Chamber will honors businesses
Rosemount will be the host of the Dakota County Regional Chamber's Survive and Thrive Business Awards. The event will be held 7:30 to 9 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Steeple Center.
Chamber director of business development and events Michelle Tighe said the annual awards ceremony will have a little different feel this year. Created to honor businesses that are excelling, Tighe said the chamber wants to focus on celebrating businesses that have survived through difficult economic times.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that prompted year-long protests from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws will shatter their livelihoods.
Modi made the surprise announcement during a televised speech on Friday that was broadcast live.
The laws were passed in September last year and the government had defended them, saying they were necessary to modernize India’s agricultural sector and will boost production through private investment. But the farmers protested, saying the laws will devastate their earnings by ending guaranteed pricing and force them to sell their crops to corporations at cheaper prices.
The demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who swept polls for the second time in 2019.


Colombo, Oct 14 (AdaDerana) – Sri Lanka has fully vaccinated 85 percent of its population aged above 20 years, according to Epidemiology Unit's data.
This amounts to 67.2 percent of the total population.
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Official data showed that nearly 99 percent of the country's population over the age of 20 has been inoculated with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
As per reports, the total number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Sri Lanka now stands at 12,613,749 (57.5 percent).
In the meantime, 69,902 have received COVID-19 vaccinations within the course of yesterday, figures published by the Epidemiology Unit revealed.
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Provincial Education Minister Saeed Ghani has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has no interest in Sindh.
Addressing a rally against power and gas load shedding in Karachi, Ghani said that the Prime Minister did not meet or inspect the flood victims in Sindh.
Saeed Ghani said that the gas crisis in the city is getting severe day by day. He said that by not providing gas to the province, the federal government is violating the constitution.
Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said that the government sees thieves in PPP and PML-N. The government sees all the angels in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
It may be recalled that last week Sindh government spokesman Murtaza Wahab had said that 65% of Pakistan’s gas is discovered from Sindh, yet the province is not being given its share of gas.
Talking to media in Karachi, he had said that the Prime Minister says that there will be no gas in winter.
He said that if you cannot provide funds for the province, then at least end the gas crisis, otherwise the industrial sector will be severely affected.
He added that the economy will flourish only when the business community is satisfied.


(MENAFN) In Q4 of 2017, Singapore's sentiment moderates while business optimism index fell 2.6%, comparing to July- September period when it dropped to 3.58%.
The Singapore Commercial Bureau (SCCB) reported that business optimism index of Singapore for Q4 of 2016 was 2.87%.
However, surveys showed that manufacturing, services and wholesale sectors were the most optimistic for the last three months of 2017.
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ISLAMABAD: A huddle was held in chair of Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss financial matters of the country wherein Advisor on Finance and his economic team briefed national assembly and senators of the ruling PTI and its allied parties over the IMF program and amnesty scheme.
The ruling PTI and its allied MNA’s and senators asked the government economic team about effects of the IMF program on the life of the common man of the country.
While giving the briefing on the IMF program, the team informed that the government is increasing the amount of the Benazir Income Support program from Rs 100 billion to Rs 180 billion while a subsidy of Rs 200 billion will be given on gas and electricity prices adding that increase in gas and electricity prices will not affect 75 percent of the population.
Sources said that the MNAs and senators asked a lot of questions during the Advisor Finance briefing regarding increasing inflation while one of member said that inflation is already touching skies with that poor people will be suppressed further with new taxes.
Prime Minister at the occasion said that the government has empathy for the poor masses adding that the government will try not to burden poor masses with new taxes adding that subsidy will be quashed on white elephants institutions.
The PM stressed the participants that” trust of you all on the government is needed at the moment.”He said that the government cognizes of inflation but the government is taking difficult decision while the toughest decision proved to be fruitful in the future.


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A round table dedicated to the Youth Day was held in the Hague
with Azerbaijani youth, with the support of the Azerbaijan Youth
Foundation, the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Netherlands, and
Azerbaijani Students and Alumni Platform (ASAP), Azernews
Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev opened the meeting held at the
Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
“The state youth policy, which was founded by National Leader
Heydar Aliyev, left a deep mark on the development of Azerbaijani
youth. According to the Great Leader's Decree dated February 2,
1997, February 2 was declared Youth Day in Azerbaijan,” the
The ambassador noted that nowadays youth policy in Azerbaijan
has entered a new stage in terms of substance and quality and this
policy is successfully continued by President Ilham Aliyev.
“The conditions and opportunities created for the spiritual
development of young people, their upbringing in the spirit of
patriotism, their education in foreign countries, and the solution
of their social problems, the formation and development of youth
organizations are a clear indication of great attention to this
field,” the ambassador added.
R. Mustafayev said that students in the Netherlands play an
important role in the development of Azerbaijan-Netherlands
relations, and in promoting the history, culture, and successes of
our country to the Netherlands.
Qadir Khalilov, Deputy Executive Director at the Azerbaijan
Youth Foundation, and Rafael Hajibeyli, executive director of ASAP,
made speeches and held discussions at the meeting.
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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Head of Qatar Astronomical Center Sheikh Salman bin Jabor al-Thani stressed Saturday that there will be no asteroid hitting earth.
The asteroid has been officially called 52768 (1998 OR2) and is estimated to measure 4.1km across, according to NASA. He said that it will not hit the earth and called on the public to disregard such news items. He noted that the chances of the asteroid hitting the earth are one in 50,000. He added that the closest the asteroid will be to the earth will be around 6.29mn km.
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He made the statement in Parliament after being accused by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) of failing to address several issues faced by the people in the North.
Swaminathan said that JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayake had misled Parliament by claiming his Ministry had not done enough over the past two years.
He said that his Ministry constructed over 11,ooo new houses, renovated homes damaged during the war, constructed wells and also repaired roads, schools and hospitals.
Ratnayake said that he made his statement in Parliament earlier based on information provided to Parliament.
Swaminathan said that if the information was based on details provided to Parliament then the information is incorrect.
However Ratnayake said that the information in the Parliament library is considered accurate. (Colombo Gazette)


Cheyenne Police Seeking Input on Downtown Parking
Cheyenne police are hosting a meeting this Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. to gather input from those who park downtown.
Officer Kevin Malatesta says the meeting is an opportunity for people to share their thoughts and comments as parking changes take place in 2019.
"We want to know if people want to see times changed, how they feel about parking in general, questions they have, concerns about it, any confusion that they have that we can help to sort out," said Malatesta.
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Police will also be livestreaming the meeting on their Facebook page.


FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Iredell County Health Department reported four more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday and more than 500 new cases over the holiday weekend.
With the latest deaths, 152 people in Iredell County who have tested positive for the coronavirus have died since the onset of the pandemic. Health officials do not release personal information about COVID-19 patients, including those who pass away.
There have been 95 deaths since November 15, according to Health Department data.
With the 106 new laboratory confirmed cases reported Tuesday, some 12,311 people in Iredell have been infected, up from 11,753 on Friday.
Sixty-six people who have tested positive are currently hospitalized in Iredell County.


Detroit Police Chief James Craig said there’s been a double-digit reduction in violent crime since he came to the city in 2013, but the improvement is not always easy for residents to process, the Detroit News reports. “If you . . .
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Murad Saeed, the federal minister for Communications has said that there has been a surge in the revenue of NHA by 73 percent during the PTI government’s tenure.
On Sunday, in a statement he said that the authority has completed its initial phase of the geographic information system survey. He said this will further be boosting the revenue of the NHA.
He added that for the first time in the history of NHA, the geographic information system survey (GIS) was introduced. The authority also launched e-billing mode in the Hakla-DI Khan Motorway Project.
The minister also showed his commitment for the on time completion of the road infrastructure projects.
The minister further said that the National Highway Authority has completed the Rawalpindi-Kharian project while the rest of the work on the roads and the phase-III would reach completion during the current year.
Murad Saeed apprised that his ministry recovered Rs.11 billion and deposited the amount to the nation treasure.
Previously, on the 11th of February, the overall revenue collection of the institution surged up to 70 per cent in comparison to the previous government, as per a report that was released by the Communication Ministry.


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Story | Oct 18, 2013 | 4:52 PMMuch is wrong with Washington these days, including much of what is said about what is wrong. Many Americans say there is "too much politics" in Washington. Actually, there is too little. Barack Obama deplores "politics as usual" here. But recently Washington has been tumultuous because politics, as the Framers understood it, has disintegrated. Obama has been complicit in this collapse.


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The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has notified social media rules 2021, Under the new social media rules, the Pakistani consumers will have complete freedom of expression, whereas, the social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Google Plus and others will be bound to follow the latest regulations.
The federal minister Syed Aminul Haque said that the amended regulations gave the right to freedom of expression to the Pakistani consumers under Article 19, added that the new rules will play an important role in the contact between Pakistani consumers and social media institutions.
The Federal Minister said that the social media companies will have to follow Pakistan’s laws besides protecting the rights of the consumers. He said that the live streaming of extremist, terrorist, hatred, obscene and violent content will be completely banned.
Syed Aminul Haque also said that the social media institutions will be bound to remove such content targeting dignity and security of the country, whereas, the promotion of obscene and immoral content was criminalised.
He further added that the social media institutions and service providers will devise community guidelines to give awareness to the consumers, Such content that targets a specific person will not be allowed to be uploaded.
Under the new social media rules have restricted the content against the cultural and moral trends of the content, He said
Aminul Haque said that the new rules declared it mandatory for the social media institutions to establish their offices in Pakistan at the earliest besides appointing an officer for the country.
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Lahore:Provincial Minister for Law, Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that PML-N will continue to raise voice against the corruption of the federal government and never allow the corrupt rulers to exploit the masses. Commenting on the statement of Federal Minister Khursheed Shah, Rana Sanaullah said that the public protest against load shedding is but natural as 20 hours outages has made the life of the people miserable. He said that the leaders of PPP are perturbed by seeing their certain defeat in the forthcoming general elections, therefore, they are issuing nonsense statements to hide their disappointment.
He said that federal government has badly failed in providing relief to the people in the budget and federal budget is nothing except jugglery of the figures. Rana Sanaullah said that the convicted Prime Minister, corrupt President and cronies of federal government will not escape peoples’ wrath in the elections and they will be held accountable of their misdeeds.


Survey shows increased business confidence among IT executives
Chief information officers (CIOs) expect a modest increase in hiring in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report (http://rht.mediaroom.com/ITHiringIndex).
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Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal, while keeping in mind the interests of the farmers, announced that the state government is going to set up a Vegetable Price Stability Fund for a minimum price of vegetable. He said that at times the cost of any single product is very low, then the farmer has to bear the loss. This fund will be built to compensate the loss so that a fixed price can be received by the farmer.
Chief Minister was interacting with the journalists in a press conference held in connection with the government’s achievements on the occasion of 1000 days of the present state government in Chandigarh.
He said that this fund will help in controlling the high volatility of the prices of potatoes and tomatoes etc., in the vegetables such as the early deteriorating items. He said that the state government is moving forward on how to double the income of the farmers. He said that it is also moving forward towards good governance to produce a market for farmers’ products. He said that efforts are being made to increase the income of the farmers through the activities related to the cultivation such as dairy industry, bee keeping, fishery etc.
He said that the government is making efforts to promote Periyarban farming as it is with Haryana that the NCR has a large market of 40 million consumers, in which more and more goods of Haryana farmers can be sent. There are cities like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad etc. in the NCR region.
Chief Minister said that the present government has run 14 irrigation projects, including micro irrigation. He said that some areas of the state have been included in the Dark John and if the farmers of the area adopt microfinance irrigation, then they can be negotiated to give connection to tubewell.
He said that for the purpose of getting water to South Haryana, the government has planned Rs. 145 crores and now the water has reached the tail of the areas, where water has not reached before. Referring to an area of Loharu, the Chief Minister said that the first time the Tail has reached the water during this government’s tenure. He said that the government is working to cure distribution of irrigation system. He said that the government has made efforts to bring water to the areas where water has not reached in accordance with its promise and water will be supplied to these areas at least during the rainy days.
Chief Minister said that during the previous Congress government, compensation of Rs.350 crores was made, which was given by the present government. Apart from this, the Swaminathan report which came in the year 2006, whose chairman was the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, was unable to apply. He said that there are 28 to 30 points of this report, which the present government is moving towards one-by-one stage in a phased manner as per the requirement. He cited the report and said that farmers should get compensation of Rs. 10,000 per acre, but our government has given compensation of Rs. 12,000 per acre. Similarly, according to the report mandis should be online, the government is also growing on this and the government has made 54 mandis out of the total 108 mandi of the state. He said that according to the report work is being done to give the crop loan to zero percent.
Haryana CM said that the present government has given compensation of the outstanding Rs 350 crore of the previous Congress government, and so far the compensation of Rs.2500 crore has been given to the farmers. He attacked the previous Congress government and said that the Congress did not arrange for the fertilizer purchased for the next six months and when our government came, there was a shortage of manure, because fertilization was to be done six months ago. Therefore, people had to take it in fertilizer lines in their time, but now we have removed the way and there is no shortage of manure and neem coated urea There is a repository and next six months are arranged. Chief Minister also released a book on the achievements of 1000 days of achievements of the present government.


Shillong, Oct 12: The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) said that the party will support United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate, Eugeneson Lyngdoh in the Mawphlang bye-election.
HSPDP president, K. P. Pangniang said that the party did not put up candidates in the bye elections since it wanted to work together with the UDP.
Pangniang said that pending unification of the regional parties the party will work together will other regional parties of the State.
“We want to show that the regional parties are united. In larger interest of the people of the state we will work together with every regional parties,” Pangniang said.
He also informed that the HSPDP will have it’s general council in the first week of December to elect new office bearers.


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The passionate radio host also argued there are more than a billion vulnerable people around the world, more deserving of aid than migrants living in the Jungle.
Hartley-Brewer continued: “There are a billion people who are in more need, who are not at Calais, around the world.
“I don’t worry about young, healthy men who have had enough money to travel across Europe and pay people traffickers.
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“I worry about disabled, the children, the elderly, the women who are being sexually exploited.”
The confrontation comes as migrants who have been evicted from Calais are heading just a few miles further north along the coast to continue to try to reach Britain.


Opposition and Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia while wishing Maltese and Gozitans a happy new year said that the Party believed in Malta’s future which is why we’ve started working in the present.
Delia said that the Party believed in a caring society, which not only sees to those who are doing well but also those who were not so better off this year, emphasizing that their difficulties should be addressed.
As a Party, the PN leader said it cared for the youth who are studying, saying that these should not have to start working before finishing their studies. Speaking about the workers, Delia said that the party cared that the workers had good working conditions so that they can sustain their families. He also said that the Party cared about the unemployed who needed money to support their families. Similarly, the Opposition leader stated that the Party cared about small businesses which contribute to economy.
Speaking about the environment, the Nationalist leader said that the Party wanted and wished for a cleaner Malta saying that this was not limited to renewable energy, recycling or recycling plants but also clean from corruption which would help in improving Malta’s reputation.
Delia finally spoke of the elderly and pensions, saying that they deserved to spend the rest of their lives living a decent life and retire in peace after a lifetime working.


Iran hails Hezbollah victory in Lebanon election
(MENAFN) A senior Iranian official on Tuesday hailed the victory of Hezbollah in Lebanese elections as a success in the "fight against Israel" and the United States, the state broadcaster reported.
"The Lebanese people and their representatives, Hezbollah and the other resistance groups, scored this victory in the fight against Israel and its allies, including the United States," said Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign policy adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He referred to Hizbullah's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying the election result reflected the group's "decisive help to Syria against the terrorists."
"This victory of the Lebanese people and of the resistance.... is a sign of approval for the Lebanese government's policy of preserving Lebanon's independence.... against Israel," he added.
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KATHMANDU – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the government was effortful to protect the lives of the people in this critical hour caused by COVID-19 outbreak. While addressing the 22nd establishment day of the National Human Rights Council, virtually, PM Oli argued that the government was continuously effortful to control the pandemic and save the people.
He added that the government’s efforts alone made it possible to vaccinate the people despite the fact that Nepal has not produced vaccines of COVID-19. He said because of its respect to human lives, the government has brought life-saving gas oxygen from China paying high price, adding that the gas cylinder of Rs 300/400 has cost Rs 50,000 per cylinder while bringing it from China.
He added that the government was always alert to create free and fearless environment to NHRC in the areas of safeguarding the human rights. He said that the government was respecting the NHRC recommendations and they were implemented.
PM Oli said the government was paying attention to control the organized crimes and ensure social justice and a dignified life to the citizens. On the occasion, the NHRC chair Tapa Bahadur Magar opined that the government should effectively implement the NHRC report.


E-commerce giant Amazon is under scrutiny by the US Congress over the safety practices in its warehouse. The company will be investigated over its treatment towards the workers in the warehouse. The investigation has been announced by Senator Bernie Sanders, who also called the company as one of the most dangerous employers. Sanders threw light towards a recent report that mentioned about the injury rates at the warehouses of Amazon are higher than the other similar facilities. However, Amazon has disagreed on the allegations.
Steve Kelly, a spokesperson from Amazon explained that they have invested nearly $1billion to improve safety since the year 2019 and has also marked reduced injuries by 23 percent in the United States in that time. Kelly added that they have always taken the health and safety of their employees seriously and added that they will keep finding new ways to improve and are also proud of the progress that they have made so far. Mr. Sanders referred to a report that was actually published by the Strategic Organizing Centre. With the help of the government based data, it was found that the injuries rate in 2022 was 70 percent higher than the non-Amazon warehouses.
It has also been alleged by the US Labor Department about the intolerable conditions of the warehouses where the staff processes the orders. Ever since the pandemic, Amazon has been under the scrutiny over its treatment towards its workers. There have also been reports about walkouts in Europe, tendencies by the workers at the US warehouses to unionise and regulatory investigations.
At present, nearly hundreds of Amazon workers in the United Kingdom in Coventry are on strike. Amazon has earlier also been criticized over its tax practices and wages. The company has been notified about the investigation while informing that its practices to increase its profits have led to unsafe physical environments apart from intense pressure to work.
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The three police officers arrested yesterday by Ugandan soldiers have been released.
Siaya County Commissioner Jacob Narengo says that the four fishermen arrested alongside the Kenyan police officers will remain in Ugandan custody until the matter is sorted.
The officers were arrested and disarmed yesterday by Ugandan soldiers in Lake Victoria and taken to Uganda by boat.
Witnesses say that the officers guns and phones were taken away from them before they were transferred to Namaingo by boat.
Siaya County Administration Police Commandant Patrick Lumumba said the incident involved up to eight soldiers on patrol who arrived in a Kenyan boat.
Lumumba said the attackers, who were heavily armed, first hijacked five Kenyan boats and took away their engines.
"Our officers were overpowered by the heavily armed attackers who lay an ambush on the officers who assumed they were civilians and fishermen," said Lumumba.
It is the second such high-profile detention by Ugandan authorities guarding the lake.
Bondo MP Gideon Ochanda condemning the incident, said that it was unfortunate that Kenyan security officers were being held unlawfully in the neighboring country.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government would ensure that loadshedding is done judiciously and without discrimination in a manner that people in remote parts of the country do not unduly and unfairly suffer from it. The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Water and Power to ensure that the burden of loadshedding is shared equitably and fairly by different parts of the country.
The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of representatives belonging to different walks of life who called on him here at the Prime Minister’s House on Friday. The Prime Minister called upon the people to observe conservation measures and support government’s 100-day programme which focuses on better management of existing resources to overcome energy shortage in the country.
The Prime Minister said that the government is fully aware of the economic hardships being faced by the people and despite the unenviable condition of the economy has put in place several measures that would improve the lot of the common man and rid them of the wheat and electricity shortages.
The Prime Minister said that his government will accord full respect to the government servants and views them as employees of the government and not of any individual. He said that it will be his endeavor that civil servants with clean reputation and who are responsive to the needs of the people are posted in public-dealing jobs.
The Prime Minister also asked the civil servants to be proactive in resolving the problems of the people. Members of the delegation apprised the Prime Minister of various matters relating to their areas and said that people have high hopes from the government and are confident that their grievances would be redressed.-SANA


Imphal:Manipur will have to go to polls on March 18, 2017, when the term of the present assembly ends, and no instructions have been received for advancing the elections, an official said on friday. "While the date will be formally announced by the Election Commission of India, we are keeping everything in readiness," state Chief Secretary Oinam Nabakishore, who is also the chief election officer told reporters here. He also said that that state government is urging the central government to start the sports university immediately at the Khuman Lampak sports complex as it will take over five years to construct the buildings and other facilities. Referring to the official letter to the Manipur government about the court cases relating to some of the land earmarked for the sports university, he said that the central government had been assured that the matter would be sorted out soon. "Though the central government wanted 200 acres of land for the university, the Manipur government had given 336.96 acres of land," he said. However, since owners of 33 acres of land had gone to court, the Union Sports Ministry had asked the state government to make a clear-cut statement on the issue since construction cannot be undertaken while court cases are pending. The Union government had sanctioned Rs 100 crore two years back for the construction of the university. Nabakishore said that the Parliament is likely to pass a bill in this regard during its monsoon session, which starts on Monday.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As part of the 'Plich-o-plich' program, Ternopil builders are restoring the village of Arkhanhelske in the Vysokopillya community of the Kherson region.
This was reported on Facebook by Volodymyr Trush, head of the Ternopil Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform reported.
"We continue to work in Arkhanhelske in the Kherson region," Trush said.
According to him, the first stage of reconstruction started in the summer. Builders and volunteers from the Ternopil region were engaged in the restoration and reconstruction of the destroyed housing and infrastructure in the village.
In the fall, the second stage started, during which roofs, windows, doors were replaced and, in some cases, part of the walls were rebuilt.
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The head of the Military Administration noted that they had managed to restore 10 residential buildings where people already live. In the future, the company plans to arrange streets, restore the roadway, infrastructure and build a sports ground.
As reported, in the de-occupied Kherson region, builders are currently restoring 339 houses as part of the 'Plich-o-plich' project.
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Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, HE Dr. Pedro Sanchez arrived today in Doha, on an official visit to the country.
His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were received upon their arrival at Hamad International Airport by His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Ibrahim bin Youssef Fakhro, Director of the Protocol Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Hamar, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Spain and His Excellency Javier Carbajosa Sanchez, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the country.
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City aims to boost project promotions
Bunbury City Council will turn its focus to better promotion of its projects and achievements following the results of the latest community survey.
In response to its latest community scorecard, which revealed some harsh perceptions about the council, city staff will be tasked with better promoting and marketing the work being done.
The results showed perceptions that the council lacks a clear vision and its leadership within the community is dropping.
Mayor Gary Brennan said the survey results showed the council needed to do better at promoting what it was doing.
In particular, the scorecard indicated the city centre, playgrounds, parks and reserves and development of the city’s waterfront as some of priority areas identified by community members.
Mr Brennan said a lot of those areas had received major attention over the past few months and the council needed to promote those achievements better.
“I accept we have not promoted those things all that well across the community so that the community is aware that we are involved in those things,” he said.
“That’s something we are turning around.
“There’s a heck of a lot going on which people probably generally aren’t aware of.
“So that’s the task that the city has, through our media and marketing team, to promote those activities and that’s what we’ve been focused on for the last few months.
“It’s about really bringing to the Bunbury community’s attention, the activities that the city council is involved in.”
He said chief executive Mal Osborne and city staff were already looking at ways to improve the marketing of Bunbury.
“Not only for local consumption but Perth-based target audiences, promoting the city as a place to live, visit and invest,” he said.
The survey was completed by 844 people, including 469 from the 4000 randomly selected households, 191 other residents and 146 “out of area” and 38 “council affiliated” respondents.
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By: Kebba AF Touray
Member for Old Yundum, Abdoulie Ceesay, said at the National Assembly in Banjul that government should provide assistance to the citizenry during the period of Public Emergency to ensure the implementation of stay home slogan a reality.
Ceessay, who was commenting at the Assembly during the extension debate, stressed that without food assistance it would be difficult to keep the people at home.
He lamented that the definition of the regulations developed have not been clearly explicated, and urged that Ministers and their technicians should clearly spell out definitions and prepare on how to implement the regulations in the society.
He stressed: “The declaration to open the essential food commodity shop was right, but the way it was implemented by the security forces was wrong. This is why the regulations have to clearly explain what needs to be done, so that the people really comprehend what is to happen”.
On the essential commodities powers regulations 2020, he said the unit price of the broken rice and some of the commodities needs to be captured, adding that when giving regulations, this needs to be clearly explained to enable people have thorough understanding, noting that some people buy these commodities on piece meal.
This, he said, will enable people to know the unit price of those commodities and avert a scenario wherein the seller will hike the unit price, which will affect the citizenry.
He said: “We have converged here to make a critical decision on the issue of extending the state of public emergency to 90 days. This is causing fear among the people, but also it is equally important to help the executive have a breathing space, to devise means of curbing COVID-19 in the country”.
He averred: “We as lawmakers should critically look into the issue and make important decisions that will be beneficial to our people. We as the Legislators should consider the 45 days extension, taking into consideration that the executive have a package for the people to assist them during the period”.
He reiterated: “The provision of food package for the citizens is important and if really the government did not plan to subsidize food for the people, then we need to further look into the state of public emergency”.
Ceesay continued “Because it is a fear and the misinformation the people are having is that the county is going into a lockdown, which is not the case, but we need to sensitize them on how to convince and make them understand the reason for going into the state of emergency. This will help us in implementing the regulation”.


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Cairo, Nov 28 (Petra) –– The Arab League Tuesday called for mobilizing international efforts to send urgent humanitarian relief aid to war-torn Yemen.
Arab League spokesman Mahmoud Afifi pointed to the humanitarian tragedy in Yemen due to deteriorating living and health conditions, particularly the suffering of children and the elderly, as a result of the ongoing conflict.
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While the NFL and several players and executives around the league met Tuesday to discuss activism and the protests during the national anthem, New York Giants president and CEO John Mara said fans have demanded the players stand for the national anthem.
Although there is no rule in the NFL forcing players to stand, teams can enforce such a mandate. And while Mara has said he would like the players to stand for the national anthem, the team won’t punish any player that kneels.
After the meeting in New York between the league and players, it was reported that no rule forcing players to stand had been established. President Trump continued takin aim at the NFL.
Mara, learning that Trump had made more comments surrounding the protests during the national anthem, told Bob Glauber of Newsday that he was shocked.
Most of the Giants players have stood for the national anthem, but defensive end Olivier Vernon has continued to kneel since Trump made his initial remarks toward the NFL and the players demonstrating protests during the national anthem ahead of Week 3.
Thee league, its owners, current players and former players will continue to have a dialog regarding the national anthem protests and what it signifies moving forward.


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Srinagar, Apr 04: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and former minister, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said that National Conference (NC) always betrayed people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Reacting to the statements being made by NC leaders, Lone while talking to reporters at Lolab today said that it was NC that betrayed people of the State from time to time.
He added that in 1996 when former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao had stated that sky is the limit that it was being presumed that people of Jammu and Kashmir will be offered autonomy. “At that time, it was being presumed that people will be asked to fight elections then pass the bill on autonomy in assembly and they will have no objection, nobody was willing to fight the elections but Dr. Farooq Abdullah came forward and asked to give him power and he will fight the elections,” he said, as per Kashmir News Service (KNS) correspondent.
According to KNS correspondent, Lone said NC always betrayed the people from time to time including in 1975, 1996 while as 1987 is known to all, so what remains there.
Lone also added that they are making emotional statements over human right abuse but let they openly say that how many persons were killed during their rule. “Why don’t they (NC) leaders speak over the killings that occurred during their tenure? Does Omar have any details how many were killed during his rule,” he asked.


Kuwait PM Receives FM, Newly Appointed Diplomats
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 21 (KUNA) - His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received Tuesday Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accompanied by new chiefs of diplomatic and consular missions abroad at Al-Seef Palace.
Sheikh Salem introduced Kuwait's permanent representative to the Arab League Talal Al-Mutairi, Kuwait's Ambassadors to Venezuela Fadhel Al-Hassan, Ambassador to Bhutan Adel Al-Jassam, Ambassador to the Republic of Chile Ziad Al-Anbaei, Ambassador to Brazil Talal Al-Mansour, Ambassador to South Africa Salem Al-Shibli and Ambassador to Singapore Ahmad Al-Shuraim to His Highness.
Sheikh Salem also introduced the Consul of Kuwait to Italy Sheikh Jaber Duaij Khalifa Al-Sabah, the Consul to China Anas Marafi, and the Consul to Vietnam Talal Al-Hazza to His Highness.
The reception was attended by the Undersecretary of the Prime Minister's office Sheikh Khaled Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Director of the Office of His Highness the Prime Minister Hamad Al-Amer, and Assistant Foreign Minister for Protocol Affairs Nabeel Al-Dakheel. (end)
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The Minister of Health, Dr. Saad Jaber, confirmed that the government will ban anyone coming from countries where the novel coronavirus is spread from entering the Kingdom.
During a parliament session held this morning, Jaber said that Jordan is one of the first countries to take precautionary measures to combat the virus.
A number of medical devices had been requested from China to detect the new virus, he said, adding that a number of those devices have been received this morning.


Ankara, Feb 6 (IANS) At least five people were killed on Monday after a strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Turkey's Gaziantep city near the country's border with Syria, authorities said.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the temblor occurred at 4.17 a.m. at a depth of 17.9 km, the BBC reported.
The quake was also felt in the capital Ankara and other Turkish cities, and also across the wider region.
The authorities have said that a number of buildings in Gaziantep have collapsed, and some people may be trapped.
Turkish seismologists said that a second tremor hit the region just minutes later.
More details on the damage and injuries are awaited.
Turkey lies in one of the world's most active earthquake zones.
In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed after a powerful tremor rocked the north-west of the country.
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Rehman Malik writes to UN Human Rights Council over Kashmir killings
In a letter written to Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad, High Commissioner for Human Rights, he said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zadari had taken notice of the barbaric violations of human rights carried out by Indian forces. He reminded that more than 45 people have been killed and over 300 have been injured in the restive region.
Malik said that the people of Kashmir were just demanding for the right to self-determination which was approved by the UN Security Council in 1948, and were gathering in support of the Burhan Wani who was killed by Indian forces. He said that such routine killings prove that there has Indian forces have not regard for human lives and their fundamental rights.
He said that this was not the first time that such killings had taken place but rather more than 120 people were killed by Indian forces in 2010. It is a painful tragedy that no concrete action was taken and no one was held accountable for these killings of innocent people of Kashmir.
He questioned why these killings were been overlooked and unnoticed by international bodies such as the United Nations Human Rights Council. “It is disappointing to note that the world has chosen to ignore these sheer violations just to oblige the India,” he wrote.
He urged the UN Human Rights Council to visit the region and initiate an investigation into the these killings and also that the General Assembly should stop the brutality by the Indian forces in Kashmir.


Automatic federal spending cuts will reduce the number of children in the Head Start preschool program by more than 57,000 during the next school year, the White House said Monday.
More than 3,800 of those children will be in New York State.
The cuts are the latest result of the across-the-board budget reductions known as sequestration.
Advocates said the cuts are the biggest since the Head Start program began in 1965 to give children from low-income families a educational legup before kindergarten.
About 18,000 Head Start employees will lose jobs or suffer pay as a result of the $400 million cut to Head Start's annual budget.
New York has more affected children than all but two states.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (KUNA) -- India and Bangladesh on Monday agreed to cement defense ties following the fifth Annual Defence Dialogue held in Dhaka today.
Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh Waker-Uz-Zaman co-chaired the meeting.
"In the dialogue, both countries highlighted its significance in chartering the future course of the relations between the two Armed Forces," an official statement said. Both the sides reviewed defence cooperation activities between the two countries and expressed satisfaction at the increasing defence cooperation engagements.
"The talks covered the existing bilateral exercises and both sides agreed to increase the complexity of these exercises," the statement noted.
Both defense officials acknowledged that the dialogue was fruitful, underscoring that both countries look forward to further similar engagements. (end)
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Amman, July 21 (Petra) - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF) and Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) on Thursday signed an agreement to implement energy conservation projects worth JD1.5 million within the framework of the first phase of the energy saving program for Aqaba hotels.
The agreement, which is part of government's plans to support Aqaba hotels, was signed by JREEEF Chairman / Minister of Energy, Saleh Kharabsheh, and ASEZA head, Nayef Bakheet.
During the signing ceremony, financial contributions of the various sides were determined to implement the project, which will be shared by JREEEF and ASEZA by 50% each.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will provide a grant of JD100,000 to carry out energy audit studies for beneficiary hotels and offer logistical and technical support for the project's implementation , in partnership with JREEEF.
Kharabsheh, in press remarks following the agreement signing, stressed the importance of these energy-efficiency programs in achieving 'significant' saving rates in energy consumption for the targeted facilities and increasing their competitiveness.
These programs also improve the services quality, which is a key objective of the ministry's JREEEF to achieve the national goals in this regard, set in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Jordan (NEEAP), he noted.
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President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that the most important resource for such a small country to ensure it’s security is to improve it’s bilateral relations with other countries.
On his going state visit to India, the President met with the Maldivian community living in India. Talking to the Maldivians in India, President Soalih said that his government will not do anything to jeopardize the countries relations with the international community.
He said that it is important for the Maldives to have a strong relationship with India to ensure the safety and security of the country.
President Solih also said that an agreement will be signed on his state visit to arrange easier access to Indian visas to Maldivians.
The President said that that under this agreement, Maldivians will get 90-day visa every six months for tourism, medical and business. And those who enter on tourist visa can also get a medical visa in case of emergency.
The new government has also pledged to arrange a low-interest loan for students in the first 10 days in office. Referring to this, President Solih said that the government is also working to arrange an easier repayment plan for students who are currently under student loans.


The consulting firm, KPMG has stated that the Nigerian unemployment rate had increased to 37.7per cent in 2022 and will further rise to 40.6per cent, due to the continuing inflow of job seekers into the job market.
The multinational consulting firm, in a newly released report tagged ‘KPMG Global Economy Outlook report, H1 2023,’ said unemployment will continue to be a challenge due to the slower-than-required economic growth and the inability of the economy to absorb the 4-5 million new entrants into the Nigerian job market every year.
“Unemployment is expected to continue to be a major challenge in 2023 due to the limited investment by the private sector, low industrialisation and slower than required economic growth and consequently the inability of the economy to absorb the 4-5 million new entrants into the Nigerian job market every year. Although the National Bureau of Statistics recorded an increase in the national unemployment rate from 23.1per cent in 2018 to 33.3per cent in 2020. We estimate that this rate has increased to 37.7per cent in 2022 and will rise further to 40.6 per cent in 2023.”
The report also said that in 2024, the unemployment rate will grow to 43 per cent while inflation will accelerate to 20.3 per cent in 2023 and 20.0 per cent in 2024.


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- Hungary Matters
Kovács said that Hungarian health care did well in that test, however, its weaknesses were also demonstrated.
Those deficiencies, such as a lack of supplies, were similar to those in other European countries, he said, adding that the experiences gained could become useful in the future.
Answering a question about the Hungarian government’s special powers during the state of emergency, the state secretary said that the government’s power was based on a huge democratic mandate and a two-thirds majority in parliament.
That position enabled the government to take firm and timely action at the time of crisis, Kovács said, adding that the figures have proven the efficiency of those actions.
Concerning a suggestion that large companies had increased their revenues during the pandemic while others went bankrupt, Kovács said that Hungary’s representatives in the European Union were working to highlight that fact and that the bloc should protect itself against such challenges.
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Units in SW ND see increase in deer licenses
Though the North Dakota Game and Fish Department has dropped its number of deer licenses to the lowest issued since 1983, not everything is grim.
The NDGF Department has issued 59,500 licenses -- a 5,800 decrease from last season -- for the 2013 season due to harsh winter conditions throughout a majority of the state, but a few areas in southwestern North Dakota are seeing more opportunities.
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(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India has provided medical aid including ventilators and ambulances to Nepal to help aid its battle against the disease.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over the aid on Friday to Chief of the Nepali Army General Purna Chandra Thapa as a gesture of close cooperation between the two nations.
"India and Nepal fighting COVID-19 together. As a gesture of solidarity and close cooperation, medical equipment including Ventilators and Ambulances was handed over today by Ambassador Kwatra to General Purna Chandra Thapa, Chief of the Nepali Army," the official Twitter handle of the Indian Embassy in Nepal said.
Nepal has been witnessing a shortage of medical facilities including coronavirus vaccine due to that the inoculation drive which was started on Tuesday and scheduled to run by Saturday was halted.
The vaccination drive in Kathmandu has been halted as the allotted number of COVID-19 jabs were exhausted two say earlier than expected.
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–Faraz urges people to adopt precautionary measures to avoid another surge in cases
–Federal cabinet approves appointment of Air Marshal Arshad Malik as PIA CEO
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Tuesday said that coronavirus cases have started declining in Pakistan.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan devised a strategy to cope up with the Covid-19 situation keeping in view the country’s ground realities,” he said while addressing a presser to brief the media about the federal cabinet meeting chaired by the premier.
The federal information minister said that the strategy had proved successful and Pakistan remained less affected by the virus than any other country globally.
He also lauded the role of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and said that the country developed infrastructure to deal with Covid-19 on emergency basis and they have improved the number of testing labs to 129 from only two when the pandemic hit the country.
Shibli Faraz said that the virus cases had witnessed a surge after Eidul Fitr and if precautionary measures were not adopted then it could see another rising trend after Eidul Azha.
Even the prime minister has decided to celebrate upcoming Eid at home, he said and urged the masses to adopt it and avoid unnecessary outing during Eidul Azha.
While lauding the Adviser to PM on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, he said that the government presented a tax-free budget despite financial losses.
He said that the prime minister has directed Dr Sania Nishtar to launch the second phase of the Ehsaas Programme.
Speaking over pilots’ issue, he said that 28 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots have been terminated from the service over dubious licenses and blamed that these recruitments were made during the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) era.
“We have already grounded all pilots who have dubious licences,” he said vowed to take stern action against all PIA and CAA [Civil Aviation Authority] officials found guilty in the licence matter.
He said that the cabinet was also briefed over the sugar inquiry report and the commerce minister informed that they have devised sugar reforms that would help in ensuring the supply of the commodity at lower prices.
A negative role of the competitive commission has emerged during the sugar and other crisis and we have decided to bring forward new people to make it more effective, he added.
He further said that the cabinet also discussed over change in the money laundering law to make it more effective.
The federal cabinet also approved the appointment of Air Marshal Arshad Malik as the PIA chief executive for another three years. Now, even after he retires from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on July 12, Air Marshal Arshad Malik will serve as PIA chief executive for another three years.


New Delhi: The country’s coronavirus cases has soared to 8,356 after 909 fresh cases reported in last 24 hours.
“A total of 8,356 confirmed cases have been reported in India including 273 deaths and 716 people who were COVID-19 positive have been recovered. Out of the total deaths, 34 deaths have been reported during the day,” Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, Lav Aggarwal said.
He said that the government is increasing the testing capacity in private and government medical colleges.
“We have a detailed discussion with the Health Minister and Home Minister according to which we are increasing testing capacity in private and government medical college,” he said.


Pawan Kalyan reacts to Vizag gas leak incident
Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan has expressed his concern towards the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam. Actor turned politician has brought the impact of the unfortunate event before the state pollution control board about the gas pollution that affects the human being and its effect on the environment.
Pawan Kalyan has alerted the officials concerned to see that poisonous gases that emit from such chemical industries should not take a toll on people. While demanding to help the victims financially, Pawan Kalyan has sought the state government to focus on the security in such industries and check the pollution level.
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Quetta, 13th November: The Prime Minister has made an important announcement for the province of Balochistan.
Baaghi TV: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that we are lagging behind in the field of education today. We are trying to focus on the areas that are lagging behind so we are funding Balochistan the most.
Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of development and social projects in Turbat, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he had seen the whole of Pakistan but for the first time in a city like Turbat, he saw Turbat by plane. Society has not developed, he said that he has come to Turbat University for the first time.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will also meet Governor Balochistan and Chief Minister Jam Kamal besides tribal elders. According to sources, Federal Ministers Asad Umar, Murad Saeed and Shibli Faraz are accompanying the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister will meet members of the Provincial Assembly and party leaders and will be briefed on the security situation in the province.
Stay tuned to Baaghi TV for all the latest news and updates!


(MENAFN- IANS) Beirut, Feb 20 (IANS) A massive explosion was heard after Israeli warplanes hit with air-to-surface missiles multiple targets in the southern town of Ghazieh, around 45 km from Lebanon's capital Beirut, causing several casualties, Lebanese military sources told the media.
Civil defence vehicles and the Lebanese Red Cross teams arrived at the targeted areas with several bulldozers and cranes to carry out the rescue work, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, casualties were transferred to a hospital in the nearby city of Sidon, said the civil defence, without specifying the details of the casualties.
The Lebanese army has isolated the area, with all roads leading to it being blocked.
Israel's military announced on Monday that its warplanes carried out airstrikes near the city of Sidon in Lebanon, stating that the attack targeted the Hezbollah armed group's weapons storage facilities.
Two weapons storage facilities were struck in the attack, which, according to a statement released by the military, was carried out following an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle launched by Hezbollah toward the Lower Galilee region in northern Israel earlier on Monday.
"An examination of the incident suggests that the UAV was most likely launched from Lebanon by the Hezbollah," said the military, adding that the incident was under review.
The Lebanon-Israel border has been witnessing increased tension since October 8, 2023, after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets toward Israel in support of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, prompting Israel to respond by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon.
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It is anticipated that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will approve the reinstatement of the $750 pandemic isolation payment.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Albanese will rescind an earlier decision to allow the payment to lapse during the winter.
The national cabinet meeting, originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, will now take place on Saturday morning so that leaders can debate the rising number of COVID-19 cases across Australia.
On Friday afternoon, the Prime Minister was claimed to have received a briefing on the most recent outbreak, which was caused by Omicron variants BA4 and BA5, from Professor Paul Kelly, the Chief Medical Officer.
According to what Albanese has said, “He will report to National Cabinet tomorrow morning, and we will consider options to ensure that the vulnerable are protected over the coming weeks.”
It comes amid requests for renewed help for those who lose income during COVID-19 isolation, spearheaded by the Premier of NSW, Dominic Perrottet.
Earlier, Albanese stated that he supported the federal timeline to stop pandemic leave payments, despite the fact that he acknowledged that it would affect workers.


jaipur: even as the state government ordered a judicial probe into police firing in gangapur city in sawaimadhopur district on monday, police have justified their action. the announcement for probe into the firing which claimed three lives, was made by home minister gulab singh shaktawat in the vidhan sabha on tuesday. the bjp-led opposition raised the issue during the zero hour when party member kirori lal wanted an adjournment motion to discuss the issue. some of the members entered the well of the house to press their demand, but the deputy speaker refused permission to raise the issue saying the statement of the home minister should be heard. there was an uproar in the house and the deputy speaker ordered adjournment for 40 minutes. earlier, speaker paras ram maderna disallowed the plea of bjp members to put forth their views on the incident. the speaker asked the home minister to issue a statement. leader of opposition bhairon singh shekhawat said that five members who had gone to gangapur to take stock of the situation, should be allowed to speak first and after that the home minister should be asked to issue the statement. the bjp members were joined by janta dal and independents who insisted that the members should be allowed to speak. they also asserted that there were numerous such instances when members were allowed to speak. when the house reassembled after adjournment, it was again adjourned with the opposition insisting that the five members should be allowed to speak. later, the opposition members agreed that the home minister should issue a statement. in his statement, the home minister said that around 500 persons had gathered at balaji ka chowk in gangapur and were engaged in singing devotional songs. the place where they had assembled was earlier chosen as the route for taking out the tazia procession. the gathering refused to budge when police and administration officials urged them to clear the way. when the police were attacked by the mob, they had to resort to firing, he said. ruling party members thumped the desk when the home minister said nobody responsible for the incident will be allowed to go scot-free.


Avametric secures USD10.5m to improve new tech
(MENAFN) Avametric, a fashion software company, has obtained USD10.5 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures to bring its product to the retail market, based on recent reports.
The firm is confronting an issue plaguing the fashion and apparel industry, which consists of the fact that online customers don't have the same opportunity to touch or try on the garments.
Basically, the company wants to bring its groundbreaking technology to retail locations, which once applied, it will allow the customer to step into a booth that scans his or her measurements.
Accordingly, with the saved measurements data, you then can go to the merchant's online store, sync with Avametric's database, and find clothes that match your style and fit.
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(MENAFN – NewsBytes) The ban on PUBG came as a big blow for PUBG Corporation, the creator of the title, and Tencent Games , the Chinese company behind its mobile version.
Now, fans have been hoping that PUBG Corp’s recent decision to dissociate from Tencent in India might reverse the ban, but a new report suggests that is not likely to be the case anytime soon.
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HARGEISA–Underprivileged citizens owning land have complained about Somaliland government of confiscating their land.
According to them, the confiscated land lies in Haleeyo which is located in the vicinity of the east of Hargeisa.
The impoverished families have argued that they possess the documents and certificates on their hands issued by the local government in Hargeisa.
Speaking to the local media, they have told that the government has commenced the construction of building for the custodial corps and is forcefully evicting from the land without giving them land in return.
Meanwhile, opposition officials from UCID and Wadani have paid an inspection visit to the land that the owners are claiming that the government has seized by force
The opposition officials have called upon the government to repay land back to the families that it seized from their properties.
There are unconfirmed reports indicating that the government is planning to to sell the custodial corps premise to local business people which is opposite to Hargeisa General Hospital.


Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 07:52 PM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the Center has the responsibility to do justice to Andhra Pradesh state. The Chief Minister has demanded to fulfill the promises made on the floor of the Rajya Sabha during the UPA regime and the opposition supporting it. Addressing at an event, the Chief Minister has reminded the contribution of the Center towards other States which have been availing Special Category Status (SCS). If these states have been receiving the benefits of 'SCS', then why AP is being ignored, the Chief Minister questioned the BJP led NDA government.


Old man McCain has got nothing better to do…
Republican senators emerged from their meeting Tuesday with United Nations envoy Susan Rice saying they were more disturbed than before the meeting about the misleading explanation she gave after the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, when Rice said in TV interviews that the violence was due to an anti-Islamic video that was circulated on YouTube.
“It is clear that the information she gave the American people was incorrect when she said that it was a spontaneous demonstration triggered by a hateful video. It was not, and there was compelling evidence at the time that that was certainly not the case,” said McCain.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 16. Russia
cooperates with Turkmenistan at various levels both bilaterally,
including in the format of an intergovernmental commission, and
multilaterally, primarily within the framework of the CIS Electric
Power Council, a source in the Ministry of Energy of Russia told
It was noted that Turkmenistan and Russia actively cooperate in
the oil and gas and electric power sectors.
'The basis of our cooperation in the electric power industry is
created by the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2020 between
the Ministries of Energy of Russia and Turkmenistan on cooperation
in the field of electric power. The document records the readiness
of the parties to assist companies in the implementation of joint
and cross-border projects,' the Russian Energy Ministry said.
Furthermore, it was stressed that a meeting of the
Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic
Cooperation was held in December 2022, following which the parties
agreed on the need to expand the areas of joint participation in
energy projects, as well as increase the degree of interaction
between relevant departments and companies of the two
The Russian Ministry of Energy added that the implementation of
these goals in the future will make it possible to more effectively
solve the tasks facing both countries in the energy sector, as well
as form the basis for long-term and mutually beneficial
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Doha: Under the patronage and presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, and in the presence of Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces H E Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, the Military Forces have concluded Al Adheed exercise 2021.
The exercise continued for two months with the participation of all sectors of the armed forces, and by the participation of Amiri Guard, Ministry of Interior, Lekhwiya, Turkish forces, US forces, in addition of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Public Health and Civil Aviation Authority.
The Al Adheed exercise comes as part of the plan to secure the 2022 World Cup, and aims to raise the combat efficiency of the Qatari Armed Forces, using modern command and control systems.
The conclusion of the exercise was attended by a number of senior officers in the armed forces, the Amiri Guard, the Ministry of Interior, Lekhwiya Force, Turkish forces and US forces, in addition to representatives from ministries, institutions and civil bodies.
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(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights says she stayed away from meetings with Taliban officials in Doha.
Rina Amiri tweeted on Saturday she was not part of the delegation, led by US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West, which met Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and members of the team he headed.
She opted out of the two-day talks on Wednesday and Thursday after a lot of thinking, Amiri wrote on her Twitter handle.
“I support my colleagues engaging the Taliban,” she said, arguing engagement on issues, such as economic stabilisation and the humanitarian response was necessary to improve the lives of 40 million Afghans.
Amiri insisted:“We must meet with them if there's any prospect of meaningful action. However, I'm gravely concerned by the Taliban's actions & current stance on the areas my office oversees …”
She was disappointed to note that global engagement had so far not yielded meaningful outcomes for Afghan women, girls and at-risk populations.
Amiri explained she would engage if te Taliban were ready to work on concrete steps to restore the rights of Afghans, including women and girls.
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Oman- Three citizens held for drifting in Dhank
(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- Officers from Dhahirah Police Command arrested three citizens for drifting in Dhank.
The three accused confessed to the charges and were referred to the judicial authorities. The ROP has called on motorists, especially youngsters to refrain from such activities that cause harm to life and property, and disrupt peace in the neighbourhood.
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(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
An Australian ship carrying 46 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka arrived at the Colombo Port this morning.
The 46 individuals from Sri Lanka were apprehended on 21st July by the Australian Border Force at the Australia's maritime border, when they were attempting to illegally migrate to Australia via sea.
The Sri Lankans were brought to Colombo today by the Australian Border Force Cutter (ABFC) – Ocean Shield.
This happened to be the first instance where a group of illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka was brought to the island onboard an Australian Border Force ship.
Addressing the media present on this occasion, the Regional Director for South Asia of Australian Border Force, Commander Chris Waters said that the Australian Government highly valued the relationship with Sri Lankan partners in combating people smuggling and said that the relationship is considered the gold standard in this endeavour.
He also went on to say that the Australian authorities have returned 183 Sri Lankans, including the latest group of illegal immigrants. Adding further, he mentioned that all maritime people smuggling vessels destined to Australia since October 2013 had been returned to Sri Lanka.
High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka, David Holly, Defence Adviser at the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Captain Ian Cain and a group of senior officers from the Navy Headquarters and Western Naval Command were present on this occasion. (Colombo Gazette)
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A report for the Times Union says that state troopers who were assigned to protect Governor Cuomo are being interviewed.
Two people are being sourced by the Times Union that have knowledge on the matter. It is stated that those being interviewed are both current and former members of the Protective Services Unit.
The troopers have signed a non-disclosure agreement and are normally expected to keep the governor’s business matters private.
The Times Union’s sources have said that the Attorney General’s investigators are asking about the culture surrounding the executive chamber and how the women that interact with the governor are treated.
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Albanian doctors conducted their protest outside the Emergency Department of the QSUT today. They did so despite Prime Minister Edi Rama arranging to meet medical staff to negotiate their demands.
In fact, one of the doctors at the protest, Dr. Ibrahim Ruka said that the doctors that went to the Prime Minister’s Office were not representatives of their Union and were selected by Rama.
He called it a “great deception” that Rama refused to meet with the union, rather meeting with doctors selected by them.
Following the meeting, Manastriliu said the government will work to realise the demands of the Union including better working conditions and salary increases.
“Meetings will start as early as next week. The Ministry of Health is their home, all meetings will take place there,” she said. The Minister also said they will listen to their demands.
One of the doctors present at the meeting with Rama and the Minister said they will create working groups from their union and the government to reach the desired conclusions.
The doctors union are asking that all doctors that have died from COVID-19 are declared as martyrs of the nation, life insurance, increased salaries, and better working conditions.


YouGov data shows that many residents are unsure about the effect VAT will have on the economy
Despite the implementation of value-added tax (VAT), UAE residents are generally optimistic about 2018, according to new YouGov Omnibus research.
Of over 1,000 UAE residents surveyed as part of the poll, 50 percent said they felt positively about 2018, compared to 34 percent who were neutral and just 15 percent who expressed negative sentiments.
The positive attitudes are in spite of the fact that 62 percent of residents said they feel that VAT will pose a challenge for the country.
Opinions were found to be split regarding VAT’s effect on the economy, with 38 percent saying it would have a positive impact, compared to 40 percent who neither agree nor disagree and 22 percent who think it will have a negative impact.
Additionally, 44 percent of residents said they expected that expenditures will significantly increase as a result of the tax, the same number who said they feel it will reduce their disposable income.
However, a majority (46 percent) said they expect a relative pay rise to compensate for their increase in expenditure as a result of VAT.
Many residents also expressed uncertainty about their financial dealings among companies, with 55 percent saying they neither agree nor disagree that the reform would regularise bank lending to SMEs, compared to 28 percent who said it would and 17 percent who said it won’t.
Slightly more (39) percent said the law will bring transparency to company accounts and financial dealings.
When asked about the impact VAT will have on visitors to the UAE, 35 percent of residents said they believe it will discourage tourism, while 37 percent said they are unsure and 28 percent who said it won’t.
Notably, many respondents (45 percent) said that the need for low denomination change will complicate simple cash transactions for consumers, while over half (54 percent) said the introduction of the new law has made them question whether there will be income tax in the UAE in the future.
“As the UAE is getting to grips with VAT, this research reveals a community still largely uncertain of its future impact,” said Kerry McLaren, head of Omnibus Research. “It’s clear there are reservations over the scale of increased expenditure and the impression the law will have on outsides, but the results don’t conclude a trend in favour or against it.”
McLaren added the generally positive sentiments revealed by the poll “shows the country to be in a solid position, with a community yet to reserve strong judgement on VAT as we start the new year.”


Unions have threatened to organize mass demonstrations to disrupt government decision to retrench some 800 employees who fell victim to a restructuring that saw Water Utilities Corporation take over previous mandates of Water Affairs and the Water Unit at local levels.
The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources announced this week that employees not so absorbed will leave the public service.
Botswana Land Board and Local Authorities Workers Union (BLLAWU) have strongly objected to the decision.
BLLAWU, Secretary General, Ketlhalefile Motshegwa, condemned the decision by government, noting that ideally the unions had advised the government to safeguard the employees’ jobs.
Motshegwa stated that the government promised them during the consultation stages that employees who were working in Local Government and Department of Water Affairs were not going to lose their jobs when WUC took over water supply and wastewater management.┬á
“We reached a consensus during the consultations that the government should absorb employees who have been working for these departments. We are surprised that the government is going against the initial agreement that was agreed upon. Unions felt that the government should save employees jobs but we are surprised that they are going against the idea and they continue down-sizing,” said Motshegwa.
He was worried that the government continues to disrespect the agreement that was agreed upon by the parties when the government announced that the WUC will take over the services from the two departments.
“We feel that the government should retrain the employees and absorb them in different departments,” he said.
┬á Motshegwa was worried that the government was moving ahead because they were aware that in the absence of Bargaining Council there was nothing that will bind them.
┬á┬áHe stated that unions could hold them accountable if the Bargaining Council was present but they have since delayed it in pursuit to undermine the unions and employees rights.
┬áMotshegwa has warned that the Union will organize a mass demonstration to disrupt the downsizing.
Permanent Secretary, Boikobo Paya, informed the Public Accounts Committee this week that 800 employees who were not absorbed when WUC took over will exit the public service.
Paya stated that the excise will start next week when the first batch of 800 employees will leave the public service.
According to Paya, the government consulted with the unions prior to the excise that will leave employees without jobs.
He said that the employees were not forced but volunteered to exit.┬á
Paya noted that they were using the Early Exit Policy that came into existence a few years ago.
Paya explained that the excise will end in 2013.┬áHe, however, noted that a number of engineers and technicians who are currently studying will be absorbed after the completion of their studies.
He was unable to confirm how many employees will leave next week.


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President Robert Mugabe today launched Zimbabwe’s food and nutrition security policy calling on the international community to help fund the country’s agricultural sector to improve the food situation in the country.
Officiating at the launch of the country’s food and nutrition security plan in Harare, President Mugabe urged international development partners to support Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector to improve productivity and promote self-reliance.
Mr. Mugabe blamed climate change and sanctions imposed on him, some senior Zanu PF officials and companies by the West in 2002 for the food shortages being experienced in the country.
Several parts of the country currently do not have access to adequate food resulting in the Zambian government promising to help with 150,000 tonnes of maize.
The president said about a third of the country’s children are malnourished as a result of lack of nutritious food.
Deputy Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora said improving the food situation in the country will help save the lives of several women and children who are dying because of poor nutrition.
Vice President Joice Mujuru, who spearheaded the policy, said the 1995 drought, also had a debilitating effect on the country’s foodstocks.
But some critics blame the poor food situation on chaotic land reforms embarked on by the then Zanu PF government in 2000 that displaced hundreds of white commercial farmers and their laborers.
The policy launched today prioritizes a multi-sectoral approach to the food situation, including research, resource mobilization and the growing of indigenous crops to boost food reserves.


Lebanon's total assets surpass USD43bn
(MENAFN) Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank Riad Salameh declared a USD1.4 billion boost in dollar reserves within 2018's first two months, with its total assets in dollars surpassing USD43 billion.
It was explained as a boost, moving away from a decline that was witnessed by the end of 2017, he stated at an economic conference which Lebanese business magazine Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal held along with the office of Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
The central bank's governor also reportedly confirmed the first two months of 2018 to have brought about USD1.5 billion rise in the general reserve of the bank and its foreign currencies' assets.
During the conference, he stated "with the rise of interest rates and the return of political issues to normal, the dollar reserves at the central bank rose by around $1.4 billion by the end of February since the end of 2017."
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KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has denied the plan to enforce the lockdown instantly and said that the decision on lockdown will be taken considering the pandemic-spread trend in the country.
Speaking at the regular COVID-19 update organized by the Ministry, on Wednesday, Joint-Spokesperson Dr. Samir Adhikari said that the decision on lockdown will be taken considering the coronavirus-spread trend.
“The government will take action based on the situation, the pandemic spread trend in the country,” Dr. Adhikari said, “If the infection situation worsens, the government will tighten the implementation of public health standards, but if they do not suffice then lockdown might be enforced.”
Nepal recorded a total of 145 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus tally reached 2, 76,389 in the country as of Wednesday afternoon. Likewise, the Ministry shared that the country has currently 1,182 active cases of the virus.
In the past 24 hours, altogether 90 have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country. So far, 2, 72,187 people have recovered from the coronavirus infection in the country.
Similarly, one more person succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total death tally to 3,020.


Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament (MPs) from Odisha, accompanied by their counterparts from Delhi, Haryana, and Uttarakhand, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in Delhi over breakfast.
Sources said that all the MPs, from both Houses of the Parliament, and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi were present in the meeting. It has been learnt that the Prime Minister asked the BJP MPs to strengthen the organisation at ground level and connect with the people.
“Prime Minister Modi asked the MPs to reach out to the people with the government’s development and welfare measures. He told all the MPs present in the meeting to tell people about the development and welfare schemes of the Central government. PM Modi also asked the MPs from four states to ensure that development and welfare measures reach the people,” sources said.
Party insiders said that the Prime Minister has also discussed their working and advised how to improve it further for the benefit of comman man. The Prime Minister and MPs also discussed the important issues regarding their states.
A party functionary said that it was a courtesy meeting and the Prime Minister regularly calls such meetings during Parliament sessions with MPs from different states. Recently, the Prime Minister had met party MPs from Gujarat.


LAHORE, Pakistan: The people-friendly Punjab Budget with a total outlay of Rs 3,226 billion for the Financial Year 2022-23 was presented in Lahore on Wednesday.
Presenting the budget, the Punjab Finance Minister Sardar Owais Ahmad Khan Leghari said that the total volume of the budget is 22 percent more than the current Fiscal Year 2021-22, out of which Rs 1,712 billion has been allocated for current expenditures.
The minister said that the total estimated revenue for the next fiscal year is Rs 2,521.29 billion while the province will get over Rs 2,020 billion from the Federal Divisible Pool.
The finance minister said that Rs 435.87 billion have been allocated for salaries, Rs 312 billion for pensions while Rs 528 billion for local governments.
Owais Leghari said that o new tax has been levied in the next fiscal year on account of Sales Tax on Services. He said that the Stamp Duty ratio has been proposed to enhance from current one percent to two percent to raise the provincial revenue.
The minister said that 35 percent of the Annual Development Program amounting to Rs 240 billion has been allocated for South Punjab which will be spent on development projects.