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Commissioner of Police in response to the Bayside Towers pool party warning by the TTPS over the weekend said he does not look at race when an arrest has to be made, but rather logic and the way situations are treated under the law.
Commissioner Griffith speaking at the TTPS media briefing this afternoon said Bayside Towers is in a gated community and the situation is tricky as it is not public property.
Commissioner Griffith said while the individuals were warned, they refused to adhere to several warnings to disperse and stop the party before the police arrive.
Commissioner Griffith said that on his watch he has led several exercises which have been done in communities all across Trinidad.
He said while the persons did not adhere to the Public Health Ordinance regulations, the persons attending the Bayside Towers pool party were not in a ‘public place’; as the party was held on private property.
He also said in the case regarding the Sea Lots arrests and persons bathing in Carenage next to Bayside Towers; they were all on public property/space.
Commissioner Griffith said they were also warned and released.
However he said the matter at Bayside Towers is still being investigated.


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Washington County officials report 436 more COVID-19 cases since Friday and five more deaths
County authorities on Tuesday pleaded with residents to take precautions against COVID-19 as they reported 436 more cases in the county since Friday and five additional deaths.
The county's COVID-19 Joint Information Center reported that there have been 5,372 coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic started. That was 53 more cases since Monday.
Deaths Tuesday were at 86, compared to 82 reported Monday and 81 on Friday.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus was at 80 on Monday, the highest level so far in the county. On Tuesday, that number had dropped by one to 79, according to theJoint Information Center.
The county's emergency operations center noted in a message that the county's positivity rate — the rate at which people being tested for the virus are testing positive — has been lingering around 10%. The center said Tuesday that four of the county's coronavirus deaths happened overnight.
Center officials urged people to continue wearing masks, washing their hands frequently and practicing social distancing to help control the spread of the disease.
"These numbers speak for themselves, letting us know COVID-19 is very much still in our community," according to the message.
In Allegany County, Md., there have been 4,204 cases and 97 deaths since the pandemic began, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Frederick County, Md., has recorded 7,952 cases and 146 deaths.
Statewide, there have been 219,961 cases and 4,755 deaths.
In Pennsylvania, 5,408 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Franklin County, and there have been 141 deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Fulton County has had 279 cases and seven deaths.
Across Pennsylvania, there have been 403,298 cases and 11,542 deaths.
In West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, Berkeley County has witnessed 3,378 coronavirus cases and 32 deaths, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
Jefferson County has had 1,420 cases and 17 deaths, and Morgan County has had 308 cases and three deaths.
Across West Virginia, there have been 57,060 cases since the pandemic began and 870 deaths.


The UNP has said that despite an assurance by Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha, the government had paid for the 20,000 metric tons of sub standard fuel that was imported last month.
UNP Spokesperson and parliamentarian Gayantha Karunathileka said the party has reliably learnt that the payment for the fuel consignment had been made.
He told a press conference that the state officials who were responsible for importing the fuel had not been dealt with.
He said that action against these officials should have been taken according to the Establishment Code and that government officers charged with an offence should be sent on no pay leave and also prohibit them from going overseas.
According to Karunathileka, the government has dealt in an unethical manner in relation to the Petroleum Ministry officials and the former IGP Dr. Mahinda Balasuriya, who has been given a diplomatic posting after he retired over the Katunayake free trade zone (FTZ) attack.


Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the Government has signed some deals which are harmful to the Government.
He told Parliament today that any agreement signed with a foreign country seen as a threat to Sri Lanka will be cancelled under a Joint opposition led Government.
Rajapaksa also said the Government is today going behind “white elephant” projects initiated by the former Government.
He said the Government suspended the Port City project and also stored paddy at the Mattala Airport but they are now looking to make money out of the two projects.
When the United National Party was in the opposition it labelled the Port City and the Mattala Airport as “white elephant” projects. (Colombo Gazette)


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Occupied Jerusalem: Ten Palestinian youths were wounded by live bullets, and 12 others were arrested during the Israeli occupation forces' incursion into Aqabat Jaber camp, south of Jericho since last night.
One of the wounded was reported to be in critical condition.
Palestine News Agency (WAFA) revealed earlier that six Palestinians were wounded by live bullets during the Israeli occupation forces' incursion into the camp.
Large forces of the occupation army stormed the camp from several directions, deployed on the rooftops of the houses in the camp, and raided more than 30 homes, WAFA said, adding that they also surrounded the house of a citizen and fired missiles at him.
The occupying forces closed all entrances to the camp and prevented Palestinians from entering or leaving it, as well as preventing ambulances from entering, as heavy military vehicles were present at the scene.
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Haryana has conducted a survey to assess the general knowledge ability of teachers serving at government schools across the state.
Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal appraised about various measures taken by the state government to enhance the knowledge of teachers from time to time.
She said a conference will also be organised in State Council Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to upgrade the knowledge of teachers.
Besides, government has also introduced refresher courses for the purpose, Bhukkal said. The Education Minister said Haryana has become an education hub in the last eight years.


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(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has held the ‘Eye Health Workshop for Students' in collaboration with Primary Health Care Corporation and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
The two-day workshop targeted 125 nurses and health professionals working for independent, private and community schools in Qatar.
Dr Kholoud al-Mutawa, head of the non-communicable disease section, MoPH, opened the workshop and stressed the importance of promoting the eye health of school students as measurements of visual acuity are mandatory for all school students in Qatar.
Dr al-Mutawa said, 'When we collaborate together to detect causes of low vision in students, we will definitely reduce the prevalence of low vision among children and protect this important age group from low vision.
During the workshop, Dr Shadi al-Ashwal, ophthalmologist at the MoPH, presented various lectures on the common eye diseases and eye trauma, as well as how to deal and refer such cases.
The lectures included the ways of referring and following up cases of low vision among students. The workshop was accredited by the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners.
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( MENAFN ) According to a statement issued Monday by Israeli police, seven Palestinian people were arrested in occupied East Jerusalem.
As per the statement, "Five suspects were arrested last night in the Bab al-Amud area for interrogation on charges of throwing stones and assaulting policemen."
The police further confirmed that two Palestinian youths were also arrested on Monday over suspicion of attacking an Israeli soldier in the same region.
Israeli police enforced Palestinians to leave the Bab al-Amud area, one of the gates to Jerusalem’s Old City, over the past six successive days, prompting clashes between Palestinian youths and police forces.
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(MENAFN)Turkey abandoned the parliamentary polls organized in Crimea that Russia unlawfully took over from Ukraine in 2014.
According to Tanju Bilgic, spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry “Turkey maintains its support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and does not recognize the unlawful annexation of Crimea."
He continued by saying that the State Duma polls organized in Crimea on September 17-19 have “no legal validity for Turkey.”
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid on Monday said that main objective of All Parties Conference (NPC) was to formulate a collective national strategy to eradicate terrorism and maintaining peace in the country.
He said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) government was fully committed to maintain peace and stability in the country with negotiation and consensus among all the stakeholders. Minister of Information said that all the political parties have been invited on July 12 to participate in the APC and openly discuss their opinions and give suggestions to eradicate terrorism from the country.
Pervaiz Rashid said that his government was making continuous efforts to make joint strategy against terrorism and to maintain peace and stability in the country.Talking to a private TV channel, he said that peace with dialogue was the top priority of the government, which was linked with future of the country and also necessary for political and economic stability.
Replying to a question, he said that government was committed to give the constitutional rights to the people of Balochistan and to remove their sense of deprivations.He condemned the tragic bomb explosion in Lahore food street in which several people killed and injured and added those people involved in terrorist activities actually wanted to de-stabilize the country.
Replying to another question, he said that supremacy of law and respect of courts decisions were necessary to eradicate terrorism from the country.He added that implementing courts decisions was a must to eradicate crimes.He said that government would implement courts decisions of death sentences.He said that new legislation about terrorism related issues was also necessary to eradicate this menace from the country. – APP


KK Sharma visits Kupwara during the last phase of DDC elections
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In a surprise visit SEC KK Sharma during the last phase visited some far off places of Kupwara in order to see for himself how the elections were being conducted on the ground. He also interacted with people at many polling booths in this Kupwara belt and got feedback from them.
As the DDC elections are now over today State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma Saturday said that the maiden DDC election. He said that the last phase has proved that the people have faith in the electoral process and described this exercise as a “major success” saying “all the stakeholders including voters took an active part” in conducting it.
The SEC visited the polling stations spread across Wavoora belt in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Talking to the media SEC said the maiden DDC polls has been a “major success”. He said the polls were conducted as per norms while all the safety measures in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic were ensured across J&K. The election commission, Sharma said, had put in place all the efforts to ensure fair polling across the J&K.
He said that the voter turnout in the first seven phases of maiden DDC elections was “quite satisfactory and it shows the interest of the people of Kashmir in democracy”.
The SEC also said that the active participation of government, political parties, and independent candidates have made this election successful across the Kashmir valley.
Sharma said they were monitoring the election very keenly and all the arrangements in view of the prevailing pandemic were ensured across Jammu and Kashmir with the availability of all safety gears including sanitizers, masks, and thermometers.
He further said that the safety of officials and voters was ensured at all the polling stations spread across Jammu and Kashmir.
To a query about the timing of the polling from 07:00 am to 02:00 pm, the SEC said that the DDC election “has been a success but everything is done under proper norms applicable pan-India and the safety and security of polling staff and to ensure their safe return including the safety of voters was also to be ensured”.
“We’ve received feedback about the poll timing but some of the areas in J&K are vulnerable,” Sharma said.


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The Australian Justice Minister, Chris Ellison, says the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands plays an important role in restoring law and order, and maintaining the democratic processes in Solomon Islands.
Mr Ellison has been in Honiara today and met the care-taker government and the opposition group.
He says the meeting has been productive and RAMSI will continue to work along with the government that will be elected next week.
He also says they have discussed issues of corruption and the need for the election to proceed according to legal and democratic means.
The minister says there is broad support for the continued presence of RAMSI in Solomon Islands.


Panaji: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has said that six Goan students are stranded in the Ukraine, whose families have contacted the State government seeking for the help.
State Commission for NRI had initiated exercise of calling out for all the Goans, who are stranded in the Ukraine amidst heightened tension there.
Sawant told reporters on Saturday that six Goan students have been reported to be stranded in the Ukraine, whose families have contacted the State government for the support.
Sawant said that his government is in constant touch with Embassy of India in Ukraine for safe rescue of these students. “We have already initiated the process to bring these students back home after their families established contact with the State government,” the chief minister said.
He said that if there are more students, who are stranded, their families should immediately contact the state government for help.
When contacted, a senior official from NRI Commission said that they don’t have exact data of the Goans who are in the Ukraine. “We are in the process of collecting and compiling the data,” he said.
Sawant, through his official Facebook page, had said that his government was working with the Embassy of India in Ukraine to ensure safe evacuation of Goans stranded there.


3,700 people in Iran arrested over political unrest
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 9
By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
An Iranian MP has said that the number of individuals detained across the country over the past week’s protests has reached 3,700.
MP for Tehran, Mahmoud Sasdeghi, further estimated that at least 40 university students were among the detainees, ICANA (the official news website of the Iranian parliament) reported.
According to the MP, a group of arrested students have already been released.
Iran saw turmoil and political unrest in several cities across the country which eventually took the lives of at least 21, including those of the law enforcement forces.
The unrest began after some groups joined demonstrations to protest against high prices but the economic protests soon turned into anti-government demonstrations.


Seventy-four percent of Republicans said the action is justified, compared with 59 percent of independents and 41 percent of Democrats. Overall, nearly one-in-five (19 percent) Americans said they had no opinion.
Nearly six-in-10 Americans polled (59 percent) said their sympathies were more with the Israelis in the situation in the Middle East, while 13 percent said they were more sympathetic to the Palestinians. Eleven percent said they were not more sympathetic to either side, while 13 percent said they had no opinion. The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday.
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Some kidnappers have been arrested by the security operatives in Toto local government area of Nasarawa state. The chairman of Toto area council, Nuhu Dauda, said the kidnappers were arrested alongside their informants in the state.
Dauda while speaking at a security meeting with members of the Armed Forces, Police and other stakeholders in the area on Sunday, August 25, also warned criminals in the area to desist from such activities.
He said: “The collaborative support between security agents, traditional rulers and the people has led to the arrest of suspected kidnappers and their informants.” The council chairman also assured the people of Toto that leadership of the community in collaboration with security operatives will protect the lives and property of the residents.
He also said that the construction of six modern security outposts have began along the major roads that cut across the area. According to the chairman the security outposts will help to reduce hardship faced by operatives on duty along the road.


Hanover cops turn to social intervention to fight crime
Without waiting on the input of external agencies, the leadership of the Hanover Police Division has launched an ambitious social intervention agenda, which is designed to promote integration, curb lawlessness, and restore peace to the parish.
According to the parish's commanding officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sharon Beeput, in addition to its all-out war on criminal gangs, the police are also pushing aggressively to re-establish police youth clubs and the neighbourhood watches, which had gone dormant.
"We want to apprehend the criminals, but we also want to help the people to rebuild their communities," said Beeput. "We want them (the people) to see the police as their partners for the greater good, not their enemies."
She added, "At present, we even have a police team participating in the Hopewell Community Football League."
While her ultimate plan is to see a reduction in all major crimes going into the latter part of the year, Beeput said that despite recent successes such as the killing of three of Hanover's most wanted men and the seizure of several guns, she would not be comfortable until residents start feeling safe in their communities once again.
"We have been going into the communities and talking to the people, and we believe our message is getting through as life is steadily returning to some of the dormant neighbourhood watches and youth clubs," said Beeput. "I have a committed team of police officers working with me, and we have a shared vision to make Hanover safe again."
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Beeput has also been extending herself to addressing social issues affecting the parish to include working closely with the National Works Agency to fix
problematic potholes along the major thoroughfare in and around the Lucea township.
"We are committed to doing the things that will help to improve the quality of life for the people. We want them to realise that we are here to help them make their communities better," said Beeput.
With the foundation steadily being laid to win the confidence and the support of the residents, Beeput said that the next stop is to forge a partnership with the Social Development Commission, the Hanover Lay Magistrates' Association, and the business community to develop sustainable programmes to help the communities.
"When we move out the gangs, we want to fill the vacated space with meaningful programmes to help to better the communities," she said. "We want to fix Hanover, and with the help of the various stakeholders, we are going to do it."


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LANDIKOTAL: The president of Pakistan on Sunday has said that to make a prosperous and peaceful ‘Balochistan’, the federal government has launched several development projects in the province for the welfare of people so that they could live a standard life.
The president of Pakistan ‘Mamnoon Hussain’ was addressing the local bodies convention in Sibi Balochistan and said that the government of Pakistan was taking interest without any discrimination to resolve the issues of Balochistan’s people.
According to a news report of ‘Radio Pakistan’, the president of Pakistan said that the government was spending billion rupees on the developmental projects in Balochistan.
He emphasized upon the people to keep a close watch on the anti-state elements and don’t let them harm the peaceful environment of the province.


Speaking to MPs on the Commons health committee, the minister said the number of deaths due to the virus would begin to fall now that vulnerable people were being vaccinated.
Conservative MP Dean Russell asked the minister directly about future lockdowns.
He said: “Just looking ahead, to give a bit of relief both in terms of mental health and the light at the end of the tunnel, do you foresee this being the last of the lockdowns now that the vaccinations are being rolled out?”
Hancock began nodding, and replied: “I do. Yes.”
The prediction appears to contrast the view of chief medical officer Chris Whitty, who said earlier this week that some restrictions may be needed next winter.
Hancock also said the UK will “probably need to revaccinate” people to ensure continuing protection and that could happen as often as every six months.
He said: “I anticipate we will probably need to revaccinate because we don’t know the longevity of the protection from these vaccines.
“We don’t know how frequently it will be, but it might need to be every six months, it might need to be every year.”
Some 1.3m people have been dosed so far and Boris Johnson has said that the plan is to vaccinate all the over-70s, the most clinically vulnerable, and front-line health and care workers by mid-February.
Hancock said that while he expected the vaccination programme would mean deaths fall sharply, reducing the level of hospitalisations may take longer.
He said: “Hospitalisation levels I would also expect to fall, but ironically not as quickly as deaths in the first instance.
“The reason is that people that are slightly younger spend longer in hospital, often because they survive when somebody who is very old and frail might not survive for as long.”
The health secretary was also asked about leaked NHS documents which suggested that hospitals in London will soon be overwhelmed, even in the “best” case scenario.
He said it is “impossible” to put a percentage on the absolute risk of the NHS being overwhelmed in the next two weeks.
“It’s impossible to put a number on it, and I don’t mean that just as a cop-out,” he told MPs.
He said that as pressure on the NHS grows “it is more stretched in delivering the services that people need” and pointed to the cancelling of routine elective procedures in the second peak.
Asked if he has faith that the health service in London will be able to cope, he said: “Well, yes, I’m sure that the NHS is going to do everything that it possibly can to ensure that everybody gets the care that they need.”
Hancock said critical care capacity had been extended over the summer in the capital and reiterated that the Nightingale is on stand-by.
He said: “Of course the Nightingale is the physical capacity, we also need the people and, hence, bringing people back into the NHS.
“And also, ultimately, when hospitals are busy and full then clinicians become more stretched, and that’s why we should be all so grateful for the service that they’re giving.”


Minister of Agriculture Hon. Saboto Caesar while speaking on radio yesterday announced a National Seed Distribution program which will be launched tomorrow. We hear more from Minister Caesar:
“I just want persons to be aware that we are going to start a national seed distribution program and this will compliment the program for the distribution of seedlings”
Caesar discussed the way that the Ministry will go about the distribution of the seeds.
“We are going to do a house to house distribution, because we want our families to be a part of the program”
Minister Caesar said that it is open that Vincentians, through this program, will be eating more of what they grow themselves.


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The government has decided to give an incentive to state sector employees to learn an additional local language.
Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne has said the government expected Sinhalese speaking public sector employees to learn Tamil and vice versa.
Jayaratne has been quoted in the local media saying that most of the problems faced by the country today could have been solved if everyone new an additional language.
He has noted that the government employees should know an additional language, which will make the government service a more efficient one, as an important part of the current development process.
According to Jayaratne, since taking over office, President Mahinda Rajapaksa had provided the state sector employees with necessary facilities and the employees therefore are working closely with the state.


There are now five active cases of COVID-19 in the Southwestern public health region after two new cases were reported Monday.
Monday’s new cases are both in Woodstock, bumping the number of active cases there to four after another new case was reported Saturday.
The only other active case is located in Bayham.
Monday’s cases bring the cumulative number of cases to 258, with 248 people recovered and five people dead.
While Southwestern public health typically tracks and reports where each person contracted the virus, that information is not yet available for these new cases. However, since the pandemic began, most people have contracted the virus through close contact with a confirmed case.
Monday also marked the first day of school for the Thames Valley District school board. The province has launched a new COVID-19 school tracker, where confirmed cases in schools across the province are reported.
The weekend also marked a community outbreak at London’s Western University, where five students have now tested positive for the virus and health officials are investigating another possible dozen contacts of those students.


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Algiers: Algeria will allow foreign tourists heading to its vast desert south to obtain visas on arrival, part of efforts to 'promote tourism in the Sahara', the interior ministry announced on Wednesday.
In a statement, it said that 'foreigners heading to the south of the country' who have tours booked with licenced local companies could obtain visas 'on arrival at airports and land borders, instead of going through normal visa procedures'.
Algeria, Africa's biggest country by surface area, comprises a major chunk of the Sahara including nature reserves and prehistoric sites.
It also boasts 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) of Mediterranean coastline and several historical cities.
But the North African country hosts far fewer tourists than its neighbours, Morocco and Tunisia, relying instead on its vast oil and gas revenues.
According to official figures, around half of those who do visit the country are Algerians living overseas.
In recent years however authorities have stepped up efforts to boost the sector.
The Tassili reserve, in the southeastern governorate of Djanet, is one focal point, with sand dunes, mountains and a wealth of birdlife and fauna, spreading over 138,000 square kilometres (53,000 square miles).
Earlier this month, a direct flight from Paris arrived in Djanet carrying 64 passengers, the first since the service was suspended 12 years ago following the murder of a French tourist by a jihadist group.
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Port of Sunderland has a million reasons to celebrate.
Bosses laid out plans for growth at a special event held today to celebrate the millionth tonne of pulp to pass through its quays.
The event, attended by new and existing customers, stakeholders and business contacts, saw the port celebrate its ongoing work for pulp business Sodra. Bosses
took the opportunity to share plans for the future, highlighting some of the key investment projects to date and the new infrastructure and support services the port will offer in
Director Matthew Hunt said the reception provided a good opportunity to reflect on the five years since the launch of the port’s blueprint for growth as well as share plans for the coming years: “We have been able to turn the port around over the last five years, and thanks to our owner Sunderland City Council’s recognition of the economic benefits that a commercially vibrant Port brings both to the local and regional economy, we have seen significant investment that has started to unlock our vast potential.
“This is just the start of what we – collectively – have planned for the port. We understand the market conditions and we have robust plans that will ensure that we can remain not only viable, but competitive.
"Looking ahead now, we have lots of plans for the growth of the port and we are keen to make sure that those we value most – our customers, partners and key stakeholders – can have absolute confidence that we are doing more and more to meet their needs.”
Some of the key developments at the port over the last twelve months include a project worth almost £1million to resurface two of the major quays, something that will increase cargo handling capabilities. It follows the installation of rail lines to reconnect the port to the national rail network, which was announced earlier this year.
City council leader Coun Paul Watson is chairman of the Port of Sunderland board, : “Thanks to major investment, over the last five years – and particularly over the last 12 months – Port of Sunderland is better positioned than ever to weather the cyclical nature of the sector," he said
“Typically, every port will see peaks and troughs in terms of its core business throughout the year, but with the strategic investment we have made, we are far less exposed. This is what is allowing us to see the sustained growth we are enjoying.”
As well the new hard-standing on two of its quays, the port now benefits from lighting that will allow round the clock activity, as well as more warehousing space for storage and two cranes, one a heavy-lift crane, to boost its capabilities. As a direct result, cargo handling has increased – including the ongoing contract with Sodra.


LAHORE: Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri has said that by calling off the protest, the people have allowed the constitution and democracy to succeed in the country.
He further stated that martial law would have been imposed in the country if the sit-in had not been called off.
Speaking to the press in Lahore, after a Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) council meeting, Qadri said that the council had given him a mandate of the movement's decisions.
On the occasion, when speaking about participating in the elections, he said that impartial people will conduct surveys.
He said the survey conducted will ask the people questions, relating to PAT's participation in the polls and potential voters for the party.
Qadri said that TMQ's long march was the first step towards revolution in the country, further stating that the struggle will continue.
The TMQ chairman said that he is a supporter of the constitution, democracy and elections in the country, but that does not mean that crooks and thieves should be allowed to participate in the polls.
He said that the point of elections was to save the country and not to break it.


The IGP said the Police Division was meant to serve the people of Birnin Yero and its environs, noting that the accomodation was aimed at ensuring the prompt availability of policemen to respond to distress calls.
He said the Division was also to ensure law and order, peace and security by ridding Birnin Yero and its environs of crime and criminality.
Baba further said the project was also aimed at bringing the police and policing closer to the people, noting that it was part of the community policing endeavour.
The IGP called on the Birnin Yero community to take ownership of the Police Division, adding that, as tax payers, it was built with “everybody’s money”.
“It is the duty of everybody to protect and maintain it, the Comissioner will post a Divisional Police Officer and other personnel to take charge of the administration of the division,”he said.
Baba also called on the officers who would take charge of the division to include more volunteer community policing officers to assist the Police in crime prevention and control.
“Those that will volunteer as community policing officers should have legitimate means of livelihood and have the time and energy in maintaining law and order in their community,” he said.
NAN reports that the IGP had, on October 5, similarly commissioned some projects at the Police College, Kaduna.


Even though most people understand the reasons for the increased tax in the past year, it has hardly been fun for anyone.
And there is some hope that it might be reduced soon
The Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has said that tripling value-added tax (VAT) to 15% was the best among the bitter choices the government took during 2020.
During a dialogue session that included other major policy-influencers, the Minister of Finance said that the VAT will be reconsidered “achieving certain objectives, such as the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, economic broadening, and a steady rise in oil price”.
The Minister of Finance said that the Kingdom saved more than SR400 billion from government spending and the private sector contribution rose from 45% to 51% in 2020.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. India will
introduce 5G cellular technology in the country in October 2022,
Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, Trend reports via Indian
'We had requested the industry to start the process of setting
up equipment all over the country. The auction concluded yesterday
and today our committee has already held a meeting to approve the
spectrum allocation. Maybe by August 10 we can allocate the
spectrum and we should be able to roll out 5G in October,' Vaishnaw
He also added that India's telecom sector will remain be one of
the most affordable in the world, even with 5G services.
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The global food innovation summit – Seeds and Chips – returns to Milan next May.
Former US President Barack Obama made his first major speech since leaving office at this year’s event and John Kerry, former US Secretary of State, will be the keynote speaker in 2018.
Innovators Magazine is delighted to be a media partner again for what has become the world’s leading food innovation summit.
Marco Gualtieri, Founder and Chairman at Seeds and Chips, told Innovators Magazine: “We think innovation can really solve problems and the challenges that we face today. We have the solutions. Technology for the first time is able to solve so many problems and it’s important that people are conscientious about what they’re doing. By bringing all together we don’t just discuss these issues but we can also showcase the solutions and at the same time we can inform the public of why it’s important to continue to discover new ways to make the food system more sustainable.”


KANSAS CITY, Mo. — People opposed to the public health restrictions in place to fight the coronavirus are protesting Thursday at two public health sites.
About 15 demonstrators want the local state of emergency and all COVID-19 restrictions lifted now.
Protesters are calling the restrictions government overreach and they say public health officials are guilty of medical tyranny.
They are concerned about mental health problems as a result of the COVID lockdown. They also said that isolating seniors amounts to elder abuse.
Additionally, closing schools and businesses has made disadvantaged people more vulnerable, according to this group.
They want the millions of dollars Jackson County has received in federal funding to go to small businesses to keep their doors open.
They also question the infection rates being cited by public health officials. Demonstrators insisted that cloth masks don’t work. One protestor called masks a “symbol of fear.”
Hear more of what they told FOX4’s John Pepitone in the video player above.
Public health officials are charged under the law to take action to protect the health of the population as a whole during a pandemic.
About 15 protesters are calling the restrictions government overreach, and they said public health officials are guilty of medical tyranny.


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BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 21. The Georgian
government is working a project in partnership with Azerbaijan to
build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, which was put on hold
in 2015, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable
Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili said at a briefing
following the government meeting on November 21, trend reports via
The terminal's LNG volume is supposed to be further exported to
the EU countries.
'Georgia and Azerbaijan launched a joint project with Romania
and Hungary back in 2015, which envisaged the gas supply from the
Caspian Sea to Europe through Georgia so that the gas would liquefy
in Azerbaijan and then sent to Romania. The mentioned project,
unfortunately, was suspended,' Davitashvili said.“However,
proceeding from current events, when Europe is especially
interested in alternative gas supply sources, and everyone is
talking about the energy diversification, this project has acquired
particular relevance this year”.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) A 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Tuesday and scientists issued a local tsunami alert, dpa reported.
The epicentre was offshore about 133 kilometres south of Kokopo on the island of New Britain, the US Geological Survey reported.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said hazardous waves were forecast
for some coasts within a 300-kilometre radius.
Two quakes last week hit in the same general region, but caused no
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Somalia on Tuesday received 163,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX facility to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Fawziya Abikar Nur, Minister of Health and Human Services of Somalia, said the vaccines donated by the German government will enable the government to step up the vaccination drive across the country.
Nur said that about 1.85 percent of the population has so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Mamunur Rahman Malik, World Health Organization Representative to Somalia, said donors are playing an important role in the response plan for COVID-19.
Since March 2020, Somalia had reported 21,998 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,208 deaths, as of Monday. Enditem


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the upcoming board exams would be held as per schedule.
“The Government is exploring various options in consultation with the Education Department, the State Board of School Education (BOSE) and other stakeholders to ensure you have more options and your academic year is not lost,” the Chief Minister told the students from different schools of the city who called on her, here today.
The Chief Minister said the examinations shall be held as per the already announced schedule.
She, however, assured the students that the Government will arrange special coaching classes to help them prepare for various competitive examinations like CET, NEET, JEE etc.
She said even during the prevailing disturbances, several examinations including competitive tests were conducted successfully and the students appeared in such exams overwhelmingly.
The Chief Minister also urged the parents to wholeheartedly support the endeavor of the government to safeguard the academic future of their wards.


Tonga's Prime Minister has accused senior officials of abusing their positions and not following the government vision.
'Akilisi Pohiva said some government officials did not work to the best of their ability because they didn't like him politically.
Mr Pohiva said the behaviour had to be stopped because it had caused the government to be dysfunctional.
He said the majority of people were ready to build the nation but that government was finding it difficult to move forward.
Kaniva News reported the Prime Minister as saying there was no use in the government having good policies when those who are required to implement them are corrupt.
Mr Pohiva claimed there was a political, social and business network involving members of the nobility which has "strongly influenced" officials.
He said the only projects that went well were ones that involved officials who were not corrupt.


OIC Condemns 'Terrorist Attack' East Suez Canal
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) JEDDAH, May 5 (KUNA) -- Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned Sunday the terrorist attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing several Egyptian soldiers.
OIC is totally standing and supporting Egypt to beat any terrorist attack that may threaten the country's safety and solidity, Secretary-General of OIC Hussein Taha said in press release.
Ealier, Egypt's military official spokesperson stated that at least 10 troops, including an officer, had been killed in this aggressive attack. (end)
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Farmers are ‘eternal optimists’
It’s spring! Time to till the fields and plant the crops. Next to harvest time, this is one of the most exciting times to be a farmer.
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Recently, it was announced that the Olympics has been postponed to next year due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
The pressure from major countries which chose to withdraw from the games allowed the officials to postpone the game to next year.
Tokyo organizers said on Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this year.
This year’s games were scheduled to open on July 24 and close on August 9. But the near exact one-year delay will see the rescheduled closing ceremony on August 8.
Talking about the same, both Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori and CEO Toshiro Muto said that the rescheduling will be massive and also promised that there will be transparency throughout the process.
Meanwhile, Coronavirus has killed more than 35,000 people all around the world and more than 740,000 are still affected by the virus.


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Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said that the country should aim for an 8 percent average economic growth over the next five years beginning April 2012. He said mounting uncertainties in the global economy have increased risks to India's economic growth. Ahluwalia also said that the lowering of the growth target follows changes in the global and domestic economy since the approval of the Approach Paper by the NDC in October last year. Ahluwalia added that they want the country to realise that policy logjams have certain implications.


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Our View: Thank you, volunteers
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and now as the Gulf Coast braces for the onslaught of Hurricane Rita, we thank the volunteers who have given selflessly of their time and themselves.
They have left the comfort of their homes and families to help those who have lost everything. They have traveled from afar, from every corner of the nation.
So many Red Cross volunteers have gone from the mid-Michigan area to help with Katrina relief and now they might be there longer to help with the Rita aftermath.
It is in these times of need where trivial issues no longer matter and people become compelled to help complete strangers who they will probably never see again.
But these strangers will be affected for a lifetime by the generosity of these volunteers.
We salute the community who sponsored food and clothing drives, those who donated financial support and those who donated their time and traveled to the Gulf Coast.
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City employees to kick in for health insurance
In an unprecedented move, at least for as long as present officials can remember, city employees with single health insurance plans will now be paying part of their premium. West Fargo City Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to start assessing single plan members 12.5 percent for each of their 24-pay periods starting Jan. 1, 2014 to help offset a 22.9 percent increase in health insurance rates for the upcoming year.
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China has given its pledge to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to continue its assistance in fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic as Beijing made sure to stay committed in making its SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for the global public.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that in the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SACFMM) held on Monday at Chongqing, China.
In a statement, the DFA said that China will continue its assistance to the ASEAN Members States (AMS) in battling the Covid-19 pandemic which is primarily by providing vaccines.
China has extended its vaccines toward ASEAN countries as well as part of the combined effort in development and production of vaccines.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese government along with several companies have been organizing vaccine cooperation efforts in various countries through donation, export and join production in order to help in advocating the equitable and appropriate global distribution of vaccines.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China holds on to its belief that the vaccines being the powerful weapon in fighting against the Covid-19 must be made to be a global public good in order to help and reach more people in greater lengths.
Wang said that China has given vaccines as donations to more than 80 developing countries which are in dire need of the vaccine doses. China also sent out these doses to more than 40 countries and provided about 350 million doses to global cooperative partners.
He also added that China vows to make the vaccines a global public good to benefit more people and that it will give its best to provide more doses to other countries. He also said that they will be supporting Chinese vaccine companies in joint production of the vaccine with other developing countries. There were also several ASEAN members which turned to China for assistance to put the virus under control.


JC/W. Nusa Tenggara to boost its seaweed, corn, cattle industries
From: The Jakarta Post
West Nusa Tenggara is preparing to develop its seaweed and corn production and its cattle industry after the central government appointed the province one of the centers for the nation’s food production.
“We're currently focusing on the production of corn, besides [seaweed and cattle],” West Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor Badrul Munir said Thursday.
He said that besides supporting the central government's food resilience policy, the program was expected to help reduce unemployment in West Nusa Tenggara. The unemployment rate in the province is currently at five percent of its total workforce.
Badrul said the province was trying to accelerate its infrastructure development, which includes the construction of an international airport, ports and roads to support their industries


Taliban announced that the group has killed three ISIS members in district 12 of Kabul city on Tuesday night.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, claimed that these people had planned to target holy shrines and civilians during the month of Ramadan.
The Taliban spokesman said that the group has seized "weapons, and explosives" from these ISIS members.
While the Taliban regularly reports about operations against ISIS members inside Afghanistan, the group's foreign minister recently claimed that ISIS does not exist in Afghanistan.
In a conversation with the Taliban-controlled national television, Amir Khan Muttaqi said that those ISIS members who are fighting with the Taliban are "foreigners" who entered Afghanistan from outside the country.


NAHARLAGUN, Jan 6: Returning disappointed from the joint high-power committee meeting on the vexed Chakma and Hajong issue held in New Delhi on Thursday, All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) President Hawa Bagang informed that the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs were uncooperative on the issue.
The AAPSU team which had gone to attend the high-power committee meeting returned to the capital on Saturday and informed that the meeting was a letdown.
Bagang said that the AAPSU team held discussions with central government officials and Chakma-Hajong representatives, and claimed that the intention of the Chakma-Hajong representatives leaned on acquiring citizenship with the condition that they could also acquire land rights in the state.
“We were clear with what the people of Arunachal wanted and told them that the indigenous people will not accept the demand for citizenship or land rights,” Bagang said, adding that they were unable to hold a healthy discussion because of the unabashed demands.
He informed that the state government was represented by Home Secretary GS Meena, but that neither the AAPSU nor the home secretary was given the proper opportunity to place their points before the Centre.
“We were only able to place a few concerns of the people regarding the refugee issue and not much, which is why after a heated debate and much persuasion, we have decided to hold the next meeting here in Itanagar to take a final decision,” Bagang said.
The joint secretary from the Ministry of Home Affairs is expected to arrive in the state in February, which is when the AAPSU will place its final agenda.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukraine's Special Operations Forces have destroyed a helicopter of the Russian invaders when it was flying over the Zaporizhia region.
The Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a respective video on Telegram , Ukrinform reports.
'Zaporizhia region. Minus one helicopter of the occupiers,' reads the description of the video.
It was not reported where exactly the enemy's helicopter was shot down.
As was reported earlier, Ukraine's Armed Forces killed 41,650 Russian invaders from February 24 to August 5.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota reports 12 deaths among people with COVID-19, but the state continued to see declining hospitalizations from the virus and progress in administering vaccinations.
The number of hospitalizations declined to 247, the lowest level in recent months. Health officials also reported 448 more people had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Over the last two weeks, the average number of daily cases has declined by 11%, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.
The Department of Health has also recorded one of the nation’s highest percentages of people vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


With No Rise In Income, Indians Spent More In 2017
What do Indians think about the way Indian economy is progressing? According to the Reserve Bank of India’s Consumer Confidence Survey conducted across six metro cities, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, the citizens feel that the economic situation of the country would get better in the future. The survey, for the year 2017, studied the perception Indians have about the general economic situation, employment, prices and their own income and spending cycles.
Here are the takeaways from the survey:
While 36.8 per cent people, who took part in the survey, felt that the current economic situation improved in the previous year, 25.8 per cent felt that it remained the same. However, 37.4 per cent felt that the economic situation worsened.
In a year’s time, 54.4 per cent people say that the situation would be better while 22.7 per cent feel it will be just the same and 22.9 per cent maintain that the situation would worsen.
Over 89 per cent people pointed out that prices have increased while only 7.1 per cent felt that it had remained the same while three per cent say prices have decreased. Going forward, that is, in a year’s time, 80.1 per cent people still maintain that prices will continue to increase while 12.4 feel it will remain the same. A small group of people, that is, 7.5 per cent feel prices will go down.
The trend has prevailed over the last few years as the survey held in 2016 also show that 73.9 per cent people had felt that prices have increased.
A majority, 50.7 per cent people feel that their income has remained unchanged during the year. However, 25.2 per cent feel that their income has increased and the remaining 24.1 per cent feel that it has actually decreased. In a year’s time, 50.7 per cent feel that their income will increase while 39.1 per cent of participants felt it will remain the same. About 10.3 per cent of those surveyed feel that their income might actually go down.
Given that prices have increased, spending has increased, too, say 83.9 per cent people while 14.3 feel it has remained the same. Only 1.8 per cent people feel that spending has decreased. Do note that 85.2 per cent feel that spending has gone up for essential items while 51.1 per cent people feel that spending on non-essential items has increased.


The world community must solve the problem with the access of
Russian fertilizers to the markets, otherwise the world will face
food shortages next year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
told a news conference in connection with the start of the 77th
session of the UN General Assembly, Trend reports citing TASS .
'If we don't normalize the fertilizer markets, we will have a
problem of food in 2023,' the secretary-general stressed. 'We are
doing everything to make it happen in reality to get Russian food
and fertilizers to global markets,' Guterres stressed.
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday referring to the sources
briefed on the talks that UN diplomats held discussions with Kiev
and Moscow to reopen the Togliatti-Odessa pipeline carrying
ammonia. On February 24, the Togliattiazot fertilizer producer
suspended the transit of ammonia via the pipeline over the
situation in Ukraine.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West
of failing to comply with its commitments to implement the part of
the memorandum of the Russian Federation with the UN on the access
of Russian grain and fertilizers to global markets.
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At least three people are believed to have been killed when a truck crashed into shoppers in Stockholm today.
Police said the vehicle rammed into a group of people on the street outside a shopping centre.
Shots were heard being fired and the driver is said to have escaped, according to witnesses.
There were also reports of shots at a second incident.
The terrorist attack took place at Åhlens Mall in Klarabergsgatan.
Hundreds of shoppers were seen fleeing for their lives after the articulated truck rammed into the corner of the building.
Armed police were scrambled to the scene and were seen marching into the store.
Police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said: ‘A vehicle has injured people on Drottningatan.’
Police have also said this is a suspected terrorist incident.
Anna who witnessed the incident, said: ‘I saw hundreds of people ran, they ran for their lives.
‘I turned and ran as well.’
Eyewitness Jan Granroth was inside a shoe shop when he heard screams.


(MENAFN) On Sunday, Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes near the Turkish border in northern Iraq, targeting 20 PKK terrorist group locations and "neutralizing" multiple terrorists, as announced by the National Defense Ministry. The airstrikes aimed to eliminate potential terrorist threats against Turkish citizens and security forces originating from northern Iraq. Turkey justified its actions under Article 51 of the UN Charter, asserting its self-defense rights.
The strikes specifically targeted PKK hideouts in the Hakurk, Qandil, and Gara regions. The ministry emphasized that all necessary precautions were taken to prevent harm to innocent civilians, friendly forces, historical and cultural sites, as well as the environment.
The PKK often seeks refuge in northern Iraq, plotting attacks against Turkey from across the border. In this context, Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to denote that the terrorists either surrendered, were killed, or were captured.
Over a span of more than 35 years, the PKK, recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 individuals, including women, children, and infants.
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Saudi Health Confirms: NO Cases Of Monkeypox Recorded In Country
Saudi Ministry of Health confirmed Saturday 21st of May that no cases of monkeypox have been detected in the Kingdom so far. The Ministry indicated its complete readiness to monitor, investigate and deal with cases if any appear, drawing attention to the fact that all medical and laboratory tests for the disease are available. Saudi Health also announced that it concluded an integrated prevention and treatment plan to deal with such cases.
The Ministry urged everyone to follow up on health behaviors and awareness guidelines issued by the Ministry and Public Health Authority (WEQAYA), especially when traveling to countries where cases were identified.
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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 25 (KUNA) -- Road users are advised to take extra precaution as fog is causing low visibility in some area, said the Interior Ministry on Wednesday.
The Ministry's public relations and media department, in a statement, urged the public to call the 112 hotline in case of emergency. (end)
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Eleven people and two corporations have been indicted by a grand jury in a fraud scheme that cost several homeowners their property deeds in Queens, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The defendants – nine of whom were in custody of as of Wednesday and two of whom were still being sought – were accused in a scheme where they fraudulently took the deeds away from homeowners, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Half of the victims were elderly, prosecutors said.
The investigation began in 2014, when several Queens homeowners told prosecutors they had received cold calls from people employed by the Kings Development Group in Queens. The callers allegedly said they would assist the homeowners with whatever financial problems they were having with their homes, prosecutors said.
It turned out that the company was not assisting the homeowners, but tricking them into signing over the deeds to their property, prosecutors said.
The deeds were transferred to a corporate entity, but the homeowners were still financially responsible for their mortgages, prosecutors said. Once the new deeds were recorded, the defendants allegedly advised the current tenants that they were the new owners and started collecting monthly rents, evicted the homeowners who were now their tenants, or told the New York City Housing Authority and the Department of Social Services that they were the new homeowners and started collecting subsidies, prosecutors said.


Leveson Inquiry hears how to 'do nothing' in politics
The 1990s Conservative government wanted to avoid statutory regulation of the press and explored ways to "do nothing" about it, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.
Stephen Dorell MP oversaw media policy as heritage secretary between 1994 and 1995 and was responsible for the government's response to the second Calcutt Report into the media.
Mr Dorrell told the inquiry: "There was a phrase in the culture at the time that the press was 'in the last chance saloon'."
But he said the government at the time preferred to avoid statutory regulation and he explained how he was asked to dress up a "do nothing" approach to avoid criticism.


Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed has said that there is nothing much left to analyse in connection with the 1992 demolition of the Babri Mosque and that people have already judged what had happened during the demolition.
“I don’t think there was any remark against Muslim community (in the Liberhan Commission report). This (report) is something that we will discuss in Parliament and it will be unfair for me to say anything outside Parliament,” he told reporters.
He gave this statement while responding to a query if there were anything against Muslim community in the Liberhan Commission report. BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders have been indicted in the report for demolition.
Khursheed said that whatever had happened has already been judged by people “in a sense that there has been many elections and all the people who have been involved have all come before the public on various platforms and has received either acceptance or rejections”.
The minister observed that there was nothing much left to analyse in connection with the 1992 incident and that Justice MS Liberhan has looked at whatever material was available to him and arrived at a judgement.
“This judgement is for anybody to accept or not. People will analyse it. People will hear the debate in Parliament and come to their own conclusions,” he said.


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Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) represented by the Agricultural Quarantine Offices have inspected 5,485 imported consignments, weighing more than 122,779 tonnes, from various types of imported consignments, plant products and production inputs in January across the different customs points.
The Quarantine Offices destroyed 54 consignments weighing more than 255 tonnes for violating the agricultural quarantine law and for certain damages.
The agricultural quarantine is the first line of defence for protection from agricultural infections. The preventive procedure aims to protect the country's agricultural wealth from foreign-originated pests.
It also provides that all plants, agricultural products and any other materials shall be subject to phytosanitary regulations for its procedures and to ensure that other agricultural production inputs are in conformity with the conditions and specifications.
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Maharashtra budget: State to spend less on health and nutrition schemes
Mungantiwar allocated Rs1,977.72 crore to nutrition schemes, Rs 969.60 crore less than what was spent by the government last year
The state government on Saturday decided to cut its spending in the medical and public health sector by more than Rs600 crore. According to the state budget for 2017-18, the state will spend Rs900 crore less towards nutrition schemes for the economically backward classes and Rs400 core less on social welfare schemes.
State finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar allocated Rs10,310.88 crore for medical and public health sector . This amount is expected to cover the expenditure of all health schemes and government hospitals.
This amount is Rs675.03 crore less than what was spent by the state last fiscal year (Rs10,985 crore).
The state government had allotted Rs9,051 crore last year, which was Rs1,308 crore less than in 2015-16.
For nutrition schemes as well, the allocation has been further cut by the finance minister. Mungantiwar allocated Rs1,977.72 crore, Rs 969.60 crore less than what was spent by the government last year. However, the state had spent Rs637 crore more than what it had allocated for nutrition schemes. Reducing the budget for nutrition schemes by a whopping Rs2,225 crore last year, the finance minister last year had allocated Rs1,340 crore for the sector.
In October 2015, the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) had suggested that the state to increase its spending in the health sector by Rs7,400 crore, to meet challenges in the key sector and rising cost of medical care.
The state government also didn’t come out with any new scheme for the sector. Mungantiwar, however, said they will be extending the scope of the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Arogya Yojana (RGJAY). The government has declared Rs1,316 crore for the scheme. Currently, RGJAY facilitates medical treatments to needy patients at 488 hospitals for 971 types of diseases, surgeries and therapies.
The social welfare sector also had to face a cut of Rs427.67 crore in the budget allocation.
The finance minister has allocated Rs4,152.68 crore for the sector this year, which is Rs427 crore less than what the government had spent last year.


New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Delhi government is contemplating moving the Supreme Court seeking clarification on giving no objection certificate for diesel vehicles which are more than 10-years-old.
A senior government official said that the apex court had in January asked the transport department to give NOC to owners so that they can sell their vehicles aged more than 10 years outside Delhi-NCR.
The official said that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has now directed deregistration of such vehicles, which has created confusion and the transport department will now seek clarification on this.
In the last six months, 25000 car owners have taken NOC from the department.
"The department will request the SC to clarify it so that it can continue giving NOC. Also, the department will put a deadline till when NOC can be taken from its regional offices," the official said.
The transport department has identified 2.82 lakh vehicles which are 10-years-old. An analysis conducted by the department has revealed that Delhi has 1.6 lakh private and 1.2 lakh commercial diesel vehicles which are over 10 years old.
He also said that after seeking clarification, the transport department will start deregistering the vehicles.
"The transport department has the addresses but sending notices will take time. The department will share details with the traffic police," the official said. PTI BUN DEY SC


Global markets rise, led by Chinese surge on stimulus hope
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Global markets turned higher on Monday after Chinese shares surged on hopes for new stimulus measures, AP reported.
France's CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent to 5,171.76 and Germany's DAX rose by the same rate to 11,521.70. Britain's FTSE 100.
China's trade figures shrank by unexpectedly wide margins in July, showing the world's second-largest economy faces weak demand both at home and abroad. Exports contracted by 8.3 percent over a year earlier and imports were off by 8.1 percent.
The Shanghai Composite Index jumped nearly 5 percent to 3,928.42.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.4 percent at 20,808.69 after flitting between gains and losses. South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.4 percent 2,003.17. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.6 percent to 5,509.20.
The U.S. added 215,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department said Friday.
Benchmark U.S. crude was up 5 cents to $43.92 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The dollar rose to 124.75 yen from 124.22 yen on Friday. The euro dropped to $1.0936 from $1.0969.
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Hyderabad: The PCC Chief Mr D Srinivas has made it clear that the Agriculture Minister Mr YS Vivekananda Reddy was the real heir of late Dr YSR’s political career.
Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Thursday, Mr Srinivas said that Mr Vivekananda Reddy supported to the hilt his brother Dr YSR till the latter’s death. Asking the Dr YSR’s family members as to who they were to challenge the Congress on owning Dr YSR, he said that Dr YSR was a public man. He said that using YSR’s photo by Mr YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was wrong because Dr YSR continued in the Congress party till his last breath. Making it clear that the Congress party would own Dr YSR, Mr Srinivas said that the party never said anything against Dr YSR.
Describing the Kadapa and Pulivendula by-elections as routine elections, Mr Srinivas said that participating in election campaign was not new to the ministers. The ministers even participated in Telangana by-elections and nobody made it an issue. He said that the ministers were not voting machines to vote in favour of Congress candidates. He stated that the ministers would not indulge in misusing the power.
Referring to Health Minister Dr DL Ravindra Reddy, the PCC Chief said that whether to resign to minister post depends on a person and there were no hard and fast rules on it.
Mr Srinivas said that he had no differences with the Chief Minister and added that the selection of candidates for the Kadapa by-elections was done depending on the opinion of local leaders and party cadre.
He said that the Badwel MLA Ms Kamalamma was a Congress party MLA and there was no question of her coming back to party, as mentioned in a section of the media. He said that disciplinary action would be initiated against the MLAs who were campaigning to other party candidates, according to party procedure. He said that the Chief Minister would participate in the Kadapa by-election and he too would take part in the campaign along with the party affairs state in charge Mr Gulam Nabi Azad. He said that there was a chance of the PRP Chief Mr Chiranjeevi taking part in the Kadapa by-election campaign.(NSS)


Udupi: Udupi District Deputy Commissioner Kurmarao on Sunday, November 28 informed that the district administration has announced stricter rules related to Covid-19 after the virus’ new variant has created tension across the globe due to its easily transmissible nature.
Speaking about the issue Kurmarao said that the rules issued by the state government are being followed in the district.
The district administration has also mandated travelers arriving in the state from South Africa, Botswana, and Hong Kong to undergo RT-PCR Covid-19 test upon arrival.
Students who are residing in a hostel will have to undergo an RT-PCR test again on the 7th day after the negative report.
Students and other people visiting Karnataka daily for education, business, and other reasons will have to undergo an RT-PCR test once every 14 days and possess a negative Covid-19 test report for entry into the southern state.
On Saturday, Karnataka recorded 402 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths. As per the state’s health department, the state has 6,611 active cases of infection. Karnataka has recorded 29,94,963 infections since the onset of the pandemic last year.


Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government hopes the upcoming US-North Korea summit will lead to solutions to issues relating to Pyongyang, such as the abduction of Japanese nationals, nuclear and missiles programs.
Suga spoke to reporters on Wednesday ahead of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which was set to start later in the day.
He said the previous summit held last June was significant in that the two leaders signed an agreement on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Suga stressed that it is important to steadily follow the process to implement the agreement.
Suga said he expects the summit talks will pave the way to resolving issues such as North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals, nuclear and missile programs, and will lead to peace and stability in East Asia.
He also said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe specifically asked Trump to address the abduction issue in their recent talks over the phone.
Suga added that Japan's government is also making every effort on its own to tackle the abduction issue.


May 16, 2022 (Xinhua/NAN) Forty-two wedding guests have fallen ill from mass food poisoning in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, local police said on Monday.
Mubin Safi from provincial police department said the incident occurred during a wedding ceremony in Takhan Abad village of Chah Hab district on Sunday night.
Safi said among the sick people were also the groom and bride.
He added that the affected people were taken to the district hospital where a number of them received treatment in an intensive care unit of the facility.
According to him, three people were arrested following the case and an investigation was also underway into the food poisoning in the far-flung district.


Violent crime in California dropped last year while property crime increased, reports the Los Angeles Times. The state attorney general's office said that violence, including homicide, rape and robbery, fell 1.6 percent statewide. Property crime, including burglary, car theft and larceny, rose 3.8 percent. Motor vehicle thefts recorded the biggest jump among property crimes, with nearly 20,000 more cars being stolen in 2003 than in 2002. "We do tend to see an increase in property crimes when we have a bad economy," said Hallye Jordan, a spokeswoman for state Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Lockyer credited . . .
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- "The current state of Local Government revenue worries us. That is why they have come up with the LED project to see how they can work with different stakeholder to increase their tax collection,” Jennifer Namuyangu, State for Local Government.
State Minister for Local Government Jennifer Namuyangu has said since the powers of local governments were returned to the central government, they cannot raise 10 per cent of their budget from the local revenue they collect.
The minister made the revelation during the launch of the Local Economic Projects (LED) in Kampala yesterday, which aim at increasing tax revenue for the local government through involving different stakeholders on the ground such as private sectors and local investors.
Speaking to the media after the function, Ms Namuyangu said the current state of local government revenue worries them, adding that it is the reason they have come up with the LED project to enable them work with different stakeholders to increase their tax collection.
“The government has launched LED project in two districts and one municipality, including Mukono, Mpigi and Makindye Sabbagabo in Wakiso District. The districts have for long been depending on the central government and some reached the extent of getting 98 per cent of their budgets from the central government and they generate only two per cent, which is unfair,” she said.
She added: “We are pleased that Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA), in partnership with Local Government Common Wealth Association (LGCWA), have come up with an innovation to support the three local governments to see that the policy and issue of LED is taken up.”
She said the project will guide local government officials in coming up with policies and strategies and also support them to attract local investors and the private sector to partner with the local governments establish Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to erect factories that will create jobs hence improve people’s incomes and local revenue.
ULGA secretary general Rose Gamwera said the main purpose of LED project is to help the local government work with the national LED policy to build their capacities and to help them understand the concepts around it and how to put it in practice.
“For a long time now, we have looked for so many strategic ways of helping local governments work with the LED policy and we concentrated a lot on political and administrative decentralisation. But it is now time to grow our economies and we need money to do it,” she said.
She added: “Local governments have capacity to increase their revenue but they still have some gaps, including human resource and funding because at the end of the day, we have policies to implement from the government and LED is one such policy.”


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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has updated the forecast
of economic growth in Azerbaijan for 2023, Azernews reports, citing IMF.
According to the information received from the IMF, the
forecasted growth of the real gross domestic product in Azerbaijan
in 2023 will be 2.5%.
The International Monetary Fund predicted inflation in
Azerbaijan this year at the level of 10.8%.
We should note that earlier the IMF lowered the forecast for
economic growth in the region of Central Asia and the Middle East,
which includes Azerbaijan, from 5.3% to 3.2%.
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Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says in the event the country faces a famine, the respondent will be the government.
MP Premadasa said farmers have had to resort to Court proceedings owing to the actions of the government.
The Opposition Leader addressing an event yesterday said the present government came into power due to the support by farmers and charged that the government has forgotten the farming community.
He added the situation of farmers cultivating additional crops has also deteriorated.
Premadasa claimed the government must be held responsible for a possible famine due its arbitrary agricultural policies.


I’m sure that the number of people claiming to have been on this raid exceeds the capacity of four helicopters, much less the two that actually inserted the team. Those who were not really on the raid are also apt to say things that did not happen.
Like the 200,000 or so people that claim to have been in attendance when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in Hershey.
Kind of like Vietnam. If you go by the number who claim to have been in country it’s more than double the numbers who actually were.
...the number of people who claim to have been at Woodstock.


Girls Golf: Lakers dominate subsection
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Janna Janu’s 74 and Alexis Guggiberg 75 led the way. Lakers posted the five best scores at the Benson Golf Club.
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