(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Police announced they had captured a suspect in a shooting on
Monday that killed six people and wounded more than 36 when a man
with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of
July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Trend reports citing
Police confirmed they captured 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III,
who was from the area.
Police can be seen surrounding a car and then Crimo exiting the
vehicle with his hands raised, according to a video by the Chicago
affiliate of ABC News. Crimo lies flat on the ground before police
take him into custody.
Charges will be filed, Highland Park Police said.
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786 personnel from the Maharashtra Police have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, according to the department on Sunday.
According to a release by the Maharashtra Police, the total COVID-19 cases include 88 officers and 698 other personnel. Out of these, 13 officers and 63 other ranks have recovered from the infection so far.
The active number of COVID-19 cases amongst Maharashtra Police stood at 703, with seven deaths occurring due to the infection so far.
The statement added that there have been 200 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period and 732 accused have been arrested for the same.
The police department also said that it has attended to 87,893 calls on dial 100 so far which were related to COVID-19.
According to the Public Health Department, Maharashtra government, the state has so far 20,228 confirmed COVID-19 cases, making it the worst affected state by the infection.
Mumbai with 12,864 cases has more than half of the total cases in the state.
Also Read: Coronavirus: 50 more COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, state tally reaches 1,980


75 percent of brides-to-be will adjust their wedding budget as a result of the economy. 25 percent will cut their budget in more than half. 53 percent of brides-to-be don't plan to spend more than $25,000 on their wedding. 34 percent said they plan to spend $10,000 or less. 45 percent said they won't compromise on their wedding bands.


(MENAFN - Asia Times) Bitcoin and other cryptos have no intrinsic value and their volatile price swings will likely intensify, according to the head of the Bank of Korea (BOK).
'There is no intrinsic value in crypto assets,' BOK Governor Lee Ju-yeol told lawmakers, adding that the recent price surges are a temporary phenomenon, local news outlet Yonhap reports.
'It is very difficult to predict the price, but its price will be extremely volatile.'
Lee said the recent crypto rally – bitcoin soared to nearly $59,000 (65 million won) before correcting – was attributable to factors including mass bitcoin purchases by Elon Musk's Tesla and institutional investors turning to the digital asset as a hedge against currency debasement.
'These assets saw a steep rise in the shortest period of time,' Lee said. 'I would say institutional investors' assessment of using bitcoins as a hedge could be interpreted as another factor.'
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Spain: Three Moroccans held in Madrid on terror charges
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Three Moroccan men were arrested in Madrid Tuesday morning for allegedly forming a terrorist cell linked with Daesh and planning attacks in Spain Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said.
In a radio interview with Cadena Ser Diaz said that the three Moroccan origin men were between the ages of 26 and 29 and had Spanish residency.
The minister claimed that the suspects planned to carry out attacks in Spain.
“Those detained did not dedicate themselves to find indoctrinate and radicalize people to send them to Syria or Iraq instead their objective was to act in Spain” he said.
According to a statement from the Spanish Interior Ministry the group leader allegedly focused on spreading the word of Daesh and developed terrorist training methods. The other two suspects were accused of being “in charge of carrying out terrorist acts”.
One of those detained was said to be based in a Madrid neighborhood where drugs and illegal weapons could be obtained easily.
The interior minister said that Spain was on high alert for terrorist attacks specifically at level four out of five. The level was increased last June after assailants attacked a Spanish-owned hotel in Tunisia that left 37 people dead.
With Tuesday’s arrests included 60 people have been detained in Spain this year on terrorism charges; 27 more have been arrested elsewhere primarily in Morocco related to Daesh’s alleged operations in Spain according to the Interior Ministry.
By Alyssa McMurtry
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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that parliament demonstrated national consensus on an important issue of passing the 31st constitutional amendment to merge FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In an interview with a private channel, he said consultations were also held with FATA Parliamentarian and 9 of 11 parliamentarians supported the bill.
He said consensus will be evolved for the position of caretaker prime minister in the next meeting with opposition leader in the National Assembly, Syed Khurshid Shah.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said PML-N government is going to complete its constitutional tenure despite various challenges it faced over the last five years.
He said the masses would give their verdict on the government’s performance through the general election 2018.
To a question about the water issue, he said it was the PML-N government which worked seriously on the issue and country’s first water policy was formulated.


Federal Government takes important decision over electricity prices
Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Finance Dr Waqar Masood has said that the increase in electricity prices has been postponed for the time being and the salaries of employees will be increased in the next budget.
Dr Waqar Masood in a briefing to theNational Assembly Standing Committee on Finance said that the proposal to reduce the sales tax was being considered.He told that the finance minister is proposing a reward scheme on sales tax which will benefit the buyer.
Dr Waqar Masood said that the current junta has told theInternational Monetary Fund(IMF) that the circular debt will not be increase this year while the remaining conditions of the fund would be fulfilled.He added that: “Government is working with the IMF on the budget for the new fiscal year to be presented soon.”Earlier, on May 21 the Federal Government approved to increase the electricity rate by Rs1.72 per unit.
Federal Cabinet approved the summary through a circular in which the government has decided to increase the electricity price in three different quarterly adjustments.The increase in electricity prices will be implemented from October 2021, sources said.According to the details, the rates were increased to generate about Rs 6.9 billion additional revenue.
Earlier, in a statement by NEPRA, it was revealed that running power plants outside the merit order had imposed an additional burden of Rs 3.90 billion on consumers.The officials said that the increase in the cost of power generation was due to the unavailability of gas.


The next Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Egypt Summit will take place in Egypt on October 8, Cyprus’ Defence Minister Savvas Angelides announced on Wednesday.
Angelides attended in the morning a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia between the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the Defence Minister of Egypt, Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, who is on an official visit to Cyprus.
Speaking after the meeting, Angelides said that Nicosia and Cairo were upgrading their defence and security relations. He also spoke about their cooperation in sharing intelligence on terrorism and energy security issues.
The meeting confirmed “our existing cooperation and the upgrading of Cyprus-Egypt relations, also in security and defence matters,” the Minister said.
He added that cooperation aims at ensuring stability and security in the Eastern Mediterranean and noted that the issue of energy security is also relevant. “We continue upgrading the development of those relations” the Minister said.
He also assured that there is close cooperation between the two countries, also in the exchange of intelligence and other issues of mutual interest for the two countries. Angelides said in particular that the two countries are sharing intelligence on terrorism and energy security matters.
He also said that during the meeting with President Anastasiades and his Egyptian counterpart, they also referred to the next Trilateral Summit, which will take place on October 8, in Egypt.
We are constantly upgrading both our bilateral relations and our trilateral cooperation with Egypt and Greece, on matters of military nature, the Minister concluded.
(Cyprus News Agency)


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Imphal March 27,
Questioning whether the present India is an Independent one, President of Manipur Pradesh congress Committee Gaikhangam said that the BJP led government is curtailing the basic rights of people. Freedom of speech and dissent is being shattered from the common man. Idea of cultural imperialism is being imposed on the diverse cultures and religions where individual liberty is restricted and added that the upcoming 17th Lok Sabha Election is not just an ordinary election but it is a fight for the 2nd Independence of India.
Addressing in a flag hoisting ceremony of Indian National Congress Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency candidate K. James which was held at his residence today morning at Sangaiprou Mamang Leikai, Gaikhangam said that even the British had given some freedom on the food habits and on the diverse culture and religion during the colonial era but the present regime under BJP has curtail all this liberty.
He said that criticisms against the government were taken as waging war against the nation by the BJP led government. He added that the present government hasn’t known clearly that Criticism against the government policy is not criticism against the nation and many were charged under sedition for speaking against the government. He further said that the coming Lok Sabha Election is a movement to regain the rights which was violated by the present government.
He also said that Congress Party is the party of the people and added that even the opposition BJP has also approved it. The Present chief minister of the state has also said that it is the party for the people a few years back, he added.
Gaikhangam further said that the BJP party is a very divisive party. It is not only the enemy of the minorities but even for the majority Hindu itself as Mahatma Gandhi was killed because he followed thoroughly the teachings of the hindus and under their hidden agenda that they cannot continue to move together. He added that RSS and BJP coined term ‘Hindutva’ is not Hinduism, it is just a political gimmick. He further stressed that BJP doesn’t have any other philosophy other than the politics of statue, temple and lies.
Leader of Congress Legislature Party O. Ibobi while speaking on the occasion said that the BJP government hasn’t focus on any welfare schemes for the people but concentrated on cheap publicity and propaganda. Speaking as the Chief Guest of the function he added that according to a source of RTI activist the amount the BJP spent on propaganda and publicity exceeds 5000 Crores of rupees. He questioned what development has been done by the programs like Go to hills, go to village and Go to schools. No development has been initiated except for few Tribal markets. He added that even though the government initiated Go to school no infrastructure development has been done for the welfare of the schools.
Ibobi also said that the Go to village program is just a program to give the birth and death certificates to the people. He also added that the present government has lower down the Local self Government.
He asserts that the Congress party doesn’t want to focus more on inaugural function rather than they believe in benefiting the people. He said that the BJP led government only know publicity and inauguration of developmental works for the past two years done by the previous government and added that the BJP government can go on continuing inauguration for a year also.
He appealed not to think the people as a fool who can be trick by cheap publicity and propaganda. He concluded that if the communal BJP led government is not changed quickly than not only Manipur but India will be at a great loss. So he added that they need to teach a lesson.
Speaking to media person on the sideline of the function INC’s outer Parliamentary constituency candidate K. James said that he will focus more on the development of the poorer section of the state and also for the development of the 28 segments which was at its worst condition. And he also added that he will focus on the issues of public interest and will never opt which is against the opinion of the people.


The federal government has decided to take action against the largest party in the country.
According to the details, an important meeting was held in Lahore under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, in which the federal government, while justifying the statement of the spokesperson of the Pakistan Army, decided to take action against the leader of the country’s largest political party, Imran Khan, and his party friends and associates. decided.
The government has also formed a committee consisting of constitutional and legal experts.
CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mahmood Dogar has also been suspended, Ghulam Mahmood Dogar was accused by the federal government that why he obeyed the orders of Chief Minister Punjab?


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On September 23, the Main Special Control Center recorded a magnitude 2 earthquake in the Svalyava district of Ukraine's Zakarpattia region.
This is reported on the Center's website , as seen by Ukrinform.
"On September 23, 2023, the Main Center of Special Control registered an earthquake with a 2.0 magnitude (Richter scale). The quake epicenter was in the Svalyava district of Zakarpattia region, 2km below the surface," the report reads. Read also: Quake recorded in Chernivtsi regio
Experts note that according to the classification of earthquakes, this one belongs to below minor.
The previous earthquake in Zakarpattia region, registered on September 14, also had a 2.0 magnitude.
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Govt to pass ordinance to ban plea-bargain beneficiaries from public office
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday said that the government will issue a new accountability ordinance to tighten laws against corruption and financial embezzlement by government officials.
The finance minister said that the ordinance which will be issued by midnight will bar government officials who have benefit from the controversial plea-bargain law of the National Accountability Bueau (NAB) from seeking any public office.
The minister while addressing a press conference said an amendment will be made to Section 25-A of the NAB Ordinance, and will be presented in the parliament on Monday. The ordinance will be implemented immediately after approval from the Prime Minister.
He said that the government will make laws stricter including imprisonment for government officials and public servants involved in financial embezzlement and corruption, who would also be banned for life from holding any public office.
Dar said the government has a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy over corruption. He said that that Supreme Court had asked the government for its stance on the plea bargain law and it was necessary to draw a line.
Law Minister Zahid Hamid further elaborated and said that the plea bargain and voluntary returns laws have been merged, and will now need to be approved by the court. The individual who returns the embezzled amount will be deemed convicted and will be disqualified if he hold public office.
The controversial plea-bargain law has received criticism from judiciary, opposition parties and civil society for allowing corrupt official to go sc0t-free from corruption.
Recently the NAB granted plea-bargain to former finance secretary of Balochistan Mushtaq Raisani who was involved in a Rs40 billion corruption against a voluntary return of Rs2 billion.


Asked whether the PMS could clarify the number of times Rupert Murdoch had met the PM, the PMS said that Downing Street had published a list of all the PM’s meetings.
Asked to clarify on the rules for ministers on competition referral decisions, the PMS said that the principles of the process were to assure that it was a fair one.
Asked whether the PM thought the process was a fair one, the PMS referred the journalist to the statement made by the Culture Secretary. The Culture Secretary said he had acted properly and was confident that when he sat before the Leveson Inquiry, the public would see that he had acted scrupulously fairly.
Asked whether the letter from the Cabinet Secretary would be published, the PMS referred the question to the Cabinet Office.
Asked whether the Culture Secretary was confident his special adviser had acted appropriately, the PMS said that Adam Smith had accepted that his actions had overstepped the mark. Asked whether the Culture Secretary should be held responsible if it turned out that NewsCorp were tipped off about the final decision, the PMS said that these were issues that the Leveson Inquiry would be considering.
Asked whether the PM was happy that the Culture Secretary had acted within the ministerial code, the PMS said that the PM had made his position clear in the House of Commons. He believed the Culture Secretary has acted properly.
Asked whether the PM had conducted an inquiry to come to that conclusion, the PMS said that there was already an ongoing public inquiry, but the PM believed the Culture Secretary had acted properly.
Asked whether the PM had received a short briefing on the actions of the Culture Secretary, the PMS said that the PM was satisfied that the Culture Secretary had acted appropriately. He had taken independent advice throughout the process.
Asked whether the PM was not suspicious considering the actions of the special advisor, the PMS said that all decisions were taken by the Culture Secretary and they were based on independent advice. The reasons behind the decisions were published when they were taken.
Asked whether before the transfer of responsibility from Business Secretary to the Culture Secretary the PM was aware of the Culture Secretary’s views on the bid, the PMS said that the decision to transfer the responsibility to the Culture Secretary was agreed by the Cabinet Secretary.
Asked whether the Culture Secretary had discussed the bid before the transfer of responsibility, the PMS said that the PM had not had any inappropriate discussions about the bid with the Culture Secretary or anyone else.
Asked why the PM was so confident that the Culture Secretary had acted properly, the PMS said that the PM was confident because independent advice was sought at each stage of the decision making process.
Asked whether the PM thought the Culture Secretary should cooperate with the Leveson Inquiry, the PMS said the PM thought he should.
Asked whether the inquiry should review private emails and correspondence, the PMS said that was an issue for the Leveson Inquiry.
Asked whether the PM was planning to make a speech about the economy, the PMS said the government was going to stick to its plans on the economy, reducing the deficit to keep interest rates low.
Asked whether the PM agreed that the recession had been made in Downing Street, the PMS said that the country had experienced a very deep recession and a severe financial crisis. We were not immune to what was happening other countries and the recovery would be tough.
Asked whether households were partly to blame for building up big debts, the PMS said that the previous boom had seen a big build up in the debts of households, business and financial institutions.


Egypt, US Air Forces In A Joint Drill
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, July 5 (KUNA) -- Egyptian and American air forces carried out a joint training on Tuesday with the participation of a number of multi-tasking combat aircrafts from both sides at an Egyptian air base.
In a statement, the Egyptian armed forces said that the training comes in light of the growing relations of partnership and military cooperation between the Egyptian and American armed forces, and in the context of supporting and strengthening military cooperation relations with friendly countries.
The statement noted that the training included holding a series of lectures to unify combat concepts and exchange training experiences between the two sides, in addition to carrying out a number of training flights on operational tasks, including training on refueling in the air, day and night. (end)
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(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Turkey’s parliament representative made congrats to Australia during its national day celebrations.
Mustafa Sentop stated, while addressing Australia’s Senate President Slade Brockman and House of Representatives Speaker Andrew Wallace, that Turkey deeply cares about the ties connecting Turkey and Australia.
Sentop reported, mentioning to the Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia group, “I hope that our relations based on friendship and cooperation between our countries will be strengthened with inter-parliamentary visits and contacts in the near future, and I hope that the 7th MIKTA Parliamentary Speakers Meeting, which we will host online in February, will be successful.”
In addition, he hoped that Australia everlasting obtains health, peace and happiness.
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to bear the education cost of children, who have lost their parents due to COVID-19.
Briefing the media on Monday, Sulata Deo, advisor to the Women and Child Development Department, said that the orphaned children will be included in the ‘Green Passage’ scheme and the state government will bear the entire cost towards their higher studies in medical and engineering.
Apart from this, the government will also bear the expenses of orphaned children pursuing courses in private educational institutions.
Deo further said that the state government, which provides a monthly stipend of Rs 2000 to the orphaned children, is actively considering the same for those orphaned by COVID-19.
Talking to mediapersons earlier in the day, Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability Minister Ashok Chandra Panda said that 35 children in the state have so far been orphaned by COVID-19 and the tehsildars have been asked to submit a detailed list of such children at the earliest.
He said that the state government will provide a three-month stipend to these children under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana in advance. The officials concerned will hand over the stipend money to these children at their house.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underscored the need to focus on eight pillars of Lakshmi (wealth), peace, power, tourism, 5G connectivity, culture, natural farming, sports, and potential, for further development of the eight Northeastern states.
Addressing a meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Shillong, Modi said that the Government has gone beyond the conversion of the 'Look East' policy to 'Act East', and now its policy is 'Act Fast for Northeast' and 'Act First for Northeast'.
The meeting marks the golden jubilee celebration of the NEC. It was formally inaugurated in 1972.
Hailing the contribution of NEC in the development of the Northeastern region, the Prime Minister said that the region is the gateway to Southeast Asia and can become a center for the development of the entire region.
"And to realize this potential of the region, work is going on the projects like Indian-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and Agartala-Akhaura rail project," the Prime Minister said.
Highlighting the success of peace initiatives in the region, he said that many peace agreements have been signed, inter-state boundary agreements have been done and there has been a marked reduction in instances of extremism.
Discussing India's commitment towards net zero, the Prime Minister said that the Northeast can become a powerhouse of hydropower.
This it said, will make the states of the region a power surplus, help in the expansion of industries, and generate a large number of jobs.
Discussing the tourism potential of the region, the Prime Minister said that both culture and nature of the region are attracting tourists from across the world.
He added that tourism circuits are being identified and developed in the region also.
Talking about boosting connectivity in the region, the Prime Minister said that iconic bridge projects which were pending for several decades have now been completed.
In the last eight years, the number of airports in the region has jumped from nine to 16, and the number of flights has increased from about 900 before 2014 to around 1,900.
Many Northeastern states have come to the railway map for the first time and efforts are being made to expand the waterways also. The length of national highways has increased by 50 percent since 2014 in the region.
He said that with the launch of the PM-DevINE scheme, the infrastructure projects in the Northeast have gained more momentum.
He added that the government is also working on improving digital connectivity in the Northeast by increasing the optical fiber network.
Talking about the development of 5G infrastructure, he said that it will help further the development of the startup ecosystem, and service sector among others in the region. (KB/IANS)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 26
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
This morning, an operation has been launched to detain members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization, the Istanbul police said in a message Dec. 26.
According to the message, 12 people, including one woman, were detained during the operation.
Meanwhile, 62 foreigners, who are members of the IS terrorist group, were detained in Istanbul during the special operation on Dec. 1.
The Istanbul police said that 117 operations were conducted in Istanbul against the IS members from August 2016 to August 2017, as a result of which over 1,000 people were detained.
It was also reported that 940 people were deported from Turkey as part of the fight against the IS during the reporting period.
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The Cook Islands Minister of Police has assured officers, angry over government plans to slash 10 percent of the police budget, that their wages will not be affected.
Tangata Vavia says the cutbacks will affect operational and administrative costs but not personnel.
Earlier, the government asked all departments to cut their operational costs by 10 percent.
In a letter to Mr Vavia, the Police Association said the cuts would reduce wages by 5 percent and that officers would resign over the matter.
The Association said that police have had not had any pay increases since the Cooks' public sector reforms in the 1990s.
It wrote that the government should slash the MPs Civil List of 2.3 million dollars instead.
But Mr Vavia says the cuts in the police budget are selective.
"The cuts will be taken from other areas other than personnel.... that was my specific instruction to the commissioner when we discussed the police budget....that the cuts will take place in other areas other than personnel costs"
Tangata Vavia in Cook Islands.


The Department of Health says 2,800 new Covid-19 infections have been reported in the past 24 hours.
In the last 24 to 48 hours four Covid-19-related deaths have been recorded.
The country’s Covid-19 death toll currently stands at 98,298.
In the past 24 hours, more than 73,000 vaccinations have also been administered.
Total vaccinations stand at more than 30.8-million.
To date, more than 18.8-million residents have been vaccinated.


John Cridland may have won his first significant political victory even before taking over from Richard Lambert in January.
Mr Cridland has led the business community’s charge against plans by the coalition Government to tighten caps on immigration numbers.
Speaking as he was unveiled as the CBI’s new director-general, Mr Cridland said he was “pretty confident” that the Government had been persuaded of the business body’s view that there should not be a cap restricting the number of overseas business people working in the UK.
The CBI has campaigned for the Government to exempt business people who are on intra-company transfers, typically executives on two-year stints with the UK division of their multinational group. It has also called for a prioritisation to continue to allow…


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Amman, June 8 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah has received cables from leaders of several states on the occasion of the 24th Accession to the Throne Day.
King Abdullah also received cables on this occasion and on the Great Arab Revolt anniversary and Army Day from senior officials and officers, as well as representatives of civil society institutions.
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II received similar cables on these national occasions.
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45 more people diagnosed with Dengue Fever in Laos
(MENAFN) Lao Ministry of Health announced in a statement that the combined tally of patients who have been diagnosed with Dengue fever in the country has risen to 7,973 after 45 more cases were confirmed over the last 24 hours as of Tuesday.
The statement released Tuesday by the Center of Information and Education for health under Lao Ministry of Health revealed that the Lao capital Vientiane recorded the lion"s share of the national cases with 1851 cases reported.
A number of 922 cases were registered in Bolikhamxay province, whereas Bokeo province and Savannakhet province recorded 710 cases and 740 cases, respectively.
The overall 12 death cases were distributed as following: four in Lao capital Vientiane, two in Bolikhamxay and Khammuan, and one each in Xayaboury, Xieng Khuang, Savannakhet, and Phongsaly.
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Chairman Wapda Muzammil Hussain Meets PM Imran Khan
Chairman Wapda Muzammil Hussain has met with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Prime Minister emphasized on early construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams.
Prime Minister said that he will personally Monitor the progress of work on Dams.
Imran Khan said during the meeting that Pakistan gets forty five million acre feet water annually and Pakistan has only one hundred and eighty five water reservoirs including two major Dams despite India has 5000 water reservoirs.
On the other hand China has total 84,000 water reservoirs including 4000 big Dams.
Prime Minister said that we have to steer Pakistan out of an imminent Water Crisis.


Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 10:11 AM
Minister Devineni Uma said that the AP government is making elaborate arrangements for closing ceremony of Krishna Pushkaralu. The Minister said that the government is planning to make Pavitra Sangamam as a tourist spot. He stated that the Chief Minister had already gave instructions to officials concerned in this regard. Devineni Uma said that the government made all arrangements for the devotees.


Talking to the media on Sunday, he challenged those wishing for the presidential system to make an effort if they have power.
“The opposition has not created any hurdle to amend the NAB laws. We want an amendment not clashing with the constitution,” he added. “We are protesting in the parliament.”
Khurshid Shah said that the federation had given Sindh Rs120 billion less than the approved amount. “As a result, progress in the province has stopped. We fear stoppage of the salaries of the government employees in the province,” he said.
He said that Sindh was unable to purchase wheat from farmers due to lack of funds. “A lot of people from interior Sindh are also benefitting from Sukkur Civil Hospital. It is just 200-bed hospital and was constructed when the city has population of 40,000 citizens,” he said.
Khurshid Shah said that Civil Hospital had only 41 doctors, which was insufficient. “We are also establishing a Mother and Child Unit in hospital,” he said.
Khurshid Shah predicts Nawaz Sharif is unwell, will go abroad
Earlier, PPP leader Khaurshid Shah has predicted that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is unwell, will get the bail and go abroad.
Talking to the media on Monday, he said that the country will suffer a loss by putting politicians behind the bars.
He said that the government should name the person seeking the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). “We do not want dissolution of the government, but want to change the system,” he maintained.
The PPP leader said that they had given the Benazir Income Support Program that was applauded by the world. “We will issue food cards to benefit the poor after coming to the power,” he said.
Khurshid Shah said that Nawaz Sharif had been convicted in the cases which were not registered against him.
He said that they had to work jointly for the betterment of the country. “The steps causing joblessness in the country are being taken,” he added.


Ten new RCMP positions will be funded by the Manitoba government to grow the police force in the province.
Justice Minister Andrew Swan said the positions will increase resources for law enforcement, support community safety and help reduce crime.
“The number of officers continues to grow, providing a strong presence to prevent criminal activity before it happens and deterrence to provide peace of mind to residents,” Swan said. “RCMP officers are an important part of our communities and we will continue to make strategic investments to support their work and increase their presence across the province.”
The RCMP will decide on the new officers’ assignments and locations.
The province spends more than $126 million annually to fund 798 Mountie positions.


(MENAFN- IANS) Patna, June 1 (IANS) The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar conducted raids at three places of an SDM-rank officer on Thursday.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Satyendra Prasad is deployed in Mohania in Kaimur district and has houses in Patna, Bettiah and Mohania cities.
The EOU registered an FIR against him on the charge of disproportionate assets case in its police station in Patna on Wednesday (May 31). He has been booked under 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of PC Act, 1988 and 120B of IPC.
As per the statement of EOU, it said that Satyendra Prasad, while holding various posts as a public servant in Bihar government amassed huge assets illicitly and intentionally to the extent of Rs 84,25,006 approx. which is said to be disproportionate to his known legal sources of income. The movable and immovable assets are in Patna, Bettiah and other districts.
"We have conducted searches in the residences, office and his other properties based on the warrant issued from the special judge of vigilance court in Patna. The details of recovery are awaited," an official spokesperson of the EOU said.
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PKR leaders in the government were today warned not to be arrogant.
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is also the past president of the party, said they should instead be closely in touch with the people to hear out their grievances because they (people) wanted to see a positive change in the administration.
"Yes, now we are part of the government and in power in several states. But don’t let this go to our heads.
"Pay heed to what the people want… don’t repeat the mistakes of the previous government, where their arrogance led to their downfall,” she said at dinner in Shah Alam last night to celebrate the election of her husband Anwar Ibrahim as PKR’s new president.
Besides Anwar, other PKR leaders present included party vice-president Dr Xavier Jayakumar and Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari.
Wan Azizah also reminded PKR leaders who held senior posts in the government to always remember that with “great power comes great responsibility”.
She said they had another four years to prove to the people that they were worthy of their choice (of putting them in power) and that failure to perform would result in them being “given the boot”.
As for PKR, she reminded all its leaders and members to stay true to its struggle, which is to pursue the reform agenda.


Official data showed that the prices of Pork in China kept declining in the earlier week as the demand weakned while the supply increased.
The average prices of pork index in 16 provincial-level regions in China that are monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stood at USD6.18 per kg in the period from the 7th to the 10th of April, representing a drop of 3.4 percent since the earlier week.
The drop in prices came due to the increased government efforts to increase the pork supply in the country, such as releasing the frozen pork reserves and increasing pork imports.
China has released 19,700 more frozen pork tons from its central reserves in the earlier week in order to make sure the supply was sufficient for the market demand and to stabilize the prices of pork across the country.
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Jamshedpur: JMM’s acting president and former Chief Minister Hemant Soren described the double engine government of the BJP as the double loot government which will be thrown out of power by the people of Jharkhand.
Addressing an election meeting in Behragora he said that in the five years the condition of Jharkhand has turned pathetic and from the cities to the villages an environment of fear and despair was prevailing among the people.
He said that in the name of child lifting, cow smuggling and witchcraft people are being killed every day while traders are being shot in broad daylight.
Hemant claimed that in the name of development the state government was doing a drama in the name of ‘flying elephant’.
However, he claimed that the elephant did not fly but on the other hand the Chief Minister of the state turned arrogant and therefore the present government needed to be voted out.
Attacking BJP nominee Kunal Sadangi who is contesting from the seat he said that the ‘ox’ which was prepared by the JMM has now gone to plough the farms of Raghubar Das and people will also teach him a lesson.
Sadangi had won in 2014 from Behragora on JMM ticket but just before the polls switched to BJP who has fielded him from the seat.


(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula Online
A fireball-like thing spotted yesterday evening over the Qatar skies has set the social media abuzz. Twitteratis in Qatar have been wondering about the fireball with many drawing various conclusions.
Ian Matt, a Doha resident tweeted a short video wondering what the thing was.
Qatar Astronomical Centre has confirmed in a tweet that the fireball spotted yesterday was nothing but a remnant from a SL-4 rocket body.
According to Salman Jabor Althani of Qatar Astronomical Centre it was the atmospheric reentry of a Russian SL-4 rocket body which was witnessed in the skies of Qatar and few other Middle Eastern countries including Oman.
متابعة لموضوع الكرة النارية التي شوهدة يوم الأمس في سماء قطر, تم التأكد من أنها بقايا صاروخ لنقل الأقمار الصناعية من طراز SL-4
— Salman Jabor Althani (@SalmanbinJabor)
The rocket was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 14 on an ISS resupply mission.
Even Qatar Astronomy Club put up a video on its facebook page of the fireball that was spotted in Qatar skies.
Well, now we do know for sure that the strange thing spotted in the sky was not a meteor or a fireball but a scrap from a rocket body.
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Amman, Apr. 18 (Petra) -- The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (Int@j) signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to coordinate the first Jordan cyber security summit next September.
The Dot Cyber Summit will tackle global cybersecurity market size, cloud security solutions, virus and malware protection, threat detection tools, security analysis, identity and access management services, fraud and hacking protection, and other services and products aimed at protecting cyber information and systems, according to an NCSC statement.
Government institutions, Jordanian cybersecurity companies, financial institutions, and banks will be brought together under one roof.
President of the NCSC Bassam Maharmeh said the summit, which will be a meeting point of prominent figures, seeks to strengthen Jordan's presence on the cybersecurity map, focusing on infrastructure protection and basic digital services.
Chairman of Int@j Eid Swais said the summit will pave the way for cybersecurity advancement throughout the public and private sectors and help Jordanian enterprises regionally promote their products.
Swais cited global reports that anticipated the global cybersecurity market size to expand from $173 billion in 2022 to $266 billion in 2023, while other research shows that the Middle East and North Africa region cybersecurity market size amounted to $20 billion by the end of 2022, predicting it will top $44 billion by 2027 due to the potential increase in data size and cloud computing use and the expanding of the Internet of Things and global digital transformation.
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Ouster of those who are doing work is unacceptable: PM Abbasi
MUZAFFARABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the ouster of those who are doing work is unacceptable and only people should make such decisions.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Neelum Jhelum Hydro project on Friday, he said that how it is rigging to publish a picture in advertisement and this logic is beyond understanding.
He said that the government will continue to do its work and will not bother about the critics.
The prime minister said that the project will generate 5.15 billion units of electricity annually besides annual revenue of about Rs 55 billion.
He said that the gap between demand and supply in the country has been overcome. “Loadshedding is being observed only in those areas where power-theft is recorded.”
About the Kashmir issue, the prime minister said that the ongoing worst human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir by Indian forces are a human rights challenge for the world conscience.
He urged the international community to play its role for an end to these human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir.


KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Putrajaya intends to repeal the Sedition Act 1948 and replace it with new law, according to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Speaking to reporters at Parliament lobby today, Dr Mahathir said the government is still in the midst of drafting the new laws meant to replace the Sedition Act.
"Firstly we need to withdraw the law, and for the new law [to replace Sedition Act], the status is that we are drafting the sentences in it," he said.
Dr Mahathir was commenting on Pakatan Harapan Youth's call to the government to step up efforts to repeal the Sedition Act.
On the government's decision to withdraw the National Security Council (Amendment) Bill yesterday, Dr Mahathir said the withdrawal was meant to include more views from stakeholders.
"We found that there are various different views, and the law has to be studied, to include these ideas proposed to us," he said.


By Abba Gwale
The face-off between tricycle operators and Kano state government continues as the organization warned that they will withdraw their services and go on a warning strike tomorrow Monday 22nd February 2021 over the failure of the state government to suspend the collections of N100 as daily tax.
The state Chairman of the Tricycle Owners Association, Alhaji Sani Dankoli, confirmed this, saying their members have decided to embark on warning strike without the union approval.
The chairman urged members to immediately suspend the planned strike saying that the strike would affect the movement of thousands of citizens across the state.
Recall that on Saturday, the operators took to the streets mobilizing themselves and distributing flyers on their plan to go on strike in the early hours of Monday after unfruitful meeting between the state government and their union.
Last week, they took over major roads protesting in Kano to show their grievances over the untold hardship they’re going through as a result of daily tax they’re paying the state government.


ISLAMABAD: Azarbaijan’s Ambassador Ali Alizada expressed his satisfaction with the high-level relations between Azerbaijan and Pakistan at the embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Pakistan during an award ceremony for the winners of the art competition on “Azerbaijan-Pakistan friendship is eternal and invincible”.
The contest was dedicated to the National Day of Azerbaijan, which was held in May-June of this year through the embassy’s social network profiles.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Ali Alizada shared his views on Azerbaijan-Pakistan friendship and stated that the purpose of the competition is to promote the affection, religious, cultural and heritage similarities of the two brotherly countries among Pakistani youth, and strengthen people to people contacts and cooperation.
Ambassador Alizada also said that Armenian aggression and provocations against Azerbaijan and its attacks on innocent people have always been condemned by the Pakistani people and society. The ambassador stressed that Pakistan has always stood by Azerbaijan in difficult times and thanked the government and people of Pakistan for their continued support and solidarity.
Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Director-General Dr Fouzia Saeed, on the occasion, said that the coronavirus pandemic has led to new ideas and projects in people. Speaking about the similarities between the two countries, the DG thanked the embassy for its contribution to further strengthening the Pakistan-Azerbaijan friendship through such projects.
Dr Fouzia also stressed the necessity to further deepen the relations between the two countries.
At the end of the event, participants and winners of the competition were presented cash prizes, certificates and gifts.
The event was also attended by public and media representatives of this country, participants of the art competition and the embassy staff.


New Delhi: Days after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted its final report to the Calcutta High Court on post-poll violence in the state, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) also slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, saying tribal communities were living in fear.
The tribal communities have not been able to lodge any complaint with the police and revenue officials about the violence that took place after assembly polls in the state concluded, said the NCST in the 11-page report submitted to West Bengal Chief Secretary and the DGP.
This comes after the NHRC, in its final report, criticised the TMC government for its “indifference” towards the post-poll violence and “apathy” towards the victims.
It further alleged that the state machinery played an important role in the violence.
“The situation in the state of West Bengal is a manifestation of ‘law of ruler’, instead of ‘Rule of Law’,” the report said.
The rights body also said that the violent incidents in the state reflected the “appalling apathy” of the state government towards the plight of the victims.
“This was retributive violence by supporters of the ruling party against supporters of the main opposition party. It resulted in disruption of life and livelihood of thousands of people and their economic strangulation. The local police have been grossly derelict, if not complicit, in this violence,” NHRC said in the 50-page report.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal government is mulling to approach the court to challenge the allegations against several TMC leaders.
The NHRC has labelled several TMC MLAs, councillors and leaders as “notorious criminals/goons” in its report.
Mamata Banerjee has already questioned the integrity and honesty of the commission, alleging that the report was deliberately leaked to the media to embarrass her party.


PESHAWAR: The PPP-Parliamentarians President, Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said that the party would continue to support the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) reforms even if Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) does not change its stance.
The JUI-F chief has vehemently opposed the Fata reforms package.
Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Zardari recalled that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had approached the Supreme Court and asked for Fata to be brought under its jurisdiction.
Zardari added that during their rule, the PPP had drafted 63 laws which were applicable in Fata and much debate was held on the subject of merging the tribal areas.
However, he said that the timing was not suitable then as the war against terrorism was at its peak.
“In Swat, it was not Pakistan’s flag that was being waved; rather a different flag altogether,” he said. “We fought the war, we handled the internally-displaced persons and wiped Waziristan clean of extremists.”
“At the time, the conditions were not as they are today. Today is the time to merge Fata.”
Zardari said that if the People’s Party forms a government in the 2018 general elections, the party will merge Fata with KP.
“We will declare it a province, and once its writ is established, we will develop roads and the insurgency in the area will be finished,” the former president said.
“Right now, that area is inaccessible. We will create a special war package for KP and, with the assistance of the world and the provincial and federal governments. We will satisfy the people of Fata,” he said, promising to bring rehabilitation and development to the area for the youth through economic development.
Zardari listed the achievements of his government and said that the PPP had served Sindh better than the PML-N has served the country during its rule.
Zardari said that all parties need to collaborate to find a solution to the threats that democracy is facing in the country, adding that the crux of the responsibility to do so falls on the ruling government. INP


Kuwait wins bronze in Arab long jump event in Tunisia
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TUNIS, Nov 3 (KUNA) -- Mohammad Essam, of Kuwait, won the bronze in the Long Jump competition of the Arab Junior Athletics Championship, increasing Kuwait's medals to four including one gold.
Saleh Al-Marri, Kuwait team manager, commended the athletes for their dedication and commitment which resulted in them winning the four medals.
He noted that Mohammad Al-Enezi won the 110m hurdles race, Abdulaziz Belal won the silver in the Javelin throw and Abdulrahman Al-Jazzaf came second in the hammer throw.
Al-Marri said the junior Kuwaiti athletes would have a promising future providing they continued their hard work.
Team trainer Mohammad Shaker said Kuwait amateur athletics association was doing all it could to maintain high-quality performance of athletes. (end) ksj.bs
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(MENAFN- IANS) Rabat, Nov 20 (IANS) The Moroccan police seized 4.635 tonne of cannabis and arrested two suspects with alleged links to a drug trafficking network, the media reported.
During an operation in Morocco's largest city of Casablanca on Saturday, the police confiscated the drugs that were concealed in 123 large packages ready to be exported by sea, the report said on Sunday as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.
An investigation was launched into the two suspects over their possible links to a criminal network involved in the international trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances by sea, the official news agency MAP quoted the Moroccan police as saying.
Despite efforts to crack down on cannabis cultivation during the past decade, Morocco remains one of the world's largest producers of the narcotic plant, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Prime Minister Ersin Tatar’s statement after the Council of Ministers evaluated the Maraş issue.
Tatar stated that the Maraş initiative was also included in contacts he made in Ankara, The city of Maraş (Varosa) remained closed for 46 years, it was not possible to return Maraş and that the Foundations owns land there. Tatar noted that Maraş (Varosha) will gradually open to settlement in the near future in line with the decision of the government.
Tatar said that the opening of the coastline to tourism as an international brand will bring many gains to the country and that the inventory studies of the region have been carried out and that it has reached the final stage by considering it with its legal dimension.
After asking about the inclusion of the closed Maraş (Varosha) in the zoning plan, Tatar noted that the zoning plan work started during the four-party government period, but as a result of their evaluations, there were some difficulties and suggestions.
Tatar also said that the Urban Planning Department will make an assessment, and that there was no policy regarding Maraş during the four-party government period and that as soon as the UBP-HP government was established, Maraş was on the agenda.
Tatar stated that depending on these developments, it is a project envisaged by evaluating all the properties in the development plan to cover the next 25 years, and stated that the government is working on a plan for the development of the city of Famagusta.


Aid chiefs to access Myanmar's Rakhine on Thursday: UN
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Representatives of UN agencies will be permitted to visit Rakhine state in Myanmar on Thursday for the first time since the start of a massive exodus of minority Rohingya Muslims.
"There will be a trip organized by the government, probably tomorrow, to Rakhine," United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
"We hope above all that it is a first step toward much freer and wider access to the area," he said at his daily news briefing.
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Azerbaijani FM Meets With GUAM Secretary General (PHOTO)
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2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with the Secretary General of the
Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM Altay
Efendiyev, Trend reports.
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A health official at the Eldama Ravine Sub-County Hospital has appealed to the public to collect nine unclaimed bodies which have been lying at the hospital morgue.
Public Health officer Gideon Kimulwo stated that the bodies have been lying in the morgue for the past two years.
Mr Kimulwo said that it was difficult for the facility to identify the deceased persons as eight were received at the morgue without any identification.
“We appeal to the public with missing persons to visit Eldama Ravine morgue because we don’t have the identity of the deceased, making it complicated to reach out to their families,” Kimulwo said.
Kimulwo explained that the hospital morgue which has a capacity to hold 18 bodies has exceeded its limit.
He said they have been forced to turn down locals forcing them to travel over 100km to Kabarnet town within Baringo and Nakuru counties for mortuary service.
He further revealed that the hospital will be seeking an order from the court to allow them to dispose off the unclaimed bodies.
The officer explained that in 2020 four bodies were received in the facility, with three others last year and one this year all taken to the facility by the police. Last month Baringo County Hospital disposed of 42 unclaimed bodies at a public cemetery with the majority being infants.
The hospital medical superintendent Dr Garishom Abakalwa said that the majority of the bodies were brought into the hospital morgue by police and the rest were patients from the Tiaty sub-county.
The hospital has a capacity of 48. Baringo has two public morgues at Eldama Ravine and Kabarnet which serve six sub-counties.


Coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, no doubt, have badly impacted the people. It has struck a blow into the financial health of the people. A recent survey disclosed that 82 per cent of Indians are struggling to make ends meet.
The survey by IndiaLends, a new age lending platform, said that majority of the people are thinking of taking personal lands to tide over the financial situation.
The survey held among 5000 people said that 94 per cent of the respondents said that they have to be careful on spending their money in the next few months. Eighty four per cent of the people said that they are cutting back on spending and 90 per cent were concerned about their savings and financial future.
The survey report revealed that 72 per cent of the people said they would go for a personal loan for meeting their immediate expenses such as debt repayment, home repairs, education fees and medical expenses.
The survey noted that 76 per cent of the people were not in a position for new investments. It also said that 70 per cent of the people agreed to spend less on non-essentials, including luxury and entertainment. IndiaLends founder and CEO Gaurav Chopra was quoted as saying that individuals have to examine financial options and plan accordingly for the days ahead.


Crews have assisted more than 1,000 people since the Athlone base was set up in 2012.
Lough Ree RNLI is hoping to raise €100,000 to finish to their new boat house in Westmeath.
€1.2 million is being spent on the building in Coosan Point, which will provide a base for the 35 volunteers and their lifeboat 'Tara Scougall'.
Crews have responded to 400 call-outs and assisted more than 1,000 people since it was founded in 2012.
PRO Tom McGuire says the project is expected to be finished by the end of the summer:


April 13, 2018
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the only decision that has the biggest impact is from the public — hours after the Supreme Court gave its verdict disqualifying former prime minister and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif for life.
The prime minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the first unit of the Neelum Jhelum hydropower project here on Friday.
PM Abbasi said that the nations always remember those who work, adding that unfortunately it is 'a different case here as another decision came today'.
"The decision, at the end of the day, will be made by the public," he said, adding that the decision will go to the public before the 2018 elections.
"Those who work we drag them into courts, in countries where is no political stability things suffer," said the prime minister.
While addressing the inauguration ceremony, the prime minister said that the project is an engineering marvel and the government completed the project overcoming immense challenges.
The premier said that he is grateful that the project is up and running now, despite all the obstacles faced.
The prime minister said that for the first time in Pakistan's history, the energy generation base has been diversified.
The PM said that similar work is being carried out in the wind and solar energy projects.
While speaking about the ongoing ordeal of the people of the Indian occupied Kashmir, PM said that the issue is a challenge for the world conscience.
The prime minister reiterated that Pakistan will continue to provide diplomatic, moral and political support to the people of Kashmir.
After the inauguration, the first unit of the hydroproject will generate 242 MW electricity.
The first unit will be followed by the second, third and fourth units at one-month intervals respectively.
The project will provide about five billion low-cost hydel electricity to the national grid every year.
Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs 50 billion.


Change from previous year's score:
Review: 15/22 points.
Wyndham has made public efforts to measure its companywide impact on global warming (i.e., its greenhouse gas emissions or climate footprint).
Reduce: 36/56 points.
Wyndham has set goals and has taken some steps to reduce its impact on global climate change.
Policy Stance: 3/10 points.
Wyndham has shown minimal public information that it supports public policy that addresses climate change.
Report: 10/12 points.
Wyndham has made some public information available on its efforts to address global warming.


US to sanction Myanmar’s military leaders following coup: US Prez Joe Biden
11 February, 2021 | Ojasvi Chauhan
Joe Biden said that the US government was taking steps to prevent the generals from improperly having access to the one billion dollars in Burmese government funds held in the United States. Biden ...
US President Joe Biden’s administration has decided to sanction the military officials of Myanmar because of their unjust assumption of power. Biden said that he had approved a new executive order that prompted the government to sanction the military leaders who directed the coup in Myanmar immediately, alongside any investments made by them or their family members. The American authorities have begun identifying such prospects.
Joe Biden said that the US government was taking steps to prevent the generals from improperly having access to the one billion dollars in Burmese government funds held in the United States.
He added that they were also going to impose strong export controls. He said that they were freezing US assets that benefit the Burmese government while maintaining their support for health care, civil society groups and other areas that benefit the people of Burma directly.
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Stating that the issue was of international concern, Biden said that the military must relinquish the power they’d seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma, as expressed in their November 8 election. He said that they would be ready to impose additional measures and they’d continue to work with their international partners to urge other nations to join them in those efforts.


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RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia is "nowhere near" its peak of COVID-19 cases according to Gov. Ralph Northam.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Northam said that COVID-19 cases and deaths in Virginia are going to keep going up, and that "we have come nowhere close to hitting the peak of the curve."
"We have taken aggressive steps to keep Virginians safe and, and I wouldn't say so much as the numbers tell us that it's working... but science and experience, dealing with infections, dealing with pandemics tell us that these are the things that we need to do and If we comply with them, they will work," Northam said when asked if social-distancing measures had positively affected Virginia's COVID-19 rates.
"But if we continue to do what we're recommending, we will hopefully flatten that curve as much as we can," Northam said. "And again, that's to protect the capacity of our healthcare industry to make sure that if and when Virginians come in, and they need hospitalization, that we have the beds available, especially ICU beds, that we have the staff available, and that we have the equipment that we need."
Northam said that according to data from other countries, Virginians should expect several months until the pandemic begins to resolve in the Commonwealth.


The Chairman of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has said that due to inexperience and ineligibility to run the government has brought untold hardships on the people of Ghana.
He said, bad and weak economic policies of the current government have destroyed the economy and people are living a hard life and they barely eat food 2 times a day.
He said, in the mid-year budget review we have seen that many industries have collapsed due to the failure of the government to stabilize the economy.
He added that people are committing suicide because they don’t have anything to eat and that recently, he was watching TV when he saw the news that women committed suicide because she was going to lose her job.
He further said that you can have the image of the economic condition that how it is bad because seven local banks have winded up and 300 microfinance companies have also closed down.
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ABVP denies involvement in attack on Vishva Bharati students, blames TMC
Hailing the police action, Pramanik said that leftist organisations had falsely blamed ABVP for the attacks which took place on Wednesday night
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP's) Birbhum coordinator Ramesh Pramanik refuted the claim that his organisation was involved in the attack on the Visva Bharati University campus earlier this week and said that the two suspects arrested by police were Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers.
"Neither was ABVP involved in the attacks (on Visva-Bharati campus) nor did it have any communication with those who took part in the attack. Achintya and Saber Ali, the two suspects arrested by police are linked with TMC and they have been spotted with TMC leaders on many occasions," Pramanik said on Thursday.
Hailing the police action, Pramanik said that leftist organisations had falsely blamed ABVP for the attacks which took place on Wednesday night, leading to injuries to two students. The Police had arrested two people in connection with the attack. The accused were said to be ABVP members.


TAXILA: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has said that new aviation policy will be announced soon under which the government will switch to fair sky policy from the existing Open Sky Policy.
He said that under the new policy equal opportunities would be provided to the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines and domestic air operators.
He said this while talking to newsmen at the TMA Hall here on Tuesday. He said that under the Open Sky Policy the domestic air operators, including the national flag carrier, did not enjoy enough space to expand their operations on various routes which caused them financial losses.
Responding to a question, he said that the present government wanted to revamp PIA and enhance its fleet to 45 by phasing in 14 new aircraft on gradual basis till 2025.
Sarwar says fair sky policy to benefit national flag carrier
The aviation minister said that PIA was on the path of revival as the state-owned airline had a lot of potential and opportunities for growth while the routes closed down by it were now being restored. He said that the management was also focused on adding new profitable routes to the network.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s US visit would play a key role in repairing the Pak-US bilateral relations which were not cordial in the past due to certain reasons. He said that the visit would not only improve the country’s image in the world community, but also ease its economic and financial sufferings. He added that all conspiracies to isolate Pakistan internationally would be failed with the PM’s visit and it would have a deep and positive effect on the regional situation, especially South Asia.
He said that the civil and military leadership was on the same page at the time of the strategic visit. He said that Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s visit to Pentagon would repair the military relationship between the two countries.
Answering a question, Sarwar Khan said that the accountability process would continue and there would be no NRO for anyone.
“The previous rulers looted the country with both hands and today when they are being caught for their misdeeds they have started making hue and cry,” he said and added that the government was moving in the right direction. He claimed that the PTI government would not disappoint the people and would come up to their expectations.
Published in Dawn, July 24th, 2019


Srinagar: The government on Wednesday said that ten per cent of the smart meters have been installed so far and the rest will be completed by the next two years.
Talking to a local news gathering agency, Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar said that the electricity will be snapped from the areas where the people will object and halt the smart meter installation.
He said that the people should not halt the smart meter installation, adding that the government has already created awareness in this regard.
The Chief Engineer further said that a total of 80,000 smart meters have been installed so far and the rest are being installed. “The process to complete the smart meters installation will be completed by the next two years,” he said.


Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday commended the Lahore Waste Management Company and other agencies for their satisfactory arrangements on Eid-al-Azha in the province. The chief minister said that the best arrangements were considered the practical evidence of good governance, adding that the administration followed the instructions regarding sanitation. Now, the government would work hard and give the province of 2018 back to the people while striving to restore the beauty of provincial capital, he added. Local govt employees worked diligently on Eid holidays: Punjab Local Government Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch while congratulating the employees of the local bodies for working diligently on the three days of Eid-ul-Azha, said the way employees had created conveniences for the people by sacrificing their own pleasures and comfort selflessly was highly commendable. Talking about the successful completion of zero waste operation across the province on the third day of Eid, he said that more than 5,000 workers of local government department across the province worked day and night on the instructions of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister Punjab. He said that the eight waste management companies had also worked well during the Eid days. Explaining the details of the cleanliness operation, the secretary local government said that more than 3.5 million waste bags were distributed among citizens by the Punjab government across the province. He said that he and other officers stayed in the field to monitor the operation while effective monitoring was also ensured through central and district control rooms. He said that the department received about 25,000 complaints most of which were resolved in time. “Helpline number 1139 of the Waste Management Companies was also fully operational”, he said and added that the officers and officials of the local government department had met the expectations of the government and the people to save the environment. CM seeks report about torturing of underage housemaids: Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday sought a report from IG police about the torturing of underage housemaids in DHA and ordered strict legal action against those involved in this tragic incident. He directed to arrange the best treatment facility for the injured child, adding that killing an innocent child, over a trivial issue, was intolerably grievous. He also extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs and assured to fulfil all the requirements of justice.


KSA’s present account balance rises 18 percent driven by oil, non-oil shipments
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s present account balance has seen a 17.6 percent surge in the April-June period of this year to SR170.1 billion (USD45.26 billion), driven by a surge in oil and non-oil shipments, in line with the Saudi Central Bank’s monthly bulletin.
The Kingdom’s shipments of goods jumped to SR272. 2 billion (nearly USD72.4 Billion), indicating a 23.1 percent rise from SR221.1 billion (nearly USD58.1 billion) during the same period.
Services including transport and construction all seen decreases during the stated period of this year, resulting in a 53.9 percent decline in the industry.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign assets climbed 2.4 percent from the January-March of this year, reaching SR4.9 trillion (nearly USD1.3 trillion) in the April-June period of this year.
Portfolio investments — which contain equity and investment fund stocks and debt securities — marginally decreased by 1.1 percent for the second consecutive month, comparing to 1.4 trillion by the end of June.
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A dolphin which was spotted in the Foyle on Sunday last has died.
Earlier in the week, large crowds came out in the vicinity of the Bog Road to see the dolphin, who was nicknamed "Flipper" by some local people.
However, it became clear on Tuesday evening that something was wrong, and yesterday it was confirmed the dolphin was dead.
It was initially spotted by Danny Hunter, who runs local fishery Woodside Angling.
He says the dolphin was failed by the statutory authorities, who should have done more to prevent it.......


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Doha: The Ministry of Municipality has said that local livestock farms have started supplying sheep to the outlets designated for marketing during Eid Al Adha.
This came under a joint initiative launched by the Ministry of Municipality, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Widam Food Company to encourage local production of sheep, and in continuation of government support for livestock farms in the country. As per the conditions set by the initiative, the sheep should be local breed of Al Awsasi, Al Najdi, Al Hurri and Al Arab.
They are required to be of 35 kg as minimum, healthy and free from any defect.
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Nearly 60% of voters in Serbia supported amendments to the country's constitution, Miladin Kovacevic, a spokesman for the country's electoral commission, said on Monday after counting 98.7% of ballots, Trend reports citing TASS .
'According to preliminary data, as of 11:36 local time (13:36 Moscow time), a total of 1,170,406 people, or 59.71% of voters, voted in favors, and 769,481 people, or 39.26%, voted against,' he said.
The referendum on constitutional amendments concerning the election of judges and prosecutors was held in Serbia on Sunday, January 16.
The referendum was organized following the European Union's demand that Belgrade reforms its judicial system. The voting was held in line with the new law, which cancels the turnout threshold of 50% for referendums.
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Cpec completion will help boost economic activities in Pakistan and increase the employment opportunities for public exponentially.National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser Addressing a public meeting at Marghuz in district Swabi on Sunday
Qaiser also said that the restoration of peace in Afghanistan will help development for the whole region and businesses will get access to Central Asian markets after CPEC Completion.
Qaiser said a new era of progress and development has begun in the country and that Pakistan will give a changed look under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Qaiser said that during the present government district Swabi has been given unprecedented funds. He added that the district has been given such important representation.
He said that he had remained the speaker of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for five years and served as Speaker of NA for the last three years, stating that for the first time Pakhtuns have been given major posts.
The speaker continue to say that the journey of the development of Pakhtuns has begun and now they are not behind anyone in any sector, adding that his objective is to serve his people and the district.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.10
By Sadraddin Aghjayev - Trend:
Turkey is ready to reduce customs tariffs in cargo turnover with Turkic-speaking countries for all types of transport, Turkish Trade Minister Mehmet Mus said, Trend reports.
Mus made the statement in Baku at the 10th meeting of the economy ministers of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (Turkic Council).
"The transportation costs raise some barriers, and the Turkish side is ready to increase quotas and thus expand transport cooperation. Our companies and central banks will contribute to the financial support of projects in Turkic-speaking countries," he said.
“Turkey attaches great importance to trade and economic cooperation within the Turkic Council. The 10th meeting of the economy ministers of the (Turkic Council) is being held in Baku,” the Turkish minister said.
The 10th meeting of the economy ministers of the Turkic Council countries is being held in Baku on Sept. 10.
The meeting is being chaired by Secretary-General of the Turkic Council Baghdad Amreyev and Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov.
The ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Hungary, and Turkey are also taking part in the event.
During the event, the possibilities of expanding economic cooperation between the Turkic-speaking states will be discussed. In addition, the 2nd business award of the Turkic Council will be awarded.
The ministers will also discuss the organization of the working and investment forums of the Turkic Council, which will be held in Budapest (Hungary) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).
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Azerbaijan Proceeds Telling Int'l Bodies On Arms Supplies To Armenian Armed Forces - Mod
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 20. Azerbaijan
continues to spotlight international organizations to weapon
supplies to Armenian armed forces, the Spokesperson for the
Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, Colonel Anar Eyvazov said at a
joint briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry
of Defense of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says there have been more than 10,000 cases of coronaviruses in Australia so far, of which more than 4,000 people have died.
ABS chief statistician Ian Chubb says the data shows there have also been more cases of serious disease.
“The data shows that more than a million Australians are affected by coronaviral disease, and that’s the highest number of cases reported in any country in the world,” he said.
The ABS also says there are about 500,000 Australians in the country who have tested positive for the virus.
Mr Chubb said there were about 10,200 people who had tested positive in Australia, of whom about 500 had died.
“This number is higher than the numbers reported in the US, and it is higher in Europe,” he told the ABC.
He said the numbers were a “preliminary” tally, and would change over time.
In an update to its website, the ABS said more than 1,600 cases of COVID-19 had been reported in Australia over the past week, of an average of 4.7 per day.
Cases in the past 12 hours include two more people who died.


Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the supply system: President Paudel
KATHMANDU, May 19: President Ramchandra Paudel has said that the country's economy is facing problems due to the Russia-Ukraine war. While presenting the policy and program for the next financial year in the House of Representatives today, he said that the country's economy has suffered due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
He said that due to various reasons related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the external sector of the country's economy has been under pressure and the supply chain has also been affected. He said that by improving the external sector of the economy and the condition of the industry, the situation of investment should also be improved.
President Paudel also said that it is necessary to advance the plan in order to meet the target of economic growth in the next fiscal year while solving the challenging situation.


Oyo Democratic Alliance (ODA) has commended Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde for the various measures being adopted to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state.
The Alliance described the efforts of Governor Seyi Makinde and other government functionaries in the state task force against COVID-19 as commendable and excellent as they continue to battle against the global pandemic.
The Alliance in a statement issued and signed by its Chairman Mr. Wole Adedoyin said, the provision of palliatives to the less privilege people of the state was a welcome development going by the agony the citizenry had been going through for the past couple of weeks that the lockdown started.
“The food intervention has further proven the governor’s sensitivity, love and concern for the people of the State.”
While commending Governor Seyi Makinde for the Covid-19 palliative currently giving out to the less privileged people of the state, the Alliance described the Governor as a sensitive and responsive leader who listens to the yearning of the people to take appropriate steps at the right time.
The group also applauded the state government’s ability to manage cases that tested positive to the Coronavirus.
The group finally warned Oyo State citizens against complacency and carelessness in the way they go about the new life reminding that Gov. Seyi Makinde has laid down some preventive measures to be adhered to strictly for the sake of survival.


LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said here on Monday that the process of dialogue between Pakistan and India must continue.
“Dialogue is the only way forward in normalising the situation between the two neighbouring countries,” he said while talking to reporters on his arrival at Heathrow airport here from New York after attending a session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He described his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as “productive” and said important issues, including Kashmir and Sir Creek, had come under discussion. Mr Sharif said he also pointed out Indian interference in Balochistan.
In reply to a question, he said the issue of terrorism was not limited to Pakistan, many other countries were facing that challenge.
He said Taliban had denied involvement in bomb blasts in a Peshawar church, adding that the elements who were behind such attacks had to be identified.
He stressed the need for exposing those who were carrying out acts of terrorism and (promoting) extremism.


Haryana Covid-19 positive cases increase to 182
CHANDIGARH: Cases increased to 182 on Monday, and one new case was reported.
Of the total number of positive cases, the number of active cases in the state is 146, according to the daily bulletin of the state health department, adding that 34 patients have been discharged.
The state has recorded two related deaths.
So far 4,322 samples have been analyzed, of which 2,796 have been negative. However, there are reports of 1,344 samples pending.
Among the total number of coronavirus cases reported in Haryana, 10 are foreign, while 64 are from other states, according to the bulletin.
The most affected districts in the state with a maximum number of positive cases are Nuh (45), Gurugram (32), (31) and Palwal (29).
The Minister of Health maintained that the increase in positive cases was due to the fact that several members tested positive.
He said Sunday that 107 of the Jamaat members had tested positive.


ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Sunday said the statement of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was tantamount to ruin the national unity in the fight against coronavirus.
She in a tweet, said the decisions in the National Coordination Committee (NCC) were made after consultations while Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was its member.
The residents of Sindh were also citizens of Pakistan, while Prime Minister Imran Khan was responsible for the protection of the rights of people of all the federating units, she added.
Dr Firdous reminded Bilawal that the PPP had been in power in Sindh for more than a decade and the health sector was a provincial subject after the 18th Constitutional Amendment.
She said it was for taking a united stand against the pandemic instead of political point-scoring.


Former Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed CM Mehbooba Mufti over her silence on security situation in the state.
Earlier, Opposition parties cornered the government over the security situation in the state post Pampore attack that left eight CRPF men and over 20 others wounded.
They alleged that the government was silent over the issue when reports were appearing in media that New Delhi was mulling different strategies following the Pampore attack.
Omar, who is also Leader of Opposition, said that they were elected representatives and that the government needed to take them into confidence over the security situation in the state.
He said that reports were suggesting that Road Opening Party (ROP) duties were being transferred back to the army.
“Newspapers in Delhi are reporting that BSF is replacing CRPF. We don’t whether this true. We want to hear from you (Mehbooba Mufti). We request the Chief Minister to kindly visit the house and make an overall statement on security situation,” demanded Omar.
After Omar slammed Mehbooba, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said that the government would come up with a statement on the issue tomorrow.


The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said that the ministry has asked the Dzongkhags to compile the details and identity of the people who are eligible and have not taken the vaccines.
She said this data is difficult for the MoH to collect by itself and so this is why the Dzongkhags are being involved.
Lyonpo said there will be mandatory testing for these unvaccinated people as the biggest fear is that these people could compromise the health system when there is a surge of cases.
The minister said that currently all people have to do a COVID-19 test to enter any hospital or medical facility with in patients of 10 beds and above.
She said while this will be lifted in the future for those who are vaccinated, it will continue to apply to those who have chosen not to get vaccinated. She said the health facility cannot risk an unvaccinated person bringing the virus to the facility.
Similarly, she said this same group could also be subject to compulsory tests while doing inter-Dzongkhag travel.
Lyonpo said they will also have to follow the 7-day quarantine in the future when traveling from high risk to low risk areas.
Lyonpo said that even international travel will be a challenge as many countries increasingly require vaccine certificates or records to show proof of vaccination.
Lyonpo said that the vaccine coverage is around 94 percent for the eligible who have registered with only around 2,700 left.
However, she said that the total number of the unvaccinated which includes those who are eligible and have not even registered are much larger. Last week the minister said there are around 37,000 eligible people who did not get vaccinated though this number would have come down by now.
Lyonpo said that government will have to keep a record of these people.
An official said that the ministry is requesting the Dzongdas and Gups to try and convince the eligible people who have not got the vaccine to get vaccinated. The official said that despite all the information and assurances there is still a group who are hesitating to get vaccinated.
The official said that a challenge for the ministry is on there being inadequate information. He said that numbers keep changing as the population is a floating one. He said they have estimated the total population as 756,129 based on the National Statistical Bureau (NSB) projection.
As per the MoH dashboard the last eligible registered population was 548,762 which includes 15 to 17 year olds and lactating mothers.
He said the actual eligible population minus the 15 to 17 year olds and lactating mothers are around 496,000. He said that with 478,219 being vaccinated that leaves around 20,000 who are yet to be vaccinated.
The official, however, said the figures keep changing and need to be verified at the grass root level which where the Dzongkhags and local governments come in. He said the final figures will only be known after the verification.