Amitabh Bachchan has warned fans to be cautious despite the corona virus being in good condition.
Remember that Amitabh Bachchan is one of the stars who are active on social media, while he also continues to send messages to the fans.
He recently released a message to fans about the corona virus.
In a statement released on the micro-blogging website, Amitabh Bachchan said that since the poor condition of the cove is improving in some areas, he was not satisfied with it.
He also said that they should follow the protocol related to coveed, wear masks, wash their hands frequently and keep social distance.


Tell people about government schemes: PM to Ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of his Council of Ministers at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital on Sunday and stressed the need for “effective communication” with the public including on social media.
According to the sources, the Prime Minister also directed the Ministers to take the work done by the Centre to the people and apprise them about the government schemes.
Top bureaucrats were also present in the meeting.
“Cabinet Secretary Rajeev Gauba made a presentation today on the central government schemes, their reach and impact. Some important issues including inflation where India stands in comparison to the world and the pre-NDA era before 2014 were also mentioned in the presentation,” sources said.
“Another presentation was made by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade secretary and I&B secretary during today’s meeting. The key focus was on the work done in the health and education sector by the government,” they added.
According to the sources, the Prime Minister once again laid stress on the need for effective communication and the importance of being visible on social media and other tools of communication.
“All this to make the work done by the government visible to the people,” sources said.
The messaging by the Prime Minister comes at a time when the General elections are only a year away.


The government will grant 2.6 million merit-based scholarships totaling 28 billion rupees to meritorious students, according to Farrukh Habib, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting.
Our flagship Ehsaas Program, which is ranked fourth in the world, benefits seven million people, he said at a convocation in Faisalabad on Saturday.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had already launched the Scholarship Portal.
The Punjab government, according to the Minister of State, is establishing three technical institutions and will award two hundred thousand higher education scholarships.
He explained that the school is being modernised and would be conducted in two shifts.


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Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will implement a road closure on Al Rayyan Rd from Al Rayyan Palace intersection and from Jasim bin Hamad St towards Olympic Interchange.
The closure will be effective on Friday, August 19, 2022, from 12 am to 7 am.
'Traffic will be diverted to 22 February Street on Friday 19/8/2022 from 12 am until 7 am for Gantry installation,' Ashghal added on their Twitter account.
The road closure will be implemented in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic for Gantry installation.
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16-17 November | Conference and Exhibition | ACC, Liverpool, UK
This year’s theme is 'together'.
Held for the first time since the pandemic, the event will focus on the work trusts are doing to deliver integration and will explore how the sector can embrace new opportunities across the health and social care system as a whole and create a sustainable NHS fit for the 21st Century.
There will also be a focus on how the industry can respond collaboratively to address health inequalities.
Event venue: ACC, Liverpool, UK


Chandigarh: Punjab government on Tuesday assured employees of Punjab Roadways who are on strike that it will look into their demands sympathetically and appealed them to withdraw their agitation.
The assurance was given by state transport minister Ajit Singh Kohar to a deputation of striking contractual employees here today.
During deliberations, the minister said the state government has always safeguarded interests of its employees and government was equally concerned about their demands and was seriously making efforts to resolve them.
Kohar said, he would soon take up the matter with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for a positive outcome.
Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways and Punbus are on strike for the past more than one month demanding salary hike.


Hundreds of Vic cops to wear body cameras
Hundreds of body cameras will be issued to Victorian police officers in a move aimed at speeding up criminal cases and making the force more accountable.
About 800 police across dozens of stations will be equipped with the cameras by the end of the year following a trial which the state government said contributed to several early guilty pleas.
"They have already led to quicker results through the courts and we expect these benefits will continue as they're deployed to more and more frontline police," Police Minister Lisa Neville said in a statement on Thursday.
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The Parliamentary vote on the Constitutional Amendment Bill will be held on Wednesday.
Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena said that the decision was reached at the Party leaders meeting held at the Parliamentary Complex today. The Constitutional Amendment Bill which received the nod of the Cabinet and was submitted to the Supreme Court to secure its recommendations will be presented in Parliament on Wednesday morning. The debate on the Bill will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. when the vote will be taken up. Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that this agreement was reached at the Party Leader’s meeting.


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Story | Sep 29, 2011 | 4:33 PMFour new films are being released this weekend: the cancer comedy "50/50," "What's Your Number?" with Anna Faris, the faith-based drama "Courageous" and the thriller "Dream House." But all four debut are expected to come in behind three films that opened last


Portugal to receive bailout tranche, loan extension
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Portugual has met the conditions to receive itsnext bailout tranche of 2.1 billion euros (2.7 billion dollars), as
well as an extension on its loan maturities, dpa quoted eurozone finance
ministers as deciding Monday.
'We commended the authorities on their strong commitment to the
implementation of the (bailout) programme and their active preparation of Portugal's return to market financing,' said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers.
The decision must still be approved by national parliaments, Dijsselbloem said.
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The Prime Minister of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble called for a meeting with the presidential candidates in Mogadishu to discuss election issues.
This meeting came after the Candidates expressed concern over the lack of transparency in the ongoing elections in the country and how unsatisfied they are with the process.
The Prime Minister briefed the Candidate Leaders on his ongoing efforts to ensure the transparency of the elections and shared that he had instructed the Electoral Commissions to carry out their duties in accordance with the agreed electoral procedures.
The Prime Minister, taking into account the concerns expressed about the transparency of the elections by the Union of Candidates, the sentiments of the Somali people and the international community, promised that the National Consultative Assembly would convene to work together to ensure that the country’s elections occur efficiently and correct mistakes.
The Prime Minister said that the State and Federal Electoral Commissions will also convene a visionary meeting to discuss the transparency of the elections and stressed that all those who violate the transparency of the elections will be held accountable.


PORT HARCOURT â€” GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi has scored some local government chairmen in the state low in terms of performance.
The Governor, who spoke during the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between the European Union and the state government also urged the European Union to assist in the training of local government chairmen and other strategic officers on issues of transparency and accountability, so as to enable the people at the grass root get maximum value from local government administration.
Amaechi said the state government was prepared to partner with the EU in the training of key officers on transparency, so that the people at the grass root could trust the management of their resources and believe in the programmes of government.
â€œVery few of them are doing wellâ€, the Governor stressed, while restating the need to train the local government chief executives to appreciate the difference between public and private funds.
â€œWe will be equally glad if you can train these people on to best practices in local governanceâ€, he said, noting that governance at the local government level at the moment was like a place where loyalists gather to share the national cake.
Governor Amaechi, who signed the agreement on behalf of the state government, expressed delight that the European Union was partnering with the state in the development of the state. He said he was hopeful that the synergy between both parties would provide succor for the people, especially in terms of development.
In his speech at the event, the representative of the European Union (EU), Mr. Ramon Reigada said the MoU will among other things encourage reforms and community participation.
in the Niger Delta States and invite the local and state governments to provide more service delivery in terms of basic infrastructures.
Mr. Reigada, who is the Head of Rural, Social, Health and Water and Sanitation Unit of the EU in Nigeria, said the size of the micro-projects will be increased compared to the previous MPPs, noting that about 130 micro-projects will be financed in each state under the new scheme.
â€œThe intention is also that good practices will be replicated by the LGAs and the state in their own resources once the programme is overâ€, Mr. Reigada, who signed the MOU on behalf of the EU said.
Earlier, the Minister of National Planning, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman said the EU interest in the development of the Niger Delta was aimed at creating visibility in the area, promote gender equality, accountability in Local Government Areas and awareness creation on gender and human rights.
The Minister, who was represented by Mr. Abiodun Taiwo, also expressed optimism that the partnership between the National Planning Commission, the EU and the Rivers State Government would be of great benefit to the people.


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SRINAGAR- A ten-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) has been formed to look after the affairs of J&K Football Association (JKFA), the committee members said in a press conference on Thursday.
Reportedly, the decision was made in a joint meeting on August 2, between members of JKFA, representatives of National & International Footballers Forum (NIFF) and prominent football promoters, was held in Srinagar.
The COA includes four members from JKFA and four members from NIFF, and will be headed by Bashir Ahmad Shah. Two members from Jammu and two sports promoters will be also be the part of committee. The COA members include:
JKFA: Bashir Ahmad Shah Nazir Ahmad Bhat Tariq Ahmad Madni Narinder Gupta
NIFF: Bashir Ahmad Malik Naseemul Gani Lone Manzoor Ahmad Dar Arun Pal Singh Jasrotia
Sports Promoters: Wasim Aslam Showkat Masoodi
According to the statement, it was decided in the meeting that all court cases against JKFA will be withdrawn for the betterment of the game once the COAs takes charge of football affairs of JKFA. It was further decided that to start with the COAs, JKFA will bring the constitution of JKFA in line with the AIFF Constitution followed by the elections in the districts and then the main body elections of JKFA.
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The organisation’s projects director Musa Ally said that 500m/- have been spent in the past two years in training and financing the youth.
Speaking during the closure of the two-year programme in Dar es Salaam at the weekend, Ally said that the project has also helped hundreds of young Tanzanians to develop the spirit of volunteerism and work to bring changes with their communities.
He said that during the programme’s tenure, the youth have learnt various approaches of creating an innovative idea, proper utilisation of funds, and how to run their projects for the communities’ benefits.
With funds from NAMA foundation from Indonesia, the project has benefited young people from various regions in the country.
He said that one of the key objectives of the programme was to educate and enable young people to develop the culture of volunteerism.
According to him, many Tanzanians youth lack the spirit of volunteerism something which needs more awareness to change the situation.
“This is why we saw it better to come up with programmes like volunteerism and community leadership to change attitudes among young people in Tanzania and enable them start working for their communities,” he added.
He went further and urged youth in the country to embrace the culture of volunteerism so as to gain extra skills that would make them more marketable when seeking job opportunities.
“I encourage the youth to demonstrate patriotism through actions... the country still needs more talented and innovative young people, who will be there to change lives of the vulnerable communities...in the two years of the programme, the youth have been trained on how best to contribute to national development in different ways,” he added.
For his part, NAMA foundation chief executive Officer said that the organisation decided to fund the programme for the aim of changing mindsets and lives of Tanzanian youth.
According to him, investing in youth and entrepreneurial education was important as the group has great power in contributing to the nation’s development activities.
In the event also four young people emerged winners and were given 9.3m/- due to their outstanding work they have done through their projects.
One of the winners Abdallah Ndale commended Al-Nahl organisation for coming up with the idea to help Tanzanians youth saying that the move has raised up a number of youth who have been staying at home jobless.
According to him, the programme has helped them to transform their knowledge as they are now well skilled on community leadership, patriotism and volunteerism.
He called upon the government to invest in youth and volunteerism training for sustainable development.


Importance of Business Texting
It is important for the business people to ensure that they come up with a method that they will be using to communicate to their clients. Communication will always allow the business people to know whether they are satisfying their clients or not and they should do according to the will of their customers. Most of the people have come up with a method of doing business texting so that they can be able to reach to their clients. It is easy for the people to read the text and reply it within the shortest period and hence the people will have gotten the information that they need. Many people are fond of looking at their text messages more than they do to their emails and hence one may stay for long before replying to an email. Business texting will allow people to send bulk messages to many people who will be in different places and they will get the information that they needed to know from their service providers. When one has chosen to use business texting method to reach to their clients, they will use the least time to inform them on something that they need to know.
Business texting will allow both the clients and the people who are in the business sector to answer during their own time. It is important for the recipients to ensure that they have taken their time to understand the meaning of the text they will have received from their sender. It is important for the people to ensure that they reply the right things and hence they need to take their time after they have read the text to comprehend what they have read. It is important for the people to ensure that they have used the right language which will always make the people who will be reading the text to be contented with the replies that they will get. Business texting will help the people to be able to create a good relationship between them because they will be communicating regularly with one another. Most of the business people will use the business texts to communicate to the clients or even to promote their goods and service to the society. There is creation of jobs when business texting is used because there are people who are needed to manage the texts which the business will be getting and ensure that they reply to them promptly.It is important for the business texting to be handled by people who are skilled and who are slow to anger so that they cannot ruin the relationship between the clients and their service providers.


This, he said, was crucial to the growth of the country’s democracy and the promotion of good governance and added that people should be bold and expose offenders to help bring them to justice.
He was speaking at a public lecture organized by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to mark Constitution Week celebration at Offinso.
“The state of Ghana’s democracy in terms of corruption in 2011” was the theme.
Mr Botwe blamed the political crisis in many African countries on corrupt practices and said this was the more reason all should support the government’s anti-corruption drive.
He said the situation where those who controlled wealth influenced voters with money was unhelpful to the development of democracy.
Mr Thomas Owusu Agyemang, the Offinso Municipal Director of the Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), appealed to people to co-operate with the police and other constitutional bodies like Economic and Organized Crime Office Auditor General’s Department and CHRAJ to deal with the canker.
Mr Edmund Adumatta, the NCCE Municipal Director, said they had stepped up their campaign to help the people to have better understanding of their civic rights and responsibilities.
Nana Agyen Mensah, Kyidomhene of the Offinso, said there was the need to sensitize the public to stay away from corrupt practices.


Algeria condemns attack on embassy in Tripoli
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Algeria condemned an attack against its embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday that injured three people, describing the assault as a "crime." Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said in a statement: "we strongly condemn any act against the Algerian embassy or the Algerian diplomatic missions in Libya or elsewhere. Any assault against a diplomatic mission is a crime according to international law." Lamamra said Algeria was helping the Libyan people be involved in a comprehensive dialogue and reconciliation.
Algeria, he added, welcomed the UN-sponsored dialogue between the Libyan parties that would be held in Geneva.
At least three people were injured in a bomb attack against the Algerian embassy in Tripoli.
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TRINITY MIRROR, publisher of the Daily Mirror, said that advertising revenues at the red-top and Sunday sister titles had tumbled 12 per cent in July.
The fall led the company to conclude that the downturn, which began after Easter, is poised to continue for the rest of the year.
Sly Bailey, chief executive, said: “We are seeing a decline coming into the second half, and we running the company on the basis that will continue for the rest of the year. But we are confident that we will continue to hold share.”
Trinity Mirror said that its regional operations had been affected, including titles such as The Birmingham Post where advertising revenues fell 2.5 per cent in July.
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Louisville Public Media has completed its capital campaign to expand its local news operation. The expansion brings the newsroom staff up to 29.
“Louisville has a long history of both supporting and expecting strong civic news coverage,” said Stephen George, President. “In a time when local journalism is disappearing around the country, LPM is countering that trend. I’m proud that we’re able to work with these donors to expand mission-based, community-driven local news when it’s needed more than ever.”
LPM operates three public radio stations. The vast majority of funding for the six new journalism positions came from the local community and will support the expansion for the next three years.


Abdul Khaleque Slams BJP Government
Barpeta Congress MP Abdul Khaleque, while reacting to the scheduled tribe and tribal schemes said that the state government has not been able to bring schools and houses under the central government schemes.
Addressing the media persons, Khaleque also said that the government has also failed to take measures to prevent erosion.
Reacting on the shutdown of the Sanskrit Tols, the Congress MP said that instead of closing down the tols, the government should have introduced more tols adding that there is some other purpose to close the Sanskrit Tols without any reason.
Hitting at Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Khaleque said that the minister takes steps like Muhammad Bin Tughluq.
Reiterating about the closure of Madrassa Board, Khaleque said that if the government Madrassa will be shut down, then the number of Khariji Madrassa will increase as a result of which the process of modernization of education of the minorities will come to a standstill.
Further, he stated that he welcomes the demand for implementation of ILP in the state for the safety and security of the indigenous people of the state.
The Congress leader also termed the state government’s politics as politics of division.


166 new coronavirus cases emerged on Wednesday after 3,529 tests were conducted, raising total known cases to 5,100.
The health ministry raised the alarm over the rising number of coronavirus carriers requiring hospitalization, as the Famagusta general hospital is currently treating 40 patients, five of which are in the ICU, while the Nicosia general hospital is treating 12 more patients in a general ward and an additional five in its ICU.
63 of Wednesday’s new cases were detected through contact tracing, while 65 involved people who took the initiative to get tested.
Seven more involved people who got tested at general hospitals, 15 were airport arrivals, eight were people who were either part of special health groups or who were referred for testing by their GP.
Another three were detected through the program targeting school staff and students, two more were detected through the program being undertaken by the Cyprus Football Association, while three more emerged among the samples collected from residents of migrant camps.
At 8:30pm, President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to address the nation to relay the Cabinet’s decisions regarding stricter coronavirus measures that authorities hope will curb the rampant spread of the virus among the community. Anastasiades’ address will be followed by a press conference by the health minister Constantinos Ioannou.


KOTA BARU: More than 27,000 who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination have declared that they are not interested to take the vaccine.
State Local Government, Health and Housing Committee chairman Dr Izani Husin said the people gave the answers in a series of survey since last month.
He said from this 17,000 people cited underlying health problems while 9,000 people did not give their reason.
“A total of 27,000 people were interviewed in the series of surveys by the District Officers in the state. They are all locals aged 18 and above and from various backgrounds.
“A number of them said they could not take the vaccine due to health reasons, while others mainly from the anti-vaccine groups did not state their reason for refusing the vaccine,” he told reporters after the state executive councillor meeting at Darul Naim complex here today.
Dr Izani said the state government, however, could not force people from this group to have the vaccine as it was not compulsory.
“Even though the vaccine is not a must, we have informed the people that without vaccination, they will face a lot of difficulties in their life.
“They will also pose a health risk to other people. Taking the vaccination is important as it will protect us and our families from being infected by the coronavirus,” he added.
Dr Izani said as of today, more than one million people in the state have received their first doses. Another 65,000 have yet to be vaccinated.
“The state government was also told that some 38,000 locals are still unaccounted for and efforts to locate their whereabouts are underway.
“Despite all this, we are confident that the state will achieve the vaccination rate of 90 percent (of adult population) soon,” he added. -NST


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The Management of Zambia University Teaching Hospital (UTH) told coffin sellers outside to hospital to vacate the premises after patients complained sights of coffins leave them “depressed”.
It is believed that the traders had opened shops outside the UTH, where there is a mortuary, according to Daily Mail.
The outlet quoter a Zambian newspaper, said the move became necessary after several complaints addressed to Lusaka city council that coffin sellers make the hospital vicinity “scary” rather than being a “symbol of hope”.
Miles Sampa, Lusaka Mayor, was said to have given the coffin sellers till March 2020 deadline to vacate the hospital.
It was gathered that Sampa also warned that those who failed to relocate within the stipulated period would be relocated to graveyards.
Before the recent directive, coffin sellers who had their shops situated outside the UTH had enjoyed a market boom.
The proximity of their shops to the mortuary made them the pristine destination for mourners who recently lost their beloved ones.
But, patients and relatives who often visit the hospital pressured local authorities into taking action against them.
Some patients within the hospital had stated that the sight of such coffins make them think more about their death rather than about their recovery.
Those visiting their loved ones in the hospitals also said they were often frightened that something had happened to them while they were away, the newspaper added.
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Government, agitating teachers talks inconclusive
KATHMANDU: The government has started talks with the teachers who took to the streets to protest the school education bill by closing the schools.
The talks held at the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayankaji Shrestha on Thursday morning ended inconclusively.
Education Minister Ashok Rai and Secretary Suresh Adhikari were present in the talks at the Home Ministry.
Home Ministry press advisor Kamal Giri said that the talks with Nepal Teachers’ Federation Chairperson Kamala Tuladhar, who has been leading the agitating teachers, among others were positive.
Saying that the problems would be resolved through talks, Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha said that the problems of teachers are the problems of all.
He said that all the problems of the education sector would be resolved.
Urging the Federation to withdraw the protest programs, Minister Shrestha said that the federal education bill can be amended in consensus.
Teachers’ representatives, however, said that they would not withdraw the protest programmes until the bill is withdrawn.


Two leading public health sector officials have voiced their concerns over how the major parties have been campaigning on the NHS, calling their promises misleading and impossible.
Chris Hopson, Chief Executive of NHS Providers, has said that politicians have ducked the big issues when it comes to health and social care. Royal College of Physicians President Professor Andrew Goddard also said that manifesto promises on the NHS were not ‘physically possible’ because of a lack of people in training to fulfil them.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) A series of explosions occurred in Russian-occupied Mariupol.
This is reported on Telegram by the advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko, Ukrinform reported.
"Mariupol. It's loud. A series of explosions with the epicenter on the Left Bank. Previously, Vostochnyi, the area of the training ground/base, received congratulations on the first day of spring," Andriushchenko wrote.
Explosions heard in Mariupol
According to him, the explosion also occurred on the territory of Illich Steel and Iron Works and smoke was seen coming from there.
As reported, in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the movement of enemy vehicles with manpower and ammunition towards Berdiansk was recorded.
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Tangier, Dhu-AlQa'dah 20, 1438, Aug 12, 2017, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, currently in Morocco on a private leave, received, at his residence here today the Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
The Monarch welcomed King Salman, in Morocco.
For his part, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed thanks of the Moroccan King for the pretty well hospitality accorded to him, in the Moroccan Kingdom.
The royal audience was attended by Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman, Deputy Governor of the Eastern Region, a number of royal and non-royal princes, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Saudi Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiddin Khoja.
It was attended, also, from the Moroccan side by the Moroccan Crown Prince Al-Hassan and other senior, civil and military, officials.
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The Green River District Health Department has confirmed three new cases of the coronavirus in Daviess County.
With the three new cases, there were a total of 58 COVID-19 cases in the county as of Saturday morning.
Ohio County also had three new confirmed cases, while McLean County had two, the health department said in a press release. Henderson had four new coronavirus cases, bringing the total in the health department's service area to 12 news cases.
“In the days and weeks ahead we expect to see more new cases” health department Director Clay Horton said in the release. “We all play a part in this effort and it is crucial we do everything we can."
The health department reports people should stay home and practice social distancing and avoiding contact with people who are sick. People should also cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze, should frequently wash their hands and avoid touching their faces.


Houthi militants continue int'l law violations: UAE minister
(MENAFN) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash stressed that Houthi militants "continue violating international humanitarian law" as the the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen "paused" its campaign in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida.
The "plant land and sea mines, place snipers and weapons in civilian areas, forcibly conscript civilians, including 15,000 children, and obstruct delivery of humanitarian aid," the UAE minister stated.
The UAE supports "continuing efforts" UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths makes to achieve an unconditional Houthi pull out from Hodeida, Gargash said.
Gargash then added that "we have paused our campaign to allow enough time for this option to be fully explored."
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The Defence Headquarters says the military and other security agencies are reviewing operations to ensure safe rescue of the children abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, stated this while giving update on the military operations across the country on Wednesday in Abuja.
Enenche said that the military had taken all the necessary brief from the operating agencies and the government of Katsina State on the condition of the abducted students.
He said that the major concern of the security agencies was to ensure the safety of the children while carrying out its operation with a view to rescuing them.
On the negotiation with the abductors by the state government, Enenche said that the military had no business with negotiation, saying it was within the powers of the governor to negotiate.
He said that while the state government was playing its part, the security agencies were committed to safe rescue of the children.
Enenche said that some abductees were still with the bandits based on the information from the state government and the school authority.
“Nobody is dead, we have not received anything that anybody is dead from the information that we have monitoring the situation and then the troops are on guard as it were.
“They have started patrolling the whole of that area which I will not give you the specifics to ensure that they are intact and that we rescue them alive,” he said.
Enenche also dismissed the reported claim by the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau that the school children were abducted by his men, observing that it was the usual propaganda of the terrorist group.
He said that the military had continued to record successes against terrorists in the north-eastern part of the country and bandits in the north-western part with heavy casualties on terrorists’ side in the last two weeks.
The coordinator said that the military would sustain the tempo of its operations across the theatres of operations.


Jefferies, in its India strategy investor conversations revealed that Infosys is the top pick among investors. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Mahesh Nandurkar of Jefferies said that the market is pricing in a lot of good news in the Indian IT sector.
On the insurance sector, Nandurkar believes that the sector is showing more positives than negatives. Speaking about the restaurants and hotel industry, he said that the sector will take a while to recover.
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Cleveland Police awarded £650,000 to upgrade mobile technology
Cleveland Police has been awarded £650,000 to spend upgrading mobile technology for its officers.
The intention is to make it easier for officers to access information while on the move.
Dep Ch Con Iain Spittal said the force had been rewarded for "forward thinking" that would make personnel more "visible" and less office-bound.
Cleveland Police has received the money from the Government's police innovation fund.
"Mobile working will enable officers and staff to do more whilst away from the office, reducing the need to return to police stations, and helping to increase visibility and their accessibility to members of our communities," Mr Spittal said.


New Delhi : As many as seven terrorists were neutralized in various operations by the armed forces across Jammu and Kashmir in the last three-days, according to Army sources.
The Army foiled around 50 percent of the infiltration bids at the border, which have risen this year due to less severe winter.
In the last six months – from January 1 to June 16 – the Army has gunned down 60 terrorists while the state police have shot down four terrorists across the state. In the corresponding period last year, 32 terrorists were gunned down by the forces.
The Army sources further stated that it had suffered 39 casualities in the first half of the year, in which 11 were fatal and 28 were non-fatal.
The overall causality last year, however, stood at 33.
Sources have also said that the coordination between the Army and the other security forces in the state has been better this year. (ANI)


Kathmandu, May 14
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, has said that problems have surfaced in medicine and health equipment purchasing process due to complex procedures.
Speaking at a meeting of the Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Yadav stated that it was necessary to make arrangement for purchasing the medicines and medical appliances through a separate process rather than calling for tenders.
He said, “The trend of purchasing medicines and medical equipment through minimum bid amount has deprived the people from getting quality health service.”
Informing that a regulation was going to be formulated for the effective implementation of reproductive health and public health laws, the Health Minister said that the employee adjustment process had also affected the health sector.
He stressed the need of increasing budget to the health sector.
On the occasion, Coordinator of Health and Population Subcommittee, Khagaraj Adhikari, handed over the report to Committee President Jaypuri Gharti.
The report submitted by the Subcommittee has suggested that the government bring hospitals at all local units into operation immediately.
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police officials said the department doesn’t have a quota
system in place, and its union wants to make sure it stays that way.
The president of the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, Joe Clure, said he
supports proactive policing to increase productivity.
But Clure told KPHO-TV that he’s heard a lot of concern from some Phoenix
police officers that it means they’re going to be put on a quota system.
Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia said recent discussions concerning
performance measures may have led some to speculate that the department has
quotas that officers are expected to meet.
Garcia said the Phoenix Police Department “doesn’t utilize quotas as a measure
of police services.”
He said performance measures assist law enforcement leadership in determining
when, where and how to deploy officers.
Information from: KPHO-TV, http://www.kpho.com/


(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - Afghanistan has joined the 35-country Media Freedom Coalition, working together to advocate for media freedom and the safety of journalists.
Vice-President Sarwar Danish signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom on behalf of the Afghan government on Tuesday, a joint statement from UK and Canadian embassies said.
'By signing the Pledge, Afghanistan has made the commitment to take action to improve the media freedom environment and the safety of journalists both at home and overseas, the statement added.
By inking the pledge, Afghanistan has joined the Media Freedom Coalition, a partnership of 35 countries advocating for media freedom and journalists' safety.
Since 2018, the UK and Canada have been co-leading the Global Campaign for Media Freedom. The campaign seeks to shine a spotlight on media freedom and raise the cost to those abusing it.
Journalists and media organisations around the globe are being haunted by restrictive laws, punitive legal measures and physical violence. 'Too often, they pay for their commitment with their lives.
The UK and Canadian governments congratulated Afghanistan on signing the pledge and said to working in partnership to defend media freedom. (Pajhwok)
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The local coffee klatch efforts to confront the world's economic malaise were hopelessly upstaged that day.
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He said that beneficiaries were children of persons with disabilities who could not shoulder the burden of the education of their children.
Argungu said that the beneficiaries were sponsored for Degree, Diploma and NCE courses in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
According to him, available records indicate that they are doing well.
He said the state would expand the scholarship scheme to include foreign scholarship for those who performed well.
He said the scholarship was part of the state government’s efforts to promote and develop its education sector. (NAN)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) 1,962 new coronavirus cases, including 1,209 asymptomatic cases, have been reported in Kazakhstan over the last 24 hours, Trend reports citing Kazinform .
The recent COVID-19 symptomatic/asymptomatic cases by city/region: 120/65 in Nur-Sultan city, 177/46 in Almaty city, 61/25 in Shymkent city, 35/27 in Akmola region, 89/38 in Aktobe region, 81/56 in Almaty region, 658/532 in Atyrau region, 113/43 in East Kazakhstan region, 57/47 in Zhambyl region, 91/34 in West Kazakhstan region, 150/108 in Karaganda region, 111/71 in Kostanay region, 28/20 in Kyzylorda region, 70/53 in Mangistau region, 57/26 in Pavlodar region, 36/7 in North Kazakhstan region, and 28/11 in Turkestan region, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Kazakhstan to 53,021.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh Safar 12 1437November 24 2015SPA --The Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim and his accompanying delegation arrived today in Riyadh to participate in the 9th meeting of Speakers of Shura Representatives and National Councils in Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States.
He was received at King Khalid International Airport by Speaker of Shura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh and a number of officials.
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Dr. Innocent Vakkai, the Commission of Health, Taraba State, has admitted that the state has recorded a cholera outbreak.
The incident, which occurred in Tella town, Gassol Local Government Council, was said to have led to the death of seven persons, leaving several others hospitalized.
Confirming the incident today in Jalingo, a team of medical officers, according to him, have been drafted to the community to investigate the reported cases.
Vakkai said the state government has put in place mechanisms to halt the disease from spilling over to other parts of the state.
BBNAIJA ONLINE” had earlier reported the indiscriminate dumping of garbage in the streets, a situation which our correspondent observed could lead to outbreak of cholera and other communicable diseases.
The state government in collaboration with the military, he said, is working round the clock to arrest the situation.
The council chairman, Musa Chul, who also confirmed the outbreak, said no fewer than 25 persons are presently receiving medications in health facilities spread across the town as a result of the suspected disease.
Chul said the deceased were said to have been stooling and vomiting.
He vowed that the council would not relent in its efforts to stamp out the disease from the area, urging residents to adhere to hygiene protocols.
Some residents of the community, who also spoke to BBNAIJA ONLINE”, expressed their readiness to abide strictly to the measures that would prevent them from coming in contact with the disease.


Over 200 workers of the Antipolo City government tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Antipolo City Mayor Andrea Ynares said the additional cases were the result of the city’s aggressive contact tracing and testing.
The patients are now being quarantined in isolation facilities.
Among the employees who tested positive were those from the Office of the Mayor, Office of the Vice Mayor, City Health Office, Antipolo Hospital System 1, 2, 3, and 4, Philippine National Police, and Department of Education.
Ynares said the city hall will remain open despite the rise in positive cases.
The city mayor urged the public to continue observing health protocols inside the city hall.
Antipolo has recorded a total of 2,051 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,598 recoveries, and 74 deaths.


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Doha: Majed Burhan Al-Zaidan, Director of the Municipal Control Department in Al-Sheehaniya Municipality, and head of the team supervising food safety at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 events and activities, stated that the Ministry of Municipality had long prepared for the task of supervising food safety for the World Cup, by forming a team comprising 77 food safety specialists.
He said that the scope of the Ministry's task includes the safety of food provided in all World Cup facilities in the eight stadiums, all national team training centers, the main media center, the locations of the championship security forces, and a number of fans gathering areas, among others.
The role of the Ministry of Municipality is to supervise all stages of the food chain, starting from the places where meals are prepared and transported by food service companies, and the sites where they are served. This is in addition to the main role of the Ministry in supervising all food establishments, which number more than 20,000, through health control departments in all eight municipalities. Read Also
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New Delhi,(Aryavarth) Stressing on the need for lesser government intervention and ease of doing business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre was of the view that the government interventions into businesses tend to create more problems rather than bring solutions.
Speaking at a webinar on production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, Modi said that with its view of ease of doing business, the government has been stressing on self-regulation, self-attesting and self-certification.
Stressing that both government policies and strategy are clear in terms of the manufacturing sector, he said that its motto is minimum government and maximum governance.
Modi also said that the manufacturing sector should focus on the quality of products and adopt the motto of “zero effect, zero defect”.
He also said that PLI schemes for certain sectors do not end up just supporting those very sectors but also help in the growth of the entire ecosystem related to those sectors.
“The benefit provided to advanced cell batteries, solar PV modules and speciality steel will modernise the country’s energy sector and in the same way the benefits for textile and food processing sector will support the agriculture sector,” he said.
Modi was of the view that the PLI schemes for auto and pharma sectors will also lower the import dependence for the raw materials of auto parts, medical equipment and medicines.
The Prime Minister also said that the workforce in the sectors under PLI schemes may double in the next five years.
He noted that better manufacturing capabilities also improve employment generation in the country.


"The U.S. is using its special forces in several countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kuwait and others to put the velvet revolution theory into practice," the counterintelligence officer said.
A judiciary spokesman for the Islamic Republic, Alireza Jamshidi, said last Tuesday that four individuals had been detained in Iran in connection with "preparations" to overthrow the government. He said they had received funds from the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. State Department from a budget that he said the country's Senate had approved.
Jamshidi also said that there were dozens involved in the plot, and that the U.S. government had so far spent nearly $32 million on its plans.
"Iranian mass media will soon show the confessions of those arrested and they will tell of the U.S. plans," the counterintelligence officer said.


By Sania Babirye
Members of people power movement have lashed out at police after they were teargassed at their movement headquarters.
Sulaiman Kidandala from people power says that there was no need for such brutality given that these were just peaceful processions by members and supporters that were returning nomination forms.
He says that despite abiding by the laws and respecting police, police continues to brutalize them which is going to force them to act otherwise.
In the said scuffle, some members allegedly attained serious injuries.
Police deployed heavily in areas around the people power office and at a local TV station where MP and 2021 presidential aspirant had gone for a talk show.
According to police, the said deployment was aimed at controlling Bobiwine’s supporters who always follow him in large numbers disregarding the COVID-19 standard operational procedures.


Texas 'bathroom bill' ends up in private legislative session
(MENAFN) Texas measures criticized as being preferential for limiting transgender people's access to bathrooms in schools and public buildings died on Tuesday, as the House unwrap and ended its special legislative session.
JoDee Winterhof, an official of the Human Rights Campaign that lobbied against the bills said, "Finally, Texans can breathe a temporary sigh of relief."
Winterhof, the campaign's senior vice president for policy and political affairs, said in a statement, "Texans don"t want harmful, anti-transgender legislation."
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NEW DELHI: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economic growth in the current financial year may be in the negative zone or near zero amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking at the India Energy Forum of CERAWeek, Sitharaman, however, noted that signs of revival are visible now and India would be among the fastest growing nations in the next fiscal.
She added that the festive season will further spur the economy which may lead to positive growth in the third and fourth quarters of the current financial year.
The Finance Minister said that the focus of the government is on public spending to boost economic activity.
Earlier this month, she had said that another round of stimulus for the economy is not off the table.


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Investment in Russian Arctic LNG 2 plant to come to USD6 billion in 2021
(MENAFN) Novatek’s deputy chairman of the management board, Mark Gyetvay stated that the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project is expected to receive 50 percent more investment in 2021 than in last year.
The top manager stated in a symposium call stated, as cited by TASS: “we spent about $4 billion in 2020 and estimate that capital expenditure requirements this year will be around $6 billion, as construction intensifies to meet planned launch dates.”
Gyetvay corroborated that the liquified natural gas (LNG) project was nearly 40 percent complete as of the end of March. He noted that the firm keeps its plans to start the first of three suggested production lines in 2023.
Novatek stated that the participants have endorsed USD11 billion worth of external funding for the plant. A third of the amount will be offered by banks in China, another third by European banks and Japan and the rest by Russian banks. On Wednesday VEB.RF, together with a consortium of Russian banks, declared a 15-year loan reaching €3.11 billion (USD3.7 billion).
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Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Sunday toured the Vizianagaram district and interacted with the people. He told them that he would stand by them and asked the people to fight against the corruption in the YSR Congress regime. He also told his party workers to fight against the government without worrying about the police cases.
The Jana Sena chief, who is currently camping in Visakhapatnam, went to Gunkalam colony to see the weaker section housing colony. He inspected the colony layout, the roads laid there, and the houses being constructed.
Pawan Kalyan said that the Jagananna Colonies being constructed in the state involved Rs 15,000 crore corruption. He asked the people to question the ruling party leaders on the massive corruption involved in the housing programme.
He took strong exception to chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for not coming out of his house in Tadepalli. He said that the chief minister was hiding in his house, while the ruling party leaders were looting the state. He wanted the people to understand the corruption involved in every scheme.
The Jana Sena chief also criticized the ruling party leaders for misleading people in the name of three capitals. He said that the party leaders were looting the Uttarandhra region in the name of giving executive capital to Visakhapatnam.
Pawan Kalyan said that he would take care of the future of the younger generation. “Vote for the Jana Sena in the next election and give us a chance to work for the people and develop the state,” the Jana Sena chief said.
He made an appeal to the people to reject the YSR Congress leaders in the state, particularly in the Uttarandhra region. He said that the leaders from this region were amassing wealth while the people were suffering in poverty. The Uttarnadhra region too had not seen any development in the last three years, he said.


New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must make a statement on the killing of Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj demanded Wednesday.
The BJP Wednesday attacked the government over Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s statement on Tuesday’s ambush of an Indian Army patrol in Jammu and Kashmir which left five soldiers dead.
Sushma Swaraj questioned the government on the differences in the statements made by Antony and the defence ministry on the ambush.
“The defence minister gave a statement but we came to know later that the defence ministry also gave a press statement,” Swaraj said in the house.
She said that while the defence ministry statement said that the Pakistan Army was responsible, the minister gave “a clean chit to it”.
“This is a grave issue,” Swaraj said demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make a statement on the issue.
Minutes after the remarks by the senior BJP leader, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar adjourned the house till noon as the opposition MPs created a ruckus.


(MENAFN) The South Korean transport ministry announced on Thursday that four foreign car manufacturers will initiate voluntary recalls for approximately 50,700 vehicles due to manufacturing defects.
Mercedes-Benz Korea is set to recall 27,406 units comprising eight different models, including the E 350 4MATIC, due to faulty battery bolts. Additionally, 8,833 units of 31 models, such as the GLC 300 4MATIC, will be recalled for a defective fuse, while 8,058 units of two models, including the GLE 450 4MATIC, will undergo repairs for a software error in the gearbox control unit, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Stellantis Korea will recall 3,229 units of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV to rectify a defective control arm, while Honda Motor will address faulty circuit boards in the passenger seats of 1,692 units across seven models, including the Accord sedan.
Jaguar Land-Rover Korea, on the other hand, will recall 1,542 units of 13 different models, including the Range Rover 5.0SC, due to defective housing in rear cameras.
Affected vehicle owners are advised to visit repair and service centers where the faulty parts will be replaced at no cost to them.
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SASO prevents import of Chinese AUX factory products
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Riyadh, Jumada II 23, 1439, March 11, 2018, SPA -- Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization has announced the suspension of registration of Chinese (AUX) factory products, adding the factory to the blacklist, and coordinating with the General Customs Authority and the related parties of Saudi Energy Efficiency Program to prevent the entry of these products into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This comes to unify the efforts of the regulatory bodies under the Saudi Energy Efficiency Program to prevent the circulation of non-conforming products.
13:46 LOCAL TIME 10:46 GMT
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Dabi Community in Ringim Local government Area of Jigawa State has begun reconstruction of its only access road recently washed away by flood.
The Chairman of the Dabi Community Development Association,Alhaji Ali Adamu, told journalists in Ringim that the road was their only link to the outside world.
He said the disaster had hindered transportation and exposed the community to difficulties.
Adamu said that the rehabilitation of the road was being executed through communal efforts at the cost of N2 million.
He added that the flood had also crippled social and economic activities in the area.
The chairman appealed to the state government to relocate the community to a new site and empower them in view of the losses they had suffered as a result of the disaster.
Adamu said: “in fact, most of the families in Dabi and the neighbouring villages have migrated to other parts of the state because of the flood.’’


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Amman, Dec. 7 (Petra) -- Minister of Interior Mazen Farraya on Monday met with President of the Iraqi Business Council Majid Sa'aedi and told him that the ministry is committed to removing any obstacles that might face investors in the Kingdom.
The meeting dealt with a number of issues pertaining to the business environment and the investment ecosystem in the Kingdom and ways to bolster economic cooperation between Iraq and Jordan.
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‘Climate Change Causing Mass Migrations In Pakistan’
Ministry of Climate Change spokesman Muhammad Saleem has said that climate change has resulted in mass migrations in Pakistan, with more than two million people being displaced by the floods that wreaked havoc in the country in 2010.
In an interview with Anadolu Agency, the ministry’s spokesman said that the floods of 2010 had triggered a mass migration from rural areas to cities.
Saleem further said that out of the two million people that had been displaced, 70 percent had not returned to their hometowns and had permanently settled in the cities to make a living. The reason, he stated, was that their homes and farmlands had been destroyed because of the floods.
The ministry’s spokesman stated that droughts and floods had caused seasonal, long-term and permanent migrations in southern, southwestern, and northeastern Pakistan in the last 10 years.
Saleem also revealed that about 700,000 people had migrated to cities from rural Pakistan annually on long-term and permanent basis.
Moreover, the spokesman also said that Pakistan was losing $4 billion every year due to climate change disasters.
Saleem cited a report by the Climate Change Ministry that said Pakistan had lost $80billion from 1996 to 2016 as a result of climate change disasters.
Pakistan has also been placed at the fifth position on the list of countries most likely to face disastrous consequences of climate change by the Global Climate Risk Index for 2020.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. The peace
agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia hasn't been signed,
Director of the Center for Eurasian Studies of Türkiye, diplomat
Alev Kilic said at the panel discussion on 'Think tanks in
Azerbaijan and challenges facing them' within the 1st Forum of
Azerbaijani Think Tanks, reports.
'The culprit of this, of course, is Armenia, which succumbs to
external manipulations. We believe that Armenia will finally be
able to make a sound decision and come to peace,' Kilic noted.
He also noted that we need to join forces in the name of peace
and sustainable development.
'The South Caucasus has an advantageous geographical position,
and we are part of this region. We must combine our efforts for the
sake of peace and sustainable development and determine our
roadmap,' the diplomat added.
He also wished success to the work of the forum.
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Minister Confirms Maturity of Morocco s Tourism Industry
(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Lahcen Haddad the Minister of Tourism took part in a forum organized by the National Federation of Tourist Transporters (FNTT) under the theme “The Digital Revolution: Impact on Mobility' on Wednesday.
During the minister's speech he confirmed “the maturity of Moroccan operators and their awareness of the challenges the sector is facing and the need to adapt to the backdrop of changing patterns of consumption.' With the digitalization of the world the tourism industry is facing new challenges and a paradigm shift is required to review all components of the tourism environment whether on the product-design level regulation and support level or just simple promotion. The event included a seminar on the issue of digital innovation and its impact on the supply and demand of transportation in Morocco. During the session the Minister highlighted the benefits of market connectivity and urged Moroccan professionals to adopt new tools and adapt to the 'metamorphosis” of distribution channels and the emergence of new players. The minister also encouraged tourism professionals to become paperless in order to reduce their carbon footprint and provide better customer service. Haddad also reiterated the willingness of his ministry to help professionals make the most of the “digital revolution” in order to enhance the attractiveness of retail outlets optimize collaboration efforts between the various stakeholders and provide the best customer experience.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Punjab Police on Thursday launched a statewide crackdown on the accomplices of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar.
Brar is an accused in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, a native of Muktsar Sahib, went to Canada on a student visa in 2017.
He is an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Brar has been listed among Canada's 25 most wanted fugitives in the country.
Wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for murder, Brar's name figured in the 'Bolo (Be On the Lookout) Program'.
His life-sized cutout among all 25 fugitives has been displayed at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square.
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Holding Congress responsible for the “plight” of refugees from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the West Pakistan, BJP on Friday said whatever the settlers had to face was due to the “failed” policies of the Congress-led governments. “Whatever the displaced people from Pakistan occupied Kashmir and West Pakistan had to face were due to the failed policies of Congress and its successive governments in the state and the Centre,” BJP state president Sat Sharma said.
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Congress “betrayed” the displaced people from PoK. Now when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken up their plight and came forward to grant them financial assistance, Congress leaders, instead of appreciating the decision of BJP-led government, are once again trying to mislead them, he said.
“It is most unfortunate that whatever is being done for the displaced people by the Modi government is being criticised by Congress leaders, which is reflection of their frustration,” Sharma said.


— State aid for municipalities will remain flat this year under Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget, according to two sources who were briefed on the spending plan.
The aid, which was cut last year, will not receive further reductions, said the sources, who requested anonymity in the lead up to the governor's 2 p.m. budget speech. Democrats have pointed to cuts last year in municipal aid as the source of rising property taxes.
In the budget that passed last year, towns got nearly $1.3 billion in aid from the state.
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Somali foreign minister, Mohamed Mohamud Cabdirisaaaq recent visit to Qatar, met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Saad Bin Sultan, who has submitted a bid to support the country.
The meeting looga further bilateral support to Somalia, Qatar, especially in the security and economy.
The two officials agreed that the importance of overcoming the situation carefully looga against Somalia, a country that is expected to take place soon during the last election.
He called on the Qatari government to increase its support for the federal government, citing the current crisis in Somalia.
The meeting was part of a series of separate meetings between the Somali Foreign Minister and some Arab foreign ministers, which focused on the situation in Somalia.
However, the government of Qatar is one of the main supporters of the Somali federal government, and has been repeatedly linked to the outgoing president and director of NISA.


Gustafson taking over as Finance Director
Tina Gustafson is the new Finance Director for the City of West Fargo, replacing Sharon Schacher who is retiring from her 35-year position effective Sept. 30.
Gustafson began her duties Sept. 6 and was endorsed in the position by the West Fargo City Commission at their Sept. 19 meeting. She will officially take over Oct. 1.
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Srinagar, Jan 25 : The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today said that higher secondary teachers can play an important role in the enrollment of young voters for education sector being the catchment area where students can be made aware about the importance of grass root democracy and exercising their franchise for the development of the nation.
The Divisional Commissioner made these remarks during 9th National Voters Day function which was organized by Directorate of School Education (DSEK) here at Govt Girls Higher Secondary School (GGHS) Kothi Bagh.
Khan also said that the power of vote is ultimate which will strengthen the roots of democracy.
He stressed upon the teachers to educate the students regarding importance of casting their vote adding that the students should also aware their parents, relatives, neighbors and friends about exercising their franchise which will carry forward the democratic process in Kashmir.
The Director DSEK G.N. Itoo informed that 1, 28000 students were enrolled as new voters across the Kashmir Division.
He asked students to cast their vote for taking Kashmir to new heights.
Principal GGHS School also spoke on the importance of National Voters Day.
Later, students presented a cultural programme on the significance of Vote.
Joint Director DSEK Abid Hussain, CEO DSEK, Teachers, students and other concerned officers were present on the occasion.


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(MENAFN) The global community have to create agreement on digital technologies that states their profits as well as rising risks, as reported by the UN.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General, said to the Security Council, "We have a critical opportunity to build consensus on how digital technologies can be used for the good of people and the planet while addressing their risks.” Adding, "Collective action by Member States remains essential towards this goal."
DiCarlo noted that digital technologies do have "boundless opportunities for sustainable development; for education; for inclusion," however, stated that progress in technology have caused "significant new risks" as well.
She mentioned a rising number of malicious cyber moves from state as well as non-state actors, which DiCarlo stated that it did go four times 7 years ago, assaults on public infrastructure, with public health agencies and hospitals involved.
She stated, "Meanwhile, lethal autonomous weapons raise questions regarding human accountability for the use of force. The Secretary-General has made clear, machines with the power and discretion to take lives without human involvement are politically unacceptable, morally repugnant, and should be prohibited by international law.”
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Egypt plans to build nuclear power plants, looks to South Korea
(MENAFN) Egypt and South Korea are to cooperate in nuclear plant technologies in order to keep up with Egypt's massive energy demand, reported QNA.
South Korea will provide the means necessary to train staff and engineers to operate the nuclear plants.
Fears have risen over Egypt's depleting gas reserves that is used in the generation of 72 percent of the country's electricity.
It is worth noting that many designs have been proposed for building a nuclear plant, since as early as 1964. However, the country has been under pressure politically from progressing forward.
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Stock market collapses by USD1 trillion in seconds
(MENAFN) In a matter of seconds, the cryptocurrency market sank by cryptocurrency that are worth USD1 trillion, the amount vanished.
The abrupt drop that has been a feature of digital currencies in the previous weeks extended over the weekend. During that time Bitcoin dropped more than 15 percent of its value at some point.
The world's leading digital coin has shed over half of its value since its previous high, as well as many other tokens which have plummeted by about the same amount, if they hadn’t exceeded it.
Officials abound when it approaches the disaster. The previous Friday's drop resulted in the loss of more than USD1.1 billion in crypto futures holdings, and over USD1 trillion of market worth were damaged since the previous high. To rephrase, the collapse is only making matters more destructive.
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(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) hosted the 51st meeting of the Executive Council of the Association of Arab Universities on Monday and Tuesday.
The meeting was chaired by Dr Ali bin Saud al Bemani, vice chancellor of SQU and deputy chairperson of the Executive Council for this session and Professor Sultan Abu Orabi al Adwan, secretary general of the Association of Arab Universities.
Heads of 12 Arab universities attended the meeting, stated a press release.
The meeting discussed proposals and recommendations concerning the amendment of the basic system of the association.
It also discussed the general decision of the conference in the session concerning the scientific societies, and shed light on the proposal of the University of Jerusalem to establish a council for community responsibility.
SQU received the delegation on Sunday evening. The first session was chaired by Dr Bemani.
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A new poll shows that a majority of Americans feel that federal government actions over the past six months have hurt them.
The Monmouth University poll, released on July 5, 2022, reveals that the number of Americans who are struggling financially has jumped by double digits in the past year.
The poll, which was carried out on a representative sample of 978 adults in the United States, shows that a majority (57 percent) said that the actions of the federal government over the past six months have hurt their family.
This is the first time ever in the history of Monmouth polling that the share of Americans blaming Washington for making their chief concern worse has climbed above 50 percent.
A mere 8 percent said federal government policies have helped them while 34 percent said Washington actions have not had a meaningful impact when it comes to their main concern, the poll also shows.


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Prof Nageshwar analysis over TDP losing Tirupati by-election
Analysing the defeat of the TDP in Tirupati by-election, professor K Nageshwar said that the party lacks creative political strategy. “From day one of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launching the YSRCP, the TDP leaders including their party chief N Chandrababu Naidu started criticising him,” he stated.
Nageshwar mentioned that the TDP never tried to attract the dissatisfied sections of the ruling YSRCP government. Moreover, various social welfare schemes launched by the Jagan government have made people to vote for the YSRCP in Tirupati by-election, he said and added that the TDP has to reinvent itself to stay in election competition.


President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has said that Kashmir issue is concerned with the future of Kashmiri people and it should be resolved according their aspirations
In occupied Kashmir, normal life remained crippled on the 66th day, today, as military lockdown has cost the territory’s economy more than Rs 200 billion over the past two months
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The Indian rupee fell 15 paise to 74.55 against the US dollar (20.31 versus the UAE dirham) on Thursday, as a muted trend in the Indian equities and a firm American currency weighed on investor sentiment.
At the Indian interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 74.55, registering a decline of 15 paise from the last close. On Wednesday, the rupee had closed at 74.40 against the US dollar.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.14 per cent to 96.74.
On the Indian equity market front, the 30-share Sensex was trading 15.74 points or 0.03 per cent lower at 58,325.25, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 30.10 points or 0.17 per cent to 17,384.95.
The Indian rupee started on a weaker note on Thursday morning trade, tracking the strength of the dollar, Reliance Securities said in a research note.
The dollar rose in the previous session lifted by hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes and upbeat data in the US.
'Asian currencies and equities were trading mostly weaker this early Thursday morning and will weigh on sentiments,' the note added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Kuwait confirmed four more cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the total to nine.
The Ministry of Health said the new cases were discovered among passengers who came from Iran that were already quarantined.
Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that all flights to Singapore and Japan have been suspended due to the virus, which is officially known as COVID-19.
Kuwait on Monday decided to cancel national celebrations and sports competitions as part of its fight against the outbreak.
Due to the new type of coronavirus, Kuwait has evacuated approximately 800 citizens from Iran, where 16


Sony Announces $100 Million COVID-19 Global Relief Fund
Sony has announced a $100 million global relief fund in support of those affected by COVID-19.
"Sony extends its condolences to the families of those who have passed away as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, and extends its sympathies to all those who have been impacted," Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO of Sony Corporation, said in a press release on Thursday. "In order to overcome the unprecedented challenges that as a society we now face around the world, we will do all we can as a global company to support the individuals on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19, the children who are our future, and those who have been impacted in the creative community."……
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At least seven shell casings were found on Third Street, near Bergenline Avenue, Union City Police Chief Richard Molinari said.
An ambulance responding to the scene after the 4 p.m. shooting was involved in an accident at Fifth Street and New York Avenue, a few blocks away.
Molinari said that the injury was nonlife-threatening and that the victim was uncooperative. Molinari also said that it is believed that two people were involved in the shooting.
Details on the incident were not immediately available.


South Korea reported 22 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day total of the pandemic, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
For the second consecutive day, the country also reported more than 1,000 new Covid-19 infections, with 1,014 cases, the KDCA said in a news release.
Of those, 993 were local cases and 21 were imported.
The vast majority of the new infections -- 784 -- were in the Seoul metropolitan area.
The latest tally brings total cases in the country to 46,453 and 634 deaths.


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Doha, Qatar: During the Arab Labour Conference, Qatar was selected to join the Board of Directors of the Arab Labour Organisation.
This appointment is part of the governmental group, which also includes Egypt, Morocco, and Palestine. In the group representing workers, Algeria and Djibouti were elected as full members, while Saudi Arabia was chosen as a reserve member.
In the group of employers, the United Arab Emirates and Algeria were elected as full members, and Jordan as a reserve member. These memberships are set to span the period of 2023 to 2025.
Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Labour, participates in various committees within the main committees of the Arab Labour Conference, including the Committee on the Implementation of Conventions and Recommendations, the Technical Committee on the issuance of a normative tool on“new patterns of work”, the amendment of Convention No. 9 of 1977 regarding guidance and vocational training, and the Technical Committee on Education Policies Technical and vocational training in light of the digital transformation.
The Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry was also elected as a member of the Freedom of Association Committee and the Women's Committee. The conference was held in Egypt.
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The Maldives government has confirmed a second national has been tested positive for the highly-contagious COVID-19 virus
The Maldives government has confirmed a second national has been tested positive for the highly-contagious COVID-19 virus.
The confirmation came from the Health Protection Agency (HPA), which promotes public health and awareness in the archipelago.
According to HPA, the person, who had from the UK, and was quarantined in the Royal Island Quarantine Facility, tested positive for the virus. However, no further detail has been provided on the matter yet.
Both the locals, who tested positive, had returned from the UK.
With the new case, the total number of people who have tested positive in the Maldives is now 17.
Following the detection of COVID-19 in the Maldives, the government has taken stringent measures. The government has suspended issuing of on-arrival visas, and tourist arrival has been banned as well. Moreover, schools and government offices have been closed until the end of this week. Besides, dine-in services offered in cafes and restaurants in Male’ region have been banned.
The government has also temporarily suspended congregational prayers in mosques. Cinemas and recreational facilities, including gyms, have also been closed in the Male region.


Turkey’s confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,056 to reach 42,282 in the last 24 hours, and 96 people have died, bringing the death toll to 908, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Thursday.
The total number of people who have recovered stood at 2,142, and 28,578 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours, according to a chart Koca tweeted.
Turkey’s total confirmed cases totaled 42,282.
The chart showed that a total of 276,338 tests have been conducted in Turkey since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in the country on March 11.
First seen in the Chinese city of Wuhan, COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, infecting over 1,500,000 people worldwide and killing more than 91,000. Some 345,000 people have recovered, according to Worldometers.info.


India - Champions League, Chelsea thrash Juventus 4-0: Records broken
(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea thrashed Juventus 4-0 to reach the round of 16 in the Champions League 2021-22 season. Matchday five saw Chelsea run riot at Stamford Bridge with three goals coming in the second half. Reigning champions Chelsea showed why they are the favorites this season as well. Trevor Chalobah, Reece James, Callum-Hudson Odoi, and Timo Werner scored the goals.
UCL Chelsea have been superb in the ongoing UCL season
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Bhopal, Nov 30 (IANS) Two Maoists were shot dead during an encounter with the Madhya Pradesh Police in Balaghat district on Wednesday.
The encounter took place in Kanha region, adjoining neighbouring Chhattisgarh, police said.
The police also claimed that casualties could be more as one or two Maoists have also received bullet injuries during the encounter, and a search operation was underway in the region.
'A joint Hawk Force team of Mandla and Balaghat district launched a search operation against the Maoists in the area on Wednesday morning. The encounter occurred between Garhi area in Balaghat district and Supkhar area of Motinala in Mandla district,' Mandla Additional Superintendent of Police Gajendra Singh said.
When the Maoists were asked to surrender, they opened fire, prompting the police team to retaliate in defence, officials said
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. The Foreign Ministries
of Brazil and Azerbaijan held the third round of political
consultations in Brazília, the Azerbaijani ministry told Trend .
According to the ministry, during the political consultations on
the current state of bilateral relations, and issues of expanding
mutually beneficial cooperation in the political, economic and
humanitarian spheres were discussed.
The parties also exchanged views on the prospects for
partnership within the framework of regional and international
During his visit to Brazil, Deputy Foreign Minister of
Azerbaijan Elnur Mammadov met with the country's Presidential
Adviser on Foreign Policy Filipe Martins, Deputy Minister of
Agriculture Marcio Eli Almeida Leandro and members of the
Brazilian-Azerbaijani Friendship Group in the Brazilian
The meeting parties discussed the prospects for bilateral
relations, the expansion of economic cooperation, the importance of
inter-parliamentary ties, and emphasized the importance of
expanding contacts between the two countries.
- Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan
- political consultations
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