Springsteen Slams Coulter, Defends His Rights as Activist
Bruce Springsteen defends his right to speak his mind about political issues, and derides as “insane” those who say that musicians should stick to bubble-gum fare.
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In a recent interview, CNN?s Soledad O?Brien asked Bruce Springsteen (aka ?The Boss?) about criticism he has received for taking a stand on political issues. Springsteen responded sarcastically, ?Yeah, they should let Ann Coulter do it instead.? He added that there are ?idiots rambling on on cable television on any given night of the week,? and called the idea that musicians shouldn?t speak up, ?insane? and ?funny.? Watch it:
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23 dead in California wildfires
( MENAFN ) Wildfires continued causing deaths in the American State of California, as lives casualties reached 23 in the west side state, according to the fire department.
Heather Williams said, "Now the winds are going back up and the humidity is going back down".
The spokesperson for Cal Fire, the state agency responsible for fire protection added, "We're still not out of the woods. It's a very serious situation".
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. The
Azerbaijan-Israel Business Forum has been held, trend reports, referring
to the tweet of Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov.
The minister noted that at the forum, information was provided
on the investment environment in Azerbaijan.
"Besides, useful discussions were held between the business
circles of the two countries on the expansion of contacts and the
realization of new opportunities for cooperation," Mikayil Jabbarov
The 3rd meeting of the Joint Commission between the Government
of Azerbaijan and the Government of Israel was held in Baku
Previously, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek noted
that the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Israel is doing to
double this year.
He also said that the opening of the Azerbaijani Embassy in
Israel will play a certain role in expanding the cooperation
between the two countries. On March 29, 2023, the opening ceremony
of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel was held with the
participation of Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and
Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen.
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The FCT Police Command on Monday in Abuja confirmed that gunmen fired shots at the car of the Minister of Aviation,
Ms Stella Oduah in Abuja.
The spokesperson of the command, Altine Daniel, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Friday.
She added that the minister was not in the car when the incident took place.
Ms. Daniel, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, however, said that the incident was reported to the police on Monday at about 5:30 p.m.


Many parents who have multiple kids
say they don’t have a favorite.
Many American adults who have siblings
aren’t buying it.
33% think their mother has a favorite child.
22% believe their father has a favorite kid.
68% of those who think their mom has a favorite
believe that they are not the favorite child, while…
30% think that they are their mom’s favorite.
41% are men
22% are women
38% are the youngest
30% are middle children
23% are the oldest.
Also, of 68% of those who think their dad has a favorite
only 31% believe that they themselves are the one.


By: RIVONALA RAZAFISON
Nearly 1.8 million people in Madagascar are food insecure, officials say.
The UN and local officials said at a press conference on Thursday that those affected represented 46 per cent of the island nation’s population. They were in eight of Madagascar’s 22 regions.
“Of the affected groups, 450,000 individuals were facing severe food insecurity,” said the government.
The highest rates of food insecurity were registered in three southern regions — Androy, Anosy and Atsimo Andrefana.
About 380,000 residents — nearly 30 per cent of the regional population — were experiencing food shortages.
The precarious food situation was being attributed to a significant decrease of annual yields over the last three years.
“Persistent droughts have resulted in huge upheavals in agricultural activities,” the experts observed.
Households had reportedly resorted to faulty survival strategies, including selling off production tools and livestock.
The affected population were also said to depend on wild drought resistant plants — which were abundant in the affected areas.
SOURCE: DAILY NATION


Defying threats from the Justice Department, public health advocates in Philadelphia have launched a nonprofit to run a facility to allow people to use illegal drugs under medical supervision. Board member Ed Rendell, a former Pennsylvania governor, says something needs to be done about the opioid epidemic . . .
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CYBERJAYA: There are five to six “sick” hospitals that have not been completed on schedule due to certain factors, says Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam.
“Some of the hospitals are ‘a little sick’, some are ‘very sick’ and some in the process of ‘treatment’,” he said in his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Cyberjaya Hospital project, here, today.
The minister said, learning lessons from the delay in the construction of Shah Alam Hospital, he wanted the construction of the RM475 million Cyberjaya Hospital to be completed on schedule, which is in November 2020.
He said in the case of Shah Alam Hospital, the ministry had to spend an additional RM60 million for the construction of the hospital which was delayed for four years.
It was supposed to be completed in 2011.
Subramaniam also said that the allocation of RM23 billion for the health ministry in the 2017 Budget was insufficient to provide health services to the people due to the rising costs of medical care.
He hoped that Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, who was also present at the event, would propose to Prime Minister Najib Razak to increase the allocation in the upcoming budget.
Meanwhile, director-general of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry received an additional budget allocation of between 10-15% annually.
He said the number of people receiving outpatient treatment last year increased to 55 million compared with 45 million in 2015.
“The number of hospitalised patients also increased to more than 100,000 last year,” he said.


Governor of Manipur Najma Heptulla has donated her one day salary to the Governor Relief fund for flood victims.
Speaking to the media at Raj Bhavan on Friday, the Governor said that all the staff of Raj Bhavan will also donate their one day salary to the relief fund.
She also appealed to the people of the state to donate whatever they can and contribute to people who are in need.
Heptulla informed that she had a discussion with Chief Minister N Biren Singh and Union DoNER Minister on precautionary measures that can be taken up by the government for the flood affected people.
Centre government is also aware of the situation, said Heptulla adding, the Raj Bhavan will not celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday considering the grim situation that has affected large number of people.


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Four forest department officials were allegedly beaten up, Delhi Police said. (Representational)
Four forest department officials were allegedly beaten up while patrolling in South Delhi's Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday evening, said Delhi police.
In a statement, the police said the matter was reported after the injured forest department officials were admitted to a hospital.
"Information has been received from Batra Hospital that four forest guards were admitted into the hospital after they were allegedly beaten by some unknown persons during patrolling in the forest. In the hospital four forest guards have been found under treatment," the police said.
The police further said that the injured have been examined, and further action will be taken as per their statement and medical examination.
"The place of the incident is also being verified and further investigation is underway," added the police.


Jawaharlal Nehru University has demanded that the research scholars will be allowed to return to the campus in phases following the COVID-19 protocols. The university has stated that many of the MPhil and Ph.D. students left behind their laptops and research materials when they went home during the COVID-19 lockdown due to which continuing with the research work were not possible.
The students union has thus demanded that the university administration must work on a protocol to make sure that the MPhil and P.hD students can return to the campuses in phases. The JNUSU further stated that many of the universities have allowed research scholars to return to the campus in phases.
A letter has also been written to the Delhi Government stating that the students are ready to work with them to make it possible by following the COVID-19 protocols. JNUSU general secretary has also stated that the students are facing issues as the university has not disbursed the fellowships.
JNUSU president has also claimed that students have left the university abruptly and have been getting messages from students stating that they will have to be quarantined due to traveling which is why it is possible that they miss the exams.


Naxalbari, Siliguri, July 11: With the advent of Monsoon, parts of Naxalbari area are witnessing excessive water logging situation. The roads have been blocked and the people are wading through knee-deep and even waist-deep waters in some areas.
As per the report, Dayaram Jot, Maniram Jot, North Kutia Jot areas have been sodden. The Nirmal Sarkar of North Kutia Jot said that the people area facing a lot of difficulty as the water is entering in their houses, shops and schools.
On the other hand, Karan Yadav of Naxalbari also said that the water level of the Batariya river has arisen paving way to more crisis to the people of the area. Naxalbari BDO Bapi Dhar, while addressing the media personnel, stated that the situation was being monitored closely and necessary steps are being taken.


CRISIS: Rwanda President Paul Kagame
THREE PEOPLE have died and roughly 100 people have been trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Rwanda today (May 14).
The Rwanda government have confirmed that the building in northeastern Rwanda, which was under construction, fell on workers.
“So far, the tentative information we have indicates that debris fell on about 100 people, we are yet to come up with the exact figures,” Rwandan Minister of Disaster Management Seraphine Mukantabana told AFP.
Rwandan police have stated that three people have been killed and that 21 have been taken to hospital.
More to follow…


Former Congress MP, Vundavalli Arun Kumar on Saturday asked the state government officials to show him the information collected by the officials during the raids on Margadarsi Chit Funds. Arun Kumar welcomed the officials of the Stamps and Registration Department for conducting raids on the Margadarsi Chit Fund offices.
He said that the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case on Margadarsi on December 2 and asserted that the raids must have collected some key information by the officials.
Arun Kumar said that advocates of Margadarsi have tried to inform the court some 12 years ago that the AP government headed by Dr Rajasekhar Reddy had booked the case only due to political vengeance. He said that Margadarsi advocates have told the court that Eenadu group was exposing the failures of the Congress government in the state and the case on Margadarsi was only a vengeance.
However, he said that his advocates and the advocates of the State government have argued that if Eenadu was exposing the corrupt practices of the government, the government too had the right to expose the corrupt practices of Margadarsi.
Arun Kumar expressed confidence that the present raids would bring some information that would help in the speedy disposal of the case. He said that Margadarsi, had earlier told the court that it had stopped collection of deposits, but was now showing the deposits as receipts.
He also recalled that advocates have told the court that Ramoji Rao is not the chairman of Margadarsi but asserted that Ramoji continues to be the chairman of the Group.
Arun Kumar said that he had written to the officials of the stamps and registration department seeking permission to him to personally visit their office and see the data that they have collected from the Margadarsi offices during the raid. He expressed confidence that the officials would help him and give him the information that would help him fight the case in the Supreme Court.


Panaji: An influential BJP minister from Bardez taluka was trying to woo Congress party to field its candidates to split the votes of opposition.
It is learnt that the minister has already held series of meetings with Congress leaders urging them to field candidates in Bardez.
The move is a strategy to split votes of opposition so that the BJP candidates can wade through the situation.
A senior congress leader on the condition of anonymity said that the second list of candidates which is expected to be declared on Tuesday evening, may have these candidates crucially fielded against those already fielded by those who are opposing the BJP.
All eyes are now on the second list, which will reveal whether BJP minister has succeeded in winning over Congress or not.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 1. Armenia's
endorsing the Alma-Ata Protocol at the quadrilateral Prague meeting
resolves the status issue of Azerbaijani Karabakh without
reservation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the
press conference on December 1, trend reports.
'The Alma-Ata Protocol declares that all the USSR countries
respect the inviolability of the existing borders. In other words,
the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region was unambiguously part of
the Azerbaijani SSR, and Azerbaijan, Armenia, France, as well as
President of the European Council Michel, by approving this issue,
decided the matter of how to approach the Karabakh status,' the
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As the latest addition to its scrambler range, Italian automaker Fantic has revealed its Caballero 500 Explorer motorbike in Europe. The two-wheeler has an aggressive design, featuring a circular headlamp and high-mounted twin exhaust tips. It draws power from a 449cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine mated to a 6-speed gearbox for handling transmission duties. Here are more details.
Takeaways Why does this story matter?
Apart from the Explorer trim, the Fantic Caballero is also available in Scrambler, Flat Track, and Rally versions. They are fueled by 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc engines. The Explorer model's sporty looks and excellent performance are bound to draw in buyers in Europe. If this two-wheeler arrives in India, the competition in the market would surely increase.
Design The bike has spoked wheels and a flat seat
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Daniyal Aziz has said that Qatar and Pakistan share strategic, religious, traditional and brotherly relations which would be cemented even more in the near future.
Addressing the participants of a reception held here at Serena Hotel to mark the national day of Qatar, the minister said that Pakistanis convey their warm wishes and greetings to their brothers in Qatar on their national day.
Aziz said that 180,000 Pakistanis were working in Qatar in the fields of energy, science, higher education, as well as, others sectors, which was playing a role in the development and strengthening of Qatar.
“We continue to promote bilateral ties for furthering these brotherly relations,” he added.
Qatar Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Saqr Bin Mubarak Al Mansoori said that Pakistan and Qatar were two brotherly countries and that the friendly relations between the two states would be promoted in the future.
Lauding the services of Pakistani expats working for the development of Qatar, the ambassador said that the government and people of Qatar acknowledged the key role being played by Pakistanis through hard work, commitment and dedication.
A cake was cut to mark the celebrations of the national day. People from all walks of life including diplomats, politicians, civil and military bureaucrats attended the occasion.


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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said cycling and running are very important for a healthy body.
“Health remains good due to regular running and cycling. A healthy body has a healthy mind,” Akhilesh said after flagging off half marathon here.
He said that such events create awareness among people towards good health.
He said that parks developed by Samajwadi Party (SP) government was providing oxygen to everyone.
The Chief Minister said that the government was also working seriously to make the rivers in the state clean.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.16
By Samir Ali - Trend:
The process of de-mining the territory of the Azerbaijani Aghdam district, previously liberated from Armenian occupation, continues, a source in the Aghdam District Mayor's Office told Trend.
According to the source, a total of 2,941.41 hectares of land had already been cleared of mines on the territory of the district.
The source also added that 2,190.5 hectares of de-mined land have already been plowed up and wheat has been sown on these lands.
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The government has decided to establish a 50-bed cardiac hospital in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), which is expected to be completed within its given time frame.
He said that the cardiac facility, worth Rs. 1.5 billion, was a key project for the region.
While briefing a National Assembly’s standing committee, the official said the provision of quality health facilities to the people of GB was government’s priority.
He ensured the committee to address all issues related to the project and timely completion.
He said the government was conducting surveys in the region to effectively provide health, education and other facilities to its people


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Officials in the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) have confirmed that the two mayors have been suspended by the government.
IDLG spokeswoman Munira Yousufzada said the Afghan government has taken the decision to suspend the mayors of the two provinces after repeated complaints filed by the residents of the two provinces.
She said the two mayors have been summoned to Kabul so that they can defend against the complaints filed by the Herat and Jalalabad residents.
Yousufzada further added that a delegation was tasked to investigate the complaints of the residents of the Herat and Nangarhar which led to the suspension of the two mayors.
She also added that further details regarding the suspension of the two mayors will be disclosed later.
This comes as President Ghani had earlier expressed concerns regarding the growing frustrations among the people regarding the failed municipal governance system and insisted that immediate and key steps are needed to bring reforms in the municipality system to provide better services to the residents of the country.


JVP Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath says many issues within the health sector are a result of the actions of the Government Medical Officers Association.
Speaking in Parliament today, MP Herath said claims are being made over the insufficient allocation for the health industry through the 2022 Budget, the lack of medicines, the plight of estate workers, and the increase in wheat flour among other issues.
MP Herath said the Minister of Health is afraid of the GMOA and its influence, adding that there are three to four members of the GMOA who have significant influence over the Health Ministry.
MP Herath said the power struggle is obvious, adding that the GMOA wants to handle the administration of the Ministry including doctors and their appointments.
The MP charged that millions is going to waste due to the actions of this group.


NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated 100 newly-constructed mohalla clinics, a primary health service aimed at providing medical facility to people in their neighbourhood.
With this, Delhi now has 302 mohalla clinics.
Speaking at an event in Wazirabad area of the national capital, the chief minister said that next month, 100 more mohalla clinics will come up and the Aam Aadmi Party government plans to set up such health facility on every kilometre in the city.
The chief minister said that in the last five years, the AAP dispensation has executed several public-welfare works “which no government in the country has done till now”.
Mr Kejriwal said that earlier, people would travel long distance to get medical treatment, but since the mohalla clinics have been set up, people have been getting health facility in their neighbourhood.
He said the Aam Aadmi Party government”s mohalla clinics are being lauded across the world. Mr Kejriwal also said that the government will soon set up mohalla clinics on rented accommodation.
This is for the first time in the world that 100 primary health centres are being opened for public in one go, he claimed.
According to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the newly-inaugurated 100 mohalla clinics will be treating more than 36 lakh patients every year, which will strengthen primary healthcare system.
On his part, Mr Jain said that in 70 years, only 260 dispensaries were opened in the city, but in last few years, over 302 mohalla clinics, which offer 212 types of tests free of cost, have been set up.
The AAP government has set a target of 1,000 mohalla clinics across the city.
Source By NDTV


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 11
A protocol of intent on twinning between Baku and Kyiv has been signed in the capital of Ukraine, Trend reports referring to the Baku City Executive Power.
The document was signed by Head of the Baku City Executive Power Eldar Azizov and Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko.
Speaking at the ceremony, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital noted that Baku is developing rapidly, and grandiose projects have been implemented in the capital of Azerbaijan.
“We study and implement in Kyiv some modern projects implemented in Baku. I hope that during my visit to the Azerbaijani capital I will see new interesting projects,” Klitschko said.
He stressed that the signed memorandum of intent will strengthen cooperation between the two friendly cities in the economic, trade, cultural and tourism spheres.
In turn, Eldar Azizov said that this document contributes to bringing ties between the two cities to a new level.
The ceremony was also attended by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Elmira Akhundova.
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Nigerians have been warned by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 that the pandemic will last a little longer than expected.
The National Coordinator of the committee, Dr Sani Aliyu, while speaking on Tuesday at the daily briefing in Abuja noted that the pandemic would remain in Nigeria a little longer.
Sani called on state governments to draw up guidelines on how to deal with the spread of the virus.
He further stated that the federal government can’t be solely responsible for tackling the spread of COVID-19.
Sani said: “We are encouraging states to come up with their own state-specific initiatives. This pandemic is going to be with us for a little longer.”
“It cannot continue to be driven primarily from the federal level.”
“We have to ensure that state governments start taking ownership. Our responsibility is to provide guidance to the states and make sure that those decisions that we have taken at the federal level are being implemented in one way or the other by the state governments.”


The largest railway bridge in Azerbaijan is being
built on the Hakari river, trend reports citing the 'Azerbaijan railways'
The length of the bridge under construction is 418
meters, and the width is 6.5 meters.
The bridge supports with 13 spans are going to be made
of reinforced concrete.
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Gay marriage returns to the political spotlight
With a flurry of coast-to-coast developments this week, same-sex marriage is back in the political spotlight and likely to remain there through Election Day as a half-dozen states face potentially wrenching votes on the issue.
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Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Friday left for Madrid in Spain to attend the United Nations climate change conference.
Addressing the media before departure at the Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, President Mutharika said he would speak on the adverse effects of climate change such as global warming on least developed countries like Malawi.
“There are several challenges that have resulted from climate change such as dwindling water levels in the Shire River and Lake Malawi and floods among others which have adversely affected the country,” he said.
Malawi has also experienced changing rainfall patterns and dry spells which specialists have attributed to climate change.
This year’s talks will focus on putting the 2015 Paris agreement into practice with the aim of cutting on greenhouse gass emissions which are a major culprit of climate change and will also be a preparatory meeting for the 2020 climate conference which will take place in the UK where it is expected that long term responses to climate change emergency will be decided.
The conference was originally scheduled to take place in Santiago in Chile, but was shifted to Spain due to violent protests taking place against the Chilean government.
The Vice President, Everton Chimulirenji, the First Lady, Gertrude Mutharika and several cabinet ministers saw the president off.
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The Enugu State House of Assembly has called for massive recruitment of secondary school teachers for effective teaching and learning in the state.
Mr James Akadu, the House Committee Chairman on Education, Science and Technology, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu when the committee visited the Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB) as part of its oversight function.
Akadu said that the growing vacancies and inadequate teachers notices across many secondary schools in the state necessitated the call.
The Assemblyman said that the essence of the massive recruitment was because many teachers had retired from service while some were dead.
He noted that many secondary schools were lacking teachers in critical subjects.
According to him, the development has put more pressure on the remaining teachers, who are forced to work beyond their capacities.
Akadu, however, asked the board to advertise the vacancies during the recruitment exercise in order to employ qualified teachers.
He commended the Permanent Secretary in the board, Mrs Favour Ugwuanyi, for ensuring that the activities of the board were moving smoothly, even in the absence of constituted board members.
On the encroachment into school lands, a member of the committee, Mr Chinedu Nwamba, said the assembly would move a motion to demolish property located within school premises.
Nwamba, who frowned at the level of the encroachment, noted that they would use instrumentality of legislature to recover landed property of schools encroached upon in the state.
Mr Iloabuchi Aniagu, of Nkanu West constituency, urged the board to imbibe the maintenance culture to save the state government the financial burden of constructing new infrastructures.
Responding, Ugwuanyi informed the Assemblymen that the board had renovated 13 schools across the six educational zones in the state.
She, however, noted that PPSMB had accessed its 2021 recurrent budget but had yet to access the capital budget because there was no constituted board.
She said the development was affecting the effort of the Board to intervene in many secondary schools.
Ugwuanyi said that the state government had empowered some schools across the state on fire fighting to ensure that school buildings were properly protected from fire incidents.
She urged the state government to provide ICT in public schools to enable the students to measure up with their counterparts in private schools.
She said the board had installed CCTV in some schools in the state adding that it had also embarked on regular supervision and monitoring of 294 secondary schools. (NAN)


Yukon confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases bringing total to 17
New cases linked to travel out of the territory
Yukon's chief medical officer reported two new COVID-19 cases on Monday.
The positive cases were confirmed on Sunday, according to a government press release.
Both cases were linked to travel out of territory. Both people returned to Whitehorse and were self-isolating, when they felt "mild symptoms," according to the release.
Contact tracing has been completed, the release says, and contacts have been notified.
"There is no increased risk to the public due to these cases," said the release from Yukon Health and Social Services.
Both people are recovering at home.
The two cases brings the territory's total count to 17 since the start of the pandemic. These are the first confirmed cases from Yukon residents since August.


Bonding bill includes bright news for solar energy future
A new $500 million bonding bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed into law includes an option for public buildings to take advantage of solar energy.
Advocates say it will help state schools, hospitals, police stations, and other public buildings to install solar energy this year and into the future.
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Basketball players know that they need to make things better for themselves and for the people who they are working with. This is something that the basketball teams have been able to do and is something that will continue to be a positive influence on men’s college basketball. Most of the players know that they need a strong coach to be able to play the right way and they know that a strong coach can be the difference between a poor season and one that they take home a championship title with. Basketball players want to be coached and will do different things to make sure that they see that.
The Nevada Wolfpack knew that they needed to have a good coach and that they needed to make things better so that they would be able to enjoy the opportunities that they had. This was something that was a necessary part of their game and a part of the things that they were doing. It was also something that made it easier for people to try and do things so that they could take more out of the options that they had with the different areas they were in.
While the Nevada Wolfpack was looking for a new coach, they realized that Yanni Hufnagel would be among the best who could help them with the things that they needed to be able to get. They were confident that Yanni Hufnagel knew what he was doing and that he knew what he was going to be able to get out of the experiences that he had in the game. They wanted his expertise and it paid off. They won a championship under the leadership that he had over the team and were able to even take home a title for the things that they had done during that game.


Jammu and Kashmir neither has political nor religious problems, but the only issue is a mixed reactions of the residents of the state over the annexure of the state with Pakistan. Hence, many political leaders had their own way of doing things and brought in their own respective government to handle the ever ongoing crisis in the state.
Following are the listings of some of the most famous and popular political leaders in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad: – He was a politician from the Jammu and Kashmir region, and was one of the most famous political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. He represented National Conference party. He has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir between 1947-1953.
Farooq Abdullah: – He has served as the Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is father of yet other famous political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah.
Ghulam Nabi Azad: – He has led the Indian National Congress, successfully in the 2002 Assembly Election in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, and was appointed as the Chief Minister of J&K.
Karan Singh: – Karan Singh is one of the most famous political leaders in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, and has served as the President and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of J&K, Maharaja Hari Singh. Singh an Indian politician and philanthropist and poet is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
Omar Abdullah: – Omar is a scion of one of the most prominent political family in J&K, is also one of the most popular political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. He was appointed 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of J&K. His party was in coalition with Congress party.
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed: – One of the most powerful political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti was elected as the Chief Minister twice. He was also the Home Minister of India from December 1989- November 1990. He is the founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party.
Mehbooba Mufti- She is the current Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Being the President of Peoples Democratic Party she is also the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. She is no doubt one of the most famous and powerful political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir.


LAHORE: Punjab Food Minister Ch Abdul Ghafoor has said that the Punjab government has approached the federal government with the request to increase wheat procurement target of the province. Speaking at TheNation Forum here on Tuesday, he said that the federal government had set 3.5 million ton wheat procurement target and the Punjab could not revise it at its own. He said that the Punjab chief minister had already announced to enhance procurement target to 4 million ton.The representatives from growers’ organisations said that the government had set a low target despite bumper wheat crop in the province this year. They also alleged distribution of gunny bags on political grounds and rampant corruption in revenue and food departments. They also alleged that the growers were forced to sell wheat at Rs 800 to Rs 850 as against the support price of Rs 950 per maund.Nawa-i-Waqt, TheNation and Waqt TV organised the debate on ‘bumper wheat crop, less procurement target and difficulties in getting gunny bags’. Besides Food Minister, Deputy General Manager Commercial National Fertilizers Corporation Asia Shaheen and representatives from growers organisations Ibrahim Mughal, Sardar Zafar Hassan and Rabia Sultan participated in the debate.Ghafoor said that the Punjab government had so far distributed 2.5 million gunny bags among growers. He said that the government had procured 2 million ton wheat from across the province. He said that the procurement was started at 375 centres with over one week delay caused by rains in April. He said that revenue department officials were also appointed at procurement centres along with the food department people to facilitate farmers.
Agri Forum Pakistan chairman Ibrahim Mughal said that the government had not fulfilled the promise of purchasing every grain of wheat from the growers. He said that the government would also failed to honour its commitment of procuring 4 million ton wheat.Kissan Board Pakistan President Sardar Zafar Hussain said that the government has announced special package for medics despite scarcity of resources. He suggested the government to revise procurement target and allocate more funds for the purchase of additional wheat. He said that unlike the previous year, the Punjab CM was not seen monitoring the process of wheat procurement. – Nation


Police appeal people, victims to cooperate
DIG central kashmir Ghulam Hassan Bhat has said that they have failed to investigate the growing braid chopping incidents in kashmir. appealing people, victims and thier families to cooperate he said that police can’t solve such cases in vaccum.
While talking to media in a press conference he said that in his jurisdiction 23 cases of alleged braid chopping incidents were being investigated. He said that a lady inspector will lead the SIT to record the statement of victims. He appealed media to report responsibly on such incidents and report after proper verification.


(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN — The prevailing heatwave is forecast to taper off starting Tuesday, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.
However, temperatures are expected to remain above the seasonal average by 9 to 10C, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported quoting the JMD.
The weather department forecast relatively hot weather to prevail in most parts of the Kingdom, except in the Jordan Valley and Aqaba where it will be hot with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds.
A further dip in temperatures is expected on Wednesday, bringing fair weather condition in most parts of the country, and relatively hot conditions in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea area and Aqaba, the JMD noted.
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Paris, Dec 1 (IANS) The BQ.1.1 subvariant of Covid-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 strain in France, a top health expert told the local media.
Brigitte Autran, president of the Committee for Monitoring and Anticipating Health Risks (COVARS), told the news channel BFMTV on Wednesday that the latest Covid resurgence is the 'beginning of a wave', even though the increase in the number of cases is 'not significant yet', reports Xinhua news agency.
'The trend is not good, it is up' because of the subvariant of the virus, she said.
BA.5, the subvariant of the original Omicron subvariant that has been prevalent in France, 'has already been replaced, swept away by the BQ.1.1 subvariant, which is the baby of BA.5', she added.
'This variant is more contagious and it explains the current surge in the number of new cases,' she noted.
Autran said that the BQ.1.1 subvariant is currently being observed all over the world.
'We do not yet know if it is meaner,' but it is understood to be more contagious, and therefore it is absolutely necessary to get protected and vaccinated.
She called on the eligible population to get booster shots, arguing that 'vaccines guarantee protection against severe forms of Covid and against death'.
She also reiterated the need to respect barrier measures, including wearing masks, at least on public transport and in crowded spaces.
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President Edgar Lungu has affirmed that the government will not shut down the economy as a way of fighting the pandemic.
President Lungu revealed that others have called on him to impose a curfew, adding that this can not work unless people change their mindsets.
The President said that in the past some countries have shut down their economies and imposed curfews but this has not worked.
Meanwhile, the head of state said that preventing oneself from contracting Covid 19 is better than getting the vaccine for the disease because experts have not explained how long the vaccine will be in one’s body before the person can contract the virus.
President Lungu said that he was not in any way discrediting the vaccine but wants more information given out to the general public, adding that the best way to prevent the virus is by adhering to health measures such as wearing of masks and maintaining social distance.


Kuwait- US pledges USD 60 million for security assistance in Sahel region
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced Monday that the US is pledging up to USD 60 million "pending consultation with Congress," to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force's counterterrorism efforts.
Tillerson stressed that "defeating terrorism depends on making sure terrorist organizations cannot have safe havens on any continent." "This money will bolster our regional partners in their fight to ensure security and stability in the face of (IS) and affiliated groups and other terrorist networks," he noted.
He reiterated "this is a fight we must win, and these funds will play a key role in achieving that mission." (end) si.sd
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Moore Engineering, Inc. adds to staff in West Fargo and Minot offices
Moore Engineering Inc., a civil engineering and land surveying company with locations in West Fargo, Minot, Fergus Falls, Minn., and Wadena, Minn., recently hired three employees in their West Fargo and Minot offices.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that while respecting the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, emerging economies such as India, China, South Africa and Brazil should take necessary action to combat climate change.
After visiting a canal-top solar power project, he said the developed countries had caused much more impact on climate than the developing nations and they had different capacities to tackle impacts.
India was taking necessary action by projects such as the canal-top power project, a creative and impressive one which all developing countries should emulate.
He said climate finance was the most important aspect to make combating climate change a success.
India could play a vital role as one of the fastest growing economies.
He was catalysing funds into the Green Climate Fund, which had topped $10 billion last year.
He was optimistic about arriving at a new, robust climate treaty in Paris.


Patriots Blitzing More
posted at 12/6/2012 5:52 PM EST
that it’s been more advantageous to bring more rushers over the last few weeks), the fact that there’s more confidence in the secondary and their coverage skills, or they are trying out some different looks when it comes to creating pressure, but New England has appeared to increase its’ blitzing frequency over the last few games.
Pro Football Focus says the Patriots have blitzed more often over the last three games -- 32.7 percent of the passing plays against Indy (second-most on the season), 27.5 percent against the Jets and 25 percent of the time against the Dolphins. That’s the first time this year they have blitzed on more than 25 percent of the passing plays over three straight games, per PFF.
i like the pressure and the overall impact.


(MENAFN) According to a report by Gaming in Turkey, an Istanbul-based gaming and esports agency, investments in Türkiye’s gaming sector surged 60 percent year-on-year to USD424.7 million in 2022. The funding was distributed among 23 Turkish companies over the course of last year. Challenges related to trade had a negative impact on the global gaming market in 2021, according to Ozan Aydemir, the agency’s founder.
Aydemir revealed that Istanbul was the second top city in Europe in terms of game deals, after London, and the fifth in the world. Citing a report by research firm Newzoo, he stated that the size of the global gaming market is expected to reach USD185 billion this year, up from USD175.8 billion in 2021. He also noted that mobile gaming continues to shape the industry, accounting for around USD92 billion of total revenues.
The report revealed that gaming consoles made up approximately USD52 billion, while the total turnover of computer games was over USD40 billion. Aydemir stated that the number of players worldwide exceeded 2.95 billion, with esports followers reaching 549 million. In Türkiye, the number of players jumped from 42 million to 44 million last year.
The significant increase in investments in Türkiye’s gaming sector indicates the country's growing importance in the global gaming market. Despite the challenges related to trade, the Turkish gaming companies managed to attract a substantial amount of funding. The report also highlights the dominance of mobile gaming in the industry and its contribution to the growth of the market. The increase in the number of players in Türkiye is a positive sign for the country's gaming sector, and it is likely to attract more investments in the future.
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Maswanganyi was referring to the investigation by Werksmans‚ the legal firm following up on the findings of former public protector Thuli Madonsela related to certain Prasa tenders.
The minister was replying to a question by DA transport spokesman Manny de Freitas‚ who wanted to know whether the investigation had been terminated.
De Freitas said in an interview that the investigation was worthwhile and should continue‚ and that the R148 million was a small amount in relation to the billions of rand in procurement irregularities that were being uncovered.
There were rumours‚ De Freitas said‚ that the minister wanted to terminate the Werksmans investigation.
He said the legal firm had to employ a team of specialists‚ such as forensic investigators‚ to comb through more than a billion documents.
In his reply‚ the Minister said there was “no record of the minister terminating the services of the law firm that was appointed by the board to investigate the findings of the public protector. However‚ the Minister did write a letter to the board to raise concerns about the procurement process followed as well as the long time it is taking to undertake the investigation.
“To date R148m that may have to be disclosed as unauthorised expenditure has already been spent on this investigation‚” Maswanganyi said.
The minister noted that there were a number of investigators and law enforcement agencies‚ including Treasury and the Hawks‚ that were investigating allegations of wrongdoing at Prasa following the report of the public protector‚ entitled Derailed.
“These agencies will continue to do so even if the said law firm’s services were to be terminated by the board‚” he said.
Linda Ensor‚ Business Team – BusinessLIVE


(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka : Apex Footwear reported a 59.6 per cent year-on-year decline in its earnings per share (EPS) for the January-March quarter despite a continuation of sales growth.
It was due to higher costs of production, marketing, selling and distribution and also the finance cost, according to reports citing the top tier footwear maker's latest financial statement.
Of the major costs, the company only managed to reduce its administration costs for the third quarter of the fiscal year. However, it was not enough to offset the surged other costs.
Apex Footwear's quarterly revenue increased to BDT 361 crore in the January to March quarter, from BDT 284 crore over the same period of the previous year, and the higher costs dragged its net profit after taxes down to BDT 1.26 crore from BDT 3.1 crore.
The publicly traded company's EPS came down to BDT 0.97 from BDT 2.40 for the three months, while for the first nine months of the fiscal year it was slightly up to BDT 6.19 from BDT 6.08 as its profits for the previous six months were better.
At the end of March, the company's net asset value per share stood at BDT 232.96 while its shares having a face value of BDT 10 apiece closed 2.73 per cent lower at BDT 370 on April 27.
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3M cares about its employees and their families and we want them to be healthy and safe – our objective since the pandemic began.
- 3M will comply with the federal vaccination mandate because we are a federal contractor with more than 100 employees.
- 3M is one of the companies in the U.S. that is both a federal contractor and has more than 100 employees. That means 3M is obligated to follow both U.S. federal mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations.
- As we work to comply with the federal mandate, we continue to operate as usual.


THE Balearic Minister for Tourism, Joana Barcelo, admitted yesterday that the regional government is extremely worried about the investigation into alleged corruption in the Balearic Tourism Institute, the Ministry for Tourism's promotions and marketing wing, during the previous Partido Popular legislature.
As the Bulletin reported yesterday, sources in the UK travel industry have said that the Balearics can not afford any more damage to its travel industry and yesterday Barcelo said that the government is concerned that the island's most important industry has been caught up in an alleged corruption scandal.
The investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds through Ibatur between 2003 and 2007 began some six months ago but the National Police fraud squad was ordered to swing into action and mount a series of raids on business administrational offices in Majorca and Madrid last Tuesday by the public prosecution service.
Since then, a total of 13 people have been arrested, including the various Directors of Ibatur during the period under investigation.
Some have since been released after being questioned by police and the anti-fraud prosecutors, others were continuing to be quizzed yesterday.


Pakistani journalist said - Pakistan has taken action against terrorism, BJP spokesperson told 'Joker'
Sat, 21 Aug 2021
jaipur desk !!!Ever since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, the concerns of most South Asian countries, including India, have started increasing. Pakistan, which increased the Taliban in the 90s, is also making its footsteps this time. During the TV debate organized on the issue related to Taliban, when a Pakistani journalist said that Pakistan took action against terrorism, the BJP spokesperson who was present in the debate called him a joker.


Egyptian Minister of Planning Ashraf El-Araby said the government is aiming to increase the growth rates during the next fiscal year 2014-2015 to 4.5%. The minister added that the country’s investment plan to achieve economic and social development for the next 3 fiscal years; 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 is still under study and will be completed next March.
According to the Minister, the government is seeking to lure more private investments over the coming period through providing favorable investment conditions.
El-Araby also indicated that the GCC/Egypt Investment Forum held recently in Cairo positively impacted Arab investors. He added that indicators for the first quarter of 2013-2014 were weak due to political conditions. He hoped that the indicators for the third and fourth quarters would be strong, given the impact of the financial stimulus package injected in the local economy.


(MENAFN) According to Michael Bolliger, Chief Investment Officer Emerging Markets at UBS Global Wealth Management, the UAE's economy would expand by more than 5% in 2022.
Bollinger claimed that the UAE's economy grew by 3.8 percent in 2021 as a result of appropriate government incentives and plans as well as the immunization of all citizens and residents. He also noted that the expansion of the non-oil sector also played a significant role in this economic recovery. The interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM) was published on Wednesday.
The country's GDP grew by 8.2 percent in the first quarter of 2022 while oil-related GDP grew by 13 percent, in accordance with relevant OPEC+ agreements, he added. All indexes, including the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and Business Confidence Index (BCI), demonstrated that the growth of the non-oil sector is still robust after a strong start to the year.
He continued by saying that the rise in real income levels in the UAE as a result of higher wages and employment rates supported domestic demand and, as a result, strengthened the wholesale, retail, and real estate industries in the nation.
Bollinger noted that the rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant contributions of non-oil sectors highlight the UAE's economic diversification. He added that the transportation, tourism, and hospitality sectors also experienced solid recoveries in the past period, with the rise in tourist numbers and hotel occupancy rates.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the present government of Pakistan is taking steps to protect biodiversity.
According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the virtual session of the UN summit on Biodiversity at 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGS) said that PTI government is taking steps for the protection of biodiversity.
In his address, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that climate change is accelerating in Pakistan as it extends from north to south and east.
The Prime Minister said that K2, the second-highest peak in the world, is in Pakistan while It is 2,000 km above sea level.
The Prime Minister further said that Pakistan has 12 climate zones and we have vertical slopes while Pakistan is among the top 10 countries affected by climate change.
— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) September 30, 2020


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0.35 percent rise in French stocks on Monday
French stocks increased on Monday, as the benchmark Paris CAC 40 increased 0.35 percent, or 17.74 points, to set at 5,051.88 points.
28 out of the 40 selected big firms saw increases in the day.
French electrical systems designer and builder Thales reported an increase of 4.34 percent as French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics added 3.90 percent. European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus saw an increase of 3.63 percent.
French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total reported a decline of 1.51 percent while EssilorLuxottica, the French-Italian multinational corporation that produces ophthalmic lenses and optical equipment, saw its shares drop 0.94 percent. French multinational company Air Liquide saw a decline of 0.63 percent.
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The identity of the person, who neutralized the terrorist, in an
assault on the Azerbaijani embassy has been established, Azernews
The Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran came under a terror attack on
the morning of January 27, 2023.
The attacker was identified as a 50-year-old Iranian citizen.
Armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, the terrorist attacked the
Azerbaijani embassy, in which, one was killed, and two were
Judging by video clips, the terrorist drove to the embassy
building and got off the car with a Kalashnikov rifle, marching to
the embassy gate and bypassing the security guard outside. No
attempts were made by the Iranian policeman to detain the gunman,
as he freely moved toward the embassy.
The terrorist planned to kill all the embassy staff, but the
embassy security staff prevented the planned massacre.
As a result, the head of security staff of the embassy was
killed and two were injured.
The identity of the person, who neutralized the terrorist, is
During the terrorist attack on the embassy, he rushed at the
gunman and neutralized him.
Tagiyev is married with three children.
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76 more Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan, state tally reaches 16,085
As many as 375 people have lost their lives due to coronavirus, showed the data released by the Health Department.Updated: Jun 25, 2020 14:04 IST
As many as 76 more Covid-19 cases have been reported from Rajasthan in the last 24 hours, talking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 16,085 on Thursday, said the State Health Department.
So far 375 people have lost their lives due to the virus, showed the data released by the Health Department. Currently, there are 3,064 active cases while 12,646 others have been discharged after having recovered.
According to the data, as many as 7,40,855 samples have been tested in the state.
Notably, the most number of coronavirus cases have been reported from Jaipur (3,120), Jodhpur (2,528) and Bharatpur (1,434) districts.


Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari says his party is not concerned about political alliances cobbled by rivals as they had faced such situations in the past.
In his statement, the former president, while expressing his confidence, said the PPP would emerge victorious in the general elections. He emphasised that the party was not worried by alliances formed against it.
He paid tribute to the party workers of Thar and said the people of the area had expressed their confidence in the PPP by according a warm welcome to Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. He said the denizens of Thar had not forgotten their connection with the late Benazir Bhutto.
“The political parties are making alliances but the public support is sufficient for the Pakistan Peoples Party,” he said, adding that the alliances were also made against the PPP in the past.
“As followers of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, we know that the masses are the political power and with their help the PPP will secure victory in the general elections from Karachi to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the former president said.


FIFA suspends Sierra Leone Football Association
(MENAFN FIFA, the world football governing body, reached a decision to ban Sierra Leone from participating in all international games, effective immediately.
The governing body explained the decision to have been taken due to government meddling in activities of the football association of Sierra Leone.
In a statement, FIFA announced: "the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided today to suspend the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) with immediate effect due to government interference."
It comes after the country's Minister of Sports received a letter from FIFA raising alarm on the dismissal of the SLFA President Isha Johanssen and General Secretary Chris Kamara.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. France's
colonial policy in Senegal is still ongoing, and women suffer the
most from it, Head of the Senegalese "Y DNA VITAL" LTD, Ibrahima
Diagne told Trend .
He made the remark on the sidelines of an international
conference on "Decolonization: Empowerment and Development of
Women" in Baku.
The company's head noted that this colonization affects many
aspects of the country.
"The status of women in Senegalese society is very low due to
French colonialism," Diagne explained.
"Conducting such an event organized by the Baku Initiative Group
is very important. We may express our issues through this platform.
Those who are oblivious will find out what is going on. As a
result, concerns such as colonialism, female exploitation, and
lawlessness can be addressed," he added.
The conference is organized by the Baku Initiative Group of the
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The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh Awanish Kumar Awasthi stated that Prime Minister successfully launched Rozgar mission in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. He further stated that PM Modi has appreciated the efforts of state government in containing the spread of Covid-19.
Further, he has also informed that state government is emphasizing on creating awareness about the measures to contain the spread of covid-19. All the departments have been asked to establish a covid help desk to extend help to the needy. He has also stated that state government is continuously monitoring the works of covid and non-covid hospitals. He has also asked the police officials to intensity foot patrolling to enforce social distancing norms at markets and other such public places.


Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday rejected the stand of Delhi Police on beef raid that they acted as per law.
Chandy said if Delhi Police don’t correct their stand, the Kerala government would take legal action against them.
He also said that the police action at the Kerala House was a challenge to the federal system of the country.
“Police should have verified the credibility of the complaint. They should have talked to the Kerala House officials before rushing for the raid,” the Chief Minister said.
“As long as buffalo meat is not banned in Delhi, the Kerala House would continue to serve beef at its canteen.” I hope the Union government corrects their mistake. If Delhi Police is not ready to acknowledge their mistake, the state government will resort to legal steps. If they confess their mistake, the state will have a broadminded approach,” he added.
On Tuesday, several Kerala MPs protested against the Delhi Police at Kerala House demanding an end to ‘facism and communal agenda’. Delhi Police chief BS Bassi has said action may be taken against Vishnu Gupta, who made the complaint alleging that beef was being sold in the canteen.
Several Opposition MPs have said they will raise the issue in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament begining next month.


Bhubaneswar, Sept 30 (LocalWire): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in their latest annual data of ‘Crimes in India-2019’ claimed that Odisha reported the highest number of cyber crime cases against women.
The report claimed that a total of 390 such cases were reported in the state last year which was the highest in the entire country.
The report also claimed that the Crime Rate of 103 in Odisha in terms of cases of crimes against women is also alarming.
The report said that Odisha was ranked 4th in the country for reporting the highest Crime Rate after states like Assam, Rajasthan, Haryana and others.
The report also put light on the cases of sexual offences against children in the state. The report said that the state reported the highest number of child pornography cases. It is said to have seen 542 such cases last year.
Not only this, Odisha reported the second highest cases of outrage to modesty of women.
It is said to have also seen a total of 342 cases of dowry deaths. However Uttar Pradesh and Bihar reported the highest crimes of dowry deaths.
In terms of human trafficking, Odisha was ranked 4th in the country with 79 reported cases of the crime last year.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) JEDDAH, Jan 5 (KUNA) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday sharply condemned a ballistic missile attack by Yemen's Houthi militias on the Saudi city of Najran.
OIC Secretary-General Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen said the continued launching of ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia proves Houthi militias' non-stop hostile and criminal approach aiming at disrupting the kingdom's security and stability.
Al-Othaimeen reiterated that his organization completely stands by the kingdom and backs all measures taken by the Saudi government to maintain Saudi security and stability.
The OIC chief commended the Saudi Air Force for intercepting and destroying the ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias.
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces for Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen said earlier Friday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemeni territory at the Saudi city of Najran. (end) nsa.mt
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QUETTA: While observing that the coronavirus cases in Balochistan may reach 100,000 by mid-July, the provincial government on Saturday allowed restaurants and hotels to resume their businesses.
Addressing a press conference in Quetta, director general of provincial health department Dr Saleem Abro said that cases were rising at a higher pace due to a lack of implementation on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued to curb the spread of the disease.
According to Abro, the health department had recommended the government to impose a province-wide lockdown, however, the violation of SOPs continued even during the earlier stages of the quarantine.
He lamented that during the quarantine period, people did not cooperate with the administration which led to a spike in cases.
The provincial health chief observed that the government was held responsible for the violation of SOPs in public transport facilities.
He further said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has given some 20 ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the Balochistan government.
According to Abro, the local transmission rate has exceeded 90 per cent amid some 70 deaths.


BY PATRICK TOM
In light of the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading universally, and with the seven cases reported in the country, Southern Highlands province is one of the provinces in the highlands to have a Covid-19 task force team being established since the first case was reported in the country.
According to Southern Highlands provincial health authority (SHPA) chief executive officer, Dr Joseph Birisi pointed out that the province has established a committee in place that’s provincial Covid-19 task force team chaired by the provincial administrator Joseph Cajetan and PPC as the controller.
“That has already been established and they have had seven meetings so far and also we have a provincial emergency operating centre that liaise directly with the national emergency operating centre (NEOC) and we also have a committee comprising the public health also as well as medical team which are the doctors, nurses and land surveillance team and infectious control team who are at the fore front.”
“We also provide weekly situation report on the ground to the NEOC to basically touch phase on what we do in the province, what we have done so far and what we intend to do.”
“We also have done our provincial Covid-19 plan already, which I think we are the first province to have that plan in place which comprises basically both public health and case management which is the clinical,” said Dr Birisi.
He said they have identified risks areas or seven entry points in the province which they have already identified and teams have been sent to the five districts and carried out awareness and training already.
“We have also identified certain locations where we can put isolation areas and quarantine as well so that have been identified thus; we have budget as well which have to be sent to the provincial government, office of the Governor, the other five Parliamentary leaders and the National Government and its department,” he said.
“All this information are flowing and we want to make sure that we have a set in place and our main concern is to have everything well established setting to deal with Covid-19 when we actually have a case on the ground.”
Dr Birisi said they want to make sure that they have all these other components like having skilled workforce; they must be on training, equipment plus personnel protective equipments (PPEs) thus; they are looking at those areas to manage when there is any case reported.


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced to impose a 10 percent ‘Super Tax’ on major industries of the country.
Talking to the media after chairing the meeting of the economic team, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the government has taken important decisions and he wants to take the people into confidence in these decisions and inform them about the situation.
What is the purpose of taxation?
The prime minister said that there are two objectives behind the decisions taken today. The first objective is to make sincere efforts to save the people of Pakistan from inflation.
While the second objective is that the economy which was going bankrupt due to its incompetence, inexperience, and corruption by the previous government, with the help of these measures Pakistan will get out of this bankruptcy.
Super tax and IMF deal
The prime minister indicated in the talks that some of the conditions offered in the budget announcements and negotiations with the IMF have been complied with and if further conditions are not met by them then hopefully our agreement will be settled.
Experts say that the government’s super tax is also a part of the IMF agreement because Shehbaz Sharif has said that the coalition government has taken bold decisions to get Pakistan out of this dire situation. However, difficulties will come but Pakistan will get out of difficulties.
According to experts, Shehbaz Sharif repeatedly said in the conversation that we will have to make difficult decisions to manage the country’s economy and make the agreement with the IMF a success, which shows that difficult decisions also mean super tax.
Which industries are super taxed?
The government has imposed a 4 percent tax on all domestic industries to reduce poverty, while there are some industries that have been taxed at 10 percent, including: Cement
PM Shehbaz Sharif has said that all digital tools will be used for tax collection.
Tax on income over Rs. 150 million per year
The government has also levied taxes on those earning more than Rs 150 million a year. PM Shehbaz Sharif said that one percent tax is being levied on the income of those earning Rs. 150 million per annum, and those earning Rs. 200 million will pay 2 percent tax.
The prime minister said that those earning more than Rs 250 million are being taxed at more than 3 percent while those earning more than Rs 300 million are being taxed at more than 4 percent.
Purpose of government
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the purpose of imposing a tax on major industries of the country was to help the poor. He said that the tax money would be spent on the welfare and the development of the poor.
“We will collect taxes from the rich and use the tax money on the people to reduce the tax burden on the common man. If we do not do this, we will have to borrow,” he said.
Is it possible to help poor people?
The government is linking these taxes with the help of poor people. PM Shehbaz Sharif said that our aim is to reduce the burden on the shoulders of the poor and seek help from those who can bear this burden.
Experts say the government’s decision will create more problems for the people as these industries will reduce the number of workers in the factory to reduce the tax burden and cut the salaries of the remaining workers, which will hurt the poor. It will belong to the people.
According to experts, the businesses that have been banned will now see an increase in the prices of all commodities, the burden of which will be borne by the poor.


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NORWALK — One person has been killed and two others have been injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday night while walking near 50 Woodward Avenue, police said.
The driver fled the scene, police said, after the three people were hit.
The three people were taken to Norwalk Hospital after the accident, which took place about 8:30 p.m., police said.
One of the people died at the hospital, and the other two have non-life-threatening injuries. None were identified by police on Friday night.
The area is closed to traffic.
Anyone with information is being asked to call the department at 203-854-3114.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain Monday informed the National Assembly that the government has sold 9,505 guns of different calibre to different countries during the last three years.
During the question hour, the minister said that countries in which arms were sold included United Kingdom, United States of America, Kenya, South Korea, South Africa, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.
Rana Tanveer said that the government has also made its deals with United States and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to sell 375 different nature of arms.
To a question, the minister said that the quality of Pakistani arms was satisfactory and the government would provide more arms to KSA.
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed told the National Assembly during the question hour that the House passed 145 government bills while the Senate passed 124 bills during the period from Jan 2008 to Jan 5, 2016.
The minister said that the status of the Private Members Bills is maintained by the National Assembly Secretariat and Senate Secretariat. He said that the present government introduced 66 government bills in the House.


Government has spent about KR16 009 620, double the budgeted amount in the first quarter in diplomatic purging and recalling of diplomats from its missions abroad that has seen over 200 diplomats recalled to pave way for the new crop of diplomats appointed under the new government.
Most of those recalled are now jobless and are stranded in Lusaka while the foreign missions are as bloated as cabinet with the new crop of diplomats who are either cadres or relative of the men and women in the PF government.
According to the latest release of the Treasury Information Brief on Budget Performance the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was expected to spend about KR8 583 511 in the first half of the budget year in foreign missions but by the first quarter, more than KR16 009 620 had been spent.
The ministry has burst its budgeted vote by almost 100 percent in the first quota with the MMD describing the overrun as a manifestation of the confused foreign policy by the PF government that had left many recalled diplomats stranded.
The MMD has warned that if the government was able to burst the budget in just about the first six months, it was possible that by the end of the budgeted year, the country would be in a 200 percent budget deficit.
MMD director of communications Muhabi Lungu has said it was not surprising that the PF budget had burst in the first quarter because expenditure in the regime was determined by President Michael Sata’s decrees.
Mr Lungu told the Daily Nation that although he had not read the Budget Performance government had released to rebuff assertions that the PF had burst its first budget, it was clear that there had been an overrun which had forced government to abandon most of the planned programmes.
Mr Lungu said it was expected that the PF had ran into a financial crisis because most of the decisions and programmes the government was implementing had not been budgeted for.
He said in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs alone, the expenditure had hit more than twice what was budgeted for because of the many new appointments in the diplomatic service while many other diplomats had been recalled without getting paid.
Mr Lungu said it was typical of the PF government to have burst its budget because expenditure was being dictated by President Sata’s spontaneous proclamations which were done without considering the budget.
He said President Sata and the PF government had no national plan that was going to guide them on how the budget was to be managed.
He said if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had shot through the ceiling of their budget in the first quota, it meant that other ministries were in the same similar situations because government had been misapplying funds to programmes that were not in the budget.
“We are not surprised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has overrun its budget just in the first quarter of the year because of the confused foreign policy. There has been a lot of diplomats that have been recalled and many other have been appointed without due consideration to the budget. The PF budget is dictated by what President Sata decrees and this is what the Auditors General office would call misapplication of funds,” Mr Lungu said.
Mr Lungu said for first time in more than a decade, salaries for civil servants were being delayed while many retirees were languishing because the government had failed to find money to settle retirement benefits.
He said the PF budget was in trouble and that it was going to be difficult to correct the situation because President Sata’s vision about development was impaired by the desire of numbers in Parliament and to appease those he was poaching from the opposition political parties.
He wondered what vote the PF was using in the implementation of the numerous unplanned programmes because the planned vote had been exhausted.
Mr Lungu has advised government to go back to Parliament and present another budget that would seen the completion of the programmes under the budget that had since burst.


The Eastern Africa Grain Council has called for increased funding to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of climate change.
The Executive Director for the Eastern Africa Grain Council, Gerald Masila says the funds will help farmers to adapt to irrigation-related technologies which will help the farmers to supplement water to their crops when there is erratic rainfall.
He says, climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture, with serious impacts on smallholder farmers’ food security and livelihoods.
He says they have partnered with the Danish government to help farmers in Uganda to adopt the new irrigation technologies, as the climate change effects continue to affect farmers.
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being promoted to facilitate climate change adaptation and mitigation.


Dog attacks are terrifying and we need harsh penalties to punish those who allow their dog to injure people while out of control.
We’re already toughening up laws to ensure that anyone who owns a dangerous dog can be brought to justice, regardless of where a dog attack takes place. It’s crucial that the laws we have in place act as a deterrent to stop such horrific incidents and people who do the right thing and play by the rules.
Chester Liberal Democrats Chairperson, Mark A Williams, said, “I welcome the news that Libdems in government are toughening up laws on dangerous dogs to make the owners more responsible. It’s often said that it’s not the dogs fault but the owners and in a fair society the owners are held to account.”


Malawi government through the ministry of information has blamed the private media for the Mount Soche declaration arguing that it was an ’emotional’ decision due to the current cat and mouse relationship between the media and President Peter Mutharika.
The development comes at a time when private media owners in the country had a meeting camera in Blantyre to discuss the intimidation by Mutharika following reports of his ill-health while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The media owners demanded that the Mutharika led government should follow proper channels in addressing complaints against media houses and not attacks through rallies.
The declaration further demanded respect and implementation of guidelines and decisions of watchdog organisations that includes the Media Council of Malawi (MCM) and National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA).
Reacting on the declaration, minister of information Malison Ndau has put the blame on the private media arguing that the matter was under discussion.
“As government we are surprised it looks the media is for the president not Malawians and to us we read the declaration and it was an emotional action,” said Ndau.
He added that the media must interpret policies and focus on developmental issues in the country.
Ndau was quick to mention that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has slated to change the presidential press conference from ‘press rallies’ that are dominated by party zealots.
Recently, Mutharika showed his anger against local media for publishing articles about his health a development that some quarters said was created by government due to information blackout after the end of UNGA meeting.


Maine court: State can vaccinate child over mother's wishes
Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds lower court ruling
Maine's highest court says that the state can have a child in its custody vaccinated over the parent's objections.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court this week upheld a lower court ruling that ordered the state's Department of Health and Human Services to approve vaccinations for a 1-year-old against the mother's wishes.
Neither the mother nor the child was identified in the case.
The court said that the child had been taken into temporary state custody because of concerns that the mother's continued relationship with the father put the child's safety at risk.
It said that the department has the right to make medical decisions about a child in its custody, including those related to vaccinations.
One justice dissented, saying that the decision effectively terminates the mother's parental rights.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 21. Germany is
interested in increasing imports of Kazakh oil to 2.4 million tons
per year, said the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almassadam
Satkaliyev in an interview with the Romanian Adevural, Trend reports.
"The German side expresses interest in increasing the volume of
supplies of Kazakh crude oil to 200,000 tons per month," the
According to him, in 2023 Kazakhstan exported 993,000 tons of
oil to Germany.
In addition, the minister noted that for the entire 2023, the
export of Kazakh oil to the EU countries amounted to 46.6 million
tons, while the total export of Kazakh oil amounted to 70.5 million
tons or 66 percent of the total export of crude oil from
Earlier, the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almassadam
Satkaliyev said that in 2023, the oil production in the country
amounted to about 90 million tons, although it was initially
planned to produce 92–93 million tons of oil.
According to him, about 18 million tons of oil produced in 2023
came from the domestic market. About 56 million tons were exported
through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
Moreover, the country plans to increase oil production in 2024
to 90.3 million tons.
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The Benue State Security Council has banned picnic-related activities during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state.
Briefing journalists after the State Security Council meeting in Makurdi, Gov. Samuel Ortom said the decision became necessary to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He noted that the increasing numbers of cases of the pandemic in the country was worrisome.
Ortom said that Benue has started recording more cases of the pandemic in its second wave and urged residents to obey all NCDC COVID-19 protocols.
He said his administration would continue to take necessary steps that would ensure the safety of residents.
On the security challenges in the state, the governor said that the Council had received briefings from all the security heads and would act on it accordingly.
He said that government was taking adequate measures to continue to address security challenges in the State.
The governor also appealed to the citizens to provide information on suspicious movements or persons to relevant security agencies for immediate action.