New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan has alleged that the diplomatic staff and the families in their embassy in India are facing harassment. If the situation does not improve the families of the officers will be called back, warned Pakistan while protesting against it. While reacting to this, India accused Pakistan of making false accusations. India has drawn attention to the complaint that India has lodged, about the Indian diplomatic officials being harassed in Pakistan.
The tensions have been rising between Indian and Pakistan since the last few months. Both the armies have resorted to firing at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu-Kashmir. It is now evident that Pakistan is purposefully intensifying it. Increasing the tension in this region is in Pakistan’s interest for taking up the Kashmir issue at the international level. Pakistan is trying to warn the international community that if a conflict is sparked between India and Pakistan, it could turn into a dreadful nuclear war. These tactics of Pakistan have backfired and now it is trying to defame India on the political front.
Pakistan has alleged harassment being meted out to the diplomatic officers in its embassy and their families in India; and has lodged protest against it. Pakistan has warned that if the harassment continues the families of their officials will be called back. India has dismissed these allegations and has made a counter allegation that the Indian officials in Islamabad are being intentionally targeted. India has said that the Indian officials are being harassed in Islamabad, by disconnecting the electric and water supply to their residence.
This issue had been taken up by India with the Pakistan officials. Due to the fear of being exposed, Pakistan has made false allegations that India has been troubling its diplomatic officials. This kind of a political duel has taken place in the past too. Three years ago, India had apprehended a Pakistani diplomat while spying red handed. After that India had expelled seven Pakistani diplomats for spying. In reply, Pakistan had sent four Indian diplomats back to India. Subsequently, the conflict between India and Pakistan at the political level seems to have started again.


President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declined assent to the 2018 Electoral Act Amendment bill and returned it to the National Assembly.
That was the fourth time the bill is being rejected by the President as earlier rejections were said to be due to errors in the bill.
Briefing State House correspondents on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters (Senate), Ita Enang said that the President in line with the constitution has communicated his decision and returned the bill to the National Assembly.
Enang, who was not categorical on whether the President rejected the bill, said that it’s the National Assembly that can reveal the content of the communication.
But he said that the President has signed the National Open University bill into law.
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Virus deaths, cases soar throughout Latin America
Latin America’s COVID-19 tally continues to grow as nearly 100,000 infections and more than 2,500 fatalities were reported in 10 countries on Thursday.
The biggest daily surge was in Brazil, where 1,175 fatalities and 40,716 more infections were recorded over the past day.
The country’s death toll now stands at 559,607, while the total case count has crossed 20 million, the third-highest in the world after the US and India.
According to Health Ministry data, more than 18.8 million recoveries have been recorded in Brazil, the most populous country on the continent.
In Mexico, 611 deaths and 20,685 more cases were recorded over the past 24 hours.
The country’s overall count is now over 2.9 million, including 242,547 fatalities and more than 2.2 million recoveries, according to official data.
At least 300 more virus patients died in Argentina, raising the death toll to 106,747, according to the Health Ministry.
A total of 13,736 more infections were confirmed, taking the overall tally past 4.6 million.
Colombia’s Health Ministry reported 211 more virus fatalities, raising the death toll to 121,695.
A total of 7,084 new infections were confirmed, pushing the overall count above 4.8 million, including more than 4.6 million recoveries.
There were 41 more fatalities and 4,399 infections recorded in Guatemala over the past day, according to local media reports.
The overall case count is now at 377,446, including 10,524 deaths.
Honduras saw 52 more virus deaths and 1,687 new cases, according to local media.
The country’s infections tally has reached 303,387, including 8,014 deaths and 102,384 recoveries.
In Peru, 29 more virus patients died over the past day, while the number of new infections was 872, according to the Health Ministry.
The total count in the country is now over 2.1 million, including a death toll of 196,673.
Bolivia reported 28 more fatalities and 832 new infections, raising its overall tally to 476,097, including 17,910 deaths.
A total of 411,830 people have recovered from the virus in the country, according to the Health Ministry.
Chile recorded 31 more deaths and 674 new cases, pushing the total past 1.61 million, including 35,671 fatalities and some 1.5 million recoveries, according to official data.
In Paraguay, 37 more COVID-19 patients died over the past day, pushing the death toll to 15,172.
The country’s case count increased by 427 to reach 453,794, while the number of recoveries stands at 423,964, according to Health Ministry figures.
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Minister Namal Rajapaksa says the government and Parliament should think about the future of the country.
Speaking in Parliament, Minister Rajapaksa said the public is well aware of the past but the time is apt to integrate new technology and think about the future of the country.
He said they have received Cabinet approval for the Cyber Security Act and the Data Protection Act and now it should be tabled in Parliament.
The Minister said they are hoping to establish a Data Protection Agency which will be responsible for protecting the data of all citizens.
Minister Namal Rajapaksa said the government will then become the data custodian. He said by 2025, they are planning on becoming at least 50 per cent paperless at all state bodies.
The Minister also said they are also hoping to digitize the hansard in Parliament which will be a first in Asia.


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Saudi watchdog backs up Fintech industry with fresh directory regulations
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia's financial markets watchdog is putting fresh regulations seeking improving the financial technology regulatory structure.
On Thursday, Sep. 16 The Capital Market Authority (CMA) declared the endorsement of adjustments to Financial Technology (Fintech) Experimental Permit Instructions.
The adjustments contain adding meanings to elucidate the character of the Fintech Lab and putting directions for business performance in the Fintech Lab.
Nejoud Al Mulaik, Leader of Saudi Fintech, said to Arab News, "The continuous progress in the technical infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia such as wider implementation of digital identity, data privacy laws, and data classification framework will accelerate the wider adoption of digital services extended by banks and Fintechs."
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Twitter Elon Musk U-turn:
Elon Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion, has been in the news for the past several days due to the new rules being brought to Twitter and the layoffs of employees. According to the news agency Bloomberg, Elon Musk fired almost half of the company’s employees on Friday. After taking such a big decision, Twitter has now taken a U-turn and requested dozens of employees who have lost their jobs to come back. According to two people familiar with the matter, some of the people who were fired before the job were fired by mistake.
Now the management has realized that the company has fired many people who will be needed to run the company smoothly and make Elon Musk’s idea come true.
However, the information about how many people have been called again by the company has not been revealed. A Twitter spokesperson declined to respond to a request for comment. Twitter’s plan to furlough employees was first reported by the platformer.


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International terminal operators will be more than interested to hear news from Israel that the government has decided to break up the state-run monopoly in its two largest container ports – Haifa and Ashdod – and concession off two new terminal projects to private bidders. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the aim was twofold: to bring greater efficiency to port operations through increased competition; and to break the stranglehold that the country’s immensely powerful Histadrut union has on the ports. However, Histadrut has to still agree to the reform.


Report: Karzai Set Taliban Leader Free
A professional kidnapper and Taliban commander was released from an Afghan prison 10 years early and may have won a hush-hush pardon from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the BBC reports. Karzai’s people say the president “could not recall the matter.”
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Akbar Agha was sentenced to 16 years in prison for kidnapping three UN workers in the Afghan capital in 2004. He was released from prison late last year.
His friends told the BBC he had been pardoned by President Hamid Karzai. But a spokesman said the president “could not recall the matter”.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Police were on the scene of a shooting that took place just before 9 p.m. Monday.
The shooting happened around the 700 block of Southwest Western Avenue. Police have confirmed three people were injured and are in stable condition.
Four people were handcuffed and taken in for questioning. They have all been released.
Topeka Police said they will have more information to share Tuesday.


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Dean of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) Thomas Stelzer received in Vienna the credentials of Sultan bin Salmeen al-Mansoori, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the International Anti-Corruption Academy.
On the sidelines of receiving the credentials, they discussed bilateral co-operation relations between Qatar and IACA and ways to support and develop them. Stelzer expressed his thanks and appreciation to Qatar for its continuous support to IACA and its contribution to international efforts to combat the scourge of corruption.
Ambassador al-Mansoori affirmed Qatar's keenness to support the IACA various work and activities in line with its keenness to strengthen international co-operation and shared responsibility in combating corruption.
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(ZANIS) Luapula Province Deputy Permanent Secretary ROYD MWANSA has called on all districts to be on high alert in order to prevent further spread of cholera in the region.
Speaking when he chaired a provincial epidemic preparedness meeting, Mr. MWANSA said government has already dispatched a team of health experts to Mwansabombwe to try and mitigate the further spread of the outbreak in the district.
He has explained that since the outbreak of Cholera in Mwansabombwe last month, people in the area have continued to travel thereby increasing the chances of the disease spreading to other parts of the province.
And Luapula Province Health Director SIMON KUNDA said the
Province is currently experiencing a number of public health threats such as cholera and polio.
Dr. KUNDA added that the province has also continued to record Covid-19 cases which are averaging between 10 and 20 per day.


Ohio sued five drug companies, alleging they fueled the opioid addiction crisis by misrepresenting the addictive risks of painkillers. “The evidence is going to show they knew what they were saying was not true and they did it to increase sales,” said Attorney General Mike DeWine . . .
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Twelve Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus disease have died in the last 24 hours and 811 cases were recorded in Palestine, today said Minister of Health Mai Alkaila.
She said that 10 of the deaths were recorded in the West Bank while two were in the Gaza Strip.
Of the new cases, 100 cases were in the Gaza Strip.
The Minister said that 370 corona patients have also recovered, including 60 in the Gaza Strip.
She said that 37 patients are in hospitals including nine who are on respirators.


KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Oli has reiterated his urge to foreign investors to make an investment in Nepal.
Speaking at the ‘India Nepal Logistics Summit’ in Kathmandu on Sunday, PM Oli said that the government had created an environment that is conducive for investment in Nepal by removing all legal, institutional and procedural hurdles to ensure that investors could invest in Nepal confidently.
He said that an act relating to making provisions for investment and public-private partnership and investment as well as on foreign investment and technology transfer has already been implemented.
“Nepal calls upon investors across the world as well as India to invest in Nepal,” he said adding that Nepal has now a political stability government besides an investment-friendly environment.
He further stated that the expansion of the road network in the country was accorded top priority and that the work for the operation of railway and water transportation was going on.
He said that the customs system has been systematized while the government has provided a better atmosphere for the business communities for trade and commerce.
PM Oli said that the government was making efforts to intervene in the growing trade deficit through regional and sub-regional organizations such as SAARC, BBIN, and BIMSTEC.
He added that the government has also established a shipping office in Kathmandu to add the means of transportation adding that the government has initiated the process for railway construction.
According to him, roads along the Nepal-India border have been widened. The import and transport of cargo, he said, have been made easier with the improvement of highways in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Manjiv Singh Puri, said that the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India had jointly inaugurated the Integrated Customs Post at Birgunj. He added that the inaugural which would be in carried out in Biratnagar soon would help add new dimension in trade between the two countries.
Ambassador Puri said that the construction of the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline has been completed and that the cargo and logistics sectors have been eased.


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Dhaka: Flyadeal, budget subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, completed the Kingdom's first flight with an all-female crew marking a milestone for women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia.
The flight flew from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on May 19, said a spokesman for the airline.
The 'majority' of the seven-member crew were Saudi women, including the first officer, but not the captain, who was a foreign woman, the spokesman added.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority confirmed flyadeal's announcement on May 21. It touted expanding roles for women in the aviation sector in recent years.
Earlier, in 2019, the authority announced the first flight with a female Saudi co-pilot.
Saudi officials are currently in efforts to engineer a rapid expansion of the aviation industry that would turn the kingdom into a global travel hub.
The plans include more than tripling annual traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade, drawing USD 100 billion in investments to the sector by 2030, establishing a new national flag carrier, constructing a new 'mega airport' in Riyadh, and moving up to five million tonnes of cargo each year.
The kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has overseen reforms including lifting a decades-long ban on women driving and the easing of so-called 'guardianship' rules that give men arbitrary authority over female relatives.
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PM Anwar: More EPF withdrawals will affect country’s finances and decrease dividends
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that further Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals will affect the country’s finances and decrease dividends.
He said the issue was a small matter that has become a large one because it has been politicised.
“If we allow EPF withdrawals, there will be an effect on the national funds.
“And those with few savings will have decreased dividends,” he said during the ‘Meet Anwar’ forum of the Youth Empowerment Fair 2023.
He said there were other ways to help the people besides allowing EPF withdrawals.
The Opposition had continuously brought up the matter because there were no other issues.
Anwar said EPF was supposed to be a fund for people once they retire and have no source of income.
Last week, EPF revealed that two million members aged between 40 and 54 have less than RM10,000 in their savings in their accounts.


India, Iran to boost transportation cooperation
( MENAFN ) Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister and Indian counterpart are planning to boost Tehran-New Delhi cooperation in the transportation sector, Iran Daily reported.
The Indian minister said that the two countries can undertake joint projects which can be useful to both sides, local media reported.
Transit, shipping and transportation of goods and passengers can be among the area of cooperation, he said, adding Iran and India are two major economic powers.
"We are trying to remove existing obstacles in the way of promotion of bilateral ties and move towards serving mutual interests," he said.
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Officials with the World Health Organization have said that one other country, Vietnam, has seen a case of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus, Reuters reported.
Health officials have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus in three dozen countries, including the United States, Canada, France, Australia, Cambodia and Thailand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Tuesday, more than 100 people have died in China due to coronavirus, according to The Associated Press. Health officials in the country said more than 4,500 cases of coronavirus have been reported since reports of the virus first surfaced last month. Nearly 1,000 of those infected in China were in serious condition, the AP reported.
Officials recommend that any people who have recently traveled to Wuhan and subsequently experienced flu-like symptoms -- including fever, coughing, shortness of breath or a sore throat -- contact their health care providers.


(MENAFN) The S&P 500 ended with decreases Wednesday, losing all of its earnings in the last five weeks.
The index dropped 62.11 points, or 1.56 percent, to end standing at 3,928.86 -- its worst level since the 15th of December.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 613.89 points, or 1.81 percent, to close standing at 33,296.96.
The Nasdaq dropped 138.10 points, or 1.24 percent, to close the day reaching an amount of 10,957.01.
The VIX volatility index, also known as the fear index, climbed 5 percent to reach 20.34. The 10-year US Treasury yield lost 4.6 percent to stand at 3.373 percent.
The dollar index was unaffected at 102.40, whereas the euro gained 0.06 percent to reach USD1.0795 versus the dollar.
Precious metals were on the red side, with gold dropping 0.2 percent to reach USD1,904 an ounce and silver declining 2 percent to stand at USD23.46.
Crude oil prices were decreased more than 1 percent, with global benchmark Brent crude declining 1.4 percent to USD84.69 a barrel and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude at USD79.55, a 1.1 percent fall.
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Ogun - The Chief Medical Director, State Hospital Ota, Dr Babatunde Banuso, has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to invest more in state hospitals to improve the quality of service to the people.
Banuso told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, Ogun state, that the government does not have all required resources to fund the state hospitals.
"The government cannot fund the hospitals alone, there should be collective efforts between the stakeholders and Government to develop the state hospitals,’’ he said.
Banuso said that there was the need for more participation of people to move the state hospitals from where they are to a more desirable level.
"There should be deliberate steps by the government to educate the public on the need to invest more in state hospitals as they had invested in many other sector of the economy,’’ he said.
Banuso said that NHIS had a role to play in strengthening and enhancing the development of the state hospitals.
He also said that some state hospitals lacked major amenities such as good X-ray machines, admission wards and bigger generators to power their equipment that could boost their daily operation.
"The NHIS should think of what it can offer the state hospitals than immediate benefits it can get,’’ he said
Banuso said that the NHIS should invest in people’s treatment that would yield huge benefits in the long run.


Tanzanian gov’t urged to prepare well for COVID-19
A team of medical experts has urged the government of Tanzania to take contingency and response plans against COVID-19, including the resumption of releasing data on the viral disease.
The more than 15 experts who are members of a special team formed last month by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic in the country made the appeal when they submitted their report to the president at the State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday.
Said Aboud, the chairman of the team, said the government should disclose the current situation of COVID-19 in the country and take necessary interventions.
The government should release correct statistics of COVID-19 cases to the public and the World Health Organization (WHO), the report said. Tanzania last released data on COVID-19 more than a year ago, showing that the country had 509 cases and 21 deaths.
The report has also advised the government to make preparations and allow COVID-19 vaccines that have been listed and approved by the WHO.
According to the report, priority on COVID-19 vaccinations should be given to health workers, frontline workers in the tourism sector, the hospitality industry, borders and religious leaders.
Priority on COVID-19 vaccines should also be given to people aged above 50 years old, people with chronic ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney and respiratory disorders, defense and security personnel and those traveling abroad, said the report.
The report also urged the government to support Tanzania's national health laboratory and other laboratories to improve their capacities in testing COVID-19.


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Agartala, February 20, 2024: In a bid to reduce the alarming number of road accidents in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the issue of road safety very seriously and changed the law accordingly, said Tripura Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the National Road Safety Month – 2024, organized by the State Transport Department at Swami Vivekananda Maidan, Agartala.
He urged everyone to join hands in preventing accidents and raising awareness among the people, especially the young drivers who are more prone to accidents due to excessive speed and reckless driving.
He also informed that the state government has taken an initiative to use modern technology to identify and prevent accidents in the accident-prone areas of the state.
The Chief Minister expressed his concern over the high number of fatalities and injuries caused by road accidents in the country last year. He said that 1 lakh 68 thousand people lost their lives and more than 400,000 people were seriously injured in road accidents in 2023.
He said that most of the victims were between the ages of 18 and 35, and their deaths and injuries not only affected them but also their families and the society at large. He also said that road accidents caused a huge socio-economic loss of 3.14 percent of GDP.
He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for amending the National Road Safety Policy in the Motor Vehicle Act 2020, and said that the Defense Department has taken the initiative to identify the accident-prone areas in the state and take measures to prevent accidents in those areas with the cooperation of the Transport Department.
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given special importance to reducing road traffic accidents to zero, and that the state government also takes this matter very seriously.
He appealed to the people to obey the rules and regulations of road safety, and to be more careful and aware while driving. He said that one should always drive with the thought that they can get into an accident at any time, and that this can help avoid accidents to a large extent.
He also said that various important measures, including breath analyzers, have been adopted to prevent accidents, and that awareness against reckless and speeding car or bike driving is the only way to save lives. He warned the drivers between the ages of 18 and 35 not to put themselves and others in harm’s way by driving carelessly, and to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The Chief Minister also said that the government is working to widen the national highway and increase the number of roads in the state, as the number of vehicles has increased significantly over the years.
He gave statistics to show that in 1971, the number of vehicles in Tripura was only 3,672, and currently the number of vehicles in the state is about 8 lakh. He said that the roads have not increased to keep pace with the increase in vehicles, and that the government is trying to increase the number of roads, including the expansion of national highways.
He also said that state-of-the-art technology is being used to identify speeders and enforce traffic rules. He said that the Prime Minister has decided to build more than 1000 restrooms across the country for the long-distance drivers, so that they can rest in between driving. He also said that plans have been made to provide fast ambulance services to the accident-prone areas, so that the victims can get timely medical assistance.
The event was attended by distinguished guests from various departments, including Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dipak Majumder, DG of Police Amitabh Ranjan, IB DG Anurag Dhankar, Transport Secretary Uttam Kumar Chakma, and Transport Commissioner Uttam Mandal. Students from different educational institutions also joined the event, which was part of a month-long road safety campaign by the Transport and Traffic Department to raise public awareness.


KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) held a virtual meeting today with Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to introduce its new exco members, and to discuss the way forward on various issues in the health care system.
Among the main concerns discussed during the meeting were issues affecting young doctors, the ongoing pandemic and the increasing healthcare costs in the country.
In the meeting, MMA presented solutions to a number of issues affecting both public and private health care. The contract system for doctors, pay grades and on call payments as well as frozen annual leave were among the issues in public health care that were discussed, while general practitioners’ (GPs) seventh fee schedule, Managed Care Organisations/Third Party Administrators, and GPs’ pandemic preparedness were among issues in private health care that were brought up.
In the presentation, MMA also proposed that a Health Commission be set up to look into urgent matters such as human resources in public health care, infrastructure and procurement.
“MMA wishes to thank the health minister for taking the time to meet with us on the many issues that are affecting the delivery of healthcare in the country. The health minister agrees that there is a need for reforms in our health care system and we are pleased that he is already embarking on the process,” said MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai.
Recognising that health care reform is also a priority for the MMA, the association affirmed that it will work together with the health minister and his ministry towards reaching its aims.
The meeting also discussed adopting collaborative approaches and the concept of shared responsibility between public and private health care providers in the health care management of the nation.
In the meeting, the health minister acknowledged the important role of GPs in pandemic preparedness going forward as Malaysia transitions into the endemic phase.
He also took note of the longstanding issues GPs are encountering with the Managed Care Organisations, and the need to urgently resolve the matter.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.2
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
Parliament of Azerbaijan has ratified an agreement with Pakistan in the field of prevention of emergency situations, Trend reports.
At a plenary session of the Parliament of Azerbaijan, the bill 'On Approval of an Agreement on Cooperation in the Sphere of Prevention, Limitation and Mitigation of the Consequences of Emergencies Between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Pakistan' was discussed.
During the discussions, the participants noted that this document will make an important contribution to strengthening relations between the two friendly countries.
As a result, the bill was put to a vote and adopted.
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CPWs of education department stages protest, demands regularization
SRINAGAR: Contingent Paid Workers (CPWs) of the education department from all the districts of Kashmir held a protest demonstration outside press colony on Thursday.
Protesting workers were demanding regularization of services saying they have been working in the education department from last twenty years.
The protestors lamented that while the government announced regularization of various casual labours of different departments, CPWs were not included.
Threatening to go on hunger strike, the protestors asked the government to resolve their issues forthwith.
They said that they are taking peanuts as salary from last twenty years. “Till now we were having an impression that we will be regularized under SRO 520 and even finance minister Dr Haseeb Drabu had assured us. But we don’t know why we are being ignored now,” they said.
Meanwhile, Employees’ Joint Action Committee (EJAC) president and chairman Teachers Forum Abdul Qayoom Wani, who was accompanying the protestors said that EJAC stands by these workers and will support their protest till the government resolves the issue.


Studying political science motivates college students to register and vote
Community college students who take political science classes are more likely to register to vote, turn out to vote and understand constitutional checks and balances. That’s according to our study of more than 2,000 students at nine community colleges.
After taking students’ prior civic engagement and other college experiences into account, we found that students who took at least one political science course were 9% more likely to register to vote than those who did not.
Additionally, we found that students who took at least one political science class were 8% more likely to vote.


Malé, Maldives – Maldives Police Service said that legal action would be taken against the opposition if they continue to protest in Malé.
Speaking at the press conference of Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC), Head of Malé City Police, Chief Superintendent of Police Abdullah Shareef said that the opposition protests are not aligned with the protective guidelines set by Health Protection Agency (HPA) and that of the law concerning peaceful gatherings.
He added that the opposition party has been constantly advised not have these protests and that further continuing these protests would be considered as an obstruction to justice. He also noted that from now on, legal action would be taken against these gatherings.
He further said that the police would be taking all necessary measures to break up the protests saying that force will also be used if the situation demands it. Chief Superintendent of Police Abdullah Shareef further went on to instruct the public not to take part in these protests as they are a violation of HPA guidelines. HPA recently has prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people in capital city Malé.


Shura Council Participates In Arab Parliament Meeting
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Doha: Shura Council participated Thursday in the 7th meeting of the legal team of the Executive Committee of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union which was held via video conference.
The Shura Council was represented in the meeting by member of the Council HE Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al Dosari.
The meeting discussed several guiding models on laws that keep pace with international conventions in the fields of environment, intellectual property, electronic crimes and information technology.
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said Thursday that the overall development of the province including of merged districts is the priority of the incumbent government adding that the provincial government is taking steps to give relief to the people and to meet their expectations.
The Chief Minister was talking to Members of National Assembly (MNAs) and parliamentary secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Chief Minister House Peshawar and said that developmental works in merged districts and underprivileged districts of the province will be completed on priority basis.
MNA Malik Anwar Taj, MNA and Chairman Standing Committee SAFRON Sajid Khan Mohmand, MNA Khayal Zaman, MNA Sibghatullah, MNA and Parliamentary Secretary Saleh Muhammad, Minority MNA Jamshed Thomas and others were present.
The Chief Minister stated that construction work on 64 Km Chopan to Sarlara road at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.18 billion, 40 km Ghaibah Chowk to Gorsal border road at an estimated cost of Rs. 0.6871 billion in Tribal District Mohmand will be inaugurated very soon.
He said that both the projects have been tendered and civil works will be started after its inauguration.
The projects will provide better travelling facilities to the people of District Mohmand.
The Chief Minister stated that solarization of mosques and other public places, construction and rehabilitation of roads, provision of staff and other facilities to educational and health institutions and other infrastructure in the whole province including tribal districts will be ensured soon.
He said that the announcements made for Upper Dir are being implemented adding that provision of fire brigade ambulances to Tehsil Largam and Beanazir University Shreingal Dir Upper will be ensured.
Chief Minister also discussed overall development of the province and party affairs with the MNAs.
The Chief Minister said that PTI have been elected by the people all over the country while people of this province have been elected PTI for the second term, we he have to move forward according to the expectations of people and should work as a team for the rapid advancement of the province including merged districts.
The Chief Minister furthered that all the announcements regarding development projects made at Dir Upper will be materialized.
“Provision of funds for the rapid completion of developmental schemes across the province will be ensured on priority basis”, he added.
The Chief Minister reiterated that steps are being taken for the establishments of industrial zones in the province which will not only boost economic development but will also provide job opportunities to the people.
He said that a progress report on Sharmai power project will be sort out and possible steps will be initiated for its completion. He further said that steps would also be made possible for the starting of Barawal College District Upper Dir.


[Update 7:14 p.m. in Cairo, 12:14 p.m. ET] President Hosni Mubarak is expected to step down on Thursday night, yielding power to the military, a senior Egyptian government official told CNN's Jill Dougherty.
[Update 7:08 p.m. in Cairo, 12:08 p.m. ET] The senior Egyptian government official who says President Hosni Mubarak is expected to announce that he will transfer power to the military says it's "not a coup in the traditional sense." But the move would take Egypt's government outside "constitutional authority," the official said. The official added that there was a consensus between the government and the military that a political transition was impossible with Mubarak
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Members of the Quebec government are pushing for a law that would ban government employees from wearing religious headwear, despite some opposition to the law from the rest of Canada.
The separatist Parti Quebecois government is proposing the law as part of their secular values charter, according to ABC News.
Bernard Drainville, one of the people who proposed the law, said he thinks that barring workers from dawning headwear such hijabs, kippas and turbans would help the Quebec government show that it is impartial on religious issues.
Drainville was not sure whether or not officials would still have to swear oaths on the Bible.
"Oh, my God," he said, when asked about the issue. "We'll get back to you."
But some people have expressed concern that the law would force government workers to choose between their faiths and their jobs. People have said that the law could violate citizens’ constitutional rights and limit their freedom.
The ban would affect all government employees except elected officials.
Kathy Malas, a Montreal worker who wears a headscarf, said she thought the law was unjust.
"I would fight it, for sure," she said. "For a government to dictate how people get dressed, it's unreasonable to me."
The Parti Quebecois government cannot pass legislation without another party on its side.
Source: ABC News


This brings the UK's official death toll to 127,434. Separate figures published by the UK's statistics agencies show there have been 151,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Monday, there had been a further 2,064 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,406,946.
Meanwhile, the vaccination programme continued, with 260,801 more people given their second jab.
This means that 12,897,123 have now been fully vaccinated.
A further 79,695 first doses of the vaccine were also given.
The total number of people who have received the first dose of the vaccine now stands at 33,752,885.
It comes as Boris Johnson urged the public to be “realistic” about the prospect of the UK being hit with another wave of coronavirus infections in the future.
The Prime Minister told broadcasters that while lockdowns meant the virus was now “under control”, he warned that “there probably will be another wave of the disease”.
But Mr Johnson said that coronavirus jabs would provide “pretty robust fortifications” should there be another spike in infections going forward, as he hailed the UK’s vaccination programme.
He urged the public to take up the vaccine when offered it, with a Government campaign calling on people aged 50 and under to get their jab so the UK can “continue on the path back to normality”.


Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday stressed the need for efforts to boost economic conditions and to address the challenges of gas and power shortage in the country.
He was talking to Federal Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood was also present during the meeting.
President Zardari said the improvements in economic indicators were encouraging, however, efforts needed to continue to keep up the pace and momentum of economic turn-around. He said the prevailing international economic situation was not very encouraging and called for efforts to further stabilize the national economy to fight economic challenges.
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Apex Council members will Wednesday meet to discuss issues affecting civil servants and Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa’s mid-term fiscal policy, which civil servants say contained nothing to improve their lot.
Apex Council chairman Richard Gundani said also on the table is the government’s failure to honour its commitment to give civil servants non-monetary incentives, such as stands to build houses.
Gundani said the organization will after the meeting, ask the government for a meeting of the National Joint Negotiating Forum so they can present and further discuss their resolutions.
But Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe general secretary Raymond Majongwe said he felt that the Apex Council was not doing enough to help civil servants.
Majongwe said it was through the insistence of his union that the Apex Council meeting was sanctioned.
He said ever since this year the council had met less that three times to discuss their plight.


Before the controversy subsided, with cricket players smoking cigarettes and walking through the streets of England in the middle of the night, several athletes have been involved in a similar incident Sports sources reveals. According to a complaint has been received that the athletes, who had recently returned from an athletics meet in India, had behaved intoxicated while being quarantined at the Sugathadasa Hotel.
It was said that female athletes are also have been among the drunks.
The Sugathadasa Hotel authorities have taken action to lodge a complaint with the Sports Ministry yesterday (04) regarding the incident that took place on the night of the 3rd.
It is reported that the Minister of Sports has also received information regarding this incident.


Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada denied reports that there are plans to shut down six public hospitals in the city.
Estrada slammed the reports after there are rumors circulating that hospitals will be closed because the local government is saving its budget.
Though Alliance of Health Workers expressed their objection, the group did not say where the information came.
In connection to this, Estrada assured that the local government will cater to the needs of the hospitals particularly to hospital that lacks medical equipment and medicines. (Luisito Antonio Santos)


Three Rivers Community Schools Superintendent Ron Moag said the district will continue the virtual-learning format through the end of the semester.
The decision, announced last week, means the current format will remain in place to Jan. 22. In-person learning districtwide was suspended Nov. 23 per Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order.
Moag said the five-day average of new COVID-19 cases countywide warranted the move.
He noted that the district has recorded 10 student and 12 staff cases since reporting started Sept. 3.


Matthew Bennett from the Soho Society, which represents residents and businesses in the area, has welcomed the news that more police officers will be put on patrol in the West End.
The Metropolitan Police have announced that there will be 400 extra police officers on the streets on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
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The United Nations says Afghan prisoners are still being tortured despite the government's promises of reforms.
In a report issued on January 20, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said that "torture persists and remains a serious concern in numerous detention facilities across Afghanistan."
The UN said that prisoners still suffer from practices such as beatings with cables.
The report said that such practices persist despite efforts by the UN and international forces during the past year.
The report said that Afghan government efforts have not stopped abusive practices.
Afghan presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said that the administration does not have a policy of abuse and promised an investigation into the abuse cases reported by the UN.
Based on reporting by dpa and AP


RUKUM, July 1: The Commission for the Investigation of Authority (CIAA) has received more than 100 complaints from West-Rukum and Salyan districts in the past two years.
From mid-June 2017 and mid-June 2019, a total of 132 complaints have been received from the two districts, according to Meghnath Sapkota, information officer at the regional office of the CIAA in Surkhet district.
Among the 132 complaints, 71 were received from Salyan and 61 from West Rukum. Sapkota said that 26 of the complaints received from Rukum have already been resolved and investigation is under way into the remaining 35.
He said that in recent days, most number of complaints they receive are related to the education sector and local units. “We are minutely investigating into the complaints,” Sapkota said.
He said they have received complaints of the local units spending government funds arbitrarily. Likewise, complaints related to the education sector include irregularities in school building construction, formation of school management committees, teachers’ appointment, and irregularities in exams among other things, according to Sapkota.
Likewise, among the 71 complaints received from Salyan, 32 are related to irregularities in the education sector and 13 are related to the local units, according to the CIAA Surkhet office. Among these, 37 complaints have already been settled.
Sapkota said they are receiving more complaints because of growing public awareness about irregularities and corruption.


Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized on regional peace and connectivity for poverty alleviation, economic growth and prosperity in the region.
He was addressing the opening session of the first two-day Islamabad Security Dialogue, organization by National Security Division, in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister said resolution of Kashmir dispute will greatly contribute to poverty alleviation and economic growth in the region. He said the present government in Pakistan took initiative to improve ties with India, but the efforts were not responded. He said India’s illegal and unilateral step of August 5, 2019 about Kashmir took the bilateral relations to a deadlock position. He said India will now have to take the first step to improve bilateral relations.
Imran Khan said if India provides the Kashmiris their due right to self-determination, it will prove beneficial for India itself as well.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan made its best possible efforts for peace in Afghanistan. He said the opportunity of peace in Afghanistan must be seized by all the stakeholders. He said the new US Administration also gives importance to peace in Afghanistan. He said peace in Afghanistan will promote economic activities in the region.
Imran Khan said Pakistan cannot fully benefit from its important geo-strategic location until there is peace in the region. He said Pakistan’s security forces have done a remarkable job to ensure peace in the country.
The Prime Minister said national food security has a wide scope encompassing food security, climate change, and poverty alleviation. He said Pakistan’s initiative of Billion Tree Tsunami has been appreciated at international level. He said the present government’s comprehensive social protection Ehsaas program will help alleviate poverty in the country.
He said the government will launch a comprehensive program about food security.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister also launched the first of its kind Advisory Portal of the National Security Division.
Underlining the need for debate on national security, he said the input of intellectuals and academia will help the relevant institutions devise national security policy. He said this will also lead to national cohesion.


District Judge Jay Delaney will soon take over the circuit judge seat from Judge Robert McGinnis.
Gov. Steve Beshear announced the appointment Friday.
Delaney, who has filed papers to seek the office during the 2010 election, said he hasn’t been told when the baton will pass.
“I want to be sure that district court isn’t interrupted,” Delaney said in a telephone interview Monday. “I have a lot to do all of a sudden.”
Delaney said the appointment will enhance his holidays.


Coimbatore: With rising cases of dengue in the state of Tamil Nadu, sources have accused the state government and health ministry of underreporting deaths, apart from failing to take measures to curb the disease.
It has come to light that the death toll from the disease has increased to 80, with over 11,500 cases reported in the state, with a majority of the cases spiralling in Coimbatore. However, officials close to the development have alleged the state government of underreporting cases of dengue, revealing the apathy in terms of health care in the state.
While the rampant outbreak of dengue in the state has people worried, it seems that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Eddapadi Palaniswami and his ministers have shown least concern in fixing the health crisis.
Even as the cases of dengue and subsequent deaths continue to plague the southern state, the state government and the health ministry is busy in photo-ops; dengue posters and banners with the pictures of the chief minister has been put on display outside hospitals, primary health care centres and government offices.
Despite conducting a slew of emergency meetings, the Tamil Nadu government has failed to churn out a pragmatic solution to curb deaths caused due to dengue.
Sources have further alleged that health ministry officials have been specifically instructed to print banners and posters of the chief minister, while the common people continue to suffer the plight of dengue.
The state government has indicated that 11,500 cases of dengue have been reported so far, however, the number could be three times higher, alleged the sources who requested anonymity.
It also must be noted that the dengue outbreak was not sudden and the state government had the time to control the outburst. On Sunday, at least 200 more cases of dengue were reported in the state and were admitted to a government hospital. In just a matter of four months, almost 54 deaths related to dengue had occurred in a Coimbatore government hospital.
However, the state government has allegedly underreported the cases even as the number of deaths is on the rise. It has been revealed that deaths caused due to dengue are written off as viral fever death cases, albeit the turmoil in the state due to the vector-borne disease.


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Amidst the warnings of an impending third wave, Meghalaya government has claimed that it has made necessary preparations to tackle the possible third wave of Covid-19,
Health Minister AL Hek on Wednesday said the state government is prepared for the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
“The government is taking all necessary steps to prepare, protect and prevent the third wave of the pandemic,” he told reporters.
He informed that a meeting with a Delhi-based company was also held to discuss the preparation of the state to tackle the third wave.
Asked, the health minister said that the state is having sufficient oxygen plants at the moment.


Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, who has spent 40 years in the voluntary sector, said that people were not being provided with enough opportunities to help within their communities.
She said that in some cases "massive cuts" had actually seen the chance to volunteer taken away.
She told The Times: "We know we need to save money, but there are other ways of saving money without destroying the volunteer army."
Her comments follow the decision by Liverpool City Council's leader to abandon the Big Society pilot project because cuts had undermined the voluntary groups that were supposed to take over some services.
Dame Elisabeth, who is stepping dow as executive director of Community Service Volunteers after 36 years, said that Cameron's advisers lacked a "strategic plan" to implement the Big Society vision.
She said that ministers had misunderstood how much responsibility members of the public were willing to take on and said that volunteers could not step in to replace public services such as libraries.
The charity chief blamed Mr Cameron's "national citizenship service", which is desiged to give 16 year-old the opportunity to volunteer during the summer, for diverting funds away from more established year-round schemes which would then have to close.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Britian should look to the US as an example of where government funding for public bodies such as the police are tied to how many volunteers they involve in their activities.
Meanwhile, cuts to police budgets that could lead to 10,000 job losses will put public safety at risk, police leaders have warned.
A survey of forces by Labour suggested that the affect of the funding squeeze will be felt by officers and support staff across the country during the next two years.
The ''consequences of such harsh cuts to the front line is finally hitting home'', said Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales.
He added: ''Such harsh cuts to policing will result in a change for the worst which could compromise public safety.''
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the job losses showed the ''shocking and brutal reality'' of the Government's spending cuts.
Ms Cooper said the cuts were ''only the beginning'' as a third of forces had yet to announce reductions to their workforces.
''Far from protecting front line policing as ministers promised, over 10,000 police officers are being cut in the next few years alone,'' she said.
Ms Cooper stopped short of predicting that crime would rise but said the Coalition was ''taking risks''.


Community Action relinquishes Head Start grant; 35 employees affected
The Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council in New York Mills relinquished its Head Start grant, effective Aug. 15, at a special board meeting on July 30.
All 35 employees at the local Head Start offices will be terminated.
The Community Development Institute (CDI) Head Start, a federal agency out of Denver, Col., will take over on Aug. 16, and at that time employees will have the chance to reapply for local positions.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Anniken Huitfeldt have discussed the return of Ukrainian children deported to the Russian Federation.
Lubinets said this in a Facebook post following the meeting, Ukrinform reports.
'I continue to work in Oslo. Together with the team, we held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway and with the Ukrainian community living in Oslo. They told about challenges in the work of the commissioner's institution during Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine,' the report says.
According to him, 'issues related to assistance for Ukraine were discussed. In particular, the issue of the return of Ukrainian children deported to the Russian Federation.' Read also: icc's khan: reasons to believe putin, lvova-belova guilty of deportation of children
Lubinets noted that according to official data, 16,226 children were deported. He also drew attention to the problem of returning prisoners of war and civilian hostages.
At the meeting, the ombudsman also thanked Norway for its powerful assistance and support.
As reported by Ukrinform, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk stated during the Yedyni Novyny telethon that the issue of returning deported children is under the personal control of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Environment Canterbury has declared a "climate emergency".
Climate campaigners turned out in force to see the regional council vote on the declaration.
ECAN has now vowed to put climate change at the forefront of its decision making.
It's the first regional council in the country to do so.
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Sindh Agriculture Minister Ismail Rahoo said that six employees of the department lost their lives during the spray campaign in different areas after a locusts attack on crops in the province.
In his statement, Ismail Rahoo said that the employees had fainted during the spray campaign and were rushed to the hospital.
He said that according to medical reports, four of the employees were also diagnosed with coronavirus in the hospital while two suffered heart attacks.
Ismail Rahoo said that in the summary presented to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, he had recommended giving ‘martyr’ status to those who lost their lives and providing employment to their children.
He said that he has also requested the provincial government to give a bonus to all the employees participating in the spray campaign.
It should be noted that the Sindh government had launched a campaign against locusts last year to protect crops from damage.
Locusts entered Balochistan in March last year and attacked Sindh by June.
The locusts migrated from the desert areas of Sindh to the Indian state of Rajasthan in July and returned to Sindh in October, damaging various crops.
Last month, the federal government decided to use the plane for a spray campaign against locusts.


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Candidates for USD 231 Board attended a forum Oct 12. The event was sponsored by the Gardner Edgerton Chamber of Commerce and was held at the county fairgrounds.
Candidates answered questions about their plans for the community.
School board newcomers Benjamin Hudson, Jacque Hastert and Ementi Coary were joined by incumbents Kristen Schulz and Robin Strenz. Incumbent Tresa Boden was unable to attend.
The event was moderated by Jason Camis, chamber president.
Most candidates said they were motivated to run for office in order to serve the community and identified the rapid population growth in the city as a major concern.
Schulz said the board needs to be the voice of the community adding that the old adage “it takes a village to raise a child” was true even for Gardner and Edgerton.
“We need to look ahead, decisions on new schools and boundaries will have to be made,” she said, adding that the board will have to face issues of diversity as the district grows.
“We need to make sure every child feels connected to the community,” she said.
She was echoed by Hastert who said that the community, including the business community in the area, needs to be involved in district matters.
Hudson said as the community grows and becomes more diverse, the district will need to address issues such as classroom disruptions and warned that unless such issues are seriously addressed parents could easily opt for private schools for their children.
Strenz said that the district was currently doing good but stressed on the importance of thinking ahead to make sure there are enough schools to accommodate the growing population.
“On diversity, we need to make sure we are advocates for all the kids, even the gifted ones,” she said.
Schulz said that there is a lot to learn about district matters, and she was still learning even after four years on the board.
“I feel like I’m just now hitting my stride after four years on the board,” she said.
Coary said that while the district needs to continue doing what they are doing now, there was a need to grow vocational studies and athletics. He also identified safety and security of students and staff as critical.
“It can happen here,” he said adding that his expertise as a former law enforcement officer gave him a vantage position to contribute in the area.
The candidates said that the district’s success should be measured against the success of the students in state evaluations, and the hiring and supervision of the schools superintendent was the primary responsibility of the board.
Hudson said besides hiring and evaluating district staff, the board should offer strategic vision to guide the district in the direction the community wants.
Schultz said the “Zero Reasons Why” suicide prevention program recently implemented in the district was one of her proudest accomplishments as a board member.
The candidates will face off in the Nov. 5 elections.
USD 231 candidates provide information at GE chamber forum


Jordan condemns Barcelona terrorist attack
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug. 18 (Petra) -- Jordan has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona, which claimed lives of 13 persona and left scores others wounded, when a van rammed into a crowd of people.
Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesman Mohammed Al Momani said that the Jordanian embassy in Spain is following up with authorities to ensure no Jordanians were among the victims.
This attack, the minister said, once again unveils the ugly face of terrorism and the perpetrators. He also reiterated Jordan's firm stance of rejecting all inhumane crimes committed by terrorists against innocents and civilians. Momani, meanwhile, underscored the importance of boosting international efforts to fight terrorism.
Further, the minister expressed the Jordanian government's condolences to the Spanish people and government and the families of the victims, and wished the wounded a speedy recovery.
18/8/2017 - 10:56:36 AM
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(MENAFN) Turkish and Nigerian financiers held a meeting on Monday for the Africa Food Safety Congress in the Turkish capital Ankara.
The directors, Window of Turkey, hosted meetings on agriculture, investment, exchange, industry, energy, contraction, manufacture, livestock, health as well as development
Hasan Sert, a top associate of Turkey’s head Justice and Development (AK) Party, mentioned that Ankara earned important ground in Africa in civil as well as diplomatic fields.
He reminded that Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan had took a trip 32 African nations.
He stated that "We do our best to establish and strengthen relations with Africa through a win-win cooperation."
The leader also mentioned that "We will use the important advantage of cooperation between ourselves and Africa on many issues such as defense, education, management as well as food security."
Baraa Alsasa, the chief executive of Window of Turkey, stated that the highest priority aim is put efforts in food security.
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AIG on the Mend?
After narrowly escaping catastrophe during the financial implosion that began last fall, American International Group — otherwise known as AIG — is leveling out, according to a cautiously optimistic new report from Congress’ Government Accountability Office. –KA
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The New York Times:
The research arm of Congress reported on Monday that the American International Group’s financial condition had stabilized but said it was not clear whether the giant insurance group would ever be able to restructure and repay its federal rescue package.
[…] The G.A.O. said the huge bailout had succeeded in braking A.I.G.’s fall by the first half of this year, and was producing signs of improvement among A.I.G.’s individual insurance companies. Although the crisis at A.I.G. was touched off by exotic derivatives, other activities, such as a risky securities-lending program, harmed its insurance business, too.
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Winchester — The Winchester Baroque Ensemble will play at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Bistro at Westminster Canterbury.
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Local families hosted AFS Exchange Students
AFS-USA's East Metro Area Team would like to recognize two local families who have opened their homes and Hastings to the world by hosting AFS Exchange Students.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with the recipients of the Nari Shakti Puraskar in New Delhi and congratulated them for their achievements. He said their work is an inspiration for others and exhorted them to go even further in their respective fields. Referring to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Prime Minister said that its success is attributable in large measure to the fact that women have given importance to it.
Mentioning the recently concluded Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Prime Minister said that this time, it has been the subject of discussion, because of the high standards of cleanliness and sanitation. He added that Swachhta has now become a public movement.
The Prime Minister said that the next step in the Swachhta movement should be the conversion of waste to wealth. Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi was also present on the occasion.


Govt focused on to resolve power crisis, says PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the focus of his government fixed on to resolve the prevailing power crisis in the country from the first day of its tenure.
He was speaking while chairing a meeting of the cabinet committee on energy yesterday.
The prime minister said that the reforms introduced by the government in the energy sector will help in meeting the future power needs of the country.
Sharif said that the government has an advantage to launch scores of power projects and vowed that sufficient energy will be added to the national power grid.
He said his government is determined to provide cheaper electricity to the nation.
The meeting chaired by the prime minister, reviewed progress in the power projects launched by the federal government.


May 30: The government has increased the budget of the Ministry of Health and Population by Rs14 billion.
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat on Monday said that Rs 83.99 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Health and Population while presenting the annual estimates (budget) of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2023/24 in the Federal Parliament.
It may be noted that a budget of Rs 69.38 billion was allocated for the Ministry of Health and Population in the current fiscal year. Of which Rs 6.26 billion were transferred to the province and Rs 27.44 billion to the local level.
Finance Minister Dr Mahat said that the budget for health sector has been increased with the aim of making the health sector reliable and accessible at the local level. -- RSS


KARACHI, Sep 11 (APP): Caretaker Federal Minister for Energy, Power and Petroleum Mohammed Ali on Monday said that discussions were underway with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide relief to the people.
While addressing a press conference along with the Sindh Governor Mohammed Kamran Khan Tessori after a meeting with the members of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) at the Governor House here, he said that the discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had been continuing for ten days to provide relief to the people in electricity bills.
He said that they were trying to decrease the bills of electricity while dealing with the agreements signed during the period of the last 20 years.
The minister said that the caretaker prime minister was trying to provide relief to the people.
Replying to a question on inflated bills of electricity, he said that the bills of August were inflated due to the increasing value of the dollar.
Replying to another question about the crackdown only on poor people, he said that the crackdown was continued against electricity theft without any discrimination. The action had been taken against electricity and gas theft, he added.
The minister said the details of FIR regarding electricity theft were being uploaded on the Energy Ministry’s social media platforms.
He said that they had launched a crackdown on power, gas theft and smuggling.
He said that today he had a detailed discussion with the businessmen of Karachi. He further said that the federal government was working to provide gas to the industries in the winter.
He said that there would be no change in the solar net metering rate.
The minister said that the federal government was going to sign an agreement with K-Electric for 1000mw to meet the shortage of electricity in the city.
Earlier, the Sindh governor said that the country was facing Energy and many other crises.
He said that the business community was also worried. The Governor said we all had to support the economy of the country. The country was stranded in the net of the IMF, he added.
He hoped for 20 to 25 million dollars in investment in the country in the days to come, adding the value of the dollar would further decrease during the next few days.


According to the Taliban Ministry of Commerce officials,
Afghanistan exported use cialis 73,000 tonnes of cotton worth USD 46mn last year.
The Taliban attribute the rise in cotton production to the
opium ban in the country.
Commerce Ministry spokesperson Maulana Zaheer did not
provide the figures for this year's cotton production, however said that the
ban on opium cultivation has caused farmers to turn to cotton production.
He added that the Ministry has exempted customs tariffs for industrialists importing viagra canda cotton processing machines to Afghanistan and will resume selling Afghan cotton abroad.
According to the ministry, cotton is grown in Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, and Kunduz provinces.
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Egypt denounces attack on UN forces in east Congo
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Cairo, Rabi'I 21, 1439 H., December 09, 2017, SPA -- Egypt today denounced the terror attack which targeted the peace-keeping mission force, affiliated to the United Nations, in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of The Congo, killing 15and injuring 53 belonging to Tanzania and the host country.
In a statement, the foreign ministry of the Arab Republic of Egypt confirmed the stance of the Egyptian government and people by the side of Tanzania and Democratic Congo, lauding the efforts of the peace-keeping mission force in achieving security and stability in the Democratic Republic of The Congo.
15:37 LOCAL TIME 12:37 GMT
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Perham school levy jumps 19 percent; Voter-approved funds account for most of that increase
The Perham-Dent school board has approved a preliminary levy, payable in 2013, of 19.4 percent more than the current levy.
This sharp increase is mostly due to the referendum approved by voters earlier this year. Without that referendum, the overall levy would have increased by .78 percent.
The referendum was approved last April, bringing $440,000 to the school district to pay for technology improvements over the next five years.
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#JusticeForSylvesterOromoni: Two more Dowen College students, three Housemasters reportedly arrested
According to TVC, three housemasters who were on duty on the day the unfortunate incident took place are also in the custody of the police.
Recall that the police had revealed that three of the five students mentioned by Sylvester are in their custody.
Police also revealed they have gotten a court order to detain the students for 21 days at the Juvenile centre.
Currently, the police have a total of five Dowen students and three housemasters in their custody.


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Kabul, March 29 (IANS) Three police officers were killed and two civilians injured in two separate roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan, authorities confirmed.
In eastern Laghman province, three officers of Afghan National Police (ANP) were killed when a an armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Omarzai, a locality on the outskirts of provincial capital Mehtarlam city, on Sunday afternoon, a provincial source told Xinhua news agency.
In northern Kunduz province, two civilians were seriously wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Qalay-i-Zal district on Sunday morning, a provincial government spokesman, Esmatullah Muradi, told Xinhua.
Militants in Afghanistan have been using home-made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to target security forces, and the lethal weapons also inflict casualties on civilians.
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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has said that the state would no longer wait for the federal government to rehabilitate damaged federal roads across the state.
He said that the government would request refunds when the roads are repaired, stating that the state of federal roads across the state cannot be left unrepaired any longer due to non-response from the federal government.
The Nation reported that the governor made this statement at the groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and construction of Minna township roads.
Bago said, “Niger state is the largest state in terms of landmass and has the highest number of federal roads. We will no longer wait for the federal government to do the roads for us.
“We are discussing with the Presidency to see how we can ask for refunds for the jobs we are doing but notwithstanding, we are going ahead to do the roads.”
The governor also stated that in the next four years, the state would rehabilitate and construct 1,500 kilometers of roads across the state while he declared the extension of the Minna city gates with 22 kilometres to make the Minna Emirate 100 square kilometres.
He said that there are 556 roads planned under aggressive urban renewal in the next four years as the government targets to expend N1 trillion on infrastructure in the next two years.
Bago urged the youths to take advantage of the investment and urban renewal programs being undertaken by the government disclosing plans of the government to empower micro, small, and medium businesses across the state.
The state commissioner of works, Suleiman Umar said that the 202 kilometres of Minna township roads would comprise the rehabilitation of 14 existing roads, construction of eight new roads, and five flyovers while existing single-lane roads would be dualized.
He said that although this is the most ambitious urban renewal project the state has ever had, it is realizable and achievable.
The Managing Director of CCECC, David Wong, assured the government that the company would ensure the use of local content in materials and human resources assuring the government that they would meet up with the target given to them by the state government.


Tel Aviv, Oct 28 (IANS) Israeli Ministers have decided to lift the Covid-related restriction on the size of outdoor gatherings starting from Friday onwards, officials said.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz agreed to cancel the restriction on gatherings that has limited events in open places to 5,000 people, Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying.
Starting from Friday, gatherings in open places "may be held without limits on attendance", the office said.
Outdoor events would still need to operate under the Green Pass, a measure that Israel began enforcing on October 17.
The Green Pass restrictions limit entry to various public venues, including restaurants, cinemas, conferences and hotels.
On Sunday, Bennett told Israel's weekly cabinet meeting that the country is "currently exiting from the Delta wave".
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President Obama says health care reform must include a public plan that he said is "an important tool to discipline insurance companies."
Speaking at a White House news conference Tuesday, the president said including a public plan was necessary because health insurance premiums were doubling every seven years – putting a heavy burden on Americans and weighing down the economy.
Obama said the public plan was "wise policy and right thing."
The health system overhaul faces strong headwinds in Congress, where most Republicans oppose Obama's ideas. The health insurance industry also objects to the public plan which it fears could harm its business.


KATSINA – The Katsina State Government has introduced the payment of monthly allowances of between N3,000 and N10,000 to some 1,820 imams in the state.
Gov. Ibrahim Shema stated this on Friday in Katsina while handing out the allowances to some of the beneficiaries.
Shema also said that the state had so far constructed 500 mosques and rehabilitated a number of others in the 34 local government areas of the state.
He said that the gesture was part of the administration’s commitment to providing enabling environment for worshipping of the Almighty God.
He urged the imams to continue to pray for the leaders and for the peace and stability in the state and the nation at large.
Shema said that the government spent one billion Naira on pilgrims’ accommodation and feeding in the holy land during hajj, and gave an annual donation of 300 Saudi Riyals to each pilgrim.
He further said that government supports 100 Qur’anic schools where pupils are fed and trained on various trades to stop them from street begging and make them self-reliant.
He said that the government spends N500 million annually on scholarships allowances to 700 students of the state origin studying abroad. (NAN)


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State Controller of Prison, Mr Adams Omale, told newsmen on Monday that the prison came under attack of armed “external forces’’ between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 2).
He said that 145 inmates were in the prison as at the time of attack, saying that 119 of the inmates were awaiting trial while 26 were convicts.
Omale said that one of the inmates was shot dead during the confusion that followed the invasion.
The controller, however, said that 12 of the inmates were either re-arrested or returned on their own.
He said that police and army personnel were quickly mobilised to counter the invaders, but the damage had been done before their arrival.
However, residents of the sleepy town, which is just a 25-minute drive to Lokoja, the state capital, claimed that the attackers held sway for more than two hours.
The 50-bed prison facility built in 1934 was similarly attacked in February 2012 by unknown gunmen.


Director for Export Promotion at the dti, Dr Julius Nyalunga, said the fair had strengthened future business partnerships.
The dti had taken a delegation of 28 local companies to showcase their products and services at the weeklong FACIM, which concluded on Sunday.
“Our aim for showcasing at FACIM was to confirm that the sectors we had identified were the ideal sectors and to determine that the companies we had taken on board were the ideal companies.
“One other most important thing is that we have taken an approach whereby we would also want to see that the companies that we bring along are companies that can be able to sustain the volumes of opportunities that exist in this market. Based upon the reception that our companies had received during the fair I can confirm that we have achieved both,” said Nyalunga.
He further added that South Africa was recognised as the only African country to have participated in the development and sustainability of FACIM as a trade show out of three countries in the world during the course of the fair.


QUETTA: Balochistan government’s spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani on Monday said that the provincial government has accepted demands of protesting doctors.
Shahwani said in a statement that doctors and all health professionals on the forefront fighting against the COVID-19 have been given with personal protective equipment in abundance.
He said contracts of 533 doctors have been extended till June,while 205 medics and nurses will be recruited on an emergency basis. Shahwani added. He further said the government had directed the release of the doctors who were arrested during a protest.
Police had arrested doctors and medical staff as the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Balochistan staged a sit-in in the red zone near the Chief Minister’s House in Quetta on Monday.
The doctors and medical staff were protesting over non-provision of Personal Protective Equipment for the treating coronavirus patients.
During a press conference, President Young Doctors Association Dr Yasir Khan said more than 150 doctors and paramedics have been arrested.


QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Additional Collector Chaudhry Imran Afzal has said that barter trade between Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran would bring economic stability in the region and promote further business expansion.
He was addressing an awareness conference on barter trade organized by the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) here.
The conference was attended by traders, customs officers and members of QCCI.
The Additional Collector said that the new trade regime under SRO 642-1/2023 issued on June 01, 2023, had simplified the barter trade process and made it easier for the traders to do business.
He said that the barter trade would help to reduce the trade deficit between Pakistan and other countries, and would also help to promote regional economic integration.
He urged the traders to take full advantage of the new trade regime and to start barter trade with other countries.
President QCCI said that the barter trade would help to boost the economy of Balochistan and would also create new employment opportunities.
He said that the QCCI would provide all possible support to the traders to start barter trade with other countries.
The participants of the conference appreciated the efforts of the government for introducing the barter trade regime and said that it would help to promote business and economic activities in the region.
They also urged the government to provide more facilities to the traders to start barter trade with other countries.


(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Rabat – Morocco has helped French authorities arrest three individuals suspected of terrorism on Wednesday, reports Moroccan daily newspaper Al Ahdath Al Maghribia.
Three terror suspects were arrested in the southern Parisian suburb of Villejuif, for alleged links to terror cells dismantled recently in Morocco. The newspaper wrote that the French police managed to make the arrests with the help of information provided by Moroccan security services.
The French police raided the suspect's apartment, where they found dangerous products used to manufacture explosives, including 10 liters of homemade high explosives known as triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and gas cylinders. TATP is known as the 'Mother of Satan' by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).
Al Ahdath Al Maghribia added that two suspects of Moroccan origin were arrested during this operation, and might have links to the perpetrators of the Barcelona terror attacks. The daily added that products seized in the operation were similar to those used by
Morocco has been strengthening its efforts to eradicate terrorism at home and abroad. On
September 6, arrested five suspects in Nador, including one Spanish national of Moroccan descent, for their involvement in an ISIS-linked terrorist cell.
The accused were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in Morocco and Spain and had been preparing for attacks using bladed weapons.
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Coventry City have released four players who featured for the Under-21's last season...
Coventry City have released four players who featured in the club’s development squad last season.
City manager Steven Pressley has allowed Shaun Jeffers, Will Roberts, Joshua Ruffels and Joe Henderson to leave the club but said the Sky Blues would help them pursue careers elsewhere.
Pressley said: “I feel that Shaun, Will, Josh and Joe are at a point in their career where they should be really pushing for first team football.
“It’s a difficult decision to let any player go but we will do all we can to help them in their future careers.
“From the club’s point of view, it’s massively important to me that we continue to develop our own and ensure that our younger players are staking a claim for a place in the first team on a regular basis.”


PORT DICKSON, Jan 12 — Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun has quashed rumours that Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) would stop giving aid to entrepreneurs in the rural areas.
She said that on the contrary, MARA would continue implementing various programmes to help existing entrepreneurs and to produce new ones in the rural areas.
“If there are people claiming that we have stopped extending aid to rural entrepreneurs, please stop these lies.
“I want to produce more millionaires, MARA entrepreneurs, and MARA will undertake more programmes to help entrepreneurs. MARA as an institution for helping the rural community will continue with its efforts, whether it is on education or entrepreneurship,” she told reporters after attending a community programme in the Bagan Pinang state constituency here today.
She was commenting on allegations that MARA would stop giving aid to rural entrepreneurs.
The allegations arose after MARA chairman Hasnita Hashim reportedly said that MARA had stopped making allocations for new investments except in the field of education.
Rina said the statement might have been misinterpreted by certain quarters and created confusion.
She said the ministry would hold a press conference soon to clarify the matter.
“We don’t want people to try and exploit the situation due to miscommunication and the like,” she added. — Bernama


COLOMBO (News 1st) – The upcoming appropriation bill, which is due to be presented on Monday (14), will focus on more aid for the people, said the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday (13), the State Minister said that defense expenditure will be decreased at this time while more will be allocated for social security.Accordingly, the State Minister said that Defense expenditure has been decreased to Rs.
410 billion, while social security has been allocated Rs. 572, education has been allocated Rs. 504 while the health sector has been allocated Rs.


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