The GCB Bank has supported the Dagbon Development Fund (DDF) with GH¢30,000 as part of its contribution to the fund.
The DDF was launched this month by the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, to mobilise resources to rebrand the Dagbon Chieftaincy institution and for the socio-economic development of the area.
The bank made the donation when its Managing Director (MD), Mr Kofi Adomakoh, led a delegation from the bank to pay homage to the Ya-Na at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi last Saturday.
The visit was also to wish the overlord and the people of Dagbon a joyous Damba celebration and to deepen the cordial relationship between the bank, the palace and people of the area.
Members of the delegation included the Deputy MD in-charge of Operations, Mr Emmanuel Odartey Lamptey, two board members , Mr Osman Ayuba and Alhaji Alhassan Yakubu, the Northern sector area manager, Alhaji Mohammed Osman Mipo, and some staff of the bank.
Aside from the GH¢30,000, the bank also made some cash donations for the performance of some rituals at the palace while the Ya-Na also presented a smock, a ram and tubers of yam to the MD during the courtesy call on him at the palace.
Speaking during the courtesy call on the overlord, Mr Adomakoh said the bank had seen the progress, development and peace the overlord had brought to Dagbon and the visit was to lend their support towards the initiative by the Ya-Na to bring total development to the area.
He said the Dagbon area has contributed significantly to the development of the bank which was appreciative of that.
He said the bank would continue to support and develop the youth and commercial activities in the area as part of its efforts to contribute to the development of Dagbon and the nation as a whole.
" As an indigenous bank, we will continue to work for the interest of the people of the area and Ghana as a whole so that we will together grow from strength to strength and in prosperity", he stated.
Mr Adomah, later in an interaction with the media at the palace, said plans were far advance to extend its services to areas where banking was required as part of the bank's financial inclusion agenda.
He said the bank would leverage technology to reach out to the people of Ghana as part of its financial inclusion agenda.
The Ya-Na thanked the GCB for its support and contributions to the development of Dagbon over the years.
He explained that the DDF was to mobilise resources that would help to rebrand the Dagbon Chieftaincy institution to become a major driver of development, and make the area economically competitive.
Ya-Na Abukari added that the DDF would also partner the government and corporate institutions to invest in leadership training for traditional rulers and elders, rebuild its governance structure, introduce appropriate interventions to promote peace building, cultural rejuvenation in the area.
Key on the agenda, he said, was also to construct a new palace to befit the status of the Dagbon Kingdom, one of the oldest in the country.


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In a speech Sunday, Prime Minister Trudeau revealed that Health Canada will be responsible for assessing all masks and medical equipment shipped from China. Earlier reports said that the Dutch government recalled 600,000 problematic masks imported from China.
Dr Trudeau said that Canada will receive more medical supplies from China “in the next few days,” noting that Health Canada will evaluate these supplies.
He said, “I can assure people that Health Canada has very strict procedures to assess that the supplies we receive meet the necessary standards and that there are no shortcuts.”
“We need to make sure that the supplies and equipment that healthcare workers rely on are safe, that they can do the job, and that they are safe.”


Jurong Island needs to continuously innovate to remain as the leading petrochemical and trading hub.
To ensure this, the government has embarked on the Jurong Island 2.0 initiative.
This was according to Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, who was speaking at a gala dinner to celebrate Vopak Terminals’ 30th anniversary on Friday.
Under the new plan, Mr Lim said the government will work closely with industry players like Vopak to enhance the island’s competitiveness and sustainability.
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1st March, 2019
The Police Service Commission ( PSC) has called for the provision of adequate security and logistics for security agencies for the conduct of general elections in the country.
A statement by the commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, on Thursday in Abuja, said there was urgent need to beef up the strength of the police force and other paramilitary agencies.
“The commission in its interim report intends to continously highlight the urgent need to regularly beef up the strength of the police force in particular and other-paramilitary agencies in general,”he said.
He said that there was a need for massive employment into the Nigeria police force to address inadequate manpower noticed throughout the country during general elections.
Ani said that these were part of the commission’s interim monitoring report during the ongoing elections.
The spokesman said that the provision of adequate security by security agencies was possible with improved strength backed by logistics.
He said that the commission deployed personnel throughout the country to ensure that policemen conducted themselves in accordance with the law.
Ani said that the commission observed that most of the police officers arrived early at the voting centres and were professional.
In a related development, Ani said that a new Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the commission, Mr. Maurice Mbaeri, had assumed duties.
He said Mbaeri who took over from Mr. Musa Istifanus who was redeployed to the Ministry of Communications, pledged to effectively discharge his mandate.
Mbaeri before the deployment was in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.


ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed important issues.
According to the details, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan. DG ISI General Faiz Hameed was also present on the occasion.
According to sources, the civil and military leadership expressed regret over the Machh tragedy.
During the meeting, a commitment was expressed to bring those responsible for the Machh tragedy to justice, and issues of national security and security situation were also discussed.
It should be noted that a meeting was also held between the Prime Minister and the Army Chief on December 24.
The Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff discussed the recent provocations by India on the LOC, the growing Indian aggression on the border, and the role of the Pakistan Army for regional peace.
The two leaders discussed security in the region, including internal challenges, law and order, and professional matters of the Pakistan Army.


He also said the Left government has initiated various steps to ensure that all the police stations in the state are women-friendly.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, 4 April, said the government will not tolerate officials who damage the image of the state police and warned of stern action.
He also said that the police force has dismissed from service those who have engaged in damaging the reputation of the department.
The chief minister was speaking after inaugurating various infrastructure projects in connection with the police department in northern Kerala. At an event held at Kelakam in Kannur district, Vijayan inaugurated 18 such projects.
“The police force has taken stern action and dismissed those from service who had tainted the image of the police department,” Pinarayi Vijayan, who also holds the home portfolio, said.
Addressing the gathering, he said the infrastructure development for the force was being done keeping in mind the need for a better workplace.
He said the Left government has initiated various steps to ensure that all the police stations in the state are women-friendly.
He also praised the “dedication” of the police force during the pandemic and other natural calamities.
Vijayan said more educated youngsters were joining the police force now.
“More highly educated youth are joining the police force these days. Now we are one among the best among the police force in the country,” he said.
Sunny Joseph MLA, state police chief Anilkant, and other dignitaries took part in the event.
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Biggest wetland treatment plant to be built by Bauer in Oman
(MENAFN) One of the units of the Leading German group Bauer Environment has been awarded a major contract by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to expand the world's biggest industrial constructed wetland in the sultanate.
Major provider of water treatment solutions, Bauer Nimr, will be responsible for designing constructing and operating the plant until 2044, the deal stated, according to a report by the Muscat Daily.
By the end of 2019, construction will be finished, after which Bauer will operate the plant on a 25-year basis, it stated.
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According to a report viaTelecomPaper, Minister of Communications – Adebayo Shittu – has said that a new blueprint for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry will be published in January, 2016.
The report revealed that Shittu had said that the blueprint would essentially make the ICT industry a cash cow for the economy. He said he would be addressing the country in mid-January, 2016.
According to the report, Shittu said the ministry had been receiving a lot of input from stakeholders in the country, as well as from Nigerians abroad, some of which will form part of the details of the blueprint. There will be a two-day retreat in Kaduna State in January, after which the blueprint will be revealed.
In the report Shittu had given a reassurance that, as the new minister, he is passionate about development and that he aims to generate a lot of employment in the economy. He said the government wants to put an end to the dependence on oil, and will continue to encourage local investment in the ICT sector.
Shittu also said, within the report, that a committee of public and private sector stakeholders would be set up to advise the government on critical ICT issues that affect national development. the report He said that the ministry would ensure policy continuity and that the National Broadband Policy would be considered, among other issues, as part of the new blueprint.


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Deputy President William Ruto’s abscence during the BBI event at the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) was very conspicuous. The event took place on Wednesday 25th November. President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga led the event.
Reports emerged that the Deputy President snubbed the event. However, Ruto’s spokesperson has dismissed these claims. Emmanuel Talam noted that the Deputy President never received any invitation to the BBI event. Additionally, he said that the Deputy President watched the proceedings on TV at his official residence.
Ruto’s spokesperson said that if there is anyone who claims to have sent out an invitation, they should show it to the media stations.
Mr Talam also pointed out that Ruto’s name was nowhere to be seen on the BBI event program. His missing name fueled reports that Ruto would not attend the event.
Talam said that the onus is on the event organizers to explain why they never invited the Deputy president. Additionally, he said that people should stop asking the Deputy President why he did not attend the BBI event.
Ever since the President launched the BBI report, the Deputy President has been on the front line questioning the proposed amendments.
Once the BBI event was over, the Deputy President released a statement. He assured his supporters that there is still a chance of reaching a consensus on the BBI report. He said that he was still hopeful that there can be a non-divisive referendum which will give Kenyans an opportunity to express themselves. Ruto also said that he does not want a win vs lose contest.
The Deputy President said that unity is the strength that Kenyans need to organize the economy and also fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the signature collection for the BBI report yesterday. Several leaders appended signature to the BBI report digitally.


The University of Rochester has released information about tuition for the upcoming school year.
Tuition for undergraduates will increase 3.7 percent to just over $51,000 for the 2017-18 academic year. Room and board will rise 3.4 percent to $15,324.
Tuition for the Eastman School of Music will also increase 3.7 percent to $51,440.
The U of R also announced that financial aid for undergrads will increase more than four percent next year to about $138 million overall.
Tuition rates are also rising at some of the university’s professional schools:


Global steel demand is expected to reach record highs next year – surging above levels before the global downturn took its toll.
The World Steel Association predicts world demand will jump 5.3 per cent in 2011 to reach 1.34bn tonnes.
The last time it was that high was the first half of 2008.
It said China was fuelling the demand, but that Europe was also consuming high volumes of stee
Meanwhile in 2010, steel demand is likely to rise by 13.1 per cent to 1.27bn tonnes, the association said.


A federal judge today approved the police reform agreement between the Obama Department of Justice and Baltimore even after being told that the Trump DOJ has "grave concerns" about it, the Baltimore Sun reports. Yesterday, John Gore of the DOJ Civil Rights Division said officials there are no longer sure the consent decree supports public safety, citing recent increases in . . .
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Currently, there is a significant decrease in the number of mobilized soldiers from different settlements in Russia to the war in Ukraine.
This was announced by Pavlo Kovalchuk, spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the 'United News' telethon, Ukrinform reported.
"Due to the constant increase in losses among the personnel of the Russian occupation forces in the war against Ukraine, there is a significant decrease in the number of mobilized servicemen from various Russian settlements," Kovalchuk said.
Ukraine's defense intel reveals details of Russian turncoat soldier operation
According to him, for example, several times a month, 20-30 people were sent from Izhevsk in September to man up units deployed in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. For comparison, previously the number of such mobilized people ranged from 100 to 120.
As reported, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are continuing their offensive in the Melitopol and Bakhmut directions.
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YME to ask legislators to consider forgiveness for penalty
GRANITE FALLS -- Yellow Medicine East is among the schools which failed to reach a teacher contract agreement by the state deadline, and is now facing a $25 per pupil penalty.
With a student enrollment of slightly more than 1,000, the penalty will cost the district an estimated $25,000.
Superintendent Al Stoeckman said the district will ask local legislators if the state would deal with the district's impasse as a special situation, and forgive the penalty.
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The police in Delta on Monday disrupt attempt by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to hold a reconciliatory meeting, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The meeting, which was at the instance of the party, was expected to address and reconcile aggrieved party members from the Delta North Senatorial District.
But, Mr. Isiaku Barawo, Acting Commissioner of Police in the state, said the command received security report about some people planning to cause trouble during the meeting.
He added that as a result the meeting had to be stopped.
Meanwhile, an authoritative source at the party secretariat, who spoke to NAN on condition of anonymity, said there was no such report.
The source believed that the police were directed by the powers that be to stop the meeting.
The source added that the meeting was not for any ulterior motive, adding “we just want to tell ourselves the truth, bring out anger and grievances and then settle the problems,â€ the source said.
The source also said that the action was a ploy to sustain the acrimony among party loyalists in the senatorial district to truncate Delta North chances of ruling the state come 2015.
“We have an agreement that the North would produce the next governor of the state in 2015.
â€œAnd we know that all these moves to prevent reconciliation among the party loyalists from the North is to frustrate us from speaking with one voice.
Meanwhile, the meeting has been postponed to September 19.
Chief Cairo Ojugbo, Chairman of the reconciliation committee, announced the postponement.
He said that the meeting was scheduled to enable the party reconcile with all aggrieved members so as to improve its performances in future elections.
He also said that the meeting was postponed because the police said they had unfavourable security report about the scheduled meeting, and had to stop it.
“As a law abiding party, we have to obey the police, so I appeal to all of you to accept the postponement,â€ he said.


The United Nations says that more than 125,000 people have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of the year because of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.
Data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) showed that more than 22,000 people were displaced in the past two weeks alone.
The regions most affected were northern and northeastern Afghanistan, which accounted for 45 percent of the displacement, followed by 27 percent in the south, 9 percent in the west, and 12 percent in eastern and central Afghanistan.
OCHA said that the data also showed a 28 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.
Among the reasons for that decline, OCHA analysts said that some of the fighting is continuing in the same areas as last year, meaning many have already fled.
Rising poverty also means that some no longer have the resources to move large families to other places, OCHA said.


Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has questioned Huvarafushi Constituency MP Mohamed Ismail over the statements he made in the Parliament floor regarding the funds siphoned from MMPRC. The MP had also confirmed that he had been questioned.
ACC previously said the Commission had begun investigation into the MPs statements as a separate case, as the funds in question were state funds. The Commission said due to this the Commission will also have to find out the MPs who had allegedly taken the bribe.
Mohamed Ismail said ACC had questioned him, including whether he knew the former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb. He added that he had also questioned the Commission but did not divulge details.
In a Parliament session MP Mohamed Ismail said that he had taken the funds siphoned by the former Vice President and distributed it among the MPs, which had been accepted.


China calls for involvement with Taliban
(MENAFN) China on Monday repeated its demands for the world to involve with the Taliban, Afghanistan's actual rulers, one year following the group's occupation of Kabul.
The Taliban's takeover of power following nearly 2 decades surprised the worldwide community years and caused a confused departure of US-led forces from Afghanistan.
China's UN representative Zhang Jun informed journalists in New York that it was vital to involve with the new government to guide them and offer them confidence therefore that they can progress.
As China has not accepted the Taliban as Afghanistan’s real administration, it has diplomatic relations with the group.
"Those who have withdrawn should also exercise their responsibilities. They cannot simply say they left and forget everything," on the words of Zhang.
He further asked to free Afghan funds, which stay frozen in the US, from the nation's central bank in the nearest time.
"There is no justification for anyone to freeze the assets that belong to Afghanistan," he added.
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Speaking to presenter Julia George, Dr Homden said that the first concern should be to ensure that all children are safe, as “many children depend upon the meal they have at school and the safety they have at school to ensure their wellbeing.” She has urged everyone to make sure they are helping out to ensure that vulnerable children have eyes on them by those of us that can possibly help and care.
Dr Homden also highlighted the importance of recognising that for some families these terrible circumstances we face are even more acutely difficult, and that therefore we all need to take collective responsibility in our own communities for all our children.
She says that in our local community networks, in our housing estates and on our local streets we need to make sure that we are watching out for each other and making sure that there aren’t any children that go hungry and that there aren’t any children who are at risk of violence. And at a time when county councils will be doing everything that they possibly can to prioritise frontline child protection, organisations such as Coram will be doing all that they can to help them:
“Britain is fortunate in the infrastructure and quality of the services we have around vulnerable children and this is the time when we need to dig deep and we need to make sure that all the skills that can possibly be deployed are being deployed.
“I urge parents to think about the ways in in which they can really make sure that children can have the best possible routine. Children need structure and learning opportunities, we cannot allow this generation of children to have their lives and educations blighted. If we are in the lives of children we need to make sure that we are helping them manage their anxiety and making it clear that we can help.”
Lastly, Dr Homden has addressed those who are fit and no longer work as social workers, health workers or those who have a DBS check to listen out to calls for help as “there will come a moment when that is a really important ingredient in the community response.”
You can listen to the full interview here from 1:46:15 and you can read the government’s announcement on school closures here.


Warsaw, May 24 (IANS) Poland has formally cancelled its contract with Russia on natural gas supply via the Yamal pipeline, the country's Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa said.
The contract would originally end at the end of this year, reports Xinhua news agency.
After the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, Poland announced a plan to end imports of Russian coal, gas and oil, while Russia in April halted deliveries of gas in retaliation to Poland's refusal to pay for energy in ruble.
In an interview with the Polish Press Agency, Moskwa said that ending the deal was natural after Russia's move in April.
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High Court Bar Association had a meeting with a group of “Concerned Citizen Collective” at Taj Hotel Srinagar. The said group was composed of five persons namely Tapan Bose, Dinash Mohan, Navsharan Singh, Harsh Mander and Pamela Philipose, Public Editor, The Wire.
According to Bar statement the Executive committee members explained to the aforesaid group of five persons the historical background of the Kashmir problem and the reign of terror let loose by the Indian forces in Kashmir, in which during the past five months more than 100 civilians have been killed, 1155 blinded, more than twenty two thousand injured and more than 12 arrested and detained in the police station and interrogation centres. They were also told that the Indian leaders both inside and outside the parliament have promised plebiscite in the state of J&K to allow the people to decide about their future but they have not kept their promise and for the last 70 years they have adopted all repressive measures to deprive the people to exercise their right of self-determination.
Bar statement said the committee told the visiting delegation that there are Security Council Resolutions on the issue of Kashmir which require both India and Pakistan to hold plebiscite in the State of Kashmir but while as the Pakistan has always shown its readiness to abide by the UN Security Council resolutions but India has refused to do so. They were also told that India and Pakistan are today at the brick of war and if both the countries go to war, it will devastate whole of the sub-continent and cause miseries to the people of India, Pakistan and Kashmir, as they are both nuclear.
“They were also told that the people of Kashmir who are fighting the war of liberation for the last 70 years are determined to take their struggle to its logical end at all costs and it is therefore, better for the Indian Government to understand the ground reality of Kashmir and take concrete steps to allow the people to exercise their right of self-determination so that there is peace and tranquility in the sub-continent,” the statement said. “They were also told that Pakistan is a necessary party to the dispute and without Pakistan no permanent solution can be found to the Kashmir problem. They were also told that the struggle of the people of Kashmir in indigenous and it is not sponsored by anyone and it is therefore, bound to succeed. They were also told that the Indian civil society must play its role effectively and pressurize India to settle the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of people of Kashmir as early as possible as it will be beneficial to all the people of the sub-continent.”


The Cobblers boss on Billy Bodin and Tom Newey
Chris Wilder says talks will continue with Billy Bodin and Tom Newey ahead of a possible return in pre-season.
“We will talk to those two and we’ve got to assess where they are," said the Cobblers boss.
“We need a fit and healthy team and one of the things I’ve said is that we need a fit robust squad going forward.
“Those two have had their injury problems over the last twelve months but we will speak to them and we might take the option of inviting them back in pre-season.
“At the moment we are not in a position to offer them anything, that might change in the summer but they might have other options as well which we have to respect."


Mumbai/Jodhpur, March 26 (IANS) The Mumbai Police in a joint operation with Jodhpur Police, have nabbed a person from Rajasthan who allegedly sent an e-mail threatening to kill Bollywood mega-star Salman Khan, an official said here on Sunday.
The development followed an FIR registered by Bandra Police on March 18 against a 21-year-old youth Dhakadram Bishnoi in the case, said Jodhpur's Luni Police officials.
The Mumbai Police in the investigations traced the threat e-mail to Rajasthan and shared the information with Jodhpur Police, which tracked it to Bishnoi.
After zeroing in on his location, a joint swoop was carried out in Luni, and Bishnoi was arrested, said the officials here.
The accused is being brought to Mumbai for further investigation by a Bandra Police Station team.
The youth is also wanted by the Punjab Police in different cases and has some cases lodged against him in that state.
It may be recalled that a week ago, the Bandra Police lodged the FIR against mafiosi Lawrence Bishnoi, his associates Goldie Brar and Rohit for the threat e-mail, sent to a close aide of the actor.
It had referred to the mafia don Lawrence Bishnoi's interview in which he made a chilling claim, that "his life's aim was to kill Salman Khan".
The e-mail in Hindi, came from one Rohit Garg, who also wanted to talk with the actor and the police booked him also following a complaint from Salman Khan's team.
The communication also advised that if Salman had not seen the Bishnoi interview, then he should watch it, and if he wanted to close the matter, he must speak with Garg and Brar, face to face, and he (Garg) would arrange it.
The Bandra Police had immediately swung into action, geared up security outside Salman's home in Bandra West and lodged the FIR against the accused.
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The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed that there is overwhelming evidence that the global climate will severely affect human health. Climate change might have severe consequences on public health in Bangladesh, especially in light of the poor state of the country’s public health infrastructure. A number of possible direct and indirect impacts of climate change on public health in Bangladesh have been identified in this article. Adaptive measures that should be taken to reduce the negative consequences of climate change on public health have also been discussed.
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Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) Japan's unemployment rate dropped in January from a month earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a report on Friday.
According to the Ministry, the unemployment rate stood at 2.4 per cent in the recording month, down from 2.5 per cent a month earlier.
Separately, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said on Friday the job availability ratio stood at 1.35, down 0.1 point from a month earlier.
The ratio equates to there being 135 available jobs for every 100 people seeking work.
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The Osun government, on Saturday, said that the state had recorded 12 fresh cases of Coronavirus disease.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Osogbo.
Isamotu said that the tests conducted on 167 persons confirmed 12 as positive.
He said that the new cases were recorded in Osogbo, Ife, Ede, Ikire and Ejigbo areas of the state.
The commissioner said that the fresh tests were carried out in the last two weeks, adding that the lockdown had proven effective in containing the spread of the virus in the state.
According to him, with the 12 new cases, the state now has 13 active coronavirus cases.
The commissioner urged residents of the state not to panic but continue to comply with the government’s stay-at-home directive, keep social distancing and observe all precautionary measures to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
Isamotu also reiterated that the ban on public gatherings remained in force, just as he urged residents to take the wearing of face masks seriously, as it was now compulsory across the state.
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola had, on April 14, announced the extension of the lockdown by another 14 days, as part of measures to combat the spread of the virus in the state.
NAN also reports that 18 COVID-19 patients had been treated and discharged in the state so far. (NAN)


British delegation expresses concern over human rights violations in IoK
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – A British parliamentary delegation has on Thursday expressed concern over gross human rights violations in Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IoK). Addressing a news conference along with Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan in Islamabad on Thursday, members of the delegation said the world should take cognizance of the genocide of innocent Kashmiri people in the occupied valley. They said that their delegation will visit Azad Kashmir tomorrow. On the occasion, Azad Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan said that the British parliamentarians are playing an important role in highlighting the Kashmir dispute. He said that particularly the labor party is at the forefront and has expressed the commitment to play its role in resolution of the lingering Kashmir dispute.


India - PM lays foundation stone of Asia's biggest airport in Noida
(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar. After the ceremony, he addressed a rally at the site where a huge crowd converged to witness the historic moment. The event is being attended by over 2.5 lakh people and a massive tent covering an area of over 12 lakh square feet has been constructed.
Takeaways Why does this story matter?
The Noida International Airport will be UP's fifth international airport as well as Asia's largest airport. The airport is a key infrastructure project undertaken by the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in UP, which is gearing up for the Assembly elections next year. The government is projecting it as a 'gamechanger' for the state, which would become the 'logistics gateway of northern India.'
Details UP CM Adityanath had reviewed preparations on Tuesday
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Balakrishna challenges CM YS Jagan over development
Actor turned Hindupuram TDP MLA Balakrishna has thrown a challenge to CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, asking him to show the development activities in the state during his two years of ruling. Speaking to the media, the actor has alleged that the YSRCP government has failed to bring any new projects and to launch other development activities in Anantapur and other districts.
Balakrishna has alleged that the top officials have become helpless under YS Jagan's government's alleged ruling. He has revealed his contribution towards the Hindupuram constituency and in the Anantapur district. Balakrishna said people have started revolting against the government.


(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, currently on a visit to India, met with Indian business magnate Gautam Adani, signaling potential future collaborations between Uber and the Adani Group.
Taking to social media, Adani wrote: "Absolutely captivating chat with @dkhos, CEO of @Uber. His vision for Uber's expansion in India is truly inspiring, especially his commitment to uplifting Indian drivers and their dignity. Excited for future collaborations with Dara and his team! #UberIndia."
The meeting between Khosrowshahi and Adani, held over breakfast, was characterised as "absolutely terrific" by the Uber CEO.
According to him, his firm is committed to hastening India's shift to electric vehicles (EVs), in line with the nation's rapidly expanding green and renewable energy industry.
Reacting to Adani's post, Khosrowshahi wrote on X: "An absolutely terrific conversation with @gautam_adani over delicious breakfast about India's phenomenal growth and rising entrepreneurship. @Uber is committed to scaling up shared mobility and accelerating transition to EVs - looking forward to take our partnership to the next level."
With the goal of achieving 10 GW of solar manufacturing capacity by 2027, the Adani Group has pledged a large investment of over $100 billion over the next ten years to support India's green energy transformation.
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- The U.S. has more than 46,500 confirmed cases with nearly 600 deaths.
- It has the third most cases in the world, only behind China and Italy.
- WHO officials warned Monday that the pandemic is accelerating.
A World Health Organization (WHO) official says the United States has the potential to become the new epicenter of the coronavirus crisis as a large acceleration of infections is occurring in the nation.
“We are now seeing a very large acceleration in cases in the U.S. So, it does have that potential,” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters Tuesday when asked whether the U.S. could become the new epicenter, according to Reuters.
Over the past 24 hours, 85 percent of new cases were from Europe and the U.S., Harris said. Of those, 40 percent were in the U.S.
The United States has more than more than 46,500 confirmed cases with nearly 600 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. New York State Monday saw an increase of more than 4,000 confirmed cases since Sunday, as the total number of cases is approaching 21,000, according to The New York Times.
Only China and Italy have recorded more cases than the U.S. China has tallied more than 81,000 cases with more than 3,200 deaths, while Italy has more than 63,900 confirmed cases with more than 6,000 deaths.
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Worldwide, more than 395,000 cases have been confirmed with more than 17,000 deaths.
As cases passed more than 300,000 this week, WHO officials warned during a news conference Monday that the pandemic is accelerating.
“It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000, and just four days for the third 100,000,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
Tedros said asking people to stay home and other physical distancing measures are an important way to slow down the spread of the virus, but said they are only defensive measures.
The WHO official said the trajectory of the pandemic can still change. He said every suspected COVID-19 case needs to be tested, every confirmed case needs to be isolated and cared for and every close contact needs to be traced and quarantined.
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Kaduna – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, has embarked on sensitisation of communities on the dangers of vandalism in the state.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Orndiir Terzungwe, the command’s Public Relations Officer.
The statement said the campaign was part of the proactive measures by the corps to curtail recurring incidences of vandalism in the state.
It said the exercise was being conducted by a team led by the State Commandant, Alhaji Zakari Ningi.
It said that the communities were told that vandalism always resulted in huge economic loss to the nation.
“Nigeria has lost huge revenue in recent times due to the adamant posture of vandals who insist on perpetrating their negative actions,“ the release said.
It said that the sensitisation tour afforded the corps the opportunity to interact with traditional leaders who were mobilised to sensitise their subjects.
It said that the corps had intensified surveillance on public infrastructure, warning that hard times awaited perpetrators of criminal acts.
The statement enjoined members of the affected communities and the public to collaborate with the corps by reporting suspected incidents of vandalism.
According to the statement, the District Head of Kwarau and Bijimin Kudun Zazzau in Igabi Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Sani, said the communities would cooperate with the corps.
Sani said his community would not shield anyone who indulged in vandalism.
Communities covered by the campaign include; Tudu, Kukumeki, Kurmi, Maraba-Jos, Kargo and Kangimi. (NAN)


Mustapha will continue support for the Govt.
State Minister of Aviation Faizer Mustapha yesterday told the Sunday
Observer that he has decided to fully concentrate on his legal practice.
He said he will continue to support President Maithripala Sirisena
and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe but will refrain from official
obligations of his ministry.
He will continue to extend his support to the Government's 100-day
program, he said. Mustapha's media Secretary said the Minister
instructed his personal staff to hand over their official vehicles and
vacate their offices by last Wednesday.


Onchan Commissioners asking for zero percent
Castletown and Braddan Commissioners have asked the Department of Infrastructure to keep the social housing rents at a five percent increase.
This would match current inflation rates but the government department will have the final say for 2024/2025.
Onchan Commissioners has requested a zero percent increase.
The DOI has raised the social housing rents for the last two years.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Egyptian expat Muhammad Hakami was exercising on the Ajman Corniche beach last Friday when he heard a boy screaming. As soon as he saw him, he jumped into the water without any hesitation.
The 40-year-old managed to hold the boy and bring him to the shore. The residents in the area then called an ambulance and the police, who rushed the nine-year-old to the Sheikh Khalifa Hospital. The youngster's condition was stabilised at the centre.
“What I did was just part of a national duty to help keep others safe,” Hakami told Khaleej Times on Tuesday during a recognition ceremony.
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The Ajman Police honoured Hakami for his sense of responsibility.
“The force has always recognised the efforts of community members who are doing their part to ensure the safety of others,” said Col Ali Jabr Al Shamsi, director of the Comprehensive Police Stations Department.
Col Al Shamsi handed a certificate of appreciation and a reward to Hakami.
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Senator Barnabas Gemade, who led the committee, said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was desirous to tackle the long decay and neglect of infrastructural development in the country.
They noted that it was unfortunate that over the years, most federal roads in the South-East such as the Owerri-Port Harcourt, Owerri-Onitsha, Owerri-Okigwe federal roads and many more have suffered dilapidation due to lack of proper maintenance by previous governments.
They however assured the people of the state that they would forward their findings to the Federal government and advice accordingly.
Despite the Erosion Control Project earlier initiated, the Imo State government said the erosion control project was too much to handle and called for support from the federal government.
Senator Gemade promised to rally support from the federal government through the Ecological Fund Office and also ensure that after the raining season, work would commence on most of the federal highways.
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere, who received the Senators and accompanied them to the erosion site commended the effort of the committee on their visit.
Mr Madumere urged them to speed up their resolutions to the federal government so as to alleviate the sufferings of the residents of the state.


(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has reaffirmed full support for the early implementation of the trans-Afghan railroad project.
President Dr Arif Alvi voiced stout support for the project at a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev late on Sunday.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 15th Economic Cooperation Organisation Summit in Ashgabat, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
Bilateral cooperation, with special focus on trade and economic relations and connectivity agenda, came up for discussion.
Dr. Alvi underlined the need for immediate humanitarian and economic assistance to Afghanistan to avert economic collapse in that country.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan agreed to a roadmap for the construction of the 573-kilometre route from Mazar-i-Sharif to Peshawar via Kabul.
The project, with an estimated cost of $5 billion, will open Pakistani seaports on the Arabian Gulf to Uzbekistan and continue Afghanistan's gradual integration into the Central Asian economic system.
The Pakistani president called for unfreezing of Afghanistan's financial assets to help the war-ravaged country resolve its problems.
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Japan's education minister says the government plans to announce standards on reopening schools by the end of March.
Koichi Hagiuda spoke to reporters on Tuesday about standards that municipalities across the country can refer to when deciding the timing to resume classes.
Hagiuda said the conditions for reopening schools in a municipality are likely to depend on factors such as whether there are any infections within the municipality or in neighboring ones.
He said that the government will carefully determine whether to completely withdraw its request to close schools.
Hagiuda also said the government will take into account the results of analyses to be released by a panel of experts on Thursday.
He added that ministry officials will be looking at schools that have already reopened to learn what steps should be taken to prevent infections. He indicated that such measures will also be announced.


Investment requests in Jubail and Yanbu have exceeded $13.3 billion in the first quarter of 2020, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for the two cities said.
Royal Commission president for the two cities, Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Saadan, explained that the shipping lines that link the industrial city of Yanbu with the port of Jeddah and East African ports will serve many investors by quickly reaching customers and markets at an appropriate cost and will greatly increasing the volume of exports and imports in the future.
While the port city of Jazan Economic City – which focus on the energy and manufacturing industries – is in the process of finalizing the procedures and is expected to be operational next year.
Al-Saadan said the Royal Commission had plans to develop neighborhoods for workers.
But he said that since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, specialized committees have been formed to visit those housing units and implement all health requirements.
Al-Saadan, explained that the Kingdom took initiatives to support and stimulate the economy and reduce operating costs and financial obligations of the private sector in response to the impact the pandemic had on the global economy.


5th Test, Day 2: England bowl out Australia for 303 in 1st innings
Hobart, Jan 15 (IANS) England bowled out Australia for 303 in their first innings on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test, here on Saturday.
Resuming the day at 241/6, Australia added 62 more runs to their total and lost the remaining four wickets in the morning session.
Travis Head (101) and Cameron Green (74) were the top-scorers for Australia while Stuart Broad (3/59) and Mark Wood (3/155) were main wicket-takers for England.
Brief scores: Australia 303 in 75.4 overs (Travis Head 101, Cameron Green 74; Stuart Broad 3/59, Mark Wood 3/155) vs England.
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, MQM has supported and stood by us in difficult times.
Talking to media after meeting with coalition leaders at MQM’s temporary center in Karachi, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that MQM, including Khalid Maqbool, were present in the meeting today. The political and Sindh situation was discussed in the meeting.
External Affairs Minister said that MQM knows that Imran Khan handled the country in the difficult circumstances because the views of us and MQM are the same and now we have to think how to meet the expectations of the people.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi also said that the voter expects the government to improve, the facts are kept in front of the voters.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi further said that the Prime Minister has invited the friends of MQM to join the next sitting, MQM’s allies will be meeting with the Prime Minister on December 5, and there is more awareness on the issues of Karachi and Sindh. It is believed that the seat in Islamabad will prove useful.
Speaking on the occasion, MQM Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that our policy on important national issues is clear. Sindh has been the victim of economic terrorism for the last eleven years. Some of the demands were made by MQM.
The eighteenth amendment by both leaders said that unfortunately the province did not fulfill its requirements, which unfortunately the federal requirements for lowering of powers were not fulfilled.


Elderly Palestinian killed by settler in Hebron
(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Ramallah, Apr. 7 (Petra) -- A Palestinian elderly woman from Al-Samou town in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Wednesday was killed after an extremist Jewish settler deliberately rammed his car into her, a statement by the town's municipality said.
The TV7 Israel News reported today that a 75-year-old woman was critically injured, after being run over by a settler near Hebron, adding that she was taken to the Soroka Hospital.
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N. Korea Notifies Japan Of Plan To Launch Satellite
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- North Korea notified Japan on Tuesday of a plan to launch a "satellite" sometime between Wednesday and November 30, Japan's Coast Guard said.
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, told reporters that he has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to collect and analyze information.
The premier also asked the government officials to cooperate with the US, South Korea and other concerned countries in urging the North not to conduct the launch, and take all possible measures to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.
According to the Japanese Coast Guard, maritime areas in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the east of Luzon Island in the Philippines will be three danger zones in which projectile may fall.
All the three areas are outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, which extends from the inner Tokyo Bay to the Izu and Ogasawa Islands.
"Even if the purpose is to launch a satellite, a launch using ballistic missile technology will be a violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. It is a serious issue that affects the safety of the people" Kishida said.
It is the North's third attempt to launch what it claimed a "military reconnaissance satellite" after two failed attempts in May and August. (end)
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has said that the government has signed agreements with 10 countries to bring “the looted money of the nation” back, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday, 22nd November.
Barrister Akbar made these announcements while speaking to a private news outlet. He also said that the government has gathered important information about the money and that the details about the Rs700 billion “looted public money” will be shared with the nation through media in due course of time.
He said that the government will continue the due process of accountability and that a legal process is underway to “bring back the looted money stashed away abroad”.
The prime minister’s special assistant also said that the government will protect the interests of overseas Pakistanis and the business community will be facilitated for boosting economic activities in the country.
A day earlier, while addressing overseas Pakistanis in Malaysia, Prime Minister Imran Khan had also spoken about the efforts being made to facilitate expats in contributing to the country’s economy.
Earlier this month, Barrister Shahzad Akbar had spoken to the press and said that the government of Pakistan’s accountability front has identified more than 5,000 fake accounts which were allegedly used for money laundering.
Shahzad Akbar was accompanied by Senator Faisal Javed and Adviser to PM Iftikhar Durrani. The Special Assistant had held the press conference to brief the media on the progress made by the assets recovering unit, a joint platform of officials from the State Bank of Pakistan, the Federal Board of Revenue and other investigation agencies to bring back illegal money stashed overseas.
Barrister Shahzad Akbar told the media that assets worth $5.3 billion were made in Dubai alone through alleged money laundering. “The amount translates into Rs 700 billion,” he said, adding that further details of all Iqama holders were being collected with the help of Dubai authorities as well as the local mechanism. He said that there are two types of iqamas (work permits) obtained by the people of Pakistan.
One is obtained by genuine workers, salesmen, legal advisers, and others, who send the bulk of their money back to Pakistan and it is added to our economy. He said that Rs7.4 billion was recorded as remittances in the first quarter of the PTI government, which is 20 to 25% higher than the previous quarter.


Kashmiri martyrs' mission to continue: DPM
29 December, 2012
Srinagar: In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Political Movement (DPM), Firdous Ahmad Shah has said that the unprecedented sacrifices offered by the Kashmiri people for securing their right to self-determination will not be allowed to go waste.
Firdous Ahmad Shah in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the Kashmiris had been struggling against the illegal occupation of India since 1947 and would never compromise on their birthright to self-determination.
He said that India was committing human rights violations in the territory to prevent the people of Kashmir from their just struggle. He said that political detainees were treated inhumanly and even they were not provided the basic amenities in prisons.
Firdous Shah demanded immediate release of all illegally detained Kashmiri Hurriyet leaders and activists languishing in various jails and appealed to the international human rights organisations to take solid steps to stop rights violations in the occupied territory.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 5
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey and Iraq will hold political consultations at the level of advisers of the two countries' foreign ministries, the Turkish Foreign Ministry told Trend Feb. 5.
The ministry said the political consultations will be held in Ankara on Feb. 6.
The two sides will discuss regional issues, according to the ministry.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Iraq on Jan. 21. Regional issues and joint fight against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were discussed during the visit.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for more than 30 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives.
The UN and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Published: Fri 17 Mar 2023, 6:26 AM
The day will be fair to partly cloudy and cloudy over some Western coastal areas and dusty at times, the National Centre of Meteorology has said.
Moderate to fresh winds will blow, causing blowing dust and sand during the day.
Temperatures could be as high as 33oC in the country. Mercury is set to rise to 29oC in Abu Dhabi and 30oC in Dubai.
However, temperatures could be as low as 19oC in Abu Dhabi and 20oC in Dubai and 14oC in mountainous regions. There will be a significant decrease in temperatures today.
It will be humid by night and Saturday morning over some internal areas. Levels will range from 30 to 80 per cent in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Conditions at sea will be rough in the Arabian Gulf and rough to moderate in the Oman sea.
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School board will consider retirement incentive
A handful of Farmington teachers might have a little more reason to think about wrapping up their careers if the Farmington School Board approves a $10,000 retirement incentive next week.
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rahman Malik on Sunday expressed anger over the Dera Ismail Khan blast and said that the incident could have been avoided by more vigilance, DawnNews reported.
Malik immediately ordered an investigation into the attack and has also asked for a report from the Khyber Pukhtunkhaw IG.
The minister condemned the bombing of the Muharram procession and said that had the route been cleared by BDS, the blast could have been averted. He also called for the arrest of the shop’s owner where the bomb had been planted.
Malik also called the Sindh IG and congratulated him on the success of averting a terrorist attack in Karachi. He said that police must remain alert throughout the time of the procession and ensure security.


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The SEXUAL REPORT against DATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM has been classified as SODOMY.
This was the first time police have revealed that investigations had started after earlier saying that the allegations were mere heresay.
Yesterday, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar put to rest speculation about the investigations.
"The case has been classified as sodomy," he told the New Straits Times, adding that he could not comment further as investigations were still going on.
Checks yesterday (by NSTP) also revealed that doctors at the


SHANA – The energy ties between Iran and India will increase in such areas as Makran Coasts and Chabahar Port, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said.
Briefing reporters on Monday on the achievements of President Rouhani’s recent visit to New Delhi, Ghasemi said: “The Cooperation between Iran and India will develop especially in the energy sector and in areas such as Makran and Chabahar.”
He said there are many grounds for cooperation with regional countries which “we hope will be materialized.”
Certain topics regarding energy, oil and gas were discussed during President’s visit to India, he said, adding, “Iran and India will continue their cooperation in energy grounds especially in Makran region.”
“We hope such cooperation will benefit all the regional countries,” Ghasemi added.


New bricks to go down soon on mall
WINCHESTER — If you’re anxious about what the Loudoun Street Mall will look like once construction concludes, you’ll be able to see part of it soon.
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As the mainstream media blames President Trump for the criminal behavior of mentally ill fringe actors, including the anti-Semitic Pittsburgh shooter who disagreed with Trump’s support for the Jewish people, more registered voters think members of the news media are to blame for political divisions in America than think Donald Trump is to blame, according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll.
Among the 2,543 voters surveyed last week and early this week, a majority of voters said the news media has done more to divide Americans than Trump has. Sixty-four percent of respondents said the news media has done more to divide than unite the country since Trump entered office, while 56 percent of voters said the same about Trump.
While the stereotype in the mainstream media is that young people are united against Trump, 24 percent of millennials said Trump has done more to unite the country since he took office, while 61 percent said more to divide. The president is more favorable among millennials than the press: just 16 percent of millennials said media has done more to unite the country since Trump took office, while 64 percent said the press has done more to divide.
The Politico/Morning Consult poll found that among the major partisan groups, Republican women had the strongest negative views of the press, with 83 percent saying the media has done more to divide Americans than unite. Democratic men had the most favorable view of the news media, with 44 percent saying the press has done more to divide than unite the country under the Trump era.
Democratic women were highly critical of Trump, with 92 percent saying the president has done more to divide than unite the country, while only 21 percent of Republican men surveyed thought Trump has been more divisive than unifying.


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Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, a prominent Taliban figure, was killed in a suicide attack on a seminary in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Thursday when the attacker blew explosives placed in a prosthetic leg, according to Taliban authorities and sources.
Taliban's deputy spokesperson, Bilal Karimi, confirmed the veracity of the incident and stated that the explosion happened in the Shash Darak area of Kabul's Police District 2“martyred” Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani.
According to four Taliban sources, the assailant had previously lost a leg and had stashed the explosives in a plastic prosthetic leg, Reuters reported.
He had previously been a target of the Islamic State (IS) group, albeit it is now unclear who killed him as no group has claimed responsibility.
Sheikh Haqqani was a steadfast opponent of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K), and a supporter of the Taliban administration.
He was among the Taliban officials who supported the education of women and girls, in a BBC interview, he stated that no rationale in Sharia law prohibits female education.
Since taking control when international forces began to withdraw almost a year ago, the Taliban claim to have restored security.
However, there have been frequent attacks in recent months, many of which have been claimed by Islamic State.
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Cape Town - Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments in the State of the Nation Address that the private sector creates jobs and not the government.
Ramaphosa was slammed by EFF leader Julius Malema during the Sona debate, who said his comments had led many people to lose hope in finding jobs.
He said Ramaphosa has not provided direction on these issues, which was critical as millions of people were unemployed.
He said more people have continued to lose their jobs. In other countries the State was central in job creation.
In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa had said 80% of jobs were created by the private sector and the government created an enabling environment.
But Malema said Ramaphosa was shifting his responsibility and relied on the private sector.
Masondo came to Ramaphosa’s defence, saying there were factors that led to the involvement of the private sector in job creation.
“I am going to divert a bit, particularly on the distortion and falsification of what the President of the Republic said on the relationship between the state and business.
“The point here is that the ANC seeks to build a developmental state and the developmental state is not meant to obliterate the private sector. That’s the first thing we need to accept.
“Instead it is meant to work with the private sector in order to drive the process of development. It’s about catching up, but catching up with the developed world.
“All late developers, including South Korea and the United States always face about five obstacles for them to carry out development,” said Masondo.
The first obstacle, he said, was access to the market. That is where the government gets involved for the private sector to invest and create jobs.
The second obstacle is finance and that is where the parties come together.
Masondo said the third point is technology, which was important. The two last points related to skills and network industries.
Masondo said all these issues were important in ensuring the private sector was involved in job creation.
“The way we differ with other parties that have become self-appointed spokesperson of the president is that we don’t believe that the market itself on its own can solve the problems of underdevelopment but it’s a combination of the state and working with the market to realise that,” said Masondo.


While claiming that some joint opposition members who were fear-stricken due to their past wrong doings had gone before the Supreme Court against the Judicature Act, the Jathika Hela Urumaya said today it would appear in court today to ensure that the Act would be passed in Parliament without any hindrance.
JHU General Secretary and Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka told a news conference that Judicature (Amendment) Act was brought in by the government to set up a permanent High Court-at-bar to expedite the large amount of pending cases.
He said what the government should have done at first was to set up this special court as promised by the government at the last presidential election to take action against wrong doers.
Mr. Ranawaka said the people gave a mandate to the government to take action against frauds and corruption of the previous government at the presidential election.
He said he and several other ministers presented four Cabinet papers to set up the special court on several occasions but failed to do so due to intervention by some government members against it.
He said the judiciary was gradually becoming independent and added that it was not enough to have an independent judicial system but it should be efficient, impartial and modernized as well.
“The judicial system should be impartial. We feel that the judiciary is partial to certain people where they are concerned as special people and prevent their cases being taken,” he said.
Mr. Ranawaka said information regarding the cases against some people is being revealed now and added that they were trying to prevent the special court was set up.
“This case will not take up cases of the previous government but the case on the Central Bank bond issuance can also be taken up at this court,” he said. (Ajith Siriwardana)


Spokesman of the Prime Minister Dr Musadik Malik said that the government was providing relief to farmers and giving subsidy on fertilisers.
Farmers were the backbone of the economy and cultural heritage, he stated while talking to a private news channel.
He said Rs 28 billion had been allocated to provide subsidy on fertilisers.
He said fertilisers were being utilised more than the capacity due to which the facility of subsidy had to be removed. He said the prime minister took notice and issued directives to consult the provinces for the restoration of the subsidy.
He said there was no U-turn taken by the government on subsidy matter.
The advisor said the farmers would not face any problem regarding subsidy on fertilisers.
Dr Musadik Malik said 50 per cent subsidy had been provided by the provinces and the same was given by the central government but the provinces were reluctant to release the amount.
He said the present government was taking all important steps to facilitate farmers.


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Health Advisor Dr Zafar Mirza has said that corona cases are decreasing in the country.
According to details, addressing a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services, Zafar Mirza said that the number of corona patients in hospitals in the country was declining.
Briefing the committee, Dr Zafar Mirza said that by the grace of Allah, the number of corona cases in the country is decreasing, the number of patients on ventilators is also decreasing and 40% of the ventilators in the health sector of Pakistan have not been used.
Dr Zafar Mirza said during the briefing that 31,000 tests were done on June 14 and 22,000 corona tests were done on July 1.
The committee members said that they have reduced the testing, there would be at least 40,000 tests on July 1, and the ability to test has been reduced.
The committee members further said that if there are 1.2 or 1.4 million positive cases in Pakistan, then SOPs should be implemented.
Replying to the committee, Zafar Mirza said that when I come to this committee, I feel that we are doing everything wrong, it seems that we are insensitive people, we are not doing anything.
He said that during the last 70 years, the health budget has been less than one percent of the total GDP.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.10
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov discussed the development of bilateral relations with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon during his working visit to Dushanbe, the Tajik presidential press office reported.
The sides mulled the issues of eliminating trade restrictions, simplifying the regime of bilateral trips of citizens, reducing tariffs for moving goods, restoring the existing railway route, cleaning up mined areas at the border, opening checkpoints and other issues related to the state border.
Rahmon stressed the readiness of the Tajik side to strengthen intergovernmental cooperation with Uzbekistan in the use of water and energy resources, saying that Tajikistan has never tried to create problems for the countries of the region on this issue, on the contrary, advocated for integrating the world and regional community in addressing water and environmental issues problems.
They also discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in combating undesirable threats in the region and the world, including terrorism, extremism and other transnational crimes.
Both sides expressed hope for fruitful relations between the two countries in all areas of interest.
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A meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and Tamil National Alliance took place at the presidential secretariat today. They have discussed about the present political situation in the country. The President’s Media Division said that the Tamil National Alliance discussed their political stance with the president. Views were expressed on streamlining activities of the Presidential Task Force launched by the President for the development of North and East . the Tamil National Alliance members said that, all parties should give their consent to the President to normalize the situation in the country.
A group of people including opposition leader R.Sampanthan took part in the discussions


Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said there was an urgent need to raise the standard of education in the state which was not "up to the mark in these highly competitive times".
"Considering the challenges of today's competitive times we have to pay special attention to improve the quality of primary education in Uttarakhand," Rawat said at the annual function of a government college in Doiwala.
He said the responsibility of improving the standard of primary education in the state rests not only on the shoulders of teachers but also on the government and society.
Laying emphasis on the education of girls, Rawat said equal opportunities would have to be given to them.
"There is need to create a social atmosphere where they are encouraged to come forward and grab the opportunities."


Meerut, Oct 2 (IANS) A store manager, who allegedly stole valuables, including gems and diamonds, worth nearly Rs seven crore, from a local jewellery showroom in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, has been arrested from his house in West Bengal by Kolkata Police.
A team of Meerut police has left for Kolkata to bring the accused store manager identified as Chiranjeet Kumar to Meerut.
Superintendent of Police (city) Piyush Kumar, said, 'The store manager Chiranjeet Kumar has been arrested but his accomplice Devashish is still on the run. He, too, will be caught soon. The stolen jewellery has not been recovered from his possession.'
A case was registered by police against the two suspects following a complaint by the showroom owner Shafiqul Rahman.
In the complaint, Rahman claimed that Chiranjeet had been working at the place for more than a year. He had won his trust and so he used to give him the showroom keys.
The complainant said that on Wednesday evening, Chiranjeet and Debashish quietly went to the showroom and opened the lock. They then stole the valuables and fled.
The police said that a case has been registered against Chiranjeet and Devashish under IPC section 406 (criminal breach of trust), among others, at Delhi Gate police station following Rahman's complaint.
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said the government was privy to the PTI leadership’s, including party chairman Imran Khan’s, purported contacts with the establishment.
Talking on Dawn News show “Live with Adil Shahzeb”, Asif said: “We know about these meetings [with the establishment] and the second-tier leadership of PTI also had a meeting a few days ago,” he said.
He denied that Imran had allegedly held two meetings with the army chief.
Asif added that thus far only one purported meeting had taken place between the two, further saying that the government already knew about that meeting beforehand.
Talking about the appointment of a new army chief, the minister said the Prime Minister’s Office had yet to send a formal letter for the summary of candidate names to the Ministry of Defence.
“The prime minister will take the decision when it is the time but the PTI chief making the appointment controversial is nothing but sheer frustration on his part,” he remarked.
The defence minister also ruled out the widespread impression that the PTI had behind the scene support from certain quarters in the recent by-elections.
Talking about the party’s internal discussion that leadership needed to be handed over to PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, the minister said there was “no doubt” that Maryam was popular, but, he suggested that the party needed to work on its other aspects such as its media strategy.
Without mincing his words, the defence minister admitted to the fact that the party was lacking in the use of digital technology.
“I have no qualms in making a confession that PML-N lacks utilising social media and the latest technology to reach out to the masses,” he said, adding that the party need to access the youth through a similar medium they were familiar with.
When asked about the government’s ongoing talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, the minister replied that he had “no idea” about that process.


‘Depends on chief minister,’ says Punjab Health Minister on extending Covid-19 lockdown
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will decide whether or not the coronavirus lockdown in the state will be extended.
Sidhu said that the chief minister will consult all the departments and there could be a state cabinet meeting over the same.
The 21-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown was extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14. The lockdown will now come to an end on May 3.
Telangana was the first state that decided to extend the Covid-19 lockdown beyond May 3.
Source: Hindustan Times


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Working with South Kirklees – leading the fight in Kirklees
Councillor Rob Walker will lead on working with communities and volunteers in South Kirklees as part of the council’s approach to tackle coronavirus.
Cabinet Members at Kirklees Council now each have new priorities which focus on the issues that matter most during the coronavirus pandemic such as protecting lives, businesses and communities across the borough.
Several Cabinet Members will also work towards the council’s long-term strategy for the post-Coronavirus era.
In South Kirklees Cllr Walker will focus on engaging with and supporting the voluntary sector responding to the pandemic and building on these relationships for the future.
Councillor Walker said: “Throughout this crisis, people and groups across Kirklees have been looking out for their neighbours and helping them through these difficult times. Their responses have been as diverse as the communities we serve.
“We want to hold on to the things that have made a real and positive difference and learn lessons that will help us in the future. We are learning about working with people and partners even more effectively and how different places have their own unique responses to problems. It’s this kind of knowledge that can help us work with communities across Kirklees after the crisis is over.”
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The number of people protesting Escondido driver's license and sobriety checkpoints has dropped significantly since last year, when a dozen or more people routinely would show up with picket signs ahead of the police roadblocks.
Some of the checkpoint protesters said last week that one of their biggest complaints was addressed when
a new state law
took effect at the beginning of the year. The law gives drivers whose only violation is being unlicensed an opportunity to call a licensed driver to take the vehicles away.
Escondido police have been following the new law, and the number of cars being impounded has dropped significantly.
Some of the most prominent anti-checkpoint activists, such as former City Council candidate Carmen Miranda, said they will no longer protest but will continue to oppose them.
"We don't really need to be out there protesting, but somebody needs to be keeping an eye on them," Miranda said.
Activists started showing up to
about 18 months ago. Some said they opposed the checkpoints because they believed the operations disproportionately affected the Latino community, including those who were in the country illegally and ineligible for driver's licenses.
Lt. Tom Albergo, who heads the Escondido Police Department's traffic division, said the department is following the law and allows motorists to have a licensed driver take the vehicles.
"I'm hoping that people now understand that these guys (police officers) are just doing their job," Albergo said.
During the two checkpoints that have been held this year, police released 22 vehicles to licensed drivers. Before the law took effect, those vehicles would have been seized and impounded for 30 days. Eighteen vehicles were impounded for various violations during the same two checkpoints, according to police.
Before the activists began protesting the operations, police routinely seized dozens of vehicles per checkpoint.
Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher said last week that he didn't like the new law because unlicensed drivers are dangerous.
"It's terrible for the community, because it's just a matter of time before one of those autos is involved in a fatal crash," he said.
Maher said some of the activists had turned to helping the unlicensed drivers by offering to drive their vehicles away.
Jenifer Leiendecker, one of the former protesters, said she also would no longer show up to protest checkpoints, even though she continues to oppose them. She said drivers who were illegal immigrants were being turned over to immigration authorities.
"The new law is working as far as impounds during the checkpoints," Leiendecker said. "But some of us are afraid that the people who are cited are being followed up with a visit from ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)."
The Escondido Police Department has a partnership with the immigration agency, allowing several ICE officers to work out of its headquarters. However, Maher said the ICE officers working with the department only arrest people who have been convicted of a crime.


Riyadh to host int'l humanitarian forum in Feb.
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) RIYAHD, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- Under the aegis of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Riyadh first international humanitarian forum would be held during the period of February 24-26.
The announcement was made by the Saudi Royal Court's advisor and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief)'s Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah during a conference held in Riyadh Sunday on enhancing response to the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
He pointed out that the Saudi Kingdom is leading the humanitarian action in Yemen.
The Kingdom has provided Yemeni people with aid at a total cost of USD 8.27 billion in the past two and a half years, he said.
He noted that the KSRelief seeks to boost and upgrade humanitarian services and aid in Yemen in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
He voiced the KSRelief backing to the UN envoy to Yemen's initiative to employ Al-Hudaydah port and Sanaa airport for beefing up humanitarian work in the war-torn country.
He unveiled that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has also proposed the use of the Saudi southern Jizan port and other land crossing points to streamline the flow of humanitarian and relief aid to all Yemeni cities. (end) od.ibi
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LAHORE, Jul 27 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Saturday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, through its vision and ideology, will transform Pakistan into a progressing and developing country.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said the people did not want politics of unrest and they had rejected the politics of the opposition parties. He said the nation had complete confidence in the policies of the PTI government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The CM regretted the opposition parties were pursuing only their personal agendas and that was why they failed to gather people to hold protest rallies against the government recently.
Usman Buzdar said the opposition leader should remember that the people of Pakistan were well aware of the current situation of the country and that was why, they were supporting the PTI government.