Japan Tobacco to cut 1,600 jobs, close 4 factories
(MENAFN) Japan Tobacco announced its decision to close four factories and cut 1,600 jobs in a bid to lower production as local sales went down, Times of Oman reported.
The company will attempt to cut jobs through voluntary retirement and other schemes and close four of its nine factories in the country as well as reduce the number of branch offices to 15 from 25.
The company said that these decisions came as an attempt to cope with the "anticipated consequences of future industry contraction in the mid-to long-term."
JT president and chief executive officer said: "We believe that adaptability to a changing environment is critical to achieving sustainable profit growth in the mid-to long-term."
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State institutions are our pride: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that a vicious conspiracy is being hatched to weaken Pakistan by making national institutions controversial.
In a statement, he said that state institutions are our pride and we will foil every conspiracy against them.
He said that those who are targeting the institutions will not succeed in their nefarious designs.
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has given a new identity to Southern Punjab.
He said that the Punjab government has resolved the issues of students of Balochistan on priority basis.
Source: Radio Pakistan


KISMAYO [SMN] – The President of Jubaland Ahmed Madobe received the Defense Minister of Somalia, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, and the army chief General Odowa.
They focused on the acceleration of the war against Al-Shabaab, which is expected to start in Jubaland in the coming days, according to a statement issued by the regional presidency.
Madobe assured the visiting federal government team of its commitment to flush out Al-Shabaab from the areas under the group’s control.
The President of Jubaland and the Minister of Defense of Somalia have agreed on the importance of liberating the country from Al-Shabaab.
Ahmed Madobe has promised that the Jubaland administration is ready for the battle.
Jubaland is one of the areas, where Al-Shabaab has a strong presence and it controls the entire Middle Jubba region.


Lenders reported that demand from borrowers had dropped to levels not seen since the start of 2018, and the outlook was also low.
Remortgage demand was said to have increased in the final quarter of last year but is expected to dip over the first three months of 2019.
The availability of mortgages was at its lowest level in more than two years in the fourth quarter, according to the survey.
The main factor contributing to the decline is the changing economic outlook, lenders reported.
However, availability is expected to pick-up in the first three months of this year.
Lenders overall said they would be more wiling to lend to borrowers with less than 10 per cent equity in the property over the coming quarter.
Loan to value ratios are expected to increase in the coming months, as loan to income ratios remain little changed.
Spreads on lending to households relative to the bank rate were reported to have narrowed significantly at the end of 2018, a trend expected to continue in the first quarter of 2019.


(MENAFN) Türkiye's unemployment level dropped to 10.3 percent two months ago, dropping 0.3 percentage points from a month ago, as shown by the nations statistical authority on Wednesday.
The figures of jobless people – with the age 15 and over – declined by 136,000 monthly to almost 3.5 million two months, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) stated in an announcement.
The unemployment level stood 8.5 percent for men, as well as 13.8 percent for women.
TurkStat stated the figures of employed people was declined to 30.8 million two months ago, a decrease of 46,000 from the month before, whereas the employment level reached 47.8 percent with a 0.1 percentage point decline.
The employment level stood at 65.3 percent for men, 30.6 percent for women.
The labor force declined by 182,000 to 34.4 million throughout the same month, and the labor force participation rate reached 53.2 percent with a 0.4 percentage point decline.
The youth unemployment level in the 15-24 age group was 20.4 percent, without any deference in comparison with the prior month, the number reached 16.3 percent for men, and 27.9 percent for women.
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Number of police officers exposed to coronavirus increases to 78
The total number of police officers who were exposed to Covid-19 has reached 78, says the Police Spokesperson, DIG Ajith Rohana.
Addressing a media briefing this evening (31), he said 300 more police officers were directed to quarantine facilities.
In addition, nearly 1,800 police officers are currently under self-isolation, he said further.
The novel coronavirus began to spread among police officers as the heads of Police Messes and cafeterias were exposed to the virus when the new cluster linked to Peliyagoda Fish Market emerged, the police spokesperson explained. He added that police constables and sergeants had visited the marketplace to buy stocks of fish required for their respective Messes.


(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Oul june 16 (qna) - south korean president park geun-hye left for uzbekistan on monday to forge closer economic and other ties with the central asian nation once at the center of the trade route between asia and europe.
the three-day state visit comes as park seeks to lay the groundwork for the "eurasia initiative" she proposed in october. the initiative calls for building more infrastructure and freeing up trade between eurasian nations to create what could become a large single market rivaling the european union according to south korea's (yonhap) news agency.
on tuesday park is scheduled to hold summit talks with uzbek president islam karimov to discuss ways to deepen the two countries' "strategic partnership" in political economic and other affairs presidential officials said.
the visit will also be an opportunity to ensure uzbekistan's cooperation on korean peninsula issues such as the denuclearization of north korea officials said.
on wednesday park will visit uzbekistan's second-largest city of samarkand known for its central position on the former "silk road" trade route between china and the mediterranean.
from there she will fly to kazakhstan for a three-day state visit that includes summit talks with kazakh president nursultan nazarbayev. (qna)
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(MENAFN) In a way to support member states building back more effectively in the period of post coronavirus recovery, Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), demanded this Friday a re-adherence to equal access to technology.
“We need to recommit to equal access to technology. This is particularly crucial for SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) 4: on Quality Education,” stated the president of the UNGA as he was communicating with the Second Committee of the UNGA.
“We must consider the potential of technology as an equalizing force,” the president affirmed.
“As it stands, the digital divide in urban and rural areas, and between developed and developing countries, continues to exacerbate inequalities,” he added.
Volkan Bozkir stated that, affairs like trade, debt, information technology and inclusion all have further meaning and earnestness within the context of the pandemic for the 75th session of the UNGA.
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Arab Coalition: humanitarian operations to reach everyone
(MENAFN) Humanitarian operations are ongoing in Yemen, the Arab Coalition announced Monday.
The operations include all sides and are ongoing without discriminating against anyone, spokesman for the alliance Turki al-Maliki announced during a press conference.
He revealed that Yemen's portals will remain open to allow the entry of humanitarian aid, adding: "We have granted more than 18,000 permits to allow aid into the country."
A total of 43 permits were approved to permit aid to pass through Sanaa airport, said the spokesman from Riyadh.
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Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Tuesday received here his Swiss counterpart Alain Berset, saying the visit has created an opportunity for the two countries to enhance their bilateral relations.
Speaking during a courtesy call to his office in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, by the Swiss president and his delegation, President Masisi said Botswana and Switzerland share common similarities in respect of areas in the multilateral space, governance, commitment to the rule of law, human rights, peace and prosperity among others.
He said their meeting is an opportunity to explore more areas of cooperation and collaboration, especially in areas of health, agriculture, trade, manufacturing and education.
He also said the signing of the Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the area of health by the two countries will go a long way in improving the health status in the country.
Alain Berset said he is delighted to be the first Swiss president to visit Botswana and has a feeling that the bilateral relations between the two countries will grow to greater heights.
He said due to similarities in their culture and other areas, it is critical that the two countries work together to forge strong relations, adding that the two countries should explore cooperation to grow their economies through various ways.
On Wednesday, Berset and the Swiss delegation are expected in Mozambique.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provides
technical support to Turkmenistan in the field of education, a
source in the UNESCO told Trend .
'UNESCO provides technical support to the government of
Turkmenistan in the development of Education Management and
Information System (EMIS) and capacity development on Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to produce skills and
labor market forecasting,' said the source.
At the same time, UNESCO will focus on developing a national
master plan for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in
the field of education.
'We will focus on providing technical support to Turkmenistan in
order to strengthen the system of Technical and Vocational
Education and Training with an emphasis on skills in forecasting
the labor market,' UNESCO said.
The organization also noted that some of the areas that UNESCO
deals with are new, for example, the Memory of the World Program,
which aims to preserve and provide access to documentary
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The United States Aid for International Development – USAID – has announced six new aid packages to improve Malawi’s agriculture sector.
US Ambassador to Malawi Ms. Jeanine Jackson said the new packages will help towards the attainment of food sufficiency among the marginalized and less privileged.
Ms. Jackson said among others, the packages will help improve the agriculture diversification program by the ministry of agriculture and dairy farming.
“In the next few weeks, the US government will launch six new feed the future initiatives, in many areas across the country, to complement government’s efforts of ending hunger,” she Ambassador Jackson soon after President Joyce Banda launched the Feed the Future initiative in Lilongwe on Thursday.
Ambassador Jackson said the aid package include support to the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach-ASWAP.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Professor Peter Mwanza has since commended the US government for the funds and promised to implement measures that will ensure that the money is fully utilized.
The support is one of the US government’s major assistance to the Malawi’s agriculture sector, besides its budgetary support through the Common Approach to Budgetary Support-CABS.


the socioeconomic and other disparities between those people who have opportunities and skills enabling them to benefit from digital resources, especially the Internet, and those who do not have these opportunities or skills: programs that help to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries.
A term that describes the division of the world into two camps, those who have access to the Internet and other advanced information technologies and those who don't. The term highlights the issue that those who do not have access to such technology are potentially destined to futures where they will be at an economic disadvantage.
In geopolitical terms, the divide is between the developed and the developing nations, or, roughly speaking, between the North and the South.
In domestic political terms in the United States, the divide is between educated, well-off members of society and those who are less well-off.


(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
The United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met with Washington based U.S. citizens of Sri Lankan origin for a discussion.
The meeting was hosted by Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe and was held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C.
“I'm back in Washington this week. First on my agenda: meeting with members of the DC-based diaspora community to share stories and insights, strengthen relationships, and continue to build on #ussrilanka75 together,” Julie Chung tweeted.
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington said that Ambassador Chung interacted with the invitees who represented Sri Lankan Associations in the Washington D.C. – Maryland – Virginia area.
She took questions from the participants and the discussion was moderated by Ambassador Samarasinghe, the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington said.
The Embassy said that the interaction was all the more meaningful in the context of 75 years of Sri Lanka – U.S. diplomatic relations.
The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Department of State and the diplomatic staff and officials of the Embassy of Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)
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Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-Nepal) Thurdsday padlocked the Offices of Village Development Committees (VDCs) nationwide, demandng election at the local bodies.
The party has demanded that the government hold elections at the local bodies at the earliest.
The pro-monarchy party has said that people were facing problems due to the absence of elected representatives.
On Tuesday, RPP -N had padlocked the Office of Kathmandu Metropolis to exert pressure on the government to hold election at the local bodies. nepalnews.com


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Shazia Atta Marri has said that the government will provide relief to people in the budget being announced on Friday.
Talking to newsmen in Islamabad on Wednesday, she said that Rs 28 billion are being provided to people through Benazir Income Support Programme. She said that six million people have recently been included in the ambit of the BISP to curtail poverty.
The minister said that Rs 2,000 are being given to those whom monthly income is less than Rs 40,000.
Shazia Marri said that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken inputs from people affiliated with different sectors for betterment of economy.


ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that as many as six million people will get numerous job opportunities through the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s initiative of ‘Naya Pakistan Housing Programme’.
Talking to a private news channel, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to help the poor people through different development programmes like the housing project for the low-income people.
He said that through the housing scheme, apartments would be constructed in all ‘Kachi Abadies’ and ownership of these apartments would be given to the people on installments.
The minister said that the PTI government is focusing to attract foreign investment in the country to boost the national economy. “We are inviting Chinese companies and overseas Pakistanis to invest in the country,” he said.
He said China and Saudi Arabia are the investment partners of Pakistan and hoped that both the countries besides overseas Pakistanis would invest in the country.
Replying to a question, Fawad said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an economic project, but the western media had adopted a hostile attitude about it.


LAHORE:29Feb: The Punjab government has decided to challenge the Lahore High Court verdict which declared the re-appointment of Professor Malik Hussain Mubashar as the University of Health Sciences (UHS) vice chancellor as null and void in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources in government privy to the development revealed that the government was likely to file the petition in the SC today (Wednesday) to get Mubashar re-appointed as the UHS VC. Sources said the decision had come after various factors were considered it was decided that the university needed ‘leadership’ and ‘vision’ under the present VC. They said private medical colleges, former employees of the UHS and students who could not secure admissions in medical colleges due to entry tests had lobbied against the VC and had raised several issues against him.
They further said the case was also in the LHC when Mubashar was re-appointed as the VC but recently the court verdict declared the re-appointment null and void, leaving no option for the government but to file a petition in the SC.
They further said the university was also facing problems in running its day-to-day affairs as currently the senior-most Professor Dr Muhammad Tahir was looking after the affairs of the university after Mubashar had left the post. The sources further said the government had also decided to file the petition considering the recent HEC ranking and a recent offer from the University of Cambridge to include the UHS in the list of Commonwealth Universities.
To a question on “favouratism”, sources said there was a shortage of experienced people in the health sector who were good administrators. “Besides, institutions here work under personalised vision and leadership and the decision will leave things half-baked and hence the government has taken the decision,” they added.Pakistan today.


http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/5915679.htm The new police chief in Camden, N.J. declared that his city has a homicide crisis and that he has a plan to curb the killings. Interim Police Chief Edwin Figueroa says that teams of law enforcement officers will target homicide hot spots as well as comb the streets to reduce guns, the Philadelpia Inquirer reports. Figueroa would flood key areas with teams of uniformed and plainclothes law enforcement officers. "We have a crisis," said Figueroa . . .
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Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan of $125m, to finance some of the capital projects in the state.
The governor made this known on Monday during the monthly media parley in Umuahia.
He also disclosed that the African Development Bank approved another loan for the state.
According to him, the loans have not been drawn yet, but approvals are in place.
The governor explained that the next line of action would be for the documentation to be perfected, loan agreement signed and conditions to be met.
He said that the government had received offers of loans from commercial banks in the country, but was yet to draw from any of them.
“Of course, we are also financially enlightened as a government that we do not need to draw loans until we need them.
“Any time we have liquidity we will repay so that we don’t continue to accumulate interest,” Otti, a former bank chief said.
Otti, a member of the Labour Party, denied recent allegation by a major opposition party, accusing the government of securing N1.5bn loan, saying “they were lies.”
The governor disclosed that the state government had just approved bursary awards for all students of Abia origin in different Law schools in the country.
He said that the bursary awards was prior to requests by the students.
Otti also said that the government had started setting up the new scholarship board in order to help the hard working but indigent students access quality education.
He said that his administration was also considering giving wage awards to the state civil servants to help cushion the effect of the prevailing hardship in the country.
Reacting to the complaint by some workers who had yet to receive their salary for some months now, he boasted about the prompt payment for the majority.
According to him, maybe, about five per cent of the people are the ones complaining.
Otti, who expressed worry the about over bloated civil service, said that there were close to 66,000 people in the payroll both at the state and local government levels.
He said that the number was initially more than that, but was reduced after the verification exercise that was done in the state.
“So, we keep improving, we keep trying to sanitise the system and we keep working hard to ensure that the welfare of our workers are prioritised,” Otti said.
BRANDPOWER reports that the governor spoke on a range of issues, while urging the people to keep supporting his administration in an effort to rebuild the state.


BATTAGRAM: Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) Ameer Fazlur Rehman has stated that Kashmir issue was being highlighted at ever international forum.
He expressed this while addressing the public meeting. He said that we are standing with our Kashmiris brothers and condemned the state terrorism unleashed by the Indian Army on innocent people of Indian-held Kashmir.
He said that Pakistan would continue extend its support to Kashmiris. He urged International community to solve the Kashmir issue for sustainable peace in the region.


Motives of conspiracy against MQM are becoming visible, says Farooq Sattar
KARACHI (92 News) – Farooq Sattar has said that the motives of hatching a conspiracy against the MQM have started becoming visible.
Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that the minus-one formula was being implemented.
“The people saying the same word have always suffered a defeat,” he said.
The MQM leader said that they had been embroiled in the RAW maze for talking about powers for the local bodies representatives.


Sarah Bond, who serves as Head of Xbox at Microsoft, gave an important clue about the next generation Xbox in the official podcast. Bond stated that the next generation console will make the biggest technical leap yet. It’s not hard to guess that the new Xbox is being mentioned here.
Previously, Microsoft’s gaming CEO Phil Spencer stated that the company was trying to optimize Windows for handheld devices and stated that if such a technical breakthrough was achieved, a handheld Xbox device was also possible.
The first details about the new generation Xbox will be shared at the end of the year
Bond also stated that Microsoft will share more details about the next generation console by the end of 2024. Important details about the “biggest technical leap” mentioned here are expected to be announced. It is said that the new console will benefit not only gamers but also content creators.
It is said that Microsoft has other preparations besides the new console. These include the Xbox Series S without an optical drive and the new game controller.


Echo Press Editorial: Proposals from resorts make sense
Several members of the Congress of Minnesota Resorts went to the state Capitol last week to lobby for legislation that would help their industry. An Alexandria resort owner, Tim Aarsvold from Geneva Beach Resort, was among them.
We hope the Legislature heeds their advice.
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(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Papua New Guinea authorities took the precautionary measure of canceling flights and temporarily closing Hoskins airport, a day after Mount Ulawun experienced a volcanic eruption.
The National Airports Corporation of the Pacific country, in a notice shared on social media, explained that this decision was made to prioritize the safety of both travelers and aircraft operations in the midst of ashfall.
However, specific details regarding the number of flights affected by the volcanic activity in the remote West New Britain province on Monday night were not disclosed.
Simultaneously, reports from various media outlets indicate that authorities are actively engaged in preparations to evacuate residents from local areas to secure locations.
Mount Ulawun, situated on the island of New Britain, erupted on Monday, prompting heightened concerns and response efforts.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the eruption resulted in the expulsion of smoke reaching as high as 50,000 feet, or nearly 15,200 meters, into the sky.
The agency is closely monitoring the situation, particularly the risk of a tsunami that could potentially impact Japan.
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BJP leader Laxmipathi Raju said that Krishna Pushkaralu should be treated as a holy event. YSRCP leader Goutham Reddy alleged that the Chief Minister has become event manager for Pushkaralu. Congress leader Tulasi Reddy stated that the TDP government is creating more hype to holy event. TDP leader Gottipati Ramakrishna stated that the Chief Minister has been involving people in all activities including Krishna Pushkaralu.


ITANAGAR, Jul 11: Five Covid-19 positive cases were detected in Naharlagun’s G Extension, B Sector, Police Colony and the TRIHMS on Saturday.
One has been identified as a vegetable vendor from G Extension, while two from the TRIHMS are health workers. B Sector and Police Colony have reported one case each.
A returnee from Uttarakhand to West Kameng district has also tested positive in quarantine facility.
“All are asymptomatic and being shifted to CCC,” health officials said.
Meanwhile, five people in Changlang have been released after they tested negative twice consecutively. They have been advised 14 days’ strict home quarantine.
Arunachal has recorded a total of 341 Covid-19 positive cases; 125 people have been discharged, and two deaths have been reported.
The state currently has 214 active cases.
SP office staff test negative
Forty-two staffers of the capital SP office, including SP Tumme Amo, have returned negative results.
All 33 primary contacts of the employee who tested positive have also tested negative.
“However, we have been asked to continue office quarantine till all results are out and further instructions are given by the health department,” the SP said.


Boys Basketball: Jackets win second in a row on the road
CROOKSTON -- Led by senior Josh Nordick's 16 points, the Perham Yellowjackets boys basketball team won their second consecutive game on the road 74-54 over the Crookston Pirates.
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Area farmer’s markets are generally staged during the weekdays. However, the city of Britt was approached about holding the open-air market on Saturdays from 9:30am to 11:30am. Mayor Ryan Arndorfer explained that the market will be on the City Hall sidewalk.
The council gave their permission to stage the event on city grounds with the hope that the market would grow.
The next market will be this Saturday morning.


Suswam made the statement when he briefed newsmen in Makurdi, explaining that the measure was aimed at checking insecurity at the boundaries and the destruction of lives and property in the areas.
The governor said the two governments were adopting strategies to ensure that clashes along their boundaries were eliminated.
He said it was regrettable that in spite of the huge resources invested by the state governments to tackle security challenges in the communities, the Fulani and Tiv crises had defied solutions.
The governor warned that his administration would take extreme measures to stop the incessant attacks on Benue communities.
Suswam said that children and women had been victims of the attacks and as such the government would have no choice than to take extreme measures to deal with the situation. (NAN)


Iranian lawmakers have condemned Saudi airstrikes against Yemen, urging the international community to fulfill its duty to support the impoverished country against military aggression.
In a statement released on Wednesday, 210 lawmakers denounced the Saudi “unfair” airstrikes against Yemen, which resulted in the killing of defenseless civilians as well as the destruction of Yemen’s infrastructure, and said the military aggression was backed by the US and Israel.
They said that the Saudi aggression against Yemen further revealed the true colors of hegemonic powers and their stooges, and proved the kingdom’s animosity toward Muslims.
The Iranian lawmakers said that the Yemeni people will emerge victorious in the war against their country.
Saudi Arabia started its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 — without a UN mandate — in a bid to restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who is a close ally of Riyadh.
On Tuesday, Saudi government spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri said in a televised broadcast that Riyadh ended the so-called Operation Decisive Storm upon a request by the Yemeni government and Hadi.
He claimed that Saudi Arabia had achieved its military goals in Yemen, adding that it would launch a second phase of its aggression dubbed “Restoring Hope”.
On Wednesday, Saudi fighter jets pounded areas in the Yemeni provinces of Sana’a and Sa’ada.
According to Yemeni health ministry, more than 950 people have been killed since Saudi Arabia started its aggression in late March. Around 3,900 people have also been wounded during the aggression.
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President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan will stand by Kashmir while India is backtracking on its promises made to the international community. The world should recognize India’s irresponsible behavior as nuclear power.
Addressing a function in Islamabad, he said that India was using all means to suppress the sentiments of the people of Kashmir in occupied Kashmir which was a violation of their fundamental rights.
He said that Kashmiri people were continuing their struggle against Indian domination.
The President said that it was the responsibility of Pakistan to support the Kashmiri people in their struggle and to make the international community aware of the Kashmir issue.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had persuaded the UN General Assembly to hold a referendum in the occupied valley and provide them justice.
Dr. Arif Alvi rejected the international community’s view that the Kashmir issue was merely a state dispute.
He condemned the abolition of special status of occupied Kashmir and said that India was increasing the proportion of population in the valley.
The President said that we have to stop this and support the Kashmiri people in their psychological, social and societal struggle.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had invited India for talks but New Delhi had taken an aggressive stance and launched a cross-border attack after the Pulwama incident.
He said that the world should recognize that India is an irresponsible nuclear power.
Dr. Arif Alvi said that Pakistan had not carried out the first nuclear detonation by India and India had tried to start a nuclear war on a limited scale.
He said that India attacked Pakistan to win the elections.
It may be recalled that on August 5 last year, the Modi government had not only divided occupied Kashmir into two federal units instead of a state, but had also allowed non-Kashmiris to buy land there to change the proportion of the valley’s population.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 2
By Nazrin Israfilova - Trend:
The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee accomplished the forecast on transfers to the state budget by 111.19 percent from January through November 2021, Chairman of the State Customs Committee Safar Mehdiyev said on Twitter, Trend reports.
The amount transferred to the state budget in excess of the forecast via the committee amounted to 396.3 million manat ($233.1 million), Mehdiyev noted.
In 2020, the State Customs Committee accomplished the forecast for budget revenues by 102.83 percent.
The revenues from the committee amounted to 3.9 billion manat ($2.3 billion) compared to the forecast of 3.8 billion manat ($2.2 billion).
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By Ireen Mulenga
Chingola District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Noah Simulunga says Chingola has adequately prepared for the reopening of Schools next Week.
Speaking with The Independent Observer in an interview Mr Simulunga said Chingola District has put up all measures and health protocols in place.
“As the President declared the opening of schools, Chingola District is ready to open schools and we have put measures in place and all the health protocols are in place,” he said.
Mr Simulunga said that the district has provided teachers with personal protective Equipment (PPEs) to ensure that teachers are safe as they start teaching.
He said the learners through the President, the DMMU and other well wishes have provided the schools with face masks and hand sanitizers to ensure that learners are protected.
Mr Simulunga also said that schools have been provided with storage water facilities, wash basins for hand washing.
He said that the district has embarked on disinfecting of all the schools in the district in redness for Monday.
Mr Simununga said that the school environment is well organized and very different from any other places like the markets.
“Parents should not worry about the safety of their children because children follow instructions when there are in school.
“The Covid-19 situation is real and that can not hinder schools from opening because we don’t know when the pandemic will end,” he said.
Mr simununga has called on the parents and every one to come on board so that the situation can be handled together.
He finally urged the people of Chingola and the nation at large to follow the health guidelines that have been put in place by the health authority.


Sialkot: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chaudhary Abdul Majeed has urged all main stream political parties in Pakistan to be united and shun their political differences for the political and economical stability of the country, which was vital for strengthening the Kashmir Cause globally.
He stated this while addressing a press conference at Sialkot Press Club Sialkot on (Friday). AJK ministers and local PPP leaders were also present on this occasion.
AJK Prime Minister said that Pakistans political and economical stability could boost the Kashmir cause in the international community, saying that the PPP had ever advocated the Kashmir cause much effectively in the world.
He said that the PPP government was highlighting the Kashmir cause on different forums. He said that the Kashmiri people were with the people of Pakistan and they would not allow any one to see Pakistan with the evil eyes.Replying to a question, the AJK Prime Minister said that the international community could never ignore the sacrifices of the people of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir rendered for the freedom of held valley from the Indian yoke.
He expressed complete solidarity with the innocent and oppressed people of Occupied Jammu & Kashmir. He also expressed grave concern over the larger scale rising human rights violations, custodial killings and genocide of the innocent Kashmiri people in the Indian Held Valley.
Chaudhary Abdul Majeed also urged the UNO to ensure the early implementation on its prolonged promised resolutions for the peaceful amicable solution of the Kashmir dispute as per the aspirations of the Kashmiri people under the UNO resolutions.
He said that the early peaceful solution of Kashmir dispute has now become vital for ensuring sustainable peace in the Indo-Pak Sub Continent, as this prolonged delayed Kashmir dispute has also become a flash point between the two nuclear neighbours. He said that the people of Kashmir should be given their right to self-determination because it was guaranteed by the United Nations resolution and it is their birth right.
He added that the PPP was promoting the politics of reconciliation in the country, as the PPP leadership believes in dialogue and politics of reconciliation and invited major political parties for dialogues for steering the country out of crises.
AJK Prime Minister narrated that PPP-led government was committed to provide basic facilities to the people at their doorsteps for which all available resources were being utilized. He added that the government was making all out efforts to resolve the problems being confronted by the people.


It is dangerous to fully trust the accuracy of the minefield maps provided to Azerbaijan by Armenia, Emin Huseynov, the special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories [which were liberated from Armenian occupation during the 2020 second Karabakh war] within the Karabakh economic region, said in an interview with Xalq gazeti newspaper, Trend reports on Dec. 9.
“Only a year passed after the liberation of the city of Aghdam from occupation, but we managed to build a power line to the city. The territory along which the contact line passed was literally stuffed with unexploded ordnance, anti-personnel and anti-tank mines. It was very difficult to clear the territory,' he said.
'There are many defensive fortifications and ramparts. Therefore, it is difficult to use special vehicles for mine clearance. These territories are mostly cleared of mines manually. Finally, a 20-meter-wide corridor was recently opened on the former contact line, thanks to which Azerenerji OJSC was able to build a power line from the village of Khindyrystan to Aghdam-1 substation. Power supply to Aghdam is provided, but the danger still remains,' he said.
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Bertha Fire Department fundraiser is March 28
The Bertha Fire Department will hold a chili feed fundraiser from 10:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 28.
The event will be at the Bertha Community Center. There will also be a silent auction held while chili is served.
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Chris Hedges on Poverty and the Permanent Lower Class
In an April 10 speech for the Poverty Initiative, at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Chris Hedges cuts right to the chase: “I think we have to face the fact that the Poverty Initiative and the civil rights movement failed,” he says, adding that we’ve witnessed an “assault against the working class” in recent years that has betrayed the vision of leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and strengthened the ruling groups and institutions in this country. –KA
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Modi said that Gujarat has given priority to protect environment alongwith the development in industrial sector.Stressing the need to maintain environmental balance, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the state was committed to protect environment alongwith industrial development.
"Gujarat has given priority to protect environment alongwith the development in industrial sector and has done well to protect the environment," Modi claimed while addressing a gathering on the 64th Van-mahotsav here.
"People in Gujarat are taking care of the environment and planting trees. Those who are defaming Gujarat should come here and see how people are loving and protecting their environment," he said.
Modi added that the number of lions in Gir forest in the state is increasing every year.
According to him, even though Gujarat's 1,600-km-long coastline remained undeveloped in the past, the state government developed ports, "which are now busy round-the-clock".
He said that for the families of fishermen, who turn jobless during the monsoon 'sakhi mandals' have been formed.
"These mandals collect seaweed that is used in making medicines. Thus, fishermen can earn even during the off-season," he said.


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Under the Patronage of Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education will celebrate Teachers' Day tomorrow at the Qatar National Convention Center.
The event will award 100 of the oldest teachers in Qatar, in recognition of their services and contribution in the educational field.
The State of Qatar annually celebrates this day in line with the World Teachers' Day set by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) held annually on October 5, in recognition of their role as a pillar of the educational process.
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Distracted driving contributing to the recent increase in fatal car crashes across the state.
McMinnville Police Department’s Mark Mara said they see the most issues with speeding and with cellphone use while driving. He said believes that trend is increasing because it has become a bad habit.
“When we first had cellphones, when they first came about, people didn’t realize how distracting they are,” Mara said. “And we’ve had cellphones for quite a while, and the hands-free law, and people are still not able to just leave that cellphone alone.”
Mara said the McMinnville Police Department has already begun efforts to reduce distracted driving. That includes safety checkpoints and more officers on the road when needed.
Mara said they also have been utilizing new technology to track speeding. He said they gather vehicle information such as how many vehicles are traveling the road way, the time of day, and the speed to figure out when to best put out more patrol vehicles.
“At the end of the day we’re asking people to be safer drivers,” Mara said.


By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan and the World Bank have discussed the outlook for
bilateral cooperation, Azernews reports.
The discussion took place during the meeting between
Azerbaijan's Central Bank Chairman Taleh Kazimov with the World
Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde.
'We exchanged opinions with Anna Bjerde, World Bank Vice
President for Europe and Central Asia (@WorldBankECA) about the
outlook for cooperation between the Republic of #Azerbaijan and the
#WorldBank today,' Kazimov wrote on his official Twitter page.
Azerbaijan joined the WB in 1992. Since then, the bank has
financed over 50 projects with total commitments of $4.4 billion.
It started economic cooperation in Azerbaijan to help increase the
country's institutional capacity and build efficient oil reserves
management. The WB has always supported the large-scale reforms
carried out in Azerbaijan.
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Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta, has suggested that the club’s first priorities will be the existing players.
Following the painful exit out of the Europa League semi-finals and missing out on a UEFA Champions League place next season, Arsenal are expected to have a squad overall to better compete with the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea.
Speaking to the media ahead of the big battle against the fearsome Chelsea on Wednesday, Arteta was asked to share the ideas for recruitment come June 30.
“There are so many things to do because we already have a lot of players on loan and a lot of players with contracts still that we need to sort,” Arteta said via Arsenal’s website.
“It will depend what happens with a lot of those players and what we are able to recruit to improve the team, that is going to determine where we are,” he added.


China's factory activity develops when Shanghai revived
(MENAFN) China's manufacturing activity developed this month when anti-virus measures that close Shanghai and other industrial centers were stopped, in line with a survey.
The monthly acquiring managers’ index issued by the national figures bureau and an industry group increased to 50.2 from May’s 49.6 on a 100-point scale on which numbers more than 50 show development of activity.
The survey presented employment and new orders agreed to in May but at a relaxed rate.
Predictors anticipate economic expansion for the quarter ending in June to reach zero following Shanghai and other industrial centers were closed to curb coronavirus epidemics. Factories, offices and shops were permitted to revive but economists state it might need months to return to normal activities.
The latest data show "full recovery will take some time,” as written by Iris Pang of ING in a report.
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On the 45th anniversary of New York State's Attica Prison riots, when inmates demanded political rights and better living conditions, prisoners across the U.S. staged a work stoppage that started last Friday in one of the first national prison strikes, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The incarcerated protesters have demanded they receive more workers' rights . . .
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Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed has urged parents to inculcate in their children a sense of self-worth as a way to protect the country from collapse.
The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a meeting of 77 district heads, religious and local leaders from 23 local government areas of Kaduna State.
“We are calling the attention of parents that we have failed our children in the sense that the kind of values we use to have is no more. “We need to remind ourselves that our children need to be upright and that this criminality going on, on daily basis, is not for their benefits and the benefit of the state and country,” she said.
Ahmed told stakeholders that the federal government had launched a ₦75 billion entrepreneurship support fund. She said the program was created to enable young people in the country to grow their businesses and become self-reliant, Punch reported.
The minister explained that the fund will help the youths to acquire skills and ideas on entrepreneurship, being useful and taking on other jobs.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Muhammad Mahmud, called for unity in addressing the security challenges in the country. He called on all stakeholders to support the government in addressing the security and unemployment problems in the country.


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DOHA: Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar in association with Sri Lanka Coordinating Committee organised a Cultural Programme on February 16 to mark Sri Lanka's 70th Anniversary of Independence.
At this event, on behalf of the Sri Lankan Government, ASP Liyanage, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar presented 'Award of Excellence to Dr R Seetharaman, Doha Bank CEO in recognition of his services.
The Award was given for the support extended by Dr Seetharaman for promoting bilateral trade and investment relationships between Qatar and Srilanka. Doha Bank has been extending credit lines to SriLankan banks.
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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has created a firm to work as its investment arm in the Aseer district of Saudi Arabia.
The Aseer Investment Company is going to drive as well as motivate domestic and foreign direct investment to improve and transform the province into a year-round tourism destination.
AIC is going to open the way for a wide range of funding prospects for local and worldwide financers throughout number of industries such as tourism, hospitality, healthcare, sports, education, food, as well as several other fast-growing local sectors.
The firm is going to partake in fostering public-private cooperation, establishing employment opportunities for the domestic community and boosting the region’s tourism and attractive investment prospects.
“Aseer Investment Company aims to become a leading facilitator of broad-ranging investment opportunities in Aseer,” Raid Ismail, Chief of Direct Investments for the Middle East and North Africa at PIF stated.
“AIC will promote the region’s rugged mountains, stunning nature, and storied culture, preserve its ancient history and heritage, and transform it into a world-class tourist destination for visitors from across the globe in line with PIF’s strategy and Vision 2030,” he also noted.
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STUDENTS were among the models who took to the catwalk at the Colaiste Siure fashion show which was held in the Parish Hall in Mooncoin recently.
Fashions from local shops featured in the event which was run by the parents association and students to raise funds for the school. The proceeds raised will go towards library renovations as well as other buying new equipment for the school.
Most of the models who strutted their stuff on the night were students at the school but there were also a number of outside models who were invited to take part in the fundraising event.
The show which was organised by fifth and sixth year pupils was a huge success according to treasurer of the parents association, Joan Butler. “One of the highlights if the night was a X factor type event where there were comedians and singers and various groups performing. The talent on show was unbelievable and the acts were great,” added Joan.


Belthangady, Oct. 31: Regarding to Sowjanya rape and murder case CID investigation is continued at Belthangady. Three CID’s are investigating around the city. The officers visited the KSRTC dipo and collected information about the buses which travelled from Ujire- Dharmasthala when the incident took place. And also investigate the drivers and conductor.
The CID officers also collected the information from the people of Dharmasthala and surroundings. They met the police squads who were in the duty that day and collected the details. The police sources said that the officers also investigating of the post mortem and other reports.


MOSCOW — Russia has reported more than 12,000 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic.
The government task force dealing with the outbreak said the 12,126 infections reported Friday took the country’s total close to 1.3 million.
Russia has the world’s fourth-largest number of reported cases since the pandemic began. It has also reported 22,000 deaths.
Russian authorities insist there is no immediate plan to impose a second lockdown in the country, which has lifted most virus-related restrictions imposed in the spring.
But authorities in Moscow, which has seen a quick rise in new cases with 3,701 infections reported over the past 24 hours, have encouraged businesses to have at least one-third of their employees work from home and recommended that the elderly self-isolate at home. This month’s school holidays in the capital were extended from one to two weeks.


Personal income, spending in US increases in June
(MENAFN)Department of Commerce showed that personal profits and spending in the US increased in June to beat market expectations.
Personal profits rose USD26.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, from the last month, as personal spending increased USD155.4 billion, or 1 percent.
Market expectation for personal income was low 0.3 percent in last month, as it fell 2.2 percent in May. Estimate for personal spending was high of 0.7% in June, as it dropped 0.1 percent in May.
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation indicator, increased 0.5 percent in June. Core PCE index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.4 percent from June. annual, they increased 4 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively.
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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said all the parties, which attended the all-party meet convened by the government ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, demanded immediate action on a law on minimum support price for farm produce.
He said demands were also raised to extend compensation to those farmers who died during the protest against the three farm laws.
After the meeting, Kharge told reporters that there were some other big issues which were raised by the parties such as the rising prices of petrol and diesel and the tensions at LAC with China.
He said the political parties were expecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi would attend the meeting and share something with them.
The leaders wanted to ask more about the farm laws as there were some apprehensions that these three farm legislations might again come in some other form, he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend Sunday's meeting.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said there is no tradition of the prime minister attending the all-party meeting.
On behalf of the government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh sought cooperation from all the parties for productive and smooth functioning of the House.
Singh said the government is ready for discussions on all the issues permitted by the speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman under the rules.
Kharge said the parties would cooperate with the government on the issues of public interest.
A total of 31 parties attended the pre-session meet.


Teams Fulfill Standards At 'Tank Biathlon' Contest (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. Representatives of
the participating countries fulfilled the standards for technical
training at the 'Tank Biathlon' contest held as part of the
“International Army Games-2022” at the Alabino military training
ground in Moscow, Russian Federation, Trend reports citing the press service of
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
The servicemen participating in the contest successfully coped
with the tasks.
The 'Tank Biathlon' contest will last until August 27 this
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TOLOnews 10pm News 21 July 2021
Afghanistan remained relatively calm on the second day of Eid, including in those provinces which saw some of the fiercest battles over the past few weeks.
Residents in embattled areas called on the warring parties to make compromises and avoid further war.
Russian envoy Zamir Kabulov said that the Talban’s violence has increased but the group is ready to seek a political settlement for the conflict.
He said that there is a possibility that the Taliban in the future will take over the cities, but the group will not have the capacity to maintain their control.


No order restraining further demolition of Ile Arugbo ― Kwara govt
Kwara State government has said that it was served with a writ of summons on Tuesday, and not that of an order restraining it from taking further action on the disputed land on which “ile-Arugbo” was demolished.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ayinla Jawondo, however, said that though it technically meant that the state government has not been restrained but “as a government that believes in the rule of law, we have decided to stop further action on the matter until the final decision of the court.”
Jawondo also said that the injunction granted would expire after seven days, adding that by the time the case is argued in the court the injunction would be withdrawn.
Jawondo said the case would come up for hearing on January 15, 2020.
He also said that the intention of the state government was to demolish and construct the state secretariat on the expansive land as planned.
Since we have not been served the court order, it could mean that we have not been restrained, but the issue is that even before they got the order of interim of the injunction, on our own we have stayed actions on it.
“Our decision was taken since last week Friday when they brought the advance copy of what was brought today which is official.
“This is because we want to follow the rule of law, so whether they served us this order or not we have stopped further action as a government that believes in the rule of law.”


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) In 2024, there will be no reduction in military support for Ukraine from the United Kingdom.
The relevant statement was made by UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron at a session in the House of Lords, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to The Guardian .
Asked how much the UK will spend on arms for Ukraine in 2024, Cameron says he does not have that figure to hand but, in his words, support will“contain at the scale it has been before, or beyond that.”
Cameron emphasized that the United Kingdom will focus on Ukraine's needs.
According to the UK Foreign Secretary, the country has already given more than GBP 4.7 billion [USD 5.9 billion] in humanitarian and economic support to Ukraine, and such efforts will continue.
Additionally, Ukraine received GBP 4.6 billion [USD 5.8 billion] in military support from the United Kingdom, which will also continue.
Cameron mentioned that the picture on land had been difficult, but in the Black Sea Ukrainian forces did push Russians right back.
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Kisoro Health workers in Health center threes have raised their concern of under staffing which they say it is making them to be overworked.
Mugabe Gereshom, a health worker at Kagezi health center three said that the health center has no laboratory technician, enrolled nurses they have two while on the side of support staff the facility has one porter.
He said that the under staffing is causing some workers to stay at work for long in case some are sick, adding that is also favoring them when they want to go for study leave.
At Chahafi Health center four Kugonza Asnansi the senior nursing officer said that the ratio of health workers is not matching with the patients they receive at the facility. She added that seven health workers have so far tested positive for coronavirus which left a gap when they were receiving treatment.
In addition to under staffing Nshimiyingoma Julius the in charge of Nteko health center said that health workers even lack transport to make outreaches.
He also said that the facility has no staff quarters which have forced the workers to accommodate in wards while others rent in trading centers.
The state minister for labour and social development in charge of children and youth affairs, Sarah Nyirabashitsi, who is visiting the health centers in the district, said that the government is committed to work with the district health department to have enough health workers in these health centers.
On the issue of lack of Personal Protective equipment minister Nyirabashitsi said that she is going to collaborate with the district health officer so that all health centers can be supplied with required PPEs.
Minister Nyirabashitsi is visiting health centers while donating liquid soap,sanitizer,mask and face shields to health workers.
She is also donating oximeters to health center fours. Pulse oximetry is used to measure how much oxygen the haemoglobin the blood is carrying.


With around two dozen people who were arrested in the infamous Rimpu Bagan having approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) alleging that they were wrongfully accused, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hopeful that its own vice-president will be cleared.
Bernard Marak, the Tura MDC, had been arrested while on the run after police raided his property, Rimpu Bagan, in July on suspicion that it was being used for prostitution and other immoral activities. Scores of people were detained by police during the raid.
BJP state president Ernest Mawrie said today that the party has also received a report from the 24 accused who are protesting their innocence. Many of them have claimed that the police falsely accused them of serious charges, such as being involved in the sex trade.
Mawrie said that he is now hopeful that the NHRC will take action and ask the concerned police officers to explain their actions. He also said that it is clearly indicated that some of the charges against Marak are false.
“The police had asked for custody and the court rejected the request, so the matter is very clear,” Mawrie said.


KARACHI – Two children have lost their lives on Sunday afternoon after consuming substandard food at a restaurant in the Karachi’s Zamzama area.
According to SSP South, a couple and their two children had consumed food from the restaurant last night and the latter also purchased candies from a stall at a children’s playland in Defence Phase 4.
The two children were five and one-year-old.
The distressed mother has also been admitted to a hospital, the police official said.
He further said that the eatery has been sealed and investigation into the incident is underway.
Meanwhile, IG Sindh police has taken notice of the incident and report has been sought from SSP south in this regard.


(MENAFN) A US Navy investigation has now shown that bad management and human error at Hawaii's vast Pearl Harbor naval installation allowed jet fuel to seep into tap water, sickening thousands of people and driving military families to flee.
“The lack of critical thinking, intellectual rigor, and self-assessment by key leaders at decisive moments exemplified a culture of complacency and demonstrated a lack of professionalism that is demanded by the high consequence nature of fuel operations,” stated the investigative report issued on Thursday.
The investigation provides the first detailed description of how jet fuel leaked from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a massive World War II-era military-run tank farm in the hills above Pearl Harbor, into a well that supplied water to housing and offices on and around the sprawling US Navy base.
Nearly 6,000 individuals, including Navy, Army, and Air Force families, experienced nausea, headaches, rashes, and other ailments as a result of the months-long leak.
After months of defiance, the US military ultimately caved in April to a state of Hawaii order to drain the tanks and close the Red Hill installation.
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From Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Wednesday said that the federal government will remove Sindh government’s concerns about the Bundal and Buddo islands.
Talking to journalists, Imran Ismail said that the Sindh government will be the ultimate beneficiary if the federal government builds new cities on the twin islands. Revenue generated from the islands will be handed over to the provincial government, he added.
“We will not take the islands to Islamabad,” the governor added. Imran Ismail said that he will discuss the issue with the Sindh chief minister. Responding to a question, Imran Ismail warned that the Sindh government will be responsible if corona virus resurges in Karachi after the PDM’s public meeting in the metropolis.
Earlier today, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah had said that the province had never issued NOC to the federal government over Bundal and Buddo islands ownership.
Talking to newsmen in Jacoababad, the CM Sindh had said that the federal government had sought our permission for the development of the islands.
Sindh had never issued NOC into the matter, Shah had said and added that they asked the federal government what kind of development they want to carry out at the islands.
“We will never hold talks over the Pakistan Islands Development Authority Ordinance 2020.”


On the 4th anniversary of demonetisation, the Congress demands to know as who were the beneficiaries of the decision to ban the notes of higher denomination.
In a press conference today, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat said that the Congress party and people of India are still waiting for answer on who benefited with demonetisation.
He charged that there have been stories and proves of those who were hit due to the demonetisation. He said that many people lost their hard earn money while some also lost life while standing in queue outside banks.
“We get to know many stories where people suffered. no stories of what we achieved. The decision killed economy of the country, ” he said.
Kamat said that neither black money came, nor terrorism stopped, which was the objective.


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Bhubaneswar, Mar 24 (Local Wire): The state government on Tuesday said that the total COVID positive cases in the state has been confined to two as on March 24.
The designated officials of the state government well versed with the details said that the state has tested a total of 110 samples till Tuesday and found 108 to be negative.
Till now only the existing two positive cases remain on records.
“Till 12 pm on Tuesday we have been able to test 110 samples from suspected persons out of which 108 tests have come as negative.
Till now we have only two reported cases of COVID 19,” Subroto Bagchi, Chief Spokesperson of Odisha government on Coronavirus.
He also said that through the 104 helpline number a total of 3862 persons who recently had travelled to foreign countries have disclosed their travel history and other details with the government.
The also said that the state through the 104 helpline was able to track 100 suspicious cases based on symptoms which could be tracked for the disease.


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DOHA: The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) announced that the first week of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 recorded more than 7,000 flights, noting that the air traffic at both Hamad and Doha International Airports witnessed a significant increase since the kickoff of the tournament.
In a statement, the QCAA said that many Gulf carriers began to operate shuttle flights to the State of Qatar. In addition, airlines from Arab countries and the rest of the world enhance their services to Doha to provide integrated air transport for tournament fans.
The QACC affirmed that several international airlines, including German Lufthansa, Air France, Finnair, and KLM, in addition to airlines from South America and Africa, have commenced operating regular and charter flights to Qatar, which has led to a noticeable operational intensity between Qatar and the rest of the world.
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Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) After formation of a new government in Bihar, the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) called a meeting of its national Executive Committee in Patna on August 29.
Leaders of JD-U from across the country have been asked to join the meeting.
'We have called for the meeting on various issues including the election in Nagaland and Gujarat scheduled next year. We will discuss the current political situation of Bihar and the country. The meeting will be chaired by our national President Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh,' JD-U state President Umesh Kushwaha said.
During the meeting, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ministers of state government under JD-U quota, MPs from both houses of Parliament, MLAs, MLCs and other leaders will take part in it.
'Our party leaders will also discuss the policies and strategies for 2024 Lok Sabha and 2025 assembly election of Bihar as well,' Kushwaha said.
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A MPIKA resident who was attacked with a matchet by UPND cadres that were in company of our leader Mr. Hakainde Hichilema has succumbed to the deadly injuries and passed on.
Meanwhile Vice President Inonge Wina has assured the nation that police will ensure all the UPND cadres who were involved in the killing as well as abduction and assaulting of two police officers from Mpika police station are brought to book.
Mrs Wina told parliament this morning during the vice president’s question time that it is regrettable that the abduction was carried out in the presence of some senior party officials.
She explains that the incident happened when police officers tried to rescue members of the public who were beaten after they refused to respond to the opposition party slogans which were being flaunted by the cadres who were driving in HH’s convoy.
Responding to a question from Serenje Member of Parliament Maxwell Kabanda who wanted to know what government is doing about the matter, Mrs Wina says it is regrettable that police officers who were supposed to intercept the suspects allowed them to escape.
She has however indicated that the police will ensure all those involved are arrested.


Jos – One person was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded near the Rikkos Police Post in Jos on Friday.
Captain Salisu Mustapha, spokesman for the Military Special Task Force (STF), maintaining security in Plateau, said in a statement in Jos, that that the explosion affected the police post and three other houses.
Also affected by the blast that happened on Layin-Walin Street, Jos was one vehicle, the statement said.
It said that the injured person, one Alhaji Abubakar Adamu, had been taken to hospital, while investigation was ongoing on the incident.
“But the area is calm and people are going about their normal activities,’’ the STF spokesman said. (NAN)


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BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (NNN-NINA) – Thirteen people were killed and 58 wounded yesterday, after Iranian forces carried out cross-border bombardments on Iranian Kurdish opposition parties' positions, in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq.
A statement by the regional Kurdish Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said that, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), carried out four stages of bombardments, using ballistic missiles and booby-trapped drone.
The attack targeted the headquarters of their Kurdish opposition parties in Barde and Koya, in Erbil province, in addition to headquarters in several areas in neighbouring Sulaimaniyah province, the statement said.
The information indicates that, more than 70 Fateh ballistic missiles and booby-trapped drones were launched from the Iranian provinces of Kermanshah and West Azerbaijan, said the statement.
The statement confirmed that 13 people were killed, and 58 injured.
Meanwhile, a statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, strongly condemned“the Iranian side's artillery and rocket bombardment, which used 20 drones, loaded with explosives that targeted four areas in Iraq's Kurdistan region and resulted in many deaths.”
The ministry also announced yesterday that, it will summon the Iranian ambassador in Baghdad over the cross-border bombardments.
On the other side, the Iranian Mehr News Agency confirmed the bombardments, saying that, IRGC“has once again targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's western borders, in Iraq's Kurdistan region.”
Iranian and Turkish forces frequently attack the military bases of their Kurdish opposition parties in Kurdistan, in northern and north-eastern Iraq, accusing them of carrying out attacks against their home countries from the Iraqi Kurdish region.– NNN-NINA
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Pakistan will fulfill its commitment to support Kashmiri people: Usman Dar
Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Usman Dar says Prime Minister Imran Khan will continue to expose the real face of Hitler Modi before the world.
In an interview with Radio Pakistan’s Correspondent Muhammad Jawwad in Islamabad on Friday, he said Pakistan will fulfill its commitment to support Kashmiri people for their right to self-determination.
He said the Prime Minister and Pakistani nation will continue to raise the voice for freedom of Kashmiri people.
He said the case of Kashmiris will be fought vigorously in the comity of nation.
Source: Radio Pakistan


Vanuatu's Special Envoy on Climate Change, MP Jay Ngwele of Ambae, has resigned from the post in protest at what he says is the government politicising his island's volcano disaster.
Mr Ngwele said of the $US1.85 million dollars approved by the Council of Ministers to help the Ambae people, about half went on travel costs, accommodation and allowances for politicians, including the prime minister, and government officials to meet with the victims.
Mr. Ngwele also told the Daily Post newspaper that failing to have the three Ambae MPs included in the delegation was both insulting and childish.
But the government spokesman, Hillaire Bule, said the MPs were invited but Mr Ngwele failed to turn up.
Mr Bule said the government would want to know where the Ambae MPs were during the government visits because they should have been with their people.


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Penalising villagers, he added, would “sensitise” them into acting against such horrific incidents.
Mumbai: Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief Prakash Ambedkar has said that the people of the village where the three dalit boys were beaten and paraded naked, should be “penalised”.
Penalising villagers, he added, would “sensitise” them into acting against such horrific incidents. Mr Ambedkar also slammed the goverment, stating that it had a “discriminatory” attitude.
“This government is discriminating between people on the basis of their caste and hierarchy, and people are being victimised. People of a certain caste believe that they are superior to others,” Mr Ambedkar told reporters.
Furthermore, he claimed that atrocities against a section of society have continued unabated for the last four years, adding that they wouldn’t stop until the government changed its attitude.


(MENAFN) As of Tuesday, the death toll in Kenya caused by persistent floods triggered by El Niño has risen to 160,000. Additionally, 529,120 individuals from 105,824 households have been displaced, according to government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura.
"A concerted push to distribute essential supplies, including food and non-food items, continues by road and through airlifts and airdrops in inaccessible areas in 19 affected counties. Evacuation efforts are also ongoing with Kenya Navy boats and the Kenya Coast Guard Service," Mwaura declared.
In reaction to the intensifying crisis, the government has been compelled to set up nine more camps in Tana River County, Migori, Homa Bay, and Voi to provide shelter for the displaced population struggling in the aftermath of the floods.
The persistent rains in Kenya have brought forth a series of challenges, leading to extensive flooding, landslides, and mudslides causing widespread devastation throughout the nation.
"The impact on infrastructure is significant, with numerous roads rendered impassable, disrupting transportation of people and relief efforts," Mwaura further stated.
A total of 36 schools have been submerged among the damaged facilities.
Kenya is not the only country grappling with the devastating consequences of El Niño. Nearby nations, Somalia and Ethiopia, are also experiencing torrential downpours.
The unyielding rains have resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives, extensive displacement, and the destruction of crucial infrastructure in all three nations.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) The weather was inclement in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Tuesday that a predominantly cloudy sky with rain and thunder is likely to prevail for the next 24 hours.
"Light to moderate rain/thunder/lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places in J&K is likely during next 24 hours," the Meteorological (MeT) officials said.
Farmers have been advised to suspend all farm operations till June 2.
Srinagar had 11.8, Pahalgam 8.8 and Gulmarg 4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Kargil in Ladakh region had 8.9 and Leh 11.6 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 20.6, Katra 16.8, Batote 11, Banihal 11.3 and Bhaderwah 10.9 as the minimum temperature.
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Prime minister of UK, Boris Johnson who has been criticized several times in acting slowly on the topic of coronavirus, recently in an interview with Sky News said that the UK will recover from Covid-19 crisis by mid-2021.
Johnson has stated that the nation might deal with the coronavirus pandemic till mid of 2021 and also said that the government is preparing for the second wave of infections over the winter season.
PM added that the virus has hit the world very badly and the UK is trying to recover from the virus and keeping the virus under control and the nation has faced crisis economically as well. He believes that the life of the people in the UK might return to normal by Christmas.
“We will have tough times ahead in keeping this virus under control, and we have tough times ahead in coming through economically,” said Boris Johnson.
UK has confirmed a total number of 298,000 cases of coronavirus with 4,5677 deaths.


Following a year which has seen the decline in property prices across the UAE, the end to the trend now seems to be in sight - that’s the message from Amira Sajwani, the senior vice president at Damac Properties. According to the property expert, the UAE’s property market should recover within two years. Sajwani said that a recovery to pre-crisis levels will potentially take between “12 to 24 months”.
In the short term however, the market expert suggested that property prices were likely to continue to decline this year. “Property prices have dropped, and we are expecting further declines...into 2021,” she said.
Two other factors which she also anticipates will continue to have an impact on the property market are the on going Covid-19 pandemic, and an increase in the number of overseas workers leaving the country. Indeed, December, the chairman of Damac Properties, Hussein Sajwani, also warned against companies “dumping” property, in a market which already has a surplus. Something which has in part driven the decline of property prices in Dubai alone, by over 30 per cent since 2014.


–Info minister believes Pakistan moving forward as inclusive society under PM Imran Khan
JHELUM: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that the political future of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Maryam Nawaz was bleak “like that of their fathers”.
Addressing a ceremony in connection with International Day of Forests, the info minister said that the new generation of former rulers was trying to save their parents but they were doomed to fail in their efforts.
He said that both Bilawal and Maryam had not earned a single penny by themselves and they were hell-bent to do politics on the public money, looted by their respective fathers but they have no future in politics.
He said he used to say that Nawaz and Zardari have already contested their last elections and now their daughter and son were trying to take their position but the people would reject them.
The minister said that during the past 40 years, Pakistan’s agricultural and industrial sectors suffered heavy losses due to bad policies of the successive governments of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party.
He said that in their tenures in power, only two families earned money while the national economy was destroyed.
He said that the civil and military leadership were on the same page with regard to national issues.
About the plantation drive, he said that forestation was being carried out on 35 acres of land, retrieved from the encroachers by the present government.
He said as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, plantation was being done in all parts of the country as the present government was an environment-friendly dispensation.
He said unfortunately no previous governments had pro-environment policies which badly affected the environment of the country. He said that the past regimes did not even spare forests from their corruption.
He said the past governments only promoted corruption in the country and forest lands were illegally occupied by their cronies and trees were mercilessly chopped.
He said that in Jhelum district, there were many historical sites which needed to be preserved and opened for world tourists. He said these areas could attract foreign tourists which would also benefit the local people economically.
Fawad said that the acquittal of the terrorists involved in attacks on Samjhauta Express train by an Indian court was a blow up in the face of justice because these terrorists’ hands were stained with the blood of 48 Pakistani passengers.
Terming the trial of these terrorists a sham exercise, he said that some courts in India were being used for “dry-cleaning of terrorists”. He said that the present Indian government was promoting extremism and terrorism in Indian society which was worth condemnation.


RANCHI: Tribal leaders from across the state announced to protest any move by the state government to amend the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and deprive tribal people of their rights.
The tribal leaders present at the mahapanchayat organized by the CNT Act Suraksha Samiti here on Sunday took vows not to hesitate to launch massive agitation in case the government changes the provision of the act which prevents transfer of land of people from reserved category to those of general category.
Sensing the resentment among hundreds of tribals at the mahapanchayat, former MP Shailendra Mahato said the government was intentionally depriving innocent people of their rights enshrined in the act. The CNT Act came into force in 1908. “The act was framed during the British rule to safeguard the interest of local people and now the state government is trying to make amendments according to the need of influential people. We are not going to accept the amendment that is against the interest of masses,” said Mahato.
Former MLA Surya Singh Besra, who is known for his firebrand image since the times of Jharkhand movement, said they would also challenge the move of the state government in court.
Officials have been depriving innocent people for decades but now the Jharkhand high court has asked the state government to strictly implement the act and protect the people of reserved category. “We will fight any move to bring change from all possible forums including in courts and safeguard the interest of innocent people,” said Besra. It was also decided that awareness programmes would be organized by holding rallies and meetings to garner support of like-minded people.


Prime Minister will resign before PDM's long march: Former MNA Syed Ali Hassan Gilani.
Byline: M. Siddique Khan
BAHAWALPUR -- Former PPP MNA Syed Ali Hassan Gilani while talking to the media on Monday has said that the current PTI-led federal government is not able to face the growing PDM rallies due to which Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to resign before the opposition alliance's long march. He also said that the PTI led government has become confused after seeing the recently held mammoth public gathering of the PDM in Bahawalpur. The former MNA also assured the people that the PPP will continue raising its voice for their rights and it will form the next the government with their support. On the occasion, Jam Muhammad Aslam, Malik Rshid Mehmood Naich and other leaders were also present.
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 24 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Saturday said that Pakistan has made several bids to drop weapons through drones along the Line of Control (LoC) and international border.
However, the DGP also added that they have observed a change since Pakistan and the Indian Army renewed the ceasefire agreement in February this year.
"There have been repeated attempts by Pakistan to drop weapons through drones. We have thwarted many of their efforts. Ever since there has been talking about the ceasefire, we are seeing a change in the situation on the border. Our people are on alert," Singh said.
Apart from the border management, while talking about the precautionary steps being taken by Jammu and Kashmir Police to prevent coronavirus pandemic here, he said, "A number of positive cases of the infection have been reported in last days, we are dealing with them on daily basis, some police officials have got themselves vaccinated."
"We have held a meeting with senior officials, several policemen were got infected last year due to COVID-19," he added. (ANI)