
He will hold several meetings at the Chief Minister Secretariat, including one with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
The progress on the government’s 100-day plan will also be discussed.
The Punjab government will present a 15-point implementation briefing on the plan, and brief him on the housing scheme and the operation against land mafia.
PTI’s 100-day agenda is based on six themes — transforming governance, strengthening the federation, re-vitalising economic growth, uplifting agriculture and conserving water, revolutionising social sector and ensuring national security.
Imran Khan had expressed that the government would take difficult decisions during its initial days.


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People whose cars have been attacked by vandals using drills on their tyres have been warned by police not to retaliate.
It comes after around 40 vehicles had they tyres targeted in and around the Carmarthen area.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
The men, aged 45 and 40 from the Pontyberem and Burry Port areas, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into the damage.
Several people have taken to social media threatening retaliation but the police warned the public to let them handle matters.
The incidents occurred some time overnight on Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 December in Carmarthen town , Pontyberem, Cwmffrwd, Llangunnor and Llandyfaelog.
Dyfed-Powys Police Sergeant Darren Morgan said: “I would like to thank the public for the information provided to police which has led to the arrest of two males.
“I am aware that a number of threats of retribution have been made on social media and I would ask that members of the public do not take matters into their own hands and let police deal with the matter.
“I would also ask that care is taken on what is said on social media to ensure that the justice process is not affected or compromised.
“Local officers will be keeping the owners of the vehicles damaged updated.”
Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


Source: Goldsboro Daily News
At a recent press conference, Governor Cooper reiterated that the state of North Carolina still needed assistance from the federal government in order to ramp up testing for coronavirus.
Governor Cooper said that the state still had work to do on the level of testing, watching trends and increasing the number of health care workers in the state. Masks, gowns and gloves are part of what he said were necessary assistance from the federal government, the Goldsboro Daily News reported.
According to North Carolina Health News, Governor Cooper has asked manufacturers across the state to move their production over to producing PPE. He also said that the federal government ought to direct more businesses to produce PPE as well, saying that, “This pandemic is a war and we need the armor to fight it.”
Read the full story about Governor Cooper’s press conference from the Goldsboro Daily News.


Women pay themselves less than male counterparts
Women business owners, on average, are less likely than male business owners to take a salary, and, when they do, they they pay themselves $17,470 less than their male counterparts, according to a new American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor survey.
Fewer small business owners are taking home salaries, but those who are gave themselves an average raise of $2,310 last year, according to the survey.
The survey also showed that entrepreneurs now have a positive outlook for their companies and 75 percent plan to grow their businesses. For the first time since the recession, four out of 10 small business owners plan to hire staff in the next six months. That’s slightly more than last year. Owners said the biggest challenge to growth is finding the right staff.
Forty percent said they are planning to invest in technology over the next six months.
Fifty-three percent of small business owners surveyed said they are concerned about their ability to save for retirement, 6 percent more than in last year’s survey.


Telangana BJP President Dr. K. Lakshman said that the results of Gujarat Assembly elections would have a major impact on Telangana’s politics.
Speaking to media persons here on Friday, Lakshman said that the next target of BJP National President Amit Shah is Telangana and he would personally ensure that the party comes to power in next elections. He said that all Exit Polls have clearly indicated that the BJP would not only retain Gujarat, but also snatch Himachal Pradesh from the Congress.
Lakshman said that the BJP would focus on BCs, SCs and STs to strengthen its base in Telangana. He said that the present TRS Government has failed to fulfil the expectations of common people and they were looking at the BJP as best alternate.
He also informed that BJP chief Amit Shah would conduct a three-day tour of Telangana in the month of January. (INN)


Globalisation has become a buzzword in today's interconnected world, but what does it really mean and how does it impact businesses and individuals?
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Globalisation is the process by which businesses, people, and governments around the world become more interconnected and interdependent. It is driven by advances in technology, transportation, and communication, which have made it easier and faster to move goods, services, and people across national borders.
Globalisation has brought many benefits, including increased economic growth and the spread of new technologies, but it has also led to some negative consequences, such as job displacement and environmental degradation.
For business students, understanding globalisation is important because it has a significant impact on businesses and the global economy. Globalisation has led to the growth of international trade and the expansion of global supply chains, in which goods are produced in different countries and then assembled into finished products. It has also led to the growth of multinational corporations, which operate in multiple countries and have a significant influence on the global economy.
In addition to its economic impacts, globalisation has also had significant cultural and social impacts. It has facilitated the exchange of ideas, values, and customs around the world, leading to the spread of popular culture and the exchange of ideas related to issues such as education, health, and the environment.
Overall, globalisation has led to both opportunities and challenges for businesses and individuals around the world. Understanding these impacts is important for business students as they begin to think about their role in the global economy.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The number of people injured as a result of a ruptured oil pipeline in the Nadvirna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, has increased to nine.
The State Emergency Service said this in a post on Facebook , Ukrinform reports.
"Nine people were injured, five of whom were hospitalized, including two children. The work has been completed," the report says.
It is noted that as of 20:10, in a stream near the village of Strymba, Nadvirna district, sorbents were used to remove oil product residues. Seven booms with a total length of 14 m were deployed. Read also: Six
injured as fire erupts at oil pipeline in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk regio
Thirteen rescuers and four units of equipment of the State Emergency Service are on duty at the site.
As reported by Ukrinform, rescuers extinguished a fire that broke out at an oil pipeline near the village of Strymba in the Nadvirna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Serenje, Sunday, September 24, 2017.
The Presidential Empowerment Initiative Fund (PEIF) has come to the rescue of more than 35 pupils in Serenje district who were on the verge of missing out on their grade nine examination due to lack of examination centre.
The initiative has given K10,000 to facilitate the transportation and welfare of the pupils from Chisomo Primary School to the nearest Kundalumwanshya Primary School which is the nearest designated examination centre.
The gesture was in response to Chief Chisomo’s request to the initiative to help the children in the remote school in Serenje district to sit for their examination.
Mr Kabwe said the gesture represented another Initiative’s commitment to compliment the government’s efforts of ensuring that every child was given an opportunity to access education regardless of their location.
Mr Kabwe said President Edgar Lungu did not want to leave behind some quotas of society in his quest to deliver development to all parts of the country.
He said the initiative had realised that the majority of the parents of the pupils were in the informal sector which was targeted by the Presidential Initiative Fund.
“I think you’re aware that the chief was very worried that the pupils might not write their exams because of the distance to the nearest centre and he had requested us to help,” he said.
Mr Kabwe, who is also Central Province Permanent Secretary said he would however liase with the ECZ to ensure that an examination centre was established at the school next year in order for pupils to sit for their examination there.
He also noted that the newly constructed Chibale Secondary School would help to resolve most problems that the pupils were faced with especially in cutting long distances.
Meanwhile, the initiative has disbursed more than K7,000 to Muchinga Welders Association to boost their business.
PS Kabwe said the initiative was impressed with the performance of the association and expressed confidence that the money would help them to expand.
“This is part of the initiative that is aimed at empowering those with big plans; we are happy with what they do and we have decided to assist the association to prosper,” he said.
Mr Kabwe assured that the initiative would continue to help those in the informal sector to expand in their businesses.united


Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Sunday urged the masses to participate in the public gathering of PTI announced on March 27 to show their confidence on Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Holding a press conference at local press club, Chaudhry said that the incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has presented independent foreign policy and sovereignty of the country before the world.
He said that due to efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan the Resolution against Islamophobia has been passed in UN and March 15 would be observed as Islamophobia Day every year.
He said that the opposition was attempting to destabilize system from last three to four weeks just for sake of their personal interest. He said that these parties have signed charter of democracy to offer protection in their illegal practices to each other.
The Senator added that Pakistan has played a positive role in dialogue between Taliban and America for sustainable peace in Afghanistan. The incumbent government has facilitated more than 55,000 foreigners in their evacuation from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover their country. He said that Pakistan’s steps were being acknowledged across the world. He said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided that our land would not be used in war because we have already faced many losses in that regard.


Frederick County schools will start and end earlier in 2014-15
WINCHESTER — Frederick County students will start the 2014-15 school year earlier and end it earlier.
The new calendar was adopted in a 5-1 vote at a county School Board meeting on Tuesday.
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(INEWS)The Guyana Police Force issues monetary rewards to individuals who provide the police with reliable information concerning cases being investigated.
This was revealed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum during the Progress Report, a programme produced by the government’s Department of Public Information (DPI).
The Crime Chief noted that this reward is usually given once the case has been solved.
“We have an informant scheme and a lot of crimes were solved as a result of persons coming on board and giving information to the police. And those individuals, when they give information to the police and we’re able to solve a case, those individuals would normally receive some money,” Blanhum explained.
The Crime Chief also shared that the GPF has been operating at a 19% reduction in serious crimes which has been attributed to multiple factors. These include local and international training for police ranks and the implementation of the informant scheme.
Additionally, Blanhum said the Force has been working with some non-governmental organisations to provide assistance to a number of communities across the country. This initiative, he said, has been a success because, in some of those communities, there has been a reduction in serious crimes.
“This particular initiative has been bearing fruit, as I said before, in some of these communities we have seen a significant reduction in serious crimes.”
“We have police ranks in every station district who would go into respective communities and interact with members to find out some of the security needs some of the problems that the communities are faced with from a law enforcement perspective,” he added.
The Crime Chief further noted that the Police Force has assisted the youths in a number of communities.
“With regards to training, we have scout groups, we have youth groups, we have established Zara computer centers in some of the various police divisions. We want to work with the youth, we know that they are the future of tomorrow, and we want to steer them in a positive direction, we want to steer them along a straight path. We’d want to prevent them from living a life of crime or from choosing to engage in criminal activities. So we have been working with the young persons across the length and breadth of Guyana.”
“We have been working with the parents also, we have been supporting some of them with school uniform. During the Christmas period, we would distribute hampers to some of those individuals who are in these vulnerable areas and there will be no stopping. We will continue to work with our young people in order to prevent crime and to ensure that they go along a positive path.”
Blanhum also noted that the Force has conducted several community outreaches throughout this year, which were spearheaded by the Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken.


Since 2006, large U.S. police departments have fired at least 1,881 officers for misconduct, from cheating on overtime to unjustified shootings, the Washington Post reports. Departments have been forced to reinstate more than 450 officers after appeals required by union contracts. Most officers regained their jobs when police chiefs were overruled by arbitrators . . .
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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the government has decided to resettle all displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the valley by 2022 along with creating 25,000 jobs for the people there and train connectivity to the region.
The Minister said that the government provides Rs 13,000 per month to the families of 44,000 Kashmiri Pandits who have relief cards. “The government also provides free ration and has plans to settle them back in their houses in the Valley by 2022.”
The Home Minister was replying to the discussion on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill of 2021 in the Lok Sabha.
He also allayed apprehensions of the people of Jammu and Kashmir assuring that “no one will lose their land in the Union Territory” as the government has enough land for development work.
“The biggest hurdle in the industry in Jammu and Kashmir was that they did not get land if they wanted to set up any industry there. After the withdrawal of (Art)370, we changed the law of the land. Now the situation is such that the industries will be established inside Kashmir.”
Shah said that 25,000 government jobs will be created for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir by 2022 and that almost 3,000 jobs have already been given in the last 17 months.
The Minister said the 8.45 km Banihal tunnel is planned to be opened this year and that “we are also going to connect the Kashmir Valley with the railways by 2022.”
He stated that Jammu and Kashmir has been the top priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a lot of development projects have been taken up in the UT.
Elaborating on the development measures taken in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state, the Minister said many of J&K residents, who did not receive electricity in the past 70 years, got it in the past seven months.
He said the government wants to make Jammu and Kashmir self-reliant and emphasized that development will reach even the remotest areas.
The Minister said the three families which ruled Jammu and Kashmir for 70 years have done nothing to develop the health sector or provide employment.
He said no major business house would invest in Jammu and Kashmir earlier, but after Article 370 was revoked, many businessmen are investing there.
The government had in August 2019 revoked Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two Union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The move had provoked outrage from the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and praise from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Minister said the Central government has allocated Rs 881 crore from the ministry of health under PMDP (Prime Minister’s Development Package) to Jammu and Kashmir.
Panchayati Raj has been restarted in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP government came to power. Around 3,650 sarpanches and 33,000 panchs were elected. “Now there will not be a leader from the dynasty of king and queen, the leader will be elected by vote.”
The Minister said the Central government has put nearly Rs 1,500 crore directly into bank accounts which has paved the way for the development of villages in Jammu and Kashmir.
IIT Jammu has started classes on its campus. The construction work of both AIIMS has started.
He also reiterated vehemently that his government is determined to give full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir at appropriate time.
Asserting that “it will happen”, the Minister also requested the political parties and its leaders to understand the situation of the erstwhile state which was bifurcated into two Union Territories– J&k with a legislative and Ladakh without one.
“Jammu and Kashmir will be given statehood at an appropriate time…Please understand the situation of the Union Territory and avoid to give any speech that misguides the people of J&K,” Shah said while speaking in the Lok Sabha. (IANS)


Kuwait ًWednesday confirmed 751 further cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 11,028 the country’s total infections.
The Health Ministry also reported seven more deaths from COVID-19, taking to 82 the total such fatalities in Kuwait, the official news agency KUNA said.
The ministry said 162 more patients have recovered from the disease, bringing to 3,263 the total recoveries in the country, according to KUNA.
Kuwait has recently seen an increase in COVID-19 cases, prompting the government to impose a total nationwide curfew that came into effect on Sunday.
The 24-hour curfew will continue until May 30.