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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 2 . The
participating countries of the Trans-Caspian International
Transport Route should accelerate the process of integration of
electronic systems for cargo digitalization, Executive Director of
the Port of Baku Taleh Ziyadov told reporters, trend reports.
According to him, it is necessary to arrange cargo
transportation in such a way that border crossing is simplified as
much as possible.
'Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkiye, Georgia,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan within the framework of a unified
strategy, are working on the digitalization of document flow and
integration of their systems,' said Ziyadov.
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Blaming both the Tata Motors and the West Bengal government for the unrest in Singur over the Nano car project, the Congress today said the former should have built bridges with the local community.
''To certain extent, it is the responsibility of Tata Motors to build bridges with the local community. You must take endeavour to take the local population along,'' ACC Spokesman Manish Tewari told mediapersons, while alleging that the state government had failed to provide physical security to workers.
Saying that the Singur issue was ultimately one between the Tatas and the West Bengal Government, he maintained that the state government had failed to instil confidence in the minds of the farmers.
Mr Tewari said the state government had also failed to facilitate a transparent discussion.
In this context, he suggested that all should respond positively to the initiative of the state Government to resolve the Singur impasse.
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LAHORE: Chief Selector of the Pakistan cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haq has said that cricket is suffering due to too many Twenty20 fixtures, Samaa reported.
Speaking on Thursday, Haq stressed that club level cricket has to be promoting in the country.
“It boosts the skills of the players,” he said.
The Chief Selector of the team went on to say that they have to focus on first class cricket in Pakistan.
He also said that the number of stadiums in Pakistan have to be increased.
The former cricketer further said that players participating in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will learn a lot by playing in the tournament.
Haq added that the decision of nominating the final XI for a match rests with the coach and the captain.


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Pakistan has made “significant progress” in the program, but staff-level talks ended without agreement and the IMF team returned home.
According to a local media report, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Advisor to the Prime Minister, spoke to the media and said that the talks with the IMF were going on and we would soon have a staff-level agreement.
Another source denied that the issues were being solved and said that there were some issues related to revenue targets that would be resolved for a few days.
He also said that because of the holidays due to President’s Day in Washington, the IMF team had to go back, so ‘we agreed to complete the negotiation process.’
The IMF, on the other hand, issued a declaration of talks between February 3 and 13 that indicated that Pakistan had achieved all economic targets and structural benchmarks by December.
The statement said that Pakistan has taken steps for reforms in recent months and increased development and social spending.
The report said that economic activity has also stabilized, the current exchange rate has reduced the current account deficit while foreign exchange reserves have exceeded also.
The IMF mission chief said that a decrease in inflation is expected in the country in the coming days.
After the IMF mission praised the measures, Pakistan has paved the way for the third instalment of $ 45 million in March.
It is to be remembered that under this $ 6 billion loan program, Pakistan has received $ 1.40 billion in two instalments so far.


Roy Cooper (D) announced Wednesday that the state’s second Walmart Supercenter will open in Wilmington on May 20 and the first store in Raleigh will open on June 1.
The announcement comes a day after the state legislature approved $20 million in tax breaks for Walmart Supercenters, which would allow the stores to expand in the coming years.
Cooper said he’s working with the governor to help expand the stores and bring more jobs to the state.
In the past year, the company has expanded its North Carolina operations from one store in Cary to six in the state and seven in other parts of the state, with the goal of adding up to 50 more stores in the next decade.
The first of those six stores is expected to open in 2019.
Cooper announced the tax breaks Wednesday and said the state is on track to generate $1.2 billion in new tax revenue.
The company has also invested millions in new technologies, including automated teller machines, which can make the checkout process faster.
“We have the resources to invest in our stores and we’re going to continue to do that,” Cooper said.
“We’re going do it.”
Read moreNorth Carolina has more than 100,000 Walmart stores, but the company says it employs fewer than 100 people in the State.


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Amman, Sep. 28 (Petra) -- The value of the Qatari private sector's exports to Jordan during the first half of 2023 inched up by 10 percent, reaching nearly QR 91 million ($25 million), compared with QR80 million ($21.97 million) in the same period of 2022, according to an official data.
A report issued on Thursday by the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) showed Qatar's diverse range of exports to the Kingdom, covering a variety of sectors and encompassing chemical and organic fertilizers, iron rods, medical solutions, chemicals, motor oils, sulfonic acid, latrine, aluminum briquettes, paraffin, polyethylene.
Additionally, Qatar exports plastic bags, car engine oils, and a wide array of food commodities and products.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told Bush that the UK will not offer any support to strike Iran, regardless of whether there is a U.N. mandate to do so, according to The Scotsman newspaper.
Tony Blair has told George Bush that Britain cannot offer military support to any strike on Iran, regardless of whether the move wins the backing of the international community, government sources claimed yesterday.
Amid increasing tension over Tehran’s attempts to develop a military nuclear capacity, the Prime Minister has laid bare the limits of his support for President Bush, who is believed to be considering an assault on Iran, Foreign Office sources revealed.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling on the United Nations to consider new sanctions against Tehran when the Security Council meets next week to discuss the developing crisis. Blair is expected to support the call for a “Chapter 7” resolution, which could effectively isolate Iran from the international community.Wait, before you go…
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Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and the Qatar Manpower Solutions Company (WISA) signed a bilateral agreement to attract qualified talents, cadres and human competencies inside and outside Qatar to work in the Ministry.
The agreement was signed by Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Shared Services Affairs at MoEHE, Ali Abdullah Al Buainain and CEO of WISA Abdulhadi Bakhit Burgan.
The agreement embodies the importance of activating and bolstering the partnership between the government and private sectors, empowering human cadres, and providing them with job opportunities, to develop and boost the Qatari labor market, especially with the agreement seeking for qualified talents, cadres and human competencies inside and outside the country, and attract them to work within the MoEHE.
WIZA was chosen to take advantage of its experience in the field of searching for talents and human cadres inside and outside Qatar, in order to embody one of the most important goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which places the development of human competencies, especially in the field of education at the top of its priorities.
In a press statement, Al Buainain said that the agreement constitutes a qualitative addition to the Ministry, and embodies the cooperation relationship with the national private sector, and complements the roles between them, in addition to opening broad horizons for joint cooperation in other fields, all of which contribute to improving and developing the services provided by the Ministry for the Qatari society.
He noted that the education system is dynamic, changing and renewable, which requires it to keep pace with developments and rapid changes in the labor market and its requirements in the digital age.
The CEO of WISA considered the agreement a national responsibility in the first place, in terms of the issue of attracting competencies and strengthening their presence in the public and private sectors, especially in the field of education, which is the main source to provide the national market with competencies and scientific and professional cadres in the future.
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Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid delivering a lecture to senior officers at the NIPA said the MTI Act to be proved a game changer.
She informed the senior officers regarding targets set by the government in the health sector, its challenges and their solutions. She said the government had allocated the maximum budget in the health sector, adding that measures would have to be taken on an emergent basis for improving the situation.
“We will have to achieve sustainable development targets at every cost. Public sector hospitals are being upgraded first time in Punjab,” she said.
Yasmin Rashid maintained that from December school health and nutrition programme was being launched.
An effective campaign would be run in public schools to create an awareness regarding growth of children, she added. She said the government was providing all-out medical facilities to the Thalassemia-affected children in the public sector hospitals in the province.
She said that measures were being taken for coping with epidemic diseases. Instructions had been issued to the Punjab Healthcare Commission for ensuring the success of patient safety programme.
She said there was a shortage of doctors in public sector hospitals which was being overcome. Targets of Punjab health sector strategy 2019-2018 would be achieved, she added.
Dr Yasmin said that Sehat Insaf Cards were being distributed among the destitute in the province, adding that number of beds had also been increased in public sector hospitals.


The Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said that a protest was recorded in Islamabad on the issue of blasphemous statements of the spokespersons of the Indian ruling party BJP. Protesting against the ridiculous statements of senior officials.
Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar said that Pakistan had strongly protested against the ridiculous statements of two senior BJP officials from the Indian charge d’affaires.
He said that the Indian charge d’affaires had been told that these statements were completely unacceptable.
Foreign Office spokesman says Pakistan is deeply concerned about the alarming rise in sectarian violence and hatred against Muslims in India. There is nothing but obvious consequences of Islamophobia in society.
He said in his statement that Pakistan regretted the delay in taking action by the BJP government against these officials. Pakistan urges the BJP leadership and the government to unequivocally condemn the insulting remarks made by BJP officials.
He said that Indian leaders should be held accountable through decisive and actionable action and India should take immediate steps to protect minorities from human rights violations.
He said that Pakistan was urging the international community, the United Nations and the OIC to take notice of the Islamophobia affecting Hindutva which was growing alarmingly in India.


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At least 17 IS militants killed in Libya by U.S. air strikes
(MENAFN) Six U.S. air strikes on an IS desert camp in Libya killed 17 militants and destroyed three cars, as proclaimed the U.S. military.
Accordingly, strikes aimed camp 240km southeast of Sirte, a city that was its stronghold in Libya, while the camp was used to move fighters in and out of Libya.
In early 2015, IS took over Sirte, turning it into its most important base outside the Mideast and attracting large numbers of foreign fighters to the city.
However, it suffered to keep a footing elsewhere in Libya and by last Dec was forced out of Sirte after a six-month campaign led by brigades from the western city of Misrata.
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CM Gehlot said that different types of problems can be solved easily in a time bound manner by establishing a dialogue between the government and the employees.
After implementing the old pension scheme after the formation of the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, now the discussion about it is in full swing in Rajasthan as well. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government is firm on its decision to restore the old pension scheme (OPS). He said that the employees are an integral part of the state government and the employees have an important role in taking the benefits of public welfare schemes run by the government to the last mile.
CM Gehlot addressed the pre-budget dialogue with the representatives of the employee organizations in the Government Secretariat. According to the official statement, the Chief Minister said that unprecedented decisions have been taken by the state government in the last four years in the welfare of the employees. He said that keeping in view the future security of the employees, we re-implemented the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) from a humanitarian point of view. With the implementation of OPS, the employees will be free from worrying about the future and will be able to work with responsibility.
State government adamant on OPS decision: Gehlot
Accordingly, Gehlot said that the state government is adamant on the decision of the OPS. He said that the employees work as an important link in the effective implementation of the schemes till the lower level and our government is continuously working in the interest of the state employees.
‘There should be dialogue between the government and the employees’
Gehlot said that there should be constant communication between the government and the employees. When the employees go on strike, the concept of good governance of the government is affected and there is unnecessary delay in the work of the common man. He said that different types of problems can be easily resolved in a time bound manner by establishing dialogue.
The Chief Minister said that the employees’ organizations can make the upcoming budget inclusive and public welfare through their important suggestions. The state government is taking suggestions from representatives of all sections for the budget.
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Tesla sets up data center in China to localize data generated from its business in country
(MENAFN)According to chief executive Elon Musk of US car manufacturer Tesla that it has set up a data center in China to limit all data generated from its business in the country, including production, sales, service and charging.
Musk further declared in a video address at the 2021 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit that initiated on Sunday in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province that "All personally identifiable information is securely stored in China without being transferred overseas. Only in very rare cases, for example, when spare parts are ordered from overseas, is data approved for transfer internationally."
The official further declared that "Data security is a key to the success of intelligent and connected vehicles. It is not only closely linked to individuals' interests, but also matters to the whole society."
Musk also stated that Tesla works with regulators on finding the best solution for data security.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. The Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan is ready to ensure the work of the
Azerbaijani Embassy in Kabul, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
said in an interview with Azerbaijani TV, Trend reports.
“We are 100 percent ready to open the Azerbaijani Embassy in
Afghanistan. We are ready, so to speak, to level the ground and
carry out the appropriate work. We, in turn, would also like to
have our representatives in Azerbaijan,” heid.
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Economic Survey: Govt says achieved highest growth rate of 5.8pc
April 26, 2018
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, while unveiling the Economic Survey for the outgoing fiscal year (2017-18), said that Pakistan had achieved the highest growth rate of 5.8 percent in the past thirteen years. Addressing a press conference with Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Miftah Ismail, he said that the national exchequer was empty when they took the power. “Now the country is heading towards progress,” he said. He said that the government could have achieved a 6.1 percent growth rate had the country not faced uncertainty. “The government launched security operations through its own sources,” he said. “Investment amounting to US$29 billion has been made in the CPEC project in a short period.” Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan has become a big infrastructure economy in South Asia. The minister said that agriculture, industry and services sectors had grown by 3.81 percent, 5.8 percent and 6.43 percent. He claimed that the government had ended Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Miftah Ismail said that the government has completed Tarbela IV and Neelum Jhelum projects. “As many as 12,000 MW has been added to the power production,” he said. He said that the inflation rate has been reduced to 3.8 percent from 7.89 percent. “The budget deficit has been reduced to 8.5 percent from 5.5 percent,” he said. Miftah said that exports had been increased to 13 percent till March from last year. “The FBR revenue of this fiscal year has been over Rs 3,900 billion,” he said.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2. Azerbaijan and bp are
holding discussions on renewable energy projects, Vice-President
for Caspian Communications and Advocacy Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli said
at the 27th Baku Energy Forum, Trend reports.
According to him, the continuation of the Baku Energy Forum will
take place in Azerbaijan's liberated Shusha on June 4, 2022.
'Shusha is expected to host the signing of an agreement between
Azerbaijan and bp. The sides are currently negotiating on renewable
energy projects, and studying investment opportunities,' the VP
Aslanbayli noted that optimizing the HR employment legislation
is also underway.
'Azerbaijan has been the country of training oil and gas experts
for a long period of time. Now we see the need for new human
resources in the renewable energy industry. Renewable energy
projects do require the personnel available to service such kind of
projects,' he stated. 'Thus, we are working with international
universities on forming appropriate educational programs in this
'bp and local universities are intended to create a joint
cyberlab. For example, ADA University and George Washington
University (GW) are cooperating in the field of project management.
Many other similar projects are also being done in the country,' he
Aslanbayli emphasized that the lessons would also be held in
English along with the translation of the world's leading
universities' study programs into Azerbaijani.
'The cooperation document on renewable energy signed between the
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) and bp
Exploration (Caspian Si) Limited, on June 2, will allow 40
Azerbaijani students to get a master's degree in renewable energy,'
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Jammu and Kashmir people’s Movement (JKPM) has said that the Indian media has declaring a war against the people of Kashmir.
According to media sources, Hurriyat leader and the JKPM Chairman, Mir Shahid Saleem in a statement in Jammu said almost entire print and electronic media with a very few exceptions was spreading the venom and hatred across India against the people of Kashmir who are running a peaceful struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination.
He said that Indian news channels were competing with each other in abusing and maligning the Kashmiris. He said these channels resort to the character assassination of the Kashmiri people on daily basis and sow the seeds of hatred and revenge against the Kashmiris, which results in the Kashmiris especially the youth and students being attacked everywhere across India.
The JKPM Chairman, however, said that the vicious campaign launched by the Indian media on the behest of Indian agencies could neither change the ground realities in Kashmir, nor could it change the predominant narrative about the Kashmir dispute.


Mera Ghar scheme will continue says Miftah
Karachi: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday reassured people that the government plans to continue Imran Khan’s Mera Ghar scheme.
The minister said that people are writing to him that their loans were approved in the Mera Ghar scheme and that they have spent money based on their approval.
He said, “I want to assure you that we are reshaping this scheme and no one will lose their money.”
The minister said that the government would resolve the issues within the next week.


New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The BJP has launched the process of preparing its manifesto for next year's Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, while a review of its past poll promises will also be carried out.
Talking to IANS, Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs and BJP's election co-in charge for UP, Arjun Ram Meghwal, said that the party has entrusted him with the responsibility of reviewing the 2017 manifesto and taking people's suggestions for the 2022 manifesto.
He said the manifesto will be drawn up with the common man as its focus so that the ground-level issues are incorporated.
Meghwal said that during his tours to the state, he has been taking feedback from both party leaders and common people on the extent to which the promises made in the 2017 manifesto have been fulfilled, and which issues should be incorporated in the 2022 manifesto.
He said suggestions and feedback are being collated and as the elections near, the party will set up a committee to consider these inputs and give a final shape to the manifesto for 2022.
The purpose of seeking feedback and suggestions is to energise the party workers and reach out to the people.
Meghwal is among the top party leaders entrusted with the responsibility for the state, so that they can interact with party workers and people to assess the ground situation.
The BJP had last month declared Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the state poll in-charge, with seven leaders, including Union ministers Anurag Singh Thakur and Meghwal as co-in charges, and another six as regional in-charges.
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Skopje, 21 April 2020 (MIA) – North Macedonia is yet to reach the peak of coronavirus cases and according to projections, the peak of the outbreak is expected in late April or early May, Health Minister Venko Filipche said Tuesday.
Speaking at an online press conference, he said that the country has been witnessing a linear growth in the number of new cases and that the health system has been successful in treating sick patients. So far, hospital capacities haven’t been overwhelmed and the strategy prepared by experts is yielding results, according to Filipche.
Answering a journalist question, the Minister said the number of patients that have been tested has dropped. But, Filipche added, it was something that we expected because of the holiday weekend and that’s why the number of positive cases is lower.
“I believe that the restrictions in place have been and will give results. The new restrictive measures, due to be introduced, are aimed at reducing physical contacts of the number of people in a number of days in which a potentially infected person is contacting during a certain period of time,” said Minister Filipche.


Andrew Banda, the son of former President Rupiah Banda has charged that all the sectors in the country are in a mess due to poor economic management by the Patriotic Front.
Mr. Banda says when people talk about the mismanagement of the economy from an informed position; it is not that they detest their leadership but the manner in which they run the country.
He says the energy sector has collapsed even after the PF government was forewarned about it, and that they are now blaming it on nature.
He adds that the education sector has equally collapsed when education is supposed to be given top priority due to the end results.
Mr. Banda says the health and agriculture sectors have equally not been spared.
He has however commended the PF government for implementing the infrastructure development programme in the country even though they did not start it.
Mr. Banda states that Zambians will however not eat the infrastructure development but need their challenges to be addressed.


While the United States slashed funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO), China’s President Xi Jinping on May 18 said that the country will provide $2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout from it. Xi reportedly said that the two billion is in a bid to support COVID-9 response efforts, particularly in developing countries.
Meanwhile, the European Union’s 27-member bloc and other countries called for an independent evaluation of WHO’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic to review experience gained and lessons learned. However, Xi reportedly said that China had provided all relevant outbreak data to WHO and other countries, including the virus’ genetic sequence. Xi also said that the nation has shared control and treatment experience with the world without reservation and they have also done everything in their power to support and assist countries in need.
As per reports, the EU resolution, on the other hand, proposes that the independent evaluation should be initiated ‘at the earliest appropriate moment’. Further, the resolution also states that the evaluation should examine the actions of WHO and their timelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the US President has repeatedly attacked the WHO and said that it helped China conceal the extent of the coronavirus pandemic in its early stages, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) said that the organisation announced the outbreak to be a global health emergency on January 30.
Tedros also added that in the following weeks he even warned countries that there was a narrowing window of opportunity to prevent the virus from spreading globally. Further adding, Tedros said that the WHO was committed to "transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement" and welcomed the proposal for an independent evaluation of the global response to COVID-19.
While addressing the 73rd WHA, Tedros said, “Since day one, WHO has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with countries in these darkest hours. WHO sounded the alarm early, and we sounded it often”.
Tedros also noted that the organisation also provided technical guidance and strategic advice, based on the latest science and experience. He further added that the WHO “supported countries to adapt and implement guidance”.


Suspected Lassa fever cases recorded in Adamawa
Lassa fever, currently being battled in some states across the country has been confirmed in Adamawa state with four suspected cases.
The Adamawa State government through the state Director for Public Health, Bwalki Dilli, confirmed the development.
Dilli however, said the four cases are still under diagnosis. “The patients were admitted at the state treatment centre located at Federal Medical Centre, Yola. Their samples have been taken and referred to the laboratory in Abuja, for diagnosis.
“When the final result is out we would inform the general public about the situation,” Dilli said.
He said the state government has taken preventive measures against the disease.
In a public statement on Saturday, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said that as at 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed cases and 29 deaths had been reported in 11 states across the country.


The government is now operating its railroads for the more effective prosecution of the war. Private ownership has broken down utterly and the government has had to come to the rescue. We have always said that the people ought to own the railroads and operate them for the benefit of the people. We advocated that twenty years ago. But the capitalists and their henchmen emphatically objected. “You have got to have brains to run the railroads,” they tauntingly retorted.
-from “The Canton Speech”


He lays out three guiding statements, which seems to mitigate toward a compromise.
“We want to respect the voters of Florida and Michigan. Both those who turned out to vote and those who did not.”
“We need to respect the two candidates and their campaigns who followed the rules.”
“We need to respect the 48 states that did not violate the rules.”


Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the Union Budget 2021-22 was “forward looking” and that it will give a boost to employment.
Speaking to the media after the presentation of the budget by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, Mr Javadekar said that the pandemic has hit economies across the world, but India is moving forward towards prosperity along with winning the battle against COVID-19.
“India has not only won the battle against COVID-19, but is also moving forward in its fight against poverty and towards prosperity,” he said.
Highlighting the massive budgetary boost in capital expenditure, the Minister said that the over Rs 2 lakh crore investment in infrastructure is a major initiative.
“This will give a major fillip to employment,” he added.
The budget will do justice to farmers, generate more employment opportunities and will be beneficial for all, the BJP leader said.


|Members of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP)
The message said the CPP has led the Cambodian people to overcome difficulties and challenges to gain glorious victory in the struggle for national independence, saving the people from the Pol Pot genocidal regime, and reviving the country.
The party has also successfully implemented the policy of peace and national concord, while maintaining its crucial role in national building and development, the message wrote.
The CPV and the Vietnamese people warmly congratulate the CPP and the Cambodian people on their remarkable achievements, and believe that under the leadership of the CPP, the Cambodian people will maintain peace and stability, as well as reap further attainments in the cause of national building and development, the message read.
The CPV and the Vietnamese people are delighted at the fruitful development of the traditional friendship, comprehensive and stable collaboration between the two nations for the interests of each people, and for regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development, the CPV Central Committee said, expressing the firm belief that the relations between the two Parties and countries continue gaining more new and bigger achievements.


KBOSE 12th result 2020: Class 12th results of Jammu and Kashmir School Education Board’s summer zone Jammu were released on Sunday. Among them, the girls were ahead of the wood. Together, both government and private schools have improved exam results despite the challenging situation of the Kovid-19 epidemic. A total of 33,779 students took the exam, of which 17,759 were boys and 16,020 were girls. Of these, 26,139 students have passed.
Officials said the pass percentage of girls is 82 percent while that of boys is 73 percent. Officials said that Ritika Sharma has topped the art subjects and she has scored 99.0% marks while Anshul Thakur, Kritika Sharma, Riba Shamim Malik, Stazin Sharab, Tania Gupta jointly topped the science subjects. They all scored 98.6 percentage points. He told that Kriti has topped the commerce subjects with 98.4 percent marks.
Officials said that 9100 students have got their Distinction (75% or more marks) while 10,653 students have got First Division, 5,714 students have Second Division and 672 students have Third Division.
Expressing satisfaction over the results, Principal Secretary (School Education and Skill Development) Asghar Hasan Samun said that government schools have improved the pass percentage and it has increased to 73 percent as compared to 55.70 percent last year.
He said that percentage of private schools has also increased. It is now 85 percent as compared to 73.07 percent last year. He said that the overall pass percentage was 77.83 percent.
Director of School Education, Jammu, Anuradha Gupta said that the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Board has released the exam results in a very difficult time amid the epidemic.


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Germany, Spain clash ends in 1-1 draw, keeping Germans hopes alive
(MENAFN) Germany's World Cup hopes in Group E were maintained when they were held to a 1-1 draw with Spain on Sunday.
At Al Bayt Stadium, no team was able to break the tie.
Alvaro Morata's close-range goal in the 62nd minute gave Spain the lead.
Niclas Fuellkrug, though, scored Germany's equalizer in the 83rd minute, and the game concluded in a 1-1 tie.
Keysher Fuller scored the game-winning goal as Costa Rica defeated Japan 1-0 in another Group E match at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.
Germany is at the bottom of the group with one point, while Spain is in first place with four points.
At this moment, Japan and Costa Rica each had three points.
On the first of December, Spain is going to play against Japan, whereas Germany is going to face Costa Rica
The 29-day football event started on the 20th of November and is going to end with the final at the 80,000-seat Lusail Iconic Stadium on the 18th of December.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated his country's desire to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a meeting here Sunday with the visiting head of the international body.
IRNA reported that IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano arrived here early Sunday morning for talks on Iran-IAEA cooperation within the Cooperation Framework Agreement with top Iranian officials signed last year.
IAEA is the sole body internationally qualified in the field of nuclear issue, Zarif said in the meeting, stressing the need for the IAEA to act in the framework of its regulations as a professional and neutral body.
Amano is here to hold separate meetings with President Hassan Rouhani and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi.
This visit is Amano's second trip to Iran ever since President Rouhani took office in August 2013.
He had last visited Iran was in November 2013 to sign Iran-IAEA Cooperation Framework Agreement.
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Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev got acquainted with the
progress of construction work at the Sarygyshlag hydroelectric
power plant in Zangilan, trend reports.
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President Trump will order his health secretary to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday — but will stop short of declaring a more sweeping state of national emergency, reports USA Today. In an address from the White House, Trump will also try to rally the nation . . .
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Protests are still going on in many parts of the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act after passing from the Parliament of India. Protests against citizenship law are also being held in Tamil Nadu. DMK President MK Stalin expressed his displeasure and said that we condemn the Edappadi government and the police for the deliberate attack (14 February) on those who fought peacefully against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Regarding this matter, he said that those who have been held captive should be released as soon as possible and the cases registered against them should also be withdrawn.
In more than 6 cities in Tamil Nadu, women have taken to the streets and are protesting against CAA. Police lathi-charged the people protesting at Washermanpet in Chennai. After this, some people were arrested by the police again. However, the protesters were later released.


Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says anyone can be critical of the Government and that freedom has been assured by the current administration.
Speaking at an event at Temple Trees today, the Prime Minister said that no one needs to fear being critical of the Government.
He also said that the Government will take forward its development agenda.
The agenda includes developing Hambantota, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Kandy and other parts of the country. (Colombo Gazette)


(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Feb 29 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated Rs 825 crore of Revolving Fund to 5.5 lakh women Self Help Groups (SHGs) across Maharashtra.
This additional funding supplements the Revolving fund provided by the Government of India under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
Revolving Fund (RF) is provided to SHGs to facilitate rotational lending within the groups, thereby promoting women-led micro-enterprises at the village level and enhancing the annual income of poor households.
In addition to this significant initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated multiple development projects related to rail, road, and irrigation worth more than Rs 4900 crores at Yavatmal in Maharashtra, on Wednesday.
Furthermore, Prime Minister Modi initiated the distribution of 1 crore Ayushman cards across Maharashtra and launched the Modi Awaas Gharkul Yojana for OBC category beneficiaries.
He also flagged off two train services and inaugurated the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in Yavatmal city.
The event witnessed a large gathering of farmers from all over the country.
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Imran Khan denies Pakistan’s involvement in Pulwama terror attack: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country has nothing to do with the Pulwama terror attack of February 14 that took the lives of 44 CRPF personnel. He said that the suicide attack was carried out by a Kashmiri who according to Khan was radicalised after the brutalities of the security forces. Bailing out his country, Khan termed the attack claimed by Pakistan-based terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad as an indigenous thing. Khan has admitted that dozens of terror organisations were operating from the country.
Pakistan hid the truth that there were 40 terror organisations operating in the country. These groups were created to fight Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s and indoctrinated them that it was their religious duty to fight the foreign occupation. These organisations had also close links with the army, Khan said, who was on a three-day visit to the US.
Khan said that America wanted Pakistan to do more in its War on Terror but the country was fighting for its survival and existence. He said that when Pakistan joined the US after 9/11, these armed groups turned against the country and wreaked havoc. The cricketer-turned-politician said that the moment Afgan jihad ended, the US packed up and left Pakistan with four million Afghan refugees.
Presently, Khan said that there are around 30,000 to 40,000 trained and armed people in Pakistan. However, he said that the country has now decided to not allow any militant group to operate from the soil. Khan also said that his government is the only one which has started disarming all the armed groups.
The watershed moment in Pakistan history was when all the political parties signed the paper called National Action Plan, following the slaughtering of 150 school children in Peshawar in 2014, Khan said, adding that the government has now taken over the institutions and seminaries in Pakistan.


Srinagar: Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh on Thursday chaired a meeting on power issues in Jammu and Kashmir. He is on a two day visit as part of the central government’s public outreach Initiative.
Singh said that the central government is committed to improve the power scenario of Jammu and Kashmir as the development of the place is high on the agenda of the Prime Minister.
He said that a lot of schemes have been introduced to improve the overall efficiency of the power sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
He added that the government has a target to provide electricity connection to every household in the Union Territory.
Principal Secretary Power Rohit Kansal gave a detailed powerpoint presentation about the challenges and achievements of the power department on the occasion.
The meeting was also attended by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta.


The Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM)-organised protest march which was scheduled to take place today has been called off.
Party leader Therold Prudent said the decision was taken due to the inclement weather, but noted that another date will be decided soon.
“It’s not a reflection on as the LPM or me as political leader because at the end of the day we can’t do something which because of rain, people don’t want to show up,” Prudent told the media.
The LPM has been mobilizing people from across the country for a number of weeks to participate in the protest.
It was aimed at urging the government to address: high unemployment, crime and the poor state of the judicial system.
The march was scheduled to commence at 4:00 p.m. at the Vigie Playfield and at the Derek Walcott Square.


He said that the government will have the power to intervene directly, so that content on social media platforms is monitored, and if necessary, taken down.
Jabbar said some news organisations also engage in rumour mongering. The government will be able to stop unauthorised news portals after publishing registration list.
The minister said that law enforcement agencies have gained the capacity to stop rumour on the social media. He said that government has been able to stop around 22,000 website publishing pornographic content.
However, the minister assured that the government has no intention to curb citizen’s freedom of expression and the only aim of the move is to stop the spread of dubious information on social media.


ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the government believes in the freedom of expression.
Talking to media on Wednesday, she said that the freedom of expression is imperative to take society forward. She said that it is responsibility of the media to follow the code of conduct and media organisations should also define their own code of conduct.
She said that under the directives of the premier, legislation is underway for the safety and security of journalists.
She said the draft of the bill will be sent to the media houses for their input to make it more comprehensive.
The minister said that an endowment fund will be set up for the welfare of the journalists.


PTI vows to continue protests, blockade Islamabad
Denouncing reports that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had decided to call-off its protests in various cities, particularly roads leading to the federal capital from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, the party on Tuesday reiterated that their three-day protest will continue.
In a statement PTI leader and Punjab government spokesperson Musarrat Jamshed Cheema on Tuesday that the party has not issued any directives to end their protest and blockade of key arteries heading to Islamabad.
Cheema said that PTI will continue their protests across the country.
Th spokesperson said the party had called off the smaller protests in a few districts to ensure the presence of caravans for long march which is expected to soon from Wazirabad.
Furthermore, she clarified, “We are going to resume the long march, and on the directives of the former premier and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the long march will travel to Islamabad no matter what.”
“The party has issued the schedule for the protests to be held across the country,” Cheema added.
Earlier, it was reported that the PTI leadership had called off protests in various cities except for Islamabad, citing the inconvenience to the public due to blockades on the roads.


Sharshani, Al Athba clinch Amir Cup shooting titles
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatari shooter Reem Al Sharshani (centre) with the podium winners Sarah Mohamed and Hajar Mohamed after securing the women's skeet shooting title on Day 3 of the Amir Cup Archery and Shooting Championship at the Lusail Shooting Complex yesterday.
The men's title was won by Saeed Abu Sharib (53+4) while Rashid Saleh Al Athba (53+3) bagged the silver medal ahead of bronze winner Masoud Saleh Al Athba (43).
Mohamed Al Kabbi won the junior men's title while Aisha Al Ansari emerged as junior women's champions.
Shooters line-up before the men's skeet event.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) “is really helping” the country, while labelling all criticisms of the project ‘nonsense’. During an interview to a US news channel CNBC, when asked if CPEC was a debt-trap for Pakistan, Mr Khan said that the Chinese came to help Pakistan when the country was “at the rock bottom.”
“They came and pumped in, not just they gave us loans – and the loans, by the way are barely five or six percent of the total portfolio,” said Mr Khan, rejecting the suggestion that the CPEC was a debt-trap. “This is nonsense.”
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The watchdog that keeps an eye on the national police force has found that two people arrested during the G20 summit in Toronto in 2010 were plain-clothesed police officers.
The commission for public complaints against the RCMP released its long-awaited investigation report Monday.
Abby Deshman from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association told 680News one of the most shocking things from the report is that new information about the kettling incident at Queen and Spadina.
“And they say the arrested them because they thought they posed threats…. unbeknownst to them, two out of five of those people (who were arrested) were plain-clothesed police officers.”
Meanwhile, the commission deemed the RCMP acted in a “reasonable and appropriate” fashion during the summit.
The report said there were no incidents of unreasonable force by the mounties during the violence and mass arrests.
But, the commission recommends better co-ordination between the RCMP and other forces at future events.
“There (are) obviously many events that are not addressed in the report because the commission said the RCMP weren’t there,” Deshman said. “There (are) also many events where they said they were ordered to do so by Toronto police major incident command centre.”
The commission launched its public-interest probe after more than two dozen complaints about the mounties’ role.
Deshman said they would like to see accountablitly front-and-centre when planning major policing events like the G20.
More reports on police activity during the G20 summit are expected including the independent inquiry called for by the Toronto Police Services Board.


Michael Wayne Investment, Inc. CEO Michael Wayne has said he’s working on a $500 million investment fund to invest into the tech industry.
The tech investor, who was born in California, first became interested in investing in the technology industry when he bought a share in a company called NetFlix.
He said he has been a long-term investor in a number of tech companies, including Twitter.
When asked about the potential investment, Wayne said: “I’m working on an investment that I’ve been talking to people about, and I think the technology is going to be a big part of that.
I think we’re going to have some great products that will help the company.””
We have a great team.
I think we’re going to have some great products that will help the company.”
The announcement comes as the U.S. Department of Commerce has been investigating Apple, Microsoft and other tech companies for possible tax evasion.


Social media has become a crucial source of information and a significant factor influencing electronic news consumption in recent times. With the increase in the usage of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, people are now relying on social media as a primary source of news updates.
One of the significant impacts of social media on electronic news consumption is the speed at which information is disseminated. Social media provides instant updates on news and events, thereby reducing the time it takes for news to reach the public. This feature has made social media platforms such as Twitter, the go-to source of news for many individuals worldwide.
Moreover, social media has also played a critical role in shaping the way news is presented. Many news outlets have created social media pages where they share news updates. This has resulted in a shift towards a more visual form of news delivery with the increased usage of graphics, photos, and videos that are more engaging.
The quick and easy accessibility of news through social media platforms is also changing the way people consume news. Rather than stick to traditional news outlets, individuals are more likely to get their news from the platforms they’re already on. This has resulted in social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, developing plugins and features that allow users to read news articles within the platform itself.
However, the over-reliance on social media as a source of news has raised concerns regarding the accuracy of the information available on the platform. With the absence of regulations, anyone can publish news on social media, leading to a surge in fake news and misinformation.
In conclusion, social media has significantly impacted electronic news consumption, resulting in a shift towards more visual forms of news delivery and the quick and easy accessibility of news updates. While its benefits cannot be ignored, the increased use of social media as a source of news also demands caution and critical thinking to prevent the spread of fake news and misinformation.


Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the NDA government has allocated more than two lakh crore rupees for the development of Jammu and Kashmir from the period 2014 to 2019.
Addressing Jammu Jan Samvad rally through video conferencing, Rajnath Singh said, the government will carry out so much development activities in Jammu and Kashmir that people of PoK will demand to be part of India.
He said, Modi government has taken several landmark decisions and the abrogation of Article 370 was one of them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the Covid-19 crisis is lauded, not only within the country, but across the globe, the Defence Minister said.
He said the Prime Minister accepted the Corona crisis as a challenge and took many big and important decisions.
Rajnath Singh said, the economy was adversely affected during the time of Corona crisis, but the Prime Minister announced a package of 20 lakh crore rupees for the countrymen.


The deceased were on their way to a village in the district when their vehicle was buried under the avalanche…reports Asian Lite News
Four people were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by an avalanche in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Tuesday.
The accident took place in Mansehra district on Monday, Xinhua news agency quoted the local media reports as saying.
The deceased were on their way to a village in the district when their vehicle was buried under the avalanche,
Rescue teams were only able to recover the bodies late Monday night, the reports said.
The avalanche also disrupted traffic until the traffic police cleared the area.
Avalanches often take place in Mansehra due to extreme weather conditions in winter.
In November 2020, over 800 people including tourists in 110 vehicles were stranded when an avalanche blocked the main highway for more than eight hours.


ADJUMANI. The Adjumani district coronavirus task force has drafted a budget of shs400m for preparedness, prevention, and response which will run for a period of one month.
While presenting the budget to the committee members during a meeting on Friday, the assistant district health officer in charge of environmental health Mr Godfrey Manga said the budget will among other things, fund coordination, case management risk communication, surveillance, monitoring and support supervision, mental health and psycho-social support and security.
Mr Peter Taban Data, the Adjumani resident district commissioner (RDC) who is the chairperson of the task force, however, said they do not have the money at hand but will make appeals to UNICEF, the government and other implementing partners in the district to fund the budget.
“We have also appealed to the members of the public, business community to also support the taskforce by contributing what they have,” the RDC said.
The state minister for primary health care, Dr Joyce Moriku who addressed the authorities of Adjumani and the district task force during the meeting revealed that although the ministry of health had requested the finance ministry to avail money, only shs5bn was released. She said the money is expected to be shared among districts across the country.
Moriku further stated that districts are expected to readjust their budgets as they wait for the national task force to send funds for fighting COVID-19.
She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fighting the deadly virus and appealed to the district authorities not to fold their hands in the event that the center has not responded.


Those who do not qualify for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant should not apply.
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says that this will hinder the process and rob those who need the R350 support.
The Minister has briefed the public on the reinstatement of the SRD grant, which was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month.
The Minister has sought to allay the concerns that the issues that plagued the disbursement of the grant last year had not been addressed.
She says that those who had still not received their grants last year will receive their money.
This as over 571 000 grants had not been collected from last year.
Millions of South Africans have become dependent on this cash injection as their livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic.
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A team of Lithuanian medics traveled to Armenia to support local medical staff in the fight against COVID-19. Before returning home, they shared their experiences and said they are ready to return.
All those with chronic respiratory illnesses will no longer be obligated to wear a face mask in open public spaces; during the Government Session, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said that the COVID-19 situation in the country remains stable but critical and that the healthcare sector needs to continue expanding its capacity.
During a press conference today, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan presented the Ministry’s strategy and key actions in the battle against COVID-19 over the past several months. Currently, over 500 people have lost their lives to the virus; the cumulative number of infections is expected to surpass 30,000 in the coming days.


Obama Holds Forth About Risky Oil Spill Business
President Barack Obama wants Americans to know he’s officially on BP’s case about this oil spill business, but also that “we have to acknowledge that there are inherent risks to drilling four miles beneath the surface of the Earth.” Indeed there are. The president spoke again on Wednesday about the status of the spill and what he’s planning to do about it. –KA
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Officials at Lilongwe City Council have denied permission to primary school teachers under the IPTE-14 cohort to hold vigils at parliament today.
The teachers were expected to hold vigils at the august house to force government to recruit them.
But according to a letter signed by John Chome, Executive Director of Lilongwe City Council, the teachers’ plans to hold the vigils at parliament have been foiled.
Among the reasons that the council has given are that the teachers had failed to hold vigils on the earlier date of 14 June, when they were granted a go ahead.
Besides, the council has also said that a previous vigil by another cohort of teaches under IPTE-13 went out control as per unruly behavior displayed by the protesters on 14th June.
The council also says police has notified said that its officers will be engaged in other businesses therefore cannot provide security during the vigils.
Meanwhile, Antony Ngwira, Vice Chairperson for IPTE-14 taskforce has that they will be exploring other avenues to have government address their issue.
However, Ngwira has said that in the meantime, the matter has been left in the hands of the parliamentary committee on education.
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has defended the appointment of ex-military officers to top posts in state institutions.
Speaking to media heads today, Rajapaksa said that high ranking military personnel are trained both locally and internationally in a number of fields including administration.
He said that even the former Government had appointed military officers to head state institutions.
“The former Government-appointed more military personnel to Government institutions than the current Government,” he added.
He said that he was satisfied with a majority of appointments made at a number of state institutions.
The President stressed that the newly appointed officials will have to perform well in their respective institutions, failing which he would have take a decision regarding them. (Colombo Gazette)


Terrorism has ended in Pakistan, says Rafique
Saad Rafique, addressing a ceremony, said that terrorism has ended in the country and every single terrorist will be eliminated.
“Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is suffering from jealousy. Not even Hakeem Luqman can cure the disease”, Rafique said.
He also said that the cricket series between Pakistan and India should take place.
Rafique added that the Pakistan Railways was a failing institution whose efficiency has now increased under Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government.
“Not even India’s enemies could have harmed the country as much as Narendra Modi’s policies did”, the railways minister stated.
50 million people traveled on trains last year”, he said.


The National Institutes of Health is warning the public that mental illness and the death of loved ones are among the top health concerns facing the country today.
In its annual report released Monday, the NIH warned that the number of Americans who have experienced mental illness has grown by more than 8% over the past year.
That means the number is on pace to surpass the peak in 2010, according to the report.
That increase in diagnoses has also been accompanied by a surge in deaths, which have more than doubled over the same period.
Mental health is among the leading causes of death for Americans, according the NIH.
The report said that mental health is also at the forefront of the nation’s public health effort.
“It’s no coincidence that the public health response to mental illness is focused on the mental health and social determinants of illness,” said Dr. Karen L. Davis, a NIH official who co-authored the report with Dr. Richard S. Levine, the chief medical officer for the National Institutes on Aging.
The NIH continues to support the efforts of state, local and private health care providers to improve access to quality mental health care, and to promote evidence-based, evidence-informed practices.” “
While mental health has become a primary focus in the response to this crisis, we need to continue to focus on the health of the people we serve and our community.
The NIH continues to support the efforts of state, local and private health care providers to improve access to quality mental health care, and to promote evidence-based, evidence-informed practices.”
Mental health has been a major focus of President Trump’s administration, and in March, the White House issued an executive order directing agencies to increase the federal funding for mental health services.
“The public health crisis of mental illness requires us to address mental health as an issue with a clear-cut solution that includes prevention, early intervention, support and treatment,” Trump said at the time.
“If we don’t act now, this crisis will only get worse.”


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, January 02, 2021, SPA -- The National Platform for Health and Insurance Exchange Services (NPHIES) in the Council of Health Insurance has completed its first phase of governance of health insurance sector and completed about 8.4 million processes among more than 140 entities.
NPHIES platform, which won the Golden Award for Excellence in Project Management as the best project for the year 2021, by the Project Management Institute in Saudi Arabia, has accomplished a series of successes in line with its role in serving the beneficiaries, by stimulating the digital and technical transformation in the sector.
The platform provides health services through the unified health record of the patient in order to improve the efficiency and quality of the services provided, reduce the cost and time of providing these services and improve health care decision-making, in addition to the insurance services represented in the governance of health insurance services by linking all stakeholders in the health insurance sector with the aim of improving the efficiency of services and reducing the cost and time of providing health insurance services.
The linkage rate in the health insurance sector through NPHIES was about 65 percent with more than 140 entities that varied between insurance companies, health service providers and third-party administrators (TPAs).
Executive Director of the Technology and Digital Transformation Department at the Council of Health Insurance Eng. Abdullah AlSharqi explained that the completion of the first phase of NPHIES project has resulted in many positive results, which contributes to raising quality and efficiency to enable beneficiaries to obtain their full rights to full care and protection in the easiest and best way.
Eng. AlSharqi said, 'We strive to implement digital and smart technology programs to contribute to enhancing the digital transformation axis of the Council's strategy (2020-2024) in the sector and improving the effectiveness of the regulatory environment.'
He added, 'What we have seen in the first phase of NPHIES is something that encourages proceeding to complete the rest of the linkage phases and achieve other results to enhance the quality and efficiency and cover the entire sector.
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MQM-P leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Saturday said that the PTI’s government has fulfilled more demands than the past experience.
Talking to media here the convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan said that the people of Karachi and urban areas of Sindh are entitled for more than what is given. Khalid Maqbool said that the MQM is standing its place and not seeking a new place.
“We have placed our old demands before the opposition,” he said. “The memorandum of demands is neither an alliance nor an agreement but it is only an intent,” MQM leader said.
He said political instability always exists, it is only being sighted now. “The change of face will not change the conditions,” Khalid Maqbool said. “Only a change in intention can improve the conditions,” he added.
It is to be mentioned here that the MQM has been a coalition partner in the PTI government, which distanced it from the government and held talks with the opposition parties, who have announced their move for the no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
PML-Q another ally the ruling PTI, has attracted the focus of the media attention after the political situation emerged in the country after the opposition’s move against the government. NNI


Consumers’ complaints against the nation’s financial institutions have gradually increased over the past three years, data showed.
According to a report released by the Financial Supervisory Service, the number of complaints consumers filed with the financial authorities amounted to 94,794 cases last year, a 11.9 percent increase from 2011, which posted 84,731 cases.
Of the total complaints in 2012, 48,000 cases were about insurance. Policyholders’ major complaints were about insurance companies’ sales activities without informing consumers of the exact terms.
Around 42,000 complaints were related to banks including mutual savings banks, and 3,500 complaints were about financial investment.
Analysts said financial consumers’ complaints seem to have increased due to a long slump in the nation’s economy and the recent suspension of operations of troubled savings banks.
By Choi In-jeong (email@example.com


Which state has become the India’s first state to launch “Aanandam programme” to help the needy persons?
Madhya Pradesh has become the India’s first state where Aanandam programme has been launched to help the needy persons. The places have been fixed in each district where the economically sound citizens can donate items for the needy persons under the programme. The Aanandam programme of the newly-formed Aanand Department has been launched by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the local TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in India which has constituted Anand department.


Govt will complete five-year tenure, says KP CM Mahmood Khan
PESHAWAR (92 News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that the government will complete its five-year tenure. Addressing the launching ceremony of Prime Minister Initiative for Backyard Poultry in Peshawar on Monday, he said that they had inherited the deteriorated economic condition. “Now we are heading towards betterment,” he said. The KP chief minister asked the opposition not to deteriorate the conditions. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to boost agriculture will help strengthen economy of the country. Mahmood Khan said that Agriculture Emergency Program is aimed at supporting poor segment of the society especially women. He said provincial government has recently started a programme to provide cheap electricity to industrial units in the province. The chief minister said that some political leaders are out to bring people on roads to disrupt the process of development and prosperity of the country. Jahangir Tareen said that the national progress is linked to the progress of the common man. “It is easy to think about the projects and very difficult to give it a practical shape,” he said. He said that the projects were being applauded across the country.


“We are going through a situation now economically where we are seeing revenue reduced over the last few years, obviously because of a recession. It has put a burden on Baker and not only on Baker, but a lot of cities throughout the state and country.” Those were the words of Mayor Harold Rideau, City of Baker, who was a recent speaker for the Baton Rouge Early Risers Kiwanis.
Mayor Rideau said the cost is going up and the City of Baker has to compete with Baton Rouge, Central, Zachary and other places. The Mayor explained that they have to pay salaries, maintain buildings and retirement. “We have seen health insurance go up and we don’t know where it’s going, but we have to maintain it,” he said.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On the night of August 17, 2022, Russian invaders fired two missiles at Odesa Region from Tu-22M3 bombers. Four civilians were injured.
The relevant statement was made by the South Operational Command on Facebook , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Last night the Tu-22M3 strategic bombers attacked Odesa Region with Kh-22 missiles. Two missiles caused destructions and fires in a recreation base and several private buildings located nearby. Four civilians were injured and received medical aid,” the report states.
Rescuers have already extinguished a fire of over 600 square meters in area.
As Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko noted on Telegram , seven buildings of the recreation base were destroyed and 15 cottages were damaged in Russia's late night attack on the village of Zatoka, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District.
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UK PPE market experiences 13% growth
New research has found that the personal protective equipment (PPE) market in the UK has grown by over 13 per cent in the past five years.
The study by market research company MSI Reports analysed the development for the sector since 2003, while also segmenting its findings by product types such as head protection and other protective workwear.
It stated that an increasing awareness of legislation and concerns over health and safety had led to the growth.
The research also considered the future for the market and predicted that the positive development will continue in the next five years.
MSI's suggestion that awareness of legislation is a reason for the growth in the PPE has come after the Health and Safety Executive recently held a seminar in Carlisle to discuss safety issues with local construction firms.
The event at Carlisle United FC on Tuesday coincided with the body's campaign to hold safety spot checks at refurbishment sites across the UK.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister incredibly said that he was at a disadvantage when it came to learning the facts about Wynn's law.
Do members know who was at a disadvantage? It was Constable Wynn. He was at a disadvantage when he was shot and killed by someone who should not have been on the streets and would not have been on the streets had Wynn's law been the law.
Now that the Prime Minister is in the loop, will he do the right thing and pass Wynn's law?


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The number of injured in the Russian missile attack on Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, this morning has increased to 14.
'As of 15:00, it is already known about three killed and 14 injured civilians,' Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on facebook .
As reported, the invaders attacked a residential neighborhood of the town of Kostiantynivka on Saturday morning. There was information about three killed and six injured civilians. Read also: russian forces fired s-300 missile at kostiantynivka – national police
The police reported that two men, 33 and 36, and a 70-year-old displaced woman from Bakhmut were killed in the attack. The number of injured is being determined.
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Addis Ababa November 11/2020 (ENA) Dwellers of Dansha town recently freed from the TPLF junta disclosed that the group has kidnapped many inhabitants of the town whose whereabouts is not yet known.
Residents of the town and surroundings have been expressing their happiness after the area was freed from the TPLF extremist group.
Shops, hotels and health institutions are open and everything is now normal in town.
They noted that they have been facing gross human rights violation even before the treasonous group attacked the Northern Command, provoking the national army to retaliate.
The inhabitants told Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) they were unable to express their feelings even at weddings and mourning.
Individuals who demanded their rights faced jail sentence, flogging and execution, according to the residents.
The arrogant group oppressed the people instead of bringing peace and development to the region.
The residents stressed that they would stand along the government and the army in the measures they take.
They further called on Ethiopians to continue their unwavering support to the national army in their effort to wipe out the extremist group.


(MENAFN) Qatar's Al Jazeera has launched 'The Demand Press Freedom' campaign one year after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE launched a blockade against Qatar and called for the Doha-based network to be shut down.
As part of the campaign, the network will host a series of events and international forums to highlight the conditions of journalists arrested across the world, assaults on media organizations, and attempts to silence the press.
Mostefa Souag, Al Jazeera Media Network's acting director said: "Al Jazeera may be the one media organization which has suffered the most and has been targeted for its professional reporting."
"Our journalists have been threatened, imprisoned, tortured, and killed, our offices have been bombed, our signals have been blocked, our websites hacked, and our social media accounts taken down. We continue to support press freedom and highlight the suffering of journalists and media professionals around the world."
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Srinagar- The strategic 270-kilometres Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed due to shooting stones along the thoroughfare, mainly in Ramban district, officials said on Friday.
“Highway is blocked at Mehad, Cafeteria, Ramban due to continuous shooting stones,” a traffic department official said.
“People are advised not to travel on Jammu -Srinagar highway without confirmation from Traffic Control Units Jammu/Srinagar/Ramban.”
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Long-term support will be the next focus for Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund
Long-term support to help the most vulnerable recover from the Covid-19 crisis will be the next focus for the Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund.
It has so far raised £761,000 for charities and groups to help those affected by Covid-19, and the target for the fund, which is supported by the Cambridge Independent, remains trying to reach £1million to further assist the work in the short-term.
However, attention is also turning to look at how to support particular charities and groups focused on vulnerable communities in the future and assist them in adapting to cope.
Michael O’Toole, the chief executive of the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation which runs the coronavirus fund, said: “The short-term crisis response was absolutely rightly about making sure people were safe, and those that were very restricted and isolated within their homes had the basic things they needed to be safe – food, medicines, a certain level of support.
“There are going to be people like that for much longer so I’m not going to say that phase of our work is complete, but what we are looking to do now is to identify who are the hardest hit in our communities and to support the organisations that are particularly working to support those most vulnerable people. It’s going to need a longer-term approach because the charities and community groups that are working with those people and those communities need to adapt the way they work given the change in circumstances.
“The other thing that I’m really mindful of is the impact of the last few months, and the months to come, is going to be long-term for many people.
“There is already quite a lot of talk and beginnings of research into the longer-term mental health impact on people, the isolation and the trauma the whole thing is going to cause.
“People have been without the kind of support they need for a long period.
“We need to look at the long-term support for the most vulnerable to help communities recover from the virus.”
The role will be multi-faceted, in both working with charities and raising money.
Mr O’Toole thanked the support of the public and businesses who have contributed to the fund to be able to assist in the short term. But there is likely to be more of a strategic approach goingw forward, which involves talking to a range of bodies and businesses.
He said: “The next phase is going to be more about helping communities recover from the impact of the virus, and the longer-term impact like the economic impact, health and mental health impacts, and these are going to be lasting for months and months, and probably years and years to come, so we need to find ways to help those communities recover.”
He added: “The fund is going to be really targeted on trying to help those people that have been hardest hit and are going to be feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis the longest.”
To make a donation to the fund, go to justgiving.com/campaign/Coronaviruscommunityfund.


Those who choose to make false allegations against police officers can now face up to five years imprisonment.
This was disclosed earlier today, during the Police Service media briefing by acting W/Corporal Dane-Marie Marshall of the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB).
W/Corporal Marshall said that sentence increased from six months, following recent amendments to Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act 10:04.
She urged members of the public who choose to make false reports against officers for whatever reason to desist, as they can and will be charged for wasting police time.
W/Corporal Marshall disclosed that for 2022 so far, the Police Service already has received over 100 complaints against officers, which she said is a clear indicator that the public do trust the Police Complaints Division to lodge complaints against police officers.
She added that last year, there were over 700 complaints made against officers.


After nearly three decades, the Scandia Cafe closed permanently.
“It was 28 years serving the community and being in the restaurant business,” said owner Holly Kaufhold. “It was a hard decision but, ultimately, when it’s time to retire out, it’s time. ”
Kaufhold posted a note on the door expressing gratitude to former employees and customers.
“I wanted to thank everyone who worked for us through the years, and the community for their support,” she said. “We really enjoyed everything we did there; Taco Daze celebrations, birthday parties and more. It’s been great being part of this community.”
Kaufhold still owns and operates the Scandia Market and Mercantile.
“We appreciate our customers at the store and now I’ll have a little more time to focus on that,” she said.


After Naeem, many restrictions have been imposed on trade in the world. It is becoming very difficult for traders to import their goods due to the strike.
It should be noted that the share of Chinese tires in the Pakistani market has increased. According to the report,
Chinese tires reach 50% in the Pakistani market. In 2018, the Chinese market was dominated and in these two years, the market share of passenger vehicles alone has increased by 40%.
The market share of cars has increased from 30 463 in 2018 to 70 to 75% in 2021, said Azeem Buzurg, former chairman of the Pakistan Directors Association,
who spoke to the media and said that the Japanese were the European Union and Rising US prices have also been cited as a major reason for the rise in Chinese tire market share in Pakistan, which has been said to have seen a significant drop in turnout due to tight scrutiny and balance here.
He said that Chaman is now entering the market through the border And being trafficked is an area where more attention needs to be paid to what is happening the remaining 20 percent of the time, but imports should also be eliminated.


Oman- Failed robbery bid at money exchange
(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) A dramatic robbery bid at the Al Jadeed Exchange in Al Khuwayr on Monday evening came to a nought when the lone robber fled the scene after his threats failed to work on the firm's employees.
At around 8pm a masked man entered the exchange premises brandishing a knife and demanded employees to hand over cash.
When they refused he burst a firecracker saying it was a bomb. Chaos ensued among customers at the sound of the cracker many of whom ran out fearing their safety. He stepped out and lit another cracker saying that he was also carrying a gun and then escaped.
Footage of the robbery bid has been captured on CCTV. The ROP has launched a manhunt.
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(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Bomb attacks killed 24 people and injured 60 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security officials said.
24 people were killed and 60 injured in a car bomb attack followed by a suicide bombing in Kadhimiya district in the north of the Iraqi capital.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government will continue to explore avenues to increase the country’s export capacity to reduce its dependence on imported products.
According to the President, his government has made it as a key strategic objective to expand the country’s exports to help reduce imports, strengthen the local currency, among others.
President Akufo-Addo said this when the outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Shri Birender Yadav, visited him at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday to bid him farewell.
His comment comes in the wake of Ghana’s positive trade balance (more export than import) recorded in 2019.
He was glad to note that India had become Ghana’s largest export destination and commended the outgoing High Commissioner for the role he played to consolidate the cordial relations between the two countries.
The President said Mr Yadav had a successful tour of duty and described his departure as sad news to begin the year with.
Trade volumes between Ghana and India had more than doubled in his time as High Commissioner, the President observed, and thanked him for supporting Ghana’s development efforts.
President Akufo-Addo said he was honoured when the Indian government invited him to be part of the inaugural conference of the International Solar Alliance in 2018 and expressed the government’s commitment to improve the cordial relations between Ghana and India.
Mr Yadav, who has been transferred to Iraq, on his part, said Indian investments in Ghana was growing steadily in all sectors of the Ghanaian economy due to the cordial relations between the two nations.
He said the Indian government had also supported Ghana in areas such as education and energy and had sponsored cultural troops from Ghana to perform in India.
He thanked the government for the support and for making his duty in Ghana a success.
Also at the Jubilee House to bid the President farewell were the envoys from Guinea and Nigeria, Arafan Kabine Kaba, and Olifemi Michael Abikoye respectively.
They both recalled the successes of the relations between Ghana and their respective countries during their tour of duty and thanked the Ghanaian government and people for supporting them.
President Akufo-Addo also thanked them for their contribution to the relations between Ghana and their countries and stressed the need to push the relations further for the benefit of their people.
He said the relations between Ghana and the two West African countries, especially Nigeria, was paramount in pursuing the ECOWAS project.
BY YAW KYEI