Baramulla: Stating that a major tragedy has been avetred, security forces Saturday said that four Al Badar militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) have been attested along with warlike store, days ahead of their planned to attack on security forces
Addressing a press conference at Rafiabad here, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir Udaya Bhaskar who was flanked by SSP Sopore and security officials said that the module was planning to attack in coming days.
The DIG said that in two different operations four militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were arrested in a joint operation by Army, Police, and CRPF.
He said that a huge quantity of war—like stores have been recovered from their possession and the operation was launched on specific information. “First three arrests were made and on their sustainable interrogation, more arrests were made by the joint team of security forces in two operations,” the DIG said.
The DIG also said that so far during the investigation it was been revealed that they were in touch with a Pakistan—based handler Yusuf Balochi aka Khursheed Ahmad a resident of South Kashmirs Anantnag who is presently living in Pakistan.
About their plans, the police officer said that the group was planning to carry out an attack on the security forces in the coming days, and with their timely arrest a major attack has been averted.
He said that apart from warlike stores, cash of three lakh and eighty thousand has been recovered from their profession.
Regarding the militancy—related situation in north Kashmir, he said that so far the situation is good and under control.
Asked about narco militancy cases, the DIG said that in the recent past heroine—like substances have been recovered and the work on narco militancy is ongoing. “In recent past, at least five cases have been registered in narco militancy cases,” he said.
On more arrests in this specific case, he said that right now security forces are working on it and this was what they want to say at present—(KNO)


Agartala: Terming the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura as a â€˜historic oneâ€™, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that his party has lightened a lamp of progress and prosperity in the state.
While addressing a gathering at the oath-taking ceremony of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, the Prime Minister said that this election results in Tripura have re-kindled the hope and aspirations not only for the people of Tripura but also for the entire country.
PM said that the historic polls in Tripura would be discussed for long in future. He congratulated people of Tripura for peaceful polls.
PM also assured the people of Tripura, that govt will work for the welfare of both, those who have voted for BJP and those who have not worked for BJP. He said that solution of Tripuraâ€™s problems a collective responsibility of government.
Prime Minister said that he visited Northeast more than 25 times over the last four years as Prime Minister. He said that these visits were not political in nature but were aimed at ensuring closer integration of the region with rest of the county.
PM said that North Eastern regions, which have been the focus of the NDA govt, has great potentials for development,. He stressed that â€˜Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikasâ€™ has been the motto of government.


Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Receives Foreign Minister of Cyprus
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Kuwait, Muharram 18, 1439, Oct 8, 2017, SPA -- Kuwaiti First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received here today Foreign Minister of Cyprus Ioannis Kasouildes who is currently visiting Kuwait.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed issues of common interest.
18:40 LOCAL TIME 15:40 GMT
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 20
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Athletes from Belarus Andrei Builov and Oleg Rabtsau with a score of 52.930 points won the gold medal of the 35th World Championships in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling in Baku in the men's synchronized jumping program, Trend reports.
The silver medal was won by gymnasts Fabian Vogel and Matthias Fleiderer, representing Germany (52.290 points), bronze by the French Joshua Farox and Pierre Gouzou (52.050 points).
The 35th world championship in trampoline jumping, double mini-trampoline and tumbling has been held in Baku since November 18 and will end on November 21. About 270 gymnasts from 33 countries of the world are taking part in the competition. Azerbaijan is represented by Mikhail Malkin (tumbling).
Totally, 15 sets of awards will be played at the World Championships in Baku.
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(MENAFN – The Peninsula) Kuwait: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated Wednesday in the funeral prayer on the body of HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque.
HH Personal Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated in the prayer.
Also participating in the prayer were Their Excellencies Sheikhs and ministers members of the official delegation accompanying HH the Amir.
HH the Amir offered condolences to the Amir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
HH the Amir also offered condolences to Their Excellencies members of the ruling family, and ranking officials, praying to Allah to have mercy on the soul of the deceased and to rest it in peace in paradise.
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Steps have to be taken to avoid delays in getting people air ambulanced out of the country, Health Minister Anthony Eden told Finance Committee.
Mr. Eden said on Thursday that recently an incident was brought to his attention in which there was a delay in getting a patient off the island.
He said it was unacceptable when it came to patients needing urgent care.
A protocol had to be put in place to help people in times like that and to expedite matters, he told the committee.
Family members and patients had to be kept informed on what was going on, he said.
The committee heard a leaflet was being put together to provide information to the public on what would happen when someone had to be taken overseas in such circumstances.
Health Services Authority Chief Executive Officer Shirline Henriques said she shared the concern over delays.
They were working on setting up a detailed protocol so that clients would have more information on what was expected from them.
There appeared to be some confusion amongst people as to access to services and those areas would be addressed, she told the committee.


Spread of COVID-19 increased as Govt concealed truth: Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
Former Director of the Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, said that the spread of COVID-19 in the country increased as the Government concealed the truth about the situation.
He went on to say that the Government concealed the truth about the COVID-19 situation from the very beginning and did not take steps to make the public aware of it.
"The Government has always said that there was nothing to be afraid of and that they won't let COVID-19 spread. They also said that the situation was under control. The people lost their fear of COVID-19 due to these statements," he said.
He further stated that the Government not paying attention to the COVID-19 situation in India is another reason why COVID-19 situation in Sri Lanka worsened.
He added, "The government didn't pay attention to India's situation despite its seriousness, and didn't realize that it would affect us too. This is another reason that caused the second wave."
The number of COVID-19 cases reported under the second wave has exceeded 2,300. It was reported that out of 100 persons who were subjected to PCR tests at the Peliyagoda Fish Market, 49 tested positive for the virus.
Despite this situation, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told Parliament that the COVID-19 pandemic has not escalated into a community spread.
Health Ministry Spokesperson, Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara, also said that there is no community spread.
Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe pointed out that the situation could worsen if the risk is not explained to the public.


With many Guyanese continuously flouting the COVID-19 regulations, the National Task Force dealing with COVID-19 will be making moves to enforce the regulations.
The National Task Force has come under criticism over its lax enforcement of the regulations.
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony today said he too believes that there should be stricter enforcement of the guidelines.
According to the Health Minister, “it is important that we reinforce these messages because unless we have a vaccine and we are able to immunize people, people will have to take the preventative measures”.
Guyana is likely to receive its first set of the COVID-19 vaccines just after April, making it even more important for the guidelines to be followed and for citizens to safeguard themselves.
The Health Minister said the frustration of citizens is understood.
“We are doing so not because we want to inconvenience people but because we want to protect people. The more people that comply with these measures it’s the safer it’s gonna be for all us because we will be able to interrupt transmission”, Dr. Anthony noted.
The Authorities are hoping that they will receive the cooperation and collaboration of everyone so that the measures can be more effectively employed.
Once there is that cooperation, the Health Minister believes the country could see a decline in the spread of the virus.
Guyana’s COVID-19 cases have been climbing steadily.
33 new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours with five persons in the coronavirus intensive care unit. The country currently has 307 active cases with the majority of those persons in home isolation.
Last October, the Government launched Operation CoviCurb with the hope of sensitizing the public on the pandemic and easing the spread.
The country has seen more than 2000 new cases since then.


PM says govt to support regions failing to fulfill budgets
MOSCOW, Nov 19 (PRIME) -- The government will continue to support RussiaТs regions that have difficulties with their budgets, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told the government on Thursday.
УIn the present situation, many regions have difficulties with budget execution. The government will keep on supporting the subjects of the Russian Federation,Ф he said.
Mishustin also said that many small and medium-size business enterprises have not recovered fully, and tax and non-tax collection to regional budgets has decreased.
УTo ensure their stability, we have already sent more than 200 billion rubles. Today, we will allocate another 80 billion rubles to compensate the budgetsТ lost incomes. The funds will be received by 39 subjects of the Russian Federation,Ф he said.
The prime minister also said that additional funds for medicines were allocated to the regions, and now the government will control their proper spending.
He also said that the Industry and Trade Ministry should instantly increase production of drugs in high demand and ensure seamless supplies of necessary medicines to people who treat themselves at home.†
The government will introduce a new procedure for sickness payments and maternity benefits, which will be allocate to the people directly from the social insurance fund, but not through employers from 2022, Mishustin said.
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Colombia suspends ELN talks
(MENAFN) President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos has suspended on Monday peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), after a sequence of attacks against police stations at the weekend killed seven officers and injured over 40 more.
According to him, due to the attacks in Barranquilla, Soledad and Santa Rosa del Sur, he ordered the army to fight the ELN as if no peace talks were happening.
He warned: "To continue peace negotiation, this doctrine demands a minimum of coherence. My patience and that of the Colombian people have limits. Therefore, I have decided to suspend the...fifth round of talks set for the coming days (in Quito, Ecuador) until I see coherence from the ELN between their words and their actions."
However, the ELN has also issued a statement, explaining that until a new truce was reached, "military actions" would go on.
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GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State, yesterday said that any attempt to rig the 2019 elections in the state would be resisted.
The governor stated this when he received the campaign structure of a former governorship aspirant, Dave Ioremba in government house said that he was aware of people planning to rig the coming elections.
Ortom said that he was aware of grand plan to manipulate the forthcoming election but said that he has confidence of the people of the state to protect their votes.
The governor said that he had left many positions in his campaign organisation vacant so as to accommodate as many more people as possible, expressing hope that with such a formidable campaign structure including many others, his reelection would be guaranteed.
The governor enjoined members of PDP in the state especially those who may still be aggrieved to put the past behind them and work for the victory of the party in next year’s general elections.
He described Mr Iorhemba as a close ally who has demonstrated the fear of God by handing over his campaign structures to him, promising to properly integrate the grassroots mobilizers into the main campaign organisation.
“With the caliber of people that we have, all the plans of some people to rig the coming will fail, because the people have promised to protect their votes,” Ortom said.
The former governorship aspirant, who handed over his campaign organisation to the governor said that his organisation which is grassroots oriented was ready to go into the hinterland to canvass support for the governor’s reelection.
Ioremba, a one time speaker of the Benue state house of assembly who enumerated some of the campaign structures handing over to include personnel, bill boards and offices in some parts of the state as well as branded vehicles, told the governor that he took the decision in good fate.


Deputies talk about their job
National Police Week is May 12-18, and to help our readers better understand the job that puts men and women in harm’s way to protect their neighbors, the PJ interviewed members of the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office about what they do.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 deaths and 200,000 cases, the government said on Thursday.
Jose Luis Alomia, head of epidemiology at the health secretariat, said the country of 127 million had reached 25,060 deaths and 202,951 cases since reporting its first infection almost four months ago.
The first three cases were detected in the country on February 28 but it wasn’t until the final week of March that the government suspended all but non-essential economic activity.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s reluctance to take tougher measures earlier to halt the spread of the virus — bucking a regional trend — saw the socialist leader come under heavy criticism.
Despite new cases and deaths still rising, the government began gradually reopening the economy on June 1.
The capital Mexico City is still under a maximum lockdown, though. There have been more than 77,000 cases in the capital and its greater metropolitan region.
Mexico has recorded 159 cases per 100,000 people, according to government figures presented on Thursday.


No robbery attempt at CBN Benin – Police
The Edo Police Command has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin.
DCP Ayoola Ajala, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, said that it was not true that there was a robbery attempt at the bank.
He said that the incident had to do with some cultists who were being chased around the Museum area of the city and trying to escape through Akpakpava road where the CBN is situated.
Ajala, however, said that two of the cultists had been arrested, while others escaped.
He also said that some arms were found with the arrested cultists.
“When we heard about the incident, we called the unit commander of security at the bank, who denied that there was any robbery attempt there.
NAN reports that there had been widespread reports of foiled attempt by armed robbers at the financial institution on Tuesday evening.
The reports had stated that the robbers attempted to break into the apex bank, when a bullion van carrying cash to an unknown commercial bank was about leaving the premises.
The reports further said that the robbers were, however, repelled by the police security team at the bank. (NAN)
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Hinting India’s strong stand towards Pakistan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India will only talk about the areas of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan whenever bilateral talks take place between both the nations.
It may be mentioned here that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir has been under Pakistan’s control since it invaded the State in 1947.
Singh while speaking at a function in Haryana also said that talks with Pakistan will be held only when it stops harbouring terrorists. Speaking on the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A, the Union Minister said that Narendra Modi-led government has implemented its election promise. He also added that the government would never let down the country.


Gnirke and Barrett-Anderson said that they hope some of the counseling groups will continue meeting even without Project Hope. Gnirke said that much of Project Hope’s focus was on counseling that just felt like neighbors having a conversation. He said those groups become social connections, and members often continue to support each other outside of the group. He said that Project Hope volunteers tell him that they see stronger community bonds now than before Sandy.
“I hope that’s one of the legacies of Project Hope, that we helped those communities come to the decision that, despite the obstacle, they’re going to persevere and they’re going to find a way to make their communities stronger.”


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We have yet to fully determine the impact of these and the challenges that students and teachers will face, but we hope that research and high-quality programs will help the students see a way forward.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Miftah Ismail has said that the criticism by Peoples Party leadership on the petroleum prices is unjustified.
In his statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, he said that the prices of petroleum products, even after the recent rise, are still lower than those during the Peoples Party regime. He said that the level of taxation of these products in most cases is also lower than those prevalent in the Peoples Party’s days.
He said that the petrol price in March 2013 was Rs106.60, diesel Rs113.56, SKO Rs103.69, and LDO Rs 98.26. Despite the consistent increase in international oil prices during the last year, the prices in Pakistan are still considerably less than those levels set in the PPP days.
He said that PML-N government had brought about a huge change in the economic conditions of the country and if the opposition, including PTI and PPP had cooperated instead of creating hurdles in the way of economic development of the country, things would have been even better for the common man.


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LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Jawan Bakhat Hashim on Tuesday said that Punjab government was introducing stables and conducive policies for the promotion of business and trade in the province.
Briefing a 29-member French business delegation, who visited the chief minister’s office today, Jawan Bakhat Hashim said that the provincial government had already launched a new industrial policy, besides number of other steps for ease of doing business.
He said that the promotion of agriculture and SME was the top priority of the Punjab government and added that they were providing soft loans, modern technology, agriculture inputs and machinery to the farmers for the development of the agriculture sector.
According to a statement issued from Directorate General Public Relations, Jawan Bakhat said that the government introduced number of initiatives for the industrialization in the province. He said the government was facilitating the investors under one platform including the development of the industrial states, special economic zones, and common platform for provincial and federal the tax collections.
The minister said that Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) identifying the investment opportunities in the province and facilitating the investors, besides a special cell in planning and development department working for public private partnership in the province.
On the occasion, chairman Planning and Development Board briefed about the five year development plans of the government.
He informed the delegation that the Punjab was safe haven for the investors besides quality infrastructure available in the province for the foreign investors along with favorable laws.


Hunza, June 13: Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has said that proposal has been moved to create additional 8 seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. He said that if the eight seats proposal is not accepted by the federal government, at least three seats will be increased, including one for Gojal (Hunza), one for Ghizar and one for Ghanche. He also said that Gojal subdivision will be established very soon in the Hunza-Nagar district. The Chief Minister also said that he will visit Gojal Valley soon.
The Chief Minister made these statements while addressing party workers in Aliabad, Hunza, where he had stopped for breakfast early today. On arrival, he was greeted warmly by party workers who also raised slogans to welcome their leader.
The Chief Minister said that instructions have been issued to release funds for the people affected by the expansion of Karakuram Highway. He also said that loadshedding will come to an end with the completion of projects in the Hunza Valley.
It is pertinent to note that it was the second visit (the first one being only two days back) of the CM to the Hunza Valley since the fateful day of the 11th of August 2011, when police had murdered two protesting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs0 in Aliabad, while trying to disperse them and clear the road for the Chief Minister’s motorcade.
The murder of the IDPs, father and son, had sparked violent protests and several office buildings had been put on fire by angry protesters. In reaction, the government had registered cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) against dozens of the locals who continue to suffer till date.
Responding to a question, the CM said that the government will make efforts to finish the ATA cases. He also promised to visit Hunza Valley soon to participate in the traditional Ginani Festival.
The Chief Minister also said that all vacant positions in the District Headquarters will be filled on the basis of merit.
He admitted that the Attabad landslide disaster was a huge challenge for the government.
Speaking later at a public gathering, the Chief Minister said that the Gilgit-Baltistan region cannot keep depending on Islamabad for finances. He said that mechanism are required to strengthen the region’s government by creating revenue streams.
The Chief Minister has been touring Hunza-Nagar for the last three days, as the government’s tenure draws to an end in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Some are calling it an effort to mobilize support for the upcoming elections.


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A total of 61,403,000 transactions were completed by the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department last year, which represents seven per cent increase from the year 2013, according to Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of DNRD.
Maj. Gen. Al Marri announced in a press conference held yesterday that the department also issued more than 12,772 visas last year.
“We have also registered more than 43,585,587 travelers from all Dubai exit and entry points, which represents 7 per cent increase than the year 2013. We have also completed more than one million applications through our branch at Dubai Airport Terminal Three.”
He pointed out that the numbers are also expected to further increase by the end of this year and next year.
Al Marri added that they have completed more than 120,000 transactions for the renewal and issuing of e-gate cards last year , which 10 per cent increase than the previous year.
“We have also issued more than 5 million tourism visas last year.
He added that the Inspection Section has also arrested more than 7,785 illegal persons last year from the inspection campaigns which included more than 326 establishments. Some 1,100 fake documents were also seized by Dubai immigration in 2014.
“The number of complaints we received from employers regarding their employees leaving the work has fallen last year by 6 per cent from the year 2013. And this I believe is because of the increase in awareness level in the society.”
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An elite Louisville task force that intercepted shipments of heroin and other illegal drugs at UPS' worldwide hub, which is considered a "primary" drug pipeline for the region, has been disbanded in a police scandal, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Louisville Police had led the multi-agency task force for more than a decade, until the FBI uncovered . . .
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The Chief Press Secretary to Oyo state Governor; Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa has stated that the state is yet to take delivery of its allotted share of the Covid-19 vaccines.
Adisa said although the state has been awaiting the delivery of the vaccines, certain development necessitated the delay.
He said the vaccines would be delivered to the state between now and Friday.
According to him 102,300 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been allotted to the state in the first phase of the distribution.
Adisa added that there would be four phases of the delivery but that the state has done all the necessary procedures to receive and preserve the vaccines.
Earlier, the state government said it is fully ready and adequately prepared to receive its own share of the Covid-19 vaccines to be allocated to the state.
The state said provisions for storage and preservation were parts of the factors earlier considered before the state made public its intentions to procure additional vaccines for the state at the peak of the outbreak of the virus.
Also, the state commissioner for health, Dr. Bashir Bello disclosed that the state is now prepared to receive the state’s share of the COVID-19 Vaccine.
According to Bello, the state has existing cooling facilities and storage which were used for the immunization processes earlier while also empowering some local government areas to be adequately prepared for the arrival of the vaccines


GOP senators accuse Ritchie of being misleading about Voter ID
ST. PAUL -- Two Republican state senators today filed paperwork alleging that Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has misled Minnesotans about a proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to show photographic identification.
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Panel To Disburse Cash Assistance For Families In Gaza Strip Today
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Gaza: The Qatar Committee for Reconstruction of Gaza announced that it will start today in cooperation with the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) the disbursement of the June batch of cash assistance to needy families in the Gaza Strip.
Chairman of the Qatar Committee for Reconstruction of Gaza H E Mohammed Al Emadi said in a statement that the cash assistance will be provided to about 100,000 needy families in the governorates of the Gaza Strip at a rate of $100 per family.
He pointed out that the distribution process will take place through the United Nations at the distribution centres identified in the governorates of the Gaza Strip, which are 300 centres and shops.
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Proposed bill would subject Minn. charter schools to more scrutiny
Increased accountability could be on the way for Minnesota’s charter schools. But what shape that will take is going to be up for debate in the next legislative session.
Critics of underperforming charter schools say state law isn’t tough enough. They’re pushing a measure that would flag poor performing charters for closure.
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Propaganda Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Vijith Herath stated that the government has decided to close down the Anti Corruption Committee Secretariat, to cover up acts of corruption, bribery and theft carried out by the government.
Addressing a media briefing held today (12), he added that many of the politicians in the current government have multiple accusations of corruption and bribery made against them, all of which have been recorded by the secretariat.
Herath further stated that although many of the officials working at the secretariat were condemned for the role they played, including retired CID officers; all parties were willing to put their lives at risk to make sure that their role as workers for the Secretariat was done.
He went onto say that when the Secretariat, which was the only place in the country to lodge complaints regarding bribery and corruption offences was closed down, they claimed that there were no allegations made against the government, stating that an investigation process was not required.
Furthermore, Herath stated that the loss of the Secretariat would mean that the FCID would close down in the future as well.
Herath concluded by adding that while the previous government committed fraud as a family, members of the present government are committing fraud as a group.


Gov't Goal To Gain Spots For Georgia In Top 5 Of All Major Global Rankings - PM
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The Georgian Government is aiming to achieve the country being
listed in the top five of all major global rankings in the coming
years, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told the Parliament on
Wednesday, Trend reports citing Agenda.ge.
Garibashvili made the comment while presenting the annual report
on the activities of the Government to the legislative body,
telling MPs Georgia was already holding leading positions in
various international rankings.
He compared the country's achievements to those by Moldova and
Ukraine in rankings by various organisations and said 'everyone
knows that we are unconditional leaders' among the Associated Trio
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UK exports to EU recover after fall
( MENAFN )Business between the UK and EU partly rebounded in February, after a sharp fall in January following Brexit.
Official numbers reveal that exports to the EU increased by 46.6 percent, £3.7bn, to £11.6bn, after January's 42 percent drop when companies resisted with new trade regulations.
Though, the Office for National Statistics stated that exports were still below last year's levels and imports from the EU had seen a weaker revival.
Other numbers from the ONS revealed that the UK economy augmented by 0.4 percent in February.
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City eyes hike in operating businesses
The City Permits and Licensing Division under the City Mayor’s Office projected an increase in the number of businesses that will process the renewal or apply for the issuance of their permits to operate from the local government this year because of the aggressive recovery of the economy from the heavy impact inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
City Permits and Licensing Officer Allan Abayao disclosed that for the first 7 working days of the year, there were already 1,886 businesses that renewed their permits while there were some 31 new businesses that were issued their permits.
For the whole month of January 2022, there were some 3,631 businesses that renewed their permits while there were 63 new businesses that were issued permits.
Abayao claimed that there were 69 owners that decided to retire their businesses right at the start of this year compared to the 89 businesses that were retired for the whole month of January last year.
In 2022, the city was able to issue permits to some 23,231 businesses where 21,168 renewed their permits while 2,063 new businesses were issued their permits.
In terms of capital investment derived from registered new businesses in the city, the new businesses invested more than P436.2 million last year compared to the only P340.5 million investments of the new businesses in 2021.
On the number of employees derived from registered new businesses and business renewals, Abayao reported that there were some 66,941 jobs that were provided by the said businesses in 2022 compared to the 63,094 individuals that were employed by the businesses operating in the city in 2021.
Abayao revealed that retail and wholesale businesses topped the list of operating businesses in the city followed by hotels and restaurants.
In 2021, there were a total of 22,800 permitted businesses in the city where 20,570 businesses renewed their permits while 2,230 new businesses were issued their permits. – Deter A. See


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It is important to note that the softball trading pins are one of the things that are gaining root in the softball games today, you will realize that the teams have realized the importance of taking part in the sports, as well as the teams, would like to motivate its players as wells as the personality of the team.
You should know ta the trading pins are very important when it comes to the teams as well as the season in general and hence it is important that the team to have the trading pins when the season starts so that the team will have the opportunity to trade the pins that it has at the right moment, therefore the team should have some guides that will help it on selecting the best trading pins.
Below are some of the things that the team should have into consideration when it is looking for the best softball trading pins,
One of the things that the team should have into consideration when it is buying the softball trading pins is the time that the trading pins will take to be ready before the season starts and hence the team should know the time that the designer will take to manufacture the trading pins so that the team can know how timely it will get the trading pins before the season starts as that team would like to participate in the trading.
You should know that the design that the team chooses matters a lot especially when it comes to the trading and hence it is good that the team gets the best design for the team, the team should go for the best designer that will provide the best design that the team would be happy to have.
It is important that the team would look at the price of the trading pins, the price of the trading pins matters a lot as the team would like to have the pins that it will afford and knowing the price the team will make the necessary purchase that will suit the number of the trading pins that it needs to have for the season.
The backing of the players is another thing that the team should have in the mind as it should have the players in the decision when it comes to choosing the best softball trading pins as the players will have the morale in the trading pins that they have a say in and hence they will be more motivated to be part of the team.


Skyy FC coach has said the break due to the precautionary measures in curbing covid 19(corona virus), will affect the form of players in as much as it’s a good initiative.
Coach Malik said this in an interview on Sekondi/Takoradi based radio station Westgold Radio.
“The break will affect the form of players that will affect us us coaches because in as much as we are aware we don’t really know when they league will resume and when we can commence training.”
His Excellency Nana Akufo Addo on Sunday released a statement on public gathering events being halted as precautionary measures in reducing the spread of covid 19(corona virus).
Due to this, the league has been halted until further notice.


Work on Uzbek Transmission Line to Afghanistan Begins
(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - The government of Uzbekistan has launched the construction of a new power transmission line to Afghanistan, an advisor to President Ashraf Ghani says.
The new transmission line being built between Surkhan and Pul-e-Khumri is estimated to cost $150 million initially, with $32 million provided by Uzbekistan.
Advisor on Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Muhammad Humayun Qayumi said in an interview the feasibility study for the Asian Development Bank-funded project was being finalised.
A contract with Uzbekistan would be inked soon for the construction of a power transmission line, he told the Tashkent-based news agency Podrobno.uz. The timescale for the project is two years.
Construction of the line in Uzbekistan has already got under way. The advisor said once the feasibility study was approved, work would begin in Afghanistan as well. 'It will happen in the very near future.
The capacity of the new transmission line is estimated at 1,000 MW, which will allow exporting 24 million kWh daily, about 6 billion kWh annually, to the energy-deficient country.
The agreement on building the power line was signed during the visit of President Ashraf Ghani to Uzbekistan in December 2017. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2020. (Pajhwok)
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BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Police Thursday said they had bursted a seven-member gang involved in 44 robberies, thefts and ot
BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Police Thursday said they had bursted a seven-member gang involved in 44 robberies, thefts and other heinous crimes.
A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said that two of them were killed during cross firing and two others were injured while three of the seven accused managed to escape from the scene.
The notorious criminals were wanted by police in several cases and 42 First Information Reports (FIRs) had been registered against them at different police stations of the district.
He said that the police received information that seven bandits riding on two motorcycles were seen passing through the area, lying within the jurisdiction Khairpur Tamewali Police Station.
The station house officers (SHOs) of police stations Khairpur Tamewali and PS Anayati were directed to arrest the gang, who signaled the bandits to stop, but they opened indiscriminate fire at police.
Police retaliated and shot four of them. Two of the four injured succumbed to their injuries on way to the hospital, while two others were admitted to a hospital, the spokesman said.
The dead were identified as Rab Nawaz and Hanif, while the injured were recognized as Wazir and Mukhtar.
The spokesman said 13 cases of robbery, theft and other heinous crimes were lodged against Rab Nawaz at different police stations while two FIRs were registered against Hanif.
Seven FIRs of robbery, theft and other crimes were lodged against Wazir at different police stations while 20 cases were also registered against Mukhar.
The police spokesman said that Khairpur Tamewali Police had registered another FIR against the accused under Section 302/324/353/186/148149 and investigation was underway.


CAIRO- Head of Egyptian Journalists’ Syndicate Diaa Rashwan asserted the keenness of the state on the profession of journalism and journalists’ interests, noting that the state’s direct support to the syndicate has been doubled over the past two years.
In statements to MBC Masr on Sunday evening, Rashwan said that journalism around the world especially the printed press has been facing multiple crises especially in light of coronavirus.
Rashwan said that there are 27,000 people of the journalists and their families in the health care program of the syndicate, adding that the health ministry cooperated with the syndicate to cure most of the journalists who were infected with coronavirus.
The state has extended to the syndicate financial and moral support all over the past two years more than any time before, he added. (MORE)
Rashwan voiced hope that the society would realize the role of the journalists, adding that the freedom of opinion and the freedom of expression are guaranteed by the Egyptian constitution.
He reiterated that imprisonment of journalists is not permitted except for the cases which involve sedition accusations.
He said the syndicate has been every effort to contact the general prosecution to release the journalists held in custody pending investigation.
Diaa asserted that freedom of expression and freedom of opinion would witness improvement in the coming phase, adding that freedom is the life of journalists


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The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Saturday, said that due to rising temperature, the inflow of water in the rivers has increased to 289,500 cusecs at Skardu.
As per the issued statement of IRSA spokesperson, 19,500 cusecs water inflow increase was recorded today as compared to yesterday.
He said the water levels in the both Tarbela and Mangla dams jumped to three and two feet respectively.
The Spokesman said 111,000 feet increase was recorded in water storage capacity.
He said owing to the healthy inflow, water share of Sindh and Punjab has further been increased.
He went on to say that the share of Sindh has increased to 120,000 cusecs while for Punjab the rise of water distribution equals 107,000 cusecs.’


Charging that the land acquisition ordinance was being brought through the "backdoor", the Congress on Monday asked the government to withdraw the temporary legislation that was brought "against" the will of the people."You (the government) brought the ordinance in the form of the land acquisition bill (in Lok Sabha). Despite the strong opposition, the bill was passed and was later sent to Rajya Sabha, where it was dropped," Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said.
"But it was later brought back as ordinance against the will of the people. You brought it through backdoor," he charged.He said the government was trying to "impose" the land ordinance on the people.The Congress asked the government to withdraw the bill and retain the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, that was "passed unanimously" in parliament.Kharge said the "people want to retain the 2013 Act... it was good for the people".


Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 8: In the Recruitment Policy 2015 wherein the recruited people were ought to work for five years on puny salary, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is touted to be considering making some new amendments to it.
If the reports of a Jammu based daily are to be believed, sources within the government have said that the Chief Minister may have amended the new recruitment policy that was introduced in the state in 2015.
The experts also add that, those who have completed research degrees (doctorate and post-doctorate) have been the most affected.
If infact the recruitment policy is being amended keeping these points in mind, it will act as a tension breaker for the job aspirants in the state.


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CHIEF Nyamphande of the Nsenga speaking people of Petauke District has called on government to urgently give traditional leaders powers to enforce the law against deforestation.
The chief said traditional leaders could immensely help government to fight climate change if they were given powers to deal with those cutting trees indiscriminately.
“As Chiefs, we are very much willing to help government to fight climate change but they need to urgently give us powers to enforce the law on deforestation,” Chief Nyamphande said.
In an interview, the traditional leader told the Sun that the enforcement of laws against deforestation were very weak and urged government to criminalize it if climate change was to be mitigated.
He said people in villages were cutting trees without proper documentation but could not be apprehended by the Department of Forestry due to inadequate man power.
He said the catholic cutting down of trees had a negative impact on the environment which was also affecting climate change.
The Chief said there was also need for introduction of reforestation, to help replant trees that had been cut down.
Chief Nyamphande said it was worrying that despite the Integrated Forest Landscape Project (ZIFIL) being funded by the World Bank, the Forestry Department was not giving proper guidance on how people could access funding.


Long Island Team Walks to Support Recovery
The Cordant Long Island team participated in the Long Island United for Recovery Walk on Sunday, September 30, 2018, to support those battling addiction and to celebrate those in recovery. More than 25 employees, family and friends volunteered their time to help demonstrate that Cordant, a company local to their community, is committed to addressing these issues and believes that we are all part of the solution.
“I think the event gave everyone from Cordant a greater sense of purpose when they saw the people that the epidemic has affected, and the outpouring of support from the community that was seen on Sunday,” said John Rubcewich, national sales manager at Cordant.
Kelly Kiselewsky, human resources business partner at Cordant, continued, “It brings new value to the work we are doing here at Cordant and the lives that we can affect.”


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Pakistan- Five security officials injured as IED went off in North Waziristan
(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Five security officials were reportedly injured on Friday afternoon when explosives went off in area of Mir Ali in North Waziristan.
The security officials reported that a vehicle of security pesonnel was patrolling in Mir Ali area when an improvised explosives device (IED) planted on a roadside went off resultantly five of them sustained injuries. The injured were immediately shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Bannu.
After the incident, the area was cordoned off and the security personnel launched a search operation.
In February, a five-year-old minor was killed and an eight-year-old boy sustained injuries as an IED exploded in a village at North Waziristan.
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President Dr. Arif Alvi has said modernization of agriculture and livestock sectors is inevitable for the progress and prosperity of the country.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Green Tractor Scheme in Quetta on Tuesday, he said that the scheme will benefit the farmers of the province.
The President said the present government has put the country and provinces on the path of swift progress. He said that the present government believes in policy making with the consultation of all stakeholders.
The President said that the present government is taking concrete steps for eradication of corruption from the country.
Our Quetta correspondent reports that under the Green Tractors Scheme one thousand tractors will be provided to the farmers of Balochistan on subsidized rates.


The Arab League has said that joint efforts with the international community stopped 40 countries from relocating their embassies to Jerusalem, Deputy Secretary-General Husam Zaki said.
He stressed that Palestine is not alone in its struggle against the Israeli occupation. "All the Arab countries stand beside it," he said, noting that "there would be a lot to be achieved if there was political will."
Speaking to Al-Arabia TV, Zaki said that the American recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void.
He noted that the EU, Russia, China and all the world have rejected it and the "US cannot assign itself as the guardian of international law."
Regarding Yemen, he said that the Arab League supports the legitimate government and the efforts of the UN envoy despite the lack of coordination with the Arab League," noting that the Houthis have not committed to Stockholm deal.


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The South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) announced that journalists are among those next in line for the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to SANEF they were informed on Monday by the government about the move to vaccinate journalists after lengthy discussions.
SANEF’s Mary Papaya says the process going forward is that all media houses will now have to submit data of all of their staff and also put in place the regions that government can press ahead and prioritize the vaccination process throughout the country for journalists.
“Journalists are frontline workers and who worked 24/7 since the breakout of the pandemic to make sure that the public of South Africa was kept informed of everything that was happening around us,” said Papaya.
SANEF’s Secretary-General Mahlatse Mahlase said the rollout will also include community media and freelance journalists.
“The work has already started actually. It started yesterday (Monday). We have sent out surveys by the Department of Health where media companies are being asked the number of employees in those companies, and also just a survey indication of just how old these employees are. This of course is to allow for the department to be clear in terms of how many jabs need to be allocated to journalists” says Mahlatse Mahlase.
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The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Thursday said that the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers was a major challenge to the Nigeria Police Force.
Idris made the statement when members of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
He said that kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery, terrorism, militancy, economic sabotage and religious extremism were other security challenges confronting the police.
He said that the police had handled 108 kidnapping cases in June, 111 in July, 84 in August and 77 in September.
He noted that kidnapping had become a trend in the country where young persons were actively participating.
The I-G said that the existing 300,000 police workforce was inadequate to effectively police the country.
He said that the country was far behind the UN standard of one policeman to 400 persons.
Idris said that the Nigeria police needed more than the 10,000 men being recruited to bridge the manpower gap.
“We need to increase the strength of the rank and file.
“We also need more than the 10,000 policemen being recruited, but it is a gradual process,“he said.
He said that inadequate funding and manpower had been the bane of the police, adding that adequate funding was needed for the police to effectively discharge its mandate.
On welfare of policemen, Idris said that the police wanted to exit the present pension arrangement to enable it support its men after service.
He said that the management had written to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow police retirees to have access to health insurance scheme after retirement.
Idris said that if adequate funds were allocated to the police, it would perform optimally.
Sen. Abu Ibrahim, Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, said the committee would consider the request of the police force.


Danika Tyler Garcia was struck around 7:30 a.m. at Stokes Street near Southwest Expressway, according to the sheriff's office.
She was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later succumbed to those injuries, sheriff's officials said.
The incident is under investigation, according to the sheriff's office.
VTA officials said there were about 40 passengers on the train that hit the girl. Those passengers were transferred to a bus because train service was disrupted.


Punjab Government has approved a strategy to strictly implement decisions taken by National Command Operation Center (NCOC) in letter and spirit.
It was announced by Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar while addressing a news conference in Lahore after chairing meeting of Cabinet's Anti Corona Committee.
He said that the Cabinet Committee has decided that effective smart lockdown will be imposed in districts with more than twelve percent Corona positive cases. He said that this smart lockdown will continue till 11th of next month however Cabinet Committee will review the situation after one week.
He said that public transport including Metro Bus and Orange Line Train service will remain closed.
He said that there will be ban on organizing marriage ceremonies from Thursday. He said that there will be no social and cultural gathering and sports events as well. He said that Parks will remain shut while business centers will remain closed for two days weekly.
The Chief Minister said that there will be no in and outside dining service at restaurants however Take Away facility will be available.
He said that action will be taken against those who will not wear face masks
He said that 125 vaccination centres are functional in province where vaccination is being administered to senior citizens.
Source: Radio Pakistan


Nine tourists have been injured inside the lift at London’s iconic Tower Bridge after one of the cables is thought to have snapped.of the cables is thought to have snapped.
Three were rushed to hospital anf another six people were treated at the scene.
City of London Police said the alert was raised at 1.15pm and involved the north tower of the structure.
A spokesman said fire and ambulance services were also on the scene. London Fire Brigade said they were called at 1.09pm.
A spokesman said: “We were called to an incident at Tower Bridge at 1.09pm. “We are assisting London Ambulance Service and the police with an incident involving a lift.”
The City of London Police spokesman said: “There are people trapped in the lift and we are trying to get them out.”
The bridge was closed to traffic while the incident was dealt with.
London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed that three people had been taken to hospital and six other patients were being treated.


Bhubaneswar: The state government will take a decision on reopening the schools in the last week of October, said School and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Tuesday.
Briefing the media, Dash said the government will take a call on the matter considering the COVID-19 situation after Dussera vacation.
“The Chief Minister has directed the closure of schools till the Durga Puja. As the Puja falls on October 26, the schools will remain closed in October. The government will decide whether the schools will be reopened in November only after taking stock of the COVID-19 situation in October,” the minister said.
Stating that the reopening of the schools is absolutely necessary, he said the health safety of the students has to be given utmost priority in the prevalent pandemic situation.


Shimla, Nov. 16
Media works as a bridge between government and society and it has played a very significant role in making people aware of the situation and encouraged them to do positive activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the webinar on the occasion of National Press Day from Shimla today.
Chief Minister said that the Corona pandemic has adversely affected the world economy and the fourth pillar of democracy was not an exception. He said that the biggest causality of the lockdown was the print media. He said that even the big publication houses were forced to sack their journalists and some curtailed their salaries. He said that despite that the media played a significant role during the pandemic. He said that large number of journalists got infected and a few even lost their lives. He said although the digital media and print media faced many challenges at ground level, it played a crucial role in spreading information to the people across the nation.
Jai Ram Thakur said that effective interaction must be ensured between government agencies, media and the public to develop trust. He said that it was unfortunate that at times rumours were being disseminated through social media. He said that main reason for this possibly was cutthroat competition to be first in news. He said that the Corona pandemic was a new experience of the Government as well as media. He said that when this virus was detected in India, not even a single PPE kit was prepared in the country. He said that similarly N-95 masks were not available. He said that there were only sixty ventilators in the State, but today the State has over 600 Ventilators. He said that the Prime Minister during his first video conference said that this crisis was also the time to explore opportunities in it. He said that today five lakh PPE Kits were being produced daily in the country and were even being exported to several countries.
Chief Minister said that the media played a constructive role and not only highlighted several steps being taken by the State and Centre Government, but also provided the feedback regarding a few shortcomings. He said that it was due to the constructive help of the media that the State Government succeeded in bringing back over 2.50 lakh people stranded in different parts of the country. He said that the post Covid impact would remain there for a few years and print media would soon overcome it.
Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government was preparing Policy for web media which was underway for proper management of the web portals.
Chief Minister said that if used wisely and prudently, social media can serve as a powerful tool for changing people’s behaviour and to promote the well-being of individual and public. He said that media persons should strive hard to maintain credibility only then they can earn respect in the society. People would only respect media if they get a feeling that they were presenting the truth without any distortion.
Secretary Information and Public Relations Rajneesh while welcoming the Chief Minister and other dignitaries in the webinar said that it was due to the Covid pandemic that the Department decided to hold a webinar to ensure participation of maximum number of journalists.
Editor-in-Chief Uttam Hindu Irwin Khanna said that in Corona pandemic social media has emerged stronger as due to the lockdown, it was not possible to supply newspapers. He said that like other business, the media industry, particularly the print media got adversely affected in the pandemic, but slowly the print media was once again regaining its lost ground. He said that media must also highlight the positive news in right perspective. Media should also educate the people regarding the steps required to be taken to check spread of this pandemic.
Irwin Khanna said that in the Corona pandemic, the role of media has been constructive, as it fought successfully on two fronts. He said that it fought for its own survival in economic crisis and also strived hard to provide proper and authentic news to the masses. Media must remain within limits only then we can earn respect and regard. For this each and every journalist must uphold the high ethics of journalism. He said that the media has a major role to make India a strong and vibrant nation and social media has made every smart phone owner a peoples’ journalist, therefore, the role of media has increased manifold.
Editor-in-Chief Divya Himachal Anil Soni said that the role of media has changed with the change in media technology. The media has witnessed several changes from lockdown to unlock phase during the pandemic. He said that due to the pandemic, the print media got adversely affected and was forced to change its strategy for survival. Time has come to move towards the digital media and for this special policies need to be framed. He said that several media persons have not only lost their jobs, but some even lost their lives in this pandemic.


Out of everything that is going on in the world right now, the most devastating and disturbing piece of news is regarding the Australian wildfires. One thing you need to know is that wildfires in Australia are quite common. But, we also know that this time’s wildfires have been unlike anything we have seen before and they have been continuing for months now. Also, there have been reports that more than a billion animals have been charred to death in these wildfires which is heartbreaking as well.
One great thing that we have seen from the global community is the support Australia is receiving due to the wildfires. Celebrities from all walks of life such as Musicians, Athletes, Actors as well as the general public in Australia has been donating for the cause. Now, we are seeing that other countries and their citizens are also trying to help Australia in the best way that they can. Talking about Taiwan, the government has now announced that it will donate 100,000 face masks for the people of Australia. These face masks will also be helpful for all those in Australia who are trying to do relief work and save people and houses from the fires.
As per Taiwan’s MOFA announcement, these 100,000 face masks will be medical-grade which should help the people involved in rescue operations as well as in avoiding the pollution caused due to fires. Due to the wildfires, the air quality in Sydney has crossed the “hazardous” mark and is currently 11 times more than that level which tells you about the AQI there right now. It is also said that the fires and smokes due to the wildfire have already reached New Zealand which is the neighbouring country to Australia and is expected to at least make one round across the world in the coming months.


By Okon Bassey in Uyo
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Justice Stephen Okon, on has ordered the release of 14 inmates from prison formations across the state.
He gave the directive during an inspection of the Federal Prisons in Ikot Abasi where two inmates were released and Eket, where one was released as well as Ikot Ekpene and Uyo Local Government Areas of the state where one and 10 respectively were released.
He said that the essence of the visit was to see that people weren’t unduly kept in custody other than when they were supposed to be released.
“There were instances in which case files were not seen and the accused persons were not taken to court, so in that case if it has been established that the case file cannot be located then we have no choice than to have the person released and that is what we have been doing,’’ Okon said.
He charged the inmates to be on good behaviour and called on the family the release not to discriminate against them but to reintegrate them into the society.
The Chief Judge encouraged the released prisoners to contribute meaningfully to the development of the state.
“If only people will understand that these people are part and parcel of Nigerians, they have to be reintegrated into the society.
“They have to be empowered and encourage to assist them to grow the society,’’ Okon said.
He said that the Ministry was committed to decongest prisons across the states urging the inmates to be law abiding.
Okon urged judiciary officials’ to discharge their duties diligently to forestall cases lingering in the court and avoid the delay of inmates in the prisons.
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Amman, Oct. 1 (Petra) -- Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh received on Sunday the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq and an accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister extended his condolences to Iraq for the tragic fire that claimed the lives of many attendees at a wedding in the Nineveh Governorate, and he wished a speedy recovery to those who were injured.
Khasawneh emphasized his commitment to strengthening cooperation, particularly in the economic and banking sectors. He praised the level of cooperation and relations between the Central Bank of Jordan and its Iraqi counterpart, as well as the banking systems of both countries.
The Prime Minister mentioned his visit to Iraq two months ago, where he met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani and other senior Iraqi officials.
He noted that Amman and Baghdad had agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields, whether through bilateral efforts or as part of the tripartite efforts involving Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq. He expressed his anticipation of implementing significant projects that would benefit all three countries.
In response, Al-Alaq expressed his appreciation for Jordan's support and solidarity following the devastating fire. He underscored that these gestures of support were a reflection of the close interdependence and strong relations between the two countries across various sectors.
Al-Alaq also emphasized the outstanding relationship between the Central Bank of Iraq and its Jordanian counterpart. He highlighted that the Central Bank of Iraq greatly benefits from Jordan's consultations and experiences in this area.
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Private conference amid Turkish leader, top Libyan head in NY
(MENAFN) A conference was held amid Turkish leader as well as the chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya on Wednesday, where they are joining the 76th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Tukish president in addition to top Libyan leader had a private conference at the Turkevi Center, that was recently inaugurated or Turkish House, across from UN head offices.
The attendees were Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar along with AK Party Deputy Chairman Binali Yildirim.
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LGC’s confidence survey reveals that despite a government-imposed ringfence on councils’ new public health budgets, more than a fifth were not confident their budgets for the service had been sheltered.
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Twenty-two per cent said they were “unconfident” or “very unconfident” that their authority had protected public health from cuts.
Respondents were pleased to have taken on the new responsibility, with 41% choosing it as one of the five government policy areas they were most optimistic about.
They were less optimistic about other health reforms, such as the establishment of health and wellbeing boards and clinical commissioning groups. Forty per cent listed this among the areas they were least optimistic about.
Although 49% of respondents believed the reforms would give them a greater influence on health outcomes, they were less confident that this would lead to tangible results. Only 23% said they were confident they would demonstrably reduce health inequalities over the next five years.


Thiruvananthapuram: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Bhayya Toppe said that that Kerala is an example for other states in COVID-19 prevention activities. He said this while interacting with Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja through video conferencing. The virtual meeting between the two health ministers was held in the context of the number of patients increasing exponentially in Maharashtra.
Rajesh Bhayya Tope said that Kerala was able to control the death rate despite having a large number of COVID-19 patients. He also said that it is appreciable that Kerala was able to achieve progress including in plasma therapy treatment.
The two health ministers discussed at length about the the Standard Operating Procedures, guidelines, treatment and testing. Apart from this, topics including hospital activities, research, prevention activities, training of healthcare employees, safety precautions and lockdown were also discussed.
Maharashtra is the state with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in India. Rajesh Bhayya Tope said that even though the government is trying everything in its power to contain the transmission of the disease, they are not able make the people living in places like Dharavi follow social distancing.
Minister KK Shailaja said that Kerala successfully implemented home quarantine in the first and second phases of lockdown in the state. She also added that there are many people in the state who do not even have toilet facilities in their rooms to be properly quarantined. The government has kept them under institutional quarantine.
Minister also said that the state has arranged counseling and mental support to more than eight lakh people with the help of more than 1100 counselors. Meanwhile, Rajesh Tope was excited about the motivational campaign initiated by Kerala for stimulating the mental health of health care workers in the state.
Minister KK Shailaja and celebrities including Mohanlal had interacted with the health workers to boost their morale. Maharashtra health minister said that this was a completely new experience for him.
Earlier Karnataka health minister had also interacted with KK Shailaja in a similar way to understand the actions taken by Kerala to contain the pandemic.


Feb 11, Chitwan: Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said that the Chief Justice-led election government would be formed soon to hold elections by May 29. “Announcement of the elections will be made by forming a consensus government under the leadership of sitting Chief Justice within few days,” the Prime Minister revealed.
Prime Minister Dr Bhattarai was addressing the concluding ceremony of golden jubilee celebrations of Balkumari Kanya Higher Secondary School, Narayangadh on Monday afternoon. Saying that the major political parties forged a consensus informally to form the election government under the leadership of the sitting CJ, the Prime Minister affirmed that this option was the last one.
The Prime Minister said that the parties claiming themselves as the champions of democracy have obstructed the democratic process of holding the constituent assembly (CA) elections. He also said that the opposition parties were hindering a free and fair election by piling pressure on the President not to endorse the ordinances. “How can the government function if its feet were tied under such condition,” the PM questioned.
Dr Bhattarai said that the UCPN (Maoist) party was consistently raising voices in favor of country’s progressive change even in the adverse situation and the party would remain in favor of country’s positive change. The PM said that economic and political stability should prevail in the country after drafting the constitution through the CA. RSS


DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor has said that India will have to abandon Pakistan’s hostility to counter the vision of Bajaur’s Bajaur.
Major General Asif Ghafoor wrote in his blog on social media that the Indian Army Chief says they follow the army chief of Pakistan. DGISPR further wrote that the better Indian Army Chief General Bajwa of regional peace and stability Follow the vision of Benazir. General Gen. Asif Ghafoor said that India would have to “follow these” violations for general Bajwa’s vision
Source: PTV News


UAE- 6 factories shops fined for selling illegal steel fish traps
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)The Ministry of Environment and Water has fined six factories and shops for selling fishing equipment called 'gargoor' (a steel mesh fish trap) in Ajman and Sharjah.
The firms were fined during an inspection carried out by the ministry to ensure that trade outlets are complying with federal laws related to protection of environment. Saif Mohammed Al Shara Assistant Undersecretary for Fishing at the ministry said the outlets were fined for selling fishing tools that are illegal; and manufacturing fishing nets that are not in accordance with the law. He said the ministry is keen on developing laws to achieve its strategic objectives of promoting environmental sustainability and protection of aquatic living resources. Amira Agarib
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Govt trapped badly in the Panamagate scandal: Sirajul Haq
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has on Friday said that the government has trapped badly in the Panamagate scandal.
Talking to media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, he said that the rule of law will establish by punishing a rich.
“The prime minister was using his office for personal interests,” the JI chief said.
On the occasion, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid said that even the Mughal emperors did not given such big gifts to their parents then the gifts Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons gave him.
He further said that the coffin would be taken out from the apex court.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson Naeemul Haq said that the PTI would continue to call corrupt people as corrupt.


(MENAFN) On Saturday, Sep. 25 state media said in a report that five suspects were detained for vandalizing aircrafts in Myanmar.
The report noted that a flight of Air KBZ which arranged to fly to Heho of Shan state from Yangon was substituted with another one as leaves were discovered in both of the pilot tubes of the airplane ahead of its journey on Aug. 12.
Because of a malfunction of Auto Pilot System, the substituted flight had to go back to the Yangon International Airport seven minutes after take-off from the airport and it was later discovered that both pilot tubes were full of leaves.
Another airplane was substituted and leaves were discovered in its left pilot tube in the pre-departure check.
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Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday witnessed 52 deaths due to Covid-19 while 4,926 people tested positive for the deadly infection.
With the highest daily spike since the pandemic, the number of total active cases in the region has reached 41,666.
With 52 more deaths, the toll has reached 2,562 and the active cases continue to increase and the recovery rate decreases with each passing day.
Of the exact number of 201,511 cases, 123,646 are from the Kashmir division and 77,865 from the Jammu division. Officials said that among 4,916 new cases, 3,242 belong to the Kashmir division while 1,685 are from the Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in the Kashmir division have reached 123,646 including 95,172 recoveries and 1,494 deaths while a total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 77,865 including 62,101 recoveries and 1,068 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 41,666 including 26,980 from the Kashmir division and 14,686 from the Jammu division.
With 2,836 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 157,283 which is 78.05 per cent of the total cases.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Sri Lanka clinched their second win in the T-20 World Cup warm-up matches by registering a relatively comfortable victory against Papua New Guinea in Abu Dhabi. The Lankans put up a score of 162/5 on the board and then managed to restrict PNG to 123/7 in their 20 overs.
Meanwhile, Ireland fine-tuned their preparations for Round 1 by clinching a victory against Bangladesh. Batting first, they posted a total of 177/3 on the board, and then bowled Bangladesh out for 144, which will do their confidence a world of good leading into the tournament.
Over in Dubai, the Netherlands won their second warm-up fixture against Oman in a hard-fought encounter. Chasing 166, Oman fell short by a mere four runs after being restricted to 161/8. It was a good batting performance by the Dutch, who put up a total of 165/4 on the board.
The second warm-up fixture of the day in Dubai between Scotland and Namibia was a run-fest. Batting first, Scotland put up a massive total of 203/7 on the board. Namibia came up with a valiant effort while chasing, scoring 184/5 in their 20 overs, falling short by 19 runs.
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KABUL: The government’s chief negotiator says that they were working on a plan that could ensure cease fire.
Massoum Stanakzai, said Tuesday at the second meeting of coordination committee for peace affairs that they were working on a plan package that includes humanitarian assistance, negotiation preparedness and cease fire.
He emphasized that short-term, mid-term and long-term programs were underway to put end to the country’s crisis.
Separately, Abdul Salam Rahimi, state minister for peace has also said that the government was busy on a cease fire plan.
Efforts were going on for a regional and international coordination, according to Rahimi, who said that a cease fire was needed at the time when the Corona virus was threatening Afghans. The cease fire, he said, would help the government and humanitarian organizations to supply donations to people across the country.
The government formed a negotiating team last month to begin peace talks with Taliban. But the team was criticized by Ghani’s rivals in Kabul as well as by Taliban, while the United States and European countries praised it.
Taliban insist on the release of their 5,000 fighters being held in government custody as a precondition to start talks.
The militants signed a peace deal with the United States late February after more than a year-long negotiations.


(Crain's) — In less than one month, the state has recovered more than $20 million from people wrongfully collecting unemployment insurance while they were gainfully employed, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said today.
This is the first year the agency has been allowed to garnish the federal tax returns of individuals who collected benefits knowing they were ineligible.
So far, the state has recovered $15.8 million through federal tax return garnishment, IDES said in a statement. The agency collected an additional $3.6 million after simply informing individuals that their tax return would be garnished.
Through federal garnishment, Illinois seeks to recover $158 million from individuals who refused to enter into a payment plan, IDES said. Illinois also garnished more than $1.1 million from state tax returns, which it has been allowed to do since 2007.
The programs are part of laws enacted last year that are expected to save businesses more than $400 million, provide 16 percent unemployment insurance tax reductions for companies that did not lay off workers and punish those that defraud the unemployment insurance program, according to IDES.


There have been a further eight positive cases of Covid-19 reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Department of Health.
It brings the total to 5,996.
There have been no further deaths reported, keeping that total at 556.
Newry, Mourne and Down have recorded the highest number of positive cases in the last seven days, with 27 people testing positive for the virus.
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavin has seen six positive cases in that timeframe.
In total NMD has had 420 positive cases while ABC has 764, which is second only to Belfast.
There are currently two people being treated for Covid-19 in intensive Care Units in Northern Ireland.


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NHM employees’ demands under consideration: J&K Minister
Jammu: Days after over 50 NHM employees sustained injuries in cane-charge, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat on Wednesday informed the house that government has conceded maximum demands of the NHM employees, even as their demand for regularisation of services is being looked into.
He said a four-member committee constituted by the government to look into the demands of the National Health Mission (NHM) has presented its report and its recommendations are under consideration of the government.
‘’The committee was constituted in September last year and the panel has presented a detailed report about the strength of NHM employees, financial implication on their regularization and other issues,’’ the Minister said in reply to the queries raised by the members in the House during Question Hour in J&K Legislative Assembly.
The Minister said that in its report the committee has put the number of NHM employees at 8402 and their regularization in one go would have a financial implication of Rs 224 crore on the state exchequer.
He said the committee has recommended for phased regularization of the employees starting with 1020 employees which would involve financial implication of Rs 27.41 crore.
However, the Minister said that the government has met several other demands of the NHM employees.
He said that earlier 3 months maternity leave was granted in favour of the female employees without salary, but now they avail the leave along with the perks. He said they are also entitled to EPF, Accidental insurance and other incentives.
The Minister praised the contribution and dedication of NHM employees and appealed them to resume their duty.
He said that their genuine demands are already under the consideration of the government.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On the night of June 4, the Russians attacked Ukraine with missiles that were traditionally launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers in the Caspian Sea area and UAVs.
"According to preliminary information, not a single aerial target reached the capital. The air defense forces destroyed everything heading towards the city at long distance. For the second night in a row, the residents of Kyiv do not hear the sounds of explosions overhead," said Serhiy Popko, Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
He thanked the air defense forces for saving lives.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday told the National Assembly (NA) that government will soon announce a policy to improve the standards of education in the country.
Replying to a question in the NA, the minister told that policy envisages the curriculum development and training programmes for the teachers.
He said the government is also considering introducing a uniform national curriculum in the country.
He said our universities are lagging behind in meeting the international standards. He said that efforts are afoot to upgrade the standards of the higher education institutions.
On the other hand, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told the NA that a comprehensive strategic business plan 2018-22 is being framed to completely restructure Pakistan International Airline (PIA). He said that the business plan is expected to be completed in six months.


President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-east region of the country as bandits.
He said that his administration would continue to treat and handle the insurgency as the Federal Government steps up efforts to fight against it in the region.
President Buhari explained that the government was concentrating on repairing damaged infrastructure, rehabilitation of internally displaced persons, and securing their communities so that they could return home.
He applauded the support of the ICRC and other humanitarian organizations, saying that the situation of the displaced persons was pathetic.
The President stressed that great progress has equally been made in dis-abusing the minds of people that the insurgency was religious.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday sent a cable to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika congratulating him on the anniversary of the Algerian revolution.
The King wished President Bouteflika continued good health and the Algerian people further progress and prosperity.
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Armed residents of Dandora and Umoja have been urged to surrender their guns.
Speaking during a security meeting in Mowlem, Buruburu OCPD urged residents to report anyone in possession of guns.
Embakasi West MP George Theuri who was also in the meeting condemned land grabbing in the area saying it has also led to rising insecurity.
Theuri urged the police to utilise their mandate and protect the helpless when the land grabbers come knocking.
The meeting comes at a time when the area has faced cases of insecurity and subsequent protests regarding the issue.


AICC Kisan Congress Vice President Kodanda Reddy once again criticized CM KCR. He said that in 2022, KCR’s government has stolen the farmers’ interest. He said that the KCR government did not care about the hardships of the farmers that the farmers worked continuously even in the face of the COVID crisis and that farmers in the state have faced a lot of difficulties.
This year, the government did not buy paddy, so the farmers suffered severely. He lamented that KCR’s promise of loan waiver has not yet been implemented. He said that the government has not taken steps to stop farmer suicides and the funds allocated for agriculture in the budget have been limited to juggling numbers.
He said that the government has failed in cleansing the land records and justice has been done to the landlords with the Dharani portal. He said that injustice is being done to the small farmers and the farmer’s relatives are also getting help for the uncultivated lands. He said that the farmers are facing various difficulties as they are not getting compensation for crop loss.


India - Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Decoding their captaincy stats
Senior Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma will be leading Team India in the three-match ODI series against South Africa this month. Rohit, who took over the captain of India in T20Is post the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, will be eager to make his presence felt in the 50-over format as well. We decode the captaincy stats between Rohit and his predecessor Virat Kohli.
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WATCH | Durban police lock up lockdown offender in CBD
Durban police were out in full force on Friday to ensure the city's residents were complying with the national lockdown restrictions.
Durban metro police spokesperson Superintendent Boysie Zungu said those who were out on the streets without permits were hauled away.
"We put them in vans, warned them and then took them to other vans to make sure they went home," he said.
He said Durban metro police officers were deployed throughout the city.
"There are people who are complying and who have permits. These are those who need to go to work as part of essential services. But there were also people out on the streets when they shouldn’t be," Zungu said.
He said it was too early to confirm arrest numbers.
Police spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal Col Thembeka Mbele said officers were out working together to "ensure the lockdown is strictly adhered to".
Videos of some offenders being dealt with by police were circulating on social media.