The former Maldivian ambassador to India, Ahmed Mohamed, said that India had demanded that no country other than India have would have any right to use Uthuru Thila Falhu. The Yameen administration did not agree to such a demand, said the former Ambassador.
In an interview given to Sun, former Ambassador Mohamed said that Uthuru Thila Falhu had been discussed during President Yameen’s 2016 visit to India. Although talks had indeed taken place, said the former Ambassador, no agreement had been reached.
In addition, the former Ambassador and other officials from the Foreign Ministry met with Indian officials in 2018. He had communicated to the Indians that the Yameen administration had no desire to initiate the project with the condition that the dockyard be exclusively for India.
He said that the current Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr Jaishankar, has been among the officials he had met during that meeting. He said that the Indian government would be very aware of the Yameen administration’s stance regarding UTF with regards to India.
The former Ambassador mentioned that it was during that 2018 meeting that he had communicated that the Maldivian government did not wish to renew the agreement regarding the Indian military helicopters. He said that he had communicated to the Indians that the government wished for India to take the helicopters back.
However, the Indian government did not take back the helicopters to India despite an official request by the government of Maldives. President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih who was sworn into office later that year renewed the agreement on the first day in office.


He said the flood which affected seven local government areas, had affected no fewer than 3, 954 people.
Mr Sale told PRIME TIME NEWS on Sunday that the flood incident that occurred last Wednesday that washed away the bridges occurred at Rimingado and Tofa local government areas of Kano state.
According to him, the washed away bridges had cut off many towns and villages from the headquarters of the two local governments.
He said the flood which was caused by torrential rain, had also cut off the two local government areas from the state capital.
“One of the affected bridges is Watari village which links Ungogo local government to Tofa local government while the second bridge is between Tamawa village and Karofin Yashi village in Rimingado local government area.
Mr jili said “So many villages have been cut off from the headquarters of the two local government areas while the two areas have also been cut off from the state capital”.
“The Nigerian Meteorological Agency had predicted floods in some local government areas in some states including Kano,” he said.
According to him, SEMA had since forwarded its comprehensive report to the state government for immediate assistance to the victims of the disaster.
He called on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to release funds to enable the agency to provide interim support to the victims to alleviate their sufferings.
According to him, the agency had also forwarded the comprehensive report to the National Emergency Management Agency for a special intervention.


Guwahati: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker and Mairang legislator, Metbah Lyngdoh on Wednesday revealed that two new districts will be created in Meghalaya, formalities for which were being finalised.
As per reports, Mairang and Sohra civil sub-divisions would be upgraded into full-fledged districts.
Meanwhile, the Speaker stated that the creation of new districts, especially Mairang, was on the MDA Government’s agenda right from the very beginning.
The Speaker revealed that the new district of Mairang would be carved out of the two constituencies of Mairang and Mawthadraishan under West Khasi Hills District.
Replying to a query on whether the proposal to carve out two new districts would be a burden on the state government which is under several financial strain, Lyngdoh said the state government has to ensure that the funding part is taken care of.


Turkish Minister ofEconomy Zafer Caglayan on Monday said that the economy created 1 million 157 thousand jobs in the past year and explained that the number of unemployment increased not because they lost their jobs, but rather more people entered the labor market. Caglayan evaluated the data of the Turkey Statistical Institute (TurkStat) for the month of March. Caglayan said that number of the unemployed in the period of February-March-April increased 10.1 percent and added that the number was higher than last year, but lower than February. Caglayan reminded that the rate of unemployment in March last year was about 9.9 percent and explained, \"The number of the unemployed increased not because they lost their jobs, but rather more people entered the labor market.\" He underlined that the economy created 86 percent new jobs, and that the number increased compared to last year 1 million 157 thousand and reached 24 million 974 thousand people. The number of unemployed increased compared to last year by 186 thousand and reached 2 million 801 thousand people.


The Afghanistan private sector has launched a campaign to collect donations for people affected ny the recent earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said that more than 150 million Afs has been collected so far to help the vulnerable.
Khan Jan Alokozai, a member of the ACCI, said that traders from across the country participated in the campaign.
“So far, around 150 million Afs has been promised. The materials also have been collected. A part of the materials has been shifted and the rest will also be shifted,” he said.
This comes as the Afghanistan Chamber of Industry and Mines (ACIM) said that the industrial factories have provided more than 16 million Afs in addition to the food materials to the people affected by the earthquake.
“Medicine, food material, clothes and other commodities have been collected,” said Sakhi Ahmad Payman, head of the ACIM.
Meanwhile, the China’s MCC company has provided food supplies worth 20 million Afs to the earthquake-affected Afghans.
“Our convoy will be sent on time and will hand over the food supplies to the vulnerable people,” said Safatullah Rahimi, a representative of the MCC company.
The ACCI also pledged that it will provide shelter to the vulnerable people.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon toured the Imam Abu Hanifa Al-Nu'man bin Thabit Mosque after its inauguration in Dushanbe on Thursday. They toured the cultural building, the library, and the educational departments of the mosque, which aims to contribute to the consolidation of Islamic and educational values. The mosque has been built with the support of Qatar.
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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, said that the nation is sitting on a keg of gun powder regarding the issue of fake news and needs to immediately begin to regulate the social media space.
According to the Minister, the biggest challenge facing the country was the issue of fake news and misinformation, adding that the government identified this since 2017 and decided to launch a national campaign against fake news.
The Minister explained that the government was not seeking to shut down the social media space in the country because “the social media has come to stay,” but to have a social media policy that regulates the social media and check fake news and misinformation.
“We are sitting on a time bomb on this issue of fake news. Unfortunately, we have no national policy on social media and we need one before it destroys us. We need technology and resources to dominate our social media. We need a social media policy to determine what can be seen and what cannot be seen.”


State Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo, on Saturday, welcomed the recommendation of CBI inquiry against the 31 Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act in Jharkhand by the Home Secretary of the Jharkhand government.
Shahdeo said that the BJP has been saying since long that the foreign funds, which was given in the name of social service, has been diverted through NGOs in the hands of anti-national forces.
Shahdeo said that a BJP delegation had already met with the Election Commission officials demanding the investigation of the funds received by the NGOs as there is a strong possibility that the anti-BJP ideology political parties are also being benefited by diversion of the funds.
Shahdeo expressed surprise over the fact that the initial investigation has revealed that there is a huge difference between the assistance given to these NGOs abroad and the returns related to it have been shown.
He said that in the preliminary investigation, it has also came to light for the purpose, the funds which these NGOs had received from foreign countries have been diverted for the other purposes.
Shahdeo urged again to the Election Commission to keep an eye on this whole issue because there is strong possibility that the funds received from foreign countries by these institutions will be used in anti –BJP ideological political parties and anti- national forces.


By Shakeel Ahmed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Ministers Murad Saeed, Shibli Faraz and Hammad Azhar holding a press conference on Sunday rebutted a press conference held earlier in the day by the opposition rejecting the annual budget, media reported.
Federal Minister for Information said that the country’s miseries are largely due to Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Faraz said that the PPP government resorted to an ‘all talk but no walk’ policy in tackling the coronavirus situation in Sindh. He further stated that the two parties who have ruled Pakistan for decades have only swelled up their bank accounts after each term in the office and bought properties abroad and is now crying a river on coronavirus. He added that the country was facing very tough circumstances and the opposition is busy prancing and dancing around the situation to gain maximum political benefit with next to no intent of helping the masses.
The minister also claimed that the PMLN was riling up the people of Pakistan against the government and inciting mutiny. Federal Minister Finance, Hammad Azhar said on the occasion said that the PTI government has not imposed a single new tax in the budget rather has given the maximum relief possible within dire economic circumstances.
He also said that the the opposition’s rejection of the budget was nonsensical and made it apparent that they are only concerned about their capital. Azhar also said that the PTI government reduced oil prices in a historic move but the opposition continued playing politics on the matter. Federal Minister for Post and Communications, Murad Saeed inquired from PPP and PMLN on the whereabouts of Punjab and Sindh’s health and education allocated annually for the past 35 years their rule. Saeed also said that the Prime Minister has already warned the nation that PPP and PMLN onlybelieve in playing the blame game and doing no work on the ground.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said has said that the incumbent government is committed for provision of financial support to press clubs and deserving journalists across the country.
Addressing a ceremony organized at the PID, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for financial support of various press clubs here on Sunday, he said it was the long-standing desire of PM Imran Khan to support the deserving journalists and press clubs in the country.


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Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had a total of nearly 2.24 million market entities as of the end of November 2022, local authorities said.
It registered a year-on-year increase of 4.7 percent, according to the regional market supervision and administration bureau.
Xinjiang has taken a series of measures to optimize its business environment. Recently, Xinjiang has released a three-year action plan to improve its business environment and attract more market entities.
Li Changxiu, an official with the regional development and reform commission, said that they would continue to publicize business environment policies and measures among market entities, to stimulate their development vitality and provide support for the high-quality development of the local economy.


JOHANNESBURG – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that South Africa was not at risk of running out of personal protective equipment for health workers.
Mkhize said that government had enough stock for two months after receiving donations from the Motsepe Foundation on Tuesday, among others.
But the minister said that if the number of cases increased drastically, they would need more equipment.
The Health Minister said that there was no need to panic about whether government could provide health workers with personal protective equipment.
“So at the end of the day what all we are saying is that when the numbers increase, they will find that we have enough stock… when six to eight weeks and I’m taking into account that if the numbers are lower, it will be up to eight weeks.”
Mkhize said that they were continuously monitoring the situation and if they needed more, they would place orders.
“The stock is on its way. In between, as the stock is on its way, they will now start to procure for the next several months after that.”
The minister said that with community health workers doing door-to-door testing, these kits were essential in the fight against COVID-19.


City Staff Developing Cairnsmore Sustainable Neighbourhood Plan
Photograph of Duncan City Hall by Sharon Vanhouwe.
The public has a major role to play when it comes to shaping the Cairnsmore Sustainable Neighbourhood Plan.
City of Duncan staff will be asking for public input on what’s important to people and through this process, the residents will shape what the neighbourhood will look like.
Mayor Phil Kent says the addition of housing or other improvements will need to be in-line with the community at large.
Kent says community members have the chance to help shape the community.
There are a number of opportunities for public input and those details are available here.


State Sen. Angela Hill was one of three Republicans who joined Democrats in voting against the special session budget bill on Tuesday. The other two were senators Chris McDaniel and Michael Watson.
Hill appeared on the JT Show on SuperTalk on Wednesday stating that, despite understanding that the state must meet its debt obligations, she voted against the bill because she wanted to wait and see how the revenues came in before addressing the issue coupled with the idea that she believes more can be trimmed from state agencies.
Hill expressed that she hated to go into the rainy day fund when there was the possibility to delve into state agency budgets more closely and cut unnecessary items such as consultants, conferences and the like.
Sen. Hill noted her appreciation for the way Senate leadership handled the special session and the bill even though she voted against it.


Harish Rao reacts on TRS defeat in Dubbaka
Telangana Minister Harish Rao has reacted to the defeat of the party in Dubbaka Bypolls. The Minister said he was responsible for the failure and added that he would abide by the people's verdict. The Minister said his party would review the reasons for their party's defeat and correct the mistakes. The Minister said he and the state government would continue to serve the people of Dubbaka.
Telangana Minister said he would do his part to develop the constituency under the leadership of CM KCR. Harish Rao has thanked every party activist who worked hard for the party’s victory in the by-elections.


Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that more than one crore people have been trained under Skill India Mission in 2015-16. He said that the number of youth went under training is increased by 36.8 percent in 2015-16. He was briefing media at a press conference in New Delhi today on the completion of two years of Narendra Modi Government.
The Minister said that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship offered 60 percent of direct training while 40 percent are across other Central Ministries. Rudy said that under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) more than 20 lakh youths were trained. The PMKVY was launched by the Prime Minister on July 15, 2015.
The Minister said, a slew of policy level changes has been introduced with the launch of National Skill Development Policy and Mission as well. Today, Rudy said there are more than 1500 courses that have been aligned to the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). He said that the government has initiated major programmes such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and much more. Rudy said that his Ministry has inked MoU with many Railways, Defence, Health, Power , Coal, Telecom for skill development and infrastructure.


Arab Commission for Atomic Energy holds in Tunis its 30th meeting
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Tunis, Sha'ban 21, 1439, May 7, 2018, SPA -- The Arab Commission for Atomic Energy held in Tunis today its 30th meeting. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Arfaj, Consultant at the Riyadh-based King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, led the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation to the meeting, also attended by representatives of member states of the commission.
In an opening speech, Director General of the Arab Commission for Atomic Energy Salem Al-Hamdi said the organization is embarked on concluding a host of projects and activities to further promote peaceful usage of nuclear energy, citing that most of Arab countries are planning to make use of peaceful usage of atomic energy.
He lauded the positive steps taken so far by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to build a number of nuclear reactors to generate power and desalinate water.
For his part, Al-Arfaj said the Kingdom has sought to take care of and diversify the energy resources in what is called energy mixture.
He said Saudi Arabia is raising the slogan of safe usage of nuclear technologies according to international safety and security standards.
22:08 LOCAL TIME 19:08 GMT
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(MENAFN)Defense lawyer of Recaptured Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Al-Arida stated that Arida was the mastermind of last week’s jailbreak from the high-security Gilboa prison in northern Israel.
Officeal Palestine TV quoted Raslan Mahajna as saying that Al-Arida “began digging the tunnel early last December and completed it early this September.”
The defense lawyer gathered with the former fugitive on Wednesday at the Israeli Jalama investigation center in northern Israel.
He further declared that Al-Arida “was primarily responsible for planning and implementing this operation”, and he refused to involve any other prisoners in his plan.
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Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 7 June 2010
Briefing by the Prime Minister's spokesman on Prime Minister's meeting with President of the European Council, Prime Minister's speech on the economy and Cabinet.
Prime Minister’s meeting with President of the European Council
Asked what the Prime Minister and Herman Van Rompuy talked about at their meeting, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was essentially a meeting to go through the issues that would come up at the European Council.
Put that there had been a suggestion that the Prime Minister could be asked to reveal the Budget at the European Council, the PMS said that the Budget would be announced to Parliament.
Put that there had been a suggestion that the EU wanted advance knowledge of how governments were running things due to what had happened in Greece, the PMS said that he was not aware of any representations from the EU regarding this, but it was a long-established practice that we announced the Budget to Parliament and that would continue to be the practice.
Put that there had been a suggestion that Britain would be asked for extra money in regards to helping the situation with the Euro, the PMS said that today’s meeting would not have been the forum for that type of discussion. The Chancellor was clear about this issue when he attended his first Ecofin meeting. Today’s meeting was about the European Council, which was in just over a week’s time.
Asked what would be on the agenda at the European Council, the PMS said that there would be a focus on the Eurozone economy, growth and climate change.
Prime Minister’s speech on the economy
Asked if the £70 billion figure of debt interest mentioned in the Prime Minister’s speech was an annual figure and if it was in today’s prices, the PMS said that the figure was an annual figure and it was best to check with the Treasury in terms of pricing.
Put that there had been a list of departments in the Prime Minister’s speech, including the Treasury, that had been named and shamed in terms of getting things wrong, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had said that the Treasury had been ‘a Treasury that sanctioned [all of this] because it published growth forecasts that were far more optimistic than independent forecasts’. It was clear that the most recent forecast from the Treasury was more optimistic than the average independent forecast. All forecasts in the past had been the Chancellor’s forecasts, but now we would have the Office of Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast. Fiscal policy had been planned on the basis of an optimistic view and therefore spending policy had been planned on that basis. That was why one of the first things the Government announced was that it would set up an independent body, the OBR, so that there would be an independent forecast that would underpin these judgements.
Put that the previous Chancellor had given overly optimistic forecasts, the PMS said that it was a fact that growth forecasts were more optimistic than independent forecasts.
Put that a senior civil servant in the Treasury could think that the Prime Minister didn’t trust them, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been saying that some mistakes had been made in the past, but both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor had praised the work of the civil servants at the Treasury.
Asked why Cabinet was at a later time this week, the PMS said that Cabinet had been at a number of different days and times so far under this Government.
Asked if the Cabinet timing changed so as the Prime Minister could take his children to school and if other people in working life should be allowed the time off to take their children to school, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had said that on occasion he would like to be able to take his children to school and he thought that the family was an important institution.


The Supply crisis threatens the U.S. economy.
U.S. President Joe Biden called on business structures to help resolve the crisis with the supply of goods, which threatens the winter holidays season.
Biden said that the largest U.S. ports – Los Angeles and Long Beach – will start working around the clock to ensure the transportation of approximately 500 thousand containers waiting to be unloaded on ships standing in the roadstead.
Biden said that major retail and transportation companies such as Walmart and Target are also stepping up their operations.
Biden stressed that this is only the first step to resolve the supply crisis in the United States, the world’s largest consumer market and that the federal government will actively participate in this.
The crisis of supply systems is partly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shortage of warehouse workers and drivers.
The decline in sales during the holiday season can have a negative impact on the U.S. economy.


(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- An agreement of cooperation has been signed between Sultan Qaboos University and Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences to promote cooperation areas of mutual interest and exchange of experiences and services in academic and research fields.
The agreement states that the two institutions will enhance cooperation in curriculum and quality assurance; exchange academicians and specialists from both sides to teach certain courses according to the regulations of each organization. SQU and the Policy Academy will establish joint scientific conferences; exchange studies and scientific research; and set up direct cooperation in the field of libraries and documentation. Joint supervision and discussion of graduate thesis and holding theoretical and applied lectures in research methodology are also included in the cooperation agreement.
Based on the agreement, the academicians and researchers from SQU and Sultan Qaboos Academy of Police Sciences would collaborate in research in areas of mutual interest; and encourage scientific and cultural student visits between the two institutions. The two sides would arrange periodic meetings and mutual visits to activate and sustain cooperation agreement, which is currently valid for 3 years.
The cooperation agreement was signed at SQU by H.E. Dr. Ali Bin Saud Al Bimani, the Vice Chancellor of SQU and Brigadier General Salim bin Rashid Al-Alawi, Dean of the Sultan Qaboos Academy of Police Sciences.
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As many as five state governments have declared drought-hit districts and talukas. Maharashtra has said that 31 districts have been affected by low rain, while Bihar has claimed that 23 districts have received inadequate rainfall.
A team from the centre is expected to visit Maharashtra to understand the gravity of the drought.
Gujarat has declared nearly 51 talukas as drought prone, while Andhra Pradesh said nearly 46 percent of the state mandals are affected due to deficient rainfall.
Karnataka is also one of the worst-hit states where it is witnessing back to back drought for the last 15 years.


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The Peninsula Online
Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) participated in the 28th edition of the Partnership Summit 2023 held under the theme“Partnerships for Responsible, Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, and Equitable Businesses” in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
The Ministry announced that India is the number two trade partner for Qatar for the year 2022, and that 9136 Indian companies were operating in the Qatari market.
$17.2 billion is the trade volume between the two countries, with $15.1 billion Qatari exports to the Republic of India, according to MoCI.
The main Qatari exports to the Republic of India are liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum and mineral fuel products, and organic and inorganic chemical material.
Food agricultural and animal products, textile, steel, electronics, chemical materials are the main items Qatar imported from India.
Qatar's participation comes in line with the efforts exerted to enhance bilateral commercial and investment cooperation between Qatar and India, in addition to showcasing the investment climate in the country, the promising investment opportunities available, attracting foreign direct investment, and widening the scope of commercial partnerships in various sectors of common interest.
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Madrid: Spain has registered its hottest-ever spring since records began, with average temperatures almost two degrees Celcius higher than average, the AEMET national weather agency said Wednesday.
"The spring of 2023 was the hottest spring on record in Spain," it said, referring to a three-month period that began in March.
In late April, Spain was hit by an exceptionally early heatwave with temperatures up to 20 degrees hotter than average.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) UNITED NATIONS Muharram 28 1437 November 10 2015 SPA -- The U.N. humanitarian agency (OCHA) said that torrential downpours have caused flooding in and around Baghdad Iraq with more than 80000 displaced people sheltering in roughly 40 sites and camps.
'The flood affected areas are causing public health risks' OCHA said in a statement. 'Health partners are increasing epidemiological surveillance as the floods may lead to an increase in cholera cases following the week-long incubation period of the virus.'
OCHA also warned that only 44 percent of the $498 million requested in the Humanitarian Response Plan for Iraq for the July-to-December 2015 period has been received and that the response to the ongoing cholera outbreak also is undermined by the poor funding status.
'The flooding in and around Baghdad delayed vaccinations in some locations but the teams managed to reach most planned sites by early November' the statement said.
The heavy rains in late October caused flooding in and around Baghdad and sewer systems have overflowed and caused open sewage to mix with floodwaters according to OCHA. The floods also contributed to increased power outages as many power stations were flooded and authorities have reported deaths caused by electrocution.
A status of emergency in areas overwhelmed by the heavy rains was declared November 1 OCHA said.
'Humanitarian partners estimate that the floods have affected at least 84000 displaced people staying in more than 40 sites and camps mostly in Baghdad and Anbar governorates' OCHA said.
11:36 LOCAL TIME 08:36 GMT
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Former President Obama intends to serve his jury duty
(MENAFN) According to a court official, former US President Obama has been send for jury duty and is to be serving in the state of Illinois. Even though no details have been made public, but he is estimated next month to show up in Cook County.
Former President Obama, who owns a property in Washington DC as well as in Chicago, might be charged for civil or criminal cases. Post departing the White House, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have been called for jury selection as well.
Obama has occupied a position as a civil rights lawyer, as well as a lecturer in the University of Chicago's law school for a period of twelve years prior to joining the Senate. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans also said that "he made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community."
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Editorial: State's economy getting stronger
A report issued last week by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) represents good news for the state.
With the addition of 6,200 jobs in February, Minnesota has now added a total of 32,300 jobs in the last three months, according to DEED -- and regained more than half of the 156,300 jobs that were lost during the recession.
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ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected remarks of PM Abbasi’s remarks that ‘aliens’ will conduct upcoming elections. ECP said that such remarks are against the spirit of the Constitution.
ECP said it is ready to conduct the General Elections and is independent when it comes to its constitutional responsibilities. An ECP spokesperson cautioned the people holding high offices to avoid making such comments, which are based on speculation. The ECP pointed towards PM Abbasi and said that the high office holders should be more responsible than this.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while talking to the media had said that aliens will hold the next elections. He said even though outside beings are going to hold the election even then the ruling party will win them.


http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TERROR_ALERT_RESPONSE?SITE=MABOC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT State officials responsible for tightening security are having to weigh the threat of terrorism against the worst budget woes in a half-century. They say they are also learning how to use their resources more intelligently. While terrorist targets such as New York and Washington are again beefing up security, other state and local governments are doing a little less than they did for the last "orange" terror . . .
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New publican wanted as popular Corby hostelry shuts its doors
An estate pub in Corby has shut up shop.
The Kingfisher in Fotheringhay Road, which is 50 years-old next year, closed its doors to punters recently with drinkers left in the dark over what was going on.
Now the former publican has thanked their locals on social media and the pub lease is being advertised.
The message to punters said: “I would like to thank the people who have attended the


The Government will focus on the priorities related to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the next interval, and on the implementation of the vaccination strategy, interim Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca stated on Tuesday at the Victoria Palace.
He added that the Executive will continue to take all the necessary economic measures to support those affected by the crisis and, also, to focus on the closure of the financial year 2020 and the preparation of the financial year 2021.
“Following the decision of President Klaus Iohannis, starting yesterday, we took over the interim leadership of the Government until the formation of the new Executive. In the next period we will continue to focus the Government’s attention on the priorities related to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also continue to take the necessary economic measures to support those affected by this crisis, and we will also focus on the completion of the financial year 2020 and the preparation of the financial year 2021. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Ludovic Orban for the balance he managed to achieve between the measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic measures on the table of the Romanian Government,” Ciuca stated.
He mentioned that, during this period, he will continue to perform the duties of Minister of National Defence.


PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama yesterday stormed Kumasi at the beginning of his Accounting to the People Tour of the Ashanti Region, with a pledge to continue to undertake more development projects in the region irrespective of it being a stronghold on the largest opposition party.
As President, he said, he would make sure that all the regions obtained their fair share of development, assuring that his administration would not discriminate.
That commitment, he noted, has been demonstrated in the high number of projects the government has undertaken and continue to advance to the Ashanti Region.
Addressing Muslim Chiefs at the Regional Central Mosque in Kumasi, at the start of his tour, President Mahama who was mobbed by thousands of residents and party supporters, said the number of projects undertaken in the region defeats the vile propaganda that the government was discriminating against the region.
“We have a lot of work here and we will continue to do more,” he told the mammoth crowd amidst thunderous cheers.
According to him, the accounting tour, which had taken him to six regions, has exposed the good works of the government through the many development projects.
“The good works of the government will speak for themselves,” he said, adding that the chiefs and people in the regions continue to bear testimonies of the projects.
“With the help of God, we have done a lot in the past three and a half years, and we will do more in our next four years,” he said.
In addition to the projects, he said the construction of the Aboabo storm drain project would soon start as Parliament has approved the project which is currently going through the tender process.
Alhaji Umar Farouk Saeed, Regional Zongo Chief, in his remarks, commended the government for the various development interventions, especially in the Zongo communities, and assured the President of their continuous cooperation and support.
He particularly lauded the Asawase market development project and the reconstruction of roads in Asawase and its environs, describing them as a major relief to the residents.
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GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan has claimed that a conspiracy is being hatched to topple the PTI-led government in the region and vowed to resist any such move.
Addressing a press conference on Friday with Information Minister Fatehullah Khan, Finance Minister Javed Ali Manwa, and his adviser Syed Sohail Abbas, Mr Khan also said that the federal government has reduced the subsidy on wheat and other grants for GB.
He claimed that local PPP and PML-N leaders were part of the conspiracy to topple the government and dissolve the assembly before the completion of its five-year tenure.
The federal government had planned to dissolve the GB Assembly to conduct polls in the region with general elections next year, he added.
“At a time when the government is focusing on relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people, the actions of opposition leaders will harm public interest,” he said.
The chief minister also claimed that the federal government was interfering in GB’s judiciary, adding that the centre wanted to “appoint its favoured judges in the regions’ courts”.
Referring to the vacant position of GB Supreme Appellate Court chief justice, Mr Khan said the appointment should be done on merit.
He also criticised the centre for cutting financial grant, annual development budget, and PSDP projects for the region.
The chief minister called the Rs3 billion aid announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for flood-affected people “inadequate”, and demanded that the prime minister reverse the announcement.
Meanwhile, a federal government team has arrived in the region for on-ground assessment of damages due to recent flash floods.
In a statement, GB Chief Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani has said that the administration will extend full cooperation to the team comprising representatives of NDMA and the army.
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The Philippines government is giving away some $300 million in aid to a handful of small- and medium-sized countries that are struggling with budget shortfalls, a top official said Tuesday.
The cash will be distributed through a “civic-building program” that will help fund the development of the nation’s infrastructure and the development and implementation of the National Development Plan, said Public Works Secretary Antonio L. Caputo in a speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
“These are not ordinary times.
They are not a normal country,” Caputo said, adding that he has directed officials to give out $100 million in loans to these countries.
“The Philippines is the only one among the top 50 countries that has not received this money.
We need to help these countries that have to make tough choices.”
Caputo’s speech comes as President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration have been under fire for the alleged extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers.
A new Philippine commission on extrajudicial executions is set to start investigating the cases in coming days, but Duterte has repeatedly insisted that he is not guilty.
His government says the killings were justified, saying it has “nothing to do with politics” and is done to stop drugs.
The government also said the killings took place in a war-torn country that was “not a paradise.”
The Philippine government has been criticized for its slow response to the humanitarian crisis in the country, which has a population of roughly 10 million.
About a million people are believed to be in need of food aid and more than 1.5 million have been displaced due to a lack of water.
The Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has said it will spend $1.4 billion this year to help people who need aid in the next few months, with the bulk of the funds coming from the government’s social security fund.
In April, the Philippines government spent more than $10 billion on its social security program and another $3.2 billion on aid to its poorest citizens, according to data compiled by the International Monetary Fund.
The DSSWD has said the funds are needed to ensure that the poorest Filipinos are receiving adequate income and health care.
The Philippines is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, according a recent UN report.


Victory in bye-elections proves masses' confidence: Shahbaz
06 December, 2012
LAHORE: Chief Minister, Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif said that the thumping victory of PML-N in the bye-elections has proved that people have complete confidence in the policies of N-League.
In a statement on Wednesday, Shahbaz Sharif said that the gang and its allies, which set records of corruption have badly been defeated in the by-elections and looters and plunderers have been rejected by the masses.
Shahbaz Sharif said that people are well aware of the fact that PML-N under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif considers politics as a source of public service and mega projects worth billions of rupees have been completed for the uplift and prosperity of the masses.
He said that there is no doubt that the corrupt gang will be held strictly accountable in the general elections as well and the masses will repose their confidence in PML-N. He said that corrupt Zardari gang should beware that the days of looters, thieves and dacoits have been numbered.
The CM said that Allah Almighty has granted success to those who have served the masses selflessly during the last four and a half years.
The Chief Minister further said that it is the responsibility of the successful candidates of PML-N to come up to the expectations of the people of their constituencies and follow the politics of public service.


President Donald Trump said that he has sent 1,000 ventilators to Nigeria.
Recall that last month, President Trump place a call to Nigerian president, promising to offered ventilators to assist Nigeria in the battle against coronavirus. This is in efforts to help fight COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Trump said apart from Nigeria, the US is helping so many other countries.
“Nigeria, we just sent a thousand. We have various countries – France, Spain, we have a lot going to Italy, we have a lot going to probably 15, 18 countries. They’re calling us. We have the capacity to do this. Nobody else did,” he said.
The president stated that every state in the US now has more than they need and that their stockpile is totally full. He sail the country a tremendous amount of ventilators.
“So, now we’re really helping other countries where they’re losing a lot of people because they don’t have ventilators.”
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 briefing.


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A fire that had broken out in a warehouse in Abu Dhabi has been brought under control, local authorities have said.
The Abu Dhabi Police and the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority had arrived at the warehouse in Mussafah Industrial City.
The authority took to Twitter to say, "Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority teams are dealing with a fire that broke out at a warehouse in Mussafah industrial area." Police also reminded residents to seek information from official sources only.
Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority teams, after quickly arriving at the site, succeeded in controlling the fire on Monday evening. The fire did not result in any casualties, the authority said, and the site is currently being cooled.
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Phala has come under the spotlight this week after allegations making the rounds on social media claimed he had abused a women, who is said to have pressed chargers with the Sa Police Service.
The club have since come out in support of their player, who has denied the allegations, while also strongly condemning any form of violence against both women and children.
"SuperSport United has become aware of allegations of abuse involving Thuso Phala circulating on social media," read a club statement.
"The club has spoken to the player, who denies the allegations and has sought legal advice against these defamatory allegations.
"SuperSport United will let the law take its course, suffice to say that the club condemns violence of any form, especially against women and children."


Panaji: Congress has reiterated their demand to ban the import of fish in the State. The party claimed that the decision of State government to appoint international agency smacks of corruption.
GPCC President Girish Chodankar said that the need of the hour is to ban import of the fish so that the confidence of people will be restored that they are not consuming formalin laced fish.
He said that the appointment of international agency smells of corruption. Chodankar also said that the appointment of international agency confirms the fear expressed by congress party that the fish is laced with formalin.
Chodankar questioned why international agency needs to be appointed when India has reputed scientists who have expertise in this field.


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Jammu- The National Conference (NC) Thursday asked its cadre to remain connected with the public and get their issues addressed on priority.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Provincial President Rattan Lal Gupta, who presided over the party's 'mass contact programme', also directed them to conduct meetings on war footing in their respective wards of Jammu and leave no stone unturned to strengthen the party base.
The provincial president lamented that it is an irony that despite gigantic water resources, there is serious power and water crises in Jammu and Kashmir.
The people apprised the senior National Conference leader about multiple issues confronting them including the water and power crises, besides the burning problem of unemployment.
Gupta asserted such issues confronted by people completely expose the hollow claims of unprecedented development in Jammu and Kashmir.
He made a fervent appeal to the Union Territory administration to fulfill the basic needs of the general public who are craving even for the essentials of life.
He said the administration should immediately direct the departments concerned to resolve the power and water issues at the earliest on top priority.
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Police have confirmed that two people were killed in the crash at Culverden, North Canterbury earlier today.
They said State Highway 7 had now re-opened and a scene examination had been conducted.
Due to the severity of the crash, Senior Sergeant Paul Reeves said police had previously been unable to determine how many people were travelling in the car.
The truck driver was uninjured in the crash.
It was also also reported that power was out to the Culverden township following the incident.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact their nearest Police station.


The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) chairman, Alhaji Aminu Baba, has said the commission was ready to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
Baba said this during a meeting with the Commissioner of Police and 25 Divisional Police officers in the state, at the Police Officers Mess, Minna, Thursday.
Baba, who was represented by Alhaji Yakuwu Mohammad, the Commissioner, Security and Operation of the body, announced that the local government election would hold on Sept 30.
He said that the commission had taken measures as well as given all the political parties a level playing ground to ensure a credible election.
The chairman said that all the materials needed for the conduct of the election had been made available.
He said the election would be conducted in the 25 local government areas of the state.
Speaking earlier, the commissioner of police, Alhaji Usman Adamu, told the gathering that the police were ready to provide security during and after the election across the 25 local government areas.
He called on leaders of political parties to preach political tolerance and understanding to their supporters.
He warned that the police and other security agencies would not tolerate violence and thuggery before, during and after the election.
He said that the police would remain proactive and would not rest on their oars in the task of providing peaceful political atmosphere for the smooth implementation of the electoral process without threats to lives and property. (NAN)


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UK's Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp shared a publication on Twitter in connection with the Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan, Trend reports on Sept. 27.
Sharp has revered the memory of those Azerbaijanis killed in the second Armenia-Azerbaijan Karabakh war, expressed condolences to their families and loved ones.
The decision was made to annually mark September 27 as Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan, upon President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev's order dated December 2, 2020 as a sign of deep respect for the memory of martyrs - soldiers and officers who heroically fought in the second Armenia-Azerbaijan Karabakh war and sacrificing their lives, who raised the Azerbaijani flag in the country's territories liberated from the Armenian occupation.
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By a nearly two-to-one margin, a majority of Americans think the government should approve of building the Keystone XL pipeline, according to a new Gallup poll Thursday.
More than half of adults, 57 percent, believe the government should give the green light on the politically divisive project, while 29 percent think it shouldn’t. Fourteen percent said they had no opinion on the matter.
Support for the Canada-to-Texas pipeline is significantly higher among Republicans than Democrats – 81 percent of GOPers said the government should approve of building it, compared to just 51 percent of independents and 44 percent of Democrats who said the same.
Americans in the Midwest and southern regions of the country, where the proposed pipeline would travel through, were the most likely to think positively of building the pipeline — 68 percent of Midwesterners and 61 percent of southerners – while 52 percent of Americans on the west coast and 48 percent on the east coast gave the thumbs-up.


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BEIRUT, May 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, Hector Hajjar, yesterday urged the international community, to compensate Lebanon with 30 billion U.S. dollars, for hosting Syrian displaced people over a long period, a statement by the Ministry of Social Affairs, said.
“We rely on the international community's compensation for Lebanon, which has so far incurred losses estimated at 30 billion U.S. dollars,” Hajjar said, during the European Union's sixth conference titled“Supporting the future of Syria and the region” held in Brussels.
Hajjar said that the Lebanese government pays an extra one billion dollars annually on energy subsidies, and an additional spending of up to three billion dollars on bread for the Syrians.
The minister added that, Lebanon currently hosts nearly 1.5 million displaced Syrians, accounting for 30 percent of the inhabitants in Lebanon, and they“live in tents, under inhumane conditions, distributed over 1,000 of the 1,050 Lebanese towns.”
Hajjar continued by emphasising“the loss of many job opportunities for the Lebanese, as most of the displaced are engaged in a competitive and illegal economic activity, without contributing to paying taxes.”
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, has on many occasions urged the international community to help Lebanon secure a safe return for refugees to their homeland, as Lebanon is suffering from an unprecedented financial crisis and cannot bear any extra burden.– NNN-NNA
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Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani today issued Amiri Order No. (5) of 2023 appointing HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Amiri order stipulated that it be implemented from the date of its issuance, and that it be published in the Official Gazette.
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(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Netsk ukraine may 26 (qna) - authorities have suspended flights at donetsk airport in eastern ukraine after separatist gunmen stormed the terminal building overnight dmitriy kosinov an airport spokesman said monday.
while armed militia have taken up positions inside the terminal building ukrainian forces continue to hold their positions around the airfield the (cnn) reported.
increasing violence in the east has led the authorities in kiev to accuse russia of backing the armed separatists. it's a charge russia has denied. (qna)
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Srinagar: The BJP government at the centre is mulling over a plan to give Jammu region larger representation in the state assembly by increasing the number of assembly seats for the region. The proposal was reportedly discussed in a closed-door meeting today during a meeting called by the newly appointed home minister Amit Shah.
The meeting, according to reports, was also attended by Jammu and Kashmir home secretary, IB chief and Governor Satya Pal Malik.
Reports said that it was decided to lift the freeze on the delimitation in the state by setting up a new delimitation commission. Observers say that If brought into reality, it could alter the entire electoral map of the state enabling larger representation from Jammu.
Presently, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has 87 seats of which Jammu has 37, Kashmir has 46 and Ladakh has four. Lifting the freeze on delimitation could also mean larger representation for SC and ST communities from Jammu region of the state which have reserved seats.
The delimitation could help change the composition of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly through reservations to communities such as Sippis, Bakerwals and Gujjars who were given ST status in 1991.


Telangana Chief Minister KCR has never been leaving an opportunity to take a dig at the Central government and has been lashing out at it at every chance that he gets. He took a dig at the center on the 75th Independence day yet again, after hoisting the National flag at the historic Golconda fort in Hyderabad.
KCR said that the central government is spreading hate and violence to hide its failures. He said that the central government was tarnishing the image of India on a global scale, as India has been known for its diversity, which is now falling apart due to the several communal conflicts brought about by the Center.
The CM also alleged that the incompetence of the Central government has impeded the country’s growth, with inflation having gone up as a result, and the prices of essential commodities sky-rocketing. He said that it was his job as the CM of Telangana to make sure that the people of Telangana are not subjected to all of this, by protecting the state and its people.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 4. The Palestinian
Hamas movement did not agree to the terms proposed by the United
States for the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in
Israel, Trend reports.
According to information, the United States has presented a
formula for exchanging 40 hostages held in the Gaza Strip for
several hundred Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
The reasons why Hamas did not accept these conditions were not
It is reported that the refusal of the Palestinian movement may
be one of the reasons why Israel did not send a delegation to the
negotiations in Cairo.
A combined attack was carried out on Israel on October 7. From
the beginning, a massive rocket attack began from the territory of
the Gaza Strip, followed by the penetration of militants by land,
water, and air.
Israel declared a state of war after a massive rocket attack
from the Gaza Strip. Moreover, Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
announced a mass gathering of reservists.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23. The second
plenary session of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN
Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) took place in Cambodia on
November 23, the Azerbaijani Parliament told trend .
A solemn ceremony was arranged upon the Azerbaijani Parliament's
admission to the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly as an observer
The Azerbaijani tricolor flag was carried on stage accompanied
by a guard of honor at the ceremony.
President of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia,
President of the 43rd AIPA General Assembly Akka Moha Ponhea
Chakrei Heng Samrin presented a relevant document to Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova.
According to the Assembly Charter, the appeal review procedures
usually take 2-3 years, however the appeal of the Azerbaijani
Parliament was considered on a priority basis and supported.
At the US Congress meeting, the National Assembly of Nepal
(Rastriya Sabha) and the Parliament of Georgia were also admitted
to the organization as observer members.
Meetings with the parliamentarians were held following the
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A group of 71 American Peace Corps volunteers have been sworn in, and have pledged to serve alongside the people of Zambia, to bring about positive change in public health and the education sector.
Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony which was held at the Peace Corps office grounds in Lusaka today, Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya called on the communities to embrace the volunteers.
Dr. Chitalu pointed out that the volunteers will help in the fight against early marriages and HIV/AIDS, among others, among other vices.
He said communities are still faced with challenges of early marriages and HIV/AIDS, saying it is hopeful that the volunteers will help in clamping down on these vices and enforce a new understanding in the minds of the community.
Dr. Chilufya noted that the volunteers have a vital role to play in imparting new skills in the community health workers.
He said there is need to record an improvement in education, maternal and child health, and it is hoped that the volunteers will also build a strong bond of friendship between the people of the United States and Zambia.
And United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote said he was confident that the team of volunteers will make a huge impact in improving health and education in Zambia.
“I am sure that the Peace Corps, together with their partners in the ministries of Health and Education, will continue to bring solutions to issues facing the communities and improving healthcare outcomes,” said Mr. Foote.
The group has been in Zambia for the last three months undergoing training and learning the local languages and cultural values prior to their swearing-in ceremony.
The Peace Corps is a volunteer programme run by the United States government.
The first 12 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Zambia in 1994 and since then, over 1,500 volunteers have served in Zambia.


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Mr. Tembo said the rig will only start its operations in the dry season.
Recently, Chipangali MP Vincent Mwale said the rig was in Chipata for registration and insurance processes and later it would be taken to Chipangali district.
Mwale who is also housing and infrastructure development minister said the rig was purchased at K2.2 million but that only K1.8 million which was 85 percent of the total amount had been paid to the supplier of the rig.
He said the purchase of the rig will help address the water challenged in Chipangali.
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Iran inaugurates 21st International Exhibition of Building, Construction Industry
(MENAFN) Transport and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qassemi at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds inaugurated the 21st International Exhibition of Building and Construction Industry (Iran Confair 2021).
More than 630 domestic and foreign exhibitors were part of this four-day exhibition like Finland, Canada, China, Turkey, Indonesia, South Korea, and Germany.
Also in the current year’s event, a number of trade delegations from Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates (EAU) are participating.
On the sidelines of the stated exhibition, the third Iranian Architecture Festival and various training workshops in the field of export markets are planned to be held.
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Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the comments of the special CBI judge in the Sohrabuddin encounter case showcases
the fact that on the directions of the Congress party the CBI tried to hatch a conspiracy to implicate Narendra Modi and Amit Sah in the case.
Talking to reporters at the project building here he said that the verdict of the court, in this case, has made things crystal clear regarding the misuse of the investigating agency. Mr Das said that the verdict has revealed the true nature of the Congress party. He said that the judge of the case said that instead of finding the truth the CBI was more interested to force the pre-decided script. The Chief Minister said that senior police officials of Gujarat were off the view that had the encounter not taken place the state would have become second Gujarat.
He said that the Congress through the use of the CBI tried to prove that the encounter was a fake and even in Ishrat Jehan case Manmohan Singh government tried to malign the BJP for appeasement of the minorities and vote bank politics. The Chief Minister said that it is the habit of the Congress party to praise the terrorists and whether it was yesterday or today their sole aim is hatch conspiracies to implicate Modi and Sah.
He sais that it was part of the Congress plans to knock the doors of the court in the night to protect the terrorists seek Pakistan’s help to form the government and describing the army chief as a goon.


City police are looking into two recent incidents in which local businesses received unspecified mail from a New York state prison.
In both cases, which occurred in the past two weeks, the mailings were sent from the Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County.
The owners of the businesses — which weren’t identified — said they do not know anyone incarcerated in Coxsackie, nor do they know the person who sent these mailings, police said.
The content of the mailings was non-threatening, but the fact that two local businesses received them in such a short time frame is unusual in itself, police said.
The Saratoga Springs Police Department is working with the Department of Corrections to look into the matter.


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SHILLONG: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is forming the government at the Centre again but the saffron party has failed to win even one seat in Meghalaya after fielding candidates in both Shillong and Tura seats.
However, the state BJP is more than happy that urban voters have once again reposed their faith on the party.
Addressing a press conference shortly after counting of votes on Thursday, BJP candidate Sanbor Shullai said that he was surprised over the fact that he secured 76,683 votes.
However, documents showed that in the last 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 95,979 votes when the state president, Shibun Lyngdoh, had contested the polls.
“Urban voters are wise enough,” Shullai said while informing that in his South Shillong Assembly constituency, he got 12,514 votes which was a considerable improvement over the 11,204 votes he had secured in the last Assembly elections in 2018.
Shullai said that the BJP polled more votes in West Shillong constituency even as he informed that in the assembly constituencies in Shillong, BJP secured 43,880 votes whereas Congress got 39,709 votes only.
With this performance, Shullai said that the state unit has decided to convey to the party high command that the party has a good future in Meghalaya provided they are given enough time to spread their wings in remote areas of the state to enlighten people about the good work done by the BJP.
The BJP candidate said that the party entered into the fray at the last moment and he could attend only six meetings in his political campaign.
Earlier, party president Shibun Lyngdoh said that though BJP could not win the Shillong seat he is hopeful that the people will vote for the saffron party in Shillong in future elections after seeing the development in the rest of the country.


ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said that the government has taken major initiatives to enhance power generation and improve the transmission system.
Addressing a ceremony in connection with energy conservation here, he regretted the energy sector was neglected in the past but the steps taken by the government will change the energy landscape of Pakistan in the next three years.
He said special attention is being paid to alternative sources of energy including wind, solar and biomass. He said eight wind projects of four hundred and twenty nine megawatt are under construction while one thousand megawatt of solar project is being implemented in Bahawalpur.
Turning to the economic performance, Dar said the country’s economy has been strengthened over the last twenty two months. This has also been acknowledged by the international institutions, he added.
He said the government had to take some difficult political decisions to revive the economy but these have started yielding positive dividend.
He said inflation level has drastically been brought down and it is expected to remain below five percent during the current fiscal year.
The low inflation rate will help enhance the purchasing power of the consumers and attract more investment. He said strong measures have also been taken to enhance tax to GDP ratio.
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CAPE TOWN – The SABC has decided to turn to over-the-top services to ensure that viewers consume content on their mobile devices in a bid to help the public broadcaster up its revenue, Communications and Digital Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said on Wednesday.
Ndabeni-Abrahams said it was important to make SABC the best public broadcaster and that meant key to it, was to ensure that the broadcaster sourced local content that would help raise revenue as well as to explore the technology.
The Minister’s remarks come as that government makes a push to lead the public broadcaster back to financial sustainability and less reliant on bailouts.
“Recently we have had the chief executive of the SABC mentioning that they are embarking on over-the-top technologies (OTT) to make sure that people can access their services as and when they want, wherever they are. They need not be in their cars or in their homes to [watch] their TVs, but they can access them on their mobile devices,” she said.
Last month, the SABC received the initial tranche of R2.1 billion of its R3.2 billion bail-out after meeting several pre-conditions set to it by the National Treasury. The remaining R1.1 billion will be transferred to the ailing public broadcaster when three outstanding conditions had been met.


New Delhi: About 62 per cent of the citizens of the country are in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act, while about 68 per cent citizens in Assam are against the Act, according to an IANS-CVoter snap poll released on Saturday.
The snap poll was carried out on over 3,000 citizens across the country between December 17 to 19 with booster sample of over 500 people each in Assam, the northeast and Muslim community collected during the same period.
The report said that 62.1 per cent of people across the country said that they were in support of the CAA while 36.8 per cent people said that they were against it.
The report also showed that in east, west, north and south India, 57.3, 64.2, 67.7 and 58.5 per cent of people favoured the act, respectively, while 42.7 per cent in the east, 35.4 per cent in the west, 31.2 per cent in the north and 38.8 per cent people in the south said that they were not in support of the controversial law.
In the northeastern states, where there have been massive protests over the act in the last one week, the report highlighted that 50.6 per cent people favoured the act while 47.4 per cent opposed it.
The survey pointed out that in Assam, 68.1 per cent people were against the CAA, while 31 per cent were in favour of the act.
The report also revealed that among Muslims, 63.5 per cent were against the act, 35.5 supported it and 0.9 per cent said that they don't know or cannot comment. In the Hindus, 66.7 per cent supported the Act and 32.3 per cent opposed it.
Similarly, among other religions, about 62.7 per cent people voted in favour of the CAA and 36 per cent against it.
However, to another question, if they think that under the guise of CAA, people can also settle in the country and then become a threat to society and security, 64.4 per cent across the country responded with yes while 32.6 per cent people said no.
The survey said that in east, west and north India, 69, 66, and 72.8 per cent people, respectively, thought that the people coming from other countries and settling in India can become a security threat. However, only 47.2 per cent people in south India shared this stand, while 50 per cent people said they don't think that they those of other countries settling here will become a security threat.
In northeastern states, about 59.8 per cent of the people agreed with this apprehension while 35.7 people differed. Meanwhile, in Assam, 73.4 per cent voted that they believe foreigners settling in India could become a trouble for society and security while 21.8 per cent differed with them.
Among Hindus and Muslims, 65.3 and 67.5 per cent of people, respectively, said yes while 33 and 28.2 per cent, respectively, expressed disagreement.
To a question over if they support the stand taken by the government and the opposition parties on the CAA, over 58.6 per cent people across the country favoured the government while 31.7 per cent supported the opposition parties.
Similarly, most people of east, west, north and northeast India supported the government, while over 47.2 per cent of the people in south India supported the stand taken by the Opposition parties.
In Assam, as much as 53.5 per cent people remained in favour of stand taken by the opposition parties while only 33.7 per cent favoured the stand of the government.
Hindus and Muslims remained divided on supporting the government stand on CAA as 67 per cent Hindus voted in favour of the government while 71.5 per cent Muslims supported the stand taken by the opposition parties over the Act.


Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) Well known south Indian music director Devi Sri Prasad, fondly called DSP by fans, is now all set to make his debut in the Hindi music industry with a non-film track titled 'O Pari along with music mogul Bhushan Kumar on October 4.
Interestingly, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh is to launch this song!
Ranveer and DSP are collaborating for the first time in Rohit Shetty's 'Cirkus' and the actor says he is thrilled to launch the ace music director's non-film music video to people pan India.
Devi Sri Prasad, who is popular in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, has delivered several chartbusters in both Tamil and Telugu including 'Ringa Ring', 'Daddy Mummy', 'Srivalli' and 'Oo Antava' among others.
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The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has warned that the public must reduce their social interactions following a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Speaking at the National Public Health Emergency Team briefing, Dr Holohan said that NPHET have become concerned with the recent rise in cases.
He said that the rise in cases can be attributed to social gatherings such as Christmas parties and funerals.
The Chief Medical Officer also said that the country could see a substantial increase in cases in January which could ultimately lead to further hospitalisations and further threat to life.
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Over 20 Swiss companies actively operate in Azerbaijan, and almost all of them have representative offices in the country, Philipp Stalder, ambassador of Switzerland in Azerbaijan, said at a press briefing in Baku Jan. 12.
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Switzerland amounted to $200 million in 2017, the ambassador said, adding that this is lower than in previous years, but the existing level of bilateral relations will undoubtedly contribute to increase of the trade.
Speaking about the official visits of the presidents, as well as the ministers of the two countries, the diplomat noted that the meetings between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Switzerland have already become traditional.
The envoy expressed hope that the meetings will continue to promote fruitful cooperation between the two countries.
Last year, the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Switzerland was celebrated, and an office for cooperation between the two countries was also opened in Baku, he said, adding that through the office the sides are going to implement new projects and further strengthen cooperation.
Speaking about the areas of cooperation between the two countries, the ambassador also mentioned education, noting that a great number of Azerbaijani students graduate from Swiss universities every year.
The sides are also going to organize a number of cultural events in 2018, thus introducing the Swiss with Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijanis with Switzerland, the ambassador said.
He noted that filming of a Swiss movie will be partly held in Ganja city, and a photo exhibition is also planned to be held there.
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Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Thursday donated N14 million to seven widows of police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in the state.
Oshiomhole made the donation at a meeting with senior police officers and families of deceased officers in Benin.
He also donated N500, 000 each to the children of the deceased to assist in their educational pursuit.
The governor said that bereaved families of such officers should be adequately assisted and taken care of by the government and society for paying the supreme sacrifice to the nation.
He said the assistance extended extended to such families would inspire those still in service to do more to the society.
Oshiomhole assured that the state government would provide more vehicles to the police to enhance their patrol activities, but urged them to improve on their maintenance culture.
In his remarks, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Folusho Adebanjo, commended officers and men of the command for reducing crime in the state.
Adebanjo, however, said that the command had lost seven of its officers in 2013 and appealed to the government to assist the force with more patrol vehicles to sustain and improve on its successes. (NAN)
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Nonagenarian art canon continues to stay creative
(MENAFN) Real giant artists do not diminish away even with infirmity motions as well as coronavirus restrictions. Ibrahim El-Salahi, a Sudanese painter, previous public servant and diplomat, who is vulnerable by his own physique, was not confined to the house before the coronavirus and it did not alter much after the introduction of those obligated by the regimen.
Even that hasn't seized the creative man while in his 90s from making a previously unidentified new pen and ink sequel of paintings from anything that gets through the mail drop.
Salahi has come to honor the post, even if voting material from the national Oxford division of the Labor Party or a Barclays bank statement, as another canvas is being made, as everything else amid the narrow territory of his range. He noted to a news agency, "Lockdown has been little different, really.”
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NDSU names local students to fall 2013 dean's list
Several local students were among the 3,166 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the fall 2013 dean’s list.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.
Local students include:
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SHARJAH, 8th March, 2018 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Media City, Shams, has joined the recent UAEJapan Strategic Business Forum in Tokyo, led by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and organised by the UAE Ministry of Economy.
Spearheaded by Dr. Khalid Al Midfa, Chairman of Shams, the delegation included Fagr Kasim Ali, Media Sector Development Director of Shams, along with other key government entities and major private sector companies, to strengthen synergies between the two countries and initiate business partnerships and investment opportunities.
"We are honoured to contribute to the Ministry's active efforts on promoting the UAE's position in global markets. Our participation made a significant impact on promoting Shams' vibrant ecosystem to co-create and learn. It also positively highlighted our unique smart services and facilities available for Japanese companies and Government, enhancing our long-standing relationship with Japan," said Al Midfa.
The delegation led discussions on developments and opportunities with key Japanese Government organisations and media and entretainment businesses such as Japan External Trade Organisation; DMM.com, a Japan-based hub for start-ups and SMEs; Cool Japan Fund, a semi-government investment fund that supports entreprises in expanding overseas; Media Create, a research and data analyst provider of digital entertainment industry and Japanese console gaming market; CBRE, a global real estate firm; Japan International Broadcasting company, a subsidiary of Japanese national public broadcasting organisation; and Tokyo Contents Incubation Centre, a government incubator that provides facilities for start-ups in the digital content industry.
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(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Amnesty International has published a detailed report about the human rights situation in Afghanistan in the past two years, adding since the Taliban's return to power, 237 people have been executed without trial.
The 416-pager article was published on Tuesday (March 28), covering human rights situations worldwide in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Part of the report focuses on Afghanistan's situation in 2021 and 2022, and the generic assessment of the international organization indicates that the human rights situation is rapidly deteriorating in this country.
According to the report, from Nov 18 – Dec 16, more than 100 people have been flogged in public in sports stadiums in different parts of the country, and in December, an alleged criminal was publicly executed in western Farah province for the first time. The execution was described as a“hateful act” by the international community.
Amnesty International's report further states that restrictions on ordinary people's lives, women's and girls' education, as well as restrictions on the media, have increased and the ways to improve the human rights situation have come to a standstill.
Furthermore, arbitrary arrests, not allowing peaceful protests, and oppressing and killing protestors have increased, and the de facto authorities are trying to implement these acts in illegal ways.
The report highlights that previous government employees, members of the National Resistant Front (NRF), and those who do not accept the orders of the Taliban are targeted.
Quoting UNAMA, the report indicates that more than 2,100 innocent civilians were killed and injured in terrorist attacks from August 2021 to June 2022 in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, restrictions on women's rights to education and work have been described as clear violations of human rights. School girls above grade six have been deprived of attending classes, and from December onward, doors of universities and educational institutions remained closed for female students throughout Afghanistan. Sharefacebook twitter whatsapp linkedin email print tumblr telegram
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Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry H E Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi with Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the State of Qatar, Jasminko Pozderac. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost and develop them as well as topics of common interest.
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SRINAGAR: After flying from Delhi to Jammu, Apni Party founder, Syed Altaf Bukhari said the proposed delimitation report is aimed at disempowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and must be withdrawn. He hoped that the Prime Minister will look into it and ensure the party interests are not superimposed on the security of the country.
Addressing a news conference in Jammu, Bukhari asked the associate members of the Commission – the five MPs, to reign because they have failed in protecting the interests of the people. They might have secured the interests of their partiers but they were not there for their parties but the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Sipping coffee, somewhere, they (Commission) have made a strong effort to divide the state into regional lines,” Bukhari said, insisting the proposals have disenfranchised the people. “But the people of Jammu and Kashmir need to be congratulated that they have not fallen into the trap.”
Bukhari said sections of the society have been completely ignored including Jatts and Sikhs. He said some constituencies which were carved out near borders with issues linked to security have been undone. He said the Commission has nearly succeeded in disempowering the people.
Insisting that strange things have been suggested and in certain cases, it may involve people flying to vote because they have been divided.
“Some people right now in their graves must be very happy,” Bukhari said. “The one who is behind the Dixon plan and the army general who devised the (operation) Gibraltar and Topoc”.
Bukharis said the election process is about to complete and he hopes that the Prime Minister and Home Minister look into the catastrophe and withdraw the report that has serious security implications. “No party is above the security of the country,” he insisted.
Insisting that the youth are being deliberately pushed to the wall on the issue of job opportunities. “We are pushing them to drugs and then we are happy to inaugurate drug deaddiction centres,” Bukhari said. “If you wish to destroy the future, let us know from you.”
Bukhari said the employees are being harassed like others. Every day, he said the employees are being asked to file a new form and offer details. He said the officers from Jammu and Kashmir are not being given proper positions.
He said Jammu and Kashmir is the epitome of sacrifices for the country. He said the Kashmiri Pandits are being used like election posters.


Kanpur: Urging the state and Union government to work together to avoid any mishap at Kumbh in the future, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturday said that the Centre had extended all possible help for organising the Mela.
"The deaths in the stampede at the Allahabad railway station are sad incident, but this is not the time for the Centre and the state government to blame each other. It is the time for the two to work together to ensure the safety of the devotees at the mela," Jaiswal said at a press conference ahead of the inauguration of the renovated Congress headquarters at the Tilak Hall.
The hall will be inaugurated tomorrow by Motilal Bora while the chief of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Nirmal Khatri will preside over the function, said the Congress MP from Kanpur.
"The Centre had provided all possible help to the state government for the organisation of the Kumbh Mela," he added.
In reply to a query about the alleged helicopter scam, Jaiswal said that the deal was being probed and the government was ready to take the right decision.
"Defence Minister AK Antony and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are very honest leaders," he said.


Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the US Secretary of State is expected to visit on September 5
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that we have to move on regarding the US State Department’s ‘incorrect’ statement about a telephonic conversation between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Replying to PPP Senator Raza Rabbani on the floor of the Senate, the minister said that he is aware of the US State Department’s decision to stick to their readout. “With all due respect, what they said was incorrect. Mistakes do happen and they might have made one,” he said, adding that what his ministry had reported was true.
Qureshi said that the US Secretary of State is expected to visit on September 5. During his visit, we would try to mend our bilateral relations with the US, he added.
While taking our relations with the US forward, the government will not only consider public opinion but will also take input from the elected representatives, said the minister.