Jaipur, Apr 5 (PTI) Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Monday said that the possibility of getting infected with COVID-19 even after vaccination cannot be ruled out and those who got vaccinated should not give up wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.
He said that testing facilities for COVID-19 will soon be increased to one lakh per day from the existing 70,000 in the state. COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing due to negligence of people. The number of those infected with COVID-19 across the state in February was only 60, today the number has crossed 1,700, Sharma said 'Possibility of having COVID-19 even after vaccination cannot be ruled out. Therefore, those who got vaccinated also should not give up precautions like masks, two yards and frequent hand washing,' he told reporters at a press conference here. Sharma said that in the past also Rajasthan had succeeded in controlling the spread of the infection and even now the government and the department are fully alert He said the public can play an important role in defeating COVID-19 by following all instructions strictly, and their cooperation is essential.
The health minister said that the government has started preparations on a large scale to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Directives have been given to keep 10 per cent beds of general and ICU in all private hospitals. At the same time, preparations are also being made to increase the number of dedicated Covid centers, he said.
Sharma said that the entire focus of the state government is on maximum vaccination and the department currently has 25 lakh doses available for this.
He said that more than 70 lakh people have been vaccinated so far and seven lakh people can be vaccinated every day.
Sharma said that the Centre should remove the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination so that the spread of the infection can be prevented by vaccinating more people in a short time. He said that all samples are being sent to Delhi to test the new variants of COVID-19.
Till now, no information related to new variants has been received from the nation capital and the government is making efforts to facilitate the investigation of new COVID-19 variants in the state, he said.
The minister said the death rate due to COVID-19 in the state is 0.84 per cent and 96.03 per cent people are going home after recovering. He said COVID-19 testing facilities are available at 63 centers across the state. PTI AG KJ


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ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Reforms and Special Initiative on Tuesday said that Pakistan was facing a large scale disaster in the world history due to the recent floods and torrential rains and vowed to revive the situation through national unity.
In recent floods, some three million people had been affected whose livelihood were destroyed, he said adding that around 1500 people also died in the recent floods.
Federal Minister for Planning, Reforms and Special Initiative said this while addressing a press conference after chairing a meeting here at the National Flood Response and Cooperation Center.
Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt General Akhtar Nawaz and Coordinator National Flood Response and Coordination Center Maj General Zafar Iqbal were also present on the occasion.
The Minister said that in flash floods, 1.7 million houses were destroyed, 800,000 cattle killed and millions of the people were left homeless.
He said that this was one of the largest disaster in modern time, which had disturbed the financial capacity of Pakistan therefore “we need the help of our friends to minimize the impact of losses.”
Ahsan Iqbal said that after the huge calamity, challenges had emerged in different sectors, as millions of people were homeless and their livelihood had been affected by the disaster.
He appealed to the nation and people who had not been affected by the floods to help these people in this critical time.
The Minister said that women belonging to the flood hit areas were suffering more as their health and livelihoods were destroyed as a result of the disaster.


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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says individuals who benefit from projects initiated by the government, are the same group that criticises the government while reaping its benefits.
Premier Rajapaksa expressed his views during the opening of the second phase of the Central Expressway from Mirigama to Kurunegala, the Athugalpura Entrance, last evening.
The Prime Minister said charges were levelled when the Central Expressway project was initiated that the cost for the expressway could have been used to carpet the road in gold.
The Premier charged that after 2015 the good governance government failed to initiate construction of the 37km Kadawatha-Mirigama stretch, adding that had they done so, today the government would be completing the stretch to Kurunegala.
However, the Prime Minister said the current government had to continue the project from where it stopped adding that the expressway will be completed by 2024.
Premier Rajapaksa said the government dedicated themselves to constructing roads while ensuring the public can travel along these roads without having to obtain approval, unlike during the conflict.


Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Bhupendra Singh on Wednesday justified the Yogi government’s decision to conduct a survey of madrasas in Uttar Pradesh and said that it is being done for the betterment of madrassas and to modernise them.
Addressing the inaugural session of the training camp of state BJP Minority Morcha, Singh said that the state government is conducting a survey for the betterment and modernisation of madrasas. Terming the ongoing debate on this issue as unnecessary, he said that the intention of the Yogi government behind this is to make madrasas better.
Singh said that BJP is ideology based organisation, which is carrying forward Indian culture, faith, traditions and heritage, in politics. He said that the majority of the political ideologies in the country other than the BJP are imported.
He said that the Modi government at the Center and the Yogi government in UP are taking action against the mafia and the anarchist elements, who humiliate women and those who grab the rights of the poor.


Ukraine has 16 new airports under construction
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a public announcement saying that the construction of airports is currently taking place in 16 cities in Ukraine.
The president stated, “For the first time in many years, the new national air carrier will be able to fly to the new regional airports we are building. In total, we are currently building airports in 16 cities of Ukraine,” as he addressed Verkhovna Rada regarding Ukraine’s status internally and externally, reported Ukrinform.
A fresh global airport is set to be constructed in the region of Zakarpattia among the cities Uzhgorod and Mukachevo, in addition to two national airports which will be kicked off in the eastern part of Ukraine, mentioned Zelensky.
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The Sindh government will pitch Karachi as an investment destination to investors from different gulf countries, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Wednesday said during the post-budget press conference.
While talking to the media, he said that the Kuwait Investment Authority spent $1 billion monthly on global projects and the government was hoping to secure a share of this investment for Karachi.
He told the media that the government was going to hold an investment conference in Kuwait in August 2022 to attract Gulf investors to Karachi. The chief minister further added that the city needed massive investment and the government was trying its best to bring international donors and investors to Pakistan.
Regarding the investment in the city, the provincial government has also reached out to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He clarified that the government was planning to attract investment for the city instead of borrowing loans.
Shah pointed out that the agricultural sector was facing a liquidity crunch due to higher prices of diesel, seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. Therefore, the government had allocated a huge share for the agriculture sector for the next year, he added. In addition, a subsidy has also been arranged for fertilizers and pesticides to aid farmers.


There have been 8220 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 24 further deaths.
Of the new cases, 3429 were reinfections.
Of the deaths being reported today, one was from Northland, seven were from the Auckland region, four were from Waikato, one was from Taranaki, one was from MidCentral, one was from Whanganui, one was from Nelson Marlborough, six were from Canterbury and two were from Southern.
One was in their 20s, one was in their 50s, one was in their 60s, two were in their 70s, 12 were in their 80s and seven were aged over 90. Of these people, nine were women and 15 were men.
There were also 162 people with Covid-19 in hospital as of midnight Sunday, including four in ICU.
The seven-day rolling average of cases is now 1160, up from last week's figure of 1148.
Figures reported last week showed there had been 8396 new cases, with 32 deaths and 171 people hospitalised.


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Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama has been briefed on the dry weather conditions affecting most parts by the director National Disaster Management Manasa Tagicakibau.
Mr Tagicakibau told the PM the dry spell was triggered by a potential El Nino that had been hovering and trying to fully develop in the Pacific since four months ago.
The Prime Minister was told that most of the major essential services were being affected including education, agriculture, livestock, immigration, health, sugar, water, electricity and most importantly the various communities around the country.
He was also told that 161 schools had been seriously affected by the dry season but were continuing with classes with the Ministry of Education sending out water tanks where it could.
Mr Tagicakibau said water tanks were being given to schools through the education cluster.
“The Ministry of Health has also activated its cluster to co-ordinate support activities in the health sector. They are also advising the public to practise personal hygiene as diseases may spread when the dry spell is over,” Mr Tagicakibau was quoted as saying in a Department of Information statement.
He said a number of strategies had been put in place by the Ministry of Agriculture, which were expected to lessen the impact of the drought on farmers.
These included the purchase of water pumps, irrigation systems and water tanks for affected farmers across the country.
“They have also mobilised their resources and have provided supplementary feeds to animals to maintain body conditions.”
It was not all bad news though as Mr Bainimarama was told that rainfall experienced over the past days had filled up reservoirs, and replenished water sources and catchments.
The Prime Minister urged those at the briefing to closely monitor the situation, continue to assist those in dire need and to think of long-term plans, which might include the construction of mobile desalination plants.


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(MENAFN) This month, Jordan will be hosting the second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 at the Dead Sea, with the participation of several Nobel laureates and 400 representative of academia, business, entertainment, government and civil society, ANSAmed reported what organizers said today.
The conference, an idea of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, will explore ways in which children can be protected from human rights abuse, creating safe environment and social integration for refugees in host countries. Participants will work together to priorities the world's children in their spheres of influence, said organizers.
"Today, conflict, violence, climate change and poverty are forcing millions of children on the move," Prince Ali of Jordan, one of the key figures in the conference was quoted in a statement from the conference organizers.
"Millions are losing their homes and families, being trafficked and enslaved, missing out on formal education and being subjected to routine physical and emotional abuse. This summit is a sincere and concerted effort to bring people together to openly discuss these challenges and formulate long-term and realistic strategies to address them," he added.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said fuel prices can be increased further.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, he said that during the entire PML-N tenure 650-kilometer road was constructed while during the three-year tenure of the PTI, they have built 1750-kilometer roads.
Hinting at hiking fuel prices, PM Imran Khan said that the price of petrol are likely to be increased further.
“We have even approved tenders of 3280-kilometer roads,” he said adding that two-way roads in their tenure are being built at 33 percent less amount than being spent during the PML-N tenure despite an increase in prices of various products.
The prime minister said that Rs1000 billion additional amount was spent during PML-N tenure on building roads and lamented that if that amount was saved then it could be spent on various public welfare projects.
“I am talking about roads only and now estimate as to how much money is being stolen from other projects,” he said and added that that is why the PML-N leadership has never answered as to from which money they have purchased their London flats.
He said that the way this government has tackled the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted praise from western countries. “After a period of 100 years, the world has faced such a disaster and the way Pakistan tackled it was praised by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson,” he said.
The prime minister said that even the World Bank has admitted that the poverty ratio has declined during the incumbent tenure.
Imran Khan said that the inflation was owing to the products imported by the country mainly fuel products and assured that likewise, they dealt with the COVID pandemic, the government would also pull out the nation from the recent hike in inflation.
“We will be bringing a major package soon to deal with the rising inflation,” the prime minister announced.


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BAXTER — New ways to drive, walk and bike through Baxter were discussed during a lengthy transportation discussion.
Among projects on the short list that were discussed at Wednesday’s city council meeting:
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KATHMANDU, May 31: Former Finance Minister and CPN-UML lawmaker Bishnu Prasad Poudel has said that the budget presented by the government for the upcoming fiscal year has created a financial burden that the country cannot afford to bear.
Speaking in the discussion on the annual estimates of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2022/23 in the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, Poudel said that the current government has created a lot of financial obligations for the country by presenting its full-time budget.
Poudel stated that the budget is not focused toward leading the country’s economy in the right direction. He also said that long-term plans and programs have been implemented without any preparation, adding that the budget is aimed at misleading the voters and collecting votes.
Poudel accused the ruling coalition of misusing state resources to its advantage. He said that the new budget has attacked the essence of the budget.


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At least six civilians were killed and several others were wounded in a suicide attack in Kabul Monday, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Bakhtar News Agency, the official state news agency of the Afghan government, said that the explosion occurred in front of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Kabul Security Department, said that among those who were injured were three Taliban forces.
No party claimed responsibility for the attack.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri agency has asked the state for more funding to combat Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia that has sickened more than 800 people in the state over the last five years.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said the state’s response to the disease has grown and that current state laboratory staff are unable to complete all duties, according to documents submitted to state budget officials.
As of July, 812 people in the state had contracted Legionnaires’ since 2014 and 44 had died, according to the health department.
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Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced on Wednesday that ninth, matric, first and second year classes would be held across the country after July 10.
Addressing a meeting of the National Assembly during the budget session, the minister said that many problems arose last year when the government had decided not to conduct examinations.
“But now we have decided that no grade will be given without an examination,” the education minister said. He said it was “unfortunate” that some now demanded that exams not be held in parliament.
Mahmood said that Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and all other provinces have unanimously decided to hold the examinations.
Mahmood said the government was forced to close schools because of the corona virus, but was attracted to an alternative method and introduced an online schooling system.
“We have decided to integrate all educational institutions through digital systems,” he said.
He said the single national curriculum would be implemented across the country, adding that it would be followed in private and government schools as well as madrassas.
“For the first time, a separate curriculum has been developed for minorities,” he said.
The Education Minister said that Ittehad Tanzeem Madaris has also agreed that its students will also appear for the Matriculation, FA and FSC examinations.
Mahmood said the PTI-led government had allocated Rs 124 billion for the education sector, which he claimed was “125 per cent higher than previous governments”.
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The Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF) is confident that the police will be working better to address the mass shootings gripping the community.
The KDF chairperson, Ndithini Tyhido says that the summit hosted last week with the various police directorates, including Minister Bheki Cele, has been given strict time frames.
It follows a series of mass shootings in Khayelitsha, which have claimed 86 lives.
Tyhido says that the community had been forced to rely on the CPF and neighbourhood watch to protect the area from crime.
But he says that the police must step up and fulfill their mandate


Sangla-hill: The Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Ch. Muhammad Birjees Tahir on Thursday hit out at PTI chief Imran Khan and Sheik Rasheed saying that the duo had committed sacrilege of the parliament by using derogatory language against the prestigious institution.
Talking to media men the federal minister said that since last four and half-year IK had been hectically busy in hatching conspiracies against the democracy. “He [IK] sometimes threatens to lock-down the country and some times he is seen inciting people for civil disobedience”, he said adding that the way Pakistani nation and particularly the people of Lahore thwarted the protest procession of these tricky and conspiratorial parties was highly appreciable.
The federal minister said that IK and Tahirul Qadri were deeply shocked and upset since the people of Lahore have out rightly rejected their negative politics. He said that IK and AML chief’s derogatory remarks were a manifestation of their fascist mindset. He said that both the politicians have been trying hard to come to power through the backdoor.


United Nation group not probing human rights violations
By: ZAHEER ABBASI
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday categorically dispelled the impression that the United Nations (UN) working group on human rights was visiting Pakistan to probe human rights violations, saying that it would evaluate the measures taken by the government to deal with the issue.
The Minister in a policy statement informed the National Assembly that the working group had been invited by the government under a carefully developed mandate that does not include investigation or findings. It had come to Pakistan to examine and see the measures taken by the government with respect to missing persons.
The Minister said that the visit of the Working Group was a part of Pakistan’s on-going engagements and co-operation with the United Nations Human Rights Council and that Pakistan was proud to be its member. She said that the UN visiting group would not draw any conclusion and submit its findings to the government and interact with the media on the conclusion of the trip on September 20, 2012.
Hina Rabbani Khar said that the UN human rights council was established in 2006 and Pakistan, who is also its member, had presented its report to the Council in 2008. The Minister said that the visit of the working group was part of the global effort to save people from human rights violations and that it had visited as many as 91 countries on the invitation of their governments.
The Foreign Minister said that the invitation was extended to the UN team in consultation with stakeholders and the approval of the Prime Minister. She said that the Chairman of the missing persons commission, Justice retired Javed Iqbal had also held a meeting with the working group in Geneva. She expressed the hope that the clarification given by the Minister on the floor of the house would dispel the misunderstandings about the working group’s visit to Pakistan that had not come to probe the missing persons’ issue.
The Foreign Minister said that Pakistan was co-operating with the UN and had ratified a number of instruments for the protection of human rights. She said that a democratic government, vibrant society, independent judiciary and free media have been playing their role to deal with the challenges. The Minister said that the working group had visited Mexico, Chile, Morocco, Argentine, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Nepal and various other countries.
The House also offered Fateha at the beginning of the proceedings for those killed in the fire incidents in Lahore and Karachi, as well as for the flood-related incidents throughout the country and adopted a resolution, unanimously, for providing facilities to special persons at all public buildings, including the Parliament House and the Parliament Lodges.


(MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday deplored the continued Israeli violations at Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, the most recent of which was, on Tuesday, when Israeli armed forces broke the locks of the mosque's doors, namely the door of the chain and the door leading to the roof of the Islamic museum, as well as cutting the wires of the external speakers in the western part of Al Haram.
The provocations also included confronting the staff of the Jordan-run Jerusalem Awqaf and Aqsa Affairs Department, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
The ministry's spokesperson Daifallah Fayez stressed the rejection and condemnation of such actions that provoke Muslims around the world and represent a clear violation to the legal and historical status quo.
Al Aqsa Mosque, with its total area of 144 dunums, is a place of worship for Muslims only, noting that the Jordan-run Jerusalem Awqaf and Aqsa Affairs Department, under international law and legal and historical status quo, is the authority to supervise its affairs and manage entries, he added.
Fayez also called on Israeli authorities, the occupying force, to stop its violations and provocations and respect the legal and historical status quo, as well as the authority of the Jerusalem Awqaf and Aqsa Affairs Department.
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Prime Minister declares 2020 year of public relief
Prime Minister declares 2020 year of public relief. Prime Minister Imran Khan said this, while talking to members of Senate belonging to the PTI and its allied parties, who called on him in Islamabad.
He asked them to fully focus on highlighting the issues of public interest and their resolution through legislation during the year 2020.
The Prime Minister said the cancer of corruption has hollowed the country’s economy and its elimination is the basic component of the manifesto of PTI government.
He also renewed his pledge to bring the corrupt elements to book with continuation of efforts against the evil.
During the meeting, the overall situation in the country, government-led reforms, relevant legislation over the public issues and strategy for carrying the benefits of government’s achievements to the public were discussed in detail.
Prime Minister declares 2020
Declaring 2020 as the year for the public relief, the Prime Minister said in the upcoming year, the government would strive to further bring stability in the economic system so that its fruits could be reaped by the common man, thus bringing betterment in their lives.


Japanese official highlights importance of Japanese PM's visit to Jordan
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Aqaba, April 29 (Petra)-- Japanese Deputy Press Secretary Toshihide Ando said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Jordan on Monday during which he will hold talks with His Majesty King Abdullah II and Prime Minister Hani Al Mulki.
He added in a press conference in Aqaba that the talks will focus on means to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnership between Jordan and Japan in the economic and investment domains, in addition to current regional issues.
He said the Japanese prime minister will be accompanied during his two-day visit, by an economic delegation comprising CEO's of major Japanese companies in the energy, heavy and light industries, transport, infrastructure, communications and information technology sectors.
Ando praised efforts of His Majesty the King to enhance security and stability in the region as well as his stance on terrorism, affirming that Japan is keen to strengthen its economic relations with Jordan and support the Kingdom to achieve peace in the region.
"Japan attaches special importance to its distinguished bilateral ties with Jordan" he said, noting that Japan also appreciates Jordan's role in hosting Syrian refugees despite the economic hardships facing it.
The Japanese government decided last week to provide Jordan with $4 million within the emergency aid package to the refugees in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon valued at $14 million.
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You might have thought some of these e-mail compromises took more than a year to accomplish, at least as far as penetrating your e-mail password encryption.
But the FBI said on Friday that the White House had no idea that its systems had been compromised at all until early July.
“This compromise was unknown to the United States government until early July, when it was reported to the Government,” according to a Department of Justice press release.
The government said a “significant number” of people have been affected by the compromise.
Specifically, the FBI said it had identified more than 10 unauthorized groups that were “harvesting social security numbers and encrypted passwords,” but would not say how many people were impacted.
“The Department of Justice is alerting the public in order to prevent further potential exploitation of this information and to remind individuals that for their own protection it is important to verify their financial accounts,” the Justice Department said.
The FBI also said that the breach may have been put into motion about nine months ago.
“We know that during the initial stages of this investigation, the potential compromise of the password security of an unclassified government account is believed to have been orchestrated through a spear phishing campaign,” the FBI said.


The Prince of Wales will call today on big business to do more to help the long-term unemployed and disadvantaged communities.
At a conference in Camden, North London, attended by the Prime Minister, the Prince will press companies to set up a nationwide network of people to liaise between businesses and local charities and community groups.
The Communities Summit, organised by the Prince’s charity Business in the Community (BITC), will also challenge business leaders to support education, employment and enterprise in disadvantaged communities.
The Business Connectors scheme will involve senior staff at companies such as Sainsbury’s, BT and Lloyds going into their local areas, talking to communities and matching their needs with what the businesses have to offer.
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Infects 335 others, says Murad Ali Shah
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that five more patients of coronavirus have passed away, lifting the death toll to 2,604 in the province.
He issued a statement on Tuesday. It said 335 new cases have emerged in the last 8,860 tests.
Shah said said that 201 patients have recovered overnight.
The number of patients who have recovered so far has reached 137,041, which constitutes 95% of the recovery rate.


Affected neighbours to hold protest meetingPeople living near high-rise apartments in Kathmandu Valley have announced that they will organise a protest meet at Balkumari in Lalitpur on Saturday.
A statement issued by the Balkumari Community Protection Committee, which has taken the lead to organise the meeting, has stated that the committee was compelled to stage protests as the authorities concerned failed to address their demand. “People living in more than five apartments are in regular touch with us,” said Ganesh Man Singh Karki, president of the committee. The panel was formed to press the government to either repair or pull down high-rise buildings which are damaged by the April 25 Great Earthquake and its aftershocks and
have posed a threat to nearby houses.
Karki said the meeting will help them unite further and pressurise the government to make their residence secure.
Meanwhile, the committee members met Urban Development Minister Dr Narayan Khadka and informed the minister about the risk posed by the high-rise buildings. They also told the minister that the government has remained apathetic to the risk posed by those buildings at a time when aftershocks continue to rock the nation. They also said that the technology to demolish such high-rise buildings is not available in the country.
Though the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction has already asked the high-rise towers to cover the buildings with net, most property developers are yet to abide by the directive. Karki said they also plan to incorporate people who have been rendered homeless after the apartment buildings sustained damages.


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Officials in Dubai acknowledged on Saturday that the emirate had become the world's first paperless government. Thereby, achieving the goals of the Dubai Paperless Strategy. It was established in 2018.
The Dubai Paperless Strategy is fully implemented across Dubai. No Dubai government employee or consumer will require to print any paper documents or transactions unless they wish to do so. Printing can be done at a variety of locations, including service and typing centers.
The Dubai Paperless Strategy was conducted in five phases. Each involves a distinct set of Dubai government organizations. The strategy had fully implemented throughout all 45 government entities in the emirate.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) During his working trip to Donetsk region, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with the leadership of the local regional military administration.
As the PM posted on Telegram , he heard information about preparations for the heating season, the readiness of points of invincibility, and the construction of fortifications.
The meeting participants discussed the problematic issues of preparations for the heating season in Dobropillia, Bilozerske and Novodonetske territorial communities.
The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Energy to urgently take measures to secure the autumn-winter period in the communities of Donetsk region.
As the Donetsk Regional Military Administration announced earlier, out of 35 communities of the region, which are currently under the control of the Ukrainian authorities, 14 communities will be fully provided with central heating this season, while another 11 will be heated partially.
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Srinagar, May 12: Around 12000 Kashmiri residents who were stranded in different parts of the country have been evacuated by the Jammu and Kashmir administration so far, officials said on Tuesday.
Talking exclusively to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), divisional commissioner Kashmir PK Pole said that around 12000 Kashmiris who were stranded in different states of the country have been evacuated so far.
He also said that around 350 Kashmiris which includes students as well have been evacuated from other countries so far. Asked about sample collection for Covid-19 testing of these travelers, PK Pole said that the facilities have been kept available in each district.
“Samples of these people coming from outside will be collected from their concerned district headquarters for Covid-19 testing,” he said.
The administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has started a massive evacuation process to bring back Kashmiri residents stranded in different parts of the country and other countries due to nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
Officials said that people who have been evacuated from different parts of the country and other countries belong to several districts of Kashmir including, Srinagar, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Kulgam and Budgam.
They said that these people will be quarantined at different quarantine centres established in their concerned districts.
Pertinently, thousands of Kashmiris have got stuck in various parts of the country and outside countries due to the nationwide lockdown announced on March 24 this year to prevent spread of Covid-19.
People stranded outside Kashmir have been making distress calls urging the authorities to evacuate them and facilitate their return home.


(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Sundaresan Rajeswar, board member, contact person, chief adviser, and past president of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Qatar, has been nominated to the Global Advocacy Advisory Council for two years, 2021-23. Rajeswar is one of the chapter's founder members and has served on the board since its inception 15 years ago.
He had previously served in the Research and Education Committee of the IIA Global for three years, 2016-19, and has been in the Global Council, a thought leadership body of the IIA, for the past ten years.
'The councils help to determine and drive IIA priorities. It is through contributions of members like you that the IIA has been able to maintain its leadership in advancing the profession of internal auditing,' stated Charles T. Wright, chairman of the Board Nominee, in his letter of invitation to Rajeswar.
The IIA's strategic plan includes raising the profile of and demand for internal audit and ensuring the profession is recognised as an indispensable resource by key stakeholders. One of the principal tools in accomplishing this goal is advocacy.
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Bath City FC has officially unveiled its new plans for Twerton Park stadium and Twerton High Street, Somerset Live report.
Alongside their development partners Greenacre Capital, the club is hoping to make dramatic changes to the area, including a new grandstand for the football ground, a gym, a 3G football pitch, a community hub and new housing.
Bath City FC chairman John Reynolds said the plans will benefit businesses, the community and give sports opportunities for children.
Bath City FC proposed the extensive plans to secure their financial future and their future in Twerton.
The club became community-owned two years ago and is hoping that their new plans can benefit the whole community.
Club director, John Reynolds, who was “born and bred” in Twerton says that the club isn’t just preparing for the short-term but wants to help the community in the long-term as well.
He said: “This isn’t about what we’re going to achieve in the next two to three years, it’s about what we’ll be doing for the next forty to fifty years.”
Read more: www.somersetlive.co.uk


Crash victims in south-central ND accident identified
STRASBURG — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of three people involved in a fatal car accident near Strasburg.
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Kathmandu: Minister for Urban Development Dilnath Giri stressed the need of promoting and developing the cooperatives for the economic development of the country.
Addressing the 18th annual general meeting of Shree Laligurans Multipurpose Co-operative Limited (SLMCL) Saturday, he said the investment would be mobilised through the cooperatives in the productive and mega projects as the cooperatives has been contributing for the financial and economic sector from rural to urban area.
He said that the government was committed to develop the sector as the country had accepted the cooperative as one of the economic pillar.
He appreciated the contribution of Laligurans Cooperative for the development of the cooperative sector.
Chairman of Board of Director of SLMCL Amar Das Shrestha said that the cooperative would move ahead to provide the effective services to its members and play a key role for making the cooperative movement a success.
Chief Executive Director of the SLMCL Surendra Bhandari said that cooperative would invest in the new and potential sector for the overall development of the cooperative sector in Nepal.
Stating that the cooperative is a backbone of national economy, he said that the government should explore the scope of cooperative that would uplift the livelihood of the people and support for national building.
He said that more than 200,000 people are getting jobs directly in the cooperative sector and more than 6,500,000 people involved in the cooperative sector, he said and adding that the cooperative friendly acts should be introduced for the development of the cooperative sector.
He, however, said that the Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation approved the cooperative act ignoring the recommendations of cooperative movement targeting to shrink scope of cooperative.
Highlighting the financial status of the SLMCL, he said that the cooperative has been focusing to invest in the various potential sector including health, agriculture, hydropower, education, dairy firms and other potential sectors.
He said that the SLMCL has paid revenue of Rs. 47.1 million to the government. The Cooperative has paid such revenue from the profit earned in the last fiscal year 2016/17. The company claimed that it may highest tax payers among the cooperative in the last fiscal year.
It has succeeded to earn around Rs. 97 million net profits in last fiscal year. Likewise, the transaction increased by 8.21 per cent to Rs. 5.23 billion in the last fiscal year compared to previous fiscal year.
Deposit collection grew by 6.67 per cent to Rs. 4.18 billion in the fiscal year 2016/17. The loan disbursement of the cooperative reached Rs. 3.40 billion in the last fiscal year from Rs. 3.04 billion of previous fiscal year.
Share capital also increased by 17.18 per cent to Rs. 375.5 million by the end of the last fiscal year.


Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal says government is working day and night in rescue and relief activities in the flood-hit areas across the country.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said Pakistan is facing the challenge of unprecedented climate change which played havoc in the country and other parts of South Asia.
Ahsan Iqbal said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced hundred billion rupees for three million flood affected families and process of disbursing 25,000 rupees to each family has already begun.
He said National Disaster Management Authority and the provincial governments are also working round the clock for the relief of the flood affected people.
The Minister said the federal government is committed to help the affected provinces standing on their feet after the devastation caused by the recent floods.
Source: Radio Pakistan


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Algiers, Jumada I 13, 1439, January 30, 2018, SPA -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika met today with Secretary General of the Russian National Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, who is currently visiting Algeria.
During the meeting, they discussed ways of cooperation between Algeria and Russia in the security and political fields.
21:43 LOCAL TIME 18:43 GMT
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Shimla, July 21
The state government was committed to the welfare of the employees of the state and all their genuine demands were being redressed, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the delegation of Himachal Pradesh NGO Federation led by its president Ashwani Thakur that called him here today.
The employees are pillars of the government on whose shoulders the responsibility to implement the government policies lies, he said and added that despite the coronavirus, the state government had ensured that the employees got all their dues from time to time.
Thakur said that the state government would soon hold a meeting with the employees so that they get an opportunity to take up their issues with the state government. He assured the federation that the endeavour of the government would be to resolve all the genuine issues of the employees amicably.
Thakur also urged the employees to work with dedication to make Himachal a model state. President of the federation Ashwani Thakur urged the Chief Minister to convene a meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee so that the employees could present their various issues and demands before the government.
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KATHMANDU: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, said that the government of Nepal was ready to forward bilateral agreement signed with Bangladesh regarding the development of energy sector.
Minister Pun said so during a courtesy call paid by Bangladeshi Ambassador, Mashfee Binte Shams, today.
On the occasion, the two discussed the issue of bilateral cooperation and mutual interest.
Saying a new government has now been formed in Bangladesh, Minister Pun expressed the view that Nepal was willing to collaborate with the new government in the energy sector.
Similarly, Ambassador Binte said that there would be participation of the private sector from Bangladesh in investment summit going to be organised by the government of Nepal.
She added that the government of Bangladesh was also willing to invest in the energy sector of Nepal.


Chela Ram Kewlani led National Commission of Minorities meet President Dr Arif Alvi in Islamabad today (Tuesday).
While talking to them, President Alvi said that the government is taking all necessary measures to protect the rights of minorities.
Chela Ram Kewlani led National Commission of Minorities meet President
Besides, he said the government also taking steps to ensure the security of their holy places.
The President further said that the government provided equal rights and opportunities to minorities.
He said the government encouraged them to play their role in the national development.
He said that they are also taking steps to ensure the protection of churches, shrines, temples, gurdwaras and other places of worships of minority communities.
Meanwhile, the members of the Commission thanked the government for constituting the Commission.
They also thanked for protecting the rights of minorities.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 18. In some countries,
they organize certain conferences and symposia related to the
internal affairs of Azerbaijan, said President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev as he addressed the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of
the Novruz holiday in the Talish village of the Tartar district,
“Some pro-Armenian countries recognize the“independence of
Nagorno-Karabakh”, which is not on the world map and does not exist
in the territory of Azerbaijan. What does that mean? It means that
during the occupation, the only purpose of all those forces was to
perpetuate this occupation. They wanted not to resolve the
conflict, but to freeze it,” President Ilham Aliyev noted.
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Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung said on 28 June that the next wave of COvid infections in Singapore has arrived earlier than expected.
Ong spoke to Lianhe Zaobao at the 30th annual general meeting of the CDAC and said that many people travel overseas during the school holidays and that the increase in infections here could be related to that.
He did, however, say that he doesn’t think this wave of infections will be worse than the one in February that was caused by the BA.2 Omicron subvariant.
Ong said that he had earlier mentioned that the next wave could take place around July or August, but it’s now here a little earlier possibly due to the June school holidays.
He added that MOH will continue monitoring the situation, and stressed the importance of ensuring hospitals have enough support.


HARTFORD, Conn. – An emergency meeting has been called between the state and Hartford officials by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to discuss the increasing number of homicides in the state’s capital city.
A fatal shooting that took place early Tuesday marked the city’s 17th homicide, which is a significant increase from last year. A total of 19 homicides were reported last year in Hartford.
A letter was sent Friday to Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, in which Malloy stated that the state will provide additional assistance to help the city in this “difficult time”.
The governor said that the state officials would like to discuss the city’s current strategy to fight violence in the city and also to understand how it would put additional resources to use.
The Hartford Mayor also released a letter Thursday evening requesting additional staff, including three state police detectives, three inspectors from the Chief State’s Attorney’s Office and parole and probation staff.
News Source: www.CBSLocal.com


The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had performed well in addressing insecurity and the country is safer than it was in 2015.
Lai Mohammed made this disclosure in Washington D.C. during an interview with the Voice of America (VOA).
Specifically, he said the government have successfully secured the entire territory of the country from the Boko Haram while the farmers/herdsmen clash in Benue had been curtailed.
Mohammed said that the fight against banditry, killings and banditry in Zamfara and Kaduna had been put under control in the last two weeks because of the synergy among the security forces.
The minister said that the administration would apply multi-dimensional approach besides deployment of forces.
He said the government was not unaware of other remote causes of the crises in the affected areas including economic and social reasons, non-inclusiveness, lack of infrastructure and job opportunities.
He assured that the government will continue to strengthen partnership on the regional and international levels in addressing the challenges.


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Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Stating that 'mother' and 'motherland' were not different from one another, actor Parthiban has made an emotional appeal to the public, asking them to donate generously to the Armed Forces on Flag Day on Tuesday.
In a video clip which the actor shared on his timeline on social media, the actor-director says, 'December 7 is Flag Day. Even when someone, who is relatively unknown to you, does you some good, we usually ask them, 'How are you bro?' and we look to return the favour in some small way or the other.'
Pointing out that 'our brothers who protect our motherland which is like our mother, must be healthy and prosperous,' the actor urged people to donate generously on the Flag Day, which he said one could also call as Philanthropy Day.
'How we live as beautiful humans deep inside our hearts is determined by the manner in which we share our wealth. A day that brings out the godliness in us is this Flag Day. Therefore, to help protect the interests of our brothers, let us all willingly donate and participate in this Flag Day,' he said.
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Fuel prices have been increased with effect from today, both the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Lanka Indian Oil announced.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said that Octane 92 petrol has been increased by Rs. 82 per litre, Octane 95 petrol has been increased by Rs. 77 per litre, Auto Diesel has been increased by Rs. 111 per litre and Super Diesel by Rs. 116.
Accordingly, Octane 92 Petrol will now be sold at Rs. 420 a litre, Octane 95 Petrol Rs. 450, Auto Diesel Rs. 400 and Super Diesel Rs. 445 at fuel stations operated by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
Lanka Indian Oil said that it has also increased the price of fuel from today.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that a fuel pricing formula that was approved by the Cabinet was applied to revise the prices.
He said the price revision includes all costs incurred in importing, unloading, distribution to the stations and taxes.
The Cabinet also approved the revision of transportation and other service charges accordingly. The formula will be applied every fortnight or monthly. (Colombo Gazette)
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The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change – FDC party President Patrick Amuriat Oboi has raised concern over the slow pace of compensation of victims of the insurgency in the Teso region.
While campaigning for FDC candidate in the Serere by-election Mr. Amuriat said that compensation of the people of Teso for cattle stolen from during the insurgency, has been pending for long and needs to be handled urgently.
“Compensation has taken a long time to reach the beneficiaries; people who were internally displaced were promised but all in vain,” he said.
He added that many people lost their cattle, which were their source of livelihood.
“People were promised cattle or cash compensation in order to recover financially but it has taken a long time,” he said adding that, “this has affected peoples’ confidence in the NRM government to deliver its promises”.
Emmanuel Eratu on his part said that the NRM government through its line Ministries in charge of implementing the assurances have frustrated the local people.
He promised to pressure the government to fulfill its pledges once elected the MP while also adding that there is an influx of young people into the boda – boda sector due to failure in the education sector.
In 2018, the High Court in Soroti ordered the government to pay people in Teso over the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms after the Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa and 2,020 others dragged the Attorney General to court.
Other people also dragged the government to court on related issues forcing the government to opt for a Consent Judgment with claimants in some cases.
However, the lists availed for compensation by the government, less than 50,000 people were recommended for verification to access compensation, an issue that has infuriated several other people.
While in Serere recently, the Vice President, Jessica Alupo said that the cabinet had approved compensation of 150 Billion Shillings for Acholi, Lango and Teso.
She said that the compensation would commence before the end of the year.
Alupo added that the cabinet had also considered other people who could have missed in the first list to register and would benefit from subsequent payrolls on compensation.


Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das chaired a high-level meeting at the project building here over the recent increase of Maoist activities in the state. Chairing the meeting he said that Jharkhand has performed exceedingly well in the last 4.5 years to curb Maoists and Maoism was counting its last breath in the state.
He said that due to the cooperation of the central government, the strong will of the state government and bravery of the police and security forces Jharkhand has been able to achieve such results. Mr Das said that now the time has come when a final assault should be done on the Maoists in the state so that they can be completely wiped out. Those present in the meeting included Chief Secretary D K Tiwari, Additional Chief Secretary Home Sukhdeo Singh, DGP Kamal Nayan Choubey etc.


Hyderabad: TPCC working president Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka lashed out at the TRS government saying that it was imposing a huge burden of Rs 80,000 Crore on the people of the state by taking up the redesigning of irrigation projects.
The Congress leader came down heavily on Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao saying that he was taking up these projects only to benefit TRS leaders and his relatives.
He wondered as to why the TRS leaders were celebrating when the state interests were actually mortgaged to the neighbouring state.
There was actually nothing that the state had benefitted from the pact, but the TRS leaders were celebrating as if the state benefitted with the pact on irrigation projects, he said.
Bhatti said that KCR had made false allegation of corruption on Congress when Jalayagnanm was taken up by the Congress and said that still the TRS chief was not sent to jail.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday had threatened the opposition leaders saying that cases will be slapped for making false allegations on the TRS Government.
State interests mortgaged: Jeevan Reddy
In a related development, MLA and senior Congress leader T Jeevan Reddy alleged that the TRS government had mortgaged the interests of the state by signing a pact with the Maharashtra government.
He said that by intimidating the Opposition leaders, KCR cannot change truth which the people of the state are aware of.
He said that the decision to construct Medigadda and Annaram barrages shows that the government lacks wisdom. (INN)


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) New York, August 05, 2022, SPA -- U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 85.51, or 0.3 percent, to 32,726.99.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.21, or 0.1 percent, to 4,151.96.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 52.42, or 0.4 percent, to 12,720.58.
Oil fell sharply, pressured by concerns that economic weakness in the United States and Europe would reduce demand, but losses were limited by continued tight supply. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped $2.12, or 2.6 percent, to $88.54 a barrel.
17:43 LOCAL TIME 14:43 GMT
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Jordan- Cold weather, rainfall forecast for Monday
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 29 (Petra)-- A relatively cold weather is expected Friday, with a chance of rainfall in northern parts of the Kingdom, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily brief.
Winds will be south-easterly moderate picking up at night hours.
As of Monday, a cold front accompanying a depression centered over the east of Cyprus is expected to start affecting the Kingdom, with western brisk winds.
Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 14 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 8 degrees at night.
29/12/2017 - 10:41:09 AM
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Thirty-three percent of Republicans surveyed by Gallup in 2013 said they had a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of trust in the news media. That’s hardly a ringing defense of the Fourth Estate, but it’s higher than last year, when 26 percent of Republicans said the same. Independents also held a more favorable view of the press than they did last year.
Overall, Americans viewed the news media more favorably in 2013: 44 percent said they trust the press, up from 40 percent last year. (In 1976, 72 percent said they trusted the media a lot.) 46 percent said the news media was too liberal, and 37 percent said it was “Just about right.”
Previously: Gallup: Americans mistrust media more than ever


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Srinagar- Police Sunday said that Government forces have arrested two militants and recovered arms and ammunition in Shopian.
Acting on specific input regarding the presence of LeT militant Shahid Ahmad Gaine, a resident of Doomwani Keegam, and his close associate in Doomwani village near Rambi Ara, government forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area, a police spokesman said.
He said as the government forces approached the suspected spot, the duo tried to flee.
However, they were apprehended by the search party, the spokesman added.
He identified the other arrested as Kifayat Ayoub Alie, a resident of Pinjoora Shopian.
Incriminating material, arms and ammunition including a Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine, two Chinese hand grenades and eight pistol rounds were recovered from their possession, besides cash amount of Rs 2.9 lakh, the spokesman said.
A case has been registered and investigation taken up, he said.
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Learning councils are a way of children and young people having a greater say over matters that affect their school and wider lives.
Our learning council gives students the chance to tell teachers and staff their ideas and represents each class in school. It allows pupils to be involved in decisions that affect them, keeping them informed about the life of the school and helps pupils to gain confidence to have their say. It can also help pupils to feel good about their place in the school community by giving them responsibilities and encourages active citizenship.
|Our learning council meets every month to discuss ideas, decide on the most effective ways to change and improve the school and then talk to the people who can help to make it happen. Our learning council regularly shares news and information about new initiatives and the important things which we have achieved.
Together we can help Smithton to continue to grow and succeed.
Our aims were revised and simplified on 30/09/20. They are:
To make the school a better place by:
- Helping pupils enjoy school and
keep them safe.
- Helping raise money for the
school and others in need.
- Helping make learning the best it
can be at Smithton.


State cuts shift burden to local government
What do the Cloquet Area Fire District (CAFD), the city's proposed storm water utility and rising property taxes have in common?
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Filipino shoots Saudi scholar
(MENAFN- Arab Times) An influential Saudi Arabian preacher was shot and wounded in a southern Philippine city on Tuesday, police said, adding security forces killed the gunman. Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni was in hospital following the shooting in Zamboanga city but did not have life threatening injuries, local police spokeswoman Senior Inspector Helen Galvez said. "He is out of danger," Galvez told AFP by phone. Galvez said another man travelling with Qarni was also wounded.
She declined to give other details, such as where the shooting occurred, other than to say the assailant had been killed. "We pinned down the gunman. He's dead," she said.
Saudi media outlets described Qarni as a senior Islamic scholar. He has more than 12 million followers on Twitter. In his book "Awakening Islam," the French academic Stephane Lacroix included Qarni among "the most famous" Saudi preachers. Zamboanga is one of the largest cities in the southern Philippines, which has been home to a decades-long separatist rebellion by the mainly Catholic nation's Muslim minority.
Zamboanga has a mixed Christian and Muslim population, and has been a frequent target of attacks by local Muslim militant groups. One of the nation's main Muslim rebel groups raided the city in 2013, triggering three weeks of clashes with security forces that left more than 200 people dead.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Over 4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines are left in the
regions, the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry's press service reports,
Trend reports citing
3.5 million doses of Sinophram and QazVac vaccines against
COVID-19 were acquired to prevent the virus spread in the territory
of Kazakhstan in 2022. Of which 2.9 million doses were sent to the
regions. The rest 594,000 doses are left at the warehouses of the
Besides, there are over 45.1 million doses of the QazVac,
Pfizer, CoronaVac, Sinopharm, and Hayat vaccines in the regions.
150,000 doses of the Sputnik Light vaccine arrived in the regions.
At the same time, it is planned to purchase 500,000 doses of the
Pfizer vaccine for the revaccination of 75% of the eligible
population by yearend. 1 million doses of QazVac vaccine will be
bought in the 3rd quarter of 2022 for the revaccination of 60% of
the eligible population.
- coronavirus COVID-19
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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), June 10
The government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to bring a whitepaper on the economic status of the state.
The cabinet subcommittee constituted to review the financial status of the state met for the first time on Friday in Shimla. Speaking on occasion, Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri said that the previous government has put huge debt on the state and the financial health of the state is not good so the state government has decided to bring a white paper on the economic status of the state.
Our government has decided to bring a white paper on the economic status of the state. A cabinet Subcommittee was constituted and we met today and we shall hold two more meetings and in a month, we shall submit the report to the government. Due to the financial mismanagement of the previous BJP government, huge debt has arisen in Himachal”, said the Deputy Chief Minister.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Mukesh Agnihotri said that there was financial mismanagement during the tenure of the previous BJP government.
He further said that the overdraft happened because of the wrong policies of the previous government.
“The government is paying the debt of the previous government. The Jai Ram government kept presenting wrong figures and the state’s debt kept increasing. He informed that the sub-committee will hold two more meetings and will submit its report to the Chief Minister in the cabinet within a month”, the Deputy CM said.


Jammu: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today campaigned at Billawar and Mandli in Jammu region in favour of BJP candidates for elections of District Development Council.
Seeking votes for BJP candidate, Jai Ram Thakur said that today the Nation was being led by a strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jai Ram Thakur said that abrogation of Article 370 was possible due to the strong political will power and today India is ‘One Nation with One Constitution and One Flag’. He said that similarly, the decision regarding Triple Talaq was also a historic one which has ensured empowerment of Muslim women’s and check their exploitation. He said that Prime Minister has constituted ‘Sri Ram Janmabhumi Tirtha Kshetra Trust’ for construction of magnificent temple of Lord Rama at Ayodhya. He said all these historic decisions were possible due to the strong and dynamic leadership provided by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jai Ram Thakur said that Prime Minister has successfully guided the Nation during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that timely lockdown announced by the Prime Minister has ensured to make adequate preparedness to fight this pandemic. He said that when the first case was detected in the country not even a single PPE kit was prepared in India. But today over 5 lakh PPE kits were being prepared daily which were even being exported to several countries.
Chief Minister urged the people of vote and support BJP candidates in these elections so that the pace of development goes uninterrupted.


Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information Ajmal Wazir says the government is taking steps on war footing against all the challenges.
Addressing a media briefing in Peshawar on Sunday afternoon, he said the capacity to admit the coronavirus patients in the public sector hospitals is being enhanced.
Ajmal Wazir said the government is taking measures against locust attack in the province.
He said Prime Minister Imran Khan is strenuously working for resolution of problems and public welfare.
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- However, they said disciplinary action will be taken against members who quit the party, and are now insulting the party leader President Kenyatta.
- The leaders said the decision to kick out those elected members who have moved out of the party will be made during the National Delegates Conference.
Jubilee Party leaders have said the party will accept defectors who will 'repent' to help rejuvenate the outfit.
Speaking Wednesday in PCEA hall in Kasarini, Kiambu town, MPs Kanini Kega (Kieni), Jude Njomo (Kiambu), Wanjiku Kibe (Gatundu North) and Jonah Mburu (Lari), among other leaders, said the party was busy working for the people before the August 9 polls.
“The door to our party is open and anybody who has defected and feels that they want to repent will be baptised,” Njomo said.
The legislator said the party will not discriminate against anyone.
However, he said disciplinary action will be taken against members who quit the party, and are now insulting the party leader President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Kanini said it is important for Mt Kenya region to have a political party, and that party is Jubilee.
He said the party will be used to negotiate on behalf of the community.
“We have other regions represented by a political party of their own while in Mt Kenya we do not have a unifying party," he said.
"The Jubilee Party has roots and is intact and should represent us. If we do not plan for ourselves we will be planned for yet we are the largest community."
He drummed up support for Jubilee government track record, saying it has performed as there is development in every corner of the country.
“Where our President comes from there is defiance yet development works have been realised in the region,” he said.
Kanini said the party will be part of the next government, and will be led by the party leader as he is still the de facto leader of Mt Kenya. He will also will give political direction.
The leaders said the Jubilee Party National Delegates Conference scheduled for next week will be attended by chosen delegates that will make key decisions on which direction the party will take.
Wanjiku said it is time for the party took their report form to Kenyans as a way to demonstrate that Jubilee has delivered on its manifesto.
“I have been to several meetings where I have discussed with wananchi who are very happy about the work that the Jubilee government has done," Njomo said.
The leaders said the decision to kick out those elected members who have moved out of the party, such as Deputy President William Ruto, will be made during the NDC.
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The Federal Government has inaugurated donor development agencies to assist in bridging gaps and deficiencies in the Nigerian mining sector.
Dr Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, performed the exercise on Friday in Abuja.
The agencies, which included the World Bank, UNIDO, UNDP, DFID, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, would help to solve the challenges confronting the sector to take its place of pride.
He said that the inauguration was also conducted to spell out their responsibilities to avoid duplication and unnecessary competitions.
He said this would ensure that the agencies understood areas to assist the ministry to align with its mandates.
He said that the Department for International Development (DFID) would assist the ministry in financing cost of advisory and technical teams.
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Mar 29, Kathmandu- Finance Minister Barsh Man Pun has informed that the province's plan will also be included in the third investment conference in Baisakh.
Finance Minister Pun, who is also the coordinator of the Investment Conference Steering Committee, said that state-level plans will also showcased at the conference. On Thursday evening, Pun interacted with more than half a dozen ministers and chief ministers at the directorate committee secretariat. During the meeting, he asked the Chief Ministers to choose the plans which are in preparation or new plans and include them in the investment conference. There was also an interaction session about the participation from the provincial level and the preparation of provincial-level projects that can be included for investment in the conference in the meeting.
In the program, Minister Pun informed that the process of amending the necessary laws to improve the investment environment has been started. He said that non-resident Nepalese were also invited to come to the investment conference.


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Patna : Bihar Industries Association (BIA) on September 9, 2018, expressed concern over the rising petrol and diesel prices in the country. BIA President KPS Keshri said that petrol and diesel are essential commodities and increase in their prices impacts the people and the economy directly.
Keshri said that petroleum products are essential commodities yet they have not been brought under the GST and as a result they are selling at different prices in different states across the country. He further stated that the government needs to take policy decision over issue. Keshri requested the state government to ease the burden on people by reducing the state taxes on petroleum products.


Saudi Interior Minister meets Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister
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Kuala Lumpur, Jumada II 26, 1439, March 14, 2018, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Minister of Interior, met here today with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the Ministries of Interior of both countries, bilateral relations and latest developments at the international arena.
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Singapore Minister of Interior Receives Saudi Ambassador
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Riyadh, Safar 8, 1439, Oct 28, 2017, SPA -- Singapore Minister of Internal Affairs and Law received has received here on Thursday Saudi Ambassador to Singapore Saad bin Saleh Al-Saleh.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means to enhance them, in all fields, in addition to review issues of common interest.
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Commentary: Is Rubio the magic elixir that Republicans think?
SAN DIEGO -- Republicans think that Marco Rubio is a sort of magic elixir that can instantly cure what ails them.
And what is this ailment? It's the fact that many Latinos -- especially Mexicans and Mexican-Americans who represent more than two-thirds of the Hispanic population -- consider the GOP to be hostile to their presence in America.
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Govt achieved big success despite facing different challenges: Leader of the House Senator Dr Shahzad Waseem
ISLAMABAD (20, August 2020 ) : Leader of the house in the Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem on Thursday said although there were a lot of challenges for the government yet it achieved some big success, including controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, reduction in current account deficit and increasing foreign remittances.
Talking to a private TV channel, he said that the international community was acknowledging the government policies against coronavirus.
He said that the world’s financial institutions were praising the prudent economic policies of the country and all economic indicators were giving positive signals for strengthening of the national economy, adding that the government made hectic efforts in this regard.
The leader of the house said that the government would not be blackmailed from anyone and fully committed to fulfilling all promises which were made with the people during the general elections.
He said that although the government had handled coronavirus effectively, there was still a need to do a lot in the health sector.
Replying to a question, he said the opposition should have to listen to the president’s joint session address because it was not an ordinary address but had great importance.
He said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies had unveiled the face of its secularism and destroyed the image of the larger democracy.
He said that India was isolated in the world now due to fascist policies of Modi’s government, adding Indian government was openly violating human rights and committing atrocities not only against unarmed Kashmiris but all the minorities which were living in India.
He said that Kashmiri people had raised their flag of independence despite facing barbarism of Indian forces against them in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK).


An attacker who stabbed a number of people in a park in a Parisian suburb has been “neutralized,” the French Police Prefecture said.
Four people were injured Friday in the stabbing attack in Villejuif, a commune south of Paris, according to Loïc Travers, the Secretary of the National Police Alliance for the Ile-de-France region.
Speaking to French news channel BFM TV, Travers said the attack took place around 2 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET).
While Travers said the male attacker has been “neutralized”, the Police Prefecture advised the public to avoid the Parc des Hautes-Bruyères area.


Auckland District Health Board is to be given a further $2.5 million to reduce waiting times for patients and increase the number of operations.
Health Minister Tony Ryall says the money will be targeted at systems that help the board run its daily theatre list.
The aim is to reduce waiting times and give patients more certainty about when they will have their surgery.
The funding will help the DHB continue its work in the past two years to improve its surgical services.
Mr Ryall says many patients are now assessed over the phone for ear, nose and throat surgeries, which has reduced the time outpatients have to spend in the waiting room.


The Fiji government says it will complete a much-needed bridge project near the town of Rakiraki, with the Prime Minister to commission the project tomorrow.
It says almost 5,000 Fijians will benefit, including farmers, and will cost US$560,000.
The existing bridge was closed in 2013 after being deemed unsafe.
The divisional planning officer for the Western Division, Sitiveni Tavaga, says the state of roads and bridges around the country have been neglected over the years and the government is committed to improving them.
He says the new bridge on the Kings Highway will help both large manufacturers and small farmers take their goods to market, and will also attract investment and increase tourist to the area.
The government says the project will be completed in a year's time.


Bernanke Bears Bad News for the Jobless
Those out-of-work Americans hoping to hear something encouraging from the general direction of Capitol Hill wouldn’t like what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had to say to Congress on Wednesday. According to Bernanke, their situation may not improve much for at least two years. –KA
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The unemployment rate in the United States is likely to remain well above 7 percent through the end of 2012 and the duration of President Obama’s current term, according to the Federal Reserve.
Ben S. Bernanke, the Fed chairman, told Congress on Wednesday that it would take “a significant amount of time” to restore the 8.5 million jobs lost in the United States in 2008 and 2009, and warned that “the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain.” He also warned that financial conditions, particularly the European sovereign debt crisis, had “become less supportive of economic growth in recent months.”
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Local developer seeks $4M for project
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Peshawar (November 6, 2017): Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that Operation Raddul Fasaad has broken the back of terrorists and all state institutions are on the same page against terrorism.
Talking to media after inaugurating NADRA Mega and Executive Center in Peshawar, the Minister said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has rendered great sacrifices in the war against terror.
Iqbal said that before the start of military operation, Pakistan was hostage to terrorists. “There was not a single day when five to six people were not martyred. Today the terrorists target innocent civilians in one-off incidents” he said.The interior minister said that unfortunately few people are spreading disappointment among the people of Pakistan for their political motives, adding that these people want to snatch self-confidence from the nation.
“We took the energy crisis as a challenge, and next year we will be successful in putting 10,000 megawatts of electricity in our system,” he said. “In 2013 surveys, 70 to 80 per cent of people used to say the coming days will be worse for them, today the same people hope that the coming days will be better than the previous ones.”
He said that government policies need peace and stability so we should ensure no one disturbs our law and order.
Iqbal lamented that nowadays people are taking potshots at the government over corruption.
He claimed that according to Transparency International, India has more corruption cases compared to Pakistan but the economic progress of the neighbouring country is due to the better security situation.
“Governments that are corrupt don’t initiate development projects [but] we have opened a university in FATA, we are going to launch 5G, and we are putting fiber optic with China to enhance our IT sector,” said Iqbal, who also holds the portfolio of the planning and development ministry.
He said that those who criticise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on making roads should know that without roads people of the country cannot have access to health and education.
Iqbal called the demand to have elections on the older census ‘childish’.
He said that certain quarters are trying to create doubts over the next general elections, adding that, “It is important that political parties should ensure timely elections for the transfer of power”.He also demanded the Supreme Court to a take suo motu notice of the Paradise Papers leak.
He further mentioned that the PML-N government has strengthened the national economy and efforts are underway to overcome power crisis.
Ahsan said ten thousand megawatt electricity has been added to the national grid which is now being provided to smoothly run industrial units.
The national economy will be among the top twenty economies by 2025, he added.
He said the frustrated elements are trying to create anarchy in the country. The government with support of the nation will foil the nefarious designs of such elements, he added.


(Rdog Xtreme) It’s been 55 years since ferries were allowed to operate between the United States and Cuba, something that’s about to change now that the Treasury Department has granted licenses to four companies that want to offer services between the countries for the first time since a 1960 trade embargo.
Now that diplomatic ties with Cuba have been restored and the government has eased up on trade between the two countries, airlines and other travel companies like Airbnb have been working on providing services for travelers heading to Cuba.
According to the Orlando Sun Sentinel, at least four ferry companies said they were notified this week that the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments had given approvals after more than five decades. Cuba still has to approve the operations as well.
The companies are planning to offer trips that are less expensive than charter flights, but haven’t established…
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ROANOKE, Va – As the holiday season continues on, local health officials are worried about another surge in Coronavirus cases.
Dr. Cynthia Morrow with the Roanoke City Alleghany Health District says cases have risen to record highs after Thanksgiving.
One day this week, the region saw more than three hundred cases. Morrow says people need to stay vigilant as public vaccination is still not available.
“Our fear is that we have high levels of activity and that the behaviors that people engaged in over the Thanksgiving holidays are going to be behaviors that people engage in over the Christmas and New Years holiday,” Morrow said.
The health district was set to host more testing Wednesday and Thursday but it has been canceled due to weather.


(MENAFN) Western countries have failed to explain why they hold opposing views on Ukraine and Serbia's territorial integrity, despite their backing for Kiev in its war against Russia and endorsement of Kosovo's independence, according to President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday.
In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that his country respects the territorial integrity of all countries, including Ukraine, and that many regard the conflict between Moscow and Kiev as "the first conflict on European soil since WWII."
However, he stated that the reality about Serbia's geographical integrity "is continually unspoken."
“We ask for a clear answer to the question I’ve been asking… for years – what is the difference between the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, which was grossly violated,” Vucic asserted, referring to the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
As per Vucic, Serbia “has never [set] foot” on anybody’s territory, but this “did not prevent the 19 richest NATO countries from attacking a sovereign country without a decision by the UN Security Council.”
He also stated that, despite NATO's vow to maintain Serbia's entire geographical integrity, numerous Western countries unilaterally recognized the breakaway province of Kosovo in 2008.
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