Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS) Moved by the plight of an injured elephant calf in the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reached out to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Rahul Gandhi, currently on the Karnataka leg of his 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', is spending time with his mother and interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over a two-day break amid the long walkathon.
In his letter addressed to Bommai on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi said, 'The Congress President and I briefly visited the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve where we happened to come across the painful sight of an injured baby elephant, with its mother. The little calf has a severely injured tail and trunk, and is fighting for its life.'
While acknowledging the viewpoint that nature must be allowed to take its own course, Rahul Gandhi said that exceptions are often made in the case of endangered and iconic animals, in extremely severe cases such as the injured elephant calf.
Throughout his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, the Congress leader has been targetting the ruling BJP in the state over 'rising corruption' and 'communalism'.
'I wanted to cross political boundaries and appeal to your sense of compassion to intervene and save the little elephant,' Rahul Gandhi said.
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Ranchi: Describing Land Mutation Bill 2020 as anti-state leader of the legislature wing of BJP Babulal Marandi has demanded the state government to withdraw the bill.
Addressing a press conference here today he said that by silently passing the bill in the cabinet the state government has cheated the people. He said that the bill would be a black law that has been brought for the land mafia of the state.
Marandi said that the government would try to pass the bill in the Monsoon Session which would be unfortunate for the state. He said that as per section 22 of the bill in case of any forgery in the mutation than neither Civil nor criminal case would be filed against the officer. He said that the government is surrounded by the land mafia and the state government instead of working for the people was making the mafia happy.
Mr Marandi said that forgery was taking place in GM and government land as these lands were being sold in collaboration with the government officials and land mafia and the present government seems anxious to provide protection to the officials by this act.
He said that once the bill is passed the poor would lose their land as it would be sold by mafia and government officials.


Jordan- Foreign Ministry receives credentials of new Pakistani ambassador
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 14 (Petra)- Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Zaid Al-Lozi, on Thursday received the credentials of the newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador to Jordan, Junaid Rehmat.
During the ceremony, Al-Lozi and Rehmat discussed ways to foster bilateral relations and reiterated keenness to develop them.
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S. Korea's GS E&C, Uzbekistan sign USD4.5b deal
( MENAFN ) South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction Co. said it has inked a deal on a petrochemical production project in Uzbekistan estimated at USD4.5 billion, Yonhap News reported.
Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan's state-run oil and gas firm Uzbekneftegaz, GS E&C will help set up a production unit to make olefin, used in making plastic materials.
GS E&C will form a consortium with other South Korean investors to cover 50 percent of the project cost, while the remaining share will be held by the Uzbek gas company.
The latest MOU came amid Uzbek President meeting with South Korean counterpart last week to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic cooperation between the two nations.
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A 23-year-old man from a sub-Saharan African country has been confirmed as Tunisia's first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the country's Health Minister Ali Mrabet, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
The man landed at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport from Istanbul, Turkey, Mrabet said in a statement carried on Al-Wataniya, the state's central television.
After testing positive for the virus at the airport, the man was sent to a local hotel where he would be subjected to mandatory quarantine, according to the official.
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Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh on Friday said that international financial institutions were affirming Pakistan's economic growth.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday said that international organizations were affirming Pakistan' economic progress.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan was on the positive trajectory of economic progress and prosperity.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday reviewed steps being taken by different ministries for economic progress and prosperity in the country.
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said there was a complete national consensus that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was an engine of economic progress and development for Pakistan. "Chinese also consider Pakistan’s economic stability and this time-tested friendship will further grow irrespective of the political parties at the helms of affairs," he said. FM Qureshi also reiterated Pakistan’s desire for peace and stability in Afghanistan and said it desired China to also play its role in…


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Division G of District 116, Qatar of Toastmasters International, conducted its sixth TLI training session recently. The training had three segments. The first one was on the role of chief judges and the judging criteria was conducted by Pavithra Philip. The second segment on how to conduct online contests was handled by Shyam Sundar. The session on how to conduct in-person meetings was by Venkatesan K. The online event was attended by many toastmasters from District 116 and the world over. District programme quality director Rajesh V C, past district director Thayalan K and Division G director Alar Mel Mangai attended. TLI chair Nalini GP Mathur was the anchor. The Q&A session was moderated by Division G administration manager Bindu Pillai. Toastmasters International is a not-for-profit organisation focusing on developing the communication and leadership skills of its members.
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Striking Judiciary junior employees on Tuesday prayed as their strike entered a second week. The employees want to press Malawi Government to implement new conditions of service which were approved in 2006.
During the prayers, the staff asked God to guide them during their sit-in until they receive what is due to them. They also asked God to guide their representatives who are negotiating with government on the matter.
Central Region Police spokesperson John Namalenga has since said the strike has affected the police because their cells are overcrowded.Ã‚Â He said the congestion is more critical in district police cells.
Ã¢â‚¬Å“Justice delayed is justice denied. As we are taking long to prosecute them [suspects], some of them can jeopardise police investigations,Ã¢â‚¬Â said Namalenga. Ã¢â‚¬â€Amos Gumulira, Staff Reporter


Islamabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Four Pakistan soldiers were killed in a suicide blast at a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwas North Waziristan district, the militarys media affairs wing said on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), intelligence agencies have commenced investigations to find out details about the suicide bomber who carried out the attack and his handlers and facilitators, Dawn reported.
The 'Pakistan Army is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers will not go unpunished', the ISPR said.
Attacks on security forces and clashes with suspected terrorists in the North Waziristan tribal district have become quite frequent in recent months.
On July 4, at least 10 security personnel were injured when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of security forces in the area, Dawn reported.
Officials said at the time that the convoy was going from Mirali to Miramshah, the district headquarters, when the suicide bomber, who was on a motorcycle, blew himself up near one of the vehicles.
On May 30, a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle attacked another convoy of security forces in the Razmak area, injuring two soldiers and two children.
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From Lawal Sa’idu Funtua, Katsina
The Mayor of Ireland has awarded the prestigious Dublin Man of the Year to Katsina state Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Shema.
The state commissioner of commerce, Alhaji Abdullahi Abdulmumini who received the award on behalf of the governor during an investment visit to Dublin by the state delegation, said the award was given to
the governor for his contribution to commercial development.
He noted that the visit to the Ireland was under the ‘Invest Nigeria Ireland Dublin’ which was meant to promote economic and commerce between Nigeria and Ireland.
Abdulmumini said during the visit, the Mayor has acknowledged the various contributions of Governor Shema in the development of commerce in the state, through the establishment of international border markets across the state.
The commissioner similarly added that the Mayor also salutes the courage of the governor in taking initiatives that promote peace and peaceful co-existence in Katsina state, which according to him “encourage investment in the state”.
Receiving the award, Governor Shema attributed the award to the help of God and his aides that contributed a lot in actualizing his vision for the state, which he said, translated into the many developments witnessed in the state.
He therefore promised to do more to ensure that the development of the state was sustained to attract foreign direct investments.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Trend
The 'Day of Azerbaijan' has been announced in six cities of North Carolina, the US, the Azerbaijani State Committee for Diaspora Affairs told Trend .
Declarations were adopted in the cities of Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham, Cary, Fayetteville and Apex on the occasion of October 18, the 30th anniversary of the restoration of Azerbaijan's state independence.
The documents were signed by the mayors of these cities.
The declarations emphasize that the US unconditionally supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, state sovereignty and independence of the modern Azerbaijan Republic.
“The US-Azerbaijani Friendship Organization contributes to the wealth of cultural diversity and economic prosperity of North Carolina. Over the past 30 years, about a million Azerbaijanis around the world and Americans of Azerbaijani descent have celebrated October 18 as the Day of Restoration of State Independence of Azerbaijan,” the declarations read.
In the declarations, deep respect was expressed to the unprecedented contribution of their ancestors to the spread of freedom and democracy in Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus region.
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Richards resigns as boys' hockey coach
Ross Richards resigned as the West Fargo boys' hockey coach last week, taking with him 17 years of memories as he looks to the future.
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Liam Fox says Army e-mail lay-offs were 'unacceptable'
E-mails sent to 38 soldiers instructing them that they were losing their jobs were "unacceptable", the defence secretary has said.
Liam Fox told BBC News that the matter had been handled badly and said that actions have been put in place to stop it happening again.
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Locally led change and Tamaki
In 2008 a group of Tāmaki community contributors set out on a journey together to explore better ways of doing things across Tāmaki communities.
A number of initiatives were undertaken collectively, such as the Tāmaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy (T.I.E.S,) to help ensure that local people were part of proposed government-led transformation projects in their community. Many other initiatives were undertaken by local organisations such as Ka Mau te Wero to help grow and support locally-led outcomes and change.
As part of the Inspiring Communities ‘Core learning Cluster’ research project, a number of local learning and outcome stories were written to capture and communicate community-led experiences as seen through local eyes. While many projects and people have now changed, the approaches and learning demonstrated remain inspirational.


Our View: Full-court press
The Obama administration has put on what amounts to a full-court press this week in an effort to push gun-control legislation through Congress. Its demeanor, tone, and sense of urgency suggest that…
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Americans aren't necessarily sold on the idea that electronic health records can improve care, a new survey conducted for Xerox by Harris Interactive found.
Only 40 percent of survey respondents said they think that EHRs can boost care quality, while a little more than a quarter (26 percent) said they want their health records to be digital. More than 2,100 U.S. adults participated in the survey, Xerox's third since 2010.
What's more, 85 percent of respondents said that they had "concerns" about digital medical records.
Xerox Healthcare Provider Solutions Group President Chad Harris said in a statement that he believes such resistance represents a need for providers to continue to be proactive when it comes to helping consumers to understand the value of EHRs.
Last year, 42 percent of respondents to the Xerox survey said they believed that EHRs improved the quality of care they received. Many of those respondents had concerns about the loss of personal information due to hackers, as well as information misuse.
Despite the continued mistrust, however, many respondents also indicated that their providers were turning more to technology to take notes than in the past. Sixty percent said that providers used tablets, laptops or computers to record medical information; only 28 percent said the same information was recorded using paper and pen.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Dec. 1
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Batyr Niyazliev has also been appointed as the country's envoy in Bulgaria.
The relevant document has been signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
The visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to Ashgabat in August 2015 gave a momentum to the bilateral relations.
During the high-level negotiations, energy and transportation spheres were defined as the strategic areas of the two countries' cooperation.
The Ashgabat talks demonstrated the readiness of Turkmenistan and Bulgaria to cooperate in ensuring global energy security and diversification of energy resources.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 24. Kazakhstan
intends to systematically increase the throughput capacity of the
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) through the
introduction of digital solutions and infrastructure modernization,
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the Central
Asia-China Summit in Xi'an, trend reports.
"One of the key parts of the China-Central Asia-Europe
route is the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. At the
current stage, this route has become of strategic importance," he
said in this regard.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev added that, given that China is
the main shipper, it is necessary to intensify joint efforts to
ensure maximum and uninterrupted loading of this route.
"We invite Chinese partners to mutually beneficial
cooperation in expanding the capabilities of the Caspian Sea ports,
digitalizing their activities, and joint production of transport
vessels," he said.
According to the president, the use of the potential
of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway also opens up great
prospects for the two countries. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev added that
this route is an important link in the development of one of the
shortest routes from East Asia to the Persian Gulf countries.
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has confirmed the state has conducted 1.162 million valid COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic.
Abayomi made the disclosure Monday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for March 20 to March 30.
The Commissioner said a total of 17,487 tests were conducted within the reported dates, noting that the case positivity rate of infection was 1.9 per cent as at March 30.
According to him, the state recorded 109 new COVID-19 infections within the reported days, increasing the number of confirmed cases in the state to 99,387.
He said that 5,386 COVID-19 patients who were successfully treated and recovered had been discharged from the state’s public and private care centres.
Abayomi also said that 93,133 patients who were successfully treated through the state’s home based care had recovered in the communities.
According to him, there are 165 active COVID-19 cases in communities, while one case is in isolation at the state’s care centre.
The Commissioner said that the state had recorded 702 COVID-19 related deaths during the pandemic.
Also, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region had confirmed that over 11.5 million COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Africa, with over 10.7 million recoveries and 251,895 deaths cumulatively.
The health agency warned that COVID-19 still posed a threat to people’s health, advising eligible individuals to get vaccinated to enhance their immunity against the virus.


By Robert Kumwenda
Renowned Blantyre business entrepreneur Donex Zimbulani has admitted that business was slow during campaign period as compared to previous years.
Zimbulani, the owner of Donz Engineering said people were expecting that things will be like the way they used to be in the past where people were given handouts.
âThere were no handouts during this yearâs campaign period and political parties and politicians spend their money mainly in buying materials for campaign like T-shirts and other materials for campaign,â he said.
He however said businesses that were making materials for political campaign has made some gains.
Zimbulani said people had high expectations that they will make money hence the reason they have ended up being disappointed.
He said further said that people should not rely on campaign period to make money.
Zimbulani sentiments were echoed another Blantyre based business entrepreneur Jeremiah Kanzota who also said that business was not as usual as it was supposed to be.
He said the dollar was not available on the market saying that what politicians speak is contrary to what happens on the ground.
âMoney has not circulated on the market because some people are still keeping it for various reasons known to themselves,â he said.
Kanzota said money is the hands of very few individuals yet more Malawians are suffering.
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“The actions of the employees were investigated and, based on prima facie evidence, disciplinary action was taken against them,” spokesman Lt-Gen Solomon Makgale said.
The suspended employees include eight police officers and 12 administration officials, said Makgale.
Makgale said that over the past two months 191 members of the police were arrested for their alleged involvement in various crimes such as murder, rape, corruption and fraud.
“An instruction has been issued to make it compulsory for members of the SAPS to regularly declare when they are facing criminal investigations.”
Makgale said that police management was also in the process of verifying the academic qualifications of employees.
“Employees whose academic records differ from what they have declared to SAPS will be dealt with and may be investigated criminally depending on the circumstances,” said Makgale.
Agang SA has welcomed the decision by the police to verify the qualifications of all policemen and women.
“The levels of public trust and confidence in the capabilities of the South African Police Service are so low,” spokesman Thabo Leshilo said in a statement.
Leshilo said Agang SA urged the police leadership to speed up the probe to verify the qualifications, especially those in leadership positions.
Makgale said the police has dismissed 930 of its members over the past 17 months. – Sapa


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Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi party’s victory in Delhi would send a clear message across the country.
Akhilesh said the the Delhi people voted against BJP’s arrogance. They voted for development, he said.
He said the BJP had made maximum efforts to communalise the elections and its hate-campaign hit an all-time low.
He congratulated AAP and its leaders for the party’s victory and hoped that this election would change the political narrative of the country.


Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said the opposition’s plan to increase pressure on the state institutions will fail once again.
Talking to MNA Sadaqat Ali Abbasi, who called on him in Lahore today (Tuesday), he said the government is pursuing the policy of making institutions free from political interference.
The Governor said that today international institutions are acknowledging Pakistan’s economic stability.
Sadaqat Abbasi congratulated the Governor on the launch of the first project of the Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority.
He said that the government is taking practical steps to solve problems faced by the masses.
Source: Radio Pakistan


Abia government empowers farmers
Speaking in Umuahia the state capital, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Uzo Azubuike said the state is fully keying into the federal government's agricultural programmes, aimed at ensuring food sufficiency and discouraging importation.
Azubuike while noting that the state currently has two functional rice mills said that with the support farmers are currently receiving from the government, the rate of rice production will increase in this 2018 farming season.
The Commissioner further stated that the state governmentt is constructing poultry clusters in the three senatorial zones of the state, as one of the efforts to empower the youths and boost the state's economy.
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President Maia Sandu has assured that there will be no situation when citizens will not be able to pay their gas bills.
“There will be no such thing. We said that the state will help. It’s just that this year we have to work more on the bill compensation system. We’re going to make sure that those reimbursements are more strictly divided. Because there are people who have higher incomes and there are citizens with lower incomes.
Last year, about 100 people refused compensation, among them were the president, the prime minister and several deputies. Now we have to recognize that there are people who have money and can pay their gas bills. This year the government has worked more on this system, and only those who really need compensation will receive it,” said Maia Sandu, quoted by unimedia.info.
Earlier, Labor Minister Marcel Spatar said that work was underway on a new mechanism for assistance during the cold season.


It has been reported that 160 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Austria. It has already been recorded in the epidemiological register (EMS) that 45 of these patients have already recovered from their illness. This is evident from the update of the number of cases on the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) website on Friday. There have been 28 new cases added since then.
There are reports that the second delivery of vaccines against monkeypox has arrived in Austria, according to the Ministry of Health. Vaccines will be given to individuals who have direct contact with those who have been affected by the disease. In addition, they will be given to employees of specialized laboratories, according to the ministry’s broadcast. Additional vaccines are being procured as part of ongoing efforts to increase vaccine coverage.


Situation in Croatian health system remains stable, says minister
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ZAGREB, Sept 10 (Hina) – Health Minister Vili Beros said on Thursday the past week saw a 1% increase in the number of hospitalised persons in relation to the number of active coronavirus cases but added that the situation in the health system remained stable.
“Given the ratio of incoming and discharged patients and the number of persons on ventilators, which shows the burden on the health system, I can say that the situation is still stable,” he said at a cabinet meeting.
He added that last week 108 health staff were positive for the virus and that 631 were self-isolating.
Speaking to the press before the meeting, he said 320 people were currently hospitalised for COVID-19, with 22 discharged and 42 checked-in today. He added that 27 of those hospitalised were on ventilators, five more than on Wednesday.
The minister underlined the importance of wearing masks in schools and asked parents to see that their children wore them properly and kept them clean.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30. Azerbaijan's
state oil company SOCAR will build a laboratory for production of
chemicals and oil and gas equipment in Kashkadarya region of
Uzbekistan, Trend reports.
The plans were discussed during the visit of Uzbekneftegaz
working group to SOCAR's Neftegaz Research and Design Institute in
During the visit, members of Uzbekneftegaz working group
familiarized themselves with the activities of testing laboratories
accredited on the basis of international certificate for drilling
and plugging fluids.
According to Uzbekneftegaz, the laboratories are provided with
modern equipment, and within the framework of a joint project,
SOCAR's Scientific Research Design Institute Neftegaz plans to
build a similar testing laboratory in Uzbekistan.
In addition, the companies will also consider issues of
developing equipment for well workover and providing services for
storage and distribution of components for drilling and plugging
fluids, widely used in field development and drilling.
As a result of discussions, the issues related to the next
stages of the scientific infrastructure project were agreed
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Egypt vows to stem illegal foreign funding for NGOs
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Egyptian authorities detected direct funding from some embassies in Cairo to registered and unregistered non-government organizations, an official said on Sunday.
"This funding runs counter to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and we will take a decisive action against it," Assistant Foreign Minister for the Americas Affairs Mohammad Farid Munib said during his meeting with a number of North American and Latin American ambassadors.
The meeting took place in the wake of a terrorist attack which claimed the lives of dozens of military personnel in North Sinai, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry.
The state authorities, including the Foreign Ministry, will take an appropriate action against the illegal foreign funding for NGOs and the terrorist attacks which aim to destabilize the country, Munib told the diplomats.
He noted that the shutting down of Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip and the declaration of the three-month state of emergency in North Sinai were part of the security measures meant to combat terrorism.
He affirmed the commitment of the security services to human rights, noting that some military operations in certain locations were cancelled due to suspicion that there could be some innocent civilians.
He called on the American countries to support Egypt in the fight against terrorism which, he said, is closely related to the international fight against the ISIL.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh 05 Safar 1437 AH November 17 2015 SPA -- The Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States held at King Salman Air Base here today their 137th session under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir the Chairman of the current session of the Ministerial Council with the participation of the GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.
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(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Thirty-two police vehicles are being used by unauthorised armed groups for personal purpose in northern Takhar province, an official said on Sunday.
Governor Fazlullah Mujadidi told Pajhwok Afghan News powerful individuals had either been given the vehicles by their lackeys or they had taken them from police by force.
Without naming anyone, Mujadidi said the vehicles were being used unlawfully by former officials or individuals who had personal militias and armed groups.
He alleged some policemen in Takhar, particularly those based in districts, had been serving the interests of powerful individuals.
€œMost of policemen have been at the disposal of former officials of the province or unauthorised people. As a result, the number of policemen serving the masses or maintaining order has declined.€
Mujadidi€™s comments on unauthorised local militias and the illegal use of police vehicles by them come at time when civil society activists are increasingly concerned at the government€™s silence on the issue.
Munir Ahmad Hadaf, head of civil society organisations in Taloqan, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok the police force and their vehicles were being misused for illegal activities.
He claimed a large number of police vehicles were at the disposal of unauthorised armed groups, who took unfair advantage from them.
He added: €œThe police personnel and vehicles have been provided to powerful individuals, illegal armed groups and relatives of some deceased officials. They are also provided with logistic support and fuel.€
Abdul Samad, the resident of Taloqan, said most of the time civilians were seen driving police vehicles in cities, streets and districts.
€œI have witnessed family members of former officials driving police vehicles and creating to picnic among the people. They fire at civilians and bother the public but the government supports them,€ he regretted.
Meanwhile, MoI€™s deputy spokesman Nasratullah Rahimi admitted that police vehicles were being used by some former officials and unauthorised groups in the Takhar and other provinces.
He recalled an announcement made two weeks earlier that all such vehicles would be surrendered to the ministry. Similar misuse of government vehicles in Kabul has created problems for the people.
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The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) announced on Sunday that construction work on seven houses in the city of Surra, west of Nablus in the northern West Bank, has been suspended.
The director of the Office for Wall and Settlement Resistance Authority in the North West Bank, Murad Shteiwi, said the occupation forces stormed the city of Surra and announced the cessation of construction of seven houses on the west side of the city. opposite the Hafad Gilad settlement outpost.
He added that the ownership of the houses belongs to the locals in the city.
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Indian Farmers Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said that the government should not treat the farmers’ movement in the same way as it did in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh last year. Tikait said that the protesters will return only when the new agricultural laws are withdrawn. He said that the agitating farmers would follow all the rules of Corona and the movement would continue till 2023 if needed. Tikait told reporters in Yamunanagar, Haryana that the new agricultural laws of the Center would only harm farmers.
Rakesh Tikait said on Wednesday that the government would have to provide compensation to farmers in mountainous areas for crops destroyed by animals. Tikait also said that the farmer would also have to make arrangements to carry the products of the farmers from their farms to the wholesale markets. Addressing the mahapanchayat of farmers in Haripur Tohana village near Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Tikait said, “Whenever the government wants to talk, we can talk to them, but we are also ready for the agitation.” The movement will continue till November-December and even after that it will be intensified if needed. ‘
All the guidelines should be followed in the farmer movement: where he said that the farmers’ movement on CMOs in Delhi is also going to follow all the guidelines as cases of coronovirus infection are increasing. Tikait said that although the agitation continues despite curfew or lockout, it will not be brought to an end. Tikait said on Wednesday that the government did not consider the farmers agitating against the three new agricultural laws to be weak and the movement is now slowly growing across the country. Tikait told reporters that the farmers’ agitation will continue till the repeal of the three new agricultural laws.


The TPCC Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy has alleged that the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who stated that the farmer will be made a king, was doing nothing practically, except in words.
After staging walkout from the Legislative Assembly here on Wednesday alleging that the Speaker didn’t allow their adjournment motion for discussion, Uttam claimed at Media Point that the people of the nation were facing hardships due to the demonetisation of big notes, and farmers, traders and employees were facing serious problems with the introduction of GST.
He said that the Chief Minister was speaking a lot on power projects, but the projects mentioned by KCR were established during Congress party regime only. He said that the excess power production was there in every state across the nation and alleged that not a single unit of power was generated in the power projects launched by the TRS government.
MLAs DK Aruna, T Rammohan Reddy were also present. (NSS)


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The United Nations independent Human Rights expert on Somalia has praised the new Somali government for its progress on human rights.
In a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the human rights expert said that the country’s rights record has improved dramatically over the past five years.
On his part, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud reiterated his commitment to improving human rights conditions in Somalia.
The Somali federal government says it’s looking forward to join the UN Human Rights Commission by improving its human rights record. Somalia’s president says that plan requires carrying out reforms in the country’s national security and judiciary”.
Somali President also said that his administration will adopt a human rights roadmap, and announce a new directorate general for human and minority rights and rule of law while working in close consultation with the UN independent human rights expert.
The president however assured that his government will place more emphasis on the promotion of the fundamental human rights especially with regards to women and children who have suffered a great deal as a result of the war.
Somalia ranks top among the countries in the world where human rights violation go unpunished. However, the UN expert called on the government to uphold and protect the principles of human rights with the assistance from the international community and the United Nations.
Human rights experts however believe that due to the absence of functioning institutions, perpetrators of human rights abuses including Al-Shabaab are rarely punished.
Despite all these improvements however, discrimination and violence against women, including rape; recruitment of child soldiers by government and Al-Shabaab continue to hinder the human rights progress in the African country.


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Over the past day, the country has logged 66 fresh coronavirus
cases, the interdepartmental commission for non-spread of COVID-19
reads, Trend reports
citing Kazinform .
Almaty city has posted the biggest number of coronavirus cases -
Nur-Sultan city came in second with 15 daily infections.
Three fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in Shymkent city
as well as Karaganda region. Akmola region has seen two daily
coronavirus cases, and Kyzylorda region - one. The country has so
far registered a total of 1,306,233 coronavirus cases.
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Cincinnati Police Department promotes 3 officers
3 officers to help transition between police chiefs, interim police chief says
Three Cincinnati police officers were promoted Friday during a ceremony led by interim Police Chief Eliot Isaac.
Capt. David Fink, Lt. Brian Norris and Sgt. David Moore all took the oath of their new position.
"We need people that are willing to take leadership roles and just take that responsibility to assume some of the vacant positions that we have,” Isaac said. “We have had some recent retirements and it's just a new opportunity for some fresh blood to assume those roles."
Isaac said the three men will help with the department’s transition between chiefs.


Venga Partners with OpenTable
By: Leon Castles
on Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Washington DC based Venga has made an announcement that they have decided to team up with OpenTable that will help them to improve their services in the future. The company said that they have to start evolving as the market trends are changing. The company said that they are into restaurant marketing and analysis and therefore they have focused on better programs that can help restaurants to grow in the capital city. The company also said that this partnership will allow them to improve their business and they will double their staff in the year 2013.
The company said that OpenTable is a reservation service that allows consumers to reserve tables at some of the most popular restaurants and hotels in the city and therefore it will help them to focus more on new programs and apps. Venga also said that although they are into restaurant marketing they are a data company at the core and therefore they need to focus on various programs that can offer better options to the restaurant owners as well. The company said that they usually team up the information they have with the kind of programs that are available in the market that helps them to get the right decisions. The new VengaIntel Reserve will be one of the newest programs that the company is working on at the moment.


Adjumani grenadeexplosion survivors referred to Kampala
By Gaaniko Samson Jerry
The five survivors ofgrenadeexplosion that killed six children in Maaji refugeecamp,Adjumani district last weekhave been referred to Kampala for further medication.
Taban Peter Data, Adjumani Residence District Commissioner told Juba Monitor in an interview.
He said the six children were among the eleven children who were playing in a yard.
Taban called on the locals not to allow their children to go to nearby bushes hence warned them to advice kids from picking objects that they come across.
He further warned the kids against picking and collecting things by the road side which they don’t know.
Taban said preliminary investigation indicates that the exploded ordinance was dropped in the area during the Lord’sResistance Army (LRA) insurgency.
He said a team have reached the ground to carry their research at the scene of the explosion.
Taban further urged refugees not to move and occupy areas that are not designated to them by the local authorities.
According to an eye witness, the children hit on the object which made it to explode killing them at spot.


VOTERS in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu should think of their parents’ wellbeing before casting their ballots in the coming state polls, says Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Umno president said the current administration in the respective states have failed to ensure basic development despite being in power over the past few decades.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, cited the perennial issue of “rusty water” in Kelantan as an example.
“They (PAS) have administered the state for 33 years and their leader was even the environment minister.
“He failed to clean up the rusty water. The rusty water is akin to their rusty hearts,” said Ahmad Zahid.
He said it was time for voters who live outside Kelantan, Kedah and Terengganu to think about the wellbeing of their parents living in those states.


Michigan: man kills himself after accidentally shooting his friend dead
(MENAFN) Few minutes after he accidentally killed his close friend with a gunshot, Zachary Woodcock shot himself in mourning.
Woodcock was reportedly attending his best friend Richard Skillman's 21st birthday party in northwest of Detroit, Michigan when he took the shot by mistake.
He appeared coming out of his bedroom with a handgun that "went off and struck Mr Skillman in the chest", Saginaw County Sheriff's Lieutenant Mike Gomez confirmed.
Police received a statement from witnesses who reported Woodcock to have stormed out of the apartment as others were helping his best friend, then "they heard a shot, walked out and there he was".
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DOHA: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone call this evening with UK Prime Minister HE Rishi Sunak.
During the call, the UK prime minister congratulated the Amir for the launch of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, praising the good organization, and wishing the participating teams well in the competition.
The call dealt with discussing bilateral relations, and the means to enhance them in all different joint cooperation fields, in addition to discussing the latest regional and international developments.
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Four school children in Karachi suffered burn injuries on Saturday when their van caught fire,
The police said that the children were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi, where two of the injured quartet were admitted to the burns centre.
The hospital’s burns centre incharge, Dr Ahmer, said that the children had received minor injuries and were out of danger.
According to a fire brigade official, the van was carrying children to their school when it caught fire due to a short circuit.
The short circuit occurred as the vehicle was heat up, the official said, adding that the van’s inner portion was badly damaged due to the resultant blaze


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A bomb-laden vehicle parked near an arms depot exploded killing 12 Iran-backed rebels and wounding eight others in southern Yemen's Abyan province on Saturday, a local official told AFP.
The official said the attack in the coastal city of Shoqra was carried out by local anti-rebel fighters, who are backed by a Saudi-led coalition pounding Shiite Huthi militia and their allies since March 26.
Anti-rebel forces are made up of pro-government fighters, Sunni tribes and southern separatists, collectively known as Popular Resistance Committees.
In the southern port city of Aden, coalition warplanes launched deadly airstrikes against rebel positions, a military official said, without giving a toll.
Aden has been the scene of deadly clashes between the rebels, who include troops loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Popular Resistance fighters.
A health official in the city told AFP that "nine people, among them four civilians, were killed and 132 people wounded during the past 48 hours."
The casualties were caused by "random Huthi shelling of residential areas" using mortar rounds and Katyusha rockets, as well as ongoing clashes, the spokesman of the Popular Resistance leadership in Aden, Ali al-Ahmedi, told AFP.
According to the World Health Organization, the Yemen conflict has since March killed almost 2,000 people and wounded 8,000, with hundreds of women and children among the casualties.
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New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the meeting of political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir that the assembly election process will begin when the delimitation process ends, Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said on Thursday.
Bukhari told media persons that talks were held in a “good atmosphere”.
He said the Prime Minister urged the political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to participate in the delimitation process.
The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party leader said the Prime Minister also told the meeting that the government was committed to the restoration of statehood.
“The Prime Minister heard our issues of all leaders. He said that the election process will begin when the delimitation process finishes. The Prime Minister asked all to participate in the delimitation process. We have been assured that this is the roadmap towards elections. Prime Minister also said that we are committed to the restoration of statehood,” he said.
The meeting began at around 3 pm and was attended by 14 prominent leaders from Jammu and Kashmir.
This was the first high-level interaction between the Centre and political leadership mainly from Kashmir since August 5, 2019, when the Centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the state was bifurcated into two union territories.
Among the leaders who are participated in the meeting were Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad, Tara Chand and GA Mir; National Conference’s Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah; PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, J-K Apni Party’s Altaf Bukhari; BJP’s Ravinder Raina, Nirmal Singh, and Kavinder Gupta; CPI(M)’s M Y Tarigami; National Panthers Party’s Prof Bheem Singh; and Peoples Conference’s Sajad Gani Lone.
Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Home Secretary also attended the meeting. (ANI)


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Doha:The State of Qatar denounced the announcement by President of Guatemala of his country's intention to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that Guatemala's decision is null, devoid of the legal effect and a deviation from the international consensus which was reflected in the UN General Assembly's rejection by a two-thirds majority to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Ministry expressed hope that Guatemala would review its decision and support the Palestinian right.
The statement reaffirmed Qatar's firm and long-standing stance in supporting the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the brotherly Palestinian people based on the resolutions of international legitimacy and the two-state solution, ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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Petraeus: Pakistan Facing ‘Existential Threat’
According to Gen. David Petraeus, Pakistan could be heading for a crisis that would shake the already volatile nation to its foundations if its leaders, including newly installed President Asif Ali Zardari, do not find a way to deal with the growing issue of militant violence.
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“They (Pakistan) clearly have a threat,” he said, “the nature of which and the importance of which is increasingly being recognised by those in Islamabad.”
“You have heard the newly elected President Zadari [sic]. You’ve heard the army chief and others all recognise that this is in a sense an existentialist threat, this is a threat to Pakistan’s very existence,” the general added.
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Fargo won the North Dakota Senior Babe Ruth state championship and a spot in the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament.
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ABU DHABI, 25th November, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to the newly sworn-in Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, dispatched a similar message of congratulations to the Malaysian Prime Minister.
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Caricom leaders to attend Summit of the Americas
Leaders of fourteen member states of the Caribbean community are gearing up to present their draft declaration of commitment to the participants of the fifth summit of the Americas which will commence in Trinidad on Friday.
Caricom Secretary General, Dr. Edwin Carrington in a statement on the summit, said it is being held at an opportune time, since the world’s economies are being threatened by the current global economic crises, and the urgent need for results to be seen.
Caricom’s Secretary General further stated that the region’s governments should work collectively to ensure that the economic crises is resolved to bring some relief to those who are suffering from this downturn.
He also said the people of the Americas need to know that their leaders are taking steps to address the crises, and said the summit should also serve to enhance and strengthen caricom relations with the rest of the Americas, including the United States.
The Summit of the Americas brings together some 34 heads of state and government to exchange ideas on political, economic, social and security challenges facing the hemisphere, and to come up with strategies to address those challenges.
The Caricom region will also participate in several pre- summit activities including the Private sector forum and a youth forum which will commence on Wednesday.
The fifth summit of the Americas is being held during the 17th to 19th of April, under the theme, “Securing our citizens future by promoting human prosperity, energy security and environmental sustainability”.
The Summit is expected to deliver tangible and measurable outcomes that will make a real, positive difference of the lives of the people in the region.


SHILLONG, January 31: The Home Minister of Meghalaya,Lahkmen Rymbui said that the police have arrested a boy under 18 years of age and also took his friend into custody on suspicion of being involved in the IED bomb blast in Khyndailad on Sunday evening.
As per the statement of Rymbui, the boy who has been arrested is from Demthring area. The police after arresting the boy suspected of being involved in the blast also took another friend of his from Nongstoiñ,West Khasi Hills into custody to continue with further investigation.
Rymbui said that after the blast, the police force has within a few hours arrested one boy from his residence and seized an unused IED bomb which the police have deactivated, and took the boy into custody to follow up with their investigation and informed the police to follow the procedures as per the Juvenile Justice Act. He said that the public have in this instance given their full cooperation and enabled the police to arrest the people suspected of being involved in the incident.
On being asked if the arrested persons are supporters of HNLC, the Minister said that the police have to search for the people involved in the criminal act without alleging or pointing at anyone but will search firstly for the culprits while refusing to say anything on the responsibility claimed by the HNLC on the incident but he also said that the law will take its due course in punishing the culprits involved.
He said that at present the police have to be allowed to conduct their thorough investigation till they can conclusively present the truth.
On being asked further, the Minister denied that there is a lapse in the intelligence department of the police by stating that if the intelligence department of the police is weak then they should not have been able to make any arrests within a few hours. He said that the police are vigilant and extremely cautious but they do need to better improve their operations as per the modern times.


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About 10 Corps Members serving in Ohukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state have been hospitalized due to injuries they sustained during attack on their lodge by suspected cultists.
It was reported that the cultists attacked the corps members using machetes and axes and made away with their belongings.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP George Okafor confirming the incident on Wednesday, said that the attack occurred last Friday.
He also said that 20 people have been arrested, including a council chairman. He said the council chairman is currently on bail.
According to Today.ng, the cultists have been killing and maiming people in the community for the past one week.


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Remote learning has been announced in some school in two emirates in the UAE to rains and unstable weather.
Students of government schools in Ras Al Khaimah will have remote learning due to the unstable weather. The Local Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in the emirate said students will learn from home on January 26 and 27 (Thursday and Friday).
The move will ensure the safety of students and school staff, the Ras Al Khaimah Police said in a social media post.
The northern emirate of Fujairah has also announced remote learning in government schools on Thursday and Friday (January 26 and 27) due to the unstable weather conditions. The decision was taken by authorities to preserve the safety of students, teachers and administrative staff.
Earlier today, public and private schools in Sharjah's Kalba City and Fujairah dispersed students at 12pm due to the heavy rains . Field trips over the next couple of days were also cancelled.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported heavy rains, thunderstorms and hail in several parts of the country. The unstable weather conditions are forecast to persist tomorrow as well.
uae: heavy rains, thunderstorms hit all 7 emirates; residents told to avoid valleys, beaches
uae on alert: some schools closed due to heavy rain, unstable weather conditions
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Several major initiatives are expected to be implemented in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries this year, as efforts continue to rehabilitate the sector, following the volcanic eruption last year.
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar highlighted some of these initiatives, as he contributed to the debate on the 2022 Budget Estimates. Minister Caesar said funds have been allocated to revitalize the Arrowroot Industry.
Minister Caesar said efforts will also continue to develop the Medicinal Cannabis Industry.
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"Vast areas of [South Sudan] along the River Nile are now under water" according to the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the country Alain Noudéhou.
The UN estimates that 600,000 people in the country have been forced to leave their homes.
Returning from a visit to some of the flooded areas, Mr Noudéhou said that the number of people needing help "will continue to grow in the coming weeks, and many women and children who had earlier been displaced by sub-national violence are now displaced again".
One of the worst hit areas is Jonglei state where the "situation is dire", Mutya Masku, from the International Organization for Migration said.
Aid agencies are appealing for more help in dealing with the situation.
Further upstream, in Sudan, flooding has has also affected hundreds of thousands of people.
Experts said the Nile had reached levels not seen for a century.


State Health Minister Ma Subramaniam told reporters on Monday that new dengue cases have been reported in the state amid the rains. Dengue has infected 493 people across Tamil Nadu. In view of this threat, a central team has reached the state and will share its expertise with the officials regarding the control of this disease. Apart from this, you will also get information about the steps taken by the state government against dengue.
The Health Minister said that the team members would assist the state officials in taking necessary action against dengue. The team members will inspect the patients at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital here on Tuesday after which they will go to Tiruvallur.
He said, “Today the central team had a meeting with us and talks were held to prevent dengue. He said that the team visited Ranipet district where they appreciated the steps taken by the state government to control dengue.
The Union Health Ministry has expressed concern over the increasing cases of dengue in nine states and union territories including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan. Along with this, a team of experts has been sent to help these states.


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Senior policy analyst Michele Waslin was quoted in this article ICE's 287(g) program:
"Michele Waslin, a senior policy analyst with the American Immigration Council, said the task force piece of the 287(g) agreements pertains to police officers on the street.
Waslin said the council, a non-profit that aims to educate the public about immigration and promote sensible, humane immigration policies, has always “advocated for the end of the 287(g) program.”
Waslin said that Secure Communities would still identify criminal illegal immigrants, but would probably eliminate some of the issues some people have had about 287(g).
Waslin said that there are people who worry about police officers exceeding their authority and the potential for racial profiling, civil rights violations and discrimination under the program.
“That’s where the criticism has come from, the police stopping people and asking to see papers,” she said."
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The farewell ceremony for Orxan Asgarov, who died during the
attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, is currently taking
place in the Second Alley of Martyrs in Baku, Azernews reports.
The ceremony is attended by officials, relatives, and colleagues
of the martyr.
Martyr Orxan Asgarov will be buried today at 1200 in the second
Alley of Martyrs in Baku.
Yesterday, at about 2200 local time, a plane with evacuated
employees of the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran landed in Baku.
Asgarov's body was also delivered to Baku.
In total, 53 people were evacuated from Tehran to Baku.
As reported earlier, the head of the security guard of the
Azerbaijani embassy in Iran was killed, and two other security
officers were wounded in the armed attack on the building on
January 27 at about 0830 hours (GMT+4).
The gunman turned out to be a man in his 50s, who drove up to
the administrative building, armed with a Kalashnikov automatic
No attempts were made to detain the gunman, as he freely entered
the embassy. The shooter was eventually detained. The incident is
currently being investigated.
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Mashal murder case: PO Izhar alias Johnny arrested
MARDAN (92 News) – The police have arrested an accused who was declared a proclaimed offender in the Mashal murder case.
The police also recovered a Kalashnikov and a pistol.
The Mardan DPO said that the number of arrested accused has risen to 58.
He said that the court had ordered to confiscate the property of three absconding accused.


Tourism in Los Angeles is expected to reach record-levels this year, with more than 45 million people projected to visit the area by the end of the year, tourism officials said.
The number of visitors is expected to increase 2.3 percent over the previous year, according to data presented Thursday to the hospitality and leisure business community at this year’s annual Market Outlook Forum.
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board officials said the number of domestic visitors staying overnight is projected to increase by 1.5 percent to more than 23 million this year.
The city will also see a 3.2 percent increase to 6.7 million among international visitors, according to the forecast.
Spending by visitors is expected to rise 5.2 percent, from $19.6 billion to more than a $20 billion, officials said.
“As one of the world’s premier travel destinations, Los Angeles is poised to once again reach new heights in 2015 following the momentum of four consecutive years of record breaking tourism growth,” L.A. Tourism President Ernest Wooden Jr. said.
He said the city is “firmly positioned to reach our goal of 50 million visitors by 2020, but it’s imperative there be progress with new and updated infrastructure and hotel development to showcase Los Angeles as a desirable destination to our visitors and accommodate the growth in visitation.”
L.A. Tourism also reported that hotel occupancy was at 79.6 percent during the first six months of the year, and expected to be 79.3 percent by the end of the year.
The city will also play host to 32 conventions in 2016, the most since 2001, which is projected to bring in about $430 million to the local economy.
— City News Service


The County Government of Makueni has set aside Sh12M for the Community Health Care Support Program.
Executive Committee Member (ECM) for Health Dr. Andrew Mulwa said the money will be used to remunerate the community health workers and procure necessary equipment to help improve access to health care especially in far-flung areas.
Speaking on Thursday during the launch of 12 motorcycles donated to the program by Christian Aid, a non-governmental organization Dr. Mulwa said most of the health workers were working on a volunteer basis and the stipend would make the community health care units sustainable.
Dr. Mulwa also added that the Department of Health besides giving the stipend will also initiate income-generating activities for the community health units to supplement their income.
He underscored the role that the program has played in improving health care in the county for the last two years particularly maternal services and intimated that the county government was willing to commit reasonable resources to the community health units to achieve quality health care.
“The concept of community health strategy is very effective if well utilized. We shall procure 20 more motorcycles for the program and am sure Makueni County will lead the country in the adoption of community health care system,” said the ECM.
Dr. Mulwa noted that the program had worked effectively in countries like Ethiopia and said the department plans to replicate the Ethiopian model and connect each family with a community health unit.
“Ethiopia through the community health units has been able to achieve 100 percent skilled birth and child immunization and the fact the program has succeeded is an indication that it can work elsewhere,” he said.
He noted that Makueni had not achieved the desired skilled birth rate and immunization but exuded confidence that the program will help champion for improved maternal health care and family planning.
“93 percent of children in Makueni are taken for immunization but the rates keep fluctuating to as low as 75 percent and we hope that the community health units will avert the trend,” said Dr. Mulwa.
Christian Aid Health and Governance Officer Christopher Waithanji lauded the efforts that the county government has made in integrating community health units but noted that more needs to be done to achieve the desired results.
“My appeal to the county government is to full support the program and provide more motorcycles to help residents access health care,” said Waithanji.
Makueni County currently has 109 community health units and according to Dr. Mulwa, the program has significantly improved access to maternal health service.


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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said that the Israeli occupation massacre in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, which claimed 100 Palestinian civilians and hundreds of injuries, is evidence of the validity of warnings about the catastrophic dangers of an invasion.
The Ministry confirmed in a statement issued today that these massacres and the large numbers of slain civilians and victims are further evidence of the validity of international warnings and fears of the catastrophic consequences of expanding the occupation war in Rafah, and a 'direct reflection of the revenge mentality that controls decision-makers in Israel more than what the mentality that seeks to achieve victory - according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim.'
It condemned in the strongest terms the massacres that the occupation forces continue to commit against Palestinian civilians and displaced people, especially in the central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip for the 129th day in a row, in addition to large numbers of missing and injured people, including women and children, in an official Israeli continuation of targeting civilians, and moving the war to the Rafah area, which has a large population, 'pushing the civilians in it to emigrate and spiral into displacement under bombardment.'
The Ministry pointed out that in light of Netanyahu's claim that his forces are committed to international law, and in light of the escalation in the statements of more than one Israeli official regarding the easy shooting of civilians, the most recent of which was what was stated by extremist Minister Ben Gvir, when he called on the army to shoot women and children who are approaching the border, the practical manifestation of which was found in the execution of Rami Al-Batha, 35, with 20 bullets that lodged in his body in the town of Battir, west of Bethlehem.
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Copperbelt province Permanent Secretary, Augustine Kasongo, has disclosed that more than 400 persons under the age of 18 in the region have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Mr. Kasongo however said the number of children between the age of 12 and 18 years that have received their vaccination is still low because they need consent from their parents.
ZANIS reports that Mr. Kasongo said about 441 children have been vaccinated in the province.
He has since urged parents to allow their children to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as schools reopen in the next two weeks.
“We have 441 children that have been vaccinated. The number for children is lower because they need the consent of their parents and we are optimistic that the numbers will go up because of the sensitization programmes that we have embarked on,” he said.
Mr. Kasongo said out of the total target of 1.3 million people in the province, 50 percent of them have since been vaccinated.
He said about 268, 251, inclusive of children are fully vaccinated and 412,000 people have taken partial vaccination waiting for their second doses.
He observed that the Covid-19 vaccination is one of the pillars that would help the province to tackle the pandemic, adding that vaccination programmes have been very helpful in the past.
Mr. Kasongo has since reminded the people in the province that Cocvid-19 is still rife hence the need for them to get vaccinated and ensure that they observe all the guidelines that have been provided by the Ministry of Health.
“We must not relax and parents should allow their children to get vaccinated,” he said.
Mr. Kasongo has further cautioned people to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously saying the province is still recording high numbers of infections, with Kitwe topping the list.


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A woman who had come to meet Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during his Assam tour Wednesday, but stayed outside the venue, was burnt to death by her husband, police said Saturday.
Police said they were investigating the reason behind the incident, which took place in Jorhat district.
Superintendent of Police Amanjeet Kaur said a case of unnatural death had been registered. She said the victim, Bonti Chutia, died of burn injuries, while her husband, Someswar Chutia, had also sustained 35 percent burn injuries.
Kaur clarified that the victim was not the who was shown on television kissing Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.
"We have talked to people and came to know that although she (the victim) came to the venue Wednesday to interact with the Congress leader, she stayed outside the programme for some reasons," Kaur said.
"We also came to know from the neighbours that both the husband and wife had a strained relationship for a long time and that could be one of the reasons for the incident," she said.
*An earlier version of the story had reported that the victim was one of those who had kissed Rahul Gandhi at a Congress event. The mix-up was clarified by others who attended the event who said the victim was at the event but was not among those who kissed Rahul. We regret the error.


Chennai, July 25 (BPNS)
CPI general secretary, D. Raja said that the violence being witnessed in Manipur is the result of the divisive politics of the BJP powered by RSS ideology.
The senior CPI leader said that the BJP had spoken highly of the double-engine governments across the country. He said that however, the same double-engine government was responsible for the violence in Manipur.
He was speaking to media persons at the CPI headquarters in Chennai on Tuesday.
The CPI leader said that there was an apprehension on BJP aligning with corporates to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and hence it has instigated the violence.
He said, “ There are apprehensions that corporates are planning to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and the name of Gautam Adani is also surfacing in these allegations.”
D. Raja said that the violence in Manipur was against humanity and blamed the double engine government for it.
He said that the Prime Minister had never condemned the Manipur incident where women were paraded naked and raped. The CPI leader said that the Prime Minister spoke generally about the law and order situation in Manipur.
D. Raja said that the motto of opposition parties in the country was ‘BJP hatao, Desh Bachao’ and added that the aim of the opposition parties in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 would be to oust the BJP from power and to ‘Save India’.


UAE- Motorists booked for littering roads
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) As many as 743 motorists in Abu Dhabi, 673 in Al Ain and 534 in the Western Region have been booked for throwing rubbish out of vehicle windows and littering roads this year.
The department released these figures on Sunday while launching the 'No to litter' campaign in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with the Department of Municipal Affairs in Abu Dhabi and Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones.
The drive which will cover all parts of the emirate, aims at spreading awareness on hazards resulting from wrong practices. The campaign launch was attended by Saif Al Shamsi, Director of the Strategic Planning Department and the Performance Department at the Waste Management Department.
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MIRPUR (AJK): Sep 23 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, while terming Kashmir dispute as one of the oldest disputes pending on the United Nations’ agenda, said on Friday it was high time that the UN and OIC must come forward to support Kashmiris the right to self-determination.
The AJK President expressed these views while addressing a special meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the United Nations here, on Friday, according to AJK President office.
Speaking on the occasion, the AJK President, while referring to Indian’s traditional intransigence said that India’s perpetual denial to grant right to self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir State was the main reason that the issue continues to linger on for the past 75 years.
He said that it was long overdue that the UN should come forward in a big way and influence the government of India to implement the UNSC resolutions that guarantee the right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir.
Referring to worsening human rights situation in the Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the President pointed out that in addition to police and paramilitary forces the Indian government had deployed over a half million armed forces in Kashmir to quell the Kashmiris’ legitimate political struggle for right to self-determination.
He said that the massive troops’ concentration in the region was one of main causes of human rights violations in the disputed territory.
Since August 5, 2019, he said, that deployment of additional forces had further worsened the human rights situation in Kashmir.
Citing the Modi government’s political and administrative machinations in Kashmir, the AJK President said that in the aftermath of 2019, the Indian government had intensified its efforts to change the region’s demography to convert Muslim majority state into a minority. He said that changing the region’s electoral map through reorganization of constituencies was deep rooted conspiracy to bring a Hindu chief minister in the state.
He, however, maintained that India’s policy of oppression and suppression could not dampen the Kashmiris’ spirit and their passion for freedom.
The AJK president made a passionate appeal to the international community in particular the UN and OIC to play their much-needed role to resolve the Kashmir issue to mitigate the unending sufferings of Kashmiris who have been reeling under India’s belligerent military occupation.
He said that it was high time that the UN and OIC must openly support the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and use their influence on India to resolve the Kashmir issue and stop the ongoing violation of human rights in Occupied Kashmir.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russia's threats to attack the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv again make the issue of closing the skies over the entire territory of Ukraine relevant.
The press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Directorate of Intelligence said this on Telegram , Ukrinform reports.
'The justification for such a step, from the point of view of a Russian MP, could be the supply of the latest Western weapons to Ukraine. In particular, HIMARS multiple rocket launchers,' the press center added.
It stressed that this threat is directed at both the United States and all civilized countries that support Ukraine.
'So, it once again raises the issue of the need to close the skies over Kyiv and the whole of Ukraine,' the agency added.
Russian State Duma deputy Yury Shvytkin said on June 23 that the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv should be destroyed in retaliation for the U.S. supply of rocket systems to Ukraine.
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Update, 12/7/17: Port Neches-Groves ISD said Thursday that the student who was tested for meningitis is "not infectious," and said the illness has been contained.
"The student is improving steadily and is feeling much better," Interim Superintendent Jimmy Creel said, and is expected to make a full recovery.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and will continue to follow guidance from the health department," he said.
Original Story, 12/5/17: Port Neches-Groves High School advised parents Tuesday morning that a student is undergoing testing for meningitis.
The district has notified the health department, they said through a parent notification system, and will continue to monitor the situation. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available, the district said.


(MENAFN- KNN India)
DPIIT, Gujarat govt jointly launches ODOP wall at Garvi Gujarat Bhawan in New Delhi
New Delhi, July 21 (KNN) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in collaboration with the Gujarat government launched the ODOP Wall at Garvi Gujarat Bhawan in New Delhi on July 20, 2023.
The ODOP wall was launched with the aim to promote the indigenous crafts and artisans of the State. ODOP-Gujarat offers a rich collection of 68 unique products, from agricultural goods like groundnuts and cumin to traditional crafts like Gamthi Block print and Mata-ni-Pachedi.
The wall was launched by Manmeet Nanda, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, and Arti Kanwar, Resident Commissioner and Secretary (Economic Affairs), Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.
DPIIT and Gujarat government through their partnership intends to attract customers towards emporia, boosting sales, and increasing the visibility of Gujarat's products at the national level.
Interventions by the ODOP in Gujarat have been concentrated on certain products, in particular, to increase their market presence. For instance, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) on boarding drives have been conducted for Sujani Handloom, Jamnagari Bandhini, and Patan Patola.
The ODOP initiative aims to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi's, vision of making the country and its people self-reliant by fostering balanced regional development across all districts of the country.
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The Government of the United Kingdom had ordered strict lockdowns during the globally hit pandemic of COVID-19, during which the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, was reportedly said to have thrown a “bring your own booze” party, at which, reports have said that more than a forty people participated, out of the more than 100 invited, and all above, during the COVID deaths were on the rise. According to reporters, the party was held at the prime minister’s official residence and was a garden party.
Johnson had apologized for the blunder he thought he had caused and explained to reporters that the get-together was an official meeting and that he was there for only a specific limited time being.
While the locals were enraged at the hearing of such news, the internet social media feeds had been observed to be full of criticism for the Prime Minister for such an act committed by him, to which Johnson sincerely apologized by adding that he felt sorry for making people the way the news did, as there were people who had been locked up in their homes for months without having to see their family members. Due to the lockdown, many who had lost their loved ones during the pandemic did not have the accessibility to mourn their relatives and family members.
The above-mentioned happening in the United Kingdom shows the government’s lack of sincerity and morality. They had committed something that the public was not allowed to, and that too, in such crucial phases that the world had been going through. Not to forget that this allegation that had been made on Boris was not any first time, as once before too, such an allegation of violating lockdown terms had been made against Boris.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
North Korea's daily new suspected COVID-19 cases stayed below
100,000 for the second straight day, according to its state media
Sunday, Trend reports
citing Yonhap .
More than 89,500 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour
period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central
News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency
epidemic prevention headquarters. It again gave no information on
whether additional deaths were confirmed.
The total number of fever cases reported in the country since
late April came to 3.45 million, of which 3.26 million have
recovered and around 186,110 are being treated, the KCNA
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Amazon’s chief technology officer, Werner Vogels, has been recruited to deliver a keynote speech at this year’s GITEX Technology Week. Vogels is set to discuss Amazon’s growth from a start-up to the world’s fourth-biggest company by market capitalisation, according to the Financial Times Global 500 rankings. Amazon has also taken a major stride into the Middle East this year following its acquisition of Souq.com, which completed in July.
Organisers of the GITEX event, which takes place at Dubai’s World Trade Centre from October 8-12, also said that more than 4,100 companies from various industries are expected to participate in the exhibition, displaying digital and technological innovations.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is also expected to give a public debut to the self-flying taxis that are expected to be introduced in the emirate, the press release said.
The event will also have a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and innovations, as well as a series of events for tech startups.
AI investments in the UAE are expected to reach 33 billion dirhams ($9 billion) by the end of the year, Emirates News Agency WAM said last month.
A survey produced by management consultancy Accenture in August which polled 26,000 people from 26 countries online found that UAE consumers were the most willing to adopt new AI technologies.
Speaking at the GITEX press conference, Accenture’s regional managing director for the Middle East and Turkey, Omar Boulus, said: “We did what we call the digital consumer survey in a number of countries around the world… and the questions we were asking people was about their willingness to actually utilize AI.
“Seventy four percent of the people in the UAE have said that they are absolutely on board and actually more than 60 percent of them said they have actually used this (AI)…. 44 percent was the global average,” Boulos added.
Boulos said the survey’s results showed that 80 percent of UAE customers who said they were willing to adopt AI technologies explained that they would do so because they felt AI services were available, convenient and consistent.