Most of the casualties were children.
The incident took place at a local polo club, where the nearby Kings Assembly Church had organized a gift donation drive, according to Olufemi Ayodele, a regional spokesman for Nigeria’s Civil Defense Corps.
“During the process of distributing the gift items, there was a stampede due to overcrowding,” he said. “Casualties were children mostly.”
The drive had not yet started when the stampede took place, said Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko, a spokeswoman for the state police. Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko said the crowd forced their way into the venue, despite the fact that the gate was closed, resulting in the deadly charge.
Thirty-one people have been confirmed dead, Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko said. Seven injured people were hospitalized after the incident, she added.


Britain has detected a new variant of the coronavirus in contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s health department said last week that a new genetic mutation of the virus had been found and might be responsible for a recent surge in infections there.
“Thanks to the impressive genomic capability of the South Africans, we’ve detected two cases of another new variant of coronavirus here in the UK,” Hancock told a media briefing.
“Both are contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa over the past few weeks.”
Britain is already battling to curb the spread of a mutated strain of the virus which is up to 70% more transmissible, and Hancock said the new variant appeared to have mutated further and was more infectious.
He said close contacts of those with the new variant were being quarantined and all those who had been in South Africa in the last fortnight also needed to quarantine.
He also said immediate restrictions was being imposed on travel from South Africa.
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Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda on Monday said the central government needs to hold more consultations with state governments on conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) every year.
During a meeting with the state health ministers here, Nadda discussed the problems state governments were facing over the common medical entrance test.
"We will need more discussions with the state governments on the NEET issue.
Today we had discussions on language, syllabus and state governments' concerns over state medical entrance examinations, " said Nadda during a press briefing after the meeting.
He said the state health ministers informed him that woes of the students appearing in the state medical entrance examinations needed to be solved before making NEET a reality across the country.
"It was a positive meeting with all the state health ministers.
We have to solve all the problems of the states before NEET is conducted across the country, " said Nadda.
Nadda also said that they will apprise the Supreme Court about the state governments' apprehensions on NEET only after they arrive at a conclusion.


(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Al Raffd Fund has disbursed more than 1000 loans totalling over RO34mn in 2014 officials said at a press conference on Wednesday.
They were presenting a review of the fund's work for 2014.
The fund had reserves of RO70mn according to Tariq al Farsi its CEO. "That leaves RO36mn in the fund. However the fund also receives ten per cent (RO7mn) of the total money from the government annually."
Farsi said that around half of the loans awarded are worth the maximum RO100000 amount. "Debtors have between 12 and 15 months to start repaying the loan depending on its type."
Farsi said the programme last year was a success as only two debtors are facing challenges in repayment.
He said entrepreneurs could do more on their part to make the loan scheme successful by managing themselves better. "The fund is working properly. But it depends on the entrepreneurs. They need to think right; they need to plan right."
He said that every project is monitored by the fund officials once a quarter through field visits.
Talking about the future Farsi said that the fund is planning to focus more on applicants from the tourism sector manufacturing industry and students.
He said that the fund is also considering quotas on overall distribution of loans per sector to better organise the market. "It's in the mind of the board...to have a cap for sectors because we don't want to finance randomly or massively. It would be just chaos."
Farsi suggested that there is a need to modify the SME framework in Oman. The 2013 Saih al Shamekhat SME symposium had set the parameters of the SME sector in Oman through 14 outcomes or 'decisions'.
"Two years later the system needs reform to increase its effectiveness. Maybe we need to reconsider some of the decisions modify some of them and maybe add new ones. I think the government fully supports SMEs no doubt. But if there's any target that's not been achieved that's another story."
He said all these issues would be discussed at the SME symposium at Sultan Qaboos University from January 26 to 28.
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Islamabad: Pakistan traders have called a nationwide strike against “harmful economic policies”. They have called the strike from October 29-30.
All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran’s central general-secretary, Naeem Mir, who addressed traders in Mirpurkhas said that their agenda was not to seek the removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan but to redress the policies.
Mir said: “The traders have been disillusioned by the government’s policies and the regressive taxes”. He added that the business community that turned up against the government could extend cooperation and help it reduce internal and external loans.


(MENAFN- AFP) World Bank President Jim Yong Kim warned Tuesday that the world remains "dangerously unprepared" for deadly pandemics like the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa.
"The Ebola outbreak has been devastating in terms of lives lost and the loss of economic growth in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone," Kim said in a speech at Georgetown University in Washington.
"We need to make sure that we get to zero cases in this Ebola outbreak.
"At the same time, we need to prepare for future pandemics that could become far more deadly and infectious than what we have seen so far with Ebola," he said, according to excerpts from his speech.
Kim said that a mix of international organizations like his own, governments, businesses, non-governmental groups and donors need to put more efforts into planning for future possible pandemics, "by building stronger health systems, improved surveillance and chains of supply and transportation, and fast-acting medical response teams."
"We must learn the lessons from the Ebola outbreak because there is no doubt we will be faced with other pandemics in the years to come."
He also said the World Bank and other multilateral groups are working on a concept financial facility aimed partly at encouraging countries to prepare better for disease outbreaks and partly to indemnify them.
"This could work like insurance policies that people understand, like fire insurance," Kim said.
Ebola surfaced in West Africa less than one year ago and has since killed nearly 9,000 people despite intense international efforts to contain it.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 9. The Astana
International Forum (AIF 2023) continues its work at the Congress
Center, trend reports.
On the second day of the event, an impressive lineup of renowned
speakers is set to engage in panel discussions covering a wide
array of topics. These discussions will encompass vital subjects
such as energy security, renewable energy, digitalization and
finance, transport connectivity, strategies for achieving carbon
neutrality, and methods to foster business development.
With President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's esteemed patronage, a
high-level event is set to take place, revolving around the central
theme of "Tackling challenges through dialogue: towards
cooperation, development & progress".
The Astana International Forum offers a valuable platform for
the global community to unite, share insights, and discover
groundbreaking solutions for the urgent issues confronting our
world. With dialogue and collaboration at its core, this gathering
aims to forge a path towards a brighter tomorrow.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday issued a timetable of meeting MPs and MLAs from the state.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday issued a timetable of meeting MPs and MLAs from the state. Under this schedule, he will meet the MPs between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. every Friday and the legislators every Monday and Friday. The meetings will take place at the Chief Minister’s secretariat Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhavan. In a letter addressed to all state MPs and legislators, Adityanath has said that the people of the state have voted them to power with great expectations and they have to give much of their time to their constituencies.
During their interactions with the people, they get many petitions and applications which need intervention at the government level. The Chief Minister has also mentioned that this arrangement of meeting these lawmakers has been rolled out to ensure immediate redressal of problems faced by the people and better coordination with public representatives.
He also expressed the hope that through these meetings, more and more people’s problems will be brought to light and positive steps will be taken to solve them. Yogi also expressed confidence that the meetings will take place in a conducive and fruitful atmosphere and has requested the MPs and MLAs not to bring people along with them for the meetings.


According to details, under 3-Acquaintance of Public Order (MPO), the Punjab police have also arrested 43 people for bad social media accounts and shifted them to the prison.The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Lahore said,“4000 social media accounts have also been blocked over sharing the hate material.”
The further added that to monitor the activities, 218 people have also been put in the fourth schedule.
Pakistan’s law enforcement authorities are taking strict action against those who share violent and hate content of their social media platforms.
It should be mentioned here that earlier on July 19th, the Lahore police had arrested two men for posting their pictures with illegal weapons.
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The Executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr Nasir Muhammad on Monday, said the state government has proposed to spend over N500 million to upgrade its facilities.
He disclosed this in Kano when he appeared before the State House of Assembly to defend the budget estimate for the board. He said the upgrade and renovation would cover primary health care centres across the 44 local government areas of the state.
Dr Muhammad who said the state government had also proposed a total budget estimate of N1.5 billion for the board in the state’s 2016 spending plan added that, the board would embark on awareness campaign on protection against communicable and non-communicable diseases which he said are also part of measures to ensure a healthy and productive environment in the state.
The Executive Secretary expressed the board’s commitment toward proper utilisation of the fund if approved.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Rabiu Bako, said the state government has proposed to spend N10 million on the construction of model village markets across the 37 local government areas of the state. The commissioner who also made this known when he was defending the budget estimate of the ministry said that, out of the proposed N6.1 billion for the ministry, over N20 million was earmarked for youth and women skills acquisition programmes across the state.


Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says parents will know much more about their children's schools from next year.
She says the Council of Australian Government's meeting on the weekend agreed to the new system of openness about schools.
It also agreed on an extra $1 billion over four years for disadvantaged schools, which the Education Union has condemned as inadequate.
Ms Gillard says funding will flow next year and schools will face new rules forcing them to reveal more about their performance.
"[Schools will have to show] results on national testing about its year 12 retention, who is teaching in the school and what their qualifications are and also what resources are available to the school," she said.
"We will be [ready] for the first time next year and to make it available."


Hyderabad: The PCC chief A Revanth Reddy blamed the ruling BRS government for the difficulties faced by farmers in Vikarabad district. He believes that the Pranahita-Chevella project would have solved the irrigation problems in the area. Revanth explained that the project was initiated by the earlier Congress government to address these issues. However, after coming into power, the BRS leadership halted the project, which would have benefited the region.
Revanth questioned whether it was KCR who stalled the project and denied the region of Godavari waters. He also held KCR responsible for the incomplete Palamuru-Rangareddy project.
The PCC chief emphasized that the Congress party will implement six guarantees and expressed confidence in the people who trust the party. He also pointed out that KCR’s public meeting had a shortage of people and alleged that the BRS was hiring people to fill the place.


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Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said yesterday that the 2018-2020 Medium-Term Program would be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Under Secretariat of the Treasury yesterday, "The government's medium-term program covering the period of 2018-2020 will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Wednesday, Sept. 27 during a press conference." Finance Minister Naci Ağbal and Development Minister Lütfi Elvan will also attend the press conference, the statement indicated.
Responding to questions regarding the national economic agenda during a joint broadcast on Turkish TV channels yesterday, Prime Minister Yıldırım said Turkey's economic growth is expected to be at 5.5 percent for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, indicating that the government will implement measures to ensure steady growth.
Yıldırım also said that the rate of unemployment in the medium-term is estimated to be 10.8 percent by the end of this year, 10.5 percent next year, 9.9 percent in 2019 and 9.6 percent in 2020.
After seeing an unemployment rate of 9.5 percent this year, the prime minister said that inflation is expected to fall to 7 percent next year, 6 percent in 2019 and 5 percent in 2020. Prime Minister Yıldırım also announced that the government could appoint a new CEO to oversee the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in the coming days, as SWF CEO Mehmet Bostan was removed from his position in early September.


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Jordan- Ajloun forest fire spreads over 130 dunums, three injured
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) A fire that erupted on Saturday in a forest in Ajloun Governorate's Safsafah area spread over 130 dunums on Sunday, burning hundreds of trees.
Agriculture Ministry Spokesperson Nimr Hadadeen said three of the ministry's personnel were injured while trying to put out the fire, adding that they were reported to be in fair condition.
Ajloun Civil Defence Department (CDD) firefighters on Sunday worked to extinguish the fire in Ajloun, 70km northwest of the capital.
CDD Spokesperson Col. Farid Sharaa said high temperatures helped in spreading the blaze.
He added that a committee has been formed to investigate the reason behind the fire, noting that preliminary indications point to arson.
On Saturday, the fire spread over around 80 dunums of land and destroyed several trees over 100 years old.
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Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the national economy would improve in 2020 and inflation would also be reduced during this year, Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Wednesday.
Talking to a private news channel, Umar said that speedy development would be seen in the country as a larger budget would be allocated towards it.
He said that the government is also taking steps to reduce the percentage on interest rate this year, adding that investment would be enhanced through cooperation between public and private sectors in the country.
The minister said that the federal government would start mega projects in Karachi with the help of the private sector.
In response to a question, he said that water, transport, sewerage and the sanitation system are the major problems faced by the people of Karachi and the federal government is taking steps to resolve them.
He said the government, with the help of political parties — including Muthida Quami Movement-Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party — would provide the facilities to people of the mega city without any discrimination.
Asad Umar assured that the federal government is ready to provide full support to the Sindh government for development projects in the province.


Arms race in South Asia will affect regional peace, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that arms race in South Asia will affect regional peace, ARY News reported on Thursday.
In a media briefing, Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said that the foreign office went through the media reports of India deploying its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the Line of Control (LoC) for surveillance.
Zakaria said, “Even though defence cooperation between India and United States is their bilateral affair, an arms race in the region will affect the regional peace.”
He further said that Pakistan will be concerned if the defence agreements between India and United States will affect the country.
“We have already expressed our concerns,” the FO spokesman said.
The foreign office spokesman on a query stated that terrorists have set up their safe havens in Afghanistan.
“These terrorists have accepted responsibility of carrying out terrorist attacks in Pakistan,” Zakaria added.


ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that Pakistan and India have agreed to enhance trade relations to tap their existing potential.
Talking to Pakistan Television (PTV), he said that the Mohali cricket match was the launching pad for negotiations on trade because on this occasion the prime ministers of the two countries met.
He said after the visit of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to Mohali, Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma invited him (Makhdoom) for parleys to promote trade.
He said that there were still many obstacles which needed to be removed for enhancing trade, including easing of visa facility.
The Commerce Minister said India's announcement to support Pakistan at the World Trade Organization was a great breakthrough.
He was of the view that enhanced trade relations would have positive impact on the overall relations between the two neighbouring countries.
Replying to a question, the minister said that the Indian Prime Minister's statement that a prosperous Pakistan was in favour of India was a realization of the importance of improving relations.
Makhdoom said Pakistan and India have natural links as the latter imports Multani mud for cleaning and refining “Taj Mahal”.


The Police Command in Jigawa on Thursday said 267 newly-recruited Police constables had been posted to the state.
The command’s Spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, said that the constables were those recruited during the 2016 police recruitment exercise.
He explained that they were posted to the state after completing their training at the Police Training School, Sokoto.
He said that the constables were all Indigenes of the state, and were posted to their respective local government areas to serve.
According to him, 10 persons were recruited from each of the 27 local government areas of the state during the 2016 recruitment exercise.
The spokesman said the deployment would enhance community policing.
“Posting them back to their state of origin is commendable, as it will enhance community policing since they will serve in their respective local government areas in the midst of their people,” Jinjiri said.


Task force looking at health sector flexi-work arrangements
The Ministry of Health has established a task force to manage the introduction of flexi-work arrangements in the health sector.
The task force comprises groups representing health care workers.
President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association, Dr Alfred Dawes, says the group is tasked with, among other things, developing ways to cut the long wait time at clinics and hospitals.
It is understood that the health ministry wants to increase clinic and surgery hours.
There have been ongoing complaints by members of the public about long delays to be seen by a doctor in the public health sector.
And concerns have been expressed that persons in need of surgery are being put on a waiting lists for two to three years.
Dawes says the groups on the taskforce met recently and proposals were submitted.
He says the discussions are continuing.
Doctors in the public sector had said they were informed that the health ministry has planned to introduce flexi-work arrangements in the health sector by April 1.
However, the ministry has denied the claim.


Political joint action committee chairman Prof Kodandaram on Tuesday demanded that the state government make public the strategy adopted by the state government on creation of new districts. Speaking to media here on Tuesday, Prof kodandaram urged the state government to ensure that all the agency areas in Fifth Schedule should be made a separate district.
The JAC chief said that the demands for Gadwal and Jangoan districts were just and demanded that the government should fulfill the people’s aspirations. He also said that the government should make public the outcomes of the agreements of the Telangana State and Maharashtra governments. (INN)


Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday attacked the government for its flawed policies that have caused the current economic slowdown and asked Congress party leaders to hit the streets to inform people about the policies of the earlier UPA government at the Centre during the global economic recession, party sources said.
The former Prime Minister's views were supported by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was also present in the meeting along with several other senior leaders.
A senior Congress source told IANS that "Manmohan Singh told party leaders that when the economic recession had hit the global economy, our government (United Progressive Alliance) was able to revive the economy, while the current government's flawed policies on the economy is the reason for the slowdown."
The source said that Manmohan Singh emphasised economic slowdown as a great challenge for the current Narendra Modi government.
"Manmohan Singh told the party leaders that unemployment has increased in recent times as many sectors are facing the heat of economic slowdown and gross domestic product (GDP) is continuously falling," the source said.
अर्थव्यवस्था मंदी की गहरी खाई में गिरती ही जा रही है। लाखों हिंदुस्तानियों की आजीविका पर तलवार लटक रही है।— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) September 10, 2019
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He also revealed that the former Prime Minister said Congress leaders need to hit the streets and tell people about the policies of the Congress during 2007-09 when the global recession had impacted India and how the then government was able to revive the economy and generate jobs.
The views expressed by Manmohan Singh were supported by Priyanka Gandhi, the source added.
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Police have confirmed there’s been a major breakthrough in the OR Tambo International Airport heist.
But they are refusing to disclose more details.
eNCA has learnt that up to five people may have been arrested.
It’s thought that some of those arrested are security guards.
It’s also understood that a luxury car and an amount of money may have been seized.
Last week, four suspects — one of them a police officer — were arrested in connection with the R20-million theft at the airport.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Amir His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah commended the efforts of state bodies in organizing municipal elections, saying the process panned out in an orderly and seamless fashion.
CAIRO -- Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim said he was pleased with results of 33rd conference of the Arab Inter-parliamentary Union affirming that the results would boost morale 'of our brothers in occupied Palestine.
KUWAIT -- The Judges of the main committees in charge of the Municipal council election 2022 announced the results of winners for the 13th Legislative session in Kuwait's eight constituencies on Saturday.
KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti sides Al-Arabi and Kuwait SC both edged home victories in football's AFC Cup as they climbed to the top of their respective groups undefeated across two matches.
KUWAIT -- Shedding light on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) could branch out into scientific and awareness aspects, said Dr. Ahmad Al-Fadhli, head of Kuwait Gastroenterology Association. (end) mb
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President Peter Mutharika has said the Malawi Congress Party and People’s Party coalition will not benefit Malawians.
Mutharika was speaking in Dedza on his way back from the Southern region where he cheered families affected by floods.
He said people should not lose trust in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government saying MCP and PP cannot help the country as they already failed when the PP was in power.
The president urged the people to vote for the DPP citing a number of developmental projects which the Malawi Congress Party failed to implement.
“Our government has good strategies to develop Dedza district, we want to make sure that police officers and the District Commissioner have better housing. DPP government has better plans for Malawi only if u can give us another five years,” said Mutharika.
Speaking earlier, Traditional Authority Kamenyagwaza hailed the DPP led government for considering Dedza district where among other projects he cited the stadium, Dedza bus depot and the market as notable developmental projects that the DPP government planted in the district.
Kamenyagwaza appealed to people in the district to change their political mindset where the district is regarded as MCP’s stronghold saying the trend is affecting development of the district.
“Let us develop new mindset, we are all Malawians, we need to focus on development and stop regionalism in politics. On 21st May I am urging you to vote for leaders who will develop the country,” said Kamenyagwaza.
Before proceeding to Dedza, the President also cheered survivors of the Kampepuza road accident at Ntcheu District Hospital.


The tumultuous race for the Republican nomination is taking a toll on the GOP's image, with more than four-in-10 voters saying that the primary contest has soured their perceptions of the Republican Party -- more so than impressions of the Democrats, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
In the poll, 42 percent of registered voters said the primary race has made them feel less favorable about the GOP, compared to just 19 percent who said they feel more favorable. Thirty-eight percent said the brawl for the Republican nomination hasn't changed their view of the party as a whole.
Republican primary voters are split on whether the contentious race, which has been largely dominated by the often bombastic rhetoric of front-runner Donald Trump, has improved or eroded their perceptions of their own party.
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A third -- 33 percent -- say they view the party more favorably now, while 23 percent say they now have a worse image of the GOP.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As of 07:30 a.m., November 21, 2023, two Russian warships were remaining on combat duty in the Black Sea.
The relevant statement was made by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Meanwhile, no enemy warships were spotted in the Sea of Azov.
At the same time, two Russian warships are remaining combat ready in the Mediterranean Sea, including one missile carrier with a total volley of up to eight Kalibr-type cruise missiles.
A reminder that Ukrainian forces have destroyed 22 Russian ships/boats and a submarine since the full-scale war started.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Dec. 13 (Petra) -Minster of Environment, Yaseen Khayyat, headed Jordan's delegation to the One Planet Summit, held in the French capital, Paris, with the participation of over 100 countries, and bodies working in the environmental sector.
The conference discusses ways to find necessary funding resources to speed up implementation of eco-friendly measures and to reiterate advanced countries' commitment to fulfill their financial obligations towards their developing counterparts.
A Ministry of Environment ( MoE) statement on Wednesday said Jordan has embraced an integrated action policy to address climate change challenges till 2020.
The Kingdom encounters three major challenges in its pursuit to tackle climate change impacts, namely financing relevant alleviation schemes, launching "green" eco-friendly technology, and kicking off a national building plan to suit donor countries' requirements, it pointed out.
The country presses ahead in carrying out action programmes, policies and projects to counter rigorous climate challenges, particularly in the energy, transport, industry, water, and agriculture sectors, it underlined.
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President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Gwadar will emerge as an economic hub by providing the shortest route for China and Central Asian Republics to trade their goods. In an interview with a private news channel, the President said that after defeating terrorism successfully, Pakistan has shifted its emphasis from geo-politics to geo-economics. He said that unlike the world, Pakistan is acting as a harbinger of peace and morality which will bring about a good future for the country. President Alvi said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will herald a new era of speedy development and prosperity in the country, especially Balochistan. He said that with Gwadar port becoming fully functional, the construction of airport, oil refinery, important corridors and economic zones would provide ample job opportunities to the people of Balochistan, which would eliminate poverty and open new avenues of prosperity and development in the province. “Gwadar will emerge as a new developed port city and economic hub on the world map after completion of ongoing projects,” Dr Alvi said. He said the federal government is paying special attention to the reconstruction and development of Balochistan because its people have suffered a lot in the war against terrorism. He said the present government is concentrating on developing agriculture and livestock sectors as these sectors were a big source of employment for the local people. He said that Balochistan is very important in terms of coastal areas and measures are being taken to promote foreign investment in the fisheries sector. Recounting the positive indicators, the President said the economy has improved, construction sector growing and dollar-rupee disparity has been controlled. He said the houses for the low-income sector are being constructed and the country is moving ahead positively on the economic front. Touching the Pakistan-India ties, he said Kashmir dispute is the main hurdle in normalization of the relations and instead of moving forward to resolve the dispute, India is issuing fake domiciles to around 2.5 million non-Kashmiris to change demography of the disputed territory. He said that despite all, Pakistan wants a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute.


Police on Saturday said that hundreds of youth continue to throng the ongoing recruitment rally in Kupwara, being held from last three days.
As per a statement police spokesperson said, the recruitment rally is going on and is being conducted smoothly. So far in the last three days, 5350 youth appeared for the Physical Endorsement Tests.
The recruitment rallies for the post of constables have been held in different districts of Kashmir valley and will continue in other districts in coming days.
Sunday will be the last day for the recruitment rally in Kupwara.


Conservation Environment and Protection Authority (CEPA) managing director Gunther Joku revealed that the area of conservation is lacking Government support.
Joku explained that the environment is beneficial to the people and therefore must be conserved and protected.
He said the Government must continue to be responsible to fund this particular sector.
Joku also highlighted the need to reform the existing Conservation Areas Act.
He said that the law has been around for a long time and a lot has changed and so much development has taken place.


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By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus death toll across Pakistan surged to 52 on Monday after five more deaths were recorded in the country.Sindh reported 51 new cases of the virus, taking the provincial tally to 932.
According to Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab, the province also recorded two more deaths, taking the provincial total to 17.
“In the last 24 hours, 130 people have recovered from coronavirus in Sindh,” he added. In Punjab, more than 100 cases were reported today, taking the provincial tally to 1,918.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 405 cases while Balochistan reported 202 cases of the virus. Islamabad reported 82 cases, while Gilgit-Baltistan’s tally standing at 211 as of Monday morning.Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reported 16 cases so far.
Earlier in the morning, Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s health minister confirmed that the region had recorded one more new case of the infection. The minister said that the region’s tally now stands at 15 and that affected people had been shifted to a quarantine centre.
The deputy inspector general for jails has said that 28 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Lahore’s Camp Jail.
He said the infected inmates had all been imprisoned over cases involving narcotics. They are all in stable condition, he said. The DIG said that in total, 400 prisoners have been placed under quarantine.
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal on Monday said 31 more people had recovered from the virus in the province. The total number of recovered patients in Balochistan now stands at 60.
Coronavirus cases seem to be rapidly increasing in Punjab as more than 130 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the province on Monday evening, media reported.
With the confirmation of new cases, Punjab’s coronavirus tally has ballooned to 1,816.
A spokesperson for the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department said, of the total, 557 cases were detected at quarantine centres where pilgrims are being kept after return from Iran.
527 people associated with Raiwind have been infected with the virus, while 49 inmates and 553 other citizens tested positive for the virus in the province.
Speaking at a presser earlier today, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza assured health professionals on the frontline of the war against the coronavirus of provision of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Zafar Mirza said that the country has received half a million N95 masks which will be provided to doctors and paramedics.
The special assistant said that the young doctors should not resort to protests at a time when the entire nation was struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza on Monday assured health professionals of provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), media reported.
Addressing a press conference, Zafar Mirza said that the country has received half a million N95 masks and added that it will be to provide to doctors and paramedics.
On the occasion, the special assistant said that the young doctors should not adopt the way of protest when the entire nation was struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier today, Police had resorted to baton-charge and arrested several doctors for staging a sit-in in the red zone near the Chief Minister’s House in Quetta.
As per details, the young doctors were protesting against the lack of safety kits for doctors, paramedical staff treating coronavirus patients in Sheikh Zayed Hospital Quetta.
The police had launched a baton charge after the doctors and paramedical staff wanted to move towards the CM House and refused to end their protest after negotiations between the Young Doctors Association and government had failed.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday said the number of confirmed coronavirus patients has reached to 932 in the province, media reported.
Chairing a meeting in Karachi, the Sindh chief minister said 51 more COVID-19 cases were reported across the province on Monday, taking the Sindh’s tally to 932. He said that 17 people have lost their lives from the novel coronavirus till date.
“A total of 932 coronavirus patients were reported across the Sindh province so far out of which 253 have been discharged after getting their health back,” he added.
He said that about 8,931 tests had been performed in Sindh so far, while there are 662 active corona patients in Sindh.
“130 people are admitted at govt-run hospitals, while 192 are receiving treatment at the private hospital”, said Murad, adding that around 342 positive coronavirus patients are under self-isolation at their homes.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah speaking to an international news outlet said that the spread of the coronavirus could’ve been stopped by means of a national lockdown but the government acted late.
CM Sindh said that the world has observed and the findings are now conclusive that the virus spread through social interaction and social distancing is the best way to combat the conundrum.
He added that if the federal government had paid heed to his call then local contraction of coronavirus would not have been as big a deal as it has become now.
CM also claimed that the pilgrims who made their way from Iran into Sindh by land were quarantined but the coronavirus carriers who entered the province in droves through the airports, many were left unchecked, airplane passengers primary carriers of coronavirus to Sindh.


A SENIOR Fianna Fáil TD has urged the government to speed up the lifting of the coronavirus lock-down while raising concern that too much responsibility has been "casually delegated" to public health advisers.
Jim O'Callaghan told the Dáil that restrictions need be lifted "sooner rather than later" and that "we're going to have to live a certain amount of risk."
He asked Communications Minister Richard Bruton to bring that message to Cabinet.
Mr O'Callaghan said he's even more concerned about the lockdown than he was when he spoke in the Dáil three weeks ago.
He said he's "extremely concerned" about its impact on young people, the elderly and people suffering from non-Covid-19 illnesses, as well as the economy and people who are financially insecure.
Mr O'Callaghan added: "I'm also concerned that too much responsibility has been casually delegated by government to our public health advisers."
He said the lockdown measures made sense in March but "Now I think we need to recognise that the process of lifting the lockdown provisions needs to be expedited."
He said the number of deaths has fallen significantly and the number of coronavirus cases are down too.
"It's also important to recognise that it's the job of our public health advisers to provide public health advice but it is not their job to weigh that public health advice along with other factors.
"That's the function of government."
He said the government needs to introduce "some balance and proportionality into the decisions it's about to make as to when and whether the restrictions should be lifted.
"And as I say I think they need to be lifted sooner rather than later," Mr O'Callaghan said.
He added: "The reality is that we're going to have to continue to live with Covid.
"We're going to have to recognise that we're going to have to live a certain amount of risk."
He said it's never been the case that public health advice was mandatory.
Mr O'Callaghan said the lockdown was introduced to prevent hospital intensive care units being overrun and its purpose can't now be transformed to stopping people from getting sick.
He said the government has been "extremely cautious" and he can understand that given that politicians are "heavily criticised" if they get it wrong.
But he argued there needs to be less caution when I come speeding up the lifting of restrictions.
"I think there will be a benefit if they are lifted sooner rather than later and they should not be left in place simply because that is the cautious and safe thing to do."
Earlier Independent TD Matte McGrath criticised the role of public health officials.
It came after ministers met Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and he said he wouldn't recommend reducing the two metre social distancing rule.
Mr McGrath told the Dáil: "I see the Cabinet was overruled again today by Dr Holohan. Who is in charge here?...
"By goodness, it is strange that one man can dictate to seven or eight members of the Cabinet and the whole country. It is time this nonsense were stopped and that the people were supported."


Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne has today (9) told parliament that the LTTE was trying to re-organize itself and were secretly operating camps in Tamil Nadu.
Jayaratne while moving the motion for the extension of emergency regulations in parliament has said that that Indian intelligence reports have revealed that three LTTE camps are secretly operating in Tamil Nadu in South India.
According to Jayaratne, the LTTE members are being trained to carry out VVIP assassinations.
The camps are said to be operated by Pulendran Master, who was a close associate of the former LTTE intelligence wing head Pottu Amman.
The Premier has said that that the camps are aimed at re-establishing LTTE bases in Sri Lanka.
He has added that these cadres once trained are expected to target Indian political leaders as well.


Viewers who watch Netflix regularly also watch a lot of regular TV, according to a study from TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc., that says "Netflix subscribers are still watching as much TV as people
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(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka : Renowned hotel The Westin Dhaka is hosting theme nights called the "Taste of Thailand" on Thursdays and Fridays for Thai food lovers.
Visit the hotel's signature restaurant Seasonal Tastes and enjoy the exclusive theme night buffet.
At the buffet dinner, guests can enjoy popular Thai culinary delights such as Tom Yum Soup, Thai Chicken Green Curry, Pad Thai, Som Tam, Thai Mutton Curry, Fresh Vegetable Coconut curry, Chicken Satay, Thai Shrimp Salad, Thai Beef Salad and many more.
The theme night buffet is available at BDT 7950 net per person with Buy One Get One offers on selected bank cards at The Westin Dhaka's signature restaurant Seasonal Tastes on Thursdays and Fridays.
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Since the Minar-e-Pakistan incident, the number of sexual harassment cases has increased up to 300 per cent in Lahore.
A police report stated that during the past 1.5 months, 642 cases of sexual harassment were registered under sections 354, 354-A and 509-B as compared to the number of incidents up to less than 150 that had been reported before August 14, reports ARY News.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Shariq Jamal Khan said that the ratio of harassment cases was high in the past but previously people used to avoid registering cases.
He added that the actions related to the accused in the incident of Greater Iqbal Park have encouraged the women to report such cases. He said that the authorities will take strict action in such cases.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian troops again shelled Beryslav in Kherson region.
Volodymyr Litvinov, head of the Beryslav District State Administration, said this in a Telegram post , Ukrinform reports.
"Another enemy attack on Beryslav. Russians attacked one of the administrative buildings, many windows in the building were broken," the report says. Read also: one person killed, four more injured as invaders shell kherson region's community
According to the operational information, explosives were dropped from the drone.
There were no casualties as a result of the attack, Litvinov added.
As Ukrinform reported, on the morning of March 24, Russian troops shelled Bilozerka community in Kherson region, one person was killed and four more were injured.
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Former Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan cannot be left at the mercy of non-elected people.
According to the details, talking to the special transmission of Bol News, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Fawad Chaudhry has said that the genie of consciousness has come out of the bottle and it will not go back.
He said that yesterday more people had gathered than we expected and it is obvious that people are not afraid of the large gathering of people, people are responding instead of being victims of fear.
He further said that the institutions decided that he had no role because Arshad Sharif had written a letter to the Chief Justice saying that he would kill me but there was no response to his letter.
Fawad Chaudhry said that decisions are made in closed rooms and imposed on the people, but no one can make the decisions of Pakistan because the people of Pakistan have to make the decisions of Pakistan.
He said that the people have to stand with Imran Khan for the people’s democratic state and the people have to decide whether they will remain slaves of the non-elected or take rights.


According to the latest reports, while acknowledging that COVID-19 cases have decreased, the Maharashtra government dismissed speculations that the rule of compulsorily wearing face masks could be lifted soon. Rajesh Tope, state public health minister remarked that the peak of the third wave of coronavirus has passed since the state is seeing a fall in cases.
Based on accounts, Tope remarked that they are reporting under 30,000 patients on a daily basis in contrast to the 45,000 during the peak season. He added that over 92 per cent of the beds are vacant and a considerable number of patients are in home quarantine.
While speaking about the rise in the number of cases in Nagpur, Nashik and Pune, he claimed that there is nothing to worry about since the majority of those patients are asymptomatic. Previously, there were speculations that the state was removing the mandate of wearing masks since they were reports that the topic was discussed at the cabinet meeting.
However, Tope as well as Aaditya Thackeray, environment minister both stated that masks will continue to stay. Thackeray had mentioned that wearing these face masks will continue to remain mandatory until the WHO tells the global citizens that the pandemic or endemic has ended.
Earlier, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar while interacting with reporters had elucidated that Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February but it will be important for the people to wear masks as well as observe social distancing.


Pathak appointed as spokesperson for Sajha Party
KATHMANDU, Oct 10: The Sajha Party has appointed Sharadraj Pathak as the new spokesperson for the party.
According to a press statement issued by the party, Pathak, who has been serving the party as its assistant spokesperson for the past six months, was appointed the party’s spokesperson on Saturday.
He had also filed his candidacy in the last federal elections from Chitwan-3. Similarly, Pathak, who has a master’s degree in Rural Development, has already been part of various national media where he played prominent leadership roles.


Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday elected new office bearers for its Chancellor College wing as part of preparations for the 2019 tripartite elections.
Speaking to YFM online after the elections, Director of Operations for DPP, Ben Phiri said that: “The new committee should have vision on how the party will win the 2019 elections.”
“The elected youth will move ahead with potential of serving the interest of the public through demonstration of good examples, they will have to know the direction they want to go at the end victory will be inevitable,” he said.
Phiri further welcomed the new office bearers by stressing that the youth have the potential of conveying creative ideas for the country’s development.
“I want to welcome them into leadership of the party, if the party is going to have the future we are going to get into the future that they have created,” he said.
Connex Muhuwa has been elected as the new President for Chanco Dpp youth wing replacing Paul Macheso alongside other seven members who were elected into the executive committee.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all the Chief Ministers to take care of students from Jammu and Kashmir in their respective states. His advice came at a meeting in New Delhi yesterday after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti raised the issue.
A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office said at the meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, Mr Modi seconded Mehbooba’s suggestion that states should take interest in the students from Jammu and Kashmir, who are studying in other states.
He also took note of the invitation extended by Mehbooba to various state governments to organise events in Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister suggested that states could organize events there.


Saudi Arabia declares the General Real Estate Authority fresh job
(MENAFN) The authorized Umm Al-Qura paper stated, the Saudi Cabinet lately approved to adjust the rules of the General Real Estate Authority to make its main task to record buildings in the country, and to help in organising, moderating and improving non-governmental real estate action.
The plan is to elevate the competence of non-governmental real estate work and to support investment in it in accordance with the goals of financial and social growth.
The Authority has all the required powers now to put controls and principles for real estate actions, implement the real estate listing actions, as set by law, and to launch training centres linked to its competencies, in agreement with legal measures.
The powers also contain allocating a number of the services it offers to the private industry, in line with the constitutional measures.
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Three in five bosses (60%) say that the pandemic has unexpectedly impacted the productivity of their workforce in a positive way.
The new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance has also revealed that one in five say their staff are now more independent since working from home (20%).
The survey of over 1,000 small businesses asked how their business productivity had been affected by the pandemic. Aside from their employees being more independent (20%), these bosses noted that there was less office ‘small talk’ that distracted staff from work since COVID-19 (20%).
Other ways the productivity has been positively affected:
- The working-day started more promptly (19%)
- More streamlined – working on core outputs every week (13%)
- Staff are more well-rested (15%)
- Junior colleagues experienced a greater learning curve while working remotely (12%)
The survey also assessed whether workforce productivity during the pandemic was linked to the personality profile of the boss that managed it. Overall 67% of the small business community is led by introverts while the other portion describe themselves as extraverted (33%). These personality groups were as likely to perceive silver linings from the pandemic in terms of workforce productivity (60% and 60% retrospectively)
However, extraverted bosses were more likely to have noticed positive changes, saying their employees now started work more promptly (22%), the team had streamlined (17%) and that their staff seemed more well-rested since working from home (15%).
By comparison, Introverted bosses said that there was less small talk in the office (21%) and that their staff members had grown in confidence (21%). However, they said that team collaboration on business projects had fallen because of remote-working (17% versus 14% of extraverted ones) and that their employees were struggling to establish a healthy work-life balance since working from home (17% versus 13% of extraverted ones).
While the retail sector was the most likely to have seen positive changes to workforce productivity since the pandemic (64% versus 60% nationally), it was the small firms in the IT and Telecoms sector that noticed that their staff were more independent (26% versus 20% nationally) and that the working day was starting more promptly (22% versus 19% nationally). While, bosses in this sector also admitted that remote-working had impacted the development of more junior employees (24% versus 17% generally), they also noted that these very employees had learnt more in a shorter period of time (17% versus 13% nationally).
The research also suggested that those bosses who saw an increase in workforce productivity – despite the outbreak – were now predicting growth in the months ahead. These bosses were far more likely to say the working day had started more promptly during the pandemic (22% versus 15% of those who are struggling) and that their staff were more independent (25% versus 12% of those who are struggling). They were also noticed that their staff were more well-rested (16% versus 11% of those who are struggling).
Joanna Morris, head of insight at Hitachi Capital Business Finance commented: “We wanted to capture the sentiment across the small business community just as the government announced the new tier system – our research is a timely look at how the pandemic has impacted workforce productivity across the small business community. While a slow-down in production and technology challenges have been cited as real obstacles to productivity, interestingly, a number of small busines owners have also seen working dynamics change for the better.
“With many employees working from home during the pandemic, one of the key takeaways has been a move towards flexible-working and improved work-life balance, which many bosses want to reinforce for the long-term and make it an inherent part of their business ethos. Behind every decision like this are a diverse group of small business leaders – who take very different approaches to managing staff and running a business. With the small business leaders having gone through such an unprecedented degree of change this year, it is only right that the financial community works to better understand these individuals so there is adequate support in place to help them get through this time.”


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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has assured the citizens of Kaafu Gulhi that his administration will resolve the land issue on the island and that the land reclamation project on the island will begin this year.
Speaking at a campaign rally on a visit to the island, President Solih said that the administration has overseen the land reclamation in both Guraidhoo and Maafushi of Kaafu atoll and that the citizens of those islands are now enjoying the new land.
He said that next would be Gulhi and that the work on the reclamation project would begin this year.
The President pointed out that the government allows the councils to carry out these projects and said that the Councils should work towards achieving the needs of the people.
He added that the government would not voice its say on it.
President highlighted that the water and sewarge system work in Gulhi was now completed and that the administration was solving the sanitation system issues in the nearby Guraidhoo too.
He noted that MDP has always been advocating to develop all the islands without isolating any island and that even though some in the party does not believe in this policy does not mean that it should be abandoned.


Govt committed to welfare of minorities in J&K: Syed Shahezadi
SRINAGAR : Syed Shahezadi, Officiating Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities today said that the Union Government in committed to the welfare and progress of the minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a press conference at Srinagar, Syed Shahezadi said that the government is providing special focus to the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir and many initiatives and schemes are being taken in this regard.
She said that whole nation will progress when we work together and appealed everybody to contribute towards peace, progress and development.
Syed Shahezadi was on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from April 18-21 during which she held interactions with minority groups and listened to their issues. She said that the issues highlighted by the minority groups will be brought to the notice of the relevant authorities to improve the standard of living.
Highlighting the various schemes and projects for the welfare of minorities she said that under PMJVK, 19 projects amounting to 314.33 lakhs have been sanctioned for providing better health, education and other facilities to the people of J&K.
She also said that government was committed to provide access to quality education to students from minority communities. She said the government was working with utmost sincerity to ensure welfare of these students through affordable, accessible and quality education and many schemes and scholarships are benefitting them.
Giving details she said that under pre-matric and post matric scholarships to the students of Jammu and Kashmir, an amount of 6.94 Cr and 26.3 Cr has been sanctioned respectively.
50 students from Jammu and Kashmir have been provided benefits of free coaching for year 2021-22 for which an amount of 39 lakh has been sanctioned by the Union Government. Under Nai Udaan scheme, she said that 315 students from Kashmir have qualified to prepare for the civil services examination. She further said that Nai Manzil and Nai Roshni schemes have helped 7750 and 2450 beneficiaries.


The Krachi-West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Emmanuel Kajal Jalula, has called on residents in the municipality to pay their taxes regularly, to enable the Assembly to carry out needed development projects.
Paying taxes, he said was a civic responsibility through which government generated funds to run the affairs of state, hence it was important that every citizen lived up to that civic duty.
The MCE, who made the call during tax education campaign, at the Municipal Capital Kete-Krachiin the Oti Region over the weekend, said it was important for residents in the area to appreciate the fact that development at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) could become possible through payment of tax for development.
Mr Jalula, observed that it was becoming increasingly clear that relevant development projects, would elude the people if Assemblies largely regarded the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) as a major source of funds that could be used to bring development to the people, because it was inadequate.
According to the MCE, the Krachi- West Municipal Assembly had put in place measures to improve and expand the tax net, to enable the Assembly to mobilise enough revenue to execute development projects to improve the living standards of the people.
He said, as part of the strategies adopted to enhance revenue at the Assembly, cattle farmers were also being educated to pay tax as well as property owners, saying property rate was an important area that could enable the Assembly to increase its revenue base, but had been neglected over the years.
He said since he took over as the MCE for the past one year, the Assembly had decided to educate people on the importance of property rate and the general need for people to honour their tax obligations.
Mr Jalula said many of the property owners, started appreciating the need for them to pay property rate, stressing that when property owners paid taxes, they would have the moral right to demand support from the government whenever disaster occurred.
He announced that the Assembly had also embarked on recruitment exercise , to engage tax collectors, who would be paid on commission bases, and said since the recruitment started four months ago, the Assembly had collected GH¢ 4,260 on market days at the major markets namely, the Kete-Krachi market, Ehiamankyene, Ntewusu and Bomondene.
The MCE, who was satisfied with the level of acceptance since the Assembly started the tax education campaign, said the GH¢ 4,260 collected on market days in the municipality was over 100 per cent improvement over the previous GH¢ 1,200 collected on market days.
A business woman, Mrs Felicia Anto, said there was the need for the Assembly to provide additional market stores and sheds in the various markets in the municipality because many traders did not have either stores or sheds to transact businesses on market days, and had to be in the sun.
FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE, KETE-KRACHI


In an effort to reach out more effectively to electronic media, the party has also increased its list of TV faces from 36 to 54. A new group of spokespersons who will appear on national media on state issues has also been separately created. Such a move comes after a series of workshops to identify potential talents for the job.
Union ministers Anand Sharma, P Chidambaram, Salman Khurshid, Ghulam Nabi Azad and party general secretary Mukul Wasnik are the five senior spokespersons who have been included and will hold regular briefings. Abhishek Manu Singh has also been included.
Chandan Yadav, one of the new entrants, said that the immediate challenge will be, “improving communication”.


He said government would soon unveil health policy, education policy, new local government system and drastic reforms in police, revenue and other sectors. He said that the government was going for a record legislation in near future.
Giving details about reforms in health sector he said that a comprehensive policy was ready that would be announced in the next few days and one of the major steps was revision of medical and health institutions act 2002. He said that 100 per cent presence of doctors and other staff would be ensured in public sector health facilities.
About reforms in education sector, Pervez Khattak said that school based recruitment system was in the implementation stage and non-transferable teachers placement policy was also devised.
He said that crash course in English language would be started while textbook board was also restructured. Biometric system for attendance in schools and school adoption policy were also on card.
Source: The Dawn


Meanwhile, due to landslides, the trains running on the upland route have been further disrupted, according to the Department of Railways.
The Department of Railways also mentioned that the soil and stones that had fallen on to the railway track are currently being removed.
Meanwhile, the Irrigation Department said that the level of minor flooding in the low-lying areas of the Nilwala River Basin will continue.
Engineer SPC Sugeeshwara, Director of the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the department, said that there is no danger of the current flood situation in the Nilwala River Basin developing into a large-scale flood.
He further said that the flood situation in the upper areas of the Kaluganga River basin is decreasing.


The United States of America has hit the headlines yet another time for all the good news. The sources have mentioned that the number of international students visiting the US for higher education soared considerably.
Citing the statistics revealed by the college board that takes care of SAT test, the sources mentioned that over three lakh students from more than 150 countries appeared for the test, which according to the board was a good sign.
Speaking more on the same, the international vice president Steven Chou has said that the number of international students asking for assistance regarding the test preparation also increased.
Further, sources stressed that the number of student visas shot up compared to previous year.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15
By Jani Babayeva – Trend:
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev fully prepared his country and army for Victory, Israeli lawyer, an expert in international law and international politics, Mikhail Finkel told Trend .
He reminded that exactly one year has passed since the world-famous debates held in Germany [Munich Security Conference] between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
'A wise, far-sighted, experienced politician, President Ilham Aliyev then told Pashinyan that the only and most correct way is to return the occupied lands without war. And if Pashinyan had heeded this wise advice, Armenia would have avoided such human losses, such a colossal blow to the army, prestige, and reputation. There would not be such a big blow to the country's economy,' the expert said.
Finkel noted that Nikol Pashinyan started the 44-day Second Karabakh War and received both war and the shame of defeat as a result.
'President Ilham Aliyev has fully prepared his country and army for Victory. He modernized the army, trained personnel officers according to the latest modern standard, equipped the Azerbaijani army with the best weapons because Victory is forged in advance, for many years,' the expert said.
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ANGELINA, HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – Seven more cases were reported in Angelina and Henderson Counties combined.
Angelina Counties and Cities Health District reported three more cases bringing the total to 30. Henderson County Emergency Management confirmed four more cases bringing the total to 19.
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New Delhi: Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) KV Subramaniam has said that the government can take more measures to stimulate the economy affected by the second wave of corona virus. However, along with this, Subramaniam said that the demand for a new stimulus package will be considered in view of the various measures taken by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget 2021-22. Some industry organizations have suggested that the government should provide a stimulus package of three lakh crore rupees to revive the economy affected by the second wave of the epidemic in April-May. Subramaniam’s response has come on these suggestions.
According to an assessment by the Reserve Bank, the country has suffered a production loss of about Rs two lakh crore due to the second wave of the pandemic. Subramaniam said that last year also we were ready for more measures. But I think when we are talking about stimulus package, there is a big difference between last year and this year. Clarifying things, he said that the last budget was presented before the pandemic. But this time the budget has been presented amid the pandemic. Many things have already been covered in this.
The main focus is on infrastructure spending, he said. This increases construction activities and ultimately creates employment in the unorganized sector. This was seen in the January-March quarter of the last financial year. He said the construction sector grew by 15 per cent in the fourth quarter due to significant capex from the government.


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Renaud Meyer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country director for Nepal, introduces humanoid robot Sophia at a conference on using technology for public services in Kathmandu yesterday. Sophia, a robot created by Hanson Robotics, was named by UNDP as its first non-human Innovation Champion, in November 2017.
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“I always feel that 99% of the responsibility is the player. I, and the staff who work with the player, have 1%.”
Mourinho also confirmed that Alli will be in the squad to face Shkendija in their Europa League third round qualifying match on Thursday.
He added: “I always said that Dele will have a chance. He’s coming.
“He’ll have a chance to perform and it’s important that he does. It’s important that every player does.”
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ITANAGAR, Mar 30: The candidates who appeared in the physical test for the posts of foresters, forest guards, etc., have said the test conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) at the PTC in Banderdewa on March 25 was full of anomalies.
The candidates demanded an early decision on the matter so that they can prepare for the next test. More than 70 candidates claimed that there were anomalies in the test.
Speaking to reporters, one of the candidates said that they were asked to complete 14 km in seven rounds. But even after completing the test according to the rules, many of the candidates were disqualified.
She also said the candidates had earlier in the day met the APSSB under-secretary who said they have to accept the decision of the board on who would make the cut.
“The verification of the completion of the seven lapses run and other formalities were done for the earlier candidates. But we were asked to leave the ground by the officials stating that the scanner fitted in the legs generates automatic verification and will be saved in the system,” she said, adding that by the time they completed the run, no verifying authority was on the ground.
The advertisement for the post was made in 2019. The test was held on March 25 and the result was declared on March 27.
She said the aggrieved candidates will go for a democratic movement to get justice.
“We believe that the board will come up with a positive decision in the matter. The board should also know that the verifying authority was not present during the completion of the run on the day,” she added.
Another candidate said that they completed the 14-km run under the permitted time of 4 hours. The test began around 4.45 pm and the time of completion was 8.45 pm.
“We completed the run before 7.15 pm but we were disqualified, which is unfair. We were not provided with a token that was given to the first batch of candidates to ensure that the 7-round run was completed,” she said, adding that the monitor was also shut down when they completed their run.


The committee that is in charge for the Silanyo led government to represent at the talks with Somalia have met today to discuss on major issues that they will put on the table when they meet with their Somalia counterparts in Turkey on Feb 28.
The press were banned to attend but once the gathering ended, Foreign affairs minister Mr. Mohamed B. Yonis has spoken to the media and said that they talked about the agenda that they carry to the negotiation tables.
Mr. Bihi has said that they raised on points that have been implemented and those that did not.
The Minister has reminded that both sides expressed their commitment not to undermine and that all aid should not be politicized.
He added that they consulted with ministers and European parliament on the issues that they will raise with Somali counterpart at the talks.
The Minister said that hopes are high that the forthcoming talks will produce tangible outcome.


Kathmandu – Ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) senior leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the incumbent government failed to control corruption in the country.
While addressing the meeting of the parliament today, leader Nepal noted that though there was the public expectation of corruption free society from this government, the government failed in this mission.
On another note, he said that the contractors were cheating the developmental activities and the public are becoming the victim of it but they are not realizing their guilty.
“If such irregularities were not controlled on time, the public anger would grow further against the government,” he said. (RSS)


SECURITY chiefs got an order on Thursday from President Muhammadu Buhari to end crude oil theft, Inspector-General (IG) Muhammed Adamu told reporters after the security chiefs met with the President at the State House in Abuja.
Adamu said the President specifically told security agencies to intensify security along the petroleum pipelines and other facilities to check the menace.
IG Adamu said: “Sequel to the improvement in the general security situation in the country, we have been charged by the President to ensure there is a near zero crime society in all geo-political zones; in fact, the whole of the country.
“So, we’ve also been charged to increase security along the pipelines, to make sure that crude oil theft is stopped completely because the loss that the country is facing in that regard is not tolerated.”
The IG also noted that the country had witnessed a significant drop in the activities of bandits and kidnappers, following an improvement in security situation across the country.
He said: “We have noticed within this quarter that the security situation in the country is stable. We made comparison of what happened in the previous quarters and this last quarter and we saw that there is tremendous decrease in kidnappings, banditry, armed robbery and acts of cultism.
“You can see from the situation in the Northwest zone of the country that banditry and kidnapping have reduced tremendously and we have statistics to back what we are saying.’’
The police boss revealed that a good number of bandits and kidnappers had been apprehended on the Kaduna – Abuja and Kaduna – Birnin Gwari roads.
According to him, many of the bandits’ camps had been destroyed while the police have intensified efforts to apprehend those bandits who refused to surrender.
He said: “Those that refused to accept peace initiatives, we have been able to identify their camps, especially along Kaduna – Abuja road; on Birnin Gwari – Niger axis and we went to the dens of these kidnappers. We went to their camps and we dislodged some of these camps.
“In fact, in the security meeting we gave specific numbers of the camps we destroyed and the casualties the bandits recorded as a result of that.
“So, that had made some of them to surrender and some of them relocated. Those that have relocated, we are following them to know the new locations with a view to apprehending them.”
He said security agencies were also advised to support the peace initiative on Tiv/Jukun crisis in Benue and Taraba states to achieve sustainable peace in the affected areas.
“Recently, there have been series of peace initiatives, especially the Tiv/Jukun crisis, the Federal Government came up with initiatives by bringing the leadership of the two states and their traditional rulers.
“We have been asked to support that initiative and see to it that dialogue succeeds and that there is peace between the Jukun and Tiv.”


On worries about the supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis, San Miguel Corporation head honcho Ramon Ang said that the company can produce as much as half a year’s supply of food products with its existing inventory of raw materials.
Ang reassured the public that its production facilities will run around the clock so that grocery shelves will remain well-stocked with its food products. He added that the conglomerate’s supply chain is stable and that it has more than enough inventory to satisfy Filipinos’ demand nationwide.
San Miguel is also working on distributing food donations to poor communities where daily paid workers have been especially hard hit. The company will also supply food to public hospitals and select government centers.
Ang assured the public that the company will maintain operations of its food manufacturing facilities “to make sure that food is made available to as many people as possible.”


Party workers said that the autorickshaw drivers, who displayed the AAP posters were also being harassed and alleged that the Delhi police was the main culprit.
"It is clear that AAP has become a huge threat for other political parties and rather than acknowledging it, they are resorting to cheap tactics such as damaging AAP's hoardings and posters," said a party worker.
AAP alleges that 50% posters have been damaged or torn
The party worker went on to add that there seems to be a campaign against autorickshaws, which have the AAP posters. They drivers are being harassed regularly by authorities mainly the Delhi police.
Out of the 200 public spaces that bear the AAP posters, 50 per cent have been damaged or torn.
AAP workers said that only their party was being targeted because the posters of other political parties in the same locations remain untouched.
Earlier the Delhi police had rapped the AAP for putting posters in public areas and had taken them down.


The Nevada region has experienced a marked improvement in drought conditions, thanks to a wet winter. Despite the fact that a lack of precipitation has long been an endemic problem in the region, the recent upsurge of precipitation has had a profound effect on the area’s water levels.
Recent statistics indicate that the total amount of precipitation in the state has been above average for the past three months. The Nevada Department of Water Resources has stated that the precipitation has had a pronounced impact on the region’s hydrologic indicators, which measure the amount of water in the soil and the water table.
The water table has seen an increase of approximately 10 percent in the past few months, indicating that the drought conditions that have plagued the state over the past few years are slowly abating. The state’s reservoirs have also seen an increase of nearly 20 percent since the start of the year, indicating that the water levels are slowly returning to normal.
The Nevada Department of Water Resources has noted that while the state has seen an increase in water levels, it is still important for residents to conserve water. They have urged residents to take steps such as reducing outdoor water use, fixing leaks, and using water-efficient appliances.
The wet winter has been a welcome respite for Nevada residents, who have long struggled with water shortages. While the state’s water levels are slowly returning to normal, it is important that residents remain mindful of their water usage and continue to conserve.


Lighthouse adds Saturday service
It's an exciting time at Lighthouse Christian Church. Its congregation has grown in recent years and to accommodate that growth the church has had to make some additions.
Starting Sept. 7 Lighthouse began offering a Saturday evening service. Pastor Bill Goodwin said the leadership at Lighthouse decided last year that the church needed to start offering a second service.
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Seven new Covid-19 cases were registered today, while six patients have recovered, health authorities said.
The number of active cases is now 69.
There was also one death reported, a 60-year-old man, who takes the total number of victoms to 419.
In all, 30,516 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Malta, with 30,028 patients who have recovered.
There were 2,080 swab tests taken yesterday, for a total of 916,419.
Until yesterday, Malta was edging closer to 500,000 vacinnations – the health authorities said 490,524 doses have been given, of which 310,403 were first doses while 189,055 persons are fully vaccinated.


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AS the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senators await the leadership of the party on the zoning of positions, especially the principal officers of the National Assembly, there are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is plotting to snatch the Senate President from the party.
The APC has about 60 Senators elected on its platform in the March 28 National Assembly election, while the PDP that before now had the majority, only has 49 senators elected in the election.
Investigations revealed that as the North East and North Central zones are lobbying for the Senate presidency, the PDP, is putting its house in order to come out with a candidate anticipating that the APC might not agree on a sole candidate.
An APC Senator, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, yesterday, expressed the fear that the PDP would likely grab the Senate presidency seat if the APC did not put its house in order.
The Senator also said that for the sake of justice and fair-play, the APC leadership should zone the Senate presidency to the North East that produced the second highest number of votes to the party after the North West.
Besides, he argued that because the North East had been devastated as a result of the insurgency and had been the most marginalised in terms of infrastructure, ceding the Senate President seat to the North East would assuage the zone.
He also said that the North East had never been given the opportunity of occupying the Senate President seat since the Second Republic, adding that the North Central had always been occupying the Senate president seat.
The APC senator said that since 1999, it was the two states of North East of Borno and Yobe that had been steadfast in the opposition apart from Lagos State, adding that zoning the seat to the zone would encourage the people for their steadfastness.


Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that the Council of Ministers, in its last meeting, decided to extend the period of cross-border motion (which allows Turkish soldiers to stage operations on militants in the north of Iraq) for one more year, reported Worldbulletin.
Speaking at the fast-breaking dinner hosted by the Union of European Turkish Democrats in Brussels on Thursday evening, Cicek said that the issue would be brought on the agenda immediately after the Parliament would be opened.
Regarding Turkey's relations with the EU, Cicek said that the government saw the EU membership process as Turkey's modernization project. He added that the government was continuing to work on EU adjustment reforms in determination.
Cicek said that the support of Turkish people to EU membership dropped from 80 percent to 50 percent due to several negative statements from the EU. Cicek added that it would not affect the determination of the government.


Nnamdi KANU, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), his family said that the death of their parents have them to be more united against the belief by some persons that the family would scatter after the burial.
Though their elder brother, Nnamdi who is the first son of the family was absent at their parent’s burial ceremony, the family of late Israel and Ugoeze Sally Kanu said that they were grateful that the burial of their parents was a huge success.
Addressing journalists at their Isiama Afaraukwu country home, the spokesman of the family, Kanunta Kingsley Kanu thanked Abia State police command and journalists for their contributions towards the peaceful and successful burial of their parents.
Kanunta who also commended members of the IPOB in the state and beyond who stood with the family before, during and after the burial said that their parents were an embodiment of peace when they were alive.
He said it was for this reason that his father as the traditional ruler of Afaraukwu, was given the title of ‘Omeudo’, stressing that he lived with that peaceful virtue till death.
Kanunta said the family owed a lot of gratitude to journalists within and outside Abia for bringing what transpired at the burial to the entire world.
“I want to tell you journalists that our family members are happy with you, with what you did during the burial and we say a big thank you”.
Kanu said the family was also thanking the Abia state police command for the manner they conducted themselves which contributed to the peace that reigned during the burial.
The family said it was happy that despite the altercation between the police and IPOB before the burial, the commissioner of police, Ene Okon exhibited true sense of professionalism in the way he maintained security in the state on the day of the burial.
He said now their parents were no more, the family would strive to remain united and resolute in the fight for the actualization of Biafra, a movement which they said that their parents believed in.


Blackwater CEO Steps Down
Saying that he’s “taking on new challenges,” Blackwater Worldwide founder and CEO Erik Prince announced Monday that he’s resigning from his long-held position at the top of the security company, which has now changed its name to the spooky and sci-fi-tinged Xe.
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Prince, in an e-mail to employees and independent contractors, said Danielle Esposito will become chief operating officer and executive vice president. Esposito has worked for the firm and its partners for nearly 10 years.
Blackwater/Xe’s president, Gary Jackson, is also retiring, Prince said.
The position of CEO will remain open, the company said.
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“…You’ve got the starving millions who are going to be the ones most affected by the next iceberg that we hit – which is going to be climate change.
We can see that iceberg ahead of us right now – but we can’t turn.
We can’t turn because of the momentum of the system –
– the political momentum – the business momentum.
There too many people making money out of the system the way the system works right now –
– and those people frankly have their hands on the levers of power – and aren’t ready to let ‘em go.
Until they do we will not be able to turn to miss that iceberg and we’re going to hit it –
– and when we hit it the rich are still going to be able to get their access to food, to arable land, to water and so on.
It’s going to be poor – it’s going to be the steerage that are going to be impacted…”
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