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KANNAUJ: Six students and a teacher were killed while two others injured here early Monday morning after being run over by a bus on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, police said.
According to a police spokesperson, the accident took place in Tirwa area of the district at around 4.00 am.
"The accident occurred when students were filling diesel from one bus to another, and were run over by another bus which was passing by.
"As of now seven persons, which include a teacher and students have died, while two others are injured," the police spokesperson said.
The students were from Sant Kabirnagar district and were going to Haridwar.


The Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) held a protest this afternoon against the government’s decision to increase the number of slots in local universities allocated to foreign students.
The IUSF claimed that the increase in the number of foreign students would affect the local students seeking entrance to universities.
The protest was held opposite the Fort Railway station and the protesting students charged that the government was trying to sell the local degrees to foreign students.
The students also called on the government to stop suppressing the university students when they come forward to safeguard their rights.
Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said recently said that the government has decided to increase the intake of foreign students into local universities for several subjects.


Israeli ambassador gets escorted out of UN assembly
(MENAFN) Israel’s permanent official to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, was accompanied from the organization’s General Assembly on Tuesday and allegedly arrested for translating an address by Iranian Leader Ebrahim Raisi. Erdan had put up a picture of a young female who passed in Iranian law enforcement custody the previous year.
Raisi spoke to the gathering on Tuesday, conducting an address blaming the United States of stoking the war in Ukraine as well as announcing that Washington’s “project to Americanize the world has failed.”
The Israeli allocation walked out throughout the address, however, Erdan initially came close to the lectern while carrying a picture of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian female whose passing in law enforcement custody started an aggressive demonstration all over the Islamic Republic.
Erdan was rejected from the hall, as video clips displayed him being accompanied through the United Nations construction by safety guards. Multiple press statements declared that Erdan had been “detained,” although a United Nations official quarreled that depiction of the diplomat’s handling.
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The committee has also been tasked to made recommendations on the steps which need to be taken to prevent such power cuts in future.
The Prime Minister’s office said that the five member committee has been instructed to submit a report in four weeks.
An island-wide power cut was experienced in the country last week badly affecting day to day activities in the country.
The power cut was blamed on lightning. (Colombo Gazette)


Panthers hold on for homecoming win
For the third game in a row, the Park Rapids football team was held scoreless in the second half.
Fortunately, for the third game in a row, the Panthers were victorious despite being kept out of the end zone after the intermission.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) The UAE Ambassador to India, Dr. Ahmed Al Banna, has expressed confidence that 'there will be a strong number of visitors from India to Expo 2020 Dubai.'
Speaking at a media briefing to launch a major public awareness campaign about the world exposition opening in Dubai in a fortnight, Dr. Al Banna said there has been a strong commitment from the leadership in India to the success of Expo 2020 Dubai.
He attributed this to the "geographical proximity between the UAE and India, their closeness and the special relationship" enjoyed by the two countries. Expo 2020 Dubai has been one of the key points in recent conversations between Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and other prominent Indians with leaders and officials in the UAE.
The Ambassador said visits from India to the six-month-long mega event are expected to be very high "especially now that we have eased the procedures for entering the UAE and there is a different protocol that we apply for Covid-19."
Dr. Al Banna stressed the importance of collaboration between the UAE and India in emerging sectors such as information technology, education and healthcare in terms of shaping the future of the young generation in both countries. Such cooperation will be critical in creating the right workforce after the pandemic abates.
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Cleaning poop is now social responsibility of India Inc
LUCKNOW: TheUttar Pradesh
government has reached out to India Inc for contributing in making the stateopen defecation
free and has urged corporates to fund construction of toilets in the state under Swachh Bharat Mission through their corporate social responsibility corpus. The government has also prioritized work inSanskrit
schools and tourism for corporates under the scheme while also inviting individuals, societies and trusts to contribute towards development in the state.
The government launched a website on Tuesday that carries the list of projects under the three fields having project details, cost and location.
"Several projects have been identified under these three sectors. This is not an exhaustive list and more areas will be added to it shortly. However, the three mentioned sectors are close to chief minister's heart and will help interested parties in ascertaining where the government requires funds," said a senior government official.
Chief ministerYogi Adityanath
said that many organisations have been working with the government to develop the state but there were still several areas where there was immense potential for investment.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 20
By Samir Ali – Trend:
Large-scale work is ongoing in connection with the environmental crimes committed by Armenia in Azerbaijan's Karabakh, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev told reporters, Trend reports.
According to him, both local and international organizations are involved in this work.
'I am sure that the work will be completed in the near future and relevant legal acts will be prepared by our state,' said Babayev.
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India will soon replace China as the world’s most populous country, according to estimates by the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA.
By the middle of 2023, India will have almost 3 million more people than China, according to data from the organisation’s World Population Report published on Wednesday.
According to the report, India will then have 1.4286 billion inhabitants and China 1.4257 billion. The total world population is expected to amount to 8.045 billion people.
The UN said that it is not possible to determine the exact date when India will overtake China, given the data available.
In India, for example, the most recent census took place in 2011.
A new census was supposed to follow in 2021, but was postponed.
Population growth in both countries has declined recently. China’s population shrank last year for the first time in six decades. India’s population is expected to continue to grow for the time being.


Palestinian activist cultural centre in Toronto leaving 'on high note'
(MENAFN) "Palestine is at the root, but the tree is global justice."
In detail, that's how Robert Massoud describes Beit Zatoun, a gallery and activist space that he founded nearly seven years ago to bring social justice struggles and human rights issues from arounds the world to Toronto.
The name, "House of Olive" in Arabic, is a nod to Massoud's own Palestinian heritage, and the olive served as the perfect symbol to bring the issue of Palestine to North America, Massoud explained.
"The olive tree is ubiquitous in Palestine; it's everywhere," Massoud told Middle East Eye earlier this month.
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In addition, a case against 200 unidentified Assam police officers was also registered
Artemisia: The police said on Friday that they had filed criminal proceedings against Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Salma, four senior national police officials and two other officials for the reason they were in Kola, Mizoram. Violent clashes on the outskirts of Valente Township in Sibu District.
Mizoram State Police Chief (Headquarters) John Neihlaia told PTI that they were arrested on various charges, including attempted murder and criminal conspiracy.
He said that the state police submitted the FIR to the Vairengte Police Station on Monday night after a gun battle between the police forces of Mizoram and Assam was near the border town.
The four senior Assam police officers appointed in the FIR are the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anurag Aggarwal, Cachar Devojyoti Mukherjee Deputy Inspectorate (DIG), Cachar Police Chief Cahndrakant Nimbalkar and Dholai Police Department Chief Sahab Uddin, Nelea said.
He said that Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli and Cachar District Forest Officer Sunnydeo Chaudhary were also booked for the same allegations.
Neihlaia said that in addition, cases against 200 unidentified Assam police officers were also registered.
He added that four police officers and two administrative officials had been summoned for questioning on Sunday.


ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are still lower than in other regional countries, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen said on Friday, defending the recent rise in prices of petroleum products.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib, Tareen said that the government was receiving a petroleum levy of only Rs.
He said that Pakistan ranks 17th in the region in terms of petrol prices.
“Prices in the international market have risen recently, which is why the government is raising local prices,” he said.
The minister blamed the previous government for the difficulties facing the country today. “Pakistan has become a food importer over the last 30 years due to mismanagement. We are currently importing wheat, sugar and pulses.”
Shaukat Tareen said that Prime Minister Imran Khan stopped the ministry from increasing the levy because he wanted to reduce the burden on the people. “That’s why we want to subsidize the low-income group directly.”
He said that PTI government was making efforts to increase agricultural production.
The minister added that steps were being taken to control the prices of essential commodities. The Minister assured the nation that the price of ghee would come down to Rs. 300 per kg in six days.
Tareen lamented that the middle man makes huge profits when it comes to goods. He said that the administration was restoring the post of price magistrate to reduce inflation.
Appreciating the steps taken by the government to collect the tax, he said that the revenue has exceeded the target set by the Federal Board of Revenue. If the economy grows, its effects will be felt by the people.
The government is taking a comprehensive plan from the IMF.
Shaukat Tareen said the government was taking a major comprehensive plan for the International Monetary Fund.
I hope we will be heard in the IMF. Our revenue and power sector will be discussed.
Noting that revenue collection has increased by 40 per cent, he acknowledged that there are challenges in the power sector.
“Increasing electricity rates is not the answer,” he said.
Meanwhile, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman criticized the government for dropping “petrol bombs” on the people at a time of high inflation.
He said that petrol prices are now at Rs 127.3 per liter while international oil prices remained high due to the global financial crisis during the PPP government in 2013, yet domestic prices were nowhere near the tsunami.
“The PTI IMF is going against its promise: it does exactly what the IMF says, borrows like any government before and tells people that good days are here.”


During a press conference on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 64 new cases of COVID-19 in the province and one death in the Calgary zone.
It was also confirmed today that 77 health care workers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Alberta.
The total number of cases in the province is now 754. Dr. Hinshaw says that they believe that 75 of these total cases were contracted from community transmission. "This is concerning."
Nine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Cochrane/Springbank area.


Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that there are no backdoor talks for early elections.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, he dismissed reports of talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Asif said that neither there was any backdoor meeting for the elections in March-April nor there was any contact with the PTI.
Defense Minister also said that the new law related to Toshakhana was under consideration. He lamented that leaders like Imran Khan sell gifts in the market.
Khawaja Asif also played a video statement of Imran Khan during the press conference in which the former prime minister said that whoever is disqualified is because he has committed a crime.
He further said that PTI was trying to take credit for getting out of the grey list of the Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) which should be given to him.
He again said that the next general elections will be held according to the law and on time; further that the army chief will be appointed next month.
The Defense Minister said that Chaudhry Pervez Elahi will not be able to support Imran Khan in the coming circumstances. He said that the Punjab Assembly was not going to last long.


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BHOPAL: The traders in Jawahar Chowk area today held an agitation against the drive of Bhopal Smart City development Corporation Limited (BSCDCL), alleging the drive is against the rules.
They claimed the rules of the development that were made by the ex-BJP government were twisted for the work and it has led to shifting of the shops and felling of trees.
Ex-minister Umashankar Gupta and other BJP leaders were present.
They claimed that the original plan of the developmental has been tampered with and the traders are being shifted elsewhere, and there is no word about their rehabilitation. They claimed that the number of trees being felled for the developmental work has also led to loss to the environment.
Gupta said the way the shopkeepers were asked to leave the area and their shops were shifted has led to loss in their work.
The protest began at around 11 am and lasted for over 2.5 hours.
Gupta claimed the officials are working as per their whims and fancy and have overlooked the interests of the shopkeepers, as it was included in the developmental plan by the former BJP government.
He alleged the traders who have been shifted, were not rehabilitated and it was not in the rules.
Rakesh Jain, a ex-corproator said that the officials have also misled the ministers PC Sharma and Jaivardhan Singh.
The smart city has destroyed the greenery of the area by felling of trees, but the equal number of trees have not been planted.
The sit-in area later turned into a confrontation zone as BJP and the Congress workers, who reach the spot, raised slogans against each other.
No untoward incident was reported from the site as a police team remained deployed at the site.
The congress workers alleged that the ex-minister Gupta is trying to stop the development of the smart city, that was inaugurated in the BJP rule.
BJP is confused: Patwari
Minister Jitu Patwari said that the BJP is confused as the developmental work was initiated by the erstwhile BJP government, and they are now against the developmental work in the same area.
He said that the BJP leaders have forgotten what initiatives they have to oppose and what they have to suppprt.


A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday in Philadelphia on behalf of more than 200 retired NFL players, stating that the league ignored head safety precautions which led to serious injuries.
The complaint, which features players who played every position on the field and those who were active in the NFL every decade from the 1940s through the 2000s, states that football players suffered repeated head injuries that the league was aware of, but did nothing to stop. By doing so, “the league caused serious injuries to many players,” according to a press release issued by the law firm Hauseeld LLP, which is representing the players.
“Each of these NFL retirees, regardless of their age, position, or tenure in the NFL, has suffered significantly as a result of the NFL’s conduct,” said Rich Lewis, a partner at Hausfeld LLP who is involved in the case. “For too long, the player who have made the game what it is today have been neglected by the NFL, and now they need sophisticated medical treatment.”


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Death of the Superdelegate?
A group of Democrats convened by Barack Obama has recommended that the Democratic Party eliminate the influence of “superdelegates,” who have had an unrestricted vote in the nomination process because they were not selected based on the primaries or caucuses. –JCL
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Eighteen months removed from a protracted presidential primary fight, a group of Democrats gathered by President Obama has recommended that the party effectively eliminate the influence of so-called superdelegates by redefining their voting power.
The Democratic Change Commission, which was convened last August to examine the nominating process, is recommending that superdelegates — also known as unpledged delegates — be required to vote along with the electoral majority of their state.
“We need to show deference to what the party members in our state have done,” said Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, one of the co-chairmen of the commission.
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Switzerland- Parliament approves extra CHF14.9 billion for Covid relief
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Parliament approves extra CHF14.9 billion for Covid relief
Jun 4, 2020 - 13:39
A further CHF14.9 billion ($15.5 billion) has been agreed by parliament to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Most of it will go towards unemployment insurance, which finances short-time work compensation. With the new credit package approved in the Senate on Thursday, coronavirus costs for the government will almost double. In an extraordinary session at the beginning of May, parliament approved around CHF16 billion of funds to cover lost wages, the purchase of medical equipment and other expenses. This tranche of funds has now been increased to CHF31 billion. This is part of a much larger package of financing, which also includes some CHF40 billion in emergency loans for companies. Before Thursday's granting of extra funds, the government had already set aside more than CHF65 billion to support the economy. The government estimates that the budget deficit in 2020 will amount to around CHF40 billion. But Switzerland can afford the expenditure, said parliamentarian Eva Herzog, echoing a similar statement by Finance Minister Ueli Maurer at the height of the Covid-19 wave. 'We are less in debt after the crisis than our neighbours before the crisis,' Herzog said. The finance commissions will discuss how the eventual state debt could be reduced at a finance policy seminar at the end of June.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Mogadishu, June 10 (IANS) A huge blast went off at a popular restaurant in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The police and witnesses said the blast targeted Mogadishu's Lido Beach restaurant, which is near some government security buildings, reports Xinhua news agency.
"Explosions followed with gunshots could be heard from the beach area. There is an exchange of fire between al-Shabab fighters and hotel security," a police officer told Xinhua.
No group has claimed responsibility yet for the latest attack.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/national/09LABS.html http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/metropolitan/1941252 Two grand juries investigating problems in Houston's police crime laboratory have widened their inquiry to ask local prosecutors about their potential culpability for winning convictions with tainted evidence, the New York Times reports. The Times says that the Houston grand jurors have rejected the guidance of the prosecutor's office in Harris . . .
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ITANAGAR, 18 Jun: Itanagar Capital Region Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom has said that the state government will soon take a decision, based on the suggestions made by the state health task force, regarding the partial lockdown measures in place in the ICR which ends on 21 June.
Speaking to the press here on Friday, Potom said that the ICR district administration (DA) held a meeting with the stakeholders on Thursday and widely discussed the issue.
“Members of market committees, the IMC, religious leaders, the local MLA, student bodies, etc, attended the virtual meeting. Based on various inputs and suggestions given by those who attended the meeting, the DA has submitted suggestions to the state government,” informed Potom.
He said the DA is awaiting orders from the government in this regard.
“Till now, nothing has been finalized on whether to continue the partial lockdown or lift it,” he said.


Yellen has said that the Fed is actively considering expanding upon individual quarterly forecasts. She is also in favor of providing policy triggers. She said that the Fed’s 2% inflation target is a goal and that cannot be a ceiling. If the Fed offers guidance it will enable the public to alter their expectations.
Yellen has also said that a market response could be an automatic stabilization for the economy. She also expects that the Fed will continue to reaffirm its long-term goals each year. The big admission today is that the FOMC can control inflation much easier than it can directly target the employment level. Yellen believes that both the employment and inflation targets are equally likely to deviate through time.


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will expand its pandemic-related compliance efforts ahead of Thanksgiving by sending additional state troopers to every county and Baltimore, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday.
Hogan said state troopers will work with liquor boards, local law enforcement agencies and others starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday to ensure that businesses and residents follow directives meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including the mask-wearing mandate.
He said the Maryland State Police is also ramping up the hotline that the public can dial to report violations and is now operating a new phone line to assist local compliance officers.


New coronavirus cases were confirmed on Friday in several Arab countries, including Tunisia, Lebanon, Oman, and Kuwait.
In Tunisia, the Health Ministry said that the country’s fatalities related to coronavirus climbed to six, and infections jumped to 227 cases.
In Lebanon, 23 new coronavirus cases raised the country’s infections to 391.
Health authorities in Oman announced 22 new cases, bringing the number to 131. It also said that 23 patients have recovered from the infection.
Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported 17 new infections in the country, bringing the total number to 225.
According to Johns Hopkins data, cases have now been reported in


According to a survey by Rasmussen Reports, most voters expected Republicans to win control of the House of Representatives. But what is really ironic is that — even before the election — 59% think it is likely that most voters will be disappointed with the Republicans in Congress before the elections in 2012. Voters believe that it is likely that Republicans will try to repeal the national health care reform bill, but that it is unlikely that government spending will go down with the GOP in charge of the House. The bottom line is most voters didn’t think there will be a big change in their lives if Republicans take control of Congress.
How jaded have we become to vote for a party that we don’t even believe in?


Finding a Deck Builder
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It is possible for us to ensure that we have achieved the best products when we have enhanced these services, something that all people need for them to see to it that they have achieved a better kind of lifestyle. It is also vital for people to ensure that they have enhanced these conditions for them to see to it that they have become more productive in everything that they are involved in. Having homes that are in the best conditions is something that all people look forward to. It is all that they need for them to ensure that they are capable of enjoying their stay in these houses.
For them to ensure that they have attained this, they have been able to ensure that they have utilized the presence of decking services. These are services that will ensure that we have the best decks that are also waterproof to ensure that they will last long. There are many factors that we can take into consideration for us to ensure that we have achieved the best deck builder. To achieve this, we have to look into the experience that the builder has been able to achieve.
For us to ensure that we have conducted the activities that we have in an effective manner, we need to ensure that we have some experience. This is something that they all need to ensure that they have been able to solve all the related issues that they come across in an effective manner. It is something that they need for them to ensure that they have been able to get rid of the many related challenges, since they know their causes. This is something that gives the need for us to ensure that we have embraced the presence of the best deck builder for us.
They will have the best skills to enable them to offer the services that they have in the most effective manner, ensuring that we achieve the best deck for the houses that we have. We need to look into the reputation that the deck builder has been able to achieve. From the nature of services that we are able to offer, people are able to come up with our reputation. This implies that people need to ensure that they have offered the best services for them to achieve the best reputation. We also need to go for the deck builder that is well enhanced with a good reputation for us to be assured of accessing the best services.


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SSMA Accuses Punjab Govt Of Betraying State's Small-Scale Industry
Ludhiana, Sept 14 (KNN)
The Small-Scale Manufacturers Association (SSMA) has accused chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government
of betraying the industry located in residential and mix land use areas.
The representative body of micro and small industrial units said the AAP government had promised that it would declare all residential and mix land use areas with industrial units such as New Janta Nagar and Shimlapuri as industrial areas.
As per reports, the AAP government has not fulfilled its promise.
SSMA has announced that its members would gherao Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann during his visit to the city on September 15.
The decision was taken in a meeting of the SSMA chaired by Jaswinder Singh Thukral.
Thukral said that they had learnt from reliable sources that the CM could propose to extend the deadline of shifting industry from mix land use areas for another five years in the upcoming meeting. He said that it would not be feasible for small and micro industry owners, who had limited resources at their disposal.
He said members present in the meeting had agreed to protest in order to raise the demands of the small-scale industry. He said that the protests would continue until the government fulfils its promise to regularise industry in residential and mix land use areas.
Amrik Singh Gharial, Sawinder Singh Hunjan, Rajinder Singh Kalsi, Harjit Singh Panesar, Sumesh Kochhar, Gagan Sharma, Ashok Pabbi, Surinder Singh, Pawan Dhand, Darshan Singh, Harbhajan Singh Kainth, Ajmer Singh Matharoo, Balbir Singh Raja and Inderjit Singh also attended the meeting.
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Police departments and other officials blamed AT&T Inc. for a 911 outage last night that prevented some people from contacting emergency responders for several hours, the Wall Street Journal reports. Washington, D.C., police said AT&T suffered a nationwide 911 outage for cellphone callers and asked residents to try a local number to report emergencies. Police in Alexandria, Va., posted a similar . . .
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New Delhi. In the world of social media, Facebook rules one-sidedly. Over time, more companies have knocked in the market to compete with Facebook. But Facebook has always held its position. Now this news can surprise Facebook lovers. Because now the new report that has come out has revealed that many other social media companies have started giving tough competition to Facebook.
Facebook’s ad sales have also been affected due to the fierce competition. The company’s shares have also fallen by 4.6% since the results were announced. Also, Meta’s revenue in the third quarter has reached $ 26 billion. Whereas earlier the revenue of Meta was $28.8 billion. However, till now the company has not clarified what are the reasons behind the decline in revenue. But what has now come to the fore is that behind the decrease in revenue, other companies have to come in the market.
Now if we look at the market conditions, other companies have also entered in comparison to Meta. This has definitely divided social media users. Aids has also split after the arrival of other companies. After the arrival of different companies in the market, the ads have also been divided. In such a situation, the number of ads near Meta has also reduced. Due to less ads, the company’s revenue has also seen a decrease. Although the company has expected that it will increase very soon.


Cairo, Washington Chewing Over Gaza Prisoner Swap
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Feb 22 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday mulled over ongoing diplomatic efforts to put a prisoner swap between Palestinians and Israeli occupation in place, leading up to a several-week truce.
This came during a meeting held between both sides on the sidelines of the meeting of G20 foreign ministers, held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement.
Shurky and Blinken agreed to keep working together in the coming period to throw much weight behind mediation efforts exerted by Cairo in this regard, according to the statement.
During the meeting, the Egyptian foreign minister underlined that it is essential to reach a ceasefire as the optimum guarantee for stemming the tide of bloodshed, staving off de-escalation and entering into earnest dialogue about how the Palestinian cause should be tackled in the future.
Shukry, further, sounded the alarm about the perilous aftershocks of a looming offensive by Israeli occupation forces into the Palestinian city of Rafah.
He also restated Egypt's emphatic opposition to any plot to force Palestinians out of the besieged Gaza Strip, given the fact that this would practically culminate in "the liquidation of the Palestinian cause" and put neighboring countries' national security into jeopardy. (end)
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Present economic situation is result of policies during last decade: FM
MULTAN (92 News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the present economic situation is the result of the policies during the last decade.
Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that the government is taking steps to reduce the inflation.
“Changes in the PML-N are the result of internal rifts,” he claimed.
The minister said that the PML-Q had supported the new local bodies system. He asked the opposition to respect the public mandate, saying the government should be allowed to complete the five-year tenure.
He said that the PML-N leaders should tell the people why the changes were made in the party overnight. “The Gang of Four is making all decisions in the PML-N and even the PML-N lawmakers were unaware of the decisions,” he said.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that other opposition parties have not been consulted on the nomination of Rana Tanveer. “It is being stated that Shehbaz Sharif is not returning to bad health,” he said.
He claimed that China is with Pakistan in the economic progress of the country. “India spreads negative propaganda about Pak-China friendship. India is divided over the Masood Azhar issue,” he said.
He said that tribal people have been facing difficult conditions for the last 17 years. “The Sindh government should give 3% fund for the war-torn areas,” he said.
Qureshi rules out presidential system in Pakistan
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has ruled out the enforcement of the presidential system in the country.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, he said that no one had two-thirds majority for amending the constitution.
Questioning the change of the Public Accounts Commission (PAC) chairman, the foreign minister said that Raja Zafarul Haq was also surprised at the decision.
“The PPP says that they have not been consulted while nominating Rana Tanveer Hussain,” he said.


President Mohammad Khatami, Head of Afghan Interim Administration (AIA) Hamid Karzai and President Islam Karimov told a news conference that construction of transit road to link the three nations will have effective part in stability and security of the region.
They said that establishment of a transit road linking the three states will help the Central Asian nations to gain access to the international waters.
President Khatami said that all the regional states should become strong, it is the right of all nations to become stronger.
Khatami said that the three nations have cultural and historical affinity adding that the transit road would bring them closer together to develop economic cooperation.
President Khatami said that the ancient silk Road had effective role in boosting cultural relations among the regional states adding that establishment of the transit road will bring an overwhelming development in the region and at the international level.
He also called for setting up of railway networks to link national networks of Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
President Khatami said that Iran would do its best to help implement the agreement and start implementing the project.
He hoped that the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) would finance the project of building the transit road.
He also pointed to North-South Corridor which links Europe to India through Caucasus as a significant project which will bring a drastic change in the economic structure of the regional states.
President Karzai said that the transit road will help boost security in the region and contribute to stability of Afghanistan.
He said that the transit road is also important in terms of economic cooperation adding that the regional states would see economic development and progress by enjoying access road to one another.
President Karimov said that Uzbekistan enjoys excellent relations with the Islamic Republic and hoped that the transit road would serve to further develop Tehran-Tashkent relations.
He said that construction of the transit road will not only serve economic development, but, it would reinforce the pillars of peace, stability and security in the region.
Karimov called on the international organizations, especially the Islamic Development Bank to finance the project.
He complained that dlrs 220 million annual trade between Iran and Uzbekistan is not satisfactory and hoped that Iranian and Uzbek officials would make efforts to enhance the level of trade between the two countries.
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Karachi: Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab on Saturday said that provincial government buses will start running on the city roads.
Addressing a presser in Burns Garden for apprising people the coming developments works in the city, the administrator said that the provincial government is going to repair the roads of the metropolis by dividing the city into three zones.
Murtaza Wahab said that the plantation will also be initiated along the roads and bridges along with beautification of parks in the whole city.
He said that the Karachiites will hear good news regarding the Lyari Expressway while he said that the beautification of parks are underway.
Answering the queries as a provincial government spokesperson, he said that we are providing police a mammoth budget of 108 billions rupees while he claimed that the institutions worked better despite the shortage of technology.
He asked that which technology is needed to catch Irani petrol and gutka.
Keep criticism on the federal government as always, he said that the federal government doesn’t look in mood to spend money on Sindh adding that there is no transparency in the financial policies of the PTI government.
He said that Imran Khan led PTI government can not get the people out of the mire of inflation.


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Raipur, May 22: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday added fuel to the fire over the controversial toolkit issue as Chhattisgarh-level demonstration was held to protest against the FIR registered against former Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh for sharing the tweet of BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra.
A five-member team of senior BJP leaders staged demonstration outside the Civil Lines Police Station here challenging the administration to arrest them also as the Police has already issued notice to Dr Raman Singh over sharing the controversial toolkit.
According to information received, BJP spokespersons Rajesh Munat and Sanjay Shrivastava, State BJP Vice President Motilal Sahu and Raipur City BJP President Shrichand Sundrani started the foot march from the residence of Raipur South MLA Brijmohan Agrawal who was leading the demonstration. All the five senior leaders reached Civil Lines Police Station urging their arrest on the issue. BJP leaders raised slogans against the Congress government alleging political patronage in registering case against Dr Raman Singh on the issue. Speaking on the occasion, the BJP MLA Brijmohan Agrawal said that thousands of party workers including him have also retweeted the controversial toolkit share of Sambit Patra and he should also be arrested for the offence.
BJP Spokesperson Rajesh Munat said that they should also be arrested or the police administration should withdraw the FIR registered against Dr Raman Singh on the issue.
BJP leader Sajay Shrivastava said that lakhs of BJP workers are ready to give their arrest.
Similar demonstration were also held in all the five Divisional Headquarters as well as District headquarters. Former Minister and Kurud MLA Ajay Chandrakar and Dhamtari MLA Ranjana Sahu too joined the demonstration at Dhamtari against the Congress government.
BJP has gone aggressive against the Bhupesh Baghel government after a FIR was registered against Dr Raman Singh on the complaint filed by Congress leaders in the city. Meanwhile, the BJP workers would now extend the above agitation and would now stage dharna outside every Police Station in Raipur District to further create pressure on administration.
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The Ulster v Connacht United Rugby Championship fixture which was due to take place on St. Stephen’s Day has been postponed due to COVID.
A statement from Connacht Rugby today said that the match has been postponed due to positive cases in the Ulster squad.
“The game was due to take place on Sunday, 26th December in Belfast, however, a number of positive Covid-19 cases within the Ulster Rugby squad have been reported by the province.”
“The URC Medical Advisory Group has liaised with Ulster Rugby and the local health authorities and deemed that the fixture cannot go ahead as scheduled.”
“The United Rugby Championship will now consider available dates to reschedule the game.”


As PM Boris Johnson announced tougher restrictions on movements during the coronavirus crisis, police have warned there could be surge in calls over breaches of the lockdown rules.
Meetings of more than two people who don’t live together have been banned, and officers will have powers to disperse gatherings and impose fines.
On Tuesday, Mr Johnson’s official spokesman said the Prime Minister “issued a clear instruction on behalf of the government on the actions the public are required to take to help prevent the spread of the virus, protect the NHS and save lives”.
The government added that “we would expect that compliance to begin immediately”, and to “expect the police’s focus to be dispersal of groups”.
Police chiefs said they are already receiving calls about potential breaches of the rules, and said the public can call 101 with information.


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KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan has announced humanitarian aid worth rupees 5 billion to Afghanistan and other steps to facilitated trade between the two countries, Pakistan's Special Representative to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said on Friday.
On his twitter handler, Sadiq wrote:“Accompanied FM Qureshi to Kabul today. Met Interim Prime Minister along with several Ministers/officials and announced: – Rs.5 billion in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan in addition to the aid regularly flows from Pakistan for over a month now.”
He added:“The Torkham crossing will be open for 12 hours for pedestrians, Afghan trucks will be allowed to travel right up to Karachi, Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi crossings will be made more efficient.”
“Fruits and vegetables coming to Pakistan from Afghanistan will not be subject to duty, Pakistan Embassy in Kabul will issue multi-entry visas for businessmen up to 5 years.”
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QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday directed all government members to listen to the problems of the people patiently and said that we were the elected representatives of the public and it was our responsibility to listen and solve the issues of the people.
Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that he contacted the professor on one side after the altercation between the government member of assembly and the professor of University of Balochistan yesterday.
He also advised the government members of the assembly to be patient.
The Chief Minister said that we have got the mandate to solve the public problems and it was our task to restore the trust of the people in the state and its system, our motto was to improve governance and serve the people.
He said that the respect of women was the most important thing for the politics of Pakistan, especially for the PPP saying that the party was led by two women Ms. Nusrat Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed whose guidance was a beacon for us.
The CM said that the government would need public support to solve the problems of Balochistan’s universities or the governance of the province, we would address the financial crisis of the universities, but we could also determine the reasons for it.
He made it clear that financial irregularities in the University of Balochistan would be held accountable, the problem of ghost employees in Balochistan University was serious and needs to be resolved.
He said that no government or independent authority was exempt from accountability.


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Story | Jul 14, 2014 | 7:18 AMA great deal of commentary has been provided on the Hobby Lobby case. The U.S. Supreme Court held that Hobby Lobby, which is a closely held, for-profit corporation whose owners hold religious beliefs against abortion, cannot be forced to provide its employees four types of birth control — four that company owners believe cause abortions.


Lebanese woman sentenced to 8 years in prison over "insulting" video
(MENAFN) A Lebanese woman was jailed for eight years in Egypt on Saturday for "harming" its people, a judicial source said, after she claimed in a video to have been sexually assaulted.
State-run news agency Ahram reported that Mona el-Mazbouh was initially handed an 11-year sentence and a fine after she was convicted of "deliberately broadcasting false rumours which aim to undermine society and attack religions." But her sentence was immediately reduced to eight years.
Under Egyptian law, "defaming and insulting the Egyptian people" is a crime.
In the video, el-Mazbouh uses profanities to describe her vacation in Cairo where she says she was sexually harassed. She calls Egyptians the "dirtiest people" and Egypt "the country of pimps ". of beggars."
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The government is mulling a further relaxation of the SOPs once the Covid-19 vaccination process in the country, including the administration of booster doses, is complete, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.
However, he said this would depend on the recommendations and advice from the health ministry.
“When the people are fully vaccinated and have received their booster doses, I believe we can give a little more relaxation on the SOPs, but this will depend on the health ministry’s recommendations,” he said when addressing the Prime Minister’s Department staff in Putrajaya.
He also said that overly rigid SOPs would affect the tourism industry.
While the domestic tourism sector has been reopened, he said, foreign tourists are still not allowed to enter the country, and wage subsidies are still being given to tourism industry players.
The prime minister said some countries had also relaxed their SOPs for foreign tourists, and that this was something for Malaysia to consider.
“That’s why we feel that if the people have received their booster doses, we can relax the SOPs a little more,” he said.
Ismail said at the moment, the government was still being cautious about reopening the country’s borders.
He said even though the Malaysia-Singapore Vaccination Travel Lane (VTL) initiative had begun and VTL discussions with Indonesia and Thailand had been initiated, the increasing number of Covid-19 cases overseas had caused Malaysia to continue its suspension of international travel.
He said the reopening of the international tourism industry would help revive the economy and make the situation better for everybody in the country.
He also reiterated that the government does not plan to impose another movement control order (MCO) to restrict the movements of the people and the business sector.
“There have been rumours that people cannot go back to their hometown (during Hari Raya) and that the business sector will be closed (again).
“I have announced before that there will be no MCO or travel restrictions during Aidilfitri this year,” he said.


Kuwait Crown Prince Congratulates Saudi Arabia On World Expo '30 Bid
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 28 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Tuesday two cables to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to congratulate them on the Kingdom's successful bid to host the World Expo 2030.
In his messages, His Highness the Crown Prince said that winning the race is a significant achievement that materializes the eminent status of the Kingdom and reflects the great and deserved trust in the Kingdom's ability to organize such an event, thanks to its huge potentials, modern infrastructure and good relations with all nations.
It is a source of pride for all member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and all sisterly Arab countries, he wrote, wishing King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman everlasting wellbeing, and the sisterly Kingdom more prosperity and progress.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won 119 votes of the 182 member countries of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in the voting held in Paris earlier
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 15. Within
the framework of the cooperation with the OurCrowd Company,
Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) OJSC has invested $1 million in
a technological startup for the very first time, trend reports via the
tweet of Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov.
'Israeli startup LARGIX, which has been invested in,
specializes in the development of industrial products,' said the
In July 2022, an investment agreement was signed
between Azerbaijan Investment Company and OurCrowd Company
(Israel's leading global crowdfunding platform).
The investment portfolio value of Azerbaijan
Investment Company and the total approved investments amount
reached 240.3 million manat ($141.3 million) by the end of
The main task of the Azerbaijan Investment Company is
the long-term investment in individual joint-stock companies and in
other commercial organizations in the non-oil sector by means of
the acquisition of interests.
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Government says it’s committed towards ending the power crisis in Westnile region.
The state Minister of Energy Engineer Simon D’Ujanga has said that numerous interventions have been put in place by government and by 2020 west Nile will be on the main grid.
The minster has said there are two projects aimed at supplying power to west Nile which include Karuma- Olwiyo and Lira-Gulu – Olwiyo to go to Nebbi and Arua.
The Minister has said that work has already kicked off for the two projects.
The minister further said government is bringing two generators from Tororo to address the current power shortage in the region.


It’s one thing to be a fast-growing company when you’ve been in business for one decade. It’s another to still be recording significant revenue growth after four decades.
But that’s exactly what Doster Construction Co. has done. The general contractor has grown an average of 19.8 percent since 2005, but its 32 percent growth last year was able to push the company into second place in its size category.
Walton C. Doster, the company’s president and CEO, attributes that growth to having the right people in the right places.
Doster said the contractor, which specializes in education, health care, industrial and multifamily construction, has a strong set of regional managers at its offices in Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta and Orlando.
“(It’s) the people that we have hired and put in charge of running these different divisions,” he said.
That focus on those regions and product types served the company well in 2008. Doster broke ground on 46 projects and the new Atlanta office was awarded more than $80 million worth of projects in its first year.
Doster said the company’s specialization and expertise in several areas of construction have served the business well in the current economic climate.
“Our educational groups and multifamily groups are still busy,” he said. “There’s still a lot of work.”
Being located in the Southeast, which hasn’t been hit as hard by the economy as some other areas of the country, has also helped Doster continue to grow, he said.
Looking forward, Doster said his company’s goal is to build lasting relationships and continue to bolster its standing in the industry.
To that end, he said the past few years have provided the company a boost.
“We’re stable and we’ve had a lot of growth in the past five years, which has gotten a lot of people’s attention,” he said.
“We want to be the contractor of choice in the markets we’re in.”


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Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said that it has arrested five suspects for being involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in district Kulgam and also seized four vehicles from their possession.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that a police party of Police Station Devsar seized three vehicles (Tractors) and arrested three persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals at Devsar. Police in it’s statement further said that a police party of Police Station DH Pora arrested two suspects and also seized a vehicle (Truck) for illegal extraction and transportation of minerals from Nallah Vaishow.
Stating that cases under relevant sections of law were registered at respective Police Stations besides initiating further investigation into the cases, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement warned that people found indulging in illegal mining activities shall be dealt as per law. Police in it’s statement also appealed people to share information regarding the crimes in their neighbourhood with their concerned police units.


(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Sep. 21 India’s federal health ministry officials stated that the country will continue to export coronavirus vaccines as of October.
The export of vaccines from India was suspended in April 2021 because of a sudden increase in coronavirus infections and a rising local demand for the vaccines in India.
The declaration to continue exporting coronavirus was made by federal Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday while speaking to reporters.
Mandaviya noted the country’s vaccine producers "are expected to produce more than 300 million doses" in October for India’s own immunization campaign and that any surplus supplies would be delivered to other nations in the global combat against coronavirus.
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Dhaka: Emirates Area Manager- Bangladesh, Mohamed Alhammadi, handing over a return ticket to Dubai to a winner of the raffle draw at a ceremony organised to celebrate UAE's 51st National Day held on December 1 at a city hotel. Emirates airline presented one business class and one economy class return tickets, both to Dubai, for the raffle draw.
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People are still suffering from the effects of the recent fuel price hike, which was caused by the caretaker government. Now, the government is thinking about raising petrol prices by 50%, which would hurt the people even more.
The IMF has told the government that it needs to raise petrol prices to get more money. The federal cabinet will make the final decision, but the increase is expected to be approved.
Since last year, when the government took steps to meet the IMF’s terms for bailout money, food and fuel prices have been high for Pakistanis. Many people have protested and gone on strike because of the high prices, but the government hasn’t given in yet.


Japanese investors keen to relocate industry to Pakistan: Envoy
ISLAMABAD – Ambassador of Japan Matsuda Kuninori on Wednesday said the Japanese investors were looking to relocate their industry from elsewhere to Pakistan.
He was talking to Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar here at the Planning Ministry.
The ambassador said the embassy was encouraging Japanese investors to look at investments in auto parts sector, building on the Japanese experience in the auto manufacturing sector of Pakistan.
Appreciating the efforts of ambassador for enhancing economic cooperation, Asad Umar said the government initially focused on micro-economic stability, which had been achieved and now it was focusing on boosting the economic growth.
He said economic indicators were showing a positive trend and the government wanted to increase the development expenditures and private sector investment.
He said the privatization programme was also being revived.
The minister said the Pakistani and Japanese businessmen could explain possibilities of collaboration such as fisheries, agriculture and textiles.
During the meeting. it was also agreed to organize a forum to discuss such opportunities in the near future.
The ambassador expressed his desire to further enhance cooperation between the two countries and to help ensure that common objectives were met.
He congratulated the minister on the government s skillful handling of the COVID crisis which had regulated in containing the pandemic to a large extent.
He said the government departments had shown exemplary coordination along with the provincial governments.
He said the Japanese nationals were now returning to take up various assignments in Pakistan after the COVID enforced break.


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - A total of 585 cases of drug trafficking and distribution were dealt with in September, resulting in the arrest of 1,050 individuals, including suspects considered“highly dangerous”, the Public Security Directorate's (PSD) spokesperson said on Saturday.
The operations resulted in the seizure of illegal substances, including 142 kilogrammes of hashish, 1.44 million Captagon pills, 6,000 other narcotics pills, 12 kilogrammes of crystal meth, 2.5 kilogrammes of marijuana, 18 kilogrammes of synthetic cannabis, 800 grammes of synthetic cannabis powder, 13.25 kilogrammes of cocaine, as well as multiple firearms, according to a PSD statement cited by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The spokesperson stressed the Anti-Narcotics Department's unwavering commitment to conducting operations to combat all forms of drug-related activities in the Kingdom.
On the educational front, the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) organised 750 awareness activities in September, with these initiatives including training sessions, lectures, workshops and seminars in cooperation with academic institutions, the media and relevant partners.
The spokesperson stressed that anti-drug operations and security campaigns continue in full force in all regions of the Kingdom.
The PSD pointed out that the number of admissions to the AND-affiliated drug treatment centre reached 63 cases in September, including both new admissions and follow-up visits.
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Government committed to protecting people’s life: Minister Karki
KATHMANDU: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has said that the incumbent government is committed to protecting people’s life.
Expressing concern over the significant rise in coronavirus infection cases since the past few days, he said the government has mobilized all its apparatuses for controlling the infection.
Also the government spokesperson, Minister Karki said through social media, “The rate of coronavirus infection has notably increased since past some days. The government has already mobilized all the mechanisms for controlling the coronavirus infection. The government is committed to protecting the life of the people.”
Stating that the vaccination campaign is rapidly moving ahead, Minister Karki urged the general public also to adopt health safety protocols. RSS


Portland police held a press conference Thursday at 12:30 p.m. to share experiences responding to Portland protests.
Three officers shared experiences.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell spoke Wednesday as the city marked the 70th consecutive day of protests. Lovell said the police response to those “dedicated to just provoking a police response” through vandalism or violence is draining police resources and “needs to stop.”
Watch the press conference live in the video above.


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Two more Turkish soldiers were killed yesterday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, the army said, bringing to 16 the number killed so far in the incursion.
Turkey on January 20 launched the 'Olive Branch operation against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia which Ankara sees as a terror group and a threat to Turkish territory.
The Turkish army and allied Ankara-backed Syrian rebel forces are seeking to oust the YPG from its western border stronghold of Afrin but the operation so far has been marked by fierce clashes.
Five Turkish soldiers were also wounded in operations inside Syria yesterday, the army said in a statement. It did not give further details on the circumstances of the deaths and injuries.
The latest casualties come after seven Turkish troops were killed on Saturday, including five in a tank attack, the heaviest single-day loss of the campaign so far.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday said that 935 'terrorists have been neutralised so far in the operation. It was not immediately possible to verify this figure.
Turkey says the YPG is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has waged a three-decade insurgency against the Turkish state. But the YPG has been working closely with the United States to fight the Islamic State group in Syria.
The offensive by Washington's fellow Nato member Ankara on a US-allied force has even raised fears of a military confrontation between two alliance powers.
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Today’s Portland Daily Sun reports on a proposed modification to the city ordinance on keeping chickens that would reduce the setback and property line buffer requirements.
Marshall said the initial ordinance that passed in 2009 was amended to include more restrictive setbacks. But now that the program has proven to be noncontroversial, he said it was time to revisit those regulations.
“From what I have been able to find, there have not been many issues” involving chickens, he said yesterday in a phone interview. “I feel as though it’s appropriate now to move forward and allow people who live in more densely-populated areas” to have chickens.


Jordan has decided to lift the Friday lockdown and reopen public parks from April 30.
At a press conference in Amman, Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs Sakher Dudin said that the partial curfew would remain in place, but the worshippers will be allowed to head to mosques on foot for Isha (night) and Taraweeh (night optional) prayers.
He stressed that all precaution measures taken by the government, including speeding up the vaccination campaign and restricting movements, aim to reach a “safe summer” that would enable Jordan to open all sectors at the beginning of July, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The minister added that the government is keen on resuming in-class education for schools and universities as of September, noting that the government has already started a vaccination campaign for some 160,000 teachers in a bid to ensure their safety and that of students.
Besides, Health Minister Feras Hawari said that any government procedure needs two to three weeks to reflect on the epidemiological status, stressing that the global epidemiological status makes cautiousness and attention necessary.
Hawari said that 200,000 people have failed to show up on schedule to take their first vaccine doses.
Jordan on Wednesday reported 1,910 new Covid-19 cases with 47 deaths, bringing the caseload to 708,265 and the death toll to 8,754.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk is asking Ukrainians to seek options to leave temporarily occupied Crimea.
Vereshchuk reported this via Telegram , Ukrinform reports.
"Once again, I am asking Ukrainians to leave Crimea if possible. Wait for the deoccupation of the peninsula in the Ukraine-controlled territory or in third countries," Vereshchuk said. Read also: Armed Forces of Ukraine confirm strike on Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters
As Ukrinform reported earlier, Vereshchuk noted that the reintegration of Crimea will be a more difficult endeavor than that of other territories, and will require a tailored approach.
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The CEN police have registered five cases against the objectionable, provocative posts on social media pertaining to the murders in the district and Mangaluru commissionerate jurisdiction, said Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar.
He said the social media monitoring cell of the city commissioner with eight members has been continuously monitoring and documenting the objectionable content that is being posted and shared on social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
Extremely provocative content shared on social media pertaining to the Surathkal murder has been noted by the officials and after seeking legal opinion, five separate complaints were registered against such provocative and objectionable posts.
“Many have formed various WhatsApp groups and have been sharing and discussing objectionable contents after the murder and have been engaged in spreading misinformation,” the commissioner said.
Even during the peace committee meeting held on Saturday, the participants had appealed to the police to initiate action against objectionable posts that aimed at disrupting law and order in the district. The issue was discussed with the senior officials. Booking five cases is just the beginning.
Many more cases will be registered in the days to come, he said and warned of action against those who post and comment on objectionable posts on social media platforms. There are individual posts, WhatsApp posts that are shared in various groups and others. “We have registered five cases on the objectionable contents. All those who post objectionable posts by misusing the situation to grab public attention will be booked,” he said.
He appealed to people not to heed rumours and false information.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Sept 24 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent on Sunday a cable to President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo, congratulating him on the national day of his country. (pickup previous)
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It has now been 12 months since the Iowa DNR and the EPA came to an agreement on how to deal with water quality issues after it was discovered that the Clean Water Act was not being fulfilled and not enough was being done to enforce it.
It has been identified that there are seven areas that need to be improved and these are the areas that the agreement is going to concentrate on. Bill Ehm who is the Environmental Protection Division Administrator has informed reporters that there will be stricter rules in place when it comes to who is able to receive a pollutant discharge permits. From now on the only people who the DNR in Iowa will give them to are open feedlots.
He has said that over the last month the final rules have been approved by the Environmental Protection Commission.
It is reported that there are further conditions that need to be met including the creation of an inventory that will contain details of all of the large and even medium sized operation involved in animal feeding and ensure that all of them are equipped with the proper permit that is required to enable them to discharge manure. Ehm explained that this could require visits to be made to premises and went on to say that there would be everything possible done to make sure that there would be no complaints of inconsistency levelled at them.
A lot of work has already been carried out regarding what will happen during the visits and outlined the concerns there were when it came to biosecurity and how they were putting together a biosecurity protocol.
There has been criticism regarding the way the state of Iowa has dealt with the problems that surround evaluations and the main concern was that there were so few carried out. Figures show that there were only 20% of the evaluations that should have been carried out actually dealt with. It is worrying that there have been so many feedlots unchecked but according to state officials this is not going to be allowed to happen again.
It is claimed that due to the fact that there was a change to the way the permit program was being run and that the training program that had been arranged for all staff to take had been changed there were problems that will not occur again.


An Australian Defence Force member and an Australian Federal Police officer were seriously injured in the bombing.
Two other AFP officers and a second Defence Force officer were also injured in the blast, officials said yesterday.
The AFP's manager of national operations, Ben McDevitt, said the three officers were on leave from working with the United Nations in East Timor.
He said the three had been evacuated to Darwin.
He said federal police officers often took leave in Bali.
A Defence Force statement said the two injured members were among a small number of personnel on leave in Bali at the time of the blast.
"We are in the process of identifying and verifying where these people are," the statement said.
"It has been confirmed that two ADF members have been injured.
"One is in a serious condition and the other has minor injuries."


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Jan 25 (KUNA) -- An earthquake reaching six degrees on the Richter scale struck the Eastern Mediterranean region on Wednesday, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said.
The quake, which was felt by people, caused neither casualties nor damage in Egypt, the institute's head Gad Al-Qadi was quoted by the country's state-owned news agency (MENA) as saying in a press statement.
The earthquake took place 501 kilometers from Egyptian coasts and was at a depth of 54 kilometers, he added. (end)
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A resolution has been passed by the Bihar assembly which said that it would stick to the old National Population register (NPR) pro forma and would adopt only the transgender column from the new format which has been recommended by the Union Home Ministry which states that Bihar has unanimously adopted the resolution which mentions that it would not implement the National Register of Citizens.
The resolution which is also a virtual copy of the response made by the Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar to the letter that has been sent by the Centre which was seeking feedback on NPR has stated that the National Register of Citizens is not needed in the state of Bihar.
The Chief Minister of Bihar has clarified in the assembly that the Centre had sought a feedback from all the states regarding the NPR, but he has also take the opportunity to communicated the stand taken by the government of Bihar on NRC.
Nitish Kumar has said that the government of Bihar has communicated with the Centre where in it has mentioned that the format of the NPR should not be changed but it has to be the same except that the transgender column should be added to the format that was in the year 2010.
Nitish has suggested that the letter of the state government to the Centre which was about the NPR could be treated as a resolution and could have been unanimously passed by the House. He added saying that there should be no confusion about the exercise which would be carried out in the Bihar state for NPR and has made it clear that the information such as birthplace of parents would not be asked to furnish by the people.
The move is said to be politically significant in view of the continuous attempts that are being by the opposition parties in order to use the CAA, NPR and NRC as potential issues against the NDA which is said to be at seven months ahead of the assembly polls in the state of Bihar.
A series of public meetings have been held by Kanhaiya Kumar who is the CPI leader and the former president of JNSU, across the Bihar state in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.
The Chief Minister of Bihar has also urged the opposition party to be refrained from creating a controversy regarding the citizenship law while the Supreme Court has been examining the citizenship law and also to stop themselves from raising a bogey of the National Register of Citizenship despite the clarification which has been given by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that it was not on the anvil.
Nitish Kumar has also proposed that a unanimous resolution should be passed by the assembly demanding to take the consideration of the census from the population of respective castes.
During the debate earlier in the day, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav who is the RJD functionary has moved an adjournment notice and has dubbed the Citizenship Amendment Act as a “black law” which led to an uproarious scene as the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a strong objection to it.
The Opposition has also been asked by the Chief Minister for exercising the restrain over the new citizenship law where in he has also mentioned that several top leaders of the Congress, as also Lalu Prasad had spoken in favour of the citizenship law which was for granting the citizenship to the refugees.
The Citizenship Amendment Act which has been passed by the government of India was seeking to provide the citizenship of India to all the non- Muslim communities such as Hindus,Christians, Buddists, Jains, Parsis, Sikhs from the three neighboring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan who have been facing religious persecutions there and who have come to India on or before the 31st of December in the year 2014.
By Shrithika Kushangi


Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that a new Prime Minister and Government that can command a majority in Parliament and can gain the confidence of the Sri Lankan people will be appointed this week.
The President also said that after appointing the new Prime Minister, and Government a constitutional amendment will be moved to enact the content of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which will vest more powers with the Parliament.
” The new government’s Prime Minister will be awarded the opportunity to produce a new program and take this country forward,” said the President.
Commenting on the calls to abolish the Presidency, Rajapaksa said that the new government, after establishing stability in the country, will be allowed to discuss the matter with all parties and adopt the necessary measures.
“At this time while protecting the people and property, and without allowing the country to fall, I request your support to continuously maintain the state mechanism to provide what is necessary for the day to day lives of the people,” said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Speaking on the violence that took place in the nation earlier this week, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vehemently condemned the root cause of the violence and said that the Inspector General of Police has been instructed to conduct investigations.
“The murders, assaults, acts of intimidation, destruction of property, and the series of heinous acts that followed cannot be justified at all,” said the President.
“From the moment these events took place, the Defence Secretary, Commanders of the Armed Forces, The Head of Intelligence, as well as the Security Council was convened and measures were taken to bring calm to the country,” he said, while stressing that the topmost responsibility of the government is to ensure the security of all citizens.
The President also said that Sri Lanka Police and Three-Armed Forces have been ordered to strictly enforce the law against those who cause violence.
“Steps will be taken to strictly enforce the law against those who planned, aided, promoted, and are connected to these events,” said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa while urging everyone to step away from acts of sabotage.
He also appealed to all responsible citizens in the country to strongly condemn the acts of those who try to spread hate.


Difficult session has some bright spots for region
Sen. Dan Skogen, DFL-Hewitt, said he was disappointed that the 2009 Legislative Session ended without a budget deal with the governor, but was proud of the Legislature's efforts to responsibly balance the state's historic $6.4 billion deficit.
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Majlis Speaker Mohamed Nasheed said that this government has delayed the issue of assigning Hiyaa flats to their rightful owners.
He said this addressing the crowds of civilians who were barred from attending the meeting of the Majlis Commitee on National Development and Heritage regarding the Hiyaa flats. Nasheed listened to many of the complaints of the civilians.
He said that he knew the concerns regarding the Hiyaa Flats, and claimed to have listened to the complaints of people who had been disqualified by the revisions of the Flat Committee. When asked about the validity of the assignments given by the previous administration, he said that the Majlis would make a decision about it.
Nasheed said that his personal opinion was that any document that had the State’s emblem should be respected.
Some of the people who had been disqualified by the Flat Committee asked Speaker Nasheed to come and see the squalor of their dwellings. He said that he would schedule the visits across Saturday and Sunday.
Speaker Nasheed said that the only people who had the right to accommodation in Malé were those who lived in Malé, and were registered in Malé.
Speaker Nasheed said that the criteria used to assign flats would be studied. The Majlis would also review how the state of the applicant’s current domicile was evaluated. Nasheed surmised that the people who had been assigned the flats may live in worse conditions than those who were disqualified.


UPND MILITIA PROBE CONTINUES
BY GIDEON NYENDWA
INVESTIGATIONS into alleged militia activities by the UPND have continued, Police has said.
Police spokesperson Esther Katongo has said the police instituted investigations into reports of UPND recruiting 60,000 youths amilitias.
Ms. Katongo said that the police have received a report on the matter.
“Yes a report was received and an inquiry is ongoing,” she said.
PF Media Director Antonio Mwanza confirmed that a report was given to police concerning the matter.
Mr Mwanza disclosed last week at a press briefing that the UPND were organizing 60,000 youths in Lusaka to cause mayhem on the 10th and 11 August in Mandevu compound.
Mr Mwanza said the youths were being trained as militia at a hidden place in Nega Nega, Southern province.
He also said that the ruling party had so far identified two places in Chawama where the recruitment was being done from.
Mr Mwanza said the UPND were training young people and grooming them into a militia specifically to unleash them on the 10th and 11th August to disrupt the peace in Lusaka and the Copperbelt.
Mr. Mwanza said the UPND were doing this to intimidate and instill fear in people in the PF strongholds to ensure that voters do not turn up on elections day.
He said that the matter had been reported to the police.


- Shehryar Afridi appreciates former governments at centre and in Punjab and Pakhtunkhwa for taking steps against dengue fever
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Affairs Shehryar Afridi on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that about 35 cases of the dengue fever had been reported in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) till date.
Responding to a calling attention notice regarding the expected outbreak of the dengue fever in the capital territory, he said that during the last year about 103 cases of the dengue fever were reported in the capital. The state minister said that peak time of the dengue fever in the country was from October to mid of November.
After the mid of November, he said that the dengue fever start declining. “We have taken effective precautionary measures and Ministry of Health had been directed to stay vigilant to handle the dengue fever.” During the last many years, he said that steps taken by the federal and provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to control the dengue fever were appreciable.
He urged parliamentarians to take issues seriously and highlight it in their respective areas. “I assured the people, we are vigilant and committed to deliver,” he said, adding that the government had also arranged spray in various areas of the federal capital with the objective to secure the areas. He said that the awareness campaign among the masses had also been launched.


SRINAGAR: The information technology entrepreneurs in the state Thursday said it was denied an opportunity to highlight the issues confronting the state’s digitisation programme.
Chairman of Information and Communication Technology Association (ICTA), Meraj Gulzar, told Kashmir Reader that the government cancelled their scheduled presentation at SKICC due to “fear of opposition”.
“Five presentations, by various government agencies, were allowed, but our presentation was cancelled. Reason is that we were due to highlight the apprehension we have about the success of ‘Digital India Programme’ in India,” he said.
“The Information technology department is ill-equipped to help the state with the Programme, and we fear that we may not be able to take benefits offered under the ambitious ‘Digital India Programme’. We want to raise concerns and offer solutions, but weren’t heard,” he said.
Gulzar said the association would try to do the presentation in another functions being held at Kashmir University on Friday.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be watching the programme live. We will raise the issues there in the function,” he said.


Chinese crude oil production rises 2.3 pct during August
(MENAFN) Official figures demonstrated that the Chinese crude oil production surged 2.3 percent year over year hitting 17.03 million tonnes last month.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the August production expanded 4.7 percent from the 2019 level. The daily oil production in August came in at 549,000 tonnes.
In the January-August period of the year, China’s crude oil production stood at 133.22 million tonnes, a rise of 2.4 percent from a year ago.
As one of the biggest oil purchasers in the globe, China imported 44.53 million tonnes of crude oil in the past month, a decrease by 6.2 percent year over year.
The NBS figures demonstrated that the crude oil imports decreased 5.7 percent year over year in the first eight months hitting 346.36 million tonnes.
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Islamabad police on Wednesday decided to take a stern action against the workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for attacks on police and vandalism in the judicial complex.
The police have also initiated action against the government employees and expats involved in the violent incidents.
Letters are being written to foreign embassies for the arrest of the expats involved in violence. Information about the government employees involved in the violent incidents is being sent to their departments, and a strict departmental action will be taken against them.
The process of identifying all the accused involved in violence is underway with the help of CCTV cameras. Those belonging to other districts will be handed over to the police concerned. The police record of all the accused is also being obtained. The government employees involved in provocation on social media are also being identified. Action will be taken against those who spread provocation on social media. Information about the employees of private institutions and companies involved in the violent incidents will be sent to their institutions.—INP


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Since the participation of women in higher science academics has improved significantly in recent times, the government has launched a new initiative under a scheme called Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN), Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha.
He informed members during Question Hour that according to the University Grants Commission, 51 per cent females and 49 per cent males were pursuing post-graduate studies in universities in the country.
The government is also assisting those women science students who have done their basic academic qualifications but were presently confined within four walls of their home.
Some women scientists were also given emoluments of about Rs 55,000 per month and capable students were also encouraged for research works.
In addition, the government has also introduced a “mobility scheme” under which women science students were provided with assistance when they either have to dislocate themselves owing to family pressure and other works.


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