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(MENAFN- IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) A controversy has erupted after reports surfaced on Saturday that a chief engineer and the staff of Kerala Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine was engaged in a brawl at the office of the minister.
The incident occurred on Thursday, when Alappuzha Irrigation department chief engineer Shyamgopal and Roshy Augustine's assistant private secretary S. Premji had a tiff in the office of the Minister in the state secretariat, here.
In a complaint to his higher ups, Shyamgopal said he came to meet Minister, who was not present and seeing him in the cabin, Premji asked him to get out after which the brawl erupted.
Shyamgopal claimed that he got injured and had to seek medical attention.
However, Premji in his complaint to Augustine has accused Shyamgopal of starting the brawl.
Meanwhile, Roshy Augustine has said that he has received the complaints.
Shyamgopal and Premji did not have the best of relations for a while and the brawl was a fallout of their previous difference of opinion, sources said.
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Underdog Barbecue is hosting an event they are calling Pups on the Patio.
Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Underdog Barbecue is inviting people and their dogs to the restaurant patio.
The restaurant is giving away free homemade dog treats to those who bring their four legged friends.
The manager said that since they reopened the restaurant, more people have been choosing to sit outside. Often times these people will bring their dogs with them.
“So we’ve had an increase in people bringing their animals with them and we’d see the dogs out on the patio out here and we thought we’ll wow what if we could offer something to their animals. So we started doing that and it’s been successful,” said Jennifer Flack, Catering Manager of Underdog Barbecue.
Underdog Barbecue has been hosting Pups on the Patio for the past three Sundays. This will continue every Sunday for the remainder of the summer.


Ranchi, Health Minister Banna Gupta on Thursday claimed that Corona vaccine in the state will be given across 1772 vaccination centres for which more than 7500 volunteers will be deployed.
In a video conferencing with Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan, Banna Gupta said that in this help of private and public sector organisations will also be taken. He said that the Jharkhand Government was ready for the vaccination drive and once the instructions are received from the Centre the drive will be completed in a proper manner.
Banna Gupta said that the state government was waiting for instructions from the Centre as the manner in which spread of Corona has been controlled in the state similarly even in conducting the vaccination drive the state will be sucessful.
Health Secretary Dr Nitin Madan Kulkarni, NHM Director Ravi Shankar Shukla and others were present in the meeting. On Friday in the entire country a dry run will be organised for Corona vaccine.


Eight in 10 young mental health patients say Covid-19 crisis has “worsened symptoms”
While almost all people in the UK have been mentally affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, it is young people who may be most impacted, a major study has revealed.
According to the research, published by mental health charity YoungMinds, 83 per cent of young people with a history of mental illness report that the pandemic has worsened their symptoms.
The charity surveyed more than 2,100 young people with mental health needs after schools shut on Friday 20 March to reveal the pressure the crisis has put on vulnerable people and support services.
The results show that 32 per cent of young people believe that the situation has made their mental health “much worse”, while 51 per cent say it has made their mental health “a bit worse”.
Meanwhile, 26 per cent of young people who had been accessing mental health services say they were now not able to as a result of stretched support.
Commenting on the study, Emma Thomas, Chief Executive of YoungMinds, said: “The coronavirus pandemic is a human tragedy that will continue to alter the lives of everyone in our society, and the results of this survey show just how big an impact this has had, and will continue to have, on the mental health of young people.”
The study also highlights how young people have lost coping mechanisms due to restricted social movement. However, 72 per cent of respondents said face-to-face calls with friends were helpful, alongside watching TV and films (72 per cent), exercising (60 per cent) and learning new skills (59 per cent).
Watching the news, meanwhile, was regarded as the least helpful activity among young people, with two in three participants agreeing that it harmed their mental health.
Ms Thomas added: “We need to find ways to help those young people who have lost their support – not least because, in many cases, they have also lost many of their coping mechanisms, including contact with friends or routines that help them to manage their conditions.
“We also know that many young people who previously might not have needed mental health support are likely to do so in future. As the impact of the pandemic and the restrictions on their lives continues to sink in, more young people are likely to struggle.”


The Government has decided to set-up a system to crackdown on corruption within local bodies, the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha said today.
Speaking to reporters at his Ministry today, Musthapha said that a new unit will be established in his Ministry to fast-track action against corruption in local bodies.
He said that while there is a system in place to take complaints from the public on corruption, he has obtained approval from the President and the Prime Minister to launch a system where the investigations are fast tracked.
The Minister said that he has also spoken to the IGP on the proposal and he hopes to discuss the matter with the Bribery Commission as well.
He also noted that his Ministry has the mandate to carry out foreign funded projects in the provinces and focus has been given to the North. (Colombo Gazette)


Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLC, Khursheed Aalam said that there is no ration scarcity in Jammu and Kashmir from last three years.
However, he asked the state government to make Sugar and flour also available for the people of the state.
Aalam said that from last three years, adequate ration is available across the state.
“The government of India has stopped providing Sugar and flour to the JK but it is obligatory on part of the government to make these two things also available for the well being of people,” he said, adding that there is misconception about Kashmiris that ration is the only food that people of Kashmir consume but they (Kashmiris) also consume other things as well.”
“I have raised this issue with the concerned Minister and he has assured me that the matter will be taken into the consideration,” Aalam told KNS, adding that sugar and flour should be available on no profit no loss rates.
Aalam also said that the skyrocket rates in the market of such things are unaffordable for the people of Kashmir.
He further said that the availability of ration at every depot must be appreciated by one and all. “The legislators in the assembly while raising issues over CAPD in the house also admitted that the ration is available at every depot,” he said.
Asked about recommendations of legislators regarding ration depots, he said, “The ration depots should be provided wherever is required but such things should not be politicized.”
(With inputs from KNS)


Islamabad: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar expressed concern about the rise in COVID-19 cases and said that the government has begun to impose smart lockdowns again to contain the spread of the pandemic.
He said in a tweet on Sunday that in the past six weeks, the average positive rate for COVID-19 was less than 2%, but in the upcoming week, the positive rate exceeded 2%.
Asad Umar said that in order to avoid an increase in the country’s coronavirus cases, the government has imposed small smart lockdowns in Islamabad, Karachi and Azad Kashmir.
He said the government was also instructed to ensure that protective measures were taken across the country.
The minister urged people to cooperate with the government to eliminate this pandemic, because success cannot be achieved without public cooperation.


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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Opposition parties, while chanting ‘Go Nawaz Go’ slogans, walked out as President Mamnoon Hussain started his address in the joint session of the parliament being chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq today (Thursday).
While highlighting the achievements of the government in diversified sectors, the president said that the democracy in Pakistan has faced several ups and downs in the past but the journey to make country prosperous is underway.
He said that history will remember the performance of the parliament in national unity due to its decisive position despite challenges.
He said that nature has blessed Pakistan with tremendous sources as the economic indicators are healthy however, funds to uplift projects have also been soared by three times.
While talking about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the president said that the project will change the fate of the country and South Asia by providing different opportunities.
He said that there is a need to get united for the development of the country and to avoid spreading anarchy among the people by dissenting opinions.
Talking on the issue of RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav’s detention, he said that regional peace was obliterated by spying and terror activities. He further termed India as a biggest hurdle in maintaining law and order situation in the region.


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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that his team does not need to focus on Manchester City and rather concentrate on their own game. He said that Manchester City is having a great season and that they are winning games convincingly but this does not mean that they should be afraid.
He said that you win the title by beating all the small teams two times and it is important that they do this. He said that Manchester City is really playing well at the moment and it is important that they do the same.
Jurgen Klopp said that his players are really focused on their objectives and that they want to do well. He said that they are now entering an important period of the season and that they will have to remain focused if they want to win games.
He believes that the team should focus on their own games and not be concerned about the results of Manchester City. He said that you need to clear your mind and focus on the opposition and not what Manchester City is doing. He believes that the season is still long and that there is a lot of things that can happen. He said that at the moment they are winning games and that they must continue to do so.
Jurgen Klopp said that the Premier League is a competitive league and that the most consistent team will win it. He believes that he has the right squad and that they should be able to push City all the way for the title.


Abdullah: Attack on the commemoration ceremony of farmers is a humanitarian crime
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Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of National Unity Government, has stated that today’s terror attack in Helmand is human rights crimes against the Afghan citizens which occurred in the commemoration ceremony of farmer day. Mr. Abdullah has said that terrorists do not stand up to any Islamic and human principles. “The people of Afghanistan are once again witnessing a cowardly terrorist attack that seeks to halt the country’s progress,” he added. “But such attacks will make us stronger than before, and will become more determined for the development of Afghanistan.”
Sepaedar palace newsletter has quoted by the country’s chief executive officer that he has stated: “The terrorists will not, in any case, achieve their malicious goals, because they are always on the path to violence. We believe that the group is suppressed by the efforts of the people of Afghanistan and the country’s security forces, I believe that the terrorist groups will never achieve their goals. ”
The Chief Executive of National Unity Government has also said that the Afghan security forces are ready to sacrifice their lives in order to defend their people and secure their land, and they will respond to such attacks that the terrorists are launching against Afghan citizens and the countries members.


(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka, March 18 2023 - To enhance knowledge and skill of their employees in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) organized the BAMLCO and DAMLCO Conference 2023, today.
Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of EBL inaugurated the day-long conference today. M.M. Haikal Hashmi, Deputy Managing Director and CAMLCO; M. Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking of the bank were also present.
EBL resource persons Md. Abdul Awal, EVP and Head of Monitoring; Md. Syedul Islam, SVP and
Head of Audit; Md. Shahjahan Ali, SVP and Deputy CAMLCO; and Naima Kishwar Chowdhury,
Head of CDD Review Team shed light on contemporary AML and CFT issues in the
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The Czech Republic on Monday handed medical equipment worth more than $300,000 to the National Pediatric Hospital to promote infant and child healthcare.
The equipment was handed to Health Minister Mam Bun Heng by Vlastimil Tesar, head of mission at the Czech embassy, during a ceremony in the hospital.
Mr Bun Heng at the event said the Czech Republic provided more than 30 types of equipment, including incubators, ventilators and blood analysers, worth more than $300,000 for the hospital’s Neonatology Department.
He said that the donation emphasised strong cooperation between the two countries on development in areas such as education, community development and the health sector.
Mr Bun Heng said that to help develop and improve the health sector, the Czech Republic cooperates in bilateral projects focusing on training and providing medical equipment.
“The Czechs have also trained doctors and nurses to specialise in pediatric nursing, so I sincerely hope that the quality of services of the National Pediatric Hospital will be enhanced,” he said. “I hope the people will have more confidence in this state hospital’s services and the infant mortality rate will be reduced.”
“The newborn infant mortality rate now is 30 percent of children under one year, so we need to reduce this through better treatment,” Mr Bun Heng said.
He said the Czech Republic also contributes to the training of human resources in the medical sector such as engineers to maintain and repair the equipment.
Mr Bun Heng said that in the past the Czech Republic has assisted in the development of the hospital in Takeo province, including providing medical equipment, and plans to do the same for Kampong Thom provincial hospital.
Mr Tesar said at the event that the Czech Republic is ready to support the Ministry of Health’s priority goals and is willing to cooperate in other similar projects.
“We can support Cambodia’s efforts to improve the overall healthcare system and respond to sustainable development goals of the health sector,” he said.
Nhip Angkeabos, National Pediatric Hospital director, said at the event that the Czech Republic began its cooperation with the hospital in 2018 to contribute to the development of child care and will soon help develop its maternity section.
“The new equipment will help to provide better treatment for infants and children,” he said.


President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said that the Maldives has not only two ideologies, but a third ideology also exists in the country.
Speaking at a function held at Seenu Atoll Madharusa in Hulhumeedhoo in Addu City tonight, the president said that the third ideology is the ‘ideology of unity’.
He said that this third ideology is evident in Addu Atoll.
The president expressed happiness over seeing a Unity Jagaha (station) in Hulhumeedhoo, and said that this is proof that the Maldives now has not only two ideologies.
“People said earlier that we had two ideologies. [But] That [Unity Jagaha] shows that the ideology of unity also exists. We have clearly seen the third ideology today, the ideology of unity,” he said.
The president said that a small committee had been established at the President’s Office to work towards developmental projects in Addu City, and assured that the city will see big projects being implemented at a fast speed.
Speaking during his second visit to Addu City since he assumed office, President Waheed said that prior to his visit, he had received information that a certain group was ‘very strong’ in Addu City; however, his team received greater support than he had expected.


Bergen freeholders approve Teterboro police contract and BCC board appointment
Freeholder John Driscoll, who voted against Mecca’s appointment last week, asked that the vote be reconsidered.
Ganz, who also voted no last week, said the administration had answered questions he had raised over the method used to make the appointment.
He previously had questioned whether the county had followed a state law that requires a trustee search committee to make a recommendation.
County Administrator Ed Trawinski said there is such a committee that has screened all appointees to the college board in the last two years.


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Modi, who met a 18-member delegation of Nagaland legislators led by Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, assured them of his government’s unflinching commitment to development of the entire northeast region.
According to an official statement, the delegation assured the prime minister of their firm commitment to the Naga peace process.
The delegation, which had legislators from across the political spectrum, told Modi that the people of Nagaland were committed to peace and sought an early settlement to the “Naga political issue”.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was present at the meeting that took place here.


President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the attack on Afghan women judges in Kabul on Saturday, the President Palace (Arg) said.
Arg in a statement said that President Ghani called the attacks on Afghan women, children, religious scholars and influential people are attacks on honor and dignity of Afghanistan.
“Attacks on our defenseless countrymen and violence against them by the Taliban and other terrorist groups are against Islamic principles and the spirit of peace and means illegal war and hostility against the people that could undermine the national consensus of the people on peace,” the statement said quoting President Ghani as saying.
Ghani stated that the Afghan government reiterates its call on the Taliban that violence, assassination, brutality and crime are not the solution to the problem and that the ongoing crisis and war in the country is intensifying and prolonging it.
The statement added that President Ghani instructed the relevant authorities to follow up today’s case and punish the perpetrators and conveyed his condolences to the families of the martyrs and wished the injured a speedy recovery.


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B.C. Director, Government Relations, for Retail Council of Canada, Greg Wilson, said there will be retail workers and customers who want to continue wearing masks and that must be supported by the public.
“After the requirement ends we are going to ask people to remain kind. We are going to have staff and customers who are going to want to continue to wear masks,” Wilson said.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 27. Turkmenistan and Afghanistan discussed the implementation of major
international projects with their participation, Trend reports.
According to the official source, these issues were discussed in
Ashgabat during a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the
Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Rashid Meredov, and a delegation headed by the Acting Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, who arrived in
The delegation included representatives of various government
agencies in Afghanistan, including the Ministry of Mines and
Petroleum, the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat energy company, and
the Afghan Railways Authority.
During the talks, the parties discussed a wide range of issues
related to the development of bilateral relations.
In particular, a thorough analysis of the current situation
regarding the practical implementation of large-scale energy,
transport, and communication international projects that are being
implemented with the participation of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan
was carried out.
In this context, the parties exchanged views on the further
promotion of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas
pipeline projects, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP)
high-voltage power transmission line, and the construction of
railways from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan.
At the same time, the high degree of readiness of both sides to
continue the construction of these facilities on the territory of
Afghanistan was noted.
Meanwhile, at the beginning of this year, Turkmenistan and Da
Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) Energy Company signed an
agreement for the supply of 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024.
The contract was signed during the visit of DABS CEO Muhammad
Hanif Hamza to Turkmenistan, who met with the Minister of Energy of
Turkmenistan Annageldi Saparov and the management of Turkmenistan's
Turkmenenergo State Electric Power Corporation.
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Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday informed the Assembly that the government desires to have railways in Meghalaya provided people give their consent to have a railway network in the state.
“There is opposition towards the railways from the people and so the government has not been able to proceed forward to have a railway network in the state,” Sangma told the assembly during Question Hour.
However, the government is actively engaging with the central government and trying to explain the people’s resistance to railways in the state.
Sangma added that he had several meetings with union Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnav and explained to him about the opposition.
“I have informed the Government of India that we will proceed forward only after discussion and consultation with the stakeholders of the state. We would like to go ahead but it will be done only after we engage and take people on board,” he said.
Moreover, he said that the Railways minister said that the project would only be taken up in earnest when the state government and also the people of the state willingly approve.
Earlier, Transport Minister, Dasakhiatbha Lamare said that at present there is no work going on the railway line in the state linking Byrnihat-Lailad-Shillong.
However, survey work and land acquisition have been completed for the Tetelia to Byrnihat stretch and the land owners for that stretch of land have been compensated.
But following the survey and land acquisition, there was opposition from the NGOs, Lamare said adding, now the work has been halted, but efforts are on to convince the people to have railways for the economic upliftment of the people.
Lamare said, the railways would bring prosperity and the state government is trying not to shelve the project and dispel reports that the NF Railways have abandoned the project.


Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, stressed on the need to focus on the issues which could be faced by the Asian region in future, the Prime Minister’s office said.
During a meeting with a Chinese high level state delegation at Temple Trees, the Prime Minister had observed that the power of the global economy has been drifting towards Asia.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had pointed out that the market requirements of the Countries surrounding the Indian Ocean must be fulfilled, given the growing population and economies of such Countries.
Meanwhile, Chen Min’er, Secretary of China’s Communist Party, had said that organisations in the town of Shaoxing were willing to invest in sectors such as industry and agriculture in Sri Lanka.
He had also appreciated the contribution of Sri Lanka towards China’s ‘One Belt – One Road’ Initiative through which China has invested in more than 150 countries on various projects.


Cabinet yesterday approved a $10 million health project to benefit more than 6,000 citizens initially.Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan told the weekly post-Cabinet news conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair, about the initiative, the External Patients Programme (EPP), which is intended to ensure that people who have to wait prolonged periods for appointments will be allowed to have the surgery or other procedures at private medical institutions across the country.Among those to benefit initially are patients awaiting cataract surgery, CT and MRI scans and reports, pathology specimen reports, hip and knee surgery. The list will be increased to include prostate surgery and other operations.
He said people who wanted those operations done in the public health system have an extremely long waiting time.A condition for accessing the programme, Khan said was that the patient must have been waiting in the public health system for more than three months.The patient will have to fill out a form to the programme administrator at the Ministry of Health and will be given a voucher to go to an institution for the required service.The chosen supplier will redeem the voucher. Khan said negotiations were still taking place with those suppliers.Moves to have unused capacity at public hospitals were frustrated, he complained, because "those who were supposed to do the normal work were not doing it and making sure that there was a backlog. So we are partnering with the private sector."
Khan said dental services were also expected to be added to the EPP shortly.He said the system would reduce the possibility of fraud and audit programmes would be in place at the regional health authorities.Khan said the number of citizens visiting public hospitals had been increasing over the past years, owing to the increasing intake of salty, fatty, sugary and processed foods by citizens, resulting in an increase in cardiac, kidney and retinal patients and a high level of obesity.T&T was the fifth most obese country in the world, he said, making the disease an epidemic.He said private health institutions have been asked to submit proposals to the Government to make this initiative successful and it will be an ongoing exercise and not just for the short-term.


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Published: Mon 28 Nov 2022, 9:58 AM
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) have entered a deal, which will see the UAE hosting the Afghans' home fixtures for the next five years.
As a part of the deal, Afghanistan will also play UAE in a three-match T20I series each year, during the duration of the deal.
'Afghanistan Cricket Board and the Emirates Cricket Board have entered into a five-year mutual cooperation agreement. The basis of the historic agreement will see the Afghanistan Cricket Board host its home fixtures, and utilize the world-class venues, in the UAE,' said a statement from Emirates Cricket.
'Afghanistan Cricket Board will also play a series of three T20I matches each year with UAE National Team. In return, Emirates Cricket Board will provide valuable logistic support to the Afghanistan Board, including visa assistance and office space,' added the statement.
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Naseeb Khan, the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, acknowledged the cooperation between both countries and expressed his confidence that this agreement would be fruitful, and serve to greatly benefit future goals and ambitions.
Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary of the Emirates Cricket Board said:
'Both the Emirates and Afghanistan Cricket Boards enjoy long, cordial relations, and we are happy to support the ACB in ensuring that they have a home for their cricket. We are also thankful to Afghanistan Cricket Board for agreeing to play T20 internationals against UAE Team each year. This will provide our UAE team with the invaluable exposure and help in their development.'
The Afghanistan team is currently in Sri Lanka to play a three-match ODI series against the current Asia Cup champions.
Afghanistan is leading the series 1-0. It won the first match by 60 runs, while the second ODI ended in no result due to rain.
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Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Saturday said the major political political parties were going to reach a new political understanding on the federal model.
Speaking during the golden jubilee of Namuna Secondary School in Chitwan, Dahal said the major parties were in regular discussion and that an understanding to replace the recent agreement to create 11 provinces was likely on Sunday.
Dahal, who said at a programme in the capital earlier today that the agreement on the 11 provinces was going to be reconsidered, maintained there is nothing unusal about the ongoing protest movements for ethnicity-based federalism.
He also said all sides need to show restraint and patience while carrying out protests so as not to harm national integrity and social harmony.
The Maoist chairman also maintained that the parties have no other option than to arrive at consensus to make sure that the constitution is promulgated by May 27. nepalnews.com


The Covid-19 virus has claimed four more lives during the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll in Manipur 239.
While two of the deceased hailed from Chandel district, two were residents of Kangpokpi district.
A total of 81 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the state in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 27,373.
The Manipur health department claimed that the number of recoveries has outnumbered the number of new detections, indicating a speedy recovery rate among the affected.
While 25,107 people have recovered from the infection in the state, the total number of active cases stands at 1937.


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As per the recent reports three persons were allegedly arrested in Kannur, Kerala on Wednesday for having links with the terror group Islamic State (IS).
The police officials said that the arrested persons are being suspected to have links with the terror group Islamic State (IS).
It was reported that the arrested accused has visited Turkey recently.
The officer said in a statement, “They are being questioned and I do not know about other details”.
Police official said in a statement that the five men, who belong to Chakarakal have recently returned from Turkey.
Following this, the police are trying to nab the other two men who are believed to be the suspects in the case.
However, police will present the men before the court to take the permission for the further interrogation.
(Further reports awaited)


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Kashmir eco-lovers campaign to focus on need to preserve springs
Srinagar: Campaigning on the need to focus on preserving springs, a group of environment lovers recently participated in an awareness campaign in Seven Springs region of Kashmir.
The campaign was held by Verinag Eco-Watch.
The importance of springs and the need for their conservation was the main focus of the campaign.
The campaign was held at a time when the country was battling COVID-19 pandemic spread.


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said on Tuesday that the time had come for Pakistan to renew its ties with India, DawnNews reported.
Khan said “we will try to solve the issue of Kashmir if we form a government”.
Speaking at the ongoing Pakistan-India trade forum, Khan said that Pakistan’s new generation was ready to develop and enhance relations with India.
Moreover, he said that political parties which were anti-India were not supported by the public.
The PTI chief said that Pakistan’s economy was deteriorating and that the system of governance in the country needed reform.
Furthermore, he said that the PTI would not join any coalition and would contest in the elections independently.


State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated in Parliament (05) that in the future, more focus will be given to the importation of electric and hybrid vehicles.
The State Minister said that attention has already been given to the assembly of vehicles, especially the production of tires and seats locally, and that steps are being taken to attract investment to the country.
Importation of vehicles into the country during the last few years are as follows.
2015 – 647444 Vehicles
2016- 469304 vehicles
2017 – 460201 Vehicles
2018 – 494488 Vehicles
2019 – 344059 Vehicles
Accordingly, vehicles worth Rs.123,900 million have been imported to the country during the five years from 2015 to 2019.
Although the government has halted the import of vehicles due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the State Minister said that this situation would be changed in the future after further


“It has become clear that the people would throw the TRS government out as it belongs to one family and it was ruling the state,” said Jitin Prasad.
Hyderabad| Former Union Minister and Congress leader Jitin Prasad Saturday alleged that the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) government in Telangana has failed on all parameters in the last five years and said the Congress party would form the next government in the state.
Addressing a press conference here, he said the TRS chief and caretaker Chief Minister of the state K Chandrasekhar Rao was running a dictatorial regime.
It has become clear that the people would throw the TRS government out as it belongs to one family and it was ruling the state as if it were a private limited company, the Congress leader said.
Whatever the state government had promised for youth, the downtrodden and the minorities, has not been delivered, besides there were no jobs and farmers were in distress, Prasad said.
The people were looking forward to Congress rule after the upcoming elections and it would deliver what the party has promised, he said.
Prices of petroleum products have soared to an all-time high since Independence as the Central government has been levying excise duty and filling up its coffers while the Telangana government was charging the highest VAT on diesel, Prasad said.
“Crude was USD 140 per barrel during our time (UPA regime) and today it is USD 80 per barrel, despite which the prices were lower than what they were today,” he said.
“The state government has earned huge money on VAT and we seek answers as to where that amount has gone,” Prasad said.
When voted to power, he said, the Congress government would take efforts to slash petrol and diesel price by reducing VAT and thus reduce the burden on the common man.
Prasad accused the BJP government at the centre and the TRS government in the state of neglecting MGNREGA and said several sugar mills have been shut down under the TRS government.
Reacting to a query, Prasad said the credibility of CBI as an institution has been eroded by the Narendra Modi government.
Senior Congress leader Madhu Yashki Goud alleged that caretaker Minister K T Rama Rao’s assets have increased by over 423 per cent as compared to 2014 and claimed that a scam involving a healthcare firm contributed to the amassing of wealth.


Safety the focus at annual Bike Rodeo
Perham’s annual Bike Rodeo was held outside the Boys and Girls Club on May 7.
Children were able to show off their skills on the obstacle course, learn about healthy snacks and pick up a new bike helmet.
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BT DHO Traces 13 COVID-19 Escapees
The Blantyre District Health Office says has managed to trace thirteen people who tested COVID-19 positive but bolted Kamuzu stadium isolation center in Blantyre about two weeks ago.
Spokesperson for the Office, Chrissy Banda, says they are still tracing other people who bolted to avoid local transmission of the virus.
“Our health surveillance team has been following up the people who absconded from Kamuzu stadium, the first group of people who came from South Africa.
“Our main focus was the positive cases; in Blantyre we had thirteen. Fortunately, we have managed to trace all of them. Our health workers have managed to trace them and we have advised them accordingly,” she said.
Banda says it is unfortunate that some of these people are not following preventive measures that has led to cases of local transmission.
“We have two cases. One case has transmitted the virus to seven of his family members and the other one has also transmitted to two of her family members.
“Had it been that these people had followed the preventive measures, the family members could have been safe but because there was some negligence, they have transmitted the virus to them which is unfortunate,” she said.
Over 400 people from various districts fled Kamuzu stadium some two weeks ago, citing poor living conditions at the facility as one of reasons that prompted them to bolt. 46 of them were tested for the virus.


A blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, has injured three people.
According to rescue sources, an explosion took place at a shop on Bruri Road in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, as a result of which three people were injured.
Rescue sources also said that the explosion was caused by an exploding gas cylinder.
Police sources said that three persons were injured in the incident and were shifted to the hospital for medical treatment
It is to be noted that earlier also an explosion took place near the vehicle at Airport Road in Quetta in which 3 personnel were martyred while five were injured.


(MENAFN- Iraq Business News)
By John Lee.
The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed the drilling of the oil well EBS-68 as part of the contract with the Chinese company Zhenhua to drill 27 oil wells at the East Baghdad field , in collaboration with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) , a division of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) ,
The drilling operations were carried out using the IDC-36 drilling rig, with a capacity of 1500 horsepower, employing horizontal drilling technique at a 90-degree inclination angle to a depth of 3548 meters.
This marks the fifteenth well completed by the company as part of this project.
(Source: Ministry of Oil)
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A special media briefing was held today to reveal the progress of the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne, and Police Spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Ajith Rohana addressed the press briefing.
General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne said 196 persons among 735 individuals who were arrested over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks are still in remand custody.
The Defence Secretary said 27 cases have been filed against 79 of them under 25,653 charges.
He further said cases have also been filed against 81 individuals while 493 have been released on bail.
General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne rejected claims that the investigations into the Easter attacks are not being carried out properly.
Meanwhile, SDIG Ajith Rohana said that Rs.365 million worth of assets have been confiscated from suspects linked to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
He further said that Rs.165 million in gold and cash have also been seized from the suspects. (NewsWire)


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Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman died in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday after a glass-coated Chinese 'manja slit her throat.
The deceased, who has been identified as Neha Anjana, was driving her Scooty and crossing a bridge when the kite string slit her throat.
The people present on the spot took her to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
The incident prompted Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to issue an instruction to the officials concerned to launch a search operation against life-threatening Chinese manja in all the districts. Chouhan also instructed the district officials to take strict action against those found selling banned Chinese manja.
'I am instructing all the district heads to investigate and ensure that dangerous manjas are not being sold and take strict action against those found selling them,' Chohan said.
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Bulandshahr incident has let down humanity, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi condemned the violence in Bulandshahr on Tuesday. Speaking on the issue, the Union Minister said that the incident has let down humanity. He also said that the state govt will bring culprit to justice without bias. He said, “I appeal to the general public to be aware of the culprits who are conspiring to pollute the environment through their nefarious activities.” Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a 21-year-old villager were killed as a mob went on the rampage against alleged illegal cow slaughter in Bulandshahr district of western Uttar Pradesh.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) A Saudi Brigadier General died while trying to save his
drowning son in the Half Moon Bay in Khobar in the Kingdom's
Eastern Province, local media reported on Monday, Azernews reports,
citing Al Arabiya.
Salim bin Musil al-Sahli drowned, the reports said, without
mentioning the condition of his son.
Dozens of people in
saudi arabia offered their prayers to the late soldier
Funeral prayers were held in a mosque in his neighborhood on
Saturday, according to the reports.
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Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of the coronavirus were intensified on Sunday as the union territory recorded its second COVID-19 death, a day after 13 fresh cases were confirmed, officials said.
The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir continued for the 11th consecutive day on Sunday, they said.
The officials said the curbs across the Valley have been tightened to minimise the movement of the people in order to contain the spread of the virus.
The tighter restrictions came in the wake of the death of second COVID-19 patient early Sunday. He was among the 13 people who tested positive for the virus on Saturday, which was the highest in a single day.
Most of the roads in the valley have been sealed off and barriers have been erected at several places by the security forces to check the unwanted movement of the people and to enforce the lockdown for containing the spread of the coronavirus, the officials said.


Mogadishu(SD)-His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the British Minister of State for African Affairs, Andrew Stephenson.
Prime Minister Khayre and Andrew Stephenson discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations, the political and economic developments, reconciliation and support of the British government in Somalia.
Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre thanked the British government for the support of the Somali people and government.
Andrew Stephenson commended the government for its achievements in financial and political reforms, and reiterated that the British government is committed to supporting reform efforts, improving security and development.
The British government is one of the major contributors to the country’s recovery efforts, has a long-standing relationship with the federal government of Somalia.


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(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
Srinagar- UT government on Monday directed Additional Transport Commissioner, J&K, Raman Kumar Kesar to inquire into the allegations of corruption against two officials posted in ARTO office, Budgam.
An order issued by Transport Commissioner, J&K, Jammu, Rahul Sharma reads that“sanction is hereby accorded to the appointment of sh. Raman Kumar Kesar, JKAS, Additional Transport Commissioner, J&K to conduct an enquiry into the allegations mentioned in the confidential report against Sh. Akhther Mohi-ud-din, MVI and Sh. Raja Umar Khan, MVI presently posted in ARTO Office, Budgam.”
Gurmukh Singh, JKAS Joint Transport Commissioner has been asked to assist ATC, J&K in the matter and it was directed that the enquire report shall be submitted within 21 days. (KNO)
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Mar 13, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said the government was using the launching of agriculture programmes as an election gimmick to mislead the masses.
JVP politburo member and parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake told a press conference that the government launched the “Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu” agriculture programme during the last elections spending millions of public funds and has now launched another programme called “Divi Neguma” aimed at the forthcoming elections.
Dissanayake questioned as to the outcome of the “Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu” programme, as the prices of food items have seen a drastic increase even after such a programme was launched.
He said that a kilo of green chilies has gone up to Rs. 600 while coconuts had to be imported to the country.
According to Dissanayake, the government had to explain to the people the outcome of the “Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu” programme, as it was launched with public funds.


Saudi- Border guards thwart smuggling more than 600 grams of cannabis
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Riyadh, , Safar, 16 1439,November 05, 2017, SPA -- The border guards in the southern regions (Jazan, Najran and Asir) have managed to thwart several attempts to smuggle amounts of cannabis during the period from 1/2 / 1439H to 15/2 /1439H .
The spokesman of the border guards Commodore Saher bin Mohammed Al-Harbi said that several attempts were made to infiltrate the southern border by smugglers which resulted in the arrest of 10 Ethiopians and 10 Yemenis and the seizure of 608.8 grams of cannabis.
13:53 LOCAL TIME 10:53 GMT
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THE parliamentary portfolio on Industry and International Trade has raised concern over what it termed invasion of the local retail sector by foreign imports.
Acting chairman Moses Mzila Ndlovu said his committee had realised that the local retail sector was being disadvantaged by the influx of cheap products on the local market.
He said the products were creating problems in areas of employment as jobs were being lost because the local industry was retrenching in light of slow business caused by loss of market share.
Ndlovu, who is MDC MP for Bulilimamangwe, said there was an urgent need for the government to look into the situation since the economy was at risk.
“This issue has to be looked into. We are going to investigate the origins of these products and how they end up in the country,” said Ndlovu.
“We hope the country’s markets have not been used as a dumping ground for these businesses,” said Ndlovu.
Other members of the committee are Chris Chigumba, Trudy Stevenson, Ray Kaukonde, Osward Chitongo, Daniel Ncube, Willias Madzimure and Timothy Mukahlera.
He said there were other issues that had to be clarified such as how these traders were accessing their foreign currency and if they were paying duty for the products.
“We have concerns on how these businesses are accessing their foreign currency to import their products, sure they are not getting it from the auction,” said Ndlovu.
“We really need to find out how these products are entering the country because there have been reports that they are not paying duty because of political ties,” he said.
He said the country could not be held to ransom because of political ties with some countries it has trade agreements with, especially when the country was being prejudiced of customs duty and taxes.
“How can the country really watch its economy being held to ransom because of the need for foreign currency and protection of political friends?” said Ndlovu.
For the past three years, Zimbabwe has been experiencing a massive influx of goods mostly from Asian countries.
Many of the products that eventually find their way into the country are sub-standard.
He said the government needed a clear policy on how to handle its imports especially with countries that pose a threat to the survival of the local industry.
Ndlovu said the government had taken a clear contradictory position on what was happening in the local industry.
“There is a direct contradiction, whilst we have a clear position on what is on the ground, the government has taken its own position on the issue,” said Ndlovu.
He said there was also a need to establish how exactly the country was benefiting from the foreign business people.
“I wonder what we are benefiting from the current arrangement because there are doubts if there is any inflow of foreign currency from the businesses. We really have to distinguish what is politically correct and what is good for the economy,” he said.
He said the committee would recommend that Zimra and the Reserve Bank investigate the organisations.


While, on one hand, the state government of Tamil Nadu has been strengthening the preventive measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus by imposing the curfew and bringing the state under the lockdown, on the other hand, it has been initiating stern actions against the people who have violated the curfew and directives to contain the spread.
For the past two days, the Tamil Nadu police had booked 1274 people across the state under the grounds of violating the curfew, spreading rumors against the virus, and the violating the home quarantine guidelines. According to the reports, the state police had booked 1252 people on Wednesday for reportedly violating the curfew that was imposed under section 144 while the law enforcement agency had registered FIRs against 16 people for airing rumors about the Coronavirus.
Six others have been booked on Thursday for breaking the home quarantine guidelines that were issued by the state health department. The reports stated that these people have been booked in the first two days of the lockdown period that was imposed by the state government to fight the spread of the virus. Section 144 prohibits the assembly for more than five persons and the state government has consistently appealed the people to stay indoors and refrain from unnecessary travels.
The Chennai police department has installed 156 check-posts across the city to ensure that the curfew plays its role and the department has deployed regular patrolling in the city to tighten the lockdown and along with that, the police personnel has been strictly dealing the cases of drunken drive and helmet violation. On Thursday, the state government announced that the statewide curfew under section 144, which was imposed until March 31st, has now been extended till April 14th with the view of mapping the state with the nationwide lockdown that was declared by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The government has ordered to shut down the district borders, closed all the non-essential services, imposed severe restrictions on the movement of the people, and closed the transportations apart from the essential services until April 14th to contain the spread of the virus. As of Thursday, the state has reported with 27 positive cases with one has been recovered and the one has expired while the rest have been getting treated under isolation across the state.
According to state health minister Vijayabaskar, the state has screened 2,09,284 people so far and 15,492 passengers have been placed under home quarantine for 28 days while 104 passengers without symptoms are under isolation in the facilities installed near the airports in the state whereas 211 have been admitted at the isolation wards of the hospitals. So far, the state had collected 1039 samples of which 933 returned negative, 27 turned out to be positive and the rest are under process.


It’s a bigger Saskatchewan than it was last year.
The provincial government reports that as of Oct. 1, 2016, the province’s population stood at 1,155, 393.
That is 4,761 more people than the previous quarter – and 18,007 more people since last year.
“Our province continues to attract people to the many opportunities available here,” said Economy Minister Jeremy Harrison in a news release Thursday.
“Our resilient economy and its investment opportunities speak to the continued strength of our province.”
Over the last ten years, Saskatchewan has grown by 162,000 people – its highest growth in any 10-year period over the last 84 years, according to the province.


An organisation of local authorities has urged the government to implement the maximum stake reduction.
UK.- After the British government decided to reduce the maximum stake for fixed odds betting machines (FOBTs), the gambling industry expected the measure to come into force by 2019 but authorities said that the limit won’t be implemented before 2020. Now, there are several parties asking the government to reconsider the timeframe.
The Local Government Association, an organisation of local authorities representing 370 town halls across England and Wales, has urged the government to bring the new stake by spring 2019. The association says that the delay could make players lose more than £3 billion in the two year period before the limit is implemented.
Moreover, it says that while the industry needs time to adapt its businesses to work under the new limit, the government should resist pressure from betting shops to delay the change for two years, as it argues that £5 million is being lost on FOBTs every day.


Despite being fully vaccinated, the Indian government has decided to impose a 10-day quarantine period on British nationals arriving in India.
The Indian media reported that the law will be implemented from next Monday. The decision was prompted by a dispute over quarantine rules between Britain and India.
The British government has said that people who come to Britain with the Indian-made covichield vaccine should be quarantined.
India had objected to the decision of the British government and the Indian government had subsequently imposed the new quarantine law on the British nationals, foreign media reported.


Iran, Russia, Syria, Iraq Hold talks in Baghdad
(MENAFN) Holding talks about various security issues, high- ranking officials from Iran, Russia, Iraq, and Syria met in Baghdad and underlined the importance of boosting cooperation between the four countries in the fight against Takfiri terrorist groups.
During the Sunday meeting of the Intelligence Center of Iran, Russia, Iraq, and Syria chaired by Iraq's Director of Military Intelligence Major General Saad Mezher Al-Alaq, the participants discussed activities of the four countries in the security and intelligence fields and counter-terrorism.
Speaking at the session, Major General Alaq conveyed his gratitude to Iran for supporting the Iraqi nation in the fight against ISIL and said although the terrorist group was defeated in Iraq, vigilance should be exercised to counter their activities to insecure the Arab country under new names.
The Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjejdi, also praised the role of the intelligence center in the collapse of ISIL and thanked all members of the quadrilateral coalition, including Russians and Syrians.
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Foxconn eyes building iPhone plant in India
(MENAFN) According to an official, Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is currently holding talks with the India government to build a plant in the country, Arab News reported.
The industry minister for India's western state of Maharashtra said that local officials had pitched several possible sites to the Taiwanese technology giant for the purpose.
In March the Apple supplier reported a 22.34 percent rise in profits for 2014. Its net profit was USD4.2 billion last year with nearly half of its revenue generated by orders from Apple.
"We have sent Foxconn a presentation outlining possible locations they could explore and also the tax incentives the state is willing to extend," the minister said in a statement.
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Pakistan’s Airports Are Being Outsourced, Not Privatized: Minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said the national airports will be outsourced soon.
He said that the government will not privatize the national airports.
Minister turned down the propaganda of airports privatization and said the government has decided only the outsourcing the administrative affairs of three main airports.
He said that airport’s outsourcing will attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Federal Minister also cited cited examples of airports in India, Saudi Arabia and the US which have been outsourced for attracting investments.
Meanwhile, he said the the government will revive the international routes of the Pakistan International Airline.
Minister also discussed the upgradation plans of A320 and Boing-777 aircraft. He also said that more comfortable seats will be installed in the passengers’ aircraft by March this year.
He said that PIA is negotiation different proposals with the Emirates for improving and upgradation of services of the national flag carrier.
Minister said that efforts are underway to make PIA and Pakistan Railways profit-oriented public entities.


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Ganderbal, Sep 8: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul Wednesday said that the party believes that the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be restored soon.
A statement of BJP issued here said that replying to a question on J&K’s statehood he said it would be restored soon as was promised in the parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
“A commitment was made by the PM and Home Minister on the floor of the house and I am of the opinion that it is on the anvil,” Koul said. “We believe that our leaders will fulfill the promises and we believe that statehood to J&K will be restored soon.”
He said that the Modi-led government had won the hearts of the minorities in the country while other political parties in the past misused them and considered them as a mere vote bank.
Koul was speaking on the sidelines of an event at which more than a dozen political and social activists from Ganderbal joined the BJP and pledged to “strengthen the hands of PM Modi for J&K’s development”.
Welcoming them into the party fold, Koul said that their joining would further strengthen the BJP in Kashmir and asked them to render their whole-hearted services for the benefit of the people as representatives of BJP in their respective areas.
“BJP has gained the confidence of every person cutting across regional and religious lines. Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh are fast moving on the path of peace and progress and BJP is here to ensure this,” he said.


Zelensky, Macron Discuss Situation At Front, Russia's Nuclear Terrorism At ZNPP
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky informed President of France Emmanuel Macron about the situation at the front and Russian nuclear terrorism at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
“Continued dialogue with French President Emmanuel Macron. Informed about the situation at the front, Russia's nuclear terrorism at the ZNPP. Thanked for France's tangible defense aid. Discussed macro-financial aid to Ukraine & food security challenges. We must increase sanctions on Russia,” Zelensky posted on Twitter .
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Since March 4, it has been captured by the Russian military. The Russians have placed military equipment and ammunition in the plant's territory, terrorizing the staff and shelling the surrounding area.
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Coronavirus cases rise to 215 in Maharashtra
The government suspended two senior Delhi government officers and served show-cause notices on two others for 'serious lapses' during their duty in the lockdown period
Maharashtra's health department said today that the number of those infected with coronavirus had risen to 215 even as officials said officials told ANI that around 85 people possibly infected by COVID-19 in Delhi were admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital.
The Maharashtra health department said five people have been infected in Pune with three in Mumbai, two in Nagpur, one in Kolhapur and another in Nashik.
Officials said eight new coronavirus cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh with the number of confirming cases rising to 47.
The officials said seven cases were reported from Indore and one from Ujjain. There have been a total of twenty-seven coronavirus cases have been found in Indore, according to officials.
A 62-year-old coronavirus patient died on Sunday putting the total count of coronavirus casualty in the state at two.
Meanwhile, the Centre on Sunday suspended two senior Delhi government officers and served show-cause notices on two others for "serious lapses" during their duty in the lockdown period.
A Home Ministry spokesperson said the two officers have been suspended with immediate effect.


Manchester City captain Kolo Toure is excited about their Carling Cup quarterfinal draw against Arsenal.
The Blues already have September's superb 4-2 win over the Gunners under their belts to boost their confidence, but their skipper thinks they will have to raise their game to make into the semi-finals.
Toure told City's website: "I'm excited about it, but we have to admit that when we played against Arsenal earlier in the season, we played well but it was a game that could have finished 4-4! Yes, we scored some goals but we let them have so many chances. We were lucky that we took our chances and they did not.
"I think we need to analyse that game, we may have won it but we could have been better. We could have controlled it a lot more and defended better. That's what we are going to have to do again because it's going to be a really tough game."


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AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan on Thursday attended the closing ceremony of the 15th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan (ICHAJ 15) at Yarmouk University under the title“Thoughtful Archeology in the Ecosphere and Sociosphere”, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The triennial conference, which was organised by the Department of Antiquities and Yarmouk University, featured 294 scientists, researchers, academics and experts from around the world.
In his speech, the prince highlighted the importance of regional cooperation in studying human culture as a common wealth, noting that investing in the common heritage as human beings can develop a culture of inclusive multidisciplinary thinking.
Prince Hassan expressed hopes of developing an institution for regional cultural heritage in the Levant, and that the end of this conference will mark the beginning of joint efforts to build a culture of understanding, dialogue and universal values.
Tourism Minister Nayef Fayez extended appreciation for the support provided by Prince Hassan and his keenness to follow up on the recommendations presented by participants in the conference.
He underlined the importance of holding this conference, which constitutes a platform for exchanging expertise and knowledge among researchers, building networks and coordinating between the concerned authorities.
The conference's recommendations will be finalised to be used as a roadmap for researchers and those interested in archaeology, anthropology and cultural heritage to preserve cultural and civilisational heritage and enable communities to contribute to the sustainability and preservation of archaeological sites.
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russia has concentrated offensive efforts in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions and is trying to create the impression of preparing offensive action in other operational areas, in particular Zaporizhzhia, in order to distract the attention of the Ukrainian command.
Lieutenant General Serhiy Naiev, Commander of the Ukrainian Joint Forces, said this in an interview with the rbc ukraine news outlet, Ukrinform reports.
'Given that the enemy has concentrated its efforts to develop the offensive in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, there are not enough forces and means to conduct offensive action in other operational areas. However, the Russians are trying to create the impression that they are preparing offensive action in other operational areas, primarily in Zaporizhzhia, in order to divert the attention of our military command,' Naiev said.
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At a time when Ontario prison officials have vowed to take a more humane approach to inmate care, the Canadian province has recorded a significant rise in the number of suicide attempts in its correctional facilities, reports The Globe and Mail. Over the past decade, provincial institutions have averaged 106 suicide attempts a calendar year. Six months into . . .
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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Meets with Sudanese President
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Abu Dhabi, Shawwal 23, 1438, Jul 17, 2017, SPA -- Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met here today with President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan.
During the meeting, they discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations as well as the developments on regional and international arenas.
19:48 LOCAL TIME 16:48 GMT
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MINISTER for Energy, Dr Medard Kalemani has insisted that by the time the Rural Energy Agency (REA) phase III is complete in 2021, all villages under the programme will be connected to power.
The Minister said REA III project in Ruvuma region will ensure all 50 villages in Mbinga district are connected.
He said the project is implemented by Namis Corporation Ltd.
The minister was responding to Mbinga MP, Sixtus Mapunda (CCM) who wanted to know when Mpepai and Lipilipili villages will be connected.
He said plans are going on to ensure all areas under the programme are covered, including the two said villages.
He said all villages in the area will be reached by the project which is expected to cost a total of 977m/- upon its completion.
“So far a total of 313 clients have been connected to electricity under REA III project. The project will continue to all other areas, and at least 977m/- will be spent on its implementation,” he said.


Saudi - KSrelief Supervisor General Meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Sudan
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, January 25, 2022, SPA -- Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah met in Riyadh today with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan Mayiik Ayii Deng.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of common interest relating to humanitarian and relief affairs.
The minister applauded the leading role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince, in humanitarian action and supporting all the needy around the world, especially his country.
15:51 LOCAL TIME 12:51 GMT
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Briefing the media in
"Rewa and Satna were in particular affected. In Satna, at least 600 people have taken shelter in relief camps.but the situation there is now under control. It is raining heavily in
The Chief Minister further said many parts of the state have been inundated and the helicopters are carrying out sorties to provide assistance to the flood-hit people in Rewa and Satna districts.
"In Satna, the army helicopters have saved the lives of almost five people, but the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) helped 4,000 people in the entire region during floods," Chauhan said.
The Chief Minister further said the administration is ready for the challenge and all rescue teams have been put on standby.
"Several packets of food have also been distributed to the people affected by flood. And as per requirement, the people will also be shifted to the relief camps," he added....


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Published: Wed 25 Jan 2023, 6:59 PM
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Heavy rains, accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed several parts of the country on Wednesday. Many residents got drenched as they were caught in the sudden showers, while traffic congestion was reported on several roads due to slow moving traffic.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), the rainy and dusty conditions will prevail at least until 11.30pm tonight.
Meanwhile, the UAE's Ministry of Interior (MoI) and other authorities have advised residents to exercise caution while driving.
“Avoid valleys and places where water flows,” the ministry advised. Heavy rains usually result in valleys flooding as water gushes down the mountains.
Here's a look at rain-drenched roads and residents through the lens of KT photojournalists M Sajjad and Shihab:
uae: heavy rains, thunderstorms hit all 7 emirates; residents told to avoid valleys, beaches
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As many as 24 Russian enterprises have additionally been
entitled to export livestock products to Azerbaijan, Trend reports via Russia's Federal Service for
Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor).
According to the statement, the Food Safety Agency of the
Republic of Azerbaijan granted the right on exporting animal
products to Russian enterprises on the basis of companies'
complying with the veterinary and sanitary requirements of
A total of 1,074 Russian enterprises have the right to supply
their products to Azerbaijan.
'Rosselkhoznadzor will continue to expand the list of livestock
product exporters to Azerbaijan,' the agency said.
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Matthew Bennett from the Soho Society, which represents residents and businesses in the area, has welcomed the news that more police officers will be put on patrol in the West End.
The Metropolitan Police have announced that there will be 400 extra police officers on the streets on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
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A lamp in the tower which houses Big Ben is to be switched off for the first time in more than 70 years.
Sir Bruce entertained audiences for more than seven decades.
Work in the tower will also pause over the bank holiday weekend.


Installers are ‘overwhelmingly positive’ about 2015 but have failed to see the benefit of recent legislation changes, that’s according to the annual Consumer Protection Association installer barometer.
The CPA commissioned Insight Data to carry out the extensive report, which asked more than 12,000 installers a series of questions related to business performance and expectations for the years ahead.
The barometer compares business performance between 2013 and 2014 and also asks installers whether they think sales and profits will increase or decrease in 2015.
When polled about how business performance in 2014 is comparing with 2013, 59.38% said that profit margins had increased, compared to 6.25%, who said they had decreased.
The amount of work available also appears to be increasing, with 51.56% saying that the number of leads they had received had increased in 2014, compared to 2013; against 4.69% who said they had decreased.
Looking forward 71.88% said they expect sales to increase in 2015; with 28.13% saying they will stay about the same and 0.00% saying they would reduce.
Despite the majority of respondents expecting sales to increase, 62.50% don’t expect the number of staff they employ to increase, suggesting a desire to keep overheads tight and focus on profits.
Those polled were also positive about the industry and UK economy in general, with 53.13% saying that they expect further growth across the industry and 54.69% saying they expected the state of the UK economy to improve going forward.
The much maligned construction industry was also a source of optimism, with 51.56% saying they expected the number of major construction projects to increase.
But despite the positivity about the future of the industry and the UK economy, a high number of installers – 60.94% – believe that recent legislation changes, such as making IBGs mandatory, were not necessary.
Jeremy Brett, director at the CPA, commented: “Going forward there is clearly energy and optimism across the industry and the bulk of installers are positive about how their businesses will perform and the future of the UK economy.
“The report is extensive and gives installers the opportunity to have their say and share their frustrations and views on their business and the industry as a whole. It’s vital that installers have a voice and platform such as this.”


Colombia’s defense minister announced Tuesday plans to inject more than one billion dollars into the national police.
“We are allocating more than $200 million to correct the promotional system at executive level; more than $550 million to increase the number of troops and $46 million to strengthen intelligence and investigation capacity, among others,” Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said in a press statement.
The announcement comes just in time to prevent a strike of more than 2,500 executive policemen who are lobbying for better working conditions and changes in the promotion system, reports El Espectador.
The government will invest almost $180 million to build new police stations and remodel ones across the country.
Additionally, the national police will receive around $70 million to buy four new helicopters and another $60 million to strengthen mobile riot squads.


The U.S. Sentencing Commission has issued a new data document reporting that under its so-called "drugs -2" guideline amendment, 29,391 federal prisoners have had their federal drug prison sentences reduced by an average of over two years, says Ohio State University law Prof. Doug . . .
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Aden: At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman for the southern forces and medical sources said.
The Houthis have carried out several attacks using armed drones and ballistic missiles on the al-Anad military base, Yemeni southern forces spokesman Mohamed al-Naqeeb said.
Naqeeb said that between 30 to 40 soldiers were killed and at least 60 wounded, adding the death toll may still rise as rescuers were still clearing the scene.
The southern forces are part of the Saudi-led coalition.
Two medical sources said several bodies had arrived at Lahj province's main hospital along with another 16 wounded people. It was unclear if civilians were among the casualties.
Residents said that several loud blasts were heard in the al-Anad area, which is located at some 70 km (43 miles) north of the southern port city of Aden.
Several other residents from the disputed central city of Taiz said they heard ballistic missiles fired from launchers positioned in the Houthi-held eastern suburbs of the city.
The attacks came at a time when peace talks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis, and backed by the United Nations and the United States, have stalled after both sides failed to reach a compromise deal.
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The vaccination took place at the governor’s office during the launch of the vaccination campaign in CRR.
The lunch was organised to enlighten people of the region on the pandemic as well as let them know that it can be prevented by taking the injection, but also that the vaccination is safe.
Governor Sheriff Abba Sanyang highlighted the dangers associated with Covid-19. He described the vaccination campaign as good and timely, noting that it will help in the fight against the disease.
According to him, the injection is safe and prevents people from spreading the pandemic. He called on people to take the injection seriously.
Various chiefs who took the injection highlighted its importance and called on people within their districts to take the injection.
Regional health director, Sarjo Darboe, explained the signs and symptoms of Covid-19 and called on people to adhere to WHO guidelines by wearing face masks, regularly washing their hands and observe social and physical distancing.


On Friday the 20th of September, the Enniscorthy Sustainable Town project kicked off with its first public event. The project team hosted students from Colaiste Bride and Meanscoil Gharman for a workshop to find innovative local solutions on climate change and sustainability.
The event which took place in The Presentation Centre gave the students a chance to give their perspective on the changes we face and the action that they believe need to happen.
The students were asked to outlined some of the positive things they like about the town which included the natural walks, the play areas, the flowers planted around the town, the biodiversity, lots of activities and facilities, the work the council staff do to clean the town every day.
The project team were inspired by the students passion to bring about positive changes, which is something which echoes the sentiments expressed by the climate strikes across the country and internationally.


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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit Azerbaijan,
Azernews reports, quoting Adel Ibrahim, Ambassador of Egypt to
Prior to the official visit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh
Hassan Shoukry will travel to Azerbaijan to discuss the details and
preparations for el-Sisi's visit. However, the diplomat did not
reveal the exact date of the Egyptian president's visit.
The Egyptian president is also scheduled to visit Armenia as the
second leg of his tour to the South Caucasus.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit the South Caucasus for the first
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Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today questioned the credibility of the report on Sri Lanka by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and some of the concerns raised in it.
Rajapaksa accused those behind formulating the report of gathering so called “credible evidence” from LTTE supporters and not from the ground.
He also insisted that troops who fought the war at the time were well aware of the need to protect human rights and do not need to be preached now by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Rajapaksa also rejected claims in the report that urgent supplies had not been sent to the civilians in the war zones.
He said that the Government dispatched food for the civilians in LTTE controlled areas but there was no way to monitor if the food had reached the public since the areas were under LTTE control.
Rajapaksa said that the UN should have monitored the distribution of food to the civilians in LTTE controlled areas during the war since the UN had access to rebel controlled areas.
He also questioned on what basis the UN investigations team concluded that civilians were killed during war in some areas.
The former Defence Secretary said that LTTE cadres had also dressed as civilians so it was never easy to identify the civilians from LTTE cadres.
Rajapaksa said that the army always took measures to protect the civilians during the war and all the good that the military did was now being disregarded. (Colombo Gazette)


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KARACHI – Administrator and Commissioner Iftikhar Ali Shallwani on Thursday said that reconstruction of Link Road would help ease traffic pressure on city roads.
Speaking to the media during the inauguration of carpeted Link Road at Fisheries Gate No.02, Shallwani said 3,5000 square feet of the road had been carpeted.
“After the recent work, the road is 35 to 40-feet wide now,” the administrator said.
Director General Works Shabeeh ul Hassan, KPT and KMC officials were also present on the occasion.
The administrator said that previously the road was in dilapidated condition, causing hardships to the commuters.
Shallwani hoped that now when the Link Road had been reconstructed, it would help ease traffic pressure.
He further said that city’s road infrastructure was being improved to facilitate the citizens.
The administrator said that special attention was being paid to the areas where the road infrastructure was not up to the mark. The KPT officials expressed their gratitude to the administrator for ensuring reconstruction of the Link Road.