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Italy disappointed by Russian veto over chemical weapon inquiry
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ROME, Oct 25 (KUNA) -- Italy expressed on Wednesday disappointment over a veto used by Russia in a UN Security Council session on a draft resolution to extend a joint investigation on chemical weapons in Syria.
Italian Permeant Representative to UN Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi told media outlets that his country is disappointed for not approving the draft resolution to extend a joint investigative mechanism between the UN and the OPAC on chemical weapons in Syria.
The text, drawn up by the US and co-sponsored by Italy, received 11 'yes' votes, two abstentions including by China and two 'no' ones, including Russia's veto.
The mandate of the team of experts will expire on November 18.
The US wanted to extend it by a year, while Russia for the voting to be postponed until November 7.
Russia has often cast doubt on the work done by the team of experts on the chemical attacks in Syria and wanted to wait until after the October 26 release of a report on the Khan Sheikoun attack in April, which killed over 90 people, before making a decision on the matter. (end) mn.mb
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 98% of healthcare workers at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's vaccination centers have received their COVID-19 vaccines.
It also announced that 93% of healthcare workers at Tetamman Clinics and Takkad Centers have been vaccinated.
The ministry said the vaccination of healthcare workers falls within Saudi Arabia's efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and is a reflection of its efforts to protect and enhance the healthcare system.
The ministry added that the number of its healthcare personnel who received the coronavirus vaccines has exceeded 82% in total.
More than 14 million citizens and residents have received the coronavirus vaccination through more than 590 vaccination centers across Saudi Arabia.


Blake Hegner is actually a cancer survivor and also also also was sworn in Tuesday morning as the city’s top cop for the day.
“Meet Blake Ryan Hegner our @CincyPD Chief for the Day!” the department tweeted Tuesday morning, noting he has battled leukemia for the past three years and also also also was right now in remission.
Blake was given which opportunity thanks to two regional non-profits: the Matt Haverkamp Foundation Fundraiser, an organization which supports law enforcement, and also also also the “Light the Night” for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Cincinnati, Lt. Steve Saunders told CNN.
Blake was their honoree after his fight with leukemia.
Lt. Saunders told CNN donating the experience to be chief for the day was “a no-brainer” and also also also described which is actually a great way for the department to connect with the community and also also also break down barriers.
Lt. Saunders said he hopes which kids like Blake are not afraid to talk to law enforcement and also also also trust officers when they need help.
“We can provide them that has a real positive experience,” Saunders said. “which’s a win-win.”


European Bank records investments worth USD13B in 2020 in Turkey
( MENAFN )The bank’s president stated that the fact that the Turkish private sector is “very dynamic” promotes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to invest in Turkey.
Anadolu Agency quoted Odile Renaud-Basso as saying that "It's a country that has very vibrant private activity, which opens up a lot of opportunities for the EBRD to intervene, to encourage the private sector to bring in money to be greener."
“We do not have a country-based investment target. Our expectation is remaining around the same, between €1-1.5 billion (USD1.2-1.8 billion) 2021," Renaud-Basso further stated, stressing that the bank investments are project-driven.
She added that Turkey was the leading recipient of the EBRD investments in 2020, saying that the bank financed €1.7 billion (USD2 billion) in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday inaugurated the Maan Palace of Justice building, which coincides with His Majesty King Abdullah's visit to Maan, as part of his Silver Jubilee tour.
The prime minister emphasised the urgency of operationalising the building to benefit the local community, according to a Prime Ministry statement.
Khasawneh also addressed the issue of unemployment, acknowledging a decrease of 2.7 per cent and underlined the government's continuous efforts to further reduce it.
He also reaffirmed the Kingdom's commitment to its citizens and key Arab issues, with the Palestinian cause being of "paramount" importance.
Khasawneh was also given a detailed overview of the Maan Palace of Justice during his visit. The building houses 14 courtrooms built to the highest technical standards. The three-storey structure spans 13,040 square meters on a 17-dunum plot of land. Constructed at a cost of JD7 million with the support of the EU, the building also includes 600 square metres of auxiliary structures and a parking lot that can accommodate 250 cars, according to the statement.
The opening ceremony was attended by several ministers and officials, including Ambassador Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas, the head of the EU Delegation to Jordan.
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According to a most recent survey, over half of the people in London would likely vote for Sadiq Khan, the current Mayor of London, in the mayoral election that is scheduled to be held in 2020. The results came amidst the concerns regarding the crime rates and affordable housing.
A total of 55 percent of the respondents to a survey that was conducted by Yougov said that they would be likely to vote for the incumbent Labour mayor in the first round of the election, compared to the 28 percent who would likely to vote for Shaun Bailey, the Conservative contender.
Bailey became involved in a scandal early on in his campaign which came after a pamphlet was revealed in which he wrote that multiculturalism “robs Britain of its community.”
Meanwhile, according to the data that was collected from 1020 adults who are based in London, seven percent would be voting for Green candidate Sian Berry, four percent for Liberal Democrat Siobhan Benita and the remaining six percent for “some other candidate.”
A total of 36 percent of thge respondents said that they would likely vote for Khan even if a mayoral election were set to take place tomorrow, with 17 percent stating that they would vote for Bailey. 31 percent said that they did not know who they would vote for.
Remainers were more likely to choose Khan, while those who voted leave in the 2016 Brexit referendum said that they would be choosing Bailey in the elections.
According to 47 percent of voters who participared in the survey said that Khan is doing well in his position as Mayor of London, however 36 percent believe that he is performing badly in the job.


West Fargo students earn ratings at festival
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US Best Buy posts USD129m income in Q1
( MENAFN ) Best Buy, the American multinational consumer Electronics Corporation headquartered in Minnesota, recorded USD129 million income in the first quarter of the year, Winona Daily News reported.
The company attributed income to significant sales of mobile phones, big televisions and major appliances, covering up for the failing of tablet and computer sales.
"The performance this quarter is an example that we can win in the marketplace." The CEO of Best Buy said in a corporate statement.
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UNIVERSITI Tunku Abdul Rah-man (Utar) got a RM10,000 boost – thanks to Ipoh-based developer Century Homeland Sdn Bhd.
Century Homeland executive chairman Johnson Lau handed over the mo-ney to Lumut MP Datuk Kong Cho Ha, who is also Perak MCA deputy chief, at the recent launching of the Koh City project developed by the company in Sitiawan.
Lau said the donation to Utar was part of its corporate responsibility.
“We hope other corporate companies will follow suit,” he said after Kong, who is also Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, launched the project which comprises 27 units of three-storey shop lots.
Lau said Century Homeland was expected to make RM12mil in sales from the project which is sited on a 1.6ha plot.
He said the project started last Sep-tember and was 20% completed.
Lau also said the company had a to-tal land bank of about 40.5ha in Teluk Intan, Ipoh, Bidor, Sitiawan and Cyber-city, adding that it planned to develop these areas in the next five years.
Among those present at the launching was Tebing Tinggi assemblyman Datuk Chew Wai Khoon, who is also state MCA vice-chairman.


(MENAFN- Khaama Press)
Three members of the Meshrano Jirga, the Upper House of Parliament, were sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison each by the primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center on charges of accepting $40,000 in bribe money from customs officials in Balkh, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Saturday.
Three detained Meshrano Jirga (Upper House) of parliament members were sentenced to 10 years and one month in jail by the primary court of Anti-Corruption Justice Center, Attorney General's office stated, they reportedly were detained on charges of accepting $40,000 in bribes from custom officials.
Senators Mohammad Azim Qoyash, Liyaqatullah Babakarkhil, and Anwar Bashliq were previously accused of asking $60,000, and in December 2020 they were arrested for accepting $40,000 in bribes.
According to AGO, the primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center decided on seven criminal counts against the senators, these senators were each fined $40,000.
These senators were members of the economy committee of the Senate, who traveled to Balkh to assess security and economic situation, especially had traveled to monitor the province's custom office.
This comes as former Herat mayor, Ghulam Hazrat Mushfiq, and six other people were sentenced to prison for six years and were fined $75,000 each.
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HSBC Greater China Communications Head Adam Harper Departs
(MENAFN- The Holmes Report) HONG KONG — HSBC Greater China communications head Adam Harper has departed the bank, the Holmes Report has learned.
Harper, who is currently on gardening leave, leaves after more than seven years with HSBC in Asia-Pacific. After serving as comms head for the bank's global banking & markets division, Harper became HK head of communications in 2015, before being promoted to the same role across Greater China three years later.
Harper declined to comment when contacted by the Holmes Report. However, it is understood that he will launch his own consultancy in 2020.
Harper's departure comes as HSBC readies new global communications leadership,in the shape of Steve Johnwho will arrive from McKinsey in December. As HSBC's new global chief communications officer, John takes on a role that was previously held by Pierre Goad.
Prior to joining HSBC in 2012, Harper spent four years at Credit Suisse as VP of corporate communications.
HSBC did not respond to request for comment as this story went live.
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(MENAFN- Alghad Newspaper)
AMMAN —AlGhad— The civilian who assaulted the Mayor of Ramtha, north of Jordan, around one month ago, just turned himself in earlier today, Monday morning, to the northern district's pre-emptive police force. Police have identified the suspect early, and the authorities have been negotiating with the assailant to turn himself in, according to a police, which he did.
Investigations to uncover the full detail of the incident are underway, and the assailant will be processed in accordance to the law, the source confirmed.
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Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Weather was cold and cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Met Department said on Saturday that rain in the plains and snowfall in scattered places are expected.
'Generally cloudy weather with light rain/snow at scattered places, mainly over higher reaches is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,' a Department official said
Srinagar had 2.8, Pahalgam 1.2 and Gulmarg minus 2.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday.
In Ladakh region, Leh reported minus 4.8, while the minimum temperatures Drass and Kargil were not available.
Jammu had 13.2, Katra 12.2, Batote 4.6, Banihal 4.8 and Bhaderwah 4.8 as the minimum temperature.
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The Power and Energy Minister says that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would be converted into a vibrant, economically stable institution within the next five years.
Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka has told parliament that the government’s plan is to reduce the losses incurred by the CEB gradually and to develop the power distribution systematically in the next few years.
According to Ranawaka, although the CEB has recorded a revenue of Rs 130 million, its current losses were at Rs. 29 billion.
He has added that the government was compelled to increase the electricity tariffs due to the crisis in the CEB.
Ranawaka has observed that the proposed 8 percent increase in electricity tariffs will not have an adverse impact on 75% of the power subscribers as usage of power of these households does not exceed 90 units.
He has explained that all governments that ruled the country before 2005 were responsible for the crisis in the power sector.


Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament today that the Government has a responsibility to protect, not just the Sinhalese community, but even the minorities.
“We are not like the former Government,” he said.
Kiriella was responding to concerns raised by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in Parliament today with regards to the Gintota incident.
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament that some property damaged during the recent violence in Gintota have not been repaired or restored.
He also said that the Police have not recorded complaints from some of the affected families.
Kiriella said that the Police have a duty to record the statements and he will look into it. (Colombo Gazette)


Dubai Metro reaches 1bn passengers milestone
(MENAFN) Dubai Metro, covering the Red and Green lines, had posted new records as the ridership of the metro has broken the 1bn rider barrier.
Since the launch of the service, the metro has lifted 1.028bn riders; 689mn riders lifted by the Red Line and 339mn riders served by the Green Line.
Accordingly, the Dubai Metro, which extends 75km, has an array of features that give it a special standing worldwide.
Meanwhile, the number of metro riders has increased by 54 percent from 38.887mn riders in 2010 to 60mn riders in 2011.
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(MENAFN) Iran and Belarus have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for growing collaboration in the agricultural industry, the portal of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) mentioned in a report.
Drafted under the guideline of the two nations’ mutual Economic Committee, the MOU was inked at the place of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry, on the offshoots of the trip of a Belarusian delegation ruled by the nation’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Ivan Ivanovich to Tehran.
As said by Dmitry Koltsov, the envoy of the Republic of Belarus in Tehran, useful actions have been underlined in this MOU for the improvement of ties among the two nations in the sector of agricultural as well as food exchange.
While giving a speech in the meeting, Ivanovich highlighted the straight communication among businessmen and exchangers of the two nations as a basis for the two parties to get to know each other and study around their joint prospects and volumes for collaboration and the growth of commodity exchanges and mutual investment.
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Vienna: The State of Qatar has delivered the second instalment of its contribution to the financing of the Global Program on the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, which is being carried out over five years (2016-2022) in cooperation between Qatar and the United Nations. H E Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and its permanent representative to UN and international organizations in Vienna, delivered the second tranche of Qatar's contribution during a meeting with John Brandolino, Director of Division for Treaty Affairs of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna.
The Global Program on the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, funded by the State of Qatar for the sake of peace and development in the world, aims at strengthening the capacities of States, especially developing countries, to combat organized crime and related drug crimes, terrorism and corruption, as well as to protect the public, especially youth, from the dangers of these crimes.
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Special Adviser of UN Secretary-General on Libya meets Qatar's Ambassador
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Libya H E Stephanie Williams met with Ambassador of Qatar to Libya H E Khalid Mohammed Al Dosari.
They reviewed cooperation relations between Qatar and the UN and the latest developments in Libya.
Ambassador Al Dosari affirmed Qatar's commitment to supporting the Libyan people in accordance with the constitutional rules and the road map that guarantees a transparent electoral process that satisfies the aspirations of the Libyan people and preserves their interests and territorial integrity.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The
Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan business forum was held on June 20, 2022,
Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov tweeted, Trend reports.
'During the Uzbek-Azerbaijani business forum, we considered
opportunities to increase trade turnover, promote mutual investment
and expand business contacts. We invited Uzbek businessmen to take
advantage of the favorable business environment of our country,'
According to the State Customs Committee (SCC), Azerbaijan's
trade with Uzbekistan exceeded $64.78 million from January through
May 2022, while in the same period of 2021, this figure amounted to
$39.9 million (an increase of 62.26 percent).
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‘Optimistic about further improvement in these institutions’
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG), Manoj Sinha Saturday said that the rankings and studies in the higher educational institutes and Universities here were going excellent due to the good atmosphere from the past 2-3 years.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Sinha said that he was optimistic that the concerned administration of these institutes will further improve it.
Speaking during the inauguration at NIT Srinagar’s guest house and sports facility, Sinha said, “In past 2-3 years due to good atmosphere that has been developed here, the ranking of the higher educational institutes and Universities is going good here and I believe in the administration of these institutes that they will further improve it.”
He said, “This time we have sought suggestions from the Vice Chancellors of the all Universities of Jammu and as to where the government can invest more capital so that the local students in Jammu and Kashmir will excel across India.”
Sinha further added, “I hope that the ranking in Higher Educational Institutes will further improve. NIT and other higher educational institutions are the establishments of people of Jammu and Kashmir and India.”
Besides, the LG also said, “In Kashmir, the roads usually get damaged in winters, but that doesn’t mean that we will stop there. The technology of hot-mix to cold-mix is being used throughout the world. This variety will help us in constructing such roads that won’t get damaged even in the harsh winters.”
He said, “We are also looking to develop an advanced mechanism for the far flung areas to send a signal to them, adding. Adding, I think, the problems of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will be solved with the help of the people here.”—(KNO)


(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) All political parties in Dir Lower have jointly rejected the proposed new constituencies and are demanding that the upcoming general elections be conducted based on the existing electoral boundaries.
An all-party conference convened at Timergara Rest House, chaired by District Amir Siraj ud Din of Jamiat Ulema Islam Dir Lower on Tuesday, witnessed the participation of leaders from various political parties.
The conference featured extensive deliberation on the newly proposed constituencies in Dir Lower, and attendees voiced their collective disapproval and serious reservations regarding these constituencies.
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Speakers at the event pointed out that the constituencies devised by the Election Commission had sparked widespread concerns among all political parties. Therefore, they urged the Election Commission to conduct a thorough review of the proposed constituencies in Dir Lower, with the objective of creating boundaries that garner consensus from all political factions.
During the all-party conference, a unified demand was made to preserve the existing constituencies, advocating for the upcoming general elections to be held within the boundaries of these familiar divisions.
In a stern warning, speakers also emphasized that if the Election Commission fails to address their concerns, they will pursue legal recourse by taking the case against the new constituencies to higher courts.
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. (File Photo)
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is in Nepal’s interest and that some elements were trying to politicize the issue.
He said that the United States was ready to make amendments in the provisions that are not in favor of Nepal.
Speaking to state-run media Gorkhapatra, he added that the MCC wouldn’t be above the national law.
Prime Minister Deuba said that the MCC Nepal compact is just a development grant, asking, “Why should Nepal reject such generous support?”
PM Deuba also dismissed reports of conspiracy behind MCC.
He also clarified that the MCC was a grant and not a loan.
The Prime Minister also stated that it is in the national interest to have good relations with India and China.


(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met visiting Cambodian king Norodom Sihamoni and discussed several aspects related to bilateral relations between both the nations.
"Discussions covered multiple areas of bilateral relations including capacity building, conservation of architectural monuments, defence cooperation including de-mining and parliamentary cooperation," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet.
King Sihamoni is on a three-day maiden state visit to India.
He is also scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
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Mumbai: Financial marketplace BankBazaar today said the company is planning to increase its workforce by 400 in 2017-18 to strengthen business growth.
The company will hire across people technology, product and operational roles with focus on product development and supply chain of financial products, a release said here.
Currently, BankBazaar’s employee strength stands at 1,050, which is expected to grow by 30-40 per cent by the end of this year.
“Last year has been a fantastic time for the company and we have seen so many new highs. In the coming year, we look forward to growing even more with a stronger team that can keep up the momentum of innovation,” BankBazaar Co-founder and CEO Adhil Shetty said.


20 June 2021, Kathmandu
The Mahakali and its tributaries are expected to rise to a ‘danger level’ on Sunday due to rising water levels, according to the Flood Forecast Division.
The Division has urged people to take precautions in the coastal area as the water level could reach the danger level.
The water level in Mahakali and its tributaries is almost at the danger level on Sunday morning.
The Division has forecast that the danger level may increase by noon.
Similarly, the flow in Koshi, Narayani, Karnali and its tributaries has increased in the morning.
Flood experts have predicted that the flow in the western Rapti, Tinau, Babai and its tributaries is likely to increase on Sunday.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) During the air alert in Poltava region, a number of explosions were reported.
That's according to Ukraine's public broadcaster , Ukrinform reports.
"The sounds of explosions were heard in the Myrhorod district of Poltava region," reads the report, referring to local eyewitnesses.
Zelensky calls on partners to ramp up arms production, not to allow delays in supplies
Before that, an air raid alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of region, while the Air Force warned of an incoming missile flying toward Poltava region.
This is an illustrative photo
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(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)
Published: Thu 8 Dec 2022, 9:31 AM
Last updated: Thu 8 Dec 2022, 10:23 AM
The Public Prosecution in Dubai is investigating the case of a 43-year-old Asian woman who posted advertisements on social media, claiming that she could bring domestic workers from inside and outside the country. She said that she could provide this service for a commission ranging between Dh6,000 and Dh10,000.
According to the investigation, a report had been filed with the police from a person stating that he had been defrauded by the woman, who took Dh6,000 from him in exchange for providing him with a domestic worker. However, two days after he gave her the money, she switched off her phone and was unreachable.
The accuse was arrested, and it was found that she was involved in other such cases, which were not reported to the police.
During the interrogation she only said that she would show her 'clients' the maids' CVs and tell them that she would take care of all necessary procedures to bring them to the country.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza has said that confirm coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan are 1,526, including 43 in Islamabad, Punjab 558, Sindh 481, Balochistan 138, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 188, Gilgit-Balitistan (GB) 116, and two in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Addressing a news conference here on Sunday, he said that personal protection equipment sufficient for one month for health workers of the Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan has been provided.
He said that 28 affected people had recovered, while 13 had died of the virus. Mirza said that a total of 8,066 people had been placed in quarantine of which tests of 4,365 people had been conducted. Of those tested 869 (20 percent) were positive, he added.
Mirza said that the 857 positive cases came from Iran, which makes 58 percent of the total patients, 191 arrived from other countries, and 420 cases were home grown.
The special assistant said 756 of 1,526 cases were under treatment in various hospitals of the country and 745 of them were showing stable condition and were likely to fully recover soon.
He said 11 patients were in critical condition, who were being treated at ICU. He said 8,066 people were in quarantine centers, and only 20 percent of them were corona positive.
He said that at this time, the global tally of COVID-19 cases was more than 664,000, and more than 31,000 deaths, whereas, nearly 150,000 had recovered from the disease.
He said that all necessary steps were being taken to cope with the situation amid coronavirus.
He said that doctors and paramedical staff were being given safety equipment on an emergency basis.
He said that the government had provided safety equipment for one month to Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan (GB), and AJK.
He said all out efforts were being made to protect the health workers in the fight against the COVID-19.
The special assistant to the prime minister urged the people to observe social distancing and avoid handshaking and hugging to prevent spread of the coronavirus.—NAVEED BUTT


Billions of rupees spent on infrastructure dev in KP: Khattak
PESHAWAR:Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak says the provincial government has spent billions of rupees on infrastructure development of the province.
Addressing public gatherings in Swabi on Tuesday, he said reforms have been introduced in all the government departments to make them public serving.
Pervez Khattak said more than forty thousand teachers have been recruited on merit in government schools. APP/AFP


Lebanese President Meets with German Chancellor
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Beirut, Shawwal 08, 1439, June 22, 2018, SPA -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun met here today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and region as well as means of activating the bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.
18:50 LOCAL TIME 15:50 GMT
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BURLINGTON – The number of known cases of COVID-19 within Vermont has grown to more than 500 as the state ramps up testing to better track and respond to the disease.
As of Sunday afternoon, the Vermont health department reported that 512 Vermonters had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus now spreading through Vermont and the U.S. at large.
Twenty-two deaths in the state were attributed to the disease as of Sunday afternoon, according to the health department, and 29 were now hospitalized due to the disease.
According to the health department, there were 271 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Chittenden County.
State officials have previously said they expected the number of positive COVID-19 cases within Vermont to grow as access to testing was widened to include those who display either mild or moderate symptoms in order to better track and respond to the disease’s spread.
A higher number of positive tests reported Sunday was also attributed to two earlier reports of COVID-19 test results received in March that the state didn’t include in its reporting until Friday, according to the health department.


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Getting Loaded in Tennessee
Believe it or not, Tennessee is relaxing its already liberal gun laws even more. Starting Tuesday, residents of the state will legally be able to go to bars and restaurants with loaded guns. Letting people get drunk in public places while they’re packing heat = a really really smart decision.
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Following a recent series of high-profile shooting incidents in the United States, the southern state of Tennessee is changing its gun laws this week.
It is relaxing them.
If a last-minute legal challenge fails, from Tuesday, gun owners in the state will be allowed to carry their weapons in a lot more public places — including bars and restaurants.
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Blaming state government for spoiling peace in the state, Chairman of Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday appealed people to maintain discipline and don’t indulge in damaging police stations and ambulances. He also appealed people to maintain communal harmony.
Geelani told news gathering agency KNS over phone that the people from past two days have maintained discipline in Kashmir and should also maintain such kind of discipline. “I appeal people of Kashmir to don’t damage police stations, posts and ambulances as it can be an excuse for the government to prove that they are not guilty,” he said.
He said that the people installed langers on the roads for the people who were visiting the residence of Burhan Wani who was killed in an encounter in Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday.
“The way people showed their resentment against India from Fridayevening is an eye-opener for India and world community as well that the people of Kashmir are against the illegal occupation of India in Kashmir,” Geelani said, adding that the discipline maintained by the people from past three days has became an example.
Blaming state government for spoiling peace in the state, Geelani said that it is government who are spoiling peace here. “The allegations government had made that the protesters are forcing force to resort to firing are baseless while the fact is that they are creating indiscipline by one way or another,” he said.
He said that the death toll in cycle of ongoing violence in Kashmir has gone upto 16 while there are also reports that the forces are thrashing youth outside the Valley hospitals who are being shifted their for the treatment after receiving injuries.
Geelani questioned that if government is claiming that they are peace lover then who killed 16 youth so far and who left hundreds of civilians injured. “The way they killed our youth and injured several others is worst kind of state terrorism,” he said, adding that the people are peace lover and are not forcing anyone to resort to firing or any other else. (KNS)


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The German government will provide Ukraine with over 250 Vulcano high-precision artillery rounds.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the German government said this in a statement .
'The planned military aid for Ukraine includes 255 155mm Vulcano projectiles,' a report on the government's website says.
Vulcano shells can hit targets at a distance of up to 80 km. They can be of two types: guided and unguided.
Due to security concerns, Germany has not yet announced which of these two types of projectiles will be transferred to Ukraine and when.
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while referring on Tuesday to the Pulwama attack, that India created to achieve political goals, said there was an irresponsible government in Delhi that could do anything for political purposes.
He added that Pakistan has continuously been exposing India’s true face.
“In the November 14 dossier, we presented to the world irrefutable evidence of India’s support for terrorists,” the foreign minister said, adding that an investigation by the EU DisinfoLab has confirmed Pakistan’s concerns about India’s false propaganda campaign to discredit Pakistan globally.
He further stated that the international community has a responsibility to hold India accountable for the lack of peace in the region.
“The world has come to know that India, which they considered a secular state, is ruled by a fascist, Hindutva government,” he added.


Members of Nisa-Today’s, the UK retail and wholesale co-operative, have voted to separate the business into two entities.
The vote took place before the company’s AGM in Broughton, North Lincolnshire, last week and an “overwhelming majority” were in favour of the split, which is now likely to take place in the first quarter of 2012.
A NISA-Today’s spokesperson said: “The transaction was first proposed as the marketplace in which both Nisa and Today’s operate has developed somewhat since the Today’s Group was first formed in 1987 and it became clear that Today’s wholesale has very different future needs to those of Nisa retail. The separation will allow both companies to tailor their individual strategies and change their resources and direction for the future success of both companies.”
However, the statement also said that the split does not mean the two companies will end their existing relationship.


Ukraine: Prosecutor general sees officials of World Bank
(MENAFN) Ukrainian prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and spokespersons of the World Bank talked about the collaboration in the sector of refunding assets which were unlawfully taken from the country and the battle aimed at ending corruption.
“A fruitful meeting with Regional Director for Eastern Europe, Arup Banerji, Lead Economist and Program Leader for Economic Policy for Eastern Europe, Karlis Smits and Senior Financial Sector Specialist at World Bank Group, Laura Pop. The World Bank has been long supported Ukraine in the development of anti-corruption bodies and is ready to assist in the development of this infrastructure,” Venediktova posted on Facebook.
Combating corruption is a "joint responsibility for all law enforcement and state bodies,” as she stated. “Another key to the successful development of the state is judicial reform. Both citizens of Ukraine and foreign investors want to live by transparent rules in a country with the rule of law, not corruption, and to know that they are protected from illegal acts.”
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By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo
No fewer than four passengers including the driver were reportedly kidnapped on Friday by some gunmen who hijacked a Mazda car along Ikirun/ Osogbo expressway.
Reports said the kidnappers emerged from a bush along Ikirun/Osogbo expressway.
It was learnt that the victims were coming from Iragbiji, navigating towards Osogbo before they were accosted by the suspects who asked them to alight.
It was gathered that the driver of the vehicle escaped from the kidnappers den while the remaining three passengers were captured.
Confirming the incident, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the police could not give the number of the people that were kidnapped.
Opalola further explained that the vehicle of the victims that was abandoned has been towed to police station in Ikirun.
According to Opalola, “We don’t know the number of people that were kidnapped but the vehicle of the victims that was abandoned has been towed to our station in Ikirun. The driver of the car has been found.
“Search and rescue mission is ongoing. We are combing the forest to ensure that we arrested them.”


Communities reflect how we live, who we work with and who we spend time with. Often when people are seriously ill, they prefer to be at home. People they know can help provide their care and social support. This will be their Community Nurses. It will also be their family, friends, neighbours and acquaintances.
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Barcelona, March 23 (IANS) Three people lost their lives in a fire in a block of flats in the municipality of Rubi near Barcelona.
The Catalan fire brigade confirmed the deaths after they had attended the blaze with eleven fire engines.
They said on Wednesday that five more people suffered smoke inhalation, Xinhua news agency reported.
The three victims were all residents in the same first-floor apartment of the three-storeyed building. They all died as they were trying to leave the building.
Police are still investigating the cause of the fire. Local radio station (Radio Rubi) reported that neighbours had heard an explosion in the hall of the building and the flames appeared immediately afterwards.
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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on May 8 announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for those who lost their lives in the violence in the state.
''The government has decided Rs 2 lakh for those grievously injured while Rs 25,000 will be given to those with minor injuries,'' Biren Singh while addressing a press conference.
He further said that an amount of Rs 2 lakh will give to those families whose houses have been burnt down, adding, '' The Manipur government will construct all houses that have been burnt down.''
Speaking on the violence further, the Manipur Chief Minister said that around 60 lives were lost due to the violence.
Commenting on the arms which were looted during the violence, the Chief Minister informed that a total of 1041 arms were snatched by miscreants.
''Only 214 arms have been recovered so far out of the 1041 arms which were looted by the miscreants in the violence,'' he added
He also announced that to conduct a high-level probe into the violence.
Besides this, the Chief Minister said that around 230 were injured by violence.
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A letter writer from Aitkin recently claimed that economist Bruce Bartlett (ex-GOP-economist, cum neo-Keynesian) has “punctured” the claim that the tax increases for Obamacare will fall on the middle class. This would be news
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Permanent winter trade fairs to open in Dushanbe
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Permanent winter trade fairs will be organized for the sale of essential goods in Dushanbe, TajikTA news agency reported.
Mayor of Dushanbe, Rustam Emomali, has recently signed a decision on organizing the fairs in Tajikistan's capital.
Heads of the capital's districts are instructed to take measures to create conditions for such trade in certain places.
Supervision over the implementation of this decision is entrusted to the deputy chairman of Dushanbe city administration.
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(MENAFN) Sharjah-based energy company Dana Gas has taken a significant step towards strengthening the UAE's capital markets by announcing its intention to raise its foreign ownership limit to 100 percent. The firm, listed on the Abu Dhabi market, has obtained regulatory approval to increase the percentage of foreign ownership from 49 percent to full ownership of its capital, as stated in a regulatory filing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
This move is in line with the UAE's new Commercial Companies Law, which eliminated the previous requirement for UAE nationals to own a majority stake (51 percent) in onshore firms. By opening the company fully to foreign ownership, Dana Gas aims to support the UAE's vision of enhancing its dynamic capital markets, attracting a greater number of international investors, and deepening market liquidity.
Hamid Jafar, Chairman of Dana Gas, expressed his belief that this decision will contribute to the growth and development of the UAE's capital markets. He emphasized the company's commitment to aligning with the country's economic strategies and stated that the move would facilitate the attraction of international investment. Jafar also highlighted the company's positive growth outlook, particularly in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, where Dana Gas is focused on increasing production. Additionally, the firm has a strong growth outlook in Egypt, where it is actively working to maximize the value of its assets through negotiations for improved fiscal terms.
Dana Gas's decision to raise its foreign ownership limit reflects the UAE's ongoing efforts to enhance its investment landscape and create a more favorable environment for international investors. By removing restrictions on foreign ownership, the country aims to stimulate economic growth, increase competitiveness, and reinforce its position as an attractive destination for foreign capital.
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ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that the government was focusing on the development of Balochistan.
He stated this while talking to Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri during a meeting in Islamabad.
They also discussed the progress of various development projects underway in the province.
Meanwhile, the prime minister also held a meeting with newly appointed Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair and discussed issues regarding development in the province.
Nawaz Sharif said the government was prioritising the development of both rural and urban areas of Sindh province, adding that the government has launched many projects of energy, infrastructure and social sectors in the province.
“With mutual consensus of all stakeholders, we acted for bringing peace in Karachi and by the grace of Almighty, law and order situation has substantially improved there,” said the PM.


Two suspects who were selling Heroin have been taken into custody by the Police along with 2000 packets of heroin.
The two suspects who were selling Heroin in the Pepiliyana area were arrested by Police Officers led by Inspector Apalakotuwa of the Boralasgamuva Police. Police say that the two suspects came on motorcycles and were arrested when one was selling the drugs while the other was accepting money. The suspect who took the money was found to have 200,000 rupees in his possession. They have said that Heroin worth 10.5 million rupees is sold daily.


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Eastern Ghouta, Jumada II 8, 1439, Feb 24, 2018, SPA -- King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has provided urgent relief assistance in Eastern Gouta, Syria.
KSrelief has operated charitable kitchens and distributed food baskets in the cities of Douma, Arbain, Hasta and Masraba in addition to other areas of Ghouta. KSrelief operates charitable kitchens for six months that will provide 200,000 meals daily, in addition to distributing 5633 food baskets to the poor and affected families there.
This aid comes within the continuous support provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the brothers in Syria, in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, to help the Syrian brothers during this crisis.
15:41 LOCAL TIME 12:41 GMT
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Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Congress leader and MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday said that the AIADMK will lose heavily in the Tamil Nadu rural local body polls due to its alliance with the BJP.
Talking to reporters at Karaikudi, he claimed that the BJP will not be able to make a dent in non-Hindi-speaking states in the country.
Noting that the people of Tamil Nadu have clearly shown the door to the BJP, he added that the AIADMK, which lost heavily in the Assembly elections, will face a heavy drubbing in the next rural local body polls.
The Congress leader said that Leader of oppositioni K Palaniswami will be seen in poor light if he continues his tirades against Chief Minister M.K. Stalin even after the latter had completed almost all the promises he had committed to the people during assembly elections.
He said that the AIADMK leader is making such statements to hold his flock together as the party is facing a lot of problems, and dismissed Palanisami's statement that Tamil Nadu will see polls along with the general elections of 2024.
Chidambaram also said that at the national level, the Congress was the only party that can counter the BJP and said that the upcoming elections to the Assemblies in the Hindi heartland states would be the beginning of the end of the BJP in the country.
He also said that there were serious allegations of misappropriation of funds during the last nine years of power of the AIADMK and said that he would meet the Chief Minister and brief him on the corrupt practices being carried out in Karaikkudi so far.
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STORY: Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said in the closing news conference that there were still differences within the G20 on issues related to Russia's war in Ukraine.
She added that a short statement on the war is included in the 14-paragraph chair summary as an "expression of position."
However, the group had agreed on the need to resolve the worsening global food security crisis and issues related to climate change.
Sri Mulyani said it was the "best result" the group could have made.
Sri Mulyani also stated that a joint discussion between finance and agriculture ministers will be established to adopt concrete actions to combat the food crisis.
The group also agreed on helping all member countries to design a "transition mechanism" towards net zero emissions.


Dec 06, Colombo: Media Minister of Sri Lanka Keheliya Rambukwella says there are claims of the media being gagged in the country when the media is engaged in using the freedom enjoyed by the country.
Rambukwella has told parliament that there is a need for a mechanism to measure media freedom.
He has explained that the media in some instances publish articles defamatory of individuals under the guise of media freedom.
He has questioned whether anyone could agree to the publication of such defamatory articles.
According to Rambukwella, freedom was rare during the period of the war, but the situation has now changed.
He has said the freedom prevalent in the country is being used to insult individuals including politicians.
However, he has added that there were also claims that the media is being gagged in the country.


Ripples ran through Indore Municipal Corporation as one health officer and three employees, who were on the frontline warriors against COVID-19, tested positive for coronavirus. Some family members of the IMC employees also got infected.
In Saturday’s report, as many as 78 persons tested positive, and among them were IMC health officer Gautam Bhatiya of Pragati Nagar, and three employees Jyoti Bagan, Gori Bagan and Shyam Bagan of Murari Mohalla.
Sources said that three family members of the IMC employees also tested positive.
On Sunday, a message was circulated on social media which claimed that as many as 68 employees of IMC had tested positive for coronavirus.
In a press release issued on Sunday, IMC rubbished the information, blaming it on rumour mongers.
It stated that only four employees of IMC got infected. “All four have been hospitalised. The driver and health inspector of IMC who had come in contact with Bhatiya are also being examined,” the press release said.
The IMC release stated that it was also getting the family members of the officers and employees examined.
The Corporation stated that the trio employees who got infected are residents of Murari Mohalla, which is already a coronavirusinfected area. The statement implies that the IMC is not buying the argument that the employees got infected while on duty.
In its press release, the IMC stated that it has already taken measures to keep its employee save from coronavirus infection while in the field. “The employees are given protective kits including sanitiser, caps, hand gloves etc in adequate numbers for protecting themselves from coronavirus infection while being in the field,” the release said adding that they were also instructed to keep care of themselves and take protective measures.
“The employees have been told to inform their senior officers if they found any symptoms (of coronavirus) so that they can be provided treatment,” the release went on to add.
The IMC also claimed that they have given hydorchloroquine shulphate tablets and some ayurveda powder for increasing the immunity of its employees and officers.
Municipal commissioner Pratibha Pal has instructed officials to find out those responsible for circulating the false figures of positive cases in IMC.
However, the news has rattled the IMC officers and employees, especially those in the frontline of fighting COVID-19. Some employees and officers have reportedly sought permission from their seniors to allow them to take a break from duty. However, the IMC denied the development.


Zelensky Proposes Extending Martial Law, General Mobilisation
Kiev, Aug 13 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to Parliament to prolong the current martial law and general mobilisation in the war-torn country for another 90 days.
Two separate drafts on extending the martial law and general mobilisation have been submitted to Parliament for consideration, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Ukrainian Parliament imposed a martial law after the start of the ongoing war with Russia on February 24 and has extended it three times since then.
The general mobilisation of the population was introduced in Ukraine on February 24 and was prolonged in May for another three months.
The laws on the martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine are due to expire on August 23.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry has on Thursday said that the government took action because the state must establish its writ. He backed Islamabad government s action against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers.
Talal Chaudhry said that the government must have taken action in order to establish the writ of the government. He said that Section-144 was implemented in the city and the government had to take action against those not complying with the orders.
When confronted, Talal Chaudhry said that District Coordination Officer (DCO) had told the PTI officials in Islamabad to apply for formal permission to hold the public meeting but PTI didn t. As a result, the government decided to take action.
Upon contact, PTI leader Imran Ismail said that the government was showing highhandedness in its dealing with the PTI workers. He was asked if PTI had applied for permission, Ismail said that he didn t feel there was any need to request permission from the government. “Who are they to give us permission”, Imran said.


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Terming the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the ‘two sides of a coin’, Punjab’s Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cautioned the people of the state to beware of the cheap political gimmickry of both these parties.
Addressing a massive gathering during the political conference to mark the Maghi festival here today, the Chief Minister categorically said that the tactics being adopted by both these parties were detrimental for the people. He said that both these parties resort to such cheap tactics just only to befool the voters as all their promises prove mere lip service, later on. Badal said that since decades the Congress leaders have befooled the public by raising hollow slogans and now AAP leader Kejriwal was walking on the footsteps of the Congress.
Making a scathing attack on the AAP leadership, the Chief Minister said that they were entirely confused about their policies and programs adding that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would prove to be a flop show after next two-three months. He said that Kejriwal has become the Chief Minister of Delhi by chance due to which he was utterly confused about what to do. Taking a dig at ‘Janta Darbar’ of Delhi Chief Minister, Badal said that Darbar were being held by the Monarchs whereas the representatives of the people hold ‘Sangat Darshans’, like one done by him since decades.
Coming down heavily on Congress led UPA government at the centre, the Chief Minister said that the time has come when this most corrupt and inefficient government of the country must be shown the door. Exhorting the people to rout the Congress in the coming general elections, he said that the need of the hour was to wage a ‘second war of freedom’ to oust this government, which has made the life of every person miserable. Badal said that this war was utmost important not only for cherishing the aspirations of our great forefathers who had laid down their lives for freeing the country from the clutches of British imperialism but it was also required to safeguard the future of our coming generations.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress was the mother of all the social maladies confronted by the nation today. He said that due to the misrule of the UPA government the nation was not safe both internally and externally due to which the sovereignty of the nation was in peril. Badal further said that the anti-farmer’s stance of the UPA government has broken the backbone of the farmers of the state due to which they were reeling under a whopping debt of Rs 32000 crore.
The Chief Minister said that on the one hand the Union government was bent upon crushing the peasantry of the state whereas on the other hand the SAD-BJP government in Punjab had given a major relief to them by giving free power worth Rs 6000 crore to the farmers. Likewise, he said that due to the concerted efforts of the Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab would soon become a power surplus state. Badal also listed a number of pro-people welfare schemes initiated by the state government to benefit every strata of the society. ‘Due to our stupendous efforts Punjab was today leading the country in almost every field” he added.
The Chief Minister said that the tyrannies of the Congress with the state have surpassed even the record of Mughals and Britishers as this anti-Punjab party has irrelevantly meddled not only in social, economic and political but even the religious matters of the state. He said that the Congress has inflicted a severe blow to the Punjabis by depriving them of their capital, legitimate share in river waters and even Punjabi speaking areas. Badal said that the people of the state could never forgive the Congress for its sinister moves and would teach it a befitting lesson in the coming general lessons.
The Chief Minister further said that the countrymen were fed up from the arbitrary rule of the Congress led UPA government and the coming Lok Sabha polls would decimate this party from the nation. Equating the current anger amongst the public to ‘Janta Wave’ in 1977, he said that even the Congress stalwarts would find it difficult to save their seats in this anti-Congress wave. Badal said that it was writing on the wall that the BJP led NDA government was all set to form its government at the centre as the people of the country were eagerly waiting for making Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the country.
Reiterating that there was hardly any match between Mr. Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister said that while the former was a respected public leader with proven skills of an administrator, the latter was a novice with no experience of public life. He said that the young Nehru-Gandhi scion was like an inexperienced driver who was bound to topple the bus during the journey. “The countrymen should not take the risk of handing the reigns of country in such immature hands,” added Badal.
Assailing the state Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa, the Chief Minister said that by opposing the central grants to the state the former has proved that he was inimical to the interests of the state. He said that by indulging in such activitiesBajwa had done irreparable loss to the state.
Meanwhile in his address President Shiromani Akali Dal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal came down heavily on state Congress Chief Partap Singh Bajwa by terming him the “biggest smuggler” involved in a number of scams and frauds besides indulged in smuggling of narcotics and sex scandal. In an aggressive tenor, he said that Bajwa has been shielding the smugglers and drug peddlers in the state. Badal also said that Bajwa’s close association with the terrorist outfits was also no longer a secret now and Bajwa’s deceitful antecedents have also been exposed by Party’s former President and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
Reiterating the commitment of the Punjab government to extensively check the smuggling of narcotics in the state, Badal said that under the declared war against drugs, the state has nabbed 25000 drug peddlers in the state for the last one and a half years and this campaign would be continued. Nobody would be spared if found indulged in drug smuggling directly or indirectly, he added.
Giving a call to the people especially the youth to show the congress a door in the coming general elections, Badal said that the days of the corrupt scam ridden UPA government headed by the congress party, were numbered and the nation was looking forward to the NDA government with Narendera Modi as the Prime Minister. He assured that once NDA comes into power, the water logging problem in the Malwa belt of the state would be a national mission and it would be completely eradicated on priority besides addressing other issues which have been constantly ignored by the congress governments.
Referring to the hollowness of the Aam Admi Party ruling in Delhi, Badal said that the programmes and policies of which they were talking about have already been implemented by the Punjab Government headed by S. Parkash Singh Badal 25 years ago. Complementing the 85 year old diligent and determined S. Parkash Singh Badal, the SAD President said that AAP got tired of holding Public Darbars in just one day while the Chief Minister at this age worked for 20 hours a day.
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Dozens of people were killed and many more injured, due to a suspected suicide attack near a mosque in the city of Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, local authorities said on Monday.
Police and hospital officials have said that at least 27 people had lost their lives and some 140 had been injured.
There are fears that the death toll will continue to rise as emergency services clear the rubble, and many of those who have been taken to hospital were listed in “critical condition.”
“A portion of the building had collapsed and several people are believed to be under it,” police official Sikandar Khan said told Reuters news agency.
What do we know about the blast?
The explosion came as worshippers gathered for daily prayers. Initial estimates suggested that at least 150 people had been inside at the time.
The blast occured in the city’s government district on Police Lines Road. Authorities said many of the victims were believed to be police officers.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned the bombing, promising “stern action” against those responsible.
He made it clear that terrorist attacks “have nothing to do with Islam.”
“Terrorists want to create fear by targeting those who perform the duty of defending Pakistan,” Sharif said.
Although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, local police told reporters that initial evidence suggested a suicide attack. Such attacks in the past have often been at the hands of the Pakistani Taliban.
Peshawar in the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.


Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza has launched a new political party that she says it will follow Rwanda Government’s principles.
Ingabire said on Voice of America that the political party aims to bring democracy and freedom of Expression.
Under the Acronym of DALFA, the later replaces the FDU Inkingi which she meant its political agenda are not in line with Rwanda’s shared path towards the Sustainable development.
Ingabire says that her party will follow the rules and regulations which guides political parties in Rwanda.
She says she hopes the political party will be registered by Rwandan Government.
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Israeli President will visit Turkey, Erdogan
Turkish President Rajab Tayyab Erdogan said that Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit Turkey after UAE.
According to a foreign news agency, during a press conference, Erdogan said that Israeli President Isaac Herzog would visit Turkey in mid-March.
Turkish President Rajab Tayyab Erdogan said “we are working to improve the tense relations between the two countries.”
He added that the two countries want to improve relations.
Israeli President had recently paid a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates at the invitation of UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This is the first official visit of an Israeli president to the Gulf state.


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Some residents of the capital of Niger State, Minna, on Monday morning, blocked the main roads in the city in protest of the high cost of living.
Young people and women were seen among the demonstrators singing protest songs while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation.
The demonstrators said that the hike in food prices and the inadequate response from the government made them block the main roads to draw the attention of the concerned authorities.
Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba of Niger, who addressed the protesters, said that the administration understood the suffering and difficulties that families were going through at the moment.
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The three finalists for the Rosemount Police Chief are Jewel Ericson, Rosemount police lieutenant; Michael Marben, police captain in Apple Valley; and Eric Werner, police captain in Burnsville.
The community will have the chance to meet the three finalists from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1, at city hall.
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The four schools are Pibul Prachasan, Samsen Nok (Pracharat Anukul), Wichutis and Wichakorn.
Isaramet Kachanukul, Din Daeng district chief, said three of the schools were run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. They were closed for the students' safety.
Tear gas fired by police during the clash was also blown by wind towards Pibul Prachasan, a public school which has over a thousand students. Parents were quickly advised to take their children home.
The schools will remain closed on Thursday and Friday.


We have smashed several idols in Karachi, says Corps Commander Karachi Lt-Gen Naveed Mukhtar
KARACHI (92 News) – Corps Commander Karachi Lt-Gen Naveed Mukhtar has they are fighting against terrorists, criminals and extortionists in Karachi.
Addressing a seminar at National Defence University on Saturday, he said that they were fighting several problems, including sectarianism, terrorism, target killing, extortion and kidnappers.
He said that the Karachi operation was launched under the National Action Plan. “Several mafias – tankers, drug and land – have made adjoining areas of the city as their hubs.”
He said that they had broken several idols, while political and administrative incompetence have increased the problems. “There is need to free police and administration,” he maintained.
Corps Commander Karachi Lt-Gen Naveed Mukhtar said that there is need to work jointly against terrorism. “We have no option to fail.”
He said that the operation has given the people a new ray of hope.
“We are determined to wipe out every kind of terrorism and their facilitators,” he said.


INDORE: Around 100 workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morch (BJYM) were arrested on Thursday when they were protesting against the Kamal Nath government for "betraying" the people of the state by "not keeping its promises" in the first year of its rule.
The BJYM, the youth wing of the BJP, held the protest outside the district collector's office here.
According to police officials, the protesters forcibly removed the barricades and tried to move forward, prompting the police personnel to spray water on them.
"We arrested 100 protesters as we felt that they might disturb the peace. Appropriate legal action would be taken against them," the officials said.
During the demonstration, the protesters alleged that the Kamal Nath-led government, which completed its first year on December 17, had betrayed the people, especially the youth.
The protesters alleged that the state government has failed to fulfil its promises over unemployment as well as those related to youths.
They also released black balloons in the air as a mark of protest against the state government.


Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar performed the ground-breaking ceremony of a carpet road from Sahiwal to Lahore on Thursday.
According to the details, the governor inaugurated a project of the carpet road from Sahiwal to Lahore worth three billion rupees.
While talking to the people on the occasion, the governor said that the opposition parties were fighting for their political existence and the government did not fear from them.
He further said all the national institutions were in line for the prosperity and development of the country.
He also said that the government was trying hard to address the issues faced by the people and to give them every possible relief.


(MENAFN - Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct.10
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed on joint assembly of buses within a business forum Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan held in Tashkent.
The countries signed contracts, including an agreement on the joint assembly of buses, to supply products for a total amount of more than $ 200 million, the Kyrgyz Economy Ministry reports.
The sides also plan to establish production of agricultural machinery, assembly of washing machines, launch dealer centers for the supply of cable products, build a shopping and entertainment center in Osh and a branch of the technical school "Artel".
In addition, memorandums on cooperation between automotive companies, unions of jewelers of the two countries were signed, agreements on the supply of tires, water, honey, vegetable oil, natural stone and travertine to Uzbekistan were concluded.
Representatives of ministries and departments, heads of trade, investment and industrial companies took part in the business forum.
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Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Kashmir Valley is red with the blood of innocent Muslims.
Addressing the Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir, the Prime Minister said that India has turned Occupied Kashmir into a prison.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistani people and governments have always supported Kashmiris, India will surely be worried after seeing the unity of all parties.
Shahbaz Sharif said that Modi also took away the special status of Kashmir in 2019, millions of Muslims were martyred in Kashmir in 75 years.
The Prime Minister said that if the Muslims work uniformly, the day is not far when every injustice can be accounted for.
He said that if Kashmir is to be given freedom, then economic power is also necessary, unity and economic stability must be brought in its ranks.
Shahbaz Sharif said that if Kashmiris are to be given rights, then Pakistan has to be strengthened economically, there is a need to forget differences, adopt simplicity and make sacrifices.
The Prime Minister said that Bhutto Sahib had said that he will eat grass but will liberate Kashmir, Kashmiris are looking towards Pakistan, we have to play our role.
In his speech, Shahbaz Sharif said that there are many financial challenges at the moment, the IMF is asking for an account, his delegation is looking at one thing at a time.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was presented a guard of honor on the occasion of the arrival of the Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir.
Meeting with the political leadership of Azad Kashmir
Apart from this, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was met by the political leadership of Azad Kashmir, during which he said that it is a pleasure to have the political leadership come together for the cause of Kashmir today in Muzaffarabad.
He says that I exposed Indian atrocities in Occupied Kashmir in the UN General Assembly, for seven decades India has been creating the story of atrocities in Kashmir.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Indian atrocities could not dampen the spirit of Kashmiris’ right to self-determination.
He also said that we will solve the Kashmir issue and all the problems of Azad Kashmir by sitting, Pakistan is with the Kashmiris and will always stand by their side in their struggle.


Stoke-on-Trent City Council pension fund gap doubles
The shortfall in Stoke-on-Trent City Council's pension scheme has more than doubled in the past 12 months.
Councillors discussed the pension funding gap earlier. It has risen from £197m to about £420m.
Kieran Clarke of Staffordshire Pension Forums said the shortfall was due to the current economic climate.
He said the government was looking at the future of pension funding which would help in decisions on the council's own pension fund review.
Gaps in the pension fund were calculated by the difference in estimates of what the fund will have to pay out in the future and the value of its current assets.


CEBU CITY – This city has recorded an alarming number of dengue cases in the first five months of the year with 422, way higher than the 13 recorded in the same period last year, city health officials said on Thursday (May 19).
Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, chief of the City Health Department (CHD), also said the deaths caused by dengue from January to May have also reached 36, significantly higher than the 13 that were recorded in the same period last year.
Ibones revealed that most of those who died were belatedly brought to the hospital.
“Most of the patients were children and when they were brought to the hospital, their condition was already severe. That’s why those who have fever must be checked right away to prevent deaths,” said Ibones.
Ibones said the spike could be attributed to a lot of factors and that include the recent typhoons that hit the country.
“A lot of houses were destroyed and there could be some debris that were not cleared and became breeding ground of mosquitoes,” explained Ibones.
“It’s important to teach the public the ‘search and destroy’ to eliminate mosquitoes,” added Ibones.
Based on the records of CHD, 10 barangays in the city have high cases of dengue. They are Lahug, Guadalupe, Mambaling, Labangon, Quiot, Kamputhaw, Capitol Site, Punta Princesa, Inayawan, Tisa, Kalunasan and Pardo.
To prevent the cases from rising further, Ibones said barangay captains have been oriented on how to destroy the dengue virus-carrying mosquitoes’ cycle and protect the community from dengue.
Ibones said the CHD will also coordinate with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to strengthen the campaign against dengue.
Ibones said that each barangay has a dengue task force.
“We have also designated a point person in every barangay who will closely monitor those who are experiencing symptoms to undergo laboratory tests. That way, we can detect dengue cases early,” Ibones said.


President Girma Woldegiorgis urged the public to contribute share in the efforts of the government to realizing the development activities launched by the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
In a press briefing he gave on Saturday, the President called on the public to continue efforts to sustain the ongoing development endeavors. He affirmed government's commitment to realizing the dreams of the late Premier.
The President said Prime Minister Meles' prudent leadership enabled the country to build developmental and democratic system.
He said the leadership of Prime Minister Meles helped the nation undertake fruitful development activities that would enable it to meet the MDG by 2015.
During the past 21 years Ethiopia has registered encouraging results in various sectors, the President noted.
The country has managed to raise primary education coverage to more than 95 percent and higher learning enrollment to over 200,000.
The government has also carried out various activities to ease the shortage of residential houses in urban areas and to expand all kinds of infrastructure nationwide.


5 deaths, 92 new coronavirus cases in Telangana
Telangana registered 92 new cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours
Hyderabad: Telangana registered 92 new cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours.
This pushed the overall cases tally to 3742 while total deaths rose to 142.
Meanwhile, the number of frontline healthcare workers who tested positive in the state stood at 153 as on Monday.
The Telangana health department which is releasing a medical bulletin every evening skipped Monday's bulletin.
However, the health department officials gave information about the new cases and deaths that took place in the last 24 hours.


CHITRAL: Several political parties here have criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) top leadership for what they called hoodwinking the people of Chitral by inaugurating the development projects which had already been launched during the previous government.
They said that the people expected the provincial government to announce new projects for them.
Addressing separate press conferences, the leaders of PML-N, ANP, APML and PPP said that the people of Chitral had pinned high hopes on PTI chairman Imran Khan and Chief Minister Pervez Khattak for a comprehensive development package.
MPA Salim Khan, Shahzada Khalid Parvaiz, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sher Aga, Fazlur Rahman and others said that the by-pass road, drinking water supply scheme of Drosh, government girls college, Drosh, and public library were the projects completed during the previous government, but these were inaugurated by the PTI leaders to the astonishment of the local people.
They said that the University of Chitral was the project whose major chunk of funding of Rs3 billion was provided by the federal government recently, but the PTI leaders rushed to inaugurate it and fix its plaque there.
Meanwhile, two persons died and two others sustained injuries here on Thursday when their jeep plunged into a ravine at Istaru Torkhow. Chitral police identified the dead as Qari Zakirullah and Maulana Sohaib Ahmed and the injured as Maulana Hafeezur Rahman and Maulana Ghulam Yousuf.
Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2017


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The National Secretariat of Energy announced Wednesday the new official
On Friday, December 2
In the provinces of Panama and Colón, a liter of 95 octane gasoline will cost $1.01 a liter, a reduction of 12 cents a liter. 95 octane will be down by 18 cents a liter to
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Prices will be effective until December 16.
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Special Olympics Delaware said that 3,500 people participated in the 2013 Polar Bear Plunge benefiting their organization today.
The event raised $652,000, spokesman Jon Buzby said. He said that in 22 years, more than $6.8 million has been raised.
Air temperature at the time of the plunge was 30 degrees, while water temperature was 38 degrees.
Buzby said 51 dogs participated in the Pooch Plunge held Saturday.


Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Islamabad’s Covid-19 test positivity rate has increased to 7.7 per cent amid a continued rise in the number of new coronavirus cases in the Pakistani capital, according to health authorities.
On Wednesday, the capital registered 228 new Covid-19 cases and two additional fatalities, which increased the overall infection tally and the death toll to 20,471 and 224, respectively, reports Dawn news.
Officials from the capital administration said the number of active cases has been increasing gradually for the last few weeks, as the number of new cases reported daily outnumbered recoveries.
Also on Wednesday, a government college and a school were sealed after students and staff members tested positive for the virus.
In a statement, the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) warned that Covid-19 would continue to spread across the country in the coming days, and that the nature of the disease this time was more severe.
The association said urgent precautions were required, while political and religious gatherings needed to be cancelled.
As of Thursday, Pakistan has reported a total of 338,875 confirmed coronavirus cases and 6,893 deaths.


Remember this post? Well a new poll brings us some interesting news when it comes to the political system at the state and local level. According to Gallup a solid majority of Americans have faith in their state governments and more than two thirds have confidence in government at the local level.
Before state houses everywhere crack open the champagne, we must point out that this optimism is not shared across all regions. There is quite a noticeable gap between how the South and the East view their local governments versus their counterparts in the West and the Mid-West:
So why the disparity between how the public views the politicians in DC and those their in own state? Maybe it’s the fact that the average citizen has more influence at the state and local level versus the halls of the Capitol. But why would some regions like their local government more than others? Culture? Maybe politicians from the South and East are more competent and honest than elsewhere. On second thought, probably not.


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Saudi Arabia has begun the registered of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for import and use.
While making the announcement in a statement on Wednesday December 9, 2020, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority said that the concerned health authorities would begin importing the vaccine according to the demands of the Kingdom.
It added that it would analyze all imported shipments before their use to ensure their effectiveness.
“The Health Ministry will later announce when the vaccine is expected to arrive and when it will be available for use, reported the Saudi Press Agency,” the statement reads.
Pfizer last month said its vaccine’s two-dose regimen was 95% effective against COVID-19.
Saudi Arabia reported 159 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, taking its total to 359,274.