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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the movement of opposition will fail miserably, adding that “I want Opposition to hold protest every day and be exposed in front of the people.”
According to details, a meeting of the parliamentary party of the government and allied parties was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan in which the political, economic and inflation situation of the country was discussed.
In the meeting, the Prime Minister took the members into confidence on the government’s action plan on reducing inflation and said that the supply of wheat has been met and the situation is improving.
The anti-government movement and rallies of the opposition were also reviewed in the meeting.
The Prime Minister while addressing the meeting said that the money launderers have come together once again.
Imran Khan said that there is no threat to the government from the movement of these corrupt people, the movement of opposition meetings will fail miserably, the opposition is unemployed, there is no need to give importance.
He said he wants the opposition to hold protest every day and be exposed in front of the people adding that he has no problem with opposition movements.
During the meeting, some members criticized the government economic team on inflation and said that inflation has increased, the government team is not working properly.
The Prime Minister assured the members that inflation is fully conceded and will be brought under control soon.
PM Imran also blamed former corrupt rulers for all the problems that exist in the country.


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Dubai Police has called upon the public to avail the 50 per cent discount on traffic fines offer and settle their fine before the deadline date.
Dubai Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Director General of Traffic Department at Dubai Police, called on all members of the public to benefit from the decision to reduce the value of violations before March 1, 2018.
He added that those who miss the opportunity to pay their accumulated fines during this period will not benefit from the discount, adding that the reduction of fines will significantly facilitate violators, who have accumulated large amounts of fines.
Commenting on the payment process, Al Mazrouei added that the beneficiaries can pay the value of violations through smart services - Dubai Police website or smart apps - or through traditional means of payment, such as via payments kiosk at the Dubai traffic department, police stations, RTA offices, and even exchange shops.
The Brigadier General confirmed that the reduction in the value of the violations includes both private and commercial cars.
The owners of confiscated vehicles can benefit from the offer, by paying off the fine and receive their vehicles.
It is noteworthy that a majority of people have availed the discount offer by paying off their fines online or via smartphones, eliminating crowds at the traffic department, with just those motorists appearing in person whose cars have been being confiscated or are facing other traffic violations.
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Turkiye Hits One-Month Export Record In Country's History
(MENAFN- AzerNews) In November this year, Turkiye's exports increased by 5.2
percent compared to the same period last year and reached 23 bln 11
mln USD. The monthly export record in the country's history was
thus updated, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said, Azernews reports.
The Minister said that despite all the difficulties, the growth
of exports in the country, which began in July, continued in
August-November and reached a record level. In the last 11 months,
Turkiye's exports totalled $232.9 bln. This represents an increase
of 0.7 per cent compared to the same period last year.
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(MENAFN – IANS) p> Bhubaneswar, Dec. 17 (IANS) The Odisha government said Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine will be provided free of charge to healthcare workers and other frontline workers in the state.
“In the first phase, the doctors, health workers who are our Corona warriors and the elderly will be given the Covid-19 vaccine free of charge. In the second phase, we asked the Center to vaccinate municipalities, electricity, clean water and other public facilities. . health workers in the state, “Health Minister Nabakishore Das said.
Das said the vaccination campaign is likely to start in January next year.
“The central government has plans to vaccinate nearly 30 million people during the first phase of vaccination. We are working according to central government guidelines,” the minister said.
He said the government is ready to distribute and administer the vaccine to its warriors as a matter of priority.
The Center has published a detailed guideline for the Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
About 3.2 lakh people will be vaccinated in the first phase in Odisha after the launch of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. 29,276 centers in the state were identified for vaccination.
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Naveen releases report on Climate Change Action Plan
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today released a report on the Odisha Government’s Action Plan on climate change to be implemented in the next five years.
Optimistic that the action plan prepared by the state government would help reduce the impact on climate change, Patnaik said it would also protect the living and livelihood of the communities.
The Chief Minister said Odisha was the first state in the country to already implement a climate change action plan.
The action plan has been formulated for the departments of agriculture, water resources, energy, disaster management, forest and others to ensure the impact of the climate change do not affect the life and properties of the people in the state, state government officials said.


Published: 2021-11-27 20:27
Last Updated: 2022-01-17 17:03
Germany Saturday confirmed the first two infections on its soil with the new Omicron mutant.
The cases are related to two people who arrived from South Africa through Munich Airport, according to local authorities.
"In Bavaria, two suspicious cases of the Omicron mutant, which has been classified by the World Health Organization as worrisome, have been confirmed," the Ministry of Health in the southern German province of Bavaria said in a statement.


Iran ships over USD100M value furniture in 9 months
(MENAFN) Iranian furniture producers have shipped more than USD100 million value of their outputs in the opening nine months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 22, 2022), as shown by the secretary of Iran Wood Industries Employers Association.
Ali Moghanlou stated that the nation’s shipment of furniture in the stated nine months has been over the overall yearly shipments in the prior year, as reported by IRNA.
While giving a speech at a press meeting on the offshoots of the 20th Exhibition of Home and Office Furniture, Decoration and Interior Design, Machineries, Equipment and Accessories (MEDEX 2023), Moghanlou pointed out that chipboards, MDA and HDF boards, as well as all types of sofas and furniture were the main shipped items in the stated period.
He also pointed out that “We have very good producers in the country who have defined good development plans and with the quality development of products, more export opportunities can be presented for this industry.”
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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the U.S. Congress where he will soon address senators and hold a series of meetings.
That's according to AP , Ukrinform reports.
During his visit to the Capitol, Zelensky is expected to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate.
At 17:00 Kyiv time, he is scheduled to address the Senate. Read also: U.S. senators call on Biden to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
At the White House, the Ukrainian leader will meet with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden who is due to announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine.
Zelensky arrived in New York on September 19 to attend the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. On September 21, he is expected to meet with Biden.
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Azerbaijani gymnasts have successfully performed at the 23rd
Irina Deleanu Rhythmic Cup held in Romania, Azernews reports.
The junior gymnasts Nazrin Abdullayeva, Ayan Sadigova and Sofiya
Mammadova claimed silver medal at the tournament. They sealed the
medal in the group exercises.
Founded in 1956, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation comprises
seven gymnastics disciplines recognised by the International
Federation of Gymnastics (FIG).
The federation has been experiencing a revival since 2002. The
restructured federation has brought gymnastics to a completely new
level. The high-level organisation of the gymnastics events did not
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has included the
Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) in the list of meritorious
For many years, the AGF has been included in the FIG list of the
Top 10 gymnastics federations.
From 2014 to 2019, the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation was
included in the list of FIG's 10 strongest federations, and for the
last three years, it has topped the list.
The National Gymnastics Arena, known for its excellent
infrastructure and spectator-friendly environment, promises to
provide an ideal setting for prestigious sporting events.
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Kafue District Commissioner (DC), Gibson Sinkala says government remains committed towards provision of quality health services to the citizenry.
Mr Sinkala said government has demonstrated its commitment through construction of the many hospitals country wide.
ZANIS reports that Mr Sinkala said this after he toured the site where a mini hospital will be constructed in Chiawa.
Meanwhile, Mr Sinkala said government is also working on a number of roads in the area.
He said the Chiawa- Mugulamano and Kabwadu-Chiawa roads are some of the roads that are being worked on.
And Suscon Construction Solution Limited Site Manager, Gilead Mwenya said his company will construct about 108 mini hospitals across the country.
He said the company has so far constructed 83 mini hospitals in selected districts.
Meanwhile, Chiawa Ward Councilor, Joseph Katiwa commended government for the many developmental projects taking place in the ward.
Mr. Katiwa said the people of Chiawa are grateful to government for the construction of the mini hospital and roads in the area.


Shimla: Following request from the state government, the Centre has handed over the 142-km stretch of Tandi-Killar to Himachal Pradesh from the Border Roads Organisation. The state government has also been sanctioned Rs 7 crore for its improvement and maintenance.
Thanking the prime minister for permitting transfer, the state Chief Minister on Friday said the road was of vital importance for the people of the state because a large number of residents of Pangi valley in Chamba district were connected with the rest of the country through this road.
Claiming that the Border Roads Organisation had been treating the road as a low-priority area, he said that very little money was being spent on its maintenence and improvement.He said the people of Lahaul and Pangi have been totally dependent upon the road for commuting and transportation of their agro produce and its poor condition was an impediment in reaching the markets in time.
Virbhadra Singh said the final nod has been received from the Centre only recently and the state public works department would take over the control of the road after the transfer modalities had been completed.
The state government has also been contemplating construction of tunnels below the high passes which would connect the valleys with roads all year round and add to tourism promotion in those areas.


(MENAFN- Asia Times) Taiwan is reportedly planning to strengthen its chip export ban against China by expanding the coverage of the banned items to photomasks and some high-end materials.
The island's Ministry of Economic Affairs has been drafting the second round of its chip export ban after it banned the export of 12 types of chip-making machines and parts that are capable of making 14-nanometer or smaller chips to mainland China on December 5, 2023, Commercial Times reported .
The ministry has in mind restricting the export of locally-made photomasks, substrates and thin films to mainland China. This round of curbs would be approved by the government in March and implemented in the first half of this year.
Photomask is a silica plate covered with a pattern of opaque, transparent, and phase-shifting areas that are projected onto wafers in the lithography process. Substrate is the silicon wafer while thin film is the metal deposited on the wafer.
A spokesperson of the ministry said the government has not yet made any decision on the matter or set a timetable for the launch of the reported rules. The spokesperson said the government will consult people from different sectors to ensure that Taiwan's key industries can maintain their advantages and continue to grow.
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The United States has announced an additional $30m as humanitarian aid for the victims of Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.
The US embassy in Nigeria said in a statement that the latest funding would bring the total US humanitarian contribution in Nigeria to more than $298m since October 2015.
“This new funding will support the UN World Food Programme in Nigeria, which is providing critical food assistance, nutrition support, and vouchers that can be used to buy food where local markets are functional,” the statement read.
“This assistance is also helping communities return to their agricultural livelihoods where security allows.”
The embassy also noted that humanitarian efforts were vital in the north-east where “approximately 8.5 million people require assistance, including 5.2 million people who need emergency food assistance, and more than 1.7 million people who are displaced.”


15 September 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that United Nations sanctions on North Korea needed to be firmly imposed. Abe said that the international community must send a clear message to North Korea over its provocative actions. Abe said that I call for an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. He also said that the Japanese government has been completely monitoring the missile trajectory since its launch and has taken all security measures needed.


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Castillo Copper Ltd (ASX:CCZ | LSE:CCZ) managing director Dennis Jensen discusses with Proactive new assays received for the Reefs Tank and Fence Gossan prospects across the central part of the BHA Project's East Zone to the east of Broken Hill in Far West New South Wales. All assays returned to date from Reefs Tank, Fence Gossan and Tors Tank highlight that the rare earth element (REE) mineralisation is extensive and shallow.
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MARKET traders in Wrexham have stepped up their push for public support after a crunch meeting.
More than 40 traders met council officials to discuss the future of Wrexham’s three historic markets – the Butcher’s Market, the People’s Market and the General Market.
A Wrexham Markets spokesman said it was more important than ever to make the markets known, especially if Wrexham made a second bid for city status.
He said: “We still need the public to support us, especially if we are going for city status.
“Every city has markets and we need to push ours to the front and make it our shining jewel.”
Trade is still uncertain for the workers but a recent leaflet promotion has helped to raise more awareness of the markets.
Speaking about the meeting, the spokesman added: “Having that many traders in the room was an achievement in itself.
“We offer our thanks to the council for the meeting.”
He said a number of long-term proposals were put forward but that traders still needed help in the short term.
“If there are any individuals or local entities that can help in any way that would be a great help,” he said.
“We have had a few members of the public asking if the markets are still open – and we are.
“There have been about four stalls which have left since Christmas so we need the public to help us by shopping here.”
For more information about the markets go to www.wrexhammarkets.co.uk.
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(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) (Pajhwok): The Afghan government has condoled with Saudi Arabia authorities over a missile attack from Houthi rebel group in Yemen aimed at the Royal Palace in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh.
Reports said the Yemeni rebel group fired a missile towards Riyadh on Wednesday, but Royal Saudi Air Defense forces intercepted the missile in the air. Houthi militants had said their target was the Royal Palace.
After the attack, Saudi-led coalition forces bombed Houthi militants' hideouts in Yemen, in which many people were killed and scores of others wounded.
A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News expressed condolences to Saudi Arabia over the attack.
It said extremism, terrorism and violent activities could not help resolve problems, but instead further created problems and threatened peace of nations and countries.
The statement said the Afghan government expressed condolences over the attack on Saudi Arabia as it believed using terrorism as a pressure tool was never justifiable.
The United States also condemned the attack and said the missile fired by Houthi rebels was made in Iran.
Previous such attempts from the Shiite rebel group in Yemen on Riyadh and cities of Saudi Arabia had failed to reach targets.
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93 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Uttar Pradesh, totaling 2,859
LUCKNOW: Ninety-three new ones were reported, bringing the total number in the state to 2,859, a senior official in Lucknow said Tuesday.
News reporters, the chief medical and health secretary, said that so far, 2,859 cases of Covid-19 have been reported from 65 districts in the state.
He said 944 Covid-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals so far.
The number of active cases in the state is 1,862, he said.
Prasad said 20 labs are working and that pool tests will also be conducted in the state.
On Monday, 300 pools in which there were 1,440 samples were tested. Of the 300 pools, 34 were positive, he said.


Prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has appealed to members of the local business community to work together while taking advantage of the benefits that will come to the country from the Argyle International Airport.
The prime minister spoke on the issue while delivering remarks at an event hosted by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
He also appealed to hoteliers to increase their number of available rooms, while pointing out that the government will offer them a number of concessions to grow their businesses in this regard. He also said that a number of business persons have already started taking advantage of these opportunities.
The prime minister further stated that the country has a lot of available land for the development of hotels and he appealed to local business operators to band together to develop these lands before the airport commences operations.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Weather inshore tonight until 6 pm on Saturday will be hazy at first, with moderate temperature during daytime with scattered clouds, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.
Offshore, it will be scattered clouds to partly cloudy later, the report added.
Wind inshore will be mainly Southwesterly-Northwesterly 4-14 KT at first, shifts to Northeasterly - Southeasterly later.
Offshore, it will be Northwesterly - Northeasterly 5 - 15 KT shifts to Southeasterly later.
Visibility will be 4 to 10 kilometres or less at places later.
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“They have the purchasing power,” said Szarpa. “Even something as simple as $10 can make a difference.”
Szarpa said that the campaign planned on putting out print pieces, and that a website that would help consumers discover what was available at local businesses was in the works.
Szarpa also said that the campaign was a rare collaboration between the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce and the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce.
“She’s lovely to work with,” said Szarpa, on working with the Barbara Ann Heegan, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s executive director.
She also said that both chambers were reaching out to smaller chambers of commerce in Otsego County for the campaign, and that the events would be held throughout the county in 2014.
“Keep your local businesses and services in mind throughout the year,” said Szarpa.


Imran Masood, the spokesperson of Association of the Private Sector Universities in Punjab (APSUP) on Saturday said that the private universities have been closed owing to the policies of the government.
Imran Masood held a press conference and said that the biggest issue that the students are experiencing is that they do not have access to the universities. Only 9 per cent of children in Pakistan go to schools and 7 per cent proceeds further to attain higher education, as mentioned by the spokesperson of the APSUP.
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He further added that he is astonished that PM Khan is not aware of the situation in the province of Punjab. He also said that they must strengthen the education sector and must make higher education a priority.
Imran Masood also said that there 55 government and 25 private universities in Punjab and the travel and the research grant has been stopped in the province. He said that the government should offer scholarships to the students.
The spokesperson also mentioned the issue of inflation and its related trouble which the Pakistanis are currently experiencing.
More Read: UN Secretary-General Reaches Pakistan


PTI govt making efforts to take solid steps for economic stability: Raja Riaz
ISLAMABAD, Sep 28: Parliamentary Secretary on Petroleum Raja Riaz Ahmed on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) government is making efforts to take solid steps for the economic stability of the country.
Talking to media outside Parliament House, he said that at present the economic situation is not good due to which government may take difficult decisions for the economic stability.
He said that PTI government top priority is Pakistan.
Talking about India threats, he said that India has badly exposed in front of the world, adding that Pakistan will stand by its stance and further expose India for human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir.


Oil puts North Dakota in big league politics
States policymakers across the country have always been plagued by undue political influence whenever an economic interest develops a huge stake in state policies.
Montana had its Anaconda Copper; West Virginia its coal; Delaware its DuPont Chemical, and North Dakota its Alexander McKenzie who facilitated control of the state by Minneapolis-St. Paul railroads, banks and chain elevators.
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Residents of Homa Bay County have been urged to use the Office of the Judiciary’s Ombudsperson (OJO) in filling their complaints against the employees of the judiciary.
Speaking on Monday at the High Court Homa Bay while sensitizing members of the public on the role of OJO, the Senior Resident Magistrate (SRM), Habert Mwendwa said there is need to educate the populace on the court process.
Mwendwa said that most of the cases they receive from the members of the public are of missing files which are later found in other places while undergoing other judicial processes.
The officer who was accompanied by his colleague, Henry Mutongi further said that they mainly deal with the complaints from the members of the public against the institution, against the staff and those that come from the staff against the institution.
He revealed that they did not deal with cases against judges, saying their cases are being handled by the Judicial Service Commission.
Mwendwa also said that plans are underway to open offices at the branch level but hastened to add that the members of the public can file their complaints directly to officers in charge of courts at the county level.
The SRM further assured members of the public that their complaints will be resolved speedily.
He revealed that the two day exercise was being carried out at the high court in Homa Bay for the first time before they move to Ndhiwa sub-county where it will also take another two days that is on Thursday and Friday.
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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 28. Liberation of Lachin
and the timing of our meeting here today have a symbolic meaning,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said, while
meeting the natives of the Lachin city, trend reports.
"The liberation of Lachin and the timing of our meeting here
today also have a symbolic meaning. In May, Lachin was occupied,
and the people of Lachin have returned to Lachin also in May –
true, after 31 years, but we are back.
In April 1993, Kalbajar was occupied as a result of the
treachery of the forces that were aspiring to power and had already
seized it. In April, we fully restored our territorial integrity by
establishing a border checkpoint on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border
in the direction of Lachin. So there is a link between these
dates," President Ilham Aliyev said.
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81-18: Senate approves bill to fund government and increase debt ceiling
The bill, which would fund the government through mid-January and increase the debt ceiling through early February, will now move on to the House, which is expected to vote tonight.
Harry Reid being Harry Reid:
The presidential podium is being prepared for President Obama’s closeup shortly:
Update: The House has also passed the bill. It now moves on for Obama’s signature.


Guitar and oboe at Bistro concert
Winchester — Classical guitarist William Feasley and oboist Dr. Yeon-jee Sohn will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Bistro at Westminster-Canterbury.
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Four gangsters gunned down in Nairobi
Four suspected gangsters were on Wednesday shot dead by police in Parklands, Nairobi.
Speaking after the incident, Gigiri OCPD Vitalis Otieno said the four suspects were part of a gang that has been terrorising Nairobi residents
He said that the four refused to surrender and instead engaged police officers in a gun battle where they were overpowered.
During the incident, police recovered three pistols and several rounds of ammunition from the suspects.
According to the OCPD, the police received a tip off from members of the public that the four were planning to commit a crime in the area.
“We were tipped off by members of the pubic that the suspects were planning to commit crime in Parklands before we gunned them down. I want to urge Nairobi residents to remain vigilant and share any information that might lead to the arrest of criminals with the police,” said the OCPD.
The bodies of the four suspects have taken to City Mortuary even as police further their investigations into the matter.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday strongly rejected the India’s latest political maps being issued yesterday (Saturday) which show areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan as part of India’s recently announced union territory of Ladakh.
On Saturday, India’s Union Ministry of Home Affairs had issued a notification showing the boundaries of its recently carved out two union territories – occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, according to an Indian media report.
The Foreign Office said that the India’s new political map was contrary to that of the United Nations.
Last month, after a military curfew and communications blackout since Aug 5, the Indian government had formally divided the Jammu and Kashmir state into two new union territories directly controlled by New Delhi.
After the division, now Jammu and Kashmir is one union territory while Ladakh is other.
In India, union territories enjoy less sovereignty than the states from the centre.


Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam late evening on May 20 taking the total number of cases in the state to 185.
Of the new case, as many as 14 were detected from those who were staying at the Sarusajai quarantine centre in Guwahati.
One positive case was detected from Karimganj.
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the new cases and said that everyone should be “extra careful”.
With the detection of the new cases, the number of active cases went up to 130 in the state while 48 patients were released after they recovered from the disease. The state recorded four deaths while three patients migrated to other states.


Vice-President Saulos Chilima has appealed to non-governmental organisations and people of goodwill to support victims of recent floods and heavy winds.
Speaking when he visited some of the affected families in Nkhotakota District, Chilima said nobody expects disaster and prepares for it.
About 1,266 households have been affected in the district.
“So, I appeal to organisations and all stakeholders to come forward and help,” he said.
Chilima consoled the affected families and pledged to support them.
“We also know that some of you were hit by the dry spells and the fall armyworm. Shortly, we will release the figure of people who are going to be food insecure and be assured that nobody will die of hunger,” he said.
Chilima said cases of natural disasters are on the rise in Malawi and across the world, suggesting that Malawians should embrace irrigation to mitigate the impact of such disasters.
Nkhotakota District Commissioner, Felix Mkandawire, said they continue registering names of affected people.
He added that the number of victims is likely to increase.
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The U.S. based micro-blogging site Twitter Inc on Thursday announced that “It has reported 45.6 million tweets on its platform during a first-month period ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2019, including 1.2 million tweets in the first day of the voting.”
The company in its statement said that “The Campaigns, Manifestos, and announcements around the policies and the key social issues have accounted for some of the top-tweeted moments as the voters get ready to go for the polls.”
By the end of phase one, the most talked about national leaders on the platform were @narendramodi, @amitshah, @myogiadityanath, @rahulgandhi and @priyankagandhi. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/vQL8ucguIF— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) April 11, 2019
“The Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi), INC India President Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) has been the most mentioned figures during the first phase conversation of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on the Twitter,” the company added.
In a survey done by Twitter India last month, the company said that more than 90 percent of the voters are expected to be the first-time voters who are expected vote for the first time.
In the last month, conversation around #LokSabhaElections2019 peaked with the beginning of campaign season, the announcement of major schemes, filing of nominations by key party figures and finally today, on polling day. pic.twitter.com/OW1N2yJEwq— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) April 11, 2019
The survey said that “Nearly to the 54.6 percent will be using the twitter to gather the support for the cause of the movement while 54.4 percent will use the platform to express their opinions to get heard.” While 80 percent of people said that “they would turn to social to find out what’s happening in India and around the world.”
Adding to this Twitter said that “The top election conversations held on the platform between 11-March to 11 April were mainly related to national security, religion, jobs, agriculture, taxes, and trade.”


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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT -- Central Bank of Kuwait: The money supply decreased by 0.2 percent last April on a monthly basis to KD 39.4 million.
RIYADH -- GCC Secretary-General praises the outstanding achievements made since the foundation of the GCC.
ALGIERS -- Flash floods in Algeria claim the life of a child in the eastern Guelma district.
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission releases 2.5 million euro in emergency aid to cyclone-hit people in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
LONDON -- Metropolitan Police arrest a man after crashing his car into a Downing Street gate.
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden nominates Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (end) gb
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Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda said yesterday that the government would work on the issues related to massive corruption, embezzlement of funds, accountability, raised by members of Parliament.
Adjourning the National Assembly session in Dodoma, the Premier pledged government commitment to work on the MPs’ suggestions and recommendations on the respective issues, which have drawn public attention in the last two weeks.
“We heard MPs’ concerns…the government has received their views and advice…we will work on them,” said Pinda.
He said the government would closely follow-up implementation of the recommendations in the various reports of parliamentary committees.
Pinda assured MPs that the government would take appropriate actions to enhance governance and accountability in the public domain.
In this respect, he said, the government would make sure that government executives — at different levels — from central, council, down to grass-root levels, including executive agencies, execute their duties diligently and observe ethics.
He praised the work done by parliamentary committees in uncovering problems in the government operations and recommending remedial measures, saying the system helped to enhance “checks and balance” in the operations of the three pillars of the state the Parliament, Executive and Judiciary.
According to the premier, MPs focused on key issues accountability, governance, misuse of public funds, embezzlement of public resources, in central and local governments, and state executives.
He saluted MPs for transparency and openness during the discussions on reports related to government misdeeds presented in the Parliament.
MPs recommendations, according to Pinda, focused on strengthening management of government organs — ministries, executive agencies, public organisations, regional and local government authorities; instilling controls in public expenditures, setting effective mechanisms to stamp out corruption and misappropriation of public resources.
The Prime Minister’s speech touched on the constitution review process, social security funds, and examination results for Standard Seven and Form Four for last year.
On Constitution Review the PM called upon wananchi to cooperate with the Commission to make the process successful.
“The aim of the government is to ensure that all Tanzanians participate fully without any discrimination in the entire process of writing new constitution,” the Primer said.
Pinda further called upon the public to use the social security funds effectively because they are an important catalyst for poverty reduction and economic growth.
“We should work with social security fund authorities to educate wananchi on the importance of becoming members for their own benefits,” Pinda said.
On the education sector he said there were still a number of challenges specifically on infrastructure and the quality of education in general.
He however said that the government has been taking steps to ensure that the quality of education in the country improved.
Pinda cited the performance in science subjects saying that in 2011 the passmark was 61.3 percent compared to 56.1 percent in 2010.
The results illustrate the government commitment on the steps it has taken in improving education sector.
He further reminded the public that August 26 this year will be a day for counting the national population, calling on members of parliament to sensitize people on the importance of the exercise.


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government will make every possible effort to ensure custodianship of homeless people.
The prime minister paid a surprise visit to a shelter home near Pirwadahi. He inquired about the facilities and expressed satisfaction over the availability of the adequate amenities there.
At the occasion he said that the state is responsible for the custodianship of the homeless and helpless, which is also a fundamental part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s agenda. Hence, the government will make every effort pertaining to the custodianship of the people.
He added that more shelter homes will be established across the country and that the existing shelter homes will be further extended so that more people can benefit from them.
He also lauded the contribution of the philanthropists for the construction of the shelter homes.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2019.


Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated various development projects worth Rs 28 crore in Hinjili Municipal Area of Ganjam district.
He said that state government has given emphasis on the growth of small towns.
He also assured the people of Hinjili to provide all facilities that are available in modern cities.
The Chief Minister underlined the need of education, describing it as the key to change and real empowerment.
He also reiterated his aim to make Hinjili town advanced in the field of education.
The Chief Minister appreciated the role of people of Ganjam district in the fight against Covid pandemic and said that entire world has seen it.
He also said that he has sustained attention for the development of Hinjili.


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TABUK CITY, Kalinga (PIA) – Typhoon-affected farmers and fisherfolks in Northern Luzon were assured support by Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol.
In his visit to the province of Kalinga during the weekend, Piñol said that the immediate action that the DA will do is to ensure that the affected farmers and fisherfolks including their families would be given food assistance.
“We will make sure that the farmers and fisherfolks would have something to eat including their family members and children,” said Piñol who met with local officials, farmers and fisherfolks and other stakeholders here.
He also ordered the validation of the damage and number of farmers and fisherfolk affected and identify delivery interventions such as seeds, fertilizers, and fishing equipment that would be given to the affected farmers.
Initial estimated typhoon damage of R10 billion was reported to the DA which covers at least five regions, Piñol bared.


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Stakeholders in the water and sanitation sector will on Tuesday, Nov. 20, converge on Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, for the 21st meeting of National Council on Water Resources.
Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, the Minister of Water Resources, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Sunday that the council would review progress made in the implementation of ongoing policies and programmes.
According to her, the meeting will also serve as a forum to formulate new policies for the development of water resources in the country.
Ochekpe said that the issue of flooding would be top on the agenda of the three-day meeting, with a view to devising strategies to address future recurrences.
"The issue of flooding we experienced this year will come up strongly because we need to discuss and prepare ourselves for the years ahead.
"There were earlier warning alerts sent across the country but we still experienced a lot of devastation.
"So we have to put our heads together to see how we can mitigate the impact of the flood and curtail likely flooding that might occur in the coming years.
"It will afford us an opportunity to also look at our strategies in developing water resources in Nigeria and see which one we need to strengthen and which one we need to de-emphasise for the good of Nigeria."
Ochekpe said that all the management officials of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources were expected to attend the meeting.
The minister said all the stakeholders, both at federal and state levels, would also attend the meeting.
"We are expecting the commissioners in charge of water resources from the 36 states and the secretary in charge of water resources from FCT; we are also expecting the heads of agencies that are working in the water sector, both at the federal and state levels, to be there.
"Besides, we also expect our development partners, who have been supportive in the development of water resources in Nigeria.
"We are also expecting civil society organisations that are working in the water sector to be there.
"It will afford us an opportunity to discuss in-depth issues that are affecting the development of water resources in Nigeria; we will also look at the success stories and the challenges which we are experiencing."
Ochekpe said that the meeting would be an avenue to anchor a robust engagement with the international community, with the aim of coming up with a pragmatic strategy on trans-boundary water resources management.
NAN reports that the Council meeting, which is an annual forum, did not hold in 2011 due to the security situation in the country.
NAN, however, recalls that the 20th National Council meeting in Jos in 2010 considered 19 memoranda.
The National Council on Water Resources -- the apex decision-making body on water issues -- has the Minister of Water Resources as its Chairman, while the Permanent Secretary functions as its Secretary.


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Heydar Aliyev Palace will host an exhibition timed to the National Youth Day on February 1.
Around 40 young artists will take part in the exhibition co-organized by the Culture Ministry, Heydar Aliyev Palace and the State Art Gallery. The event will be held within 'United by Culture' project.
Azerbaijan annually celebrates the National Youth Day on February 2.
The public holiday takes its origin from the First Youth Forum which was held in 1996.
A year later, national leader Heydar Aliyev signed a decree according to which February 2 was declared the Day of Azerbaijani Youth.
From that time Azerbaijan became the first country among the CIS and Eastern Europe states to solemnly celebrate this day. National Youth Day is celebrated with a series of events.
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Enhancing the Police Force: Improving Equipment, Pay, and Work-Life Balance
Enhancing the police force is essential for improving public safety and reducing crime rates. Providing better equipment, higher pay, and more officers can help to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement efforts while reducing working hours can improve officer wellness and promote a healthy work-life balance.
Ultimately, by investing in the police force, the city can create safer communities and a stronger, more effective law enforcement system.
The role of law enforcement officers in society is to ensure the safety and security of citizens by preventing and fighting crime. However, this can be a challenging and stressful job that requires dedication, skill, and resources. Enhancing the police force with better equipment, higher pay, and more officers can help improve law enforcement effectiveness and reduce the number of working hours so that officers have more time to spend with their families.
One way to enhance the police force is to provide officers with better equipment. This can include new technology, such as body cameras, drones, and upgraded vehicles and weapons. Providing officers with the latest tools and resources can help them to do their job more effectively and safely, and can also improve their ability to gather evidence and solve crimes.
Another way to enhance the police force is to increase the pay of officers. Police officers often work long hours and put their lives on the line to protect their communities, and they deserve to be compensated fairly for their service. Higher pay can also attract more qualified candidates to the profession and help reduce turnover rates, leading to better retention of experienced officers.
Increasing the number of force officers can also help enhance law enforcement efforts. With more officers, law enforcement agencies can cover more ground and respond more quickly to emergencies. This can help deter crime and improve response times, ultimately leading to safer communities.
Reducing Working Hours
In addition to providing better equipment, higher pay, and more officers, it is also important to address the work-life balance of police officers. Many officers work long hours and face high levels of stress, which can take a toll on their mental and physical health. Reducing the amount of working hours can help reduce burnout and improve officer wellness while giving them more time to spend with their families and engage in other activities outside of work.
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Doha, Jan. 17 (Petra) - Qatar Airways announced a reduction in airfare of its Doha-Amman flights, in an "exceptional" promotion and discounts that will run until end of this month.
In a statement posted on its website Wednesday, the airline said it decided to cut by 20% its all economy class tickets from Doha to Amman, while first and business class tickets are lowered by 15%, explaining that discounts continue until end of January, 2024.
In addition to Amman, reduction in travel ticket prices included a limited number of Arab and foreign destinations, particularly Beirut, Jeddah, Cairo, Istanbul, Paris, and London.
The Doha-Amman route is witnessing "active" traffic amid the increase in the number of Jordanian community in Qatar, which approximately stands at 70,000 members.
School holidays also contribute to increasing demand for travel between the two destinations, the airline pointed out.
The statement indicated that prices displayed on current travel tickets between Doha and Amman are the lowest prices offered for airline tickets (round trip), including taxes, airport fees and other levies.
Qatar Airways is increasing number of its daily flights to Amman to five per day during holidays and summer vacation, compared to three flights per day during normal periods.
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A 37-year-old Indonesian domestic worker has been arrested by the Hong Kong police for alleged child abuse. The woman's employer, whose surname is Yip, called the police after she suspected the maid of abusing her 10-month-old son.
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Yip told police she had installed a surveillance camera in her apartment and regularly checked the video footage.
She claimed last Sunday that it showed the domestic worker throwing her baby son onto a bed several times.
Police arrived and found had no injuries, but he was taken to a hospital for medical checks, Oriental Daily reported
The maid has been detained by police while an investigation is being carried out.
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India's active cases have also declined to 6,209. Covid-19 cases in India have been declining for the past few days as the country is reporting single-day rise of less than 500 infections.
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday, India logged 294 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 4,46,69,715.
The country had recorded around 400 fresh Covid-19 cases on Monday. As per health ministry reports, the active cases have also declined to 6,209 in the country.


(MENAFN- QNA) Four militants were killed today on Friday when their vehicle ran into a landmine in Bara district in Khyber tribal area in northwest Pakistan.
Security sources said the four militants belonged to the Islami Askar banned group.
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Understanding How Automation Has Reshaped the Way we Invest Our Money
It has been found that people are always on the hunt to learn and develop and coming up with things that revolutionized the way we live is something that we are experiencing for many years now. There really are a number of things that we have tried and the development of coals, cogs, steam, and gears is where everything started, where people’s lives have seen a significant boost in the way we live. The development of such has also led to a number of opportunities that we now have, especially in the industry of finance. The development of which actually has led to a number of things, including the need to have a place for people who are successful on such matter to keep their excess money.
This need of having a place to store the excess money and cash we have has also opened up more opportunities and job to the general people through banking. On a general note, there really are quite a number of opportunities that the banking industry has offered since there are more and more industrial owners who have seen such need to be essential for their excess money to be kept. The development of the banking institution also has opened up opportunities to people who are needing cash to back their proposed projects such as building construction and rail road development.
But because of how advanced and fast the industrial revolution has become, this also has opened a new development that soon became threat to those who are employed, which is the automation through social trader. What this does is that workers are facing the worries of losing their job as more companies today that you could find actually are being dependent on robotics and how it could help business get more things done. The numbers of jobless people will further in the years to come the soonest driverless technology will be made official.
All of these things will then eventually lead to more opportunities for people to choose a plethora of things that they could invest their money to come up with more products and services since there will then be more and more people who will back it up. This also has led to a great demand in the banking institute.
All in all, as long as the business and excess money is invested accordingly, you can then assure that you will have more money from investing everything accordingly.
Just as long as everything will then be spent accordingly and planned respectively with today’s automation, chances to see success will surely be achieved and to have a worthy investment will definitely be at hand in the process.


Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid’s (PML-Q) leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has claimed that former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and the establishment were not on the same page on matters of foreign policy.
While giving an interview to Voice of America, Elahi said that there were a lot of issues between the establishment and Khan, among which was the stance on foreign policy.
Elahi, the leader of PML-Q, had sided with Khan when his government was facing the no-trust motion in the National Assembly.
Elahi claimed that some of the misunderstandings were related to Saudi Arabia and some other countries, but certain issues were also resolved.
The PML-Q leader also said that he was still trying to meddle between both the parties and was working to improve ties between Khan and the establishment. He also said that he had guided Khan that their target should only be their political rivals.
Elahi also stated that the success of the no-trust motion against the sitting prime minister was a hint of the establishment being neutral and they were indeed neutral at this time.
On the matter of taking the charge of the acting governor, Elahi said that he was still consulting with his lawyers and they had asked him to wait till the case regarding dissidents of PTI, that is pending in the court, was concluded.
Elahi further said that Khan was asking for the elections only for National Assembly’s constituencies and he wanted provincial assemblies to complete their term. He also emphasized that there was no harm in having early elections.
While commenting on the rumours of a dispute in the Chaudhry family, Elahi said that all such allegations were baseless as already, Chaudhry Shujaat had also clearly said that there was no clash in the family. He also said that those who had the post of minister in the government knew exactly that they had to come home when the government would change.
It is important to mention here that the son of Chaudhary Shujaat supported the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in the election of the chief minister of Punjab.


Egyptian Minister of Industry, Foreign Trade and Investment Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, said Monday the government would not backtrack on implementing the capital gains tax on stock market profits and dividends. He added that President Adly Mansour will endorse the draft law in the coming hours.
The minister stressed that the new tax announced by the government would not hurt the market attractiveness.
The main objective for the new tax is treating seriously the structural discrepancies in order to restore confidence in the Egyptian economy, Abdel Nour said, adding that the huge losses seen in the bourse during the last three sessions were ‘logical’.
The minister expected the market to resume its normal performance over the coming days.


Supposedly food stamps — by which the government forces some people to pay for other people’s food — are a necessary evil, required to provide subsistence sustenance to those who are temporarily out of work. Yet we read this:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture looked at data from 2007 through 2010, then compared average weights of those on food stamps — officially called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — to those who weren’t. …
Food stamp recipients are far more likely to be obese than poor people who are eligible but don’t take the help. And they’re even more likely to be obese than those with higher incomes.
Fully 40% of food stamp recipients are obese, the study found, compared with just over 30% of those who don’t participate in the program.
Children of families on food stamps were also more likely to be obese than children in the other two groups, as were older adults.


4 policemen killed, 7 wounded in Kunduz attack
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Four policemen have been killed and seven others wounded in a Taliban attack in the Aliabad district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
A well-placed source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked a security check-post in the Ramazan village of the district late on Saturday night.
Four policemen were killed and seven others wounded, he said, adding the assault was repulsed and casualties inflicted on militant. The source, however, was unaware of the exact figures.
Allah Mohammad, a resident of the area, said: €œIt was 1:30pm when the clash erupted. Both sides used heavy and light weapons, but the exact number of casualties is yet to be known.€
He said the firefight also resulted in the firing of a rocket that hit a civilian house but there was no report about casualties. There has been no word yet from Taliban.
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister K Tarakarama Rao on Saturday said that the State Government would solve the issues of teachers and said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao was committed for their welfare.
Speaking at the PRTU meeting in Ranga Reddy district, the minister said that the state government would soon solve the unified service rule which is long pending demand of teachers.
The minister said that teachers played a key role in the Telangana statehood movement and assured of all help.
The minister said that the Centre’s decision of demonetizing Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes has severely hit all sections and added that there has been steep fall in land registrations and other activities in the state due to the Centre’ move which has hit state’s revenues.
The minister said that he hoped the issue would be a temporary one and hoped that people would tide over the situation.
The minister said that the state government was clearing fee reimbursement and farm loan waiver in phased manner and accused the previous governments of passing the burden of debts on the TRS government.
The more the income to the state government, the more the government can spend on welfare scheme, the minister asserted. (INN)


Wahdat-e-Islami Mardam Afghanistan Party calls on Chief Minister
Jam Kamal Khan hopes economic, trade, political and public relations between Pak and Afghanistan would increase further in time to come
A delegation of the parliamentarians belonging to Wahdat-e-Islami Mardam Afghanistan Party called on the Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan here on Wednesday.
The delegation was led by the Party’s head, Haji Muhammad Muhaqiq. The provincial Ministers were also present on the occasion.
It may be mentioned here that the delegation is on the goodwill visit of Pakistan these days. The visit is aimed at promoting bilateral relations between the two countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Welcoming the delegation from the neighbouring country, the Chief Minister said that there are centuries long relations exist between the two countries.
Although there have been ups and down in the relations between the two countries, but still we expect good from their leadership, the Chief Minister said.
He said that the leadership of two countries would take the bilateral relations to that extent that would be exemplary.
The Chief Minister also said that the good relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan would surely benefit their people economically and thus would help address the issues of poverty and backwardness.
Jam Kamal Khan believed that at the time when the economic relations increase between the neighbouring countries, it surely brings peace and prosperity. And when the relations are not good, then difference and gulf widened, he added.
He stressed that we need to make better decisions in view of the future needs and prevailing situation.
He said that the role of Afghanistan is very important in the TAPI Gas pipeline project, CPEC route and access to the central Asian States.
He on the occasion believed that the day is not far away when the economic, trade, political and public relations would increase between the two countries and these would be exemplary for the entire world.


ISLAMABAD – Jamiat Ulem-e-Islam-F leader and parliament’s Kashmir Committee chairman Fazlur Rehman on Friday said that some elements were working on foreign agenda to derail democracy.
Talking to journalists outside the Parliament House, he said that people were perturbed due to their unconstitutional demands. He said that the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should discourage the elements involved in unconstitutional demands.
Fazl said that some political people were trying to derail democratic system in Pakistan. Negative statements of Dr Tahirul Qadri were creating unrest in the country. He advised Dr Qadri to remain in Canada as he (Qadri) was unaware of the basic issues being confronted by the people.


Afghan officials inaugurated the country’s first air freight company on Saturday at the Kabul airport.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by senior government officials including Nooruddin Azizi, the minister of industry and commerce.
He said the country has faced challenges in this sector but that with the new company, export volume will hopefully increase.
Azizi said a competitive market was necessary to grow the economy and he urged domestic manufacturers to ensure the goods produced were of good quality so as to build trust with customers.
He also said Afghanistan wants balanced trade with neighboring countries including Pakistan and Iran.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Yonus Mohmand, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, said that the country’s trade is stable but called on the government to support the new air cargo company.


CPM State Secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram on Monday said that the TRS Government was focusing more on spending on temples than spending on the people’s welfare.
Speaking at a programme as part of the party’s Mahajana padayatra in Mahbubabad, Veerabhadram said that the priorities of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao are government are different as the state government is spending heavily on construction of temples and their renovation than working for the welfare of the masses. He said that his party was not against religion, but suggested the government to focus on the people by providing better medical and education services.
The CPM leader said that the KCR government failed in providing basic facilities in state-run schools. He said that students are suffering due to lack of basic facilities like infrastructure, drinking water, furniture at schools. He said that said that development was not possible until basic infrastructure was not provided to the people and added that development only happens when political power comes in to the hands of the working class. He said CPM fight will continue until that happens.
Veerabhadram said that the TRS government which promised to work for the welfare of the masses was also working for the corporate sector. Tribal lands are being taken away only to be given to big companies, he said referring to government’ decision to explore Uranium in Amrabad in Nagarkurnool.


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(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Feb 3 (KUNA) -- The exchange rate of the US Dollar was stable at KD 0.303, while the Euro went down to KD 0.336, said the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Monday.
The CBK added in its bulletin that the British Pound Sterling went down to KD 0.399, the Swiss Franc stood at KD 0.315 and the Japanese Yen remained at KD 0.002. (end)
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Christmas Storm of 2009
Citizens of Willmar, Minnesota dig out following the Christmas snow storm which took place on December 24-26, 2009.
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Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh has claimed that the party will bounce back to power in Odisha in the next Assembly polls, due in 2019.
The party will select candidates well in advance in the next two months, Singh told a press conference here.
"While merit will be the sole criterion, priority will be given to youth and women," the AICC's in-charge of Odisha said.
Singh emphasised that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has full faith in the newly-appointed OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik who would lead the party for the 2019 elections.
Singh alleged that the BJD government has failed to mitigate the plight of farmers, women, dalits, tribals and the weaker sections of society.
"The days of the BJD government are numbered as people of Odisha are fed up with its misrule, while falsehood of BJP has been exposed. Therefore, the Congress will form the next government in the state," Singh told reporters yesterday.
He was accompanied by the newly-appointed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik.
On the distribution of tickets for the 2019 polls, Singh said there is a broad consensus in the Congress at the state and the national levels that the finalisation of tickets would be done as early as possible.
Patnaik said the party is set to fight a winning battle in 2019.
"Those who think that Congress is fighting a losing battle are terribly mistaken. It is a fact that we are going to fight a winning battle," he said adding it would be an uphill task but not impossible.
Targeting both the BJD and BJP, the OPCC chief said the BJP has "failed" to meet the expectations of the people across the country, while the BJD government has "betrayed" the trust of the Odias.
He admitted that the Congress had suffered due to some past mistakes.
Steps would be taken to ensure that such mistakes do not recur.


Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has announced to pay salaries to government employees till June 23 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
According to details, during the budget session of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said that Eid-ul-Azha is expected on June 29.
Ishaq Dar said that instructions have been issued to the Finance Secretary in this regard, salaries will be released to government employees on June 23.
The Finance Minister said that he has consulted the Prime Minister on the advance payment of salaries to the government employees and the matter regarding payment of salaries before Eid has been completed.
He said that two committees were formed regarding the budget, the committees regarding the budget have been changed, our teams are sitting in both houses.


ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza yesterday announced that martyr status would be accorded to those health professionals who lost their lives in fight against COVID-19.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Dr Zafar Mirza said that the families of the deceased health professionals will be given a relief package at par with the martyrs of the armed forces.
He maintained that 100 per cent pension, government house and a compensation cheque up to Rs10,000,000 will be given to the families.
On the occasion, he said that protection of lives of health professionals is the top priority of the government. The special assistant said that government has taken several steps to ensure provision of personal protection equipment kits to doctors and health workers besides their training.
Zafar Mirza said a comprehensive strategy has been planned for hospitals to provide treatment to corona patients.
Earlier on April 10, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that the entire nation stood with health workers in the fight against COVID-19.
Talking to the medics during his visit to Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar, the prime minister had said coronavirus cases will increase across the world including Pakistan in the coming days, adding that spike in corona cases will also increase pressure on doctors.
He had assured to provide protective equipment to the doctors and paramedical staff to fight the coronavirus challenge.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The head of state laid flowers at a plaque bearing the name of John Skala, a police officer of Ukrainian descent who was killed in the 9/11 attacks attempting to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center.
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Zelensky arrives in United States to participate in UN General Assembly
Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday, September 20, to participate in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. He is expected to make a speech during the general debate of the UN General Assembly on September 22.
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Packers qualify for state tournament, face Dickinson in Fargodome
It may have been a little more dramatic than some anticipated, but the West Fargo boys' basketball team managed to qualify for the state tournament with a win over Fargo North at the EDC tournament on Monday in Grand Forks.
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SEHWAN/ DADU: Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday carried forward his election campaign across Sindh visiting the towns of Sehwan Sharif and Dadu just days before the general elections.
Addressing a campaign rally in Sehwan, the PPP chairman said the role of the PPP in poverty alleviation has been appreciated around the world, and the BISP is now recognised as a gold standard against eradicating poverty.
He said the vision of Benazir Bhutto was left incomplete after her martyrdom, and it was their responsibility to carry forward and fulfill the dream to eradicate poverty, disparity and social injustice.
He said that he brought their manifesto which can solve people’s problems and reiterated their struggle was not against any political party but rather to solve the problems of the people.
He said the party will introduce people’s poverty reduction programme to provide employment to women to become contributing members of society. He also said they would also introduce hunger eradication programme which envisages setting up women-run centres to provide food items at reduced prices.
Furthermore, he said that PPP has a farmer-friendly manifesto which includes providing subsidies and insurance on crops to receive compensation during disasters. Therefore, he said the people should vote for them in the elections on July 25.
Not allowed to hold rally in Balochistan
Earlier while speaking outside the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Bilawal expressed disappointed for not being allowed to hold a political gathering and being allowed to visit district Naseerabad in Balochistan.
He said it was unfortunate that political leaders were not allowed to campaign on their freewill, but he would go wherever he could despite all obstacles, and the party is more focused on their party workers and determined to solves people’s problems.
Responding to a question about the public welcome in Punjab and the crowds as compared to parties such as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Bilawal said that he cannot comment of other parties but the reception in Punjab shows that people still believe in progressive politics.


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INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, the Indiana State Department of Health announced 927 more Hoosiers have tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s the second-highest daily total during the pandemic.
The 927 positive cases come from more than 12,000 new tests, meaning around seven percent came back positive. That’s slightly down from the nine percent positive rate that state was seeing last week.
In total, there have been 56,571 positive cases reported in the state.
The ISDH also said two more Hoosiers died from the virus, which brings the total to 2,629 deaths related to the virus in Indiana.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 14,313,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 8,045,000 recoveries and more than 602,000 deaths.


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Italy has reported a record number of people infected with the coronavirus in the 24 hours since the start of the pandemic. According to Reuters, to date, 219,441 new cases of infection have been registered. On the eve of their number was almost 190 thousand.
But despite the increase in the number of new infections today, the number of deaths from coronavirus has decreased compared to yesterday. Today there are 198 of them, and yesterday – 231.
Since the pandemic, more than 6.9 million cases and more than 138,000 coronavirus deaths have been reported in Italy.


District 13 Dems-NPL to meet
The District 13 Dem-NPL Meeting will be held Saturday, April 30, at 8:30 a.m., at TNT Diner in West Fargo.
Those attending will have the opportunity to meet the new district officers and discuss upcoming activities.
For more information, call Mary C. Tintes at 701-238-0714.
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Surat, Oct 31:The Congress party will provide more chances to youth in this time in the election, said the congress's senior leader and Gujarat region president Krupashanker Joshi.
While meeting the media persons, he said that the party is concentrating to provide as much opportunities to the youths and even the women will also be given more chance in the election.
He added that the candidates will be provided the tickets only on the basis of their merits.
He also added that South Gujarat area will help the party win this election. He claimed that the party has not decided to provide tickets to those leaders who has joined the party now.
On the sting operation, he said ''Congress does not have any hands behind the sting and it is not the issues of the party''.


London: another acid attack against delivery drivers
(MENAFN) East London, Walthamstow, on Thursday evening an acid attack occurred by a teenager which caused a critical injury for a 32yo delivery driver who might go blind due to the assault. This has been the second arrest of a teenager involved in an acid assault.
Further assault on Thursday in Tottenham took place where an acidic substance has been thrown at another delivery driver. According to Danny Shaw, BBC reporter, police "strongly suspect" the assaults are connected.
The reporter further explained that during the first attack when a couple of males attempted to rob the victim, he had injured his eyes, face, esophagus and throat, and then entered into a coma since then. According to the police, the suspects ordered the victim to give up his keys but he resisted their demands before the assault occurred.
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Das urges people to participate in International Yoga Divas
Ranchi, Jun 7 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today appealed the people of the state to participate in the International Yoga Divas on June 21.
In the context of receiving a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister issued directions to the health department to prepare for the Yoga Day, an official release said here.
Asking to include students of schools/colleges and people from social organisations and business associations, he said Yoga got international fame due to Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision and has benefited people around the world. PTI PVR DKB


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HEALTH Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the biggest challenge in fighting the Coronavirus(COVID-19) now is that people are more scared of police and public health officers enforcing the health guidelines that they are of contracting the disease itself.
Dr Chilufya said people had acquired masks which they carried in their bags or pockets, putting them on only when they see the police officers or are denied entry into some premises observing the COVID-19 guidelines.
The Health Minister said this yesterday during the daily COVID-19 update in Lusaka.
Dr Chilufya commended the police and public health inspectors who were going round to ensure that public health measures were followed.


KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin tonight announced that the government’s five main priorities in its integrated post-Covid-19 national recovery strategy for 2021.
He said the first priority was to improve the public health level through the procurement of sufficient Covid-19 vaccines and launch vaccination programmes throughout the country.
“Second, to strengthen the people-centric economy and drive the country’s economic growth post-Covid-19 through the implementation of the 2021 Budget and the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).
“Thirdly to ensure political and government stability, including good governance, as the basis for sustainable economic recovery, and fourthly, to ensure the country’s sovereignty is preserved and strengthen Malaysia’s position on the global front,” he said in his special address in conjunction with the 2021 New Year celebration.
Muhyiddin said the fifth priority was to strengthen the relationship among the races and religions in country, to form a society united against all threats.
The Prime Minister said the government would strive to improve the public health level in the country based on the principle of ‘prevention is better than cure’.
He said early prevention was important, stressing that the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government must continue to be complied with, in accordance with the enforced Movement Control Order (MCO).
Touching on the second priority, Muhyiddin Budget 2021, which was tabled and approved in Parliament with an allocation of RM322.5 billion — the biggest in the country’s history — is crucial to restoring the country’s economy and the well-being of the people
“It’s aimed at ensuring the interests of those who are vulnerable, including the B40, the elderly and the disabled, are always protected.
He added that a comprehensive strategy under 12th Malaysia Plan will be announced early in 2021 recover and revitalise the country’s economy.
Speaking on the third priority, Muhyiddin said the country’s political situation throughout the year had been challenging, which affected investor confidence in the process, and therefore, mutual understanding among members of the Perikatan Nasional government would be continued to be sown and nurtured, while differences would be managed carefully.
“It is also hoped that political leaders can demonstrate a sense of responsibility, and not take any action that could disrupt the country’s political stability,” he said, adding that the government would continue to work to fight corruption and uphold the values of transparency and integrity.
“I believe that political stability and good governance can create a conducive investment ecosystem to ensure that Malaysia remains a major investment destination in the Southeast Asian region, and further accelerate the country’s economic recovery process,” he said.
On the fourth priority, Muhyiddin said the government would ensure that the interests of the country and its people remained secure — both physically and virtually — under the watchful eyes of national security agencies.
“Control over the country’s borders and entrances will continue to be tightened, while any intrusion or smuggling activities will not be spared. The government does not compromise on national sovereignty. Online crimes such as scammers are becoming more prevalent and will be monitored, ”he said.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic that has changed ‘the global order’, Muhyiddin said next year, Malaysia would play a more active role on the global stage, opening up opportunities for the country to highlight a more dynamic leadership.
He said it was time Malaysia emerged as a respected power, daring to fight for common prosperity and universal peace on a consistent basis.
On the fifth priority, Muhyiddin said the government would not hesitate to take action against anyone who disobeyed and continued to sow hatred among the races and religions in the country, let alone insult the institution of the Constitutional Monarch.
He added that the five priorities were in line with the government’s long-term vision for the country embodied in the Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (WKB 2030).
Source: The Edge Markets – 31 December 2020 (Thursday)


(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Copper fell in London after imports into China tumbled to the lowest in 20 months and as stockpiles of the metal expanded.
Copper for delivery in three months dropped 0.4 per cent to $7,731.50 a ton by 11:10am on the LME, paring its first weekly gain in four.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville on Sunday surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as Florida reported more than 10 million people in the state have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Duval County added 89 new coronavirus cases to push the county to 100,050 cases since the pandemic began, according to the Florida Department of Health.
State Department of Health data released Sunday showed that 2,069 new cases were reported statewide, bringing Florida’s total to 2,310,335 cases.
The health department said Sunday that 10,005,987 people in Florida have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 7,965,477 are fully vaccinated.
In Duval County, 360,592 people have been vaccinated, the health department said.


We don’t always know what people are going through but one thing is for sure, they’re going through a lot.
They don’t say it, but they do go through a lot of things. However, we can’t say that once we don’t know what people are going through we should treat them anyhow.
Kwame Dame, the Ghanaian hip hop and Afrobeat artiste, formerly freQuency, teaches us to properly treat people when we know they’re going through a lot. ‘Just be nice chale… be nice,’ he wrote on Twitter.


ANC membership 'not for sale'
Johannesburg - Ace Magashule, the Free State ANC chair, has made a scathing attack on supporters from the Thabo Mofutsanyane district in the eastern part of the province, the SABC reported on Saturday.
Speaking at a regional conference, Magashule was referring to those who applied for an interdict in the Bloemfontein High Court on Monday to prevent the conference from taking place.
The district was one of four against which interdicts had been sought.
However, the High Court ruled that the matter was not urgent, and the conference went ahead earlier on Saturday.
Magashule called on party members to ensure that such elements were isolated.
He said there were bigger forces who were "using people who have no food on the table".
Magashule said those funding the people taking legal action against the ANC "think they can buy the party".
He said people could not go to court and demand to be members of the ANC.


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh Rabi'I 5 1437 Dec 16 2015 SPA -- Chairman of Presidency Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Dragan Covic left here today.
At King Khaled International Airport the Chairman of Presidency Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina was seen off by Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi and a number of officials.
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