The majority, 83.5 percent of the respondents, who will participate in the presidential election on April 11 in Azerbaijan will vote for incumbent president Ilham Aliyev, according to a poll conducted by the “Rey” Monitoring Center in early April.
The overwhelming majority of voters, according to the poll, will take part in the presidential election.
The survey showed that 68 percent of the respondents will definitely take part in the voting. Another 10 percent noted that they “would rather” take part, only five percent unequivocally said that they would not cast vote and another five percent said that “they would rather not go.”
Meanwhile, eight percent has not yet decided whether they will vote. Four percent of the respondents abstained from answering.
As for other presidential candidates, two percent of the respondents said they intend to vote for Gudrat Hasanguliyev, 1.7 percent – for Sardar Mammadov, 1.6 percent – for Hafiz Hajiyev, 1.6 percent – for Faraj Guliyev, 0.9 percent – Zahid Oruj, 0.7 percent – for Araz Alizade, 0.5 percent – Razi Nurullayev, 2.5 percent of the respondents noted that they would not vote for anyone, 2.3 percent did not yet decide on the candidate and , 3.2 percent – abstained from answering.


Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that PML-N and PPP have parted their ways but still, Imran Khan will not shake hands with Asif Ali Zardari.
Talking on BOL News program Tajzia with Sami Ibrahim, Sheikh Rashid said that no progress has been made on negotiations with the opposition so far, adding that PML-N has no future.
He said that during the Musharraf era, Nawaz Sharif boarded a plane to leave the country but Shahbaz Sharif refused to do so.
The Minister said that the competition in Punjab is between PML-N and PTI, the media strategy of PML-N was better.
He said that Tehreek-e-Labbaik was emerging as the third political force in Punjab.
Sheikh Rashid added that Sanjrani would be the chairman of the Senate while Gilani would be the leader of the opposition.
He said that resolution of the Kashmir issue through dialogue seems difficult, Pakistan will not compromise on Kashmir cause.
Sheikh Rashid said that no one accepts the anti-military rhetoric of opposition.
He said that Imran Khan and Turkish President Erdogan have close ties.
Sheikh Rashid said that new faces would be included in the federal cabinet and Usman Buzdar would remain Chief Minister of Punjab.


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Businesses are urging the UK government to clarify its guidance on when office workers can return, given growing fears that the absence of white-collar employees, particularly in city centres, is holding back the recovery.
Government guidelines that people who can work from home should continue to do so have not changed during the easing of the coronavirus lockdown over recent weeks. Carolyn Fairbairn, director-general of the CBI business group, said that businesses now wanted greater clarity over when workers could come back to offices.
“There is some concern around our office-based members about when offices might be encouraged to go back to work,” she said. “Although we know that offices can work from home, we are increasingly hearing from firms who are saying that they have people who want to go back.”
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Facebook is going to start showing users a new pop-up before they share a link to content related to COVID-19.
The social media giant notes that the notification will help people understand how recent the information is and will also provide context about the source.
“We want to make sure people have the context they need to make informed decisions about what to share on Facebook, especially when it comes to COVID-19 content,” Facebook noted in a blog post.
The pop-up is also going to direct users to Facebook’s COVID-19 Information Centre to ensure that people have access to credible information about the virus from global health authorities.
Facebook notes that content posted by credible sources like the World Health Organization won’t have this notification on them to ensure that it’s sowing the spread of reliable information.
The new pop-up is rolling out globally this week.
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Congress General Secretary and UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi has questioned CM Yogi while posting on social media. Priyanka Gandhi said, Chief Minister is going to Braj area today. Braj has inspired the whole world to serve cows. This has been the condition of most of the Gaushalas in Uttar Pradesh for the last five years. Priyanka Gandhi said that, despite the colossal plight of the gaushalas, the government is sitting on its hands. Hope, they will do something about the plight of Gaushalas.
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APCC chief Raghuveera Reddy has said that under the AP Re-organisation Act, the prerogative of choosing the new capital lies with the state government . Speaking to media persons on Friday, Raghuveera Reddy, however, said that the state government should take its decisions based on the report of Shiva Rama Krishnan committee appointed by the central government for the purpose. The committee has the final say on the capital issue, he clarified. Further, he said that his party is ready to fight the state government on behalf of people if it exploits the rights of farmers.


Srinagar, Feb 16: Chairperson of Waqf Board, Darakshan Andrabi on Thursday said that at least 5000 notified properties are presently missing and that the process has been started to locate these possessions while the illegal occupants have also been directed to pay rent or vacate the assets within 15 days.
Andrabi said that the revenue records of 5000 notified Waqf properties are available, but the possessions are missing. “The revenue records of missing properties are available and Waqf is not having the control on such properties. We have already started a process to locate the belongings,” she said.
She further stated that presently, there are 30 per cent illegal occupants in the Waqf properties. “We have asked the illegal occupants to either pay the rent as per the revised rates or vacate the properties within 15 days,” she said.
Chairperson, Waqf Board also said that people are quite cooperative and it is expected that they will positively come forward to resolve the issue. “We also don’t want to go tough against anyone. We don’t want to affect anyone’s livelihood, but the people must cooperate,” she said.
Furthermore, she said that the process has been going on for the geo-tagging of the Waqf properties.


(MENAFN- IANS) Gurugram, Nov 30 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has terminated 26 contractual employees, who were allegedly creating obstruction in the cleaning work being done by the civic body, an official said.
MCG officials said on Wednesday that different resident welfare associations and dignitaries of the city had met the Joint Commissioners of Zone-1 and Zone-2 areas and complained that some sanitation workers were spoiling the cleanliness system of the city in the name of strike and if someone was doing cleaning work in his area, then his work is also being disrupted.
Action had earlier been taken against three employees, who tarnished the image of the MCG through their misconduct.
An FIR was registered against sanitation workers Naresh, Ram Singh and Rajesh Kumar, for allegedly making illegal recovery from MCG contractors.
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State Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government would initiate a crackdown against non-filers in May, Radio Pakistan reported.
As per details, he said the government has received information about four to five million non-filers in the country.
The minister asserted that the tax evaders would have to face action as the department concerned would be checking all non-filers across the country.
He said another operation related to fake accounts would also be launched to discourage such trends in the country.
Meanwhile, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing of income tax returns and statements for the tax year 2018 till April 30th. The FBR has urged citizens, who had...


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The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) said that the export container transport index in China has posted a rise in December.
The average Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) in China posted an increase of 3.2 percent since the earlier month to set at 841.46 points last month.
The sub-index for the Persian Gulf/Red Sea and European routes rose 13.7 percent and 6.6 percent respectively in December.
The Australia/New Zealand and West Africa routes registered a drop of 4.6 percent and 2.4 percent in their sub-index respectively.
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Ottawa to give $46 million to Quebec, Atlantic provinces to help boost tourism
The federal government is announcing a $46-million aid package for the tourism industries of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly says $30 million is earmarked for Quebec, with about $13.5 million going towards small- and medium-sized business in the tourism industry.
Ottawa will be giving another $16 million to local tourism associations across the province that can help their members adapt to COVID-19 safety measures and promote their destinations.
About $20 million had been allocated in the federal budget while about $10 million is new money previously announced in May.
Meanwhile, Ottawa is giving about $12 million to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, which will fund 79 tourism projects across the four Atlantic provinces.
Atlantic Canada is also receiving $4.5 million for its various tourism marketing associations to help them promote local events and boost travel across the region.


Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday defended the Union Budget 2021-22, saying it did not put additional burden on people and had come at a time when the Indian economy was hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The allocation for the health sector had been increased by 137 per cent to Rs 2.23 lakh crore compared with last year with provision for Rs 35,000 crore for corona vaccination too, he said while addressing youths here as part of the BJP drive to explain to the people various welfare measures proposed by the government.
“The budget for health provides for Rs 35,000 crore for vaccination. We have also been helping several countries with the vaccine in line with the Indian philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’,” the Minister said.
“Based on the Prime Minister’s advice of ‘jaan hai tau jahan hai’, health and well-being of the citizenry has been taken care of,” he added.
Pradhan hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a Budget for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ or self-reliant India.
He said that the central government had taken the responsibility of taking care of 80 crore people through the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana during the pandemic.
“Eighty crore people — two third of the country’s population — were taken care by the union government which provided free ration, gas, cash in bank accounts,” Pradhan said.
He said that the Budget was focussed on innovation and technology, on which the economic strength of the country depended.
Pradhan said that the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of Rs 40,000 crore will open new doors of development for rural India.
The Minister said that the new National Education Policy brought forth by the Modi government talked about employment and knowledge.


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Proposals for the reopening of Cork city centre will be on the agenda at a meeting today.
The Cork city centre CORE partnership has asked an expert to identify what fears people have about returning to cities as the Covid-19 restrictions are eased and eventually lifted.
It is hoped the input will help City Council and its partners including businesses and transport providers to introduce the correct measures that need to be taken.
These include ways to show the public that the risk of infection has been minimised to the greatest extent possible and to instill confidence in the measures.
It could be a further two weeks before detailed proposals are ready to be considered by a full meeting of Cork City Council.


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Yemeni Sports Minister Discusses Ways Of Cooperation With Officials Of The Saudi Development And Reconstruction Program For Yemen
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Aden, Aug. 07, 2022, SPA -- Yemen's Minister of Youths and Sports Naif Al-Bakry discussed in Aden today with the Director of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen Ahmed Al-Mudkhaly the most important needs and access of the program to Yemeni sports projects, building of facilities and ways of joint cooperation.
The Yemeni minister lauded the efforts being exerted by the program to provide support and rehabilitate sports facilities which sustained some kind of destruction during the struggle witnessed by the provisional capital of Aden during summer 2015.
The Yemeni news agency of Saba which carried the news said that Al-Bakry has reviewed a host of concerns suffered by the ministry amid scarcity of resources on one hand and the monopoly of the Houthi militia of the Youth Care Fund on the other, depriving the sports clubs in Yemen from benefiting from it.
For his part, the director of the program office said the program has recently approved a plan worth $400 million to support new projects in Yemen, partly appropriated to support sports and youths sectors.
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Pakistan- HMC admits Congo virus patient
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PESHAWAR, August 11: A 30-years woman affected with Congo virus was admitted to Hayatabad Medical Complext here Friday. The patient identified as old Rabia was tested positive two days back and is under treatment in the hospital, hospital administration said. Fumigation and other precautionary are being taken to avoid spread of the viral disease that is considered fatal.
The administration said that patients was hailing from Karak district. It said that around six patients affected with congo virus was under treatment in the hospital. Directorate of Livestock and Dairy Development has warned to take precautionary measures as animals from other provinces are being transported that may bring the virus with them.
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Three Nigerian popular first-class monarchs were deposed for supporting banditry.
Some people in the state of Zamfara say that three traditional rulers have been ousted because they are thought to have been linked to banditry there.
Following a report from a committee that was set up to look into their role in banditry operations across the state, the three monarchs were officially dethroned by the state government.
Result from the meeting
A few hours later, after a meeting of the state’s Executive Council at the Gusau Government House, the state’s Commissioner of Information and Commissioner of Security and Internal Affairs, both in Gusau, said that this had been the case for a while.
The government also approved the revocation of land that was given to non-indigenous residents of Zamfara State, according to commissioners. They said that the tenants were illegally occupying the land and not following the rules.
It took a long time for the commissioners to come to their decision, they said in a statement. They looked over the reports the two committees sent to the state government.
The three traditional leaders were suspended and arrested by the state administration in June 2021, after they were accused of involvement in banditry operations by the state government.


There have been a lot of incidents in the recent past in which journalists working on the ground have complained that the police and the government forces have obstructed their professional duties and have even thrashed them.
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) recently expressed its serious concern over the use of force against three freelance reporters, contributing to three news channels while covering the DDC polls in Anantnag.
These three journalists have accused police of thrashing them in presence of SSP Anantnag and have claimed that in fact he was instrumental for their beating up and afterwards ordering the police to keep them in the police station of Srigufwara in South Kashmir.
The trio including Fayaz Lolu (ETV Bharat) Mudasir Qadri (News 18 Urdu) and Junaid Rafiq (TV 9) alleged that they were beaten in Srigufwara in presence of the SSP. They said their equipment was seized and they were taken to the local police post, are the observations made by Kashmir Editors Guild in its press release over the incident.
“The Guild is surprised over the reason that the cops resorted to force when everything around was normal. The three TV reporters revealed that they had recorded a political activist’s complaint about the polling and were told by a duty officer that the SSP was on the way and wanted to give his version,” it said in a statement.
As the officer’s vehicle reached the spot, he avoided giving them a bite and instead started beating them. They said they were taken to the police station and their equipment was seized. During their stay in the station, one of them had a panic attack and was taken to hospital, the KEG said.


BISMARCK (AP) -- Two North Dakota Democratic lawmakers have added their names to a court filing with the U.S. Supreme Court to support the new federal health care law.
The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments about whether the law violates the U.S. Constitution.
Fargo state Sen. Tim Mathern and Grand Forks state Rep. Eliot Glassheim have signed a brief that argues the health care law is constitutional. Mathern said the brief will be filed with the Supreme Court on Friday.
Mathern said the law is one of many examples of federal and state cooperation in health care.
He said it has already helped people with medical problems get, and keep, insurance coverage.
Mathern said more than 400 legislators from 49 states have signed the brief.


Jaipur, Nov 10 (PTI) The BJP's Rajasthan unit has claimed that the party-led government in the state generated employment for 44 lakh people and the number was much more than what was promised.
The party's state unit tweeted on Friday,"The BJP had promised to generate employment for 15 lakh people, though more than 44 lakh people were given jobs.
The Congress' state unit chief Sachin Pilot said that the BJP's claim was "baseless and irresponsible".
The chief minister should first make public the list of those 15 lakh 'fortunate unemployed' who got jobs in the last 59 months and then tell that who are the remaining 29 lakh who were given jobs, Pilot said in a statement issued here on Saturday.
He said the BJP's claim has hurt the sentiments of youths.
Citing an analysis conducted by an institute, Pilot claimed that the unemployment rate in the state increased from 3.2 per cent to 7.7 per cent in five years.
Pilot also asked the chief minister to study the CAG report "which has highlighted the failure of the skill development programme of the state government".
In the run up to the 2013 assembly elections, the BJP had promised 15 lakh jobs to youths of the state. PTI SDA GVS


The Police Administration on Monday debunked assertions being peddled by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama who said on one of his campaign tours that officers were being bribed to vote for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“I have received information that officers are being bribed with GH¢1,000.00 to vote for the NPP… If you have performed, you would not be paying to be voted for,” Mr. Mahama, who is also a former President said.
But Mr James Oppong Boanuh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said those assertions were palpable falsehoods and unfounded, calculated to denigrate the institution of the Police Service.
He explained that the monies given to the officers were their election duty allowances, which, hitherto, were paid after the officers had completed their election assignment, sometimes affecting their morale in the performance of that special national duty.
Mr Oppong Boanuh said those monies were now being paid directly into the officers’ accounts, unlike previous times when they were paid on tabletops, which could be subject to abuse and other short changes.
He said the monies were basically Gh¢100.00 a day for five days and that the extra Gh¢100.00, which made up the total of Gh¢600.00, was intended to be used by the officers to sew their uniforms, which had been distributed to them, but were not sewn due to the consignment of uniforms arriving late, making it impossible for tailors of the Service to sew.
Mr Oppong Boanuh said all officers were expected to, without any excuse, be in the traditional police uniforms.
He said the monies given to them were a routine duty allowance and not what the leading opposition politicians were saying in certain quarters, adding that there was a similar disbursement during the COVID-19 lockdown.


Liberals are nearly three times more likely than their conservative counterparts to distance themselves from somebody on social media due to their political posts, a new survey found.
The study, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), a nonpartisan organization, found that 24 percent of Democratic voters said that they had "blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media" after President-elect Donald Trump won on Nov. 8, due to that person's politics, compared to only 9 percent of both Republican and independent voters who said they had done the same. Overall, only 13 percent of the general public said that they had removed online friends over politics.
The study, which PRRI conducted between Dec. 7-11, also found that gender had a lot to do with who was deleting their Facebook friends. While 14 percent of Democratic men said that they had distanced themselves from social media connections over their political posts following the election, 30 percent of politically liberal women reported having done so. Only 8 percent of Republican men and 14 percent of conservative women said the same.
In general, 28 percent of Democrats said that they removed someone for their online content, whether political or not, while 8 percent of Republicans and 11 percent of moderates reported doing the same.
Americans have long reported that they are burnt out when it comes to political encounters on social media. During the election, 37 percent of respondents in an October Pew Research Poll said that they were "worn out" by the political posts that they saw on their social media feeds – nearly twice as many as the 20 percent who said that they like it.
Meanwhile, 59 percent said at the time that they find political conversations and debates with those who have different views to be stressful and frustrating, compared to 35 percent who said that they are useful and enlightening. A full 64 percent said at the time that those interactions leave them feeling like they have even less in common than they previously thought.


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Lisbon, Aug 20 (IANS) Portugal will once more be on fire alert from Sunday onwards due to the 'current meteorological and environmental circumstances', the country's Minister of Internal Administration Jose Luis Carneiro said.
Carneiro said the alert would last until August 23, and will apply to the entire Portuguese mainland, reports Xinhua news agency.
Speaking at a press conference, Carneiro explained that the alert situation implies 'special limitations regarding the use of fire, the use of machinery, and agricultural work, as well as access to forests'.
The use of fire is the cause of 54 per cent of fire disasters, he said.
Most parts of Portugal are in for a new heatwave starting on Sunday, and the temperature could again top 40 degrees Celsius.
Coupled with winds predicted to reach 60 km per hour, this will create the meteorological conditions for drought as well as fire.
Carneiro said the country is doing its utmost to protect its people in these exceptional circumstances.
'Everyone has been doing their best, from firefighters to local communities.'
Portugal is experiencing one of its worst climate crises in recent years, resulting in fires that have burned more than 84,000 hectares of land since the beginning of this year.
This is equivalent to 1 per cent of the country's territory, according to data from the European Forest Fire Information System.
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For Handy, it has always been about the number of people who they feel like they can help. They want to make sure that they are able to help the most people so that they are able to improve their business model. This has made them the number one home services website that is on the way that things work for people who need to have home cleaning services. Handy has truly made a name for themselves in the industry that they are a major part of with the home cleaning and the services that they have to offer all of their clients.
No matter what someone needs when it comes to their home, Handy is able to help them with it. This is something that is important to the company and the main vision that they had when they first started. They wanted to make sure that they were doing everything that they could for their clients: the people who needed home cleaning services and the people who had home cleaning services to offer. Because of this, Handy.com was born into something that was much better than what they could have ever imagined it would be.
The success that Handy has seen has been due entirely to their commitment to the customers that they have. They want to make sure that all of their clients are happy and they will stop at nothing to make sure that they have what their clients need when it comes to the different things that are offered by the company. The success that they have had has been exponential and they have grown their businesses hundreds of times since they started. This is something that shows their direct commitment to the company and to the way that things are done for them. There are many ways in which Handy has been able to help people.
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KUWAIT, 18th March, 2023 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti crude oil price went up by 80 cents during Friday's trading sessions to US$76.29 per barrel, compared with US$75.49 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Saturday.
Comparatively, Brent crude fell by US$1.73 to US$72.97 pb, while West Texas Intermediate went down by US$1.61, settling at US$66.74 pb, according to a report by the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
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Mayor Bernie Ash said he received some calls recently about allowing business and property owners to vote in city elections.
“We’ve got people running small businesses and own the building, pay property taxes, pay sales taxes and they felt they should have the right to vote since what we do affects them,” Ash said.
Ash said he previously thought the practice was impossible, but said City Attorney Andy Wright found state law that allows the practice.
“It is legal to do that by changing the charter. If more than two people own the business, then only two of them would be allowed to vote. This is just in the city elections,” Ash said.
Ash said he did not know how many more property and business owners would be allowed to vote, but said he believed it was a small percentage.
“I think it’s a good idea. It gives these people representation to for or against the taxes and regulations that the city might put on them,” Ash said.
The council is expected to discuss the issue Tuesday during its regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the Town Meeting Hall.


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(MENAFN) The U.S. State Department's special representative for Iran, Robert Malley, has stated that Washington is “not fine” with the higher trend in Iran's oil exports in latest months and will want to “do more” to discourage and put stress on countries buying more oil from Iran.
Malley made an announcement in an interview with Bloomberg TV that U.S. restrictions against Iran and its oil sales that have been applied since previous U.S. President Donald Trump removed Washington from the nuclear agreement in 2018 are still in place and have not been “loosened or decreased.”
He said that Iran's oil exports have increased since the end of 2022 and declared that Washington is actively watching the situation and reacting to stop the growing flows, mainly when it comes to China.
Since applying restrictions, China has been definitely the largest destination for Iranian crude.
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Questioning the priorities of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, CPM state secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram accused that the TRS government is spending more on temples than spending on the people’s welfare. His `Mahajana Padayatra’ today reached Mahbubabad and addressing the people, he said that the CPM will continue its fight against wrong priorities.
He deplored that the government is spending heavily on construction of temples and their renovation than working for the welfare of the masses. However, he said that his party was not against religion, but suggested the government to focus on the people by providing better medical and education services.
Veerabhadram also accused that the KCR government failed in providing basic facilities in state-run schools. He said that students are suffering due to lack of basic facilities like infrastructure, drinking water, furniture at schools.
The CPM leader made it clear that development was not possible until basic infrastructure was not provided to the people and added that development only happens when political power comes in to the hands of the working class. He also said that the TRS government which promised to work for the welfare of the masses was also working for the corporate sector.


The opposition AIADMK and its allies including the BJP walked out of the Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday demanding the withdrawal of the hike in property tax. Party joint coordinator and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) led the AIADMK legislators in walking out of the assembly.
While walking out of the house, EPS said,” In the last two years, people have suffered a lot due to the pandemic and have lost their livelihood. Even in such a situation, the government has increased the property tax which has come as a bolt from the blue for ordinary people.”
He said that the ruling party has reneged on its 487th poll promise that it would not increase the property tax until the people overcame the impact of Covid-19.
The leaders of the DMK allies like the Congress and the VCK however in their speech said that the property tax hike was inevitable but said that the government could bring it down to bring solace to the people who were suffering from the hike in fuel prices.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin while speaking in the house appealed to the opposition parties not to play politics over the hike in rates of property taxes and ruled out the possibility of any withdrawal from the hike announced.
He called upon the political parties to set aside their differences with the government and to work for the development of Tamil Nadu.
Stalin was responding to the calling attention motion in the Tamil Nadu assembly on Wednesday. He said that his government has not increased the property tax willingly and added that he was admitting it.
He said, “There is a compulsion hor the government to tackle the situation when the civic bodies are in dire need of funds”.
He added that there were several development schemes that were getting affected due to the fund crunch and hence the government has increased property tax without affecting the poor and the middle class.


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(MENAFN) On Wednesday, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) witnessed a significant surge as the TEDPIX, its main index, gained 5,642 points to reach 2,150,209. As the most prominent stock exchange in Iran, the TSE plays a pivotal role in the country's financial landscape, alongside other key exchanges such as the Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX), and Iran Fara Bourse (IFB), which comprises the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
To ensure transparency and instill psychological security in the stock market, Iran's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has initiated ten supervisory programs, according to statements by Amir-Mehdi Sabaei, the organization's spokesman. These programs encompass various measures aimed at promoting healthy transactions and fostering confidence among investors.
One of the primary measures involves categorizing market violations based on their severity and implementing corresponding regulatory actions, ranging from issuing systemic notices and administrative warnings to reporting crimes to higher authorities. Additionally, an intelligent system for automatic monitoring alerts to violators is being developed to enhance surveillance capabilities.
The SEO also plans to publish periodic reports detailing supervisory measures taken, including the names of violators after the issuance of final warnings, as per relevant regulations. Regular evaluations of stock exchange regulatory measures, intensified penalties for criminal activities in cyberspace, and educational initiatives to enhance awareness of market manipulation are among the other programs being implemented.
The Iranian government's commitment to restoring shareholders' trust in the stock market has prompted a series of reforms aimed at revitalizing market dynamics. Over the past two years, the government has pursued sixteen practical measures to address structural issues and facilitate market growth, demonstrating a concerted effort to bolster Iran's financial ecosystem.
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Story | Dec 18, 2014 | 5:18 PMWhen he heard that United States and Cuba plan to restore diplomatic ties, retired New York City police detective Tom Nerney says he was struck with hope that a convicted killer he helped bring to justice but who escaped to the Caribbean island would finally be brought home after more than 30 years.


Population estimates up statewide and local level
The United States Census Bureau just recently released the agency's 2009 National and State population estimates, showing growth in North Dakota of 5,423 people to a new estimated population of 646,844.
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Saudi- Cocaine seizure in Colombia said to be country's largest
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Mexico City, Sha'ban 09, 1437, May 16, 2016, SPA -- Security forces have seized at least 8 tons of
cocaine in north-western Colombia, the Colombian military said
Sunday, according to dpa.
President Juan Manuel Santos said on Twitter it was the largest drug discovery in the history of the South American country.
The military posted photos on Twitter showing individual packages lined up in a grid on the ground.
The drug was discovered in Antioquia Department, the newspaper El Tiempo said, citing authorities.
The cocaine is believed to belong to the crime syndicate Los Urabenos, which is considered most powerful criminal organization in Colombia and which recruits mainly from former combatants of right-wing paramilitaries.
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To ensure that their legislators are able to participate effectively in debates in the Assembly and ask questions, the Congress is organising a comprehensive training programme for them that will be spread over three days, beginning Friday. This is for the first time that the party is holding such a kind of training for its legislators.
During the three-day training workshop, the MLAs will be taught about the legislative history of Gujarat, different ways of raising questions in the Assembly and various committees of the Assembly, their role and style of functioning. As a large number of Congress legislators are first-timers, the training programme will also cover educating them about their rights and duties as members of the House.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said that most of the party MLAs were not aware of how the Bills and proposals were introduced in the Assembly. “All these things will be covered in the three-day training session… We are giving them special training about how to give interviews and soundbites to print and electronic media, and what would be the impact of their statements on the public mind about themselves and the party,” said Doshi.
A special session, Doshi said, will be held on the importance of social media. He said that the biggest challenge before the legislators was about how to communicate effectively in the House and present their point of view in a convincing manner.
For effective participation and counter the ruling party, the MLAs will also be taught about the failures of the BJP government in the state as well as at the Centre on various fronts.
A special lecture has also been planned on how the BJP government “misused’’ Narmada water before and during the Assembly elections, and which has now resulted in emptying of the dam and the state facing a severe water crisis.
A 45-minute special session has also been organised on teaching them the history and ideology of the Congress party. Doshi said that the legislators will also be taught about the “importance of transparency and credibility” in public life.


Internal changes bringing county departments together
WILLMAR — Even though they have separate staff behind closed doors on opposite sides of the building, progress is being made to bring Kandiyohi County’s public health and family services programs closer together.
Ann Stehn, who is now the director of both departments — which function under the new joint name of “Health and Human Services Department” even though they are still separate entities — said internal charges are being made to bring the entities together.
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RAS AL-KHAIMAH, 28th February, 2018 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah, today received Mohamed bin Hamad Saqer Al Moawda, Ambassador of Bahrain to the UAE, on the occasion of the end of his term of office in the country.
The Ras al-Khaimah Ruler wished the ambassador success in his future career and praised his efforts in supporting and strengthening bilateral relations during his tenure in the UAE in many fields.
The meeting was attended by a number of Sheikhs and Ras al-Khaimah senior officials.
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Two injured in crash at troublesome PR intersection
At least two people were being treated at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Park Rapids that has seen its share of traffic mishaps.
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Efforts being made to improve the Corporate Law: Asad Umar
While speaking at a gathering, Umar said that the corporate sector will be organized on the modern lines.
Asad Umar said that the lack of governance has affected performance of the institutions adding that the country needed people having expertise in the corporate sector.
Comparing the public and private sectors, federal minister said that the procurement in private sector is rapid and without hassle, while in public sector under the PEPRA rules the procedures for procurement are quite complex. He said we have now got the cabinet approval to change the multilateral procurement rules.
“We are required to give attention to this situation,” the finance minister said. “We have to encourage the Listed Companies,” he further said.
Finance Minister Asad Umer urged the regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Stock Market to fully facilitate the corporate sector in order to enhance its productivity and contribution to the economy, the state radio said in its report.
Addressing a ceremony pertaining to the corporate sector, finance minister said corporate laws are being amended to improve business environment in the country.
The fundamental operating procedures for the corporate sector will also be changed to achieve the desired goals, he said.
He said the government is focussing to improve governance in public sector enterprises.


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Willmar, Minn., to participate in GreenStep Cities program to reduce energy use
WILLMAR -- Willmar will participate in a statewide citizen-driven program that focuses on local government opportunities to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases.
The Minnesota GreenStep program provides cost-effective sustainable development best practices in the categories of buildings and lighting; transportation; land use; environmental management; and economic and community development.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday met with President Asif Ali Zardari wherein they expressed their resolve to steer the country out of prevailing challenges.
In the meeting, they discussed the country’s overall political and economic situation, a President House press release said.
The meeting also featured the deliberations on the measures to extend relief to the masses during the Holy Ramazan.
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Addressing the Tax Excellence Awards ceremony in Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed the resolve on Tuesday to bring macroeconomic stability and put Pakistan the path of growth.
The premier said ensuring export-led growth through joint efforts was the only solution to make the country debt-free.
The prime minister also said the government will strive to elevate productive sectors such as industries, information technology (IT), and agriculture.


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Shoppers donate nearly two tonnes of groceries to Cirencester Foodbank at pre-Christmas collection
GENEROUS shoppers in Cirencester have donated nearly two tonnes of food to a cause that will provide hungry people with food over Christmas.
Volunteers from Cirencester Foodbank were on hand at the Tesco store in Kingsmeadow earlier in the month and collected 1.9 tonnes of food over the three days that they were based in the shop.
Mandy Fry, chairman of Cirencester Foodbank, said: “The collection went really well. So many people were kind enough to buy an extra item of food to donate to us.
“I think it’s really heartening that people will buy extra to give to those who are in need.”
She also said that it was “really lovely” that some people who had used the Foodbank in the past had come to the Tesco collection to donate something.
The Foodbank, which operates out of Ashcroft Church, now had around five tonnes of food in storage that will be handed out to people who struggle to feed themselves and their family.
Mandy said volunteers at the Foodbank have seen an increase of people in recent weeks.
She said: “I think it could be down to the changes being made to the benefits system. It’s really had a big effect on a lot of young people.”
It is estimated that the Foodbank gives away more than a tonne and a half of food every month and with Christmas approaching, it is likely that the amount will increase.
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COVID patient caseload increases to 93,993
With 221 new COVID cases reported, the total number of coronavirus patients in the country has increased to 93,993.
Of the new cases reported, 178 were from the Peliyagoda COVID cluster and 12 were from the prison cluster.
Thirty-one foreign nationals were identified as newly infected.
Accordingly, 2485 people are being treated at the hospital and 90,917 have recovered.
Also, the number of coronavirus related deaths in the country has increased to 591 with 03 corona deaths being reported yesterday (07).


(NAIS) Government has expressed concern over the negative impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Zambia’s food security.
Agriculture Minister REUBEN MTOLO said the conflict is a matter of serious concern, which has potential to erode the positive gains recorded in the country’s agricultural sector.
Mr. MTOLO noted that the Russia-Ukraine war is raising concerns on the impending food crisis in Africa, at large, and in Zambia in particular.
He observed that the two countries at war are global agricultural giants and influencers in the global food commodity trade.
Mr MTOLO has since called for quick identification of measures to shield Zambia’s food security against the impact of the war in Ukraine.
The minister was speaking in Lusaka today, when he opened the first high level discussion meeting centered on the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Meanwhile, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute – IAPRI – Executive Director CHANCE KABAGHE said the meeting is the beginning of discussions on the food industry in Zambia.


GEORGE TOWN: Only a small number of students and staff of Tenby Schools Penang in Tanjung Bungah were in direct contact with the two students who tested positive for Covid-19.
International Schools Partnership (ISP) South East Asia regional managing director Andy Nicol said that those who have been identified have been asked to self-quarantine by the state Health Department.
"The relevant authorities visited the school on Monday (Nov 9) and are extremely satisfied and impressed with the measures we have had in place to assure the safety and wellbeing of our community.
"Screening will take place tomorrow and will be conducted by the state Health Department on those who have been close contact with the two students," he said in a statement to The Star on Monday (Nov 9).
Nicol said the school has implemented a rigorous standard operating procedures (SOPs) and limited bubbles of student contact since the school reopened in June.
He said as a school that is part of the ISP, it has taken its strongest level of precautions to keep the school and its community safe, including daily temperature-taking of staff and students.
He said the school has strict SOPs in place that meet and exceed the Health Ministry standards and benchmarks, and has passed the government and ISP inspections for Covid-19 SOPs.
"As well as conducting rigorous daily cleaning through the Covid-19 pandemic, we have also been engaged in a process of deep cleaning of the school following the increase in cases in Penang over recent weeks," he said.
On the two students, Nicol said they are doing well and have not demonstrated any physical symptoms of the virus so far.
"Those students did not demonstrate any symptoms when they were at school," he said.
He added that the students are in good health and are currently quarantined in accordance with Health Ministry guidelines and regulations.
He also said that ISP is working closely with the authorities and has been in constant contact with the state Health Department in relation to the matter.
"Our ongoing priority remains to ensure that we safeguard the health and well-being of our students and staff," he said.
A letter from the school principal to parents has stated that the school has been contacted by the health authorities informing them that two of its students had contracted the virus.
The letter sighted by The Star dated Sunday (Nov 8) also assured that the school will continue to have very strict measures in place to ensure that the school and its community are a safe environment.
The letter also assured that the school is in direct contact with the Malaysian authorities.


The Government informed Parliament today that the resolution on Sri Lanka which was adopted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was illegal.
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the resolution was an attempt to interfere in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs.
“Sri Lanka considers the resolution as unwarranted. This resolution against Sri Lanka is illegal,” he told Parliament.
Gunawardena said that Sri Lanka is a sovereign State and will protect that sovereignty.
He also said that the new resolution did not have majority support at the Council.
He also tabled the resolution and details of the co-sponsors of the document in Parliament.
However, the Minister said that Sri Lanka will continue engaging with United Nations agencies.
Dinesh Gunawardena also said that the resolution co-sponsored by the former Government was a “great betrayal”.
He said the Government will address accountability issues in Sri Lanka through a domestic mechanism. (Easwaran Rutnam)


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Residents of Bonchari constituency in Kisii county yesterday demonstrated over the sorry state of Iyabe Level Three Hospital.
They have been expecting it to be upgraded to level four.
They alleged that leaders diverted funds meant for the expansion of the facility to a different hospital.
Addressing the press at Iyabe, the residents said that the hospital has been sidelined in terms of development.
They claimed that the hospital was allocated Ksh 12 million but the money was diverted elsewhere.
One of them, Dennis Omoke, said that the hospital is not giving services as required.
“Residents are travelling to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) to seek health services and yet this hospital is supposed to serve the community,” Omoke said.
Omoke said that the hospital does not have wards and offices yet it’s a Sub-county facility.
His sentiments were echoed by Clare Ondieki, who said that the services the hospital was offering were not up to the expected standards.
“What hurts us more is when patients trave long distances to seek medical attention and yet there is a facility around us which is supposed to assist the community,” she said.
Geoffrey Omwendwa and Philip Motonu alleged that elected leaders from the constituency diverted the money to a different hospital in another constituency.
They said that there was scarcity of medicine in the hospital.
He said that Marani, Ogembo, Nduru and Nyamache hospitals have been upgraded yet Iyabe has been sidelined.
The residents said that they have tried to talk to area leaders and the county government but no action had been taken.
The residents said that it is one year since the ground was broken for the construction of the hospital.
They alleged that the hospital was funded by donors but they have not seen any progress.
They said that they will keep on picketing till their grievances are addressed by the authority concerned.
The residents said that they will not relent until the hospital is upgraded to level four.


Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai to enquire about the health condition after the latter tested positive for COVID.
According to Chief Minister’s office, Prime Minister advised Bommai to get proper treatment. The conversation lasted for about five minutes.
Chief Minister Bommai explained to Prime Minister about his health conditions and the COVID-19 situation in Karnataka. Bommai also informed Prime Minister that besides him, two more members of his family have been infected with the virus.
Chief Minister said that he is attending meetings via virtual mode in Bengaluru. He also informed Prime Minister Modi that necessary measures are being taken to check the spread of the disease and the vaccination campaign has been intensified.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Monday evening said that he had tested positive for COVID-19 infection.


Russia deems NATO accusation of Taliban aid as 'idle gossip'
(MENAFN) Russia has responded to NATO's top commander in Afghanistan allegations of supplying the Taliban with weapons, dismissing it as "idle gossip".
Speaking to the BBC, General John Nicholson accused Russia of investing efforts to weaken the US stance in Afghanistan as it supplies the militant group with financial aid and arms.
The commander said "we've had weapons brought to this headquarters and given to us by Afghan leaders and said this was given by the Russians to the Taliban."
Responding to the claim, the Russian embassy in Kabul stated "once again, we insist that such statements are absolutely baseless and appeal to officials not to talk nonsense."
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Jordan, Sweden discuss legal and judicial cooperation
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Minister of Justice Bassam Talhouni on Thursday discussed with Swedish Minister for Justice and Migration, Morgan Johansson, aspects of bilateral cooperation in the legal and judicial fields.
During the meeting, the two officials also focused on ways of realizing projects of mutual interest for the two countries.
Talhouni stressed the importance of exchanging views on a number of international and regional issues related to legal cooperation and human rights, mainly offering humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in neighboring countries.
The Swedish minister confirmed that his visit aimed to discuss a number of issues of common interest, especially at a time when Jordan is facing severe challenges due to hosting a large number of Syrian refugees.
Johansson appreciated the Kingdom's role in providing Syrian refugees with necessary services despite its limited resources,especially education which he witnessed during his visit to the Azraq refugee camp.
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Uttar Pradesh Unlock: Multiplexes, gyms allowed to reopen from July 5; weekend curfew to continue | Details inside
Lucknow | Jagran News Desk: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that multiplexes, gyms and stadiums in the state will be allowed to operate from July 5. However, the weekend curfew will continue to remain the same, the Uttar Pradesh government said.
Announcing the relaxations, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the multiplexes, gyms and stadiums will have to comply with the COVID-19 protocols when they open.
He also added that the business of cinema halls have been severely affected by the pandemic. Therefore, the state government will 'sympathetically' consider their problems.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, cinema hall owners have been seeking a waiver from electricity bills and other taxes during the period of their closure. The pandemic has also impacted the livelihood of other small scale businesses which were forced to shut down due to the nationwide lockdown.
This decision has been taken keeping in mind the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh. More than 2.5 lakh Covid tests are being done in the state every day and the positivity rate has come down to less than one per cent.
In the last 24 hours, around 2,70,723 Covid tests were conducted in Uttar Pradesh, 133 new cases of the COVID infection have come, while 228 patients have recovered after getting treatment.
Meanwhile, a total of around 5.83 crore tests have been conducted in the state as of now and 16.81 lakh people have been discharged. Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government also announced the reopening of schools from July 1 for classes 1-8. Only teachers and school staff are asked to visit the school.
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Telangana Congress leader Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has alleged that in next General Election, people will teach a lesson to TRS. Addressing a press conference, Komatireddy has alleged that in the name of the commission, TRS government has focussed on the various projects. He has alleged that Chief Minister has focussed on the development of his house rather than focussing on the construction of double bedroom houses meant for the poor people. Further, he has alleged that the problems of people have not reached the Assembly. Watch the video.
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Chinese biotech firm InnoCare Pharma Ltd. has decided to postpone investor meetings to gauge demand for its Hong Kong initial public offering amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to people familiar with the matter.
InnoCare had originally planned to start gauging demand next week, said the people, declining to be identified as the information is private. The widening coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 200 and sickened thousands, caused the company to put the plan on hold, the people said. The company had been planning to raise around $250 million from the IPO, Bloomberg News reported last year. An external representative for the company declined to comment.


The provincial government in a statement said the airstrike was carried out earlier today in the vicinity of Gul Aram located in Alingar district.
The statement further added that the militants have suffered casualties during the airstrike but the exact number has not been ascertained so far.
The airstrike was carried out by the Afghan Air Force, the statement said, adding that the Taliban leader whose hideout was hit has been identified as Nikmal.
According to the local officials, is a prominent Taliban leader who has involved in numerous terrorist related activities during the recent years.
Laghman has been among the relatively calm provinces since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 but the anti-government armed militant groups have increased their insurgency in some parts of the province during the recent years.
This comes as the officials earlier reported that a major attack plan by the Taliban militants to capture the government compound and other key institutions was thwarted by the security forces.


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Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Visits Saudi School
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Algiers, Rabi'II 30, 1437, February 09, 2016, SPA - Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Saleh visited here today Saudi school in Algiers.
During the visit, Ambassador Al-Saleh was briefed on the student activities at the school, calling on the teachers and administrators to continue their efforts to improve the quality of school.
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Extra security measures are in place for the opening of Manchester's Christmas Markets. Large steel and concrete barriers have been placed around the markets for the first time and armed officers will patrol the area. Millions of people are expected to visit the markets in the city centre over the next six weeks and police say the additional measures are aimed at making them feel as safe as possible.
The new barriers will be placed around Albert Square and firearms officers will patrol the markets there and at other sites across the city. Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council are also working together to install other protective security measures in key areas and have been working closely with the market managers and organisers. City leaders say the city is open for business.


Terming Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal’s statement on changing their lawyer on the SYL canal issue as a “political gimmick”, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said Kejriwal should rather change his “anti-Punjab mindset”.
Addressing a gathering at a sangat darshan in Nawanshahr assembly segment, Badal said that as Kejriwal hailed from Haryana, he was inclined to safeguarding the interests of his state and nothing good for Punjab could be expected of him. He said Kejriwal’s sole intention was to have political power in the state.
The chief minister said, “While the Congress in the past had signed various agreements to deprive the state of its waters, the AAP is now trying to ensure that these agreements were implemented at the earliest. Both parties are bent on ruining the state.”
Apprising the people of the affidavit submitted by the AAP government in Delhi on the SYL issue, the chief minister said the Delhi government had said that the Punjab government’s stand on the issue would disintegrate the country as it was “unconstitutional” and “anti-national”.


Srinagar: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar, Wednesday said that the infrastructure sector will emerge as a major job creator in the State as massive reforms with regards to ease of doing business and capacity building are being undertaken by the present dispensation.
The Minister was speaking at a meeting convened to review progress under Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Kashmir Division. Development Commissioner (Works), Chief Engineer PMGSY, Director Planning and other concerned officials attended the meeting.
The Minister said that the Government is investing resources on creation of durable assets like roads, bridges and buildings of public utility, which are vital for overall development.
He said that to help contractors, technocrats, entrepreneurs and other job creators to benefit from this expenditure, various initiatives are underway to remove hiccups in ease of doing business. He said that a committee of Chief Engineers has already been constituted who will propose the ways by which participation of local contractors and technocrats will be encouraged.
Akhtar said that the Government will be handholding the concerned contractors so that there will be enhanced local participation in the developmental projects and that the sector will employ thousands of people in professional, skilled and unskilled categories.
He said that there are number of projects like in Ramban and Banihal National Highway stretch where works worth crores of rupees are stuck as local contractors are not coming forward. He said that the working of the Government is being changed in such a way that people find it easy to work on the Government projects.
The Minister said that the government is working on two fronts of quality and quantity of projects and said that for the year 2016-17 a total of 180 schemes were sanctioned, out of which 178 have been tendered and letter of intent issued for 162 such projects. He said that a record number of 171 schemes are slated to be completed in 2017-18 and 141 schemes will be completed in 2018-19.
During the meeting, the Minister was informed that the coming fiscal will see a record achievement in terms of network of new roads which would be laid across the Kashmir valley. It was revealed that around 600 kms of new roads will be completed in 2017-18.
The Chief Engineer PMGSY informed that of the sanctioned 881 schemes, as many 740 have been completed and work on the rest is going on at a fast pace. It was given out that 594 habitations have been linked under the PMGSY roads out of the total 624 habitations.


Contrary to reports that bandits attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train, the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC says the attacks were carried out by hoodlums.
Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria while speaking on the attacks said the reports were untrue adding that there are always hoodlums who usually throw heavy stones at the moving train along Abuja-Kaduna route.
He added that there would have been bullets on the Abuja-Kaduna train KA4 playing the Asham and Kubwa if the attacks were indeed carried out by bandits.
According to him, the hoodlums came out to attack the train because police arrested one of the suspects.
The NRC Boss stated that the security agencies have been informed to prevent such future occurrences and intervene in the matter.
Meanwhile, Okhiria urged the public using the trains not to panic adding that the Minister of Transportation and NRC would ensure the safety of Nigerians on that route.
Corroborating the NRC manager, Paschal Nnorli, the Manager Abuja-Kaduna Train Service stated that the reported attacks were untrue noting that some hoodlums threw stones and broke the windscreen of the train.


A small kitchen fire broke out about 3:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon at an apartment house at 143 Main St. in Macungie.
Macungie Fire Department Chief Timothy Schantzenbach said the fire was confined to the second-floor kitchen, and was apparently caused by an electric malfunction.
Schantzenbach said the apartment was empty when the fire began. He said the apartment sustained minor damage, mostly from smoke. Schantzenbach said the department had received an initial report that a child was trapped in the apartment, but he said that the information was unfounded.
Schantzenbach said the fire was under control about 4 p.m. Fire personnel from the Alburtis Fire Department and Emmaus Fire Department assisted with the fire, Schantzenbach said.


Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said there was a “groundswell” against President Donald Trump and “the authoritarian Republicans” enabling him.
Reich said, “You know, Democrats, like any office holders, what they want to do, they obviously want to be reelected. They obviously also have some principles but they are going to be most influenced by the people who elected them, and the loudest people among the Democratic party and electorate right now are furious. Donald Trump is something that has generated more activism in the Democratic base — and not just Democrats, there are a lot of independents, a lot of people who haven’t even been politically active before who are now active and the switchboards are almost impenetrable because people are calling their Democratic senators.”
“I was even interested yesterday that Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, two Republican senators, said they had so many people who were telling them not to vote for Betsy DeVos that they actually broke ranks,” he continued. “It’s not just Democrats. You have a groundswell in the United States right now against Trump and the authoritarian Republicans who are enabling Trump.”
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It's about the cost of health care, stupid. Voters' top priority for health care reform is to reduce out-of-control costs.
Strong majorities of Independents expect the health care reform law to increase their premiums, health care costs, the federal decit, and taxes, while more believe it will hurt rather than help
the quality of care.
Instead of making health care more a-ordable, a majority of Independents say their own health care costs have gone up since ObamaCare became law.
Most Americans believe the health care law is a drag on the economy.
Most Americans do not believe they will personally benefit from ObamaCare.
Voters are wary of more government involvement as the basis of health care reform.
Since becoming law, the intensity favors those who strongly oppose the health care reform law instead of those who favor the law.
Swing voters oppose the individual mandate, and their displeasure has increased since the debate over ObamaCare began.
Rather than spending the better part of his first two years trying to pass health care reform, Independents believe President Obama should have done more to focus on the economy.
The health care reform debate caused many voters to view President Obama as "another politician."


Hamza Shahbaz tells RFI Pakistan Muslim League-N can rule alone
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Pakistan’s general election has seen a swing to the Pakistan Muslim League-N which has assured its leader Nawaz Sharif a third term as prime minister. But provisional results do not give the right-wing party an overall majority unless it can recruit some of the over 20 independents to its ranks. Sharif’s nephew, Hamza Shahbaz, who has been elected to the National Assembly, told RFI on Monday that the party is confident that it can not only form a government but also that it can rule alone.
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The President of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee, Vincent H.Pala today the 28th of May made a public announcement that the President of Mawkynrew Block Congress Committee, Kansing Lynshiang will be the Congress party candidate in the Assembly Election of 2023 from Mawkynrew constituency.
The public announcement of making Lynshiang the Congress party candidate was made at a public meeting held at the ground of the Holy Cross Parish Mawkynrew, in which people from various villages came to witness and hear the announcement of the Congress party candidate.
One woman from the area of Mawkynrew while speaking at the meeting said that the time has come for the people to remember again that it was only the Congress party which brought developmental works and it is also time for when there is a youth from the locality and area, to give full support to him.
Kansing Lynshiang while speaking at the meeting said that the election in 2023 is no longer the start for he has worked for many many years in serving the people of the locality and the area as much as he can and he also affirmed that he does not have any contractors or wealthy people to support him but he has the support of the poor and needy who are the farmers of Mawkynrew constituency.
Speaking about the announcement of Kansing Lynshiang as the Congress party candidate, Vincent H.Pala said that the Assembly Election of 2023 will be an election between the rich and the poor farmers and while criticising the other parties in the MDA Government, he said that all are servants of the BJP.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Trend
The heads of state of Turkic Council have been resolute and acted swiftly towards achieving a steady, effective cooperation amid spreading coronavirus, Peter M. Tase, US expert, strategic adviser on international affairs and public diplomacy to governments, universities and corporations in Europe and the Americas, told Trend.
'The virtual Extraordinary Summit of Turkic Council, held on the initiative of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 10, 2020, brought together the leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and other countries, the expert said.
'The agenda items discussed in the latest Turkic Council Summit are in the strategic interest for all involved countries, Tase said. 'The Turkic Council has been resolute, dynamic and has taken swift actions as the world is succumbed into a public health plague that has taken the lives of over 103,000 people.
'The strong alliance established under the framework of Turkic Council is an example to be followed by other international organizations, Tase said.
'The heads of state of Turkic Council have been resolute and acted swiftly towards achieving a steady, effective cooperation in the fields of health care, pharmaceutical manufacturing, economic integration measures and promotion of infrastructure, the expert said.
'What Turkic Council is doing is far superior to what Brussels has been implementing until today, the expert said.
'In the post plague environment, Turkic Council will acquire more leverage and is expected to further strengthen the economic and commercial cooperation and pave the road for a greater cooperation in regional infrastructure, engineering, energy economics, Tase said.
'International Humanitarian Assistance and effective Crisis Management orchestrated by Azerbaijan's government is also essential, Tase said.
'The urgent handling of the ongoing global public health pandemic and implementation of social distancing among the population in a record time comes first and it is indeed a success story that places Azerbaijan at the top (achieving great - impressive results in prophylactic medicine or preventive healthcare), the expert said.
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Vietnam wall replica travels to Audubon
They were the soldiers who were spit on. They were the ones that saw and endured some of the most horrific experiences of war imaginable while fighting for a country they loved -- even when they weren't always being loved back.
Now, soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War are being remembered locally as a moving memorial rolls through Audubon.
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Bihar on a high alert before Holi
Bihar has been put on high alert before the colour festival of Holi, police said on Tuesday.
"The state was put on high alert to maintain peace and communal harmony during the celebrations," Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani told PTI.
Deployment of security personnel have already been made in all vulnerable and sensitive locations and patrolling has been intensified, he said.
Jawans of Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been posted in the communally-sensitive areas of Patna and Bhagalpur, Neelmani said, adding that the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) and Bihar Military Police (BMP) personnel were also engaged to assist District Armed Police to maintain law and order.
A team of police officers at the state police headquarters in Patna would keep watch on the situation across the state, he said.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In the temporarily occupied Crimea, partisans discovered a secret depot of the invaders at an abandoned vegetable warehouse near Simferopol.
"Our agents discovered a hidden warehouse of the Russian occupiers in the village of Mazanka, Simferopol district. It is equipped at an abandoned vegetable warehouse in the rock," ATESH partisan movement posted on Telegram .
According to the information provided by the partisans, the entrance to the depot is fortified with shell rock and temporary fortifications. Tents with the personnel of invaders are located below the main entrance. There are posts of the Russian military police, which inspect civilian cars and local residents, at the entrance to the village. Read also:
Invaders building defense lines in Crimea – partisan
"It's probably a very worthy target goal that requires a Grom [missile]. All the information was submitted – we are waiting for the results!" reads the post
Earlier it was reported that partisans discovered a repair base of the occupiers in Crimea.
Photos: ATESH, Telegram
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Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) A three-storeyed building collapsed in Lakkasandra near the busy Wilson Garden area in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Monday. Luckily, most of the 50 people who lived in the building had gone out to work, the police said, and there were no casualties.
The fire brigade and emergency services personnel have reached the spot for search abd rescue operation. The labourers living there came from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and worked in the Metro project. Most of them had gone to work when the building collapsed. The few who were in the building managed to rush out when the building started shaking, eyewitnesses said.
Uday B Garudachar, the local BJP MLA, said that the building was unauthorized and built in violation of the rules. The police have informed that no one was injured or killed in the incident. "I am going to the spot. All workers had gone out to work, if it would have happened in the night, what would have been the situation," he asked.
Locals said that the building was leaning slightly for two years but no official from the civic body bothered about it. They overlooked our complaints about the condition of the building.
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi has said that operation Zarb-e-Azb was being appreciated internationally.
Talking to a Private news channel, Tariq Fatemi said that entire world has lauded successes in ongoing Operation Zarb-i-Azb due to its unique features.
He said that the military operation in North Waziristan was launched with consensus of all political parties.
“Pakistan had spent the entire sum of two billion dollars on Operation Zarb-i-Azb on its own”, he informed.
He said Pakistan Army has rendered unprecedented sacrifices in making the operation successful and it would continue till the elimination of last terrorist.
To a question he said that the United Stated had lauded the role of Pakistan for its unprecedented efforts to eliminate terrorism and extremism.


Zimbabwe "new beginning" as Mugabe era comes to an end
(MENAFN) In Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, a protest took place calling for the resignation of President Mugabe before citizens began celebrating their triumph when the army stepped forward to conclude the president's reign.
The protest is confirmed to be backed up by the army as well as the ruling Zanu-PF party; even war veterans who supported the president are encouraging his resignation. BBC reporters witnessed citizens rooting for soldiers and embracing them when a protester said the day was "about a new beginning."
During the rally, one protester said "as Zimbabweans, we are saying to our army: Thank you very much for the peaceful intervention. And it's time for the masses of Zimbabwe to say: Mugabe must go and must go, like, yesterday. We can't wait to see his back. For us, it's about a new beginning. For us, it's about the end of authoritarian rule and we are going to take our Zimbabwe back."
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CM ANNOUNCES TO GIVE FILLIP TO INDUSTRIALISATION IN THE BORDER DISTRICTS OF THE STATE
Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday announced to give impetus to industrialisation in the border districts of the state.
Interacting with the industrialists during the maiden Sarkar Sannatkar milni, the Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to ensure the holistic development of the industry in-the border region. He said that the process of border identification will be streamlined soon in the state by incorporating the necessary changes. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this will help in giving major fillip to the industry in the state especially in the border region.
At the very outset of the milni led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal the gathering observed two minutes silence in the memory Colonel Manpreet Singh and other Jawans who attained martyrdom in terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister said that during the run up for the elections they had promised certain guarantees to the industrialists. He said that now after 18 months of formation of the government they are here to list the achievements in various sectors. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that no stone will be left unturned for facilitating the industry in state.
The Chief Minister said that the state government will ensure judicious use of canal water for the industrial units on the lines of water being provided to the farmers for agriculture purposes. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this will facilitate the industry in its smooth working and facilitation.
The Chief Minister said that the policies for the industry will be framed as per the need of industrialists and to facilitate them. He said that whatever the industry will demand from the state government will be delivered at the earliest to facilitate the industry. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this also the need of hour to boost economic activity in the region.
The Chief Minister also announced to set up a dedicated force to facilitate the tourists coming in district on every day. He said that Amritsar witnesses a footfall of around one lakh pilgrims daily and special force is required to cater to their needs. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this dedicated unit of the Punjab Police will have separate uniform and dress code so that they can be identified easily.
The Chief Minister also announced to embark e bus shuttle service in the sacred city in the coming days. He said that this will help in reducing the pollution level in the city and thereby facilitating the pilgrims and residents in a big way. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is the need of hour for further developing Amritsar as hub of tourism.
The Chief Minister also said that the state government is all set to introduce Artificial Intelligence in Police and traffic management. He said that this will help in enhancing the efficiency of Punjab Police on scientific lines for the welfare of people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that every step will be taken for the well being of the people coming to this district.
The Chief Minister said that industrialists trust a government only when they get corruption free system, crime free environment, law and order. He said that government payback benefits of their taxes money to them and use them judiciously for well being of society. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Law and order situation matters as the Industrialists will not move to violent hit places but they are showing trust in Punjab government and number of industries are coming to state.
The Chief Minister said that due to concerted efforts of the state government investment worth Rs 50840 crore has been roped in for the state. He said that Tata Steels has made biggest investment in the state after Jamshedpur adding that other companies like Jindal Steel, Virbio, Class, Tafe, Hindustan Liver and others are making investment in state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that with this 2.25 lakh youth will get employment in the state.
The Chief Minister announced to set up celebration point at Amritsar over an area of 50-100 acre. He said that banquet halls for celebrating various events of happiness will be constructed in this celebration point. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this first of its kind celebration point will be instrumental in boosting tourism in state.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has recently organised tourism summit in the state. He said that it is matter of great pride and satisfaction that investors have shown their desire to invest around Rs 1200-1500 crore in the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this investment will bring the state on the map of international tourism.


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New Delhi :
An Air India aircraft that was to fly to Delhi returned to Kathmandu airport on Saturday evening after pilots heard a noise while taking off, according to an airline official.
Also, prior to taking off, it was noticed after boarding passengers that a door in the aircraft was unserviceable. The plane was cleared for take-off after following necessary airworthiness protocols.
An airline spokesperson on Nov 26 said the two issues were not related and at no point was safety compromised.
While a tail strike was suspected as the plane returned, it was later confirmed that there was no tail strike, the spokesperson said.
The official said the pilots had decided to return as they heard a noise during take-off and had suspected a possible tail strike.
Further, the official said that after checks, the A321 aircraft operated the flight to Delhi on Sunday morning.
"AI 216 from Kathmandu to Delhi on Nov 26 experienced an unserviceable door after boarding was completed. All necessary airworthiness protocols were carried out and the aircraft was cleared for take-off," the spokesperson said.
While taking off, the spokesperson said the pilots suspected a tail strike and as a measure of precaution, decided to turn back in accordance with safety protocols.
"It was later confirmed that there was no tail strike," the spokesperson said.
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