Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that following the spread of COVID-19 in the region, facilities of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are being provided in all state-run government hospitals.
Presiding over a high-level meeting of health authorities and state administration in Muzaffarabad today (Tuesday), he said that coronavirus testing capacity is also being enhanced in the territory.
The Prime Minister said that the government is determined to provide all possible facilities to the medical community and their.
The Prime Minister further directed the authorities concerned to ensure strict implementation on the recommended SOPs in public transport, markets, hotels and other businesses.
Source: Radio Pakistan


SHIFTING OF INDUSTRIES
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has said that the city government will soon approach the Supreme Court (SC) to seek more time for relocation of industries. She added that the process of shifting industries has already started. Delhi industries minister Narendra Nath said the government would need at least two more years for the relocation process to be completed. The chief minister said that the government has already acquired 13,000 acres of land in Bawana for the relocation of industries.


President Moon Jae-in will hold his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington in late May.
South Korea's top office said early Friday that it looks forward to in-depth discussions on ways to continue to develop the strong Seoul-Washington alliance and cooperative measures to achieve the complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.
It added that the summit highlights the importance the two nations put on the alliance and the friendship between their respective people.
The Blue House said the two sides are coordinating on the specific schedule and will let the public know when confirmed.
The visit comes on the invite of President Biden.


The Indian players returned to action after a six-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with
The T20 event will also mark the beginning of the Indian women's cricket season following a
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said the event will inspire more women to take cricket as a career.
The BCCI also confirmed the schedule of the Women's T20 Challenge 2020. It will be played from 4th
Last year, too, the Sawai Mansingh Stadium had hosted the Women's IPL, which featured three teams.
Former India captain Shubhangi Kulkarni has said that we have to think of those venues where we


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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) can allocate $3.6 million worth funds to Azerbaijan in 2019 for financing a range of projects, according to the draft budget of the US State Department and USAID.
In 2019, USAID can issue $3 million worth funds to Azerbaijan to support the country's economic development and $600,000 for professional military education in the country.
For 2018, it is planned to give only $600,000 to Azerbaijan to support professional military education, including various trainings and courses in the country. No funds are planned for Azerbaijan for other two categories in 2018.
Azerbaijan received $639,000 from USAID in 2017 for the abovementioned purposes, while another $1 million was allocated as military financing.
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PUTRAJAYA: The government has given its assurance that it will continue to provide the widest possible access for the media to report news in line with the existing provisions under the Federal Constitution, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
He said the government was always committed to supporting and upholding freedom of the press.
“The government’s stance is clear and we recognise the important role of media practitioners in carrying out their functions and fulfilling their responsibilities, ” he said.
He said the Communications and Multimedia Ministry took note of the 2021 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders on April 17, where Malaysia ranked 119th.
Saifuddin said efforts to prevent the spread of false information did not mean restricting press freedom.
In the 21st century information technology era, he said the media not only had the role of disseminating transparent information but also protected the people from false information that could threaten the stability of the country.
In fact, the media had long collaborated with the government and had always been proactive in helping to refute false information, he said.
“As we fight to stop the Covid-19 pandemic, governments around the world also face the challenge of tackling the spread of false information and ensuring that authentic and accurate news and information are channelled to the people, ” he added.
He said the enforcement of the Emergency (Essential Powers) (No 2) Ordinance 2021 from March 12 was specifically to address false information related to Covid-19 and the Emergency Proclamation. — Bernama


PM Imran Khan has said that the situation in Pakistan and Western countries is different, we also have the challenge of poverty along with Coronavirus pandemic.
According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the World Economic Forum, said that 25 million people in Pakistan are daily wage earners.
The Prime Minister said that the wage earners could not earn a living for their families without working, so 25 million families lost their jobs during the lockdown due to COVID-19.
While speaking at @wef, PM @ImranKhanPTI said that the coming year is not only challenging for Pakistan but also for the entire world. He further added that the global community needs to have more connectivity and give a collective response to this pandemic#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fI0qvEbRDV
— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) May 20, 2020
Imran Khan also said that 25 million workers in Pakistan work on a daily wage, it is necessary to open the economy to save millions of people from hunger.
The Prime Minister said that due to Coronavirus, the whole world is facing challenges while on the one hand we are facing increase in Corona cases and on the other hand we are looking at poverty.
Imran Khan also said that the cash program is a short-term solution to the problem and so far has distributed cash to 10 million families while deciding to end the lockdown so that people can find employment.
The Prime Minister said that there should be a joint global response against Coronavirus while a volunteer force of one million youths was formed to assist the administration and the G20 countries announced loan concessions for poor countries.
In his statement, Imran Khan also said that the situation in developed and developing countries related to Coronavirus is completely different, the difference between us and the West is that we also face the challenge of poverty with Coronavirus.
PM Imran Khan further said that we also have to see the growing hardships of the poor during the lockdown, cases are still increasing in Pakistan but have not reached the peak so we have to divert our resources towards the health system until vaccines not ready to live with COVID-19.


Oyo State Government has said that the chairmen of the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) were sacked because the election that led to their emergence was illegal.
Speaking with journalists in Ibadan on Friday, Chief Bisi Ilaka, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Seyi Makinde, justified the action of the state government.
Ilaka said that the local government election that was conducted by the last dispensation was illegal as it contravened court order.
He said, “The new administration in the state is committed to rewrite all the wrongs of the last administration.
”We have nothing to hide and this government is waiting for them to challenge the decision of this administration.”
He said the Seyi Makinde led government was ready to obey court orders that were valid.
”All security agencies have been informed about the development,” Ilaka added.


Mumbai, Nov 26 (UNI) At least three people were injured when unidentified people opened fire on passers-by at three places -- Colaba, Nariman Point and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus-- here late tonight.
Police sources said the incidents took place at around 2215 hrs.
The sources said the incidents appeared to be pre-planned because they took place nearly simultaneously at the three places.
According to them, one of those injured was a policeman.
The sources suspected the incidents were a terrorist attack.
They also said that there were reports that four terrorists were staying at a well-known hotel in south Mumbai.
Police rushed reinforcement to the three locations and had cordoned off the areas.
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- COVID-19 testing of Rajasthan is more than 41,450 tests per day: Dr Sharma
- Samples of around 9 lakh people have been taken for COVID test: Dr Sharma
- State government is focussing on sampling to contain the spread of COVID-19
Jaipur: Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that the health department has developed the capacity of conducting more than 41,000 COVID-19 tests per day and soon more than 50,000 tests per day will be conducted in the State. According to a press release from the state government, “Health Minister said that when the state’s first corona case came to light, the sample was sent to Pune laboratory for testing. In the leadership of the Chief Minister, today capacity has been developed to conduct more than 41,450 tests per day.”
He said soon the state will achieve the capacity to conduct more than 50,000 tests per day. He said,
The state has made all arrangements at all the places to fight the corona.
Dr Sharma said that because of the better arrangements of the government the recovery ratio of corona positive has reached 80 per cent. Out of total 19,256 cases in the State, 15,352 have recovered.
He said that people are recovering soon at the institutional quarantine centres made by the government and through home quarantine.
Health Minister said that increasing the testing facility has benefitted in recovery.
He said that so far, samples of around 9 lakh people have been taken. The entire attention of the government is on sampling so that corona does not spread.
Speaking to ANI, when asked about the possibility of Rajasthan government introducing COVID-19 management in the school curriculum in the state, Dr Sharma said,
In this pandemic, how we saved our people in the state, what were the steps implemented and how health infrastructure was boosted, if these are documented and introduced in the curriculum, then we can change the way common people understand health.


Palestinian university students suffocate in Jerusalem
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Ramallah, Sept.10 (Petra) -- Palestinian students suffered from suffocation early Sunday following confrontations with Israeli soldiers in Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem, a local source said.
s town, east of Jerusalem .
The spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees in the area, Hani Halabieh, confirmed the suffocation of a number of Palestinian students, adding that the Israeli soldiers stationed in the campus of Al-Quds University and nearby schools.
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Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said the border talks between Assam and Meghalaya will be held within the next few weeks.
Speaking to reporters, Sangma said, “It will be an endeavor to ensure that within the next few weeks, we will try to meet the regional committees and the chief ministers together to take the discussion forward.”
He informed that the different regional committees have been formed and they are moving forward.
“Some of the regional committees from Meghalaya have visited the locations and had their first round of meetings,” the CM said.
Sangma said that he had personally visited the Assam chief minister recently. “We had an evening together and that’s it,” he said.


Relationships growing between community and Ellsworth AFB
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — As someone who has worked closely with the wing commanders over the years, the Ellsworth Development Authority continues to grow the relationship as the area preps for the B-21 Raider.
Executive Director for the Authority, Scott Landguth says they’ve been fortunate that previous wing commanders, and additionally Colonel Joseph Sheffield, have spent time at Ellsworth in previous assignments growing the relationship between the community and the base.
Landguth says they aim to make the transition to the area as smooth as possible including tackling some challenges the area is already facing.
“Whatever we can do to help the families transition here better whether that’s housing, working with the school districts to make the kids feel welcome, just those kinds of things and making sure again that the experience that the airmen and their families have here is a very, very positive one,” said Landguth.
He adds that they continue to work with the private sector to tackle issues like the lack of available housing and childcare.


Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Receives Saudi Ambassador
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Ouagadougou, May 14, 2022, SPA -- Burkina Faso's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation held yesterday, a meeting with the Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Burkina Faso Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Dosari.
During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the Republic of Burkina Faso and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ways of enhancing them, in addition to issues of common interest.
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Lahore police has chalked out strategy for security of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) rally on May 1st. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) police Hyder Ashraf said that as many as two thousand police personnel will be deployed for the security of the rally and the police personnel will also be deployed at path leading to rally venue.
On other hand, PTI will held its rally at Charing Cross at all cost. The PTI leader Shoaib Siddique said that ” we will not be threatened on threats and fulfill code of conduct set by the police for the rally.”
The PTI leader Shoaib Siddique and DIG operations Dr Hyder Ashraf visited the venue of rally at Charing Cross Lahore. Talking to media the DIG operations said that fool proof security measures will be taken. He said that the police wanted that the rally be organized at close location but the PTI did not agree to police wish.
The DIG also said that police has allowed the PTI workers to fix banners at Mall Road.
At the occasion the PTI leader said that on the day the people will be on the road against corruption. The rulers have know that it is time to leave adding that besides police personnel, the PTI volunteers will also deployed for the security of the rally.


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New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Ahead of next year's municipal polls in the national capital, the BJP has decided to take strict action against its councillors if found guilty of graft charges and indiscipline.
It is learnt that after expelling three municipal councillors from the party, the BJP is all set to expel more in the coming days.
Sources said that the BJP central leadership has directed the Delhi unit to take action against municipal councillors who are found guilty of financial irregularities and leaders who are not toeing the party line.
On September 19, the BJP Delhi unit had expelled three councillors -- Rajni Babloo Pandey (New Ashok Nagar), Puja Madan (Mukherjee Nagar) and Sanjay Thakur (Said
Ajaib) from the party for six years for their alleged involvement in financial irregularities. Hours later the same day after her expulsion, Puja Madan joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
A senior BJP functionary said that there were complaints of financial irregularities against some councillors and after internal enquiry some of the allegations were found true.
"There are three to four councillors against whom allegations are found to be true and they will be thrown out of the party in the coming days. We have clear instructions from the Central leadership to not tolerate cases of corruption or financial irregularities," he said.
BJP Delhi chief Adesh Gupta had told IANS that there will be zero tolerance against corruption and more councillors will face the music for their involvement in corrupt practice.
"In coming weeks, strict action will be taken against more councillors and municipal officials," Gupta had said.
Another saffron party leader pointed that direction has come from the top, clearly stating that the message should be strong and loud that there is no place for corruption in the BJP.
It is learnt that while taking note of reports of indiscipline, the central leadership has also directed the state unit to take strict action. "No one is bigger than the party and everyone has to follow the party line. Those not following will be shown the door," a senior party leader said.
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Jaipur, Dec 17 (PTI) Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the Rajasthan government has taken decisions which focussed on fulfilling aspirations of people and ensure all-round development of the state.
In a tweet on the eve of the second anniversary of the state government, Gehlot expressed gratitude to the people of Rajasthan for supporting him and said that he will continue to work for them.
He said during the coronavirus pandemic, the state government took all possible steps to save lives and livelihood.
'We took timely steps to control the epidemic and also handled the economy affected by the lockdown,' he said.
Gehlot said during the COVID-19 lockdown, the state government focussed on providing relief to people including migrant workers and distributed free food and ration to the needy. PTI SDA RHL


New Al Khor Health Center To Open On Sunday
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Doha: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will open Al Khor Health Center in a new location next week.
The health centre will open on September 25, 2022, with outstanding services, stated the PHCC.
PHCC affirmed that the institution places great emphasis on developing safe, high-quality, person-centered health services in all of its health centres.
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More virus cases confirmed in West Moreton
AFTER more than doubling its number of confirmed coronavirus cases at the weekend, the West Moreton region has seen another rise.
Another two cases have been confirmed, bringing them region’s total to 35.
The cases are among 33 new cases across Queensland, and raise the state’s total to 689.
Queensland Health said in a statement it was conducting contact tracing for the new cases and would notify the community if public health alerts were required.
“The majority of cases are from patients who have travelled overseas, or have had direct contact with a confirmed case who had travelled overseas,” the statement said.
“The number of confirmed cases we see each day is expected to vary as we continue to respond to the COVID-19 situation across the state.”


ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs 134 billion revenue until August 26 against Rs 110 billion collected during the corresponding period of the last year, depicting a 20 percent increase in the tax collection, said Shahid Hussain Asad, the member of the Inland-Revenue and spokesman for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
“The sit-ins by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek entered 12th day and despite a civil disobedience call by Imran Khan, over 20 percent increase has been recorded in the revenue collection in August,” he said.
He said that unlike other economic indicators, the protests and sit-ins did not dent the tax collection efforts of the government in the current month.
He pointed out that overall economic situation had slowed down due to the political unrest. Asad said that the FBR had also collected Rs 138 billion till July 31, 2014, which was Rs 1 billion higher than the tax collected in the same period last year.
To question, the FBR spokesman said that civil disobedience call by the PTI chairman had negatively affected the foreign investment and economic situation in the country.
He added that the business community and traders across the country had rejected the civil disobedience call by the PTI chairman.
Asad said that the FBR was committed to broadening the tax net and has planned to issue notices to those who had not filed their tax returns.


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KABUL (Pajhwok): South Korea announced on Monday providing Afghanistan $32m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
95 percent of the population is suffering from food shortages.
In a statement, the foreign ministry in Seoul said the assistance would be sent to the war-ravaged country through the United Nations.
It added the assistance would focus on providing food, shelter and basic health facilities to the Afghans, 95 percent of whom are facing food shortages.
Women and children will be among the first to get the aid. South Korean also plans to send the same support for Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan.
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COMCEC Kicks Off Its 33rd Session In Istanbul today
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Jeddah, Rabi'I 02, 1439, November 20, 2017, SPA --The Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC), Started today its 33rd Session as senior officials held a preparatory meeting for the Ministerial Meeting to be held on 22 November 2017 in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Republic of Turkey who is also COMCEC Chairman and the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen along with the relevant ministers of the OIC Member States.
The Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs Hameed Obelero, reviewed in a report the latest procedures taken by the General Secretariat and institutions working in the economic field since the 32nd Session of the General Assembly of the COMCEC, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in November 2016 in order to follow up the implementation of the OIC Program by 2025.
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Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the investment budget for the coming fiscal year will surge to EGP 230 billion, up from EGP 150 billion last year.
A statement issued by the cabinet on Thursday noted that the move is meant to expand the development and service projects.
Madbouly added that the budget of the new urban communities authority will also be increased in the coming fiscal year to expand its ventures.
Madbouly's remarks were made during a meeting with Housing Minister Assem El-Gazzar and representatives from the real estate development and contracting sectors, a cabinet statement said on Thursday.
“Egypt is keen on supporting real-estate development and contracting sectors over the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Madbouly, praising the construction sector in general which assists the state with achieving its development targets and provides intensive job vacancies.


Riyadh places 2 Hezbollah leaders on 'terror list'
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Saudi Arabia has placed two leaders of the Lebanese Hezbollah group on its official "terror list".
The official SPA news agency reported that Hezbollah leaders Khalil Youssef Harb and Mohamed Qablan had both been placed on the list.
According to a statement cited by the news agency, the two men were blacklisted "for their involvement in terrorist acts".
The statement went on to assert that both Harb and Qablan had been responsible for "supporting the Assad regime [in Syria], sending fighters to Syria, and channeling funds to various factions in Yemen and to military commanders responsible for terrorist operations in the Middle East".
Since the eruption of the Syrian civil war almost four years ago, Hezbollah has been fighting alongside troops loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday was seen shaving on the stage while addressing a public meeting in Burari.
Manoj Tiwari had arrived two hours late for the public meeting where he started shaving on the stage.
When asked about it, Manoj Tiwari said that he had a busy schedule for the past two days and did not get time to groom himself despite it being a Sunday.
Manoj Tiwari launched a public relations campaign at the public meeting in Burari.
He said, "PM Modi will regularise unauthorised colonies before elections in Delhi."
Manoj Tiwari added that "shaving" was also part of the cleanliness campaign.
The issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies has been a major poll plank in Delhi. In the last Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Narendra Modi government had "planned to demolish" them.
Tiwari said had the Delhi government been committed to the issue, the unauthorized colonies could have been regularised within a few months.


While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major national news story, recent studies by the Pew Research Center shows that it also is an important local news story, with many Americans depending on their local media outlets for information about the outbreak.
An April survey by Pew Research Center, conducted as part of the American News Pathways project, showed that about six-in-ten Americans (61%) said they were following news about the coronavirus outbreak at both the national and local level equally. Around a quarter (23%) said they were paying more attention to news at the local level, while 15% said they were focused more on COVID-19 news at the national level.
A June 4-10 study showed that Americans also see local news outlets as more credible sources of COVID-19 information than the news media in general. Half of U.S. adults said their local news media get the facts right about the coronavirus outbreak almost all or most of the time, compared with 44% who said the same about the news media overall. Similarly, about half of Americans (53%) said their state and local governments get the facts right about COVID-19 all or most of the time.


Insecurity: Makinde Demands for More Troops
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has demanded the deployment of more troops to the state by the military to help the fight against insecurity.
The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, stated this while receiving the Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor and other Service Chiefs at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan.
He said the government will continually support and give necessary logistics to enhance the security of lives and property in the state, adding that the need for continuous synergy between the military and other security agencies cannot be overemphasized.
Correspondent Kunle Ojo reports that the Governor added that to surmount the insecurity challenges in the state and other parts of the country, there is the need to deploy more troops to help with the internal security assignment.
He equally commended the professionalism of the Army, saying the state has been receiving cooperation from the Nigerian Army based in Ibadan under the General Officer Commanding.
Earlier, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor said the Service Chiefs were in Oyo State on regional security visit, adding that the purpose was to familiarize with the troops, officers and men of the Nigeria Army in the state and to equally let the government know that the military forces are working assiduously to address issues of insecurity in partnership with other security agencies in the state.
Similarly, General Irabor, while commiserating with the state government over the recent unfortunate incident which took the lives of some citizens and residents of the state also lamented the loss of properties.
He assured that the military will continue to give support to the civil authority and ensure that cases of insecurity are addressed holistically adding that the armed forces admitted that the Police remain the first tier of internal security provision.


Mayor Nutter has also been attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors, chatting with leaders from other cities about crime control and education reform.
He was also elected to the organization's Advisory Board, a body of more than 20 mayors who play a role in guiding the organization and advocating for policy on the national stage.
Nutter said he was encouraged to run for the position.
"I think that given Philadelphia's prominence and strategic location, I think it’s important for the city to play a more prominent role in the conference of mayors," Nutter said.
Asked about Sen. Barack Obama's speech -- in which he said cities shouldn't expect more federal aid, according to a New York Times report -- Nutter said only that federal funding is key to improving cities.
"I didn’t hear the speech. I’ve heard different variations on what the senator said and what it meant to different people," Nutter said. "Clearly the federal government must step up from a resource and a funding standpoint."


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According to official sources, the infrastructure improvements that are planned include constructing additional classrooms and improving IT labs, recruiting teachers based on requirement, and creating additional amenities like toilets.
“It has been roughly estimated that the infrastructure of more than 7,000 schools, which have got additional admissions this academic year, should have to be improved,” a senior official from the School Education Department told DT Next. There are more than 45,000 government and aided schools functioning across the State, catering to more than 65 lakh students.
This year, the government and aided schools have reported about four lakh additional admissions this academic year. “As the admissions process is over, the exact figure of new student enrolments will also be derived shortly,” he said.
All district education officers have already been asked to inspect and identify the State-run schools that need infrastructure improvement due to additional admissions, the official said. “They were also instructed to prepare a detailed work plan and identify budget for it,” he said.
All such works would be carried out shortly on priority basis as per the requirement, he claimed. “The government is already in the process of recruiting teachers who were on the waitlist,” the official added.
All district education officers have been directed to identify land belonging to government schools that were encroached, he said. As schools were closed for more than one year, district level officials had reported that the lands of many institutions have been encroached. “All the lands that are illegally occupied will be recovered immediately,” he said.


The Reykjavík police have asked people to remember where they have parked their car when they go shopping downtown. According to the police, at this time of year many people call the 112 emergency number and report their car stolen. But it usually turns out that people have simply forgotten where they parked, ruv.is reports.
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The police issued an announcement saying that they hope that as few people as possible will lose their car during Christmas.


Heavy rain and strong winds have caused flooding and landslides in parts of Cornwall, south-west England.
Many people have been trapped in their homes and cars. Firemen are helping to rescue people who are stuck.
In some areas experts reckon the water is almost 2m deep.
Some people have had to leave their cars after the water on the roads became too deep to drive in.
Trains have also been stopped from running after a landslip caused by the heavy rain damaged the track.
Some schools have been shut and even the Eden Project has been forced to close for the day because of the weather.
Search and rescue helicopters are also helping people who have been flooded.


*says it would boost activities at Nasarawa Cargo Airport
By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja
Governor Umar Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa State has said that the federal government initiative on yam export will boost the activities of the Nasarawa state cargo airport under construction.
According to a statement signed by his Special Assistant Media and Publicity, Ahmed Tukur, Governor Almakura who applauded Federal government said that Nasarawa state will benefit more from the initiative and will do its best to create the enabling environment for economic activities of the state through the policy.
He said that the state will take advantage of the initiative by ensuring that all necessary facilities and infrastructures for the initiative are in place at the airport and adopt all measures that will ensure the success of the export.
He said that the policy will not only boast the activities of the airport but will equally open new vista of economic diversification on agriculture to the state and the country at large.
Almakura explained that apart from the benefit farmers from the state will drive,the airport will serve as a centre for the export because of the proximity to states like Benue, Taraba, Niger that also produce yam in large quantity.
He promised that the state will create the enabling environment for other sectors to tap from the benefits of the airport.


KARACHI Mayor Waseem Akhtar has expressed hopes that Karachi visit of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will be beneficial.
Talking to media, Akhtar said that issues of people will be presented before the premier for solutions, adding that the transportation system of the metropolis is in dire need of renewal.
He said, ‘I will appeal the prime minister that all the system of the city should come under the mayor. I will also request that funds allocated for the metropolis be reimbursed,” he added.
It is to be mentioned here that Imran Khan will preside over a meeting regarding the development projects being run by the federal government’s funds.
He is also expected to make an announcement regarding desalination plant and vehicles for collecting garbage.


MUSCAT: Oman will see a significant rise in the number of coronavirus cases (Covid-19) in the coming days, Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, the Minister of Health said on Saturday.
Speaking in an interview with Oman TV, Al Saidi also said 2,400 cases have recovered from the virus. “The number of cases will increase in the coming days,” he said.
Oman on Saturday reported 603 new coronavirus cases, taking the total past 10,000. Al Saidi also said that despite warnings, there were reports of people gathering during Ramadan for Tharawih prayers and group iftars.
“We urge everyone to stay at home and respect social distancing measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus,” he added.


Turkish manufacturing industry’s capacity utilization rate boosts in September
(MENAFN) According to latest data, the Turkish manufacturing industry’s capacity utilization rate (CUR) rose month-on-month in September, registering the fourth straight monthly increase.
A Turkish Central Bank survey showed that the local manufacturing industry units operated at 78.1 percent of their capacity this month, increased one point from August.
The highest CUR stood at 79.9 percent for intermediate commodities, as the lowest reached 72.5 percent for food and beverage.
The highest capacity usage was in the manufacturing of wood and wood/cork products, excluding furniture, at 84.5 percent in September, as the lowest was in leather production with 63.7 percent.
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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says a visiting delegation of the European Union has stated that certain milestones and achievements reached during the tenure of the previous government, have been lost due to decisions taken by the present administration.
Speaking at a media breifing Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella said such matters were discussed during a meeting between the EU delegation and Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa.
However, MP Kiriella said the Opposition Leader requested EU officials to consider the livelihoods of citizens and continue to grant the GSP+ concession.
The Parliamentarian said Opposition Leader Premadasa also discussed human rights abuses and efforts by the government to influence the independence of the judiciary.
MP Kiriella revealed that they requested the EU to influence the government in ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms.
MP Kiriella revealed how the Samagi Jana Balawegaya explained the freedoms ensured to independent entities by the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, adding that the 20th Amendment influenced these freedoms negatively.
The MP said he presented facts to the EU delegation on how the 19th Amendment ensured that the Police, Attorney General’s Department, State Sector employees, Auditor General’s Department and the judiciary ensured independence during their duties.
He also said they also presented facts over the manner in which the government handled the teacher principal strike and ignored their demands.


Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that it will give one moth additional salary to the employees for poll duty.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the chief secretary VR Subramaniyam said that the elections will be held on time and the employees who will perform duties during polling days will be paid an additional salary of one month.
The chief secretary said that the candidates contesting the elections will be provided adequate security. “We have made adequate security arrangements for the security of the candidates. We have booked more than 300 rooms for the candidates in Srinagar,” he said.
He also said that elaborate security measures have been made in southern and northern Kashmir southern


Farooq Sattar says MQM is going nowhere
KARACHI (92 News) – MQM Pakistan chairman Farooq Sattar has said that the mandate of Mohajirs was insulted yesterday.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that he had talked about a political alliance, which can be turned into an electoral alliance.
He said that those winning the hearts will rule. “The MQM is not going anywhere. The attitude of Mustafa Kamal hurt us.”
Farooq Sattar said that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Chief Justice Saqib Nisar.
He said that he has a vehicle, which is in the name of the party. “The MQM Pakistan will do the politics of Mohajirs, middle class, working class and the oppressed,” he said. “We have separated ourselves from the legacy of violence, not sacrifices of the martyrs.”
The MQM Pakistan said that the November 5 meeting reflected the election results of the city. “The meeting proved that a majority of people is still with the MQM.”
He said that peace and stability in Karachi are vital for peace and stability in the country.


Fast internet in Algeria to be brought by Huawei and ZTE
(MENAFN) Algeria's state news agency said, Chinese Huawei cut a deal with Algerie Telecom, to develop super fast internet service.
The project will offer more efficient communication channels among network users.
However; Chinese ZTE -Telecom Products Manufacturer- partnered with the Algerian Federation for Young Entrepreneurs, as part of the establishment of a nationally optical cabling network.
AT plans to enhance its position in the telecommunications sector in Algeria, among rivalry from well-known private operators.
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BY DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE — THE Mimiko Campaign Organisation, MCO, yesterday said that the outcome of the governorship election in the state was the beginning of the liberation of the South-West region.
It also said the victory of the Labour Party, LP, had shown that the people of the state had decided that they would not serve any foreign god.
The Director General of the organisation, Mr. Akin Adaramola, said this in Akure at a valedictory press conference to wind up the campaign.
Adaramola declared that “the people of the state had spoken with one voice and rejected those that had the intention of capturing them.
The Director General who doubles as the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, however, expressed appreciation to the people for standing by Mimiko when it mattered most.
He said the victory had also revealed that the people appreciated the good work being done by the LP government in the past three years and eight months.
Adaramola added that the new mandate given to the governor would enable him initiate policies and programmes that would further improve the lives of the people of the state.
The Director of Campaign, Clement Faboyede, said the governor would break the second term jinx of non- performance.
According to Faboyede the people of the state would be better for it after the second term of the governor.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree updating the membership of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
The decree, No. 83/2024 of February 21, has been published on the website of the head of state, Ukrinform reports.
According to the document, among the new members are Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Anatoliy Barhylevych, and Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk.
In addition, Major General Maksym Myrhorodskyi, who had served as the commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, was excluded from the Staff.
On February 11, Zelensky appointed Ihor Skybiuk as the commander of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and dismissed Maksym Myrhorodskyi from this post.
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Riyadh, Rabi'I 24, 1439, December 12, 2017, SPA -- Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr met here today with Envoy of Secretary General of GCC countries to Yemen.
During the meeting, the Yemeni Prime Minister affirmed that the prominent role and the great response of the coalition countries, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to declare Determination Storm to restore the legitimacy in Yemen.
Bin Dhagr pointed out that the government, with the support of the coalition, is working to normalize life in the liberated Yemeni governorates, secure services, maintain salaries, continue to restore security and stability, and reduce the state coffers of the Iranian-backed coup militias.
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As a Tampa neighborhood remains on guard following the shooting deaths of four people in the last six weeks, police in the city are going to get some help in their search.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers from across the state will be sent to the Seminoles Heights area starting Monday to help officers with their search as well as allowing Tampa Police the chance to send their officers to other areas of the city as well for normal duties, according to NBC affiliate WFLA-TV.
“That’s what people need to realize, we are intense in one neighborhood, but we have the rest of the city,” said the city’s Police Chief, Brian Dugan.
Dugan says the agency has gotten over 3,600 tips on the four murders that all have taken place in the same half mile area north of downtown.
Law enforcement agencies from across the state – as well as federal agents from the FBI and ATF – have been in the area to help in the search.


The Iranian government has earmarked tens of millions of dollars in rescue to the country’s air transport industry amid efforts to help the sector weather the coronavirus crisis.
A report published by Fars news agency on Monday showed that the total government aid to airlines and aviation sector companies to help them cope with the economic impacts of the pandemic had reached 24 trillion rials (over $135 million).
The figure is more than a fourth of government funding to help protect jobs across the transportation sector in Iran.
Sources in the Iranian civil aviation industry said in April that the pandemic had caused flight by Iranian airlines to drop by more than 80 percent during the New Year holidays.
Reports said airlines and other companies across the sector had suffered more than $190 million in losses during the normally busy flight season.
The Iranian government has provided around 500 trillion rials (more than $3 billion) in cheap loans to businesses and industries affected by the pandemic.
Those loans are exclusively granted to companies that have avoided any lay-off during the spread of the disease in Iran.
More than 154,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Iran.
The Iranian health ministry said on Monday that more than 121,000 people had recovered from the disease while the total number of deaths has reached 7,878.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops keep shelling the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions. Eighteen strikes have been recorded today.
“From 12:50 to 13:05, seven shots, probably from a 120mm mortar, were recorded in the area of Kharkivka settlement,” the Operational Command“North” posted on telegram .
No destruction or casualties were reported.
From 14:30 to 14:50, 11 shots, probably from a 120mm mortar, were recorded in the area of Kliusy settlement. Damage to a non-residential building is possible.
As reported, on the morning of March 18, Russian troops launched 20 artillery and mortar strikes on the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
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Health advisories were issued for four beaches in New York City Thursday evening as wastewater from a plant continued to discharge into the Hudson River, according to a press release from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
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The city allowed people to return to Manhattan after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers even though officials were told the air was not yet safe, according to an internal memo from a New York City Health Department official.


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Cowardly attacks cannot shake nation’s resolve against terrorism: PM
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that the terrorist incidents cannot deter the resolve of the nation against the elimination of terrorism from the country.
Talking to media in Ankara on Thursday, he said that the operation against the terrorism has broken the backbone of the terrorists. He said the war against terrorism will continue till the elimination of the last terrorist.
The Prime Minister said that the enemy of the country cannot digest the development in the country and therefore they are targeting soft targets.
He said the enemy of the country wants to sabotage the development process in Pakistan but they will not succeed in their nefarious designs.
To a question, he said that holding of the ECO summit in Pakistan is another success of the country and the confidence of the world.
Answering a question, the Prime Minister said that the decisions to call Rangers in Punjab and initiation of operation Radd ul Fasaad were taken at the Prime Minister House, which shows government's determination to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from Pakistani soil.
Replying to a question, Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan wants peace and stability in Afghanistan which is vital for the progress and prosperity for the entire region.
Answering a question, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan wants peaceful relations with all neighbours, including India. He said we should not even think that Pakistan and India can hatch conspiracies against each other.
To a question, he said Afghanistan's soil should not be used against Pakistan and the Afghan government should take necessary steps in this regard.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, a new era has begun for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with the revocation of Article 370. Addressing the nation this evening, the Prime Minister said, the dream of Sardar Patel, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dr Shayam Prasad Mookerjee, Atal Bihar Vajpayee and crores of patriots has now been fulfilled. He said, as a nation, the country has taken a historic decision.
The people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladhak were not able to avail benefits of various rights which was a major obstacle in their development. He congratulated people of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and the whole nation. The Prime Minister said, when some things are there forever, it is presumed that they will never change or go away and Article 370 was something similar.
He said, no one was discussing the harm inflicted due to Article 370 on the people of Jammu and Kashmir and nobody could tell the benefits it was providing to the people of this region. The Prime Minister said the government has tried to bring a new work culture and transparency in the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
He said IIT, IIM, AIIMS, all irrigation projects, all power projects and the Anti-Corruption Bureau are the results of this effort. He said, through the new system, the region Jammu and Kashmir will be freed from terrorism and separatism. He said Jammu and Kashmir will be taken to new height of development.


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Philippine economy to expand by 4.5 pct this year
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Sep. 22 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) stated that Philippines’ economy is rebounding but continues to by "fragile" due to periodically stricter coronvairus mobility restrictions, mainly in Metro Manila.
An update to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO), the ADB's extensively followed economic publication, kept the expansion estimates for the country at 4.5 percent this year and 5.5 percent in next year, as rebounding local demand and boosting global trade adapt to the ADO's estimates declared during April.
The country’s economic expansion this year and next year will be backed by sustained expansion in public infrastructure expenditure, boosting consumer confidence, and advancement in the nationwide coronavirus immunization drive, noted the report.
The major hazard to the estimate is the spread of newer, infectious coronavirus strains, which may cause the return of firmer control measures and may stall economic performance.
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Muguruza cruises but Kvitova is eliminated
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Los Angeles: Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza made short work of Ana Konjuh to move into the semi-finals of the Stanford Classic while second seed Petra Kvitova was thrashed 6-2 6-0 by 18-year-old American Catherine Bellis.
Top seed Muguruza, playing in the first match of the day, eased through her quarter-final 6-1 6-3 against the fifth seed at Stanford University in California, breaking the 19-year-old Croat five times in a match that lasted barely an hour.
'I think today I was very accurate, said the Spaniard in an on-court interview. 'Ana is such a powerful player and super young, I knew I had to be concentrated.
Local product Bellis is one of three American players appearing in the semi-finals along with Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys.
The Czech missed six months after being stabbed in her left hand by an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic in December.
Bellis, ranked 44th in the world, will take on fellow Californian Vandeweghe in the other semi-final, while Muguruza will face third-seed Keys.
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(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Jordan and Oman chambers of commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration, support bilateral trade, and establish investment and trade partnerships between the Jordanian and Omani business communities.
The agreement, signed by Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Khalil Hajj Tawfiq and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faisal Bin Abdullah Al Rawas, aims to enhance economic collaboration within the applicable laws and regulations, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The memorandum underscores the importance of direct communication between business sectors through the organisation of delegations, trade missions, participation in economic events in both countries and the exchange of official trade-related information.
Hajj Tawfiq emphasised that the memorandum signifies a“genuine and serious” commencement to augment trade exchange and establish investment partnerships between Jordan and Oman. He further highlighted that the JCC has plans to host a Jordanian-Omani Business Forum in 2024. The forum will spotlight specific priority sectors for both nations, notably pharmaceuticals, construction, information technology and tourism.
Jordan's exports to Oman reached approximately $75 million during the January-December period of 2023, while imports stood at $69 million.
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Earlier, Prisons Minister Balwant Singh Ramuwalia, who coordinated the NRI Diwas, heaped praise on Akhilesh Yadav, saying that it was for the first time that a chief minister of Uttar Pradesh had thought about the descendants of people who lived in the state many centuries ago. Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan detailed on various infrastructure and development projects undertaken by the state government and said that the state was undergoing a never before turnaround.
Later 16 eminent people with roots in Uttar Pradesh and now living abroad were given the 'UP Ratna' awards by the chief minister and his wife, Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav, while 13 MoUs were also signed at the event. Also present during the event, among others, were members of Bollywood that included film directors Sudhir Mishra, Muzaffar Ali, veteran actor Sanjay Khan and Zayed Khan. Over the next two days, the NRIs and state ministers and officials would interact and have a composite dialogue on how and in which sectors, investment can be explored, said Principal Secretary (NRI) Sanjeev Saran.


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ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday has met Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar and discussed the overall situation in the country.
During the meeting, both the leaders also deliberated upon the ongoing welfare projects in Punjab. The CM apprised the president about steps being taken by the provincial government to control the spread of dengue disease.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Naeem-ul-Haq was also present in the meeting.
Earlier, Dr Arif Alvi had called upon the country’s corporate sector to also play a more effective role to tackle climate change challenges.
He also referred to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the 74th UN General Assembly session in New York and said that the premier had talked about the challenges of global warming and climate change.


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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has stated that the Delhi government is taking several important steps to restructure the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and District Institute of Education and Training (DIET).
The deputy CM further said that the teachers who can inculcate an inquisitive habit in our children and empower them to ask questions in the classrooms have to be prepared for this. He also said that the children should have the courage to demand truth and fill in the gaps of what they have learnt so far.
Manish Sisodia, at a programme on restructuring the SCERT and DIET, said, “Only teachers can transform our society. It is then important to instil the right spirit in our teachers, and we can only achieve this through teacher training.”
The deputy chief minister further lay focus on the development of the education system in the national capital and the importance of training the teachers. He also said that the Delhi government is taking steps for both these issues.
Focus on training teachers
While talking about the restructuring of the SCERT and DIET, Manish Sisodia also said that the Delhi government focused on teachers training in the last few years including increasing posts and salaries in SCERT.
He said, “A country's advancement in education depends only on the efforts of its teachers. This is the case in countries that are lauded for their quality education systems and it is because those countries have focused on developing and training their teachers.”
“We have increased the posts and salaries in SCERT to instil a sense of respect for the talent that comes into the system. They have been given the UGC-scale pays,” he further added, as per PTI reports.
The deputy chief minister, who is also the education minister, further added that the national capital is the only state in this country where SCERT is given this scale and honour, with the number of posts increasing from 509 to 1295 and arranging the pay-scale and designation as per NCERT is also included.
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Mr. Masayuki Magoshi, Ambassador for the Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, visited Nilin village in Ramallah Governorate to celebrate the completion of the project funded by the Government of Japan through Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).
A grant of USD 85,215 was extended to Nilin municipality to secure an appropriate educational environment for students in the village. It was used to construct a new building with 3 classrooms and one toilet unit in Nilin girls school. Now that the project has been completed, about 81 six-grade students have been directly benefit from the project where they have been moved from the small classrooms to the new building.
In his speech, Mr. Masayuki Magoshi emphasized Japan's firm commitment to supporting the Palestinian people from a human security perspective as well as the importance of implementing social and economic development projects needed for Palestinian communities.
Since 1993 the Government of Japan has extended its official development assistance to approximately USD 2.2 billion, to the Palestinians. GGP projects have been formulated in collaboration with the Palestinian Authority through the Ministry of Finance and Planning since 2010.
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Thousands of people from around the country took to the streets of Dublin today in a protest against austerity today.
Gardaí said 2,000 people took part in the union-led march in the city centre.
Organisers called on the Government to reverse its policy of austerity ahead of what is expected to be another tough Budget next month.
Addressing the rally, ICTU president Eugene McGlone said the Government could make the necessary Budget adjustments through taxes on high-earners, property, capital and corporate income, without the need for more spending cuts and attacks on social welfare.
The march was backed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, SIPTU, UNITE and Mandate.
Union officials said that the march gave workers an opportunity to demand that the interests of the people are put before those of the financial corporations.


Announcing that the first coronavirus case has been detected since the beginning of the epidemic, North Korea announced the first deaths. Six people died in the country, which was declared a state of emergency against the epidemic.
North Korea also announced its deaths due to Kovid-19 after announcing the outbreak of the epidemic in the country for the first time in two years after the coronavirus (Kovid-19) epidemic and declaring a full shutdown in the capital.
North Korea’s official state agency KCNA announced that six people died in the country due to Kovid-19, and one of the dead was infected with the Omicron variant.
KCNA reported that 187,800 people have been isolated and treated since a fever epidemic of unknown origin began in the country since the end of April. It was stated that 350 thousand people showed symptoms of fever.
The North Korean government said that it was implementing maximum emergency measures to combat the epidemic in the capital Pyongyang.
Experts estimate that few people in the country of 26 million people may have been vaccinated.


The issue on the significant rise in electricity bill and public outcry on the matter will be taken to the Cabinet meeting said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
As the minister responsible for consumer affairs, he had received numerous complaints through the WhatsApp messages asking for clarifications on the rise in the utility bill.
Saifuddin said he would raise the issue at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow and hear the clarification himself from the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climatic Change Yeo Bee Yin as the minister responsible.
"We have to know what are the things that contribute to the things that are happening, what are the causes and if the causes are known, we will certainly look for the solution," he said at a media conference after the monthly assembly of the ministry.
The issue on the rise in electricity bill had now become the focus of the social media when consumers complained of soaring utility bills some of which had doubled.


The Chattanooga Police Department and officers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have agreed that both agencies will investigate sexual assault reports on campus.
The Chattanooga Times Free-Press reported that the two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday and agreed to investigate sexual assaults on campus together.
School and city officials said the agreement was designed to provide better resources to victims of assault, prevent potential attacks and educate students about the issue.
Chancellor Steve Angle said the school also used a $240,000 state grant to hire a new sergeant who will serve as a liaison between city and campus police.
Chattanooga police Chief Fred Fletcher said the agencies will work together to bridge gaps between the campus and the community.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will give lunch to the coalition parties today, in which Imran Khan will take the coalition parties into confidence on the political situation.
According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan is mobilized on the anti-government movement of PDM and the political situation in the country and today Imran Khan invited the leaders of allied parties for lunch.
Representatives of MQM, GDA, and Balochistan Awami Party will participate in the lunch.
Sources said that the Prime Minister would take the coalition parties into confidence over the political situation and consultations would be held to deal with the opposition movement.
According to sources, Awami Muslim League head Sheikh Rashid will also attend the lunch, Federal Minister Aminul Haq will represent MQM, Fehmida Mirza will represent GDA while Balochistan Awami Party delegation led by Zubeida Jalal will participate.
Prime Minister Imran Khan in a meeting of spokespersons had directed to raise Ayaz Sadiq’s statement against national security at the public level.
The Prime Minister had said that the people of Pakistan love the Pakistan army, PML-N is divided on anti-military agenda.
Imran Khan had directed that government statements and initiatives should be effectively highlighted and public welfare schemes should speed up while the Prime Minister also directed the members of the Assembly to mobilize.
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Occupiers Shift to the Sidewalks
Expelled from their encampment at Zuccotti Park last November, protesters with Occupy Wall Street have taken to sleeping on the sidewalks of the financial center in lower Manhattan. –ARK
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The protesters first cited that ruling last week while sleeping outside bank branches near Union Square, but said this week that they wanted so-called sleep-outs to occur nightly around the New York Stock Exchange.
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Reporters at a conference call prior to Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to India were told by a senior administration official that the immigration bill and its H-1B provisions would be good not just for the US but also for India. “It’s true that some firms who have structured their workforce to rely heavily on H-1B employees would have to, under the terms of the bill, look at certain aspect[s] of their business model,” the official admitted, dismissing, however, the concerns that have been raised by many Indian businesses and the Indian government over the issue.
A group of chief executive officers from India as well as Union ministers Anand Sharma and P Chidambaram had raised their concerns over the issue with their counterparts in the United States last week while they were in Washington, but it now seems clear that their argument failed to convince the Obama administration, which continues to back the immigration bill that was passed by the Senate last month.
The official said that the bill contains provisions that would be of much benefit to Indians who are looking for employment in the United States and will increase the amount of H-1B US visas by almost triple. “Since the largest share of H-1B workers is from India, we anticipate that the expansion of the program would certainly benefit many skilled Indian workers.”


Customs thwart attempt to smuggle marijuana
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Doha: Inspectors of Air Cargo and Private Airports customs foiled an attempt to smuggle marijuana into the country, seizing 6.885kg hidden inside spare parts.
The shipment was coming from an African country.
The authorities have been issuing continuous warnings to those attempting to carry illegal substances into the country.
Customs officers are provided with all means of support including the latest devices and continuous training to read the body language of passengers and to be aware of the latest methods followed by smugglers.
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On January 13, U.S. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel conducted a site survey visit to the port of Berbera. The visit comes in advance of the U.S.-led multinational military training exercise Justified Accord scheduled for February 2023.
Justified Accord is designed to increase multinational cooperation in crisis response and counterterrorism operations and prepare regional partners for UN and African Union-mandated missions. In addition to the port of Berbera, Justified Accord exercises will take place in Botswana, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda with the participation from 20 partner nations, including Somalia.
The U.S. military routinely surveys potential operating locations to prepare for contingencies and exercise readiness or adjust force posture as directed.
Source : U.S. Embassy, Mogadishu
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Agric Minister-designate Dr. Afriyie Akoto says the state of food security in Ghana today is ”very stable.”
He said Ghana as a country has not been in such a situation for many years.
He said going through our markets, it is obvious that we have food in abundance with stable prices.
The Minister who held the post over the past four years and has been reappointed said even in our dry season, we food in abundance.
He was responding to a question asked by Ranking Member of the Vetting Committee of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu on the food security situation in Ghana.
He said maize is the most important food crop in the country since it is the only food security crop that grows in the four corners of Ghana and is also used by every Ghanaian.
Dr. Afriyie Akoto went on to state that the government has done a lot in ensuring food security and stable food pricing.


Cards start 2014 with a comeback
A comeback effort helped the Alexandria girls’ hockey team start 2014 on a winning note.
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“It was cowardly in every sense of the word, from the way it was carried out to the way that it ended,” Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert said of the incident, calling defendant Scott Michael Greene a "monster . . .
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Patriotic Front Secretary General, Wynter Kabimba has said that the Zambian population cannot allow for a federal system because it is too small. Mr Kabimba said that the country and its economy are also small and can not be compared to countries like Nigeria and the United states of America which have huge populations.
He said that Zambia has not yet reached the level to move from central government to federal system of governance because of limited resources.
Mr Kabimba was reacting to a suggestion made by Zambia Direct Democracy president Edwin Sakala who called on government consider introducing Federal system of governance.
Mr Sakala said during a press briefing today that each province should have its own parliament and government so that provinces maximise their full potential.
Mr Sakala said that the federal constitution will give the nation flexibility to accommodate economic and cultural differences.
Mr Sakala said that the country is slowly becoming fragmented under the central system but under the federal system each province can use the abundant natural resources for development.


LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday while claiming of winning the upcoming general elections said that that the state institutions are weak and his party will work to address this issue.
In an interview with British Broadcasting Institution, he said that strengthening state institutions should the priority of every government, adding that the PTI will on the issue after election.
Khan said that the two political parties have been in power for the last 30 years but they have failed, adding that they have ruined the state institutions during their tenures.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) while hearing a case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had mentioned that the country’s institutions have ruined and all this occurred in during the tenure of these two political parties.
The PTI chairman went on to say that the difference between rich and poor has increased during the tenure of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
“The policies of both parties have made the rich, richer and poor, poorer,” he said.
Commenting on the pre-poll surveys, Khan said that the surveys are mostly misleading.
Taking a jibe at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the PTI chairman said that Maryam Nawaz thinks army is backing me but my 22 years struggle is behind me, while her father was made chief minister and prime minister by the army.
Responding to question about Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Khan said that the PPP chairman doesn’t even know what is going on in Pakistan, adding that he entered Pakistan through a parachute and he don’t know the ground realities.
Speaking about Pakistan, US relations, the PTI chairman said that the better Pak-US relations are very important, however, he regretted US President Donald Trump declaring Islamabad responsible for their defeat in Afghanistan.


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Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced a change in the working hours at the Qatar National Convention Centre for the vaccination campaign during Ramadan.
QNCC will be open in two shifts strating today, every day of the week. The first shift will be from 8am to 4pm with last entry at 3pm followed by a break with the second shift starding from 7pm to 1am, last entry at 12 midnight.
Meanwhile, in a previous statement, it had announced that the drive-through vaccination centres at Lusail and Al Wakra will operate from 1pm to midnight everyday throughout Ramadan with the last entry at 11pm.
According to the recent update of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program, the ministry said that 36.9% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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Mansa: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Thursday appeared before a Mansa court in a defamation case. Interacting with the media here, he said that former MLA Nazar Singh Manshahia has filed a defamation case against him.
The CM said those leaders are filing defamation cases those have defamed crores of citizens of the country for 70 years, they have no value, no respect.
He said that baffled by their crushing defeat in the state assembly polls, held early this year, Congress leaders are now using the defamation as a tool against those working tirelessly for public welfare and progress of state.
He said that the leaders who had themselves betrayed the mandate of people by becoming turncoats for their vested personal interests are now filing defamation cases against us. He said that in reality these people are varying of the growing popularity of the state government in wake of its pro-people decision. Bhagwant Mann said these cases are being filed as a grudge against thumping verdict in favour of his party, which is working tirelessly for the well being of people.
He questioned that why defamation cases are not filed against those who have looted the country for several decades. Similarly, he said that why such cases are not being filed against those people who label true patriots as terrorists. Bhagwant Mann said that how those leaders who are working tirelessly for transforming the lives of people by mitigating the sufferings of people can be terrorists adding that unfortunately no defamation takes place against miscreants indulging in such mudslinging.
Mann said that he will appear before court whenever summons is issued against him. Bhagwant Mann said that he has full faith in the judicial system of the country. He said that the courts are highly respectable and they will adhere to every decision of the court.


BJP Mahakumbh Rally 2018 Live Update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, and said that the Congress, when in power, harboured feelings of enmity not just for the governments of BJP-ruled states but also for the people of those states. Exhorting the people of the state to bring Shivraj Singh Chouhan back to power for the next five years, Modi said that the Centre and the Shivraj government have given speed to the pace of development in the state and the time had come to make a leap. “I need 5 more years to serve the people of Madhya Pradesh,” the Prime Minister said, adding that the nation will progress only if states develop too.
Addressing the BJP’s ‘Karyakarta Mahakumbh’ here, he also said that it is a matter of great pride that the BJP is currently ruling 19 states, adding that it is also a greater achievement to be the world’s biggest political party. Modi also heaped praise on BJP president Amit Shah for his qualitative leardership. According to the BJP, workers from each district of the state have arrived in Bhopal to attend the mega rally of PM Modi and Amit Shah. Ahead of leaving for Bhopal this morning, Modi in a tweet said that he is looking forward to interacting with the hardworking workers of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP.


According to NYPD statistics that were released on Friday, Brooklyn led the way in the city’s murders last year – with most crime taking place in Bed-Stuy and bordering neighborhoods, says the New York Daily News.
38 percent of last year’s murders happened in the borough, says the article, and of the 515 homicides that occurred citywide, 196 of them were in Brooklyn, with most happening in the neighborhoods of Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights and East New York.
So far this year, the NYPD says there have been 136 murders, which is , says the Daily News.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that the has helped to cut crime in Brooklyn, says the article.
“Due in part to this relationship, murders in Brooklyn North fell by 13% last year, more than three times the citywide rate of decline,” Kelly told the Daily News.


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Jordan Voices Solidarity With Saudi Arabia Against Attempts To Undermine Its Security
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Amman, Aug. 12 (Petra)-- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, on Friday, stressed Jordan's solidarity with Saudi Arabia against attempts to undermine its security and its people alike.
It also stressed that Jordan stands with Saudi Arabia in every step taken by Riyadh to protect its security.
The ministry spokesperson Haitham Abu Alfoul praised the Saudi Arabia's security bodies in facing any party tries to undermine the Saudis' security and stability.
On Wednesday night, a suspect detonated an explosive belt in Jeddah, killing himself and injuring three members of the security forces, who were seeking to arrest him, and a Pakistani national.
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S. Korea to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 pct by 2030
(MENAFN) On Monday, Oct. 18 South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in stated that the nation will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from the 2018 level by 2030.
Moon conveyed the statement in a conference on carbon neutrality, noting that the boosted 2030 nationally determined contribution (NDC) shows the South Korean strong determination towards carbon neutrality.
The 2030 objective of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions was steeply higher from the prior 26.3 percent.
Moon affirmed the objective of accomplishing carbon neutrality by 2050, stating that South Korea, as a responsible member of the international society, will contribute to the world efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reach carbon neutrality.
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Acknowledging that the Coalition’s commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on overseas aid was not a popular policy, Mr Cameron insisted there were arguments from the "heart and head" to justify the spending, which is worth billions every year.
"It can sometimes be a difficult argument because times are tough here at home and we have had to make difficult decisions," the Prime Minister said, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning.
However, he insisted that the British people were “incredibly generous” and appealed to the nation’s “heart” to help alleviate poverty in the developing world.
It can sometimes be a difficult argument because times are tough here at home and we have had to make difficult decisions.
Mr Cameron added that specific programmes, such as those directed at tackling disease or child malnutrition, are also "good arguments of the head," which will help the public “visualise” that taxpayers’ money is going to “save lives”.
Stating that handing out money to poorer countries is in Britain's "self interest", Mr Cameron said the foreign aid will help prevent “problems of mass migration, pandemics and climate change."
The Prime Minister added that Britain would use its presidency of the G8, which begins on January 1, to call on the richest countries to launch “a major campaign on the issue of hunger, and making sure there aren’t people going hungry every night”.


One person has been taken to hospital after a collision in Mississauga, police say.
In a tweet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Peel Regional Police said the collision occurred in the area of Kennedy and Otto roads.
Police said two vehicles were involved in the incident.
“One person taken to local hospital with serious injuries,” police said in the tweet.
In an update, police said the person’s injuries were non-life-threatening.
Officers said roads are closed in the area and asked motorists to “use alternate routes.”


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Nasser Al Khelaifi, President of Paris Saint-Germain and Chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, the founding partner of Premier Padel, attended the Madrid Premier Padel P1 Tournament on Tuesday - the second day of the main draw of the tournament.
Al Khelaifi watched some matches with Luigi Carraro, FIP President, and also met with Premier Padel players. Among the pairings that have advanced to the next round are P. Lima (BRA) /F. Stupaczuk (ARG), F. Chingotto (ARG)/J. Tello (ARG), F. Belasteguin (ARG)/A. Coello (ESP), M. Di Nenno (ARG)/F. Navarro(ESP) and top seeds A.Galan (ESP) and Lebron (ESP).
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