NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In an effort to avoid the implementation of a closed conch season, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Michael Pintard, said the government is now reducing the exportation of conch on an annual basis.
“Presently, some 650,000 pounds of conch has been exported on an annual basis. Beginning this year, we started the reduction of those quotas that we have allocated to various exporters and that will continue in a very substantial way over the next two years,” said Pintard in a recent interview with Eyewitness News Online.
Minister Pintard said that the ministry has also been in contact with exporters, who understand the position that the government is taking to ensure that the supply of conch is not depleted.
“We have been meeting with the exporters and they clearly understand the position that government is taking. We are making sure that every decision we make is on the basis of science,” Pintard said.
According to Pintard, Cabinet has also recently approved the hiring of 37 new fishery officers
as a means to guard against illegal fishing.
“In order to make sure that we do our part as a government, we have stepped up enforcement monitoring, and have made adjustments to our systems,” Pintard said.
He said while he is confident that their efforts will be successful, the government has also made other provisions.
“One of the unfortunate things that is devastating our marine stock is poachers in the southern Bahamas [and] in particular, poachers from the Dominican Republic, [and] we are moving aggressively to address that issue,” he said.
Pintard also revealed that Cabinet has also approved the introduction of drone technology and more than five million dollars has been spent for its implementation.
“We are also strengthening the Defence Force base in both Ragged Island as well as Inagua,” Pintard said, adding that his ministry will also be collaborating with the American Embassy to launch a massive knowledge campaign to inform persons of their rights in Bahamian waters.


Education during Corona Virus Outbreak
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The FINANCIAL — Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze says 14 people were injured when parts of the ceiling collapsed in a subway station in the Georgian capital.
The incident occurred in the Varketili subway station on January 30, according to RFE/RL’s Georgian Service.
Kaladze, who visited the injured who were taken to Tbilisi’s Ingorokva clinic for treatment, said that children were among the injured.
A police officer was also hospitalized, according to the Interior Ministry.
Kaladze told journalists that the city will pay all the medical expenses of the injured.
Earlier, Kaladze had visited the subway station and said that it had been renovated last year, adding that anyone found responsible for the incident would be held accountable.
Police and rescue teams were sent to the station, which was temporarily closed to the public.
The Tbilisi City Transportation Police have launched an investigation into the ceiling’s collapse.
With reporting by Interpress.ge


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TN govt to boycott 'At Home' reception at Raj Bhavan on I-Day
In a statement on Monday, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister charged that the Governor has been making unkind statements in public forums
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday said the state government would boycott the customary, ‘At Home’ reception at Raj Bhavan hosted by the Governor, R.N. Ravi on the evening of Independence Day.
The boycott is over the alleged "confusion" created in higher education and Universities as also the refusal of the Governor to give assent to bills adopted by the state legislature. The controversial statement’s of the Tamil Nadu Governor is also cited as another reason of the state government to boycott the reception.
In a statement on Monday, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister charged that the Governor has been making unkind statements in public forums.
He said that the Governor has publicly said that left to him (Governor), he would never give assent to the Bill seeking exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET for undergraduate medical admissions.
Stalin said, “The Governor refuses to understand that students and their parents from poor, downtrodden and the middle class are losing their dreams and opportunities.”
The Chief Minister also said that the statements of the Governor have come as a shock to the students and said that R.N. Ravi has made the irresponsible statement insulting the anti- NEET protests that have been going on in Tamil Nadu for several months.
Stalin said that "those who care for the welfare of Tamils would be shaken by Tamils losing their lives but the Governor’s action suggests he doesn’t care for it".
The Chief Minister also said that he would write a letter to the President on August 14 reiterating the request for her assent to the NEET exemption Bill re-adopted by the Tamil Nadu state Legislative Assembly.
He also said that the education of the youths of Tamil Nadu was important and added, “We are not someone who comes to the state this year and leaves next year. The DMK is the only party which raises its voice for the rights of the people of Tamil Nadu irrespective of whether it is in power or not.”
The Chief Minister said that his government would boycott the ‘At Home’ reception in the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday even as a ‘mark of his condemning the Governor’


Opposition has gone directionless: Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday attacked the Opposition alleging that it has “become directionless”.
“It is unfortunate that the Opposition has gone directionless. It has started opposing the country in its antagonism towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Nadda said, while addressing party workers in here through video conference.
Attacking Congress over its opposition to abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Nadda said the Congress was indirectly supporting Pakistan.
“At a time when the entire country was celebrating after the abrogation of Article 370, Rahul Gandhi contended that injustice was done to the people in Srinagar,” he said.
Nadda was speaking after inaugurating two party offices and laying the foundation of six offices in various districts of the state.
The BJP chief further said that party workers have the responsibility to support government initiatives to ensure that they reach the people and to engage the Opposition in political discourse.
Terming the agrarian reform laws as revolutionary, he said PM Modi freed the farmers of restrictions, and they can now sell their produce in any market.
He said that the Modi government has worked to secure the country “on land and in air and water”, and referred to the development of border infrastructure that facilitated swift transport of Army personnel and logistics.
Nadda also targeted the Congress government in Rajasthan, alleging that the state is reeling from corruption and lawlessness. He said that the state government lacks a commitment towards the people of the state, and the BJP should work to return to power in the next polls.
Reacting to Nadda’s statement, Congress spokesperson Pranav Jha said, “ In spite of the BJP’s best efforts to derail and distract the people from real issues in Bihar, the opposition’s campaign and narrative is only about employment, migrant workers, farm distress and failed Nitish-Modi government. There is massive anti- incumbency. Nothing is working for the JD(U)-BJP...the people of the state have resolved to overthrow this unholy alliance.”


LAHORE: Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the government to build new dams to store rainwater.
Talking to a delegation of farmers here on Sunday, KBP President Sardar Zafar Hussain said that flood had badly damaged standing crops in Punjab, KP, Kashmir and Balochistan.
He said that heavy rains and winds had affected the sugarcane crop and its produce would be 33 percent less.
Rains have also destroyed vegetables besides fodder and KBP would visit all flood-hit areas to monitor relief activities for farmers, he added.
He also demanded the government to contact international forums to stop India from constructing illegal dams.
KBP has also appealed to its member to help flood-hit people.


(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, Nov 28 (IANS) Two persons were arrested and narcotics worth Rs 15 crore was seized from their possession in Assam, police said on Tuesday.
"On Monday night, a four-wheeler car coming from Manipur was intercepted at Saraighat bridge but the peddlers fled towards Changsari. They were chased and shots were fired at them," a senior police officer said.
The two arrested drug peddlers were identified as Sonu Ali and Arjun Basfore. The vehicle they were using was searched thoroughly and narcotics were found in the hidden chamber.
"We recovered 1.80 kg of heroin from the vehicle. The market value of seized drugs must be around Rs 15 crore," the official added.
A case under the relevant sections of IPC was registered.
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Suva: Fiji has declared itself coronavirus free as the remaining three COVID-19 patients were cleared on Friday, said a Minister.
Health Minister Ifereimi Waqainabete said that the island nation will continue to prepare and work as hard as they can to avoid another wave of the deadly virus, reports Xinhua news agency.
All the work that we are doing around COVID-19 continues and we want to reassure the nation that we will never drop our guard and we continue to be vigilant as ever as possible so that we can be on top of this.
The Minister said that all the doctors and nurses that were looking after the last three patients will now go through a period of self-isolation.
More than 2,000 COVID-19 tests have been done in Fiji and so far 92 percent of the island nation’s population have been screened. About 100 people are still in quarantine facilities.


In a salvo that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired at the opposition parties, he said that his government dared to take decisions that others were afraid of taking.
He mentioned how the government took a decision that was needed since decades.
Modi said that one of these decisions was on triple talaq.
Addressing a public meeting in Talcher, Odisha, after laying the foundation stone for the country’s first coal gasification-based fertiliser plant, he said the union government was committed to taking the nation forward to newer heights of development with renewed energy and greater momentum.
He said the coal gasification-based fertiliser plant at Talcher will script a new chapter of new Odisha.
The Prime Minister said that he was left stunned when such fertiliser plants have been promised for years but no actual work has taken place.
The Prime Minister also used the opportunity to take on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for opting out of the centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme and failing to keep the cleanliness drive momentum.>


Somaliland: Talks Held with Ethiopian Premier
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The discussion the two sides held focused on the economic cooperation that should be created between peoples of Somaliland and
Kahinon on the occasion said people of Somaliland fully recognize the role
A senior government official who attended the discussions quoted the President as saying that
He also expressed joy over the victory over the terrorist forces in
The official also said that the two sides have discussed ways of furthering the economic ties between the peoples of the two countries.
The two sides have held constructive discussions on ways of tackling the problems that Ethiopian and


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Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will implement a road closure on Ras Abu Abboud St for the lanes heading from Sharg intersection towards Al Rufaa intersection and the left turn from C-Ring Road towards Al Rufaa.
The closure will be effective from Thursday, August 18, 2022, for 7 days, from 11 pm to 5 am every day.
'The turn towards Corniche and the left turn towards the C-Ring Road will remain open to traffic. Road users heading to Al Ruffa intersection from Sharg intersection and C-Ring Road can use the shown alternative roads,' Ashghal added on their Twitter account.
The road closure will be implemented in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic.
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Beirut, June 26, 2021, SPA -- Blominvest Index for securities and shares, at Beirut stock exchange, concluded a week-long trading down 0.55 per cent to close at the level of 883,16 points.
The quantity of traded shares reached 71,983, valuing $606,411 against 50,557 shares and a value of $700,181, respectively, during the end of the previous week-long trading.
On the other hand, the value of the capitalization of the listed companies, at the stock exchange fell to $9.05 billion, decreasing from $9.10 billion last week.
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Story | Apr 15, 2011 | 4:24 PMIn the aftermath of Thursday's vote to defund Planned Parenthood, Sen. Bob Casey became the target of at least two pro-life groups. Casey, a pro-life Catholic, voted against stripping federal funds for the health clinics. Minutes after the vote, the...


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United Nations Secretary General António Guterres says the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be critical in bringing stability to Sri Lanka.
In a letter congratulating Wickremesinghe on assuming duties as the new President, the Secretary-General said that the United Nations is ready to support the Government and people of Sri Lanka in meeting their immediate and long-term needs.
He also said that the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be critical in bringing stability and ensuring an environment conducive to ushering Sri Lanka out of the current challenges it is facing.
The UN Secretary-General has acknowledged the President's commitment to forge a consensus among all political parties in formulating a national strategy to address these challenges.
The letter also encourages dialogue among all stakeholders, including consultation with the public, as well as respect for rule of law and fundamental human rights principles.
“The United Nations is ready to support the government and people of Sri Lanka in meeting their immediate and long-term needs and is looking forward to continuing the cooperation of the United Nations in building peace, sustainable development and promoting human rights for all Sri Lankans,” António Guterres said.
The UN Secretary-General also welcomed Sri Lanka's efforts to increase women's participation in politics. (Colombo Gazette)
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Says Punjab government will investigate who filed the FIR
Information Minister Shibli Faraz said that the federal government or Prime Minister Imran Khan have nothing do with the sedition case registered against Nawaz Sharif and other leaders in Lahore.
“Anyone can file an FIR against anyone,” said the minister while addressing a press conference in Islamabad Tuesday. “The Punjab government will ascertain who did this [lodge the FIR] and investigate it but we have nothing to do with it.”
The complaint against Nawaz and other PML-N leaders was filed on the basis of recent speeches by the former premier, in which he had been increasingly critical of the military establishment for its alleged role in politics.
Faraz told reporters that the enemies of Pakistan were trying to turn the country into Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan by attacking the institutions, including the armed forces.
“We all know that India is trying to blacklist us [at FATF] and it is doing everything it could against us,” said the minister. “The enemies don’t want to see Pakistan as a stable country.”
The minister said that the country’s enemies were attempting to create chaos and they would do everything to harm Pakistan.
Commenting on the recent speeches of Nawaz, Faraz said that if a politician has the same narrative as the enemies of the country, we will infer he is speaking the language of Pakistan’s enemies.


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President Arif Alvi called for taking immediate measures for digitalization of the economy, which was essential to empower women.
The president, addressing the plenary session of the 24th Sustainable Development Conference here, said the disbursement of the cash assistance to women under Ehsaas program directly to their banks accounts would make the women more financially empowered. It will also uplift other deprived segments into the economic mainstream of the country.
He said the banks had also introduced schemes for women to make them establish their own businesses which would ultimately make them play a constructive role in the society. The president said the COVID-19 pandemic had shown the world multiple ways to do the things online and the nations making the decisions accordingly would excel. He lauded the society’s support as well as the government’s prudent police of smart lockdown and data-driven decisions to support the poor and economy which saved the people as well as the economy.
He also spoke high of the government’s mass vaccination drive which he said had helped to aware the masses about the importance of preventive care instead of curative one which was also costlier. He said Pakistan was the fourth largest country for the prevalence of diabetes which was also preventable.
President Alvi said the COVID pandemic also provided an opportunity to promote the online learning which the nation could not adopt earlier despite availability of tools. The president said the think tanks like Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), the organizer of the conference, should identify the new trends and exploit them.


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Story | Nov 27, 2011 | 4:34 PMA 58-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Carson Saturday night, authorities said. Papaivai Masaga was crossing the road on the 22000 block of Main Street when he was struck by a vehicle.


Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan asked the government to have the sense of humanity while taking their decisions involving common people and their hardships.
The victims of the Chittoor Highway expansion met the Janasena Chief with their woes and pleaded for justice. Pawan assured them that he will bring them justice and told the government that they be compensated.
Pawan called out to the government to compensate those who have suffered loss. It is interesting that the victims chose to meet Pawan with their problem than the official authorities of the government. His huge popularity as an actor could be one of the reasons.


Alliance Split Sad But Government Secure – Cullen
3 April 2002
Finance Minister, Leader of the House and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Michael Cullen, said today that the impending split in the Alliance was sad but that the government remained secure.
“Mr Anderton has said that those MPs who plan to leave the Alliance at the end of this term will remain Alliance MPs until the parliament is dissolved. I welcome that commitment, and Mr Anderton’s continuing strong endorsement of the government and of what it has achieved.
“He and the other Alliance MPs have made a big contribution to the coalition’s success.
“Both sides of the Alliance divide have consistently said that they will continue to support the coalition agreement and the government in the House,” Dr Cullen said.
He said the fact that all the Alliance MPs were committed to supporting the coalition was evidence that the Electoral Integrity Act was working, and would protect the proportionality of the Parliament.
“That was always the intention of the legislation,” Dr Cullen said.


Amir' s rep. partakes in inaugurating Turkish UN mission
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NEW YORK, Sept 20 (KUNA) -- Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah took part in a ceremony of inaugurating Turkey's permanent mission to the UN in New York.
The ceremony was held under the patronage and presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
His Highness the Prime Minister expressed happiness over partaking in this ceremony that embodies deep-rooted ties between Turkey and Kuwait and their peoples, wishing Turkey further progress and prosperity.
The ceremony was attended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, heads of state and delegations of countries partaking in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. (end)
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There are things we know and there are things we don’t know. A first thing we know is that every single time the stock market has gone down, it has come back.
A second thing we know is that every single time the market has gone down and come back, it has gone on to set new highs.
And, a third thing we know is that a perplexingly large number of investors lose money in the stock market, despite knowing the first two things.
What we don’t know is what the market will do tomorrow.


An upgraded closed-circuit TV system, new interview rooms and new air-conditioning are among the upgrades included in a $5.8 million revamp of Bunbury’s police station.
The refurbished South West Police Complex was officially unveiled by Police Minister Michelle Roberts today.
Ms Roberts said the new-look police station would cater for future population growth in the South West and provide staff with better facilities to coordinate crime strategies.
“A police station is an important liaison point for the community and it is important that a modern station provides for a mix of police needs and public comforts,” Ms Roberts said.
“These new facilities ensure our frontline police have the support and resources to make local communities safer and more secure.”
Also included in the project was an expansion of operational areas and facilities, upgrades to staff amenities, new furniture and new flooring throughout the complex.
Ms Roberts and Police Commissioner Chris Dawson praised the South West police team which continued its operations throughout the project.
Ms Roberts said she was pleased that the Aboriginal flag had also been added to those flying outside the complex.
“It signifies the important relationship and commitment of police to improving the lives of Aboriginal people,” she said.
Bunbury-based Perkins Builders completed the work.
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Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday said that Pakistan deeply valued its close and friendly relations with Sri Lanka.
He added that the relations between the two countries had been nurtured over decades through a continuous interaction at bilateral, regional and international levels.
Prime Minister Khan made these remarks when a Sri Lankan delegation called on the Premier to gift eye corneas to sight-disabled people in Pakistan. The initiative was taken by the Sri Lankan High Commission in Islamabad in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Eye Donation Society. Prime Minister Khan highly valued and appreciated the humanitarian gesture, his office said.
Prime Minister Khan said that it was a great initiative to provide corneas on humanitarian basis which would enable people to regain their eye sight.
The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction on the growing people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
The Sri Lankan delegation thanked the Prime Minister for receiving them and said that the gift of corneas from the people of Sri Lanka would help in strengthening the bonds of friendship between the two nations.


Regarding the political chaos that has developed in the Maldives, the Supreme court has issued a statement assuring the people that the judicial system will maintain the power of the constitution and rights of the people for every individual without discrimination.
The judicial system is one of the basic elements of democracy and the most important institution for maintaining freedom and rights, says the Supreme Court.
”We appeal to the beloved people to maintain law and order,” said the statement. ”We are one nation, we speak one language, and our religion is Islam.”
The people had established a democratic policy to obtain economic development and a better life, says the Court.
”The basis of this policy is for the people, the executive and the institutions to obey the constitution and laws, and for the three powers of state to fulfil their obligations within the law,” the statement said. ”and for those powers to co-operate together to achieve national goals without impeding each other.”
However, former attorney-general Husnu Suood has said recently that he did not believe that the Supreme Court can make judgments fairly.
The government could not resort to the Supreme Court to overturn parliamentary decisions, “because we filed two cases in the Supreme Court, and they ruled it was not the right of the government to file such cases.”
State institutions had failed, Suood said, and senior officials of the judiciary were “irresponsible”, and the independent commissions were operating like “small governments”. “All this has brought the government to a standstill,” he said.
Meanwhile, opposition MP Ali Waheed has claimed that the government is trying to declare a state of emergency to gain more powers.


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Geneva: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor described the obstruction of the travel of Qatari citizens to practice religious rites in Saudi Arabia as a serious violation that requires the Saudi authorities to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for such practices which violate the principles of human rights and freedom of worship.
In a report, the organization called on the Saudi authorities to investigate the use of religious rites on its territory for political purposes, and to work to stop these practices immediately and to bring those responsible to legal accountability.
It also called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to follow up this issue, stressing that international organizations and the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief should seek to take all necessary measures to enable Qatari citizens and others to exercise their religious rites as guaranteed by international laws and norms, and to work on the prohibition of the use of fundamental rights and religious rights as a tool for political pressure.
In a related context, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said that officials of services and places of worship in Saudi Arabia politicize some places and religious rituals indirectly, by setting up certain features in the places of worship and naming them the names of Saudi kings.
It underlined that the Gulf crisis and imposing a siege on the State of Qatar since the beginning of June has given a clear example of the violations that have been monitored over freedom of worship over the past months.
it said that a team from the organization met several Hajj and Umrah companies in Qatar, where Qatari citizens who planned to travel to Saudi Arabia to visit religious sites reported that they had encountered many obstacles that prevented them from completing their journey. A delegation from the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor had visited the headquarters of Qatar's National Human Committee recently where it was briefed on some of what the Committee had documented in this regard, and reviewed the violations that affected the civilians due to the Gulf crisis.
The Committee also briefed the delegation on the complaints it had collected from Qatari nationals, where it received 161 complaints relating to Saudi Arabia blocking Qatari citizens or residents from practicing their religion.
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By Benjamin Jumbe
President Museveni has spoken out for the first time on the scientific campaigns announced by the electoral commission.
The commission last week launched the revised electoral roadmap providing for campaigns through the media and not the traditional public rallies in a bid to contain the spread of COVID 19.
Addressing the country on government’s efforts to contain the pandemic, the president said having campaigns through the media was the most suitable option in the prevailing circumstance, calling on all stakeholders to support the move.
Meanwhile the president maintained that boda bodas will remain restricted to cargo to avoid further spread of the virus if allowed to carry people.
He has asked the ministry of health to further review risks related to the barriers some have innovated on the bodas.


The criminal court in French Polynesia examining alleged phantom employees has been told that beneficiaries of the presidency's former Polynesian affairs office received envelopes on the eve of elections with voting papers in them.
Tahitipresse reports that the testimony was given as the biggest trial in the territory's history began looking into the alleged illicit network built around the former president, Gaston Flosse, in the 1990s.
A former head of the office told the court that over the years the number of agents swelled to 140 whose task was to push the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party's agenda, especially among the poor.
The court was told that office members would help citizens during the day and return at night to sign them us party members.
A former top official, Marcel Tuihani, says according to Mr Flosse, the network was to inform the public because the information in the local press was too brief.
The trial of the 86 people implicated in the affair is expected to last more than a month.


Guest columnist Erin Troy is the YMCA of Greater Cleveland’s West Shore Family YMCA branch Wellness Director and Association Personal Training Specialist.
Exercise is often thought of as a way to improve physical health, but it can also have a significant impact on mental wellbeing.
There are a few ways that exercise can help improve mental health. One way is that it can help to reduce stress. When we exercise, our bodies release endorphins, which have mood-boosting effects.
Exercise can also help to improve sleep, which can also improve mental health. Additionally, exercise can help to distract us from negative thoughts and feelings. And it can give us a sense of accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.
What are the specific mental health benefits of exercise?
The mental health benefits of exercise are many and varied. Some of the specific benefits include:
• Reduced stress and anxiety. Exercise can help to calm the mind and body, and it can also help to improve sleep.
• Improved mood. Exercise can help to improve mood and reduce symptoms of depression. It can also help to boost self-esteem and improve cognitive function.
• Increased self-esteem. Exercise can help you feel better about yourself and your body. It can also help you to feel more confident and capable.
• Improved cognitive function. Exercise can help to improve memory, thinking and learning skills. It can also help to reduce the risk of dementia.
• Increased energy levels. Exercise can help you feel more energized and have more stamina.
• Reduced risk of chronic diseases. Exercise can help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer.
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Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader, former chief minister and MP Kailash Joshi has said that the two- day meeting of national working committee was a significant and relevant one. As many as five resolutions were passed in the meeting. He said
that BJP is the major opposition party at the Centre from which people have expectations.
Joshi claimed that Congress led UPA government in three years have landed the country into economic crisis which has led to frustration and disappointment in common man. He appealed to party workers to become more resolute and united to pull out the nation from the crisis and give a government which will take the country in the right direction.
Joshi also urged to expand the base of BJP, increase the public standing of the party ensure 10 per cent rise in the number of its votersalt39 and strong presence among the poor, minorities, scheduled castes and tribes.


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"The police made 103 arrests and handed over 102 people to the public prosecutor's office and one to the juvenile court," Geneva police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Geneva public prosecutor's office found all the defendants guilty of "trespassing", "damage to property" and "coercion", and gave all those with no previous convictions a suspended fine.
One of those arrested was found "guilty of violence or threats against the authorities and officials" for injuring a police officer. All those detained have been released, or will be released shortly, according to the prosecutor's office.
On Tuesday, the activists from 17 countries disrupted Europe's largest business aviation convention and exhibition (EBACE), which is being held this week at Geneva's international airport. Traffic at Switzerland's second largest airport was disrupted for about an hour on Tuesday morning.
The protesters entered the airport and exhibition grounds from three different points and unfurled banners while sitting at the foot of the planes or blocking entry to the cabin. Some managed to handcuff themselves to the aircraft close to the runway.The activists demanded a ban on private jets.
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Twenty people who were alleged to be loitering around various polling stations in the Nkoranza North Constituency were arrested and detained at the Nkoranza police station.
Nineteen of these people who came from the north were alleged to be NDC supporters and sympathisers while one was an NPP supporter from Offinso in the Ashanti Region.
The Brong Ahafo Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Kwaku Ayensu Opare-Addo, told newsmen at Nkoranza that those detained were arrested during voting time at the various polling stations.
According to him, the police received intelligence report that people were hired outside the constituency to come and forment trouble on the voting day.
DCOP Opare-Addo said it was realised that the people who were detained did not come from the constituency, adding that the report further stated that the detainees were also planning to snatch ballot boxes when voting was over.
He, however, said they would be released after the voting exercise.
Meanwhile, Mr Sydney Kwofie of the Training Department of the Electoral Commission, in an interview, said at 11:00 a.m., over 50 per cent of the voters had cast their ballot in 10 of the polling stations.
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The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to support the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said that the party will support the Government to be formed under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while protecting the independence of their party.
The SLPP has already begun to work with the new Prime Minister to address the current crisis in the country.
An emergency meeting was held today with the attendance of former Ministers Kanchana Wijesekara and Susil Premajayantha along with former Minister Sagala Ratnayake and senior officials from the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Discussions focused on the prevailing energy crisis in the country and the measures that can be taken to ease the burden on the public. (Colombo Gazette)


Ali Zaidi to hold press conference against JIT reports today
KARACHI (92 News) – Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi has announced to hold a press conference against the JIT reports released by the Sindh government.
He said that the JIT reports had not mentioned the name of any PPP leader. He had claimed that the PPP leadership patronized Uzair Baloch and Nisar Morai.
On the other hand in 92 News Program ‘Ho Kaya Raha Hai’, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman said that the people should go through the reports on the website and judge the facts.
She said that Ali Zaidi had leveled false allegations against the PPP.


Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday called on Democrats to be more proactive in health care and not just vote against Republicans.
“It’s not a Republican issue.
It’s a Democratic issue,” Sanders told reporters in Washington.
“I don’t think the Republicans can control the government by having 51 votes.
I think they can control it by having 50 votes.”
Sanders, who is also the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, told reporters that Democrats should be working with Republicans on “progressive legislation” that includes universal health care coverage.
“We’ve got to be clear about the stakes.
“So we have got to take that seriously.” “
And when we do that, then you will see a dramatic reduction in the cost of health care,” Sanders said.
“So we have got to take that seriously.”
Sanders said the Democratic Party needs to do more on health care as well.
“The American people have a right to know what is in the Republican bill, and we have to make sure that the American people are aware of that,” he said.
Sanders also said he supported a bipartisan plan to overhaul the tax code and said that Democrats could work with Republicans to get it done.
He said that Republicans would need to support legislation that was backed by Republicans.
“If the Republicans want to work with us on tax reform, I think that’s an excellent idea,” Sanders added.
“But the question is what is that plan?
And the reason why I support bipartisan tax reform is because the American public understands that there are too many special interests that are profiting off the American taxpayer, and that is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.”
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, Democrats have been increasingly focused on the economy and jobs.
In his first interview as President, Sanders reiterated his stance that climate change is real and the United States needs to take action on it.
Sanders, a former independent senator, is expected to run for re-election in 2018.


No country has declined to participate at the Commonwealth Heads of Governance Meeting (CHOGM) in November in Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris said today.
“Not even one country has said that they will not participate at the summit,” he said.
At a news briefing the Minister said that holding the summit would be an opportunity to boost the economy of the country and said it would be a great investment.
He also said that the government was eagerly inviting all the parties and communities to come and witness the situation in the country.
Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella speaking at the briefing said that all international media were welcome to cover the summit.
Responding to a question whether the Director of the controversial Channel 4 film, Callum Macrae could enter the country, Minister Rambukwella said that anyone who followed the Commonwealth guidelines for media accreditation could enter the country. (Video and news by Lahiru Pothmulla)
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Ensure no corruption in all administrative systems: Congress
Former Minister and Congress senior leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Saturday demanded that the government provide clean governance in all the government systems.
Hyderabad: Former Minister and Congress senior leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy on Saturday demanded that the government provide clean governance in all the government systems.
Addressing the media, he said that though the Congress welcomes the announcement of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao that he would strive to provide clean governance, the party demands that it should be applied to other administrative systems also.
Janardhan Reddy said that on the pretext of redesigning of the irrigation projects lot of corruption has taken place. He said that without work estimations project works have been executed.
He said that corruption has taken place in Rural Water Supply wing and judicial inquiry should be held on that. He said that lot of corruption has been taking place in secretariat. There was no transparency in tender process.
He wanted to know why Lokayukta was not appointed in the State and demanded to know by what time would the Lokayukta be in place. He said that the sand mafia was ruling roost.
He said that the employees and the intellectuals have opposed the government in MLC polls and this was reason behind the talk of the Chief Minister on clean governance.
MLC Jeevan Reddy wanted to know as to whether the Chief Minister has forgotten the corruption for the past five years. He said that it was the Chief Minister who has created utter chaos in Revenue department.
He said the Chief Minister who did not come to secretariat was talking about better administration. He alleged that the Chief Minister was running the district administration with help of only Collectors.
Jeevan Reddy alleged that the State government has weakened the Right to Information Act.
He demanded that the Chief Minister tell on how the local bodies are responsible for the development. He asked the Chief Minister to explain from where he got thousands of crores of rupees to spend in early elections to the Assembly.
He said that it was ridiculous on the part of the Chief Minister to blame the officials for corruption while he himself was corrupt.


Bangladesh’s economy has a dignified position now: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh now holds an economically dignified position in the world as democracy and stability have been persisting in the country since 2009.
The prime minister said this while speaking at an event on 'New Economy and Society in Smart Bangladesh' organised by the World Economic Forum at its office here.
Prime Minister's speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed the reporters.
Sheikh Hasina said that during the Awami League government, the country has achieved unprecedented success in various socio-economic indicators.
In this context, she said that during the Awami League government, the country has been promoted from LDC to a developing country while in 2015 it has been put in the lower middle income country group.
She also mentioned that the per capita income has increased to $2,824, which was $543 only in 2006, the poverty rate has decreased from about 41.5 percent to about 18.7 percent and the extreme poverty rate has decreased from 25.5 percent to 5.6 percent.
Sheikh Hasina said that after the killing of the father of the nation and his family members in 1975, the killers who illegally came to state power have not done anything for the development of the country's people.
Pointing out that the development of the country is not possible without democracy, the Prime Minister said that she returned to the country in 1981 and worked to restore the country's democracy through a long struggle.
Stating that her government has provided houses to 50 lakh homeless and landless people, Sheikh Hasina said that not a single person will remain homeless and landless in the country.
The Prime Minister mentioned that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent sanctions and counter-sanctions have put pressure on the economy of Bangladesh, like the rest of the world, due to the increase in global food products and fuel prices.
However, Sheikh Hasina said that her government has been trying to overcome this pressure.
Pointing out that there is a need to have a vision to build the future of a nation, Sheikh Hasina said that before the 2008 elections, the Awami League announced the Vision 2021 and that vision has already been implemented.
She said that the government has announced the Vision 2041 to make Bangladesh a developed, prosperous and smart Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina said that the government has been working to implement that goal.


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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On July 16, Virginia is officially launching its 988 number, a mental health crisis line that connects callers to counselors and mental health services.
This national hotline will connect people who call to resources through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. According to Staci Young, the Region 5 Crisis Call Center Program administrator, the 988 dispatchers can direct the caller to local resources based on their area code.
Young said Virginia is only one out of four states that implemented a tax to fund this program beginning last year. She said Virginia added some of its own initiatives to the national program.
“When someone calls 988 and they need that mobile support or they need that 23-hour observation center, we can access those services readily across the board,” Young said.
She said the state has been working on these Virginia-exclusive programs so that they can be released with the 988 number, adding that while the state is hiring more people for all of these programs, their mobile teams include Virginia’s community behavioral health systems and private providers.
She said it’s crucial that the people who call 988 have rapid access to mental health services. This hotline also limits the amount of mental health emergency calls that 911 gets, as those dispatchers don’t have access to immediate mental health assistance.
“It’s going to break down a lot of stigma around being able to say ‘Hey, I’m someone who has a mental health concern or maybe even a mental health diagnosis and I need help right away,'” Young said.
She said people who call the line will be provided long-term resources and mental health care locally.
“It’s going to be something people can easily remember to call,” Young said. “And, that’s significant because when you’re in a crisis, it’s hard to remember a 10-digit phone number.”
Virginia Senator Jeremy McPike, who co-sponsored the 988 legislation, said this number allows people struggling to get access to help as early as possible.
“The data indicates that many 911 calls can actually be diverted to mental health,” McPike said. “So, it’s the hope that the 988 will provide that first opportunity and access for those who are experiencing a crisis or need help early so it doesn’t get to a crisis point.”
Laura Clark, the PRS CrisisLink senior director, said the 988 system is expected to answer 95% of all callers with Virginia area codes within 20 seconds. 911 dispatchers can also transfer callers to 988.
McPike said Virginia still has a lack of mental health professionals that can assist those struggling with their mental health and that must be addressed in the future in order to support Virginians.
“It’s going to take years to develop additional workforce and training necessary to truly respond and have an adequate mental health system in Virginia,” McPike said.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 (KUNA) -- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia express keenness to expand multispectral partnerships during a meeting between the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and Saudi Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed ElKhereiji on the sidelines of the 9th Global Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations in Morocco.
According to the Pakistan Foreign Office, the two sides besides exchanging views on important issues reaffirmed 'fraternal Pakistan-Saudi ties and expressed keenness to expand multispectral partnerships. Earlier, while addressing the 9th Global Forum, Khar has stressed the importance of continued inter-civilizational and inter-faith dialogue to promote peaceful coexistence and harmony.
The Minister highlighted Pakistan's perspective and concerns about the growing problem of religious intolerance, discrimination, Islamophobia and violence worldwide. She particularly drew attention towards the state-driven discrimination, hostility and phobia directed against Muslims and Islam, and the ensuing climate of impunity for such heinous acts.
Khar urged the international community and the United Nations to formulate an action plan to address the insidious phenomenon of Islamophobia. (end)
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Health bosses vow they are planning for how they'll cope with extra houses in Pinchbeck and Spalding
Health bosses say they are planning appropriate services for the increase in house building in South Holland.
Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board director Sarah-Jane Mills says the health service is facing a number of challenges locally and patients have raised concerns about the lack of infrastructure.
Developers are planning hundreds of homes in Pinchbeck, close to where the Spalding GP surgery is based, in the Johnson Hospital.
Ms Mills said: “I have spoken to people in the Spalding area about the significant housing development and there is concern from people in terms of whether the infrastructure is there to meet the needs of that population going forward.
“I can assure you we are working with colleagues on the district council to make sure that we can plan for that and we can have the appropriate services in place going forward.”
She said the other challenges faced by the health service locally and nationally is the 20% increase in demand since the pandemic.
Ms Mills also said that there are many ways in which people can now access the health service such as online and telephone consultantions.
With the staff shortages faced by the health service, she has also highlighted the ways the NHS is looking to alleviate this.
She said: “We have challenges in terms of GPs and doctors and we need to make sure that the skills are best used to meet the patients that really need their support.
“We are extending that general practice workforce to include all those different professions.”
She said that the people are comfortable speaking to a GP when other professions may be best for their condition.
Ms Mills said: “GPs will be able to reconnect and have that personal relationship.”


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Fitch raises concern over negativity in Turkish economy
(MENAFN) Fitch Ratings International has warned of negativity in Turkey's economy over the next phase after applying a presidential system with a new government.
Turkey's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) has been reduced by the agency from 'BB+' to 'BB', presenting a negative outlook and entrenching the Turkish sovereign debt position further into the category of speculative investments.
In a statement, Fitch noted "economic policy credibility has deteriorated in recent months and initial policy actions following elections in June have heightened uncertainty."
Fitch then suggested "this environment will make it challenging to engineer a soft landing for the economy."
It added "Fitch believes downside risks to macroeconomic stability have intensified owing to the widening in the current account deficit (CAD), more challenging global external financing environment, jump in inflation and the impact of the plunge in the exchange rate on the private sector, which has significant foreign currency-denominated debt."
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Italian players will have to imitate the camels for the World Cup, their coach said Wednesday.
Arrigo Sacchi said the "Azzurri" will have to fill up on water prior to the game against Ireland at Giants Stadium on Saturday to overcome problems of heat and dehydration."We must do like the camels and build a reserve of water before entering the field," Sacchi said at the Pingry School, Italy's training camp.
Italian officials said they were waiting for final instructions from FIFA on supplying water to the players during the game.
"Players will also need ice compresses (on the head) between halves," Sacchi added.
He also said that heat and humidity are going to slow down the pace of play.


Global Fitness club has donated twelve wastebins to the Tema West M/A Basic school as part of their efforts to give back to society.
The donation was aimed at enhancing the national sanitation campaign and promoting environmental cleanliness.
Handing over the items, the club's operations manager Iddris Suraj, disclosed that the group will embark on other important projects in the school.
He stated that the donation was to support the government's initiative on a national sanitation awareness day.
He said the commitment to contribute to the environment sustainably through several actions to help imbibe in students' positive actions and their relevance in environmental sustainability for their benefit and future generations.
He disclosed that they still need to contribute to shaping them into what they have become in society and therefore they see it as a duty to give back to school in the constituency.
The club also educated students on waste management, segregation and hygiene to help them practice proper sanitation while contributing to helping protect the environment by nurturing the trees and disposing of waste properly.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Nov. 16 (Petra) -- Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Tuesday emphasized the importance of achieving the objectives set out in the 2030 comprehensive strategy, by reaching a 50 percent contribution of renewable energy in electricity generation.
Speaking to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), Kharabsheh said that the trend towards green energy is a strategic choice for Jordan to increase renewable energy sources' contribution to the total energy mix.
"Jordan has built significant partnerships with top-ranked countries in renewable energy, like Germany, which could pave the way for better production of sustainable energy by making use of their experience," he added, noting that some countries managed to address the energy storage issue, which is the biggest challenge faced by the renewable energy sector.
As for the transmission and distribution networks, the minister indicated that building smart networks will enhance the ability of grids to absorb more renewable power generation, while electricity interconnections with neighboring countries will contribute to boosting the stability of the electric network.
Other local energy sources are also part of the ministry's concern, he said, as work is in progress to drill three new wells in the Hamza oil field, while two other wells will be re-entered to identify new drilling sites and reserves, in addition to oil and gas exploration in new areas.
As part of structuring the energy sector and enhancing its global competitiveness, a study is currently underway to establish a natural gas company to be accountable for natural gas contracts, while two new oil derivatives marketing companies will be licensed, the minister announced.
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Panaji (Goa) [India], June 8 (ANI): Goa on Monday reported 30 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count in the state to 330.
"Thirty new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Goa today and now the total number of positive cases in the state stand at 330," said the state health department.
Out of the 330 cases, 263 are active cases while 67 people have recovered from the disease.
The number of active cases in the country is at 1,24,981, including 1,24,430 cured/discharged/migrated patients and 7,200 who have succumbed to the virus, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday. (ANI)


Town Halls Were Successful, says Blaney
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People want practical solutions when it comes to the environment.
That’s according to North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney.
She said the conversations were robust in the recent town hall meetings.
She said the main thing she heard was that constituents want to have the support they need to make an impact locally.
“There was also a lot of discussion about the subsidies the federal government is giving to the oil and gas sector and that we want to see those stop and see those invested locally,” said Blaney. “I can think of local businesses that are trying to make a difference in terms of the environment, but there’s very little support from the federal government to support those businesses moving forward.”
Blaney said people want to see strong targets from the government, as well as more action when it comes to climate change.
“We need to assure that there are strong targets so that when we look at the targets, that we ensure that not just everyday Canadians, but also some of those big corporations are actually having to fulfill their commitments,” said Blaney. “What we’ve seen with the current government is that they’re not necessarily doing that, they’re giving bigger polluters sometimes leave to continue to pollute while they’re asking everyday Canadians to be taken to task for that.”
Blaney added that the Green New Deal is only a framework for now, but she said they’ll have another opportunity to flesh it out and implement it.


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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he is "angry" at the "lack of progress" made by the Government in its pledge to change anti-terror laws in the wake of the London Bridge attack last year.
Mr Khan said the Streatham attack on Sunday was "clearly foreseeable", and told ITV's Good Morning Britain:
One of the things we were promised in November when we had the two fatalities is that the Government would learn the lessons and make sure they would change the policies they brought in a few years ago...
Asked how many jihadists were on the streets of London, Sadiq Khan said there were more than 70 people who have been convicted of a terrorist offence, served time in prison and have been released.
One of the questions I've got for the Government is what are we doing about those 70-odd people who have been released from prison?
The mayor said there were also more than 200 people currently in prison convicted of terrorist offences.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Government is preparing to take action to end the automatic early release of prisoners currently in jail for terrorist offences.
Home Secretary Priti Patel, noting the recently-introduced measures including blocking the early release of terrorist offenders, paid tribute to police "who were able to act very swiftly and also prevent any other further acts of violence and to protect the public".


Govt will use technology to bring in transparency: CM Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that the government is committed to bring accuracy and transparency in the state with the help of technology. He further added that the government is involved to develop the technology in the state. The CM noted that technology is growing leaps and bounds in the state and the government is trying to use it to develop rural areas as well. As many as 40 companies have been asked by the government to offer their expertise as the government is eager to catch up such Tech developments.


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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, Jan. 25 (Petra) - The Senate's Legal Committee on Wednesday approved a a bill amending the Jordanian Nationality Law for 2023, as referred by the Lower House.
The approval came during the committee's meeting, headed by Ahmed Tubaishat, in the presence of the Minister of State for Legal Affairs, Nancy Namrouqa.
The draft aims to facilitate procedures and address loopholes in the current law, based on the new amendments.
As per the bill, Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians would be able to retain their Jordanian nationality.
The draft law's mandating reasons allow Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians, who renounced their Jordanian nationality, to restore their Jordanian nationality without limiting this process to divorce.
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Minister Namal Rajapaksa headed a discussion in Jaffna today focused on addressing several issues in the Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts.
A number of Ministers, Parliamentarians from the Government and the opposition and key officials attended the meeting.
MP Angajan Ramanathan said that the upgrading of schools in the Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts to National level, and foreign employment were among the issues discussed at the meeting today.
Ramanathan said in a Facebook post that the Government hopes to create employment opportunities for youth from the area in countries like Japan, Korea and Israel.
He said that issues faced by the health sector in the two districts were also discussed.
Former Northern Province Chief Minister and now Parliamentarian C.V Wigneswaran and Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran were among those who attended the discussion. (Colombo Gazette)


Leader of the House Senator Dr Shahzad Waseem terms budget fulfillment of PTI promise with nation ‘One Pakistan not two’
ISLAMABAD, June 14 (INP): Leader of the House in the Senate, Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem on Monday termed budget fulfillment of promise of ‘one Pakistan not two’ made with nation by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in its elections manifesto.
Taking part in the budget debate, he congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan and his economic team for announcing an outstanding budget for next fiscal year 2021-22.
Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem said that despite several challenges, a pro-people budget was presented which would bring progress and prosperity in the country. He said budget was based on the growth and particularly on the growth of poor segment of the country.
Before 2008, the country economic situation was far better, he said adding that Pakistan Still Mills and Pakistan International Airline were also profitable organizations.
Leader of the House in Senate said that soon after 2008, the economic crisis was resurfaced in the country and many institutions were ruined economically. He said previous regimes had left serious economic threats.
He said that with PTI government there was two choices to bankrupt this country or go to International Monitoring Fund (IMF).
Leader of the Opposition said that this was difficult decision for the government to go IMF.
Leader of the House said that COVID-19 was another challenge for PTI government but PM Imran Khan has took right decisions keeping in view the ground realities.
He also paid a glowing tribute to the doctors and health staff for their outstanding services.
Dr. Shahzad Waseem said the government was also given special financial relief package to the poor segment during pandemic.
He said that Pakistan had got success against the COVID-19 pandemic due to the tremendous leadership of PM Imran Khan.
The Current Account Deficit was surplus today due to the efforts of the government, he said and added that the said outstanding business environment was created and viable business policy was also announced in the country.
Leader of the House said record remittances were sent by overseas Pakistanis. He said that now PML-N leader saying that Overseas Pakistan no nothing about country politics.
He said that overseas Pakistanis will be given right of vote and they will also be part of legislation.
Dr. Shahzad Waseem said that despite COVID-19 and all kind of challenges, Pakistan has made record 4 per cent growth. Leader of the House said that this was just start and next year it will further grow to six per cent.
He said the most important requirement was accommodation and people will get this facility.
The Leader of House in Senate said that free technical and vocational training was being underway for the youth. Health insurance card was also provided to people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and now project was also underway in Punjab province, he maintained.
He said that special financial assistance was also announced for the farmer community.
Dr. Shahzad Waseem said that agriculture plan was also announced to provide better seeds and water and other facilities to the farmers.
He said Information Technology (IT) sector has made record 40 per cent growth in last ten months, adding that the government was also given industry status to the IT sector.
Leader of the House said youth was an asset not liability, adding that Kamyab Jawan programme and artificial intelligence programme were underway.
He said that PM Khan has clearly asked IMF that prices of electricity will not be raised at any cost. He said the present government was working on the improvement of transmission system and distribution of power. He said that three mega dams were under construction including Diamer Basha Dam and Dasu.
He said that the government has also announced ten per cent increase in the salaries of government employees and also ten per cent increase in pensions.
Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem said that maximum funds were allocated for all the provinces including Sindh and Balochistan. He said that budget was doubled for the Higher education. He said that Climate Change was also on the government agenda and efforts were underway.


Newcastle records first care home Covid deaths in six months as case numbers rise among over-65s
Newcastle has experienced its first Covid-19 deaths in care homes for six months, a public health chief has confirmed.
City leaders were told on Wednesday morning that there have been at least two deaths in care homes in the past few weeks where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate.
Prof Eugene Milne, Newcastle’s public health director, also warned that there has been a “concerning” rise in Covid cases among the over-65s population.
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Two more teachers at a government higher secondary school in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district tested COVID-19 positive on Monday taking the tally at the school to three, Greater Kashmir has learnt.
The surfacing of infections at the school has made teachers and students apprehensive about their health and their family members as well.
As already reported by this newspaper, a teacher from the school had tested positive for the disease besides two teachers at another school in Rafiabad last week.
Staffers at the school, while confirming that two more teachers had tested positive, alleged that the required fumigation of the premises had not been carried out even as the school Principal was calling students for normal class work thereby putting lives at risk.
Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Muhammad Younis Malik when contacted said the matter will be looked into.
“I will take the feedback from the school head and if need arises, we will close the institution to ensure safety of staff and students,” he said.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Feb 7 (KUNA) - National Assembly's Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun adjourned the assembly's ordinary session on Tuesday due to the government absence.
Al-Saadoun said that Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Ammar Al-Ajmi informed him yesterday of the government's decision not to attend today's session and tomorrow's supplementary session, Wednesday, as well as the special session scheduled for the day after tomorrow, Thursday, and thus adjourning the session to February 21 and 22. (end)
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World Bank says 60 million people will fall into extreme poverty due to Covid-19
The World Bank is warning that 60 million people will end up in extreme poverty due to the Coronavirus.
If this happens, it means that all the progress over the last three years to reduce poverty will have been in vain.
This was stated by the President of the World Bank David Malpass, who said that the bank is expecting global economic growth to go down by 5% this year.
He said that millions of people are losing their livelihood and the health systems are under pressure.
For the World Bank, people in extreme poverty are those who earn less than €1.74 daily.


President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Saturday with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss the ongoing preparations for Sharm el Sheikh economic conference planned for March 13-15.
The meeting was attended by International Cooperation Minister Naglaa Al Ahwani and Investment Minister Ashraf Salman.
During the meeting, the international cooperation minister gave a presentation on the organizational and thematic preparations for the conference, presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said.
Ahwani said that the conference seeks to affirm that Egypt is moving forward with the economic and social reforms and that it will strongly return to the international investment map.
The conference will also confirm that Egypt has overcome all hardships that had taken place during the past four years and badly affected the foreign direct investments in the country, Ahwani said.
She pointed out that the conference will be divided into public sessions during which the economic vision of the Egyptian government until 2030 will be presented.
Also, the economic and social reform plan for 2014-2019, legislative amendments and new legislations aiming at luring investors will be presented during the get-together, she added.
She said that the conference will also see sector sessions in which a number of ministries will present their plans and available investment opportunities.
"A total of 22 governmental projects, seven private projects and seven private-public partnership projects will be presented," she announced.
For his part, the investment minister gave a presentation about the ongoing preparations for the projects which will be put forward in the conference.
He noted that a public session will be allocated for the Suez Canal Development project and other four workshops for a number of sector projects in Suez Canal.
President Sisi demanded that all the projects be detailed to help the investors know about the investment opportunities in Egypt.


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(MENAFN) Asian stocks have plummeted following mixed results on Wall Street, as markets fret about the possibility of a recession.
On Wednesday, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo down 2.2 percent to 25,984.51, while the Kospi in Seoul fell 2.8 percent to 2,161.86. The S&P/ASX 200 index declined 0.8 percent to 6,443.30 in Sydney.
The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell 2.1 percent to 17,483.89, while the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.8 percent to 3,068.59. The Taiwanese benchmark fell 2.1 percent.
The week began with a massive sell-off that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bear market — or more than 20% below its January peak — and pushed other major US indices into bear territory.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent to 3,647.29 on Tuesday, its sixth straight drop. The Dow dipped 0.4 percent to 29,134.99, while the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2 percent to 10,829.50.
Small-cap equities fared better than the larger market. The Russell 2000 rose 0.4 percent to 1,662.51.
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ABU DHABI, 18th March 2023 (WAM) -- Erling Haaland hit a sixth hat-trick of the season with Julian Alvarez claiming a brace and Cole Palmer also on target as a rampant City hit Burnley for six to power into the FA Cup semi-finals at the Etihad.
At the end of a week which had seen the Norwegian claim a Premier League winner at Crystal Palace and then claim five against RB Leipzig in the Champions League, Haaland's rich vein of form continued as City saw off the challenge of Vincent Kompany's Championship leaders.
Haaland struck twice inside three minutes just after the half hour mark to knock the stuffing out of the visitors.
And he then completed a second treble inside four days 14 minutes into the second half to take his tally for the season to an incredible 42 goals.
Amidst a raucous Etihad atmosphere, Alvarez – fresh from signing a contract extension earlier this week – then bagged a brace with substitute Palmer also got on the scoresheet as Pep Guardiola's side stormed into the last four and a guaranteed date at Wembley next month
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News Desk: The Taliban has formed an interim government in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has clarified Bangladesh’s position on the issue.
He was speaking to reporters at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
“Some of them (in Europe) have said, the BBC has said, will you do what India will do or not?” Or do what Pakistan does?
“We said we wouldn’t see who did what.”
The leaders of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands also wanted to know the position of Bangladesh from the Foreign Minister.
Abdul Momen said, “Everyone has asked me, will we join their bandwagon or not?” What is our position?
“We have said that we are still monitoring the Afghan issue,” he said. Do they say that we will recognize the new government or not? We said, let’s see their condition. We will decide based on their attitude, their policies, their projects.
Foreign Minister Momen said Bangladesh would decide to work with the SAARC countries if the government was formed in Afghanistan with the support of the majority of the people of that country.


The Holly Springs Downtown Development Authority wants to hear from local business owners to discuss what's in store for the city and how the DDA can help them.
The DDA is hosting a business outreach at 6 p.m. Wednesday March 20 at the Holly Springs Municipal Court chambers. The outreach will precede the DDA's monthly meeting, which will start at 6:30 p.m.
Carla Hoenshel, chair of the DDA, said about six people have confirmed they'll attend the event, but added several others have expressed interest in possibly attending.
The event is open to any business owner in Holly Springs.
Along with how the DDA can help current business owners, Hoenshel said the meeting will also touch on how the city can attract more businesses.
Hoenshel said the meeting will also catch business owners "up to speed" on the what the city has in store for the downtown, including possibly starting improvement projects that would enhance pedestrian safety throughout the downtown area.
She also said the meeting will be designed for business owners to provide feedback on what the city and the DDA can do to make the economic environment more favorable.
"We want to keep the business owners we have and do what we can to help them maintain their business here," she added.
Business owners who wish to attend the event can RSVP here.


(MENAFN- IANS) Guadalajara, May 29 (IANS) Argentine midfielder Guido Pizarro struck in extra time as Tigres UANL recovered from two goals down to win Mexico's Liga MX Clausura title with a dramatic 3-2 away victory over Guadalajara.
After a goalless draw in the first leg of the final last Thursday, Guadalajara took a 2-0 lead thanks to first-half goals from Roberto Alvarado and Victor Guzman, reports Xinhua.
Former France international striker Andre-Pierre Gignac gave his side hope with a 65th-minute penalty and Sebastian Cordova equalised by heading home at the far post after Javier Aquino's floating cross.
Pizarro sparked frenzied celebrations among Tigres fans in the 110th minute when his looping header floated into the top corner after Cordova's initial attempt was cleared off the line by Victor Guzman.
Monterrey-based Tigres have now won eight Liga MX trophies, including six since 2011.
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Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Automobile major Tata Motors on Friday announced a price hike across its internal combustion engine (ICE) passenger vehicles.
'Effective February 1, 2023, the weighted average increase will be 1.2 per cent, depending on the variant and model,' the company said.
According to Tata Motors, the company has been absorbing a significant portion of the increased costs on account of regulatory changes and rise in overall input costs and is hence, passing on some portion through this hike.
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(MENAFN) Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has lashed out at the anti-Iran riots that erupted earlier in the British capital and turned quite violent, wounding a number of police officers.
"The scenes that took place last night were completely unacceptable," the official posted on Twitter on Monday, calling for "the selfish minority," which was responsible for the violence, to "be brought to justice."
The Guardian said that footage from the incident showed irate people yelling and assaulting cops who had erected a barrier in front of the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge.
The video reportedly showed "altercations among those in the throng, and two cops wrestling a demonstrator to the ground, who had burst past the police line," according to the newspaper.
Several Metropolitan police officers were injured during the fights, according to Scotland Yard, including "broken bones."
The London mayor highlighted, "On behalf of all Londoners, I wish all the officers injured a swift recovery and urge anyone with information on those involved to call the police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously."
"Violence and attacks on our police and communities will never be tolerated," he noted.
The rioting occurred following the murder in police custody of a young Iranian lady in Tehran earlier this month.
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Mombasa, KENYA: Two suspects have been arrested in Likoni in connection with Monday night attack where three people were seriously slashed.
Police also recovered three machetes from the suspects believed to have been used in the attack.
Three were slashed by unknown assailants at Ushindi area of Likoni on Monday night.
Likoni police boss Benjamin Rotich who led the operation said the suspects have crucial information which will be of importance to investigators to unravel the motive of the attack.
“We have two prime suspects and the crackdown will continue, we won’t stop until we bring all suspects to book,” said the police boss.
This came just some hours to presidential repeat polls expected to be conducted on Thursday.
Top security officials in the sub-county held an emergency meeting which lasted for several hours.
After the meeting, several officers were deployed in the area to conduct a search which led to arrest of the duo.
This comes as national police headquarters deployed hundreds of police officers to maintain peace and order in the Thursday presidential rerun.
Senior police officers have been instructed to make sure voting exercise goes on peacefully.


'BJP state leaders did not support development'
Shimla, Feb 16: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Jata Party state unit leaders behaved irresponsibly towards the hill state’s development in the past three years. “The opposition lacked leadership. Its support for the state’s development was zero. The opposition spent much of its time outside the Vidhan Sabha. It was busy staging walkouts and raising slogans rather than debating public issues in the house,” Singh told reporters here.
The chief minister said democracy did not mean slogan-shouting and sitting on ‘dhars’ (sit-downs). “The opposition party should raise public issues in the Vidhan Sabha and debate them in the public interest,” he said. Listing the achievements of his government, the Congress leader said recent results of elections of Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies were indicative enough.
Taking a jibe at the BJP-led central government, Virbhadra Singh said the state progressed over the decades with the help of the union government. “During the last two years, there was some impact on the development as the Modi government did not stick to the pattern of 90:10 funding. Now they are doing it, so the state will benefit,” he said. (IANS)


Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the ‘rising’ numbers of coronavirus cases in the state.
She reeled out statistics to say that the number of cases was 1,347 on July 10, 1,403 on July 11 and 1,388 on July 12.
“To hide its failure, the government is playing while the disease is growing,” said the Congress leader.
Uttar Pradesh on Sunday had 35,092 coronavirus cases, including 11,490 active cases. As many as 22,689 patients have recovered while 913 deaths have been reported due to coronavirus.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to introduce a ‘mini-lockdown’ in the state on weekends to check the spread of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh.
A government release said that all offices, markets and commercial establishments will remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays. “Sanitization of these places will take place on the weekdays and people will be required to follow all safety protocols.


(BCN) — Redwood City police on Sunday said they have found a 34-year-old at-risk woman who was reported missing last week.
Megan Quiroz has been located and is safe, the Redwood City Police Department said in a bulletin that went out shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday.
Quiroz, who has mental health issues and was classified by police as at-risk, was previously reported missing Saturday. Before she was located, Quiroz had last been seen on Thursday.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Saudi Arabia will allow direct entry to travelers from all countries who have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine starting from December 4, the Ministry of Interior said, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya
Travelers allowed entry would have to quarantine for three days. The ministry did not specify a particular vaccine as a requirement.
The Kingdom suspended on Friday flights to and from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini over concerns of the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.
Saudi Arabia had started easing COVID-19 curbs on the travel and tourism industry since mid-October.
It allowed airports to operate at 100 percent capacity, cancelled the requirement of social distancing in public places, modes of transportation, restaurants, and cinemas, as well as lifting the requirement of wearing masks outdoors.
The authorities also lifted the restrictions on the number of people at gatherings such as wedding halls and event venues.
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Hizbul Mujahideen Monday paid tributes to the two slain militants of Pulwama and Bijbehera and endorsed the speech of HM commander Riyaz Naikoo in which he said Kashmir struggle has nothing to do with Al-Qaeda or ISIS.
In a tele-statement to local news agency KNS, HM spokesman Saleem Hashmi said that the two militants will be remembered for their sacrifice for Kashmir struggle.
He said that the Field Operational Commander of Hizb paid rich tributes to the two slain militants.
The spokesman said that Hizb applauds and endorses the speech of its commander Riyaz Naikoo in which he has said that Kashmir struggle has nothing to do with Al-Qaeda and Isis.
“The speech is appreciable and Hizb endorses the commander’s words against Al-Qaeda and ISIS,” he said.


Dunderdale says the details will be outlined in next month's budget.
She does say the number of temporary and contract positions that will be affected will be far less than 800, which is a number that was suggested by the opposition parties earlier this week.
Dunderdale says the expected savings is expected to be less than $100-million.
She says the government will try to manage the growth of the public service through attrition into 2014.
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