The health minister has responded to recent reports of mental health beds being closed because of nursing shortages by saying the number of mental health nurses is increasing faster than other nursing areas.
Capital and Coast District Health Board's mental health services general manager said last week that three beds would be temporarily closed at its acute mental health unit while waiting for new nursing staff to start. He also said mental health staffing levels were a national issue.
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said in a statement today that Health Workforce New Zealand statistics showed number of registered nurses working in mental health and addiction services had increased from 3583 in 2011 to 4206 in 2016 – a higher rate than in other nursing areas.
“Over that period the number of registered nurses in addiction services has increased 23 per cent; community mental health has increased 22 per cent, and hospital based mental health services have increased 12 per cent," said Coleman.
PSA National Secretary Erin Polaczuk said last week that its mental health members in Wellington were under constant stress and called for an independent review of the mental health system and urged the minister to listen and take action.
Coleman said it had increased mental health and addiction service funding from $1.1 billion in 2008-09 to more than $1.4 billion for 2015-16 but there was "always more we can do and the Government continues to work on improving mental health services".
He said the sector was also seeing the mental health and addiction nursing workforce better reflecting the population with this year 19 per cent of the new graduates employed in mental health and addictions identifying as Māori, 15 per cent as Pacific and 48 per cent as European. The national ACE recruitment data also showed that mental health was consistently amongst the top three preferences for new graduate nurses; since mental health and addictions was added to the voluntary bonding scheme nearly a third of the nurses who have signed up to the voluntary bonding scheme were in this category.
Coleman also pointed to the Ministry of Health's recently published Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan 2017-2021 as confirming the ministry's commitment to the mental health workforce.


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Eight executive members, including the former acting national publicity secretary Abayomi Arabambi, the state chairman Michael Ashade, and six other individuals have been recommended for expulsion by the Labour Party of Ogun State.
Tokunbo Peters, the party’s state publicity secretary, revealed the proposal for expulsion in a press release. He said that the affected executive members of the party were responsible for a number of suspected anti-party acts that led to the recommendation.
According to Peters, the recommendation was formally sent to the LP’s national secretariat last week.
He said that Arabambi and Ashade had just been placed on administrative leave by the leaders of their wards and local governments, and that the state executive council of the party had since recommended their expulsion from the party.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 25. Azerbaijan Small
and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) has received over
1,400 applications from entrepreneurs wishing to start a business
in the liberated territories, Chairman of the Board of SMBDA Orkhan
Mammadov said during an event themed "Heydar Aliyev and development
of entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan", trend reports.
According to Mammadov, about 500 of the total number of
applications came from foreign companies.
"The agency is working both to internationally promote the
economic potential of Karabakh and to accept applications from
business entities wishing to build a business in the liberated
territories," he added.
Over the past two years, more than 6.4 billion manat ($3.7
billion) has been allocated from the state budget for the
restoration of the liberated territories.
In the state budget for 2023, three billion manat ($1.7 billion)
is provided for the restoration of the liberated territories.
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Ethiopian authorities have claimed that two suspects have been arrested over the popular political singer, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa whose death last week sparked protests in which hundreds of people were killed. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed describes the killing as an evil act.
On Friday, a television program was aired, Attorney General Adanech Abebe said that the attacker was working on the orders of an anti-government group, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF-Shene). Adenech claimed that they have arrested the killers and the helpers and they will continue their deeds for the law.
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New Delhi, Dec 14: A letter has been shared on the social media regarding a warning by the Ministry of External Affairs. It says that the MEA has warned against anti-India activities and propaganda of Khalistan extremists around the people.
However officials have said that the same is fake. It states that the letter was issued on November 8 and was shared on social media platforms. Officials confirmed that the letter was never issued by the MEA.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre’s new agriculture reforms will bring new possibilities for the farmers. PM Modi said that the agriculture sector in the country is more vibrant than ever. “Agriculture reforms would bring new markets and opportunities to farmers, they will gain from technology. This will bring more investment in Agriculture and this will benefit the farmers most, especially the small farmer,” PM Modi said at FICCI AGM. “Today, farmers of India can sell their produce both at the mandis, as well as outside. Farmers can also sell their produce on digital platforms. We’re taking all these initiatives to increase the farmers’ income and make them more prosperous,” Prime Minister Modi said.


SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh, on Saturday said that government was committed to develop the far-flung and neglected areas of Jammu and Kashmir. He said a new era of prosperity has already begun in the state and the results will be there soon.
Talking to several deputations, who called on him here, the Deputy Chief Minister urged people to avail the benefits of various people friendly schemes, which the government has launched.
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“The reforms are being carried out at a pace at which they are
possible in the current situation,” he said on Saturday during the 9th
Yalta Annual Meeting entitled “Ukraine and the World: Addressing
Tomorrow’s Challenges Together,” which was organized by the Yalta
European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk
He said that the opposition’s populist policy was a challenge for the government and the ruling Party of Regions.
“The most difficult thing is to resist populism. But there is great
hope that Ukrainian people who have been trained with populism over the
last 20 years will make the right choice, and we will continue the
reforms that we started,” Azarov said.


To us, there are four main parts to 2014’s potential rally – the loss of QE, can Europe make a comeback, employment/data has to be strong and whether stocks overvalued after an amazing 2013 run. These four elements will definitely predict how the market does in the new year. For QE, the market will have to start to stand on its own as the Fed will likely continue to taper their asset purchases. Can the market stand on its own and how will the Fed do with unloading their assets? Is Europe going to continue to make their comeback in 2013? They need to stay strong in the coming year to help global markets. Further, we need to see strong data continue to improve as the market is going to have to stand on its own without the Fed more and more. Finally, 2013 was such a great year that many believe that stocks are overvalued and buyers are tired. We will dig into historical valuations as well as current market participation to understand that.
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NUSADAILY.COM – JAKARTA – The Premier League said Monday that eight people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the latest tests carried out on players and staff last week.
The League also said that the person who tested positive for the new coronavirus would now isolate himself for 10 days.
“The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday (16/11) and Sunday (22/11), 1,530 players and club staff have tested for COVID-19,” the league said in a statement https://www.premierleague.com/news / 1814863.
A total of 76 people have tested positive for the virus in 12 rounds of testing this season. There are more than 1.5 million people infected with COVID-19 and more than 55,000 deaths in the UK, according to a Reuters tally. (sak/ant)


SENIOR Chief Inyambo Yeta of Mwandi district says locusts have disturbed agricultural activities in the area which may result in hunger.
Speaking when agriculture minister Michael Katambo, Minister in the office of the Vice-President Olipa Phiri, Western Province minister Richard Kapita and DMMU national coordinator Chanda Kabwe paid a courtesy call on him, the Yeta asked the government for more relief food support to the district owing to the outbreak of African Migratory Locusts in the area.
He said Mwandi was one of the districts in the province that have had a fair share of relief but will still need more owing to the prevailing situation.
He also called on the government to quickly deliver the farming inputs for the 2020-2021 season so the farmers are not disadvantaged.
Yeta said many districts in the country have received the inputs on time hence the plea to the government from his palace.
The chief who spoke through acting Lyashimba Kapau Sitobowa expressed happiness at the prompt response by the government to the locusts that have ravaged the farmlands in the area.
He said such a proactive response should be commended by all.
And Katambo told the chief that the government was fully concerned about the situation in the province and was working around the clock to ensure safety of farming in the area.
He said this is why President Edgar Lungu had sent a contingent of experts and government officials to assess the situation and act accordingly.
Katambo thanked the chief for the cooperation and willingness to work with the government in ensuring that the locusts are eradicated.
And Phiri assured the chief that the government would increase the allocation of relief food to the district.
She directed Kabwe to look into the matter and see to it that Mwandi received more relief food as requested by the chief.


As health officials face skepticism about rushed COVID-19 vaccines, Maryland will conduct outreach efforts to promote trust in a vaccine when a safe one becomes available, the state’s deputy health secretary said Wednesday.
Dr. Jinlene Chan told a panel of state lawmakers the health department recognizes that historically there are groups that may be more hesitant to accept a vaccination than others.
“Our outreach efforts, we absolutely recognize, will need to be culturally competent and reach minority populations and take into account those different populations throughout the state in terms of communication, in terms of education and not just language appropriate, but also culturally appropriate,” Chan said.
She said the health department will have two advisory groups. One will examine vaccine data as it is released. Another will include input from representatives from minority and faith-based community groups.
“Pulling that together is important, because we do want to make sure that we have important minority, faith-based community groups represented, so that we can work with them to understand where the questions are and what the needs are of the communities that we serve,” Chan said.
Robert Neall, the state’s health secretary, told lawmakers that the state submitted a plan for distributing a vaccine in Maryland this month to federal officials. He said the plan will evolve as more information becomes available.
“We need more information from the federal government on distribution cost-sharing and federally provided supplies,” Neall said. “That’s sketchy right now and it’s really one of my biggest worries, because if the federal government says they’re going to provide something and then change their mind, we might have supply-chain issues.”
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Prime Minister will address the nation today to make big announcements. FM Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will make a big announcement in his address to the nation today.
Talking to media in Jacobabad, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would address the nation at 6 pm today.
He said that the Prime Minister knows that a mob has gathered, the Prime Minister is coming to Sindh like other provinces for renewal.
Talking about PPP’s long march, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that every worker going to Islamabad was given Rs. 30,000.
He said that he had come today to ask why the financial condition of Sindh is critical. Where are the resources given in the NFC award? The Sindh government wants to lay the rubble of its failures on the federation which we will not accept.
Asked about the Pakistani students stranded in Ukraine, the Foreign Minister said that we have 3000 students in Ukraine. Yesterday, his Ukrainian counterpart discussed the safe evacuation of Pakistani students, assuring them that facilities were being provided to students at the border.


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THE government has dismissed accusations of nepotism regarding the en-masse transfers in the police force announced over the long weekend.
The flash announcement that some 150 police officers of various ranks were being transferred was made on Saturday, prompting complaints from several affected members of the force. Those affected report to their new posts today.
At a news conference yesterday, AKEL’s Christos Christofides spoke of “sudden, mass, and non-meritocratic transfers which continue to puzzle citizens and the police force.”
“Unfortunately, these transfers have been based on political and party criteria,” he charged.
The fact that the transfers were announced ‘on the quiet’ over the long weekend also raises suspicions, Christofides said.
He accused the justice minister of deciding the transfers on his own without consulting the police force.
Christofides rubbished the minister’s contention that the transfers are part of the system of interchangeability, or rotation, within the police force and the broader civil service. This, he said, was refuted by the fact that some of the officers transferred had served in their former posts for just a few months.
Countering, justice minister Ionas Nicolaou said there was nothing untoward with the move, and challenged AKEL to back up its claims with hard evidence.
Nicolaou said the transfers were decided in consultation with the police leadership after assessing police needs in the districts.
In some cases, he said, special constables have been assigned non-field duty, such as archiving.
“We did not want senior police officers to be stuck behind desks filing away papers,” he said.
Weighing in, the head of the police association Andreas Symeou said no complaints were lodged with the association.
He went on to wonder why the complainants had apparently voiced their grievances to AKEL, a political party, and not to their own association.
Symeou said the transfers had long been expected, as several police officers retired recently and their positions needed to be filled.
And such transfers are always announced on weekends, he said, to give the officers time to prepare for the move.
Symeou dismissed allegations that some of the transfers were ‘vindictive’.


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The federal government's plan to means test the private health insurance rebate could place further pressure on the Australian public health system, according to a leading health body.
The Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS) believes that changes to the rebate will lead to more people turning to public services – a system which "has already reached breaking point".
According to RACS vice president Keith Mutimer, surgeons have stated that a withdrawal from private health cover would deliver a devastating blow to public health care.
"It should be a matter of grave concern to Australians that the federal government itself concedes that there will be a flow of people back to the public system as a result of the proposed legislative changes," Mr Mutimer said (February 10).
"Irrespective of the number of privately insured patients who drop their cover, there will inevitably be some additional pressure on Australia's already over-stretched public hospitals, with adverse repercussions on the quality of patient care."
Mr Mutimer also stated that the findings of a recent Deloitte report indicate that means testing the rebate will have an effect on the demographics of the privately insured, with many young people likely to downgrade their policies due to rising costs.


Minister Basil Rajapaksa has said that the Government is taking optimum initiatives to improve facilities extended to the public in the Northern and Eastern Provinces with the conclusion of the war.
The Minister said that massive development had taken place in the Eastern Province, including the Batticaloa District in the past under the leadership of the President. Better prices have been assured to the farmers who cultivate paddy. Facilities are also being provided for the fishermen to transport their fish to the market. The Minister added that not only for cultivators and fishermen, facilities were also been extended for the commuters.
The Minister was speaking at the opening of the new Bus Stand in Batticaloa. The expenditure incurred on the work was 80 million rupees. It has 26 shops, four passenger rest rooms and an office complex. Minister Kumara Welgama, Deputy Minister Vinayagamurthy Muralitharan, Eastern Governor Mohan Wijewickrema and Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan were present on the occasion.


Srinagar: Former deputy chief minister and senior leader of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Kavinder Gupta has said that Pakistan was behind the move of government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was speaking to the media in Jammu amid reports that three parties, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Conference and Congress have joined hands to form a government in Jammu Kashmir.
The government in the state fell after BJP withdrew its support from PDP on June 16.
“Pakistan is behind the move to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir,” Gupta said.
“It was Pakistan who asked these parties to boycott the elections. Now the move of government formation is direct outcome of the meetings which were held in Dubai and London between these political parties and Pakistani authorities”.
Gupta further accused that the representatives of Congress, NC and PDP met and started process for the government formation after their Pakistani handlers told them to do so.
He also said the existence of the three parties was at a stake as they were decimated in the recently concluded urban bodies and panchayat polls.
“These parties fielded proxy candidates even as they have boycotted elections,” Gupta said.
“120 candidate of BJP won from Kashmir while 212 from Jammu. Those people who on opposition tickets even supported BJP”.
He said as the existence of these parties was in danger, there was rebellion within the party.
“The governor should stop the formation of government as this move will be against Jammu and Ladakh” Gupta said.


LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that fake encounters have become a norm in Punjab.
The PTI leaders were addressing a press conference here, where party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said that the Kasur incident was a failure of the Punjab police.
“Over nothing a Pakistan Peoples Party and PTI alliance is possible,” said Fawad while referring to the Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s protest in Lahore on January 17.
He said that the PPP has a different ideology while the PTI has its own, said the party spokesman.
The PTI spokesman said that the suggestion to divide the sessions has already been floated.
“In one session Imran Khan will be on the stage, and in another session will be Asif Ali Zardari,” said Chaudhry.
He said that the protest isn’t a rally it is only a one-day protest and will end over Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif’s resignation.
Earlier today, PAT Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said that the party’s ‘grand protest’ will start at noon tomorrow.
The PAT is protesting over the 2014 Model Town incident, in which its workers were killed in police firing, and demanding the dissolution of the government.


Following the lifting of the sanctions, Iran continues its “comeback‘ into the international scene. In fact, a few days ago, the director of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, Masoumeh Ebtekar met in Teheran with the EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner, Miguel Arias Canete, to discuss the developments of a multilateral cooperation.
Ebtekar highlighted the importance of climate change and its impact on the state of the region and of the world and added that Iran has also been affected by these changes. Ebtekar said that, considering the extraterritorial nature of the issue and its impact on the state of the region, it is necessary that also the other countries and entities such as the European Union, help Iran to face these issues. So, while on the one hand Iran continues it’s road towards a “comeback‘ in the international market, on the other the environmental issues have made their way into the country’s agenda.


The Islamabad High Court on Thursday prohibited the police from registering further cases against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders in the Masjid-e-Nabwi incident.
Faisalabad police had previously during the month booked 150 people for their purported involvement in harassing and stopping a government delegation when they visited Masjid-e-Nabwi (PBUH) last month. Former prime minister Imran Khan was among those people against whom cases were registered.
PTI Chairman Khan had criticized the government last week for nominating him in the FIR. However, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah clarified that the state was not involved in the matter.
In today’s hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah stopped the interior minister and others from registering cases against the PTI leadership till further orders.
Meanwhile, PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said police reports indicated that they had received four complaints, but they were being investigated. Responding, the IHC CJ said that the court respected religious sentiments, however, the state had a duty to perform. He remarked that the court had received a similar plea, but the judges had not admitted it.
“If there is an impression that this is happening politically, then it is the job of the state to dispel it […] as, in the past, the state has used religion,” the IHC CJ noted.
Justice Minallah remarked that previously, such cases have put people’s lives at stake and asked the deputy attorney general how the state should deal with the matter.
“In the past, blasphemy [law] has been misused, and lives have been lost,” the judge observed.
The deputy attorney general said the concerned individuals should have approached the Lahore High Court with regards to the case registered against them, not the IHC.


Iran’s Hamshahri newspaper publishes story discussing “Identify cultural weaknesses accurately”
(MENAFN) The Hamshahri paper, associated to the Tehran Municipality, published talking about a story with a title of “Identify cultural weaknesses accurately”, reciting the president of the Islamic Revolution in a gathering with the associates of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution.
The Leader pointed out that “The meaning of structure is the cultural structure of the society and the mentality and culture that governs it, and in a word, the software that the people of the society act on the basis of in their individual and collective lives.”
the president of the Islamic Revolution went further to add, “The reason that the structure should be reconstructed in a revolutionary manner is because the Islamic Revolution was miraculous through the leadership of the Imam [Khomeini] and the people's movement, and with its strong spirit it changed the political, cultural and social foundations and the false propositions ruling the minds of the people.”
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Kentucky COVID-19 numbers declining
Kentucky is reporting less than one-thousand new cases of COVID-19 and the state’s positive test rate is less than four-percent. Governor Beshear says the declining numbers are encouraging, but we need to remain committed to public health measures.
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Awarding the scholarship to the pupils, Abdul Akim Kamara, manager of the Alhaji Entertainment Production, said that education was the backbone to national development and they considered it very important to support those that couldn’t afford fees but were very determined to acquire education.
Kamara mentioned that they were not involved with the selection process and that it was done by the school authorities because they were in a better position to identify underprivileged pupils in the school.
He maintained that they were also able to verify that those selected were really the needy ones, expressing hope that the project would continue.
“Alhaji Entertainment Production will sustain this project and ensure that it continues to provide for the needy that are seek education,” he said.
Representing the school authorities, Lansana Mansaray, the bursar for the junior secondary school told AYV that the gesture was timely and that most parents were not prepared to pay fees because the government was used to paying for them for the last two years. He said less than 5 per cent had actually paid their fees.
Adamsay Sesay, a beneficiary said the scholarship would serve as a motivation and that they would ensure that they did not disappoint them.


(MENAFN- IANS) Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday admitted the party's defeat in Telangana Assembly elections, saying the results were disappointing, but will bounce back.
“Not saddened over the result today, but surely disappointed as it was not in expected lines for us But we will take this in our stride as a learning and will bounce back,” he tweeted.
He thanked the people of Telangana for giving BRS two consecutive terms of government.
KTR congratulated the Congress party on winning the mandate.
“Wishing you Good Luck,” he added.
KTR had dismissed the exit polls, which had given an edge to the Congress. He had termed them 'nonsense' and 'rubbish' and exuded confidence that BRS would emerge victorious in exact polls.
The BRS leader was so confident of a hat-trick that on Saturday night he had posted his picture in which he is seen aiming with a gun.
“Hattrick loading 3.0. Get ready to celebrate guys,” he wrote.
KTR on Sunday added a comment to this post.“This one ain't gonna age well. Missed the mark.”
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Delhi Aug. 28 (Maxim News): Former Union Minister and AICC official spokesperson S Jaipal Reddy has said that the Congress party would feel happy if early elections were held. He predicted that the TRS party would face defeat even if gone for early elections. He described that the Congress party would plunge into the election arena as a lion whenever elections were conducted. He alleged that the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was going for early elections as the ‘unhappiness’ among the people was increasing against TRS government.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Jaipal Reddy said that the Congress party was a national party and of course there would be discontent in the party but all will unite when the elections were held. Ridiculing Mission Bhagiratha scheme, Jaipal Reddy said that the water didn’t come through Mission Bhagiratha but funds came to the pockets of contractors. He made it clear that the party high command would decide whether who will campaign on behalf of Congress party.
He said that the party Chief Rahul Gandhi’s meetings were succeeded on a grand note and there was a need to know the people of the nook and corner that the Congress was the party accorded separate Telangana state. He said that the KCR would face defeat in the coming elections as he failed to fulfill the assurances made by him.
He alleged that the KCR was daydreaming while sitting in Pragathi Bhavan and said that the people were not happy with the KCR’s rule. He said that he would be very happy if elections were conducted before the scheduled time. He reminded that the KCR too would face the fate of Chandrababu Naidu. Stating that the Congress party was ever ready to face the elections, he exuded confidence that the Congress party would come to power while winning the elections working to the tune of party high command though there were differences among the leaders of the state. (Maxim News)


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Sudanese President Praises Qatari Role in Promoting Country's Stability
(MENAFN- QNA) Sudanese President Omar Al Basheer expressed Saturday his appreciation to the role the leadership in Qatar is playing to establish peace and stability in Sudan.
The Sudanese president thanked the State of Qatar and its leadership for continuing to invest in Sudan, particularly in the field of tourism. He added that such investment will play a role in attracting tourists to Sudan. It will also help create job opportunities and other projects related to tourism, Al Basheer added.
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“FG is committed to completing $823m Abuja Railway Project in 2015” – Bala
The FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed, disclosed this in his office, the first port of call by the minister of Information, Labaran Maku.
He revealed that 22 per cent of the project has been completed and that it is expected to be ready in the first quarter of 2015.
He also stated that one million jobs will be created when the project is finally completed, even as he said that the rail project had to be reduced from 60km to 45km so that it will be completed at the speculated time.
“The contract sum of the project is $823m, $500m was borrowed from the Chinese government through China EXIM Bank with a 2.5 per cent interest rate.”
Bala further stated that the sum of N178 million had been approved by the government as re-settlement for those whose houses would be demolished because they are on project the right- of-way.
Explaining the importance of the media tour, the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku said that the tour would show the progress being made by the present administration.
He stated that during the ministerial platform held earlier in the year, ministers told Nigerians what they had done, adding that the tour was to see the developments that had taken place.


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Minister of State for Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Industries D.B. Herath said that around 32,000 metric tons of animal feed has already been imported.
He said that a further 8,000 metric tons of animal feed will be imported within the next two weeks.
The Minister of State also said that local farmers' associations have been given the opportunity to import animal feed.
He also said that there were rumours that the prices of chicken and eggs had increased, adding that the government would not allow the prices of these items to be increased.
He noted that the government is implementing a programme to mediate in ensuring that the consumers as well as the businessmen are protected.


Pentagon Clamps Down on Wikileaks
The Pentagon attempted to reassert control in its power struggle with WikiLeaks on Thursday by demanding that the online whistle-blower relinquish about 15,000 unreleased Afghan war records and delete information already posted to the site — what the Pentagon calls “doing the right thing” in this case. –KA
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URP leaders have denied that there is a rift in the Jubilee Coalition and termed such reports as propaganda.
Speaking on Sunday at the Africa Inland Church Pioneer in Eldoret at an event attended by Deputy President William Ruto, they said that the aim of the coalition was to unite all Kenyans and not divide them.
Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen criticised leaders attacking the Jubilee Coalition, saying they do not understand how the government works.
Mr Murkomen called upon the Deputy President to ignore such utterances saying that such leaders were not present when the Jubilee coalition was being formed.
“It is so sad to see some leaders criticise the Deputy President yet they were not there when they were signing the agreement binding the Jubilee Coalition,” Murkomen said.
“We believe God will always be there to ensure that we lead the country well. Those leaders who want to cause mayhem in the Jubilee coalition should stop,” said the deputy president.


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. ADA University
rector, Professor Hafiz Pashayev was awarded the title of Honorary
Doctor of the Georgian Technical University (GTU), trend reports.
The awarding ceremony was organized in the GTU
Rector of the GTU David Gurgenidze noted that the
decision to award Hafiz Pashayev the title of honorary doctor was
made by the Academic Council of the university. He presented Hafiz
Pashayev with the diploma of honorary doctor and the honorary badge
of the GTU.
Professor Hafiz Pashayev thanked the Rector and the
Academic Council of the GTU for honoring him with this high
The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Science and
Education of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Georgia Faig Guliyev, Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Nodar Papukashvili and
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(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The Ambassador of France in Algiers Bernard Emie was summoned Sunday by Algeria's Foreign Ministry, following the incident that occurred Saturday at Orly airport, where the Algerian Minister of Communication Hamid Grine was subject to a humiliating body search.
Algeria denounces these repeated violation and demands explanations from Paris.
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10th session of “Rule of law” party started
Today the 10th assembly of the “Rule of
After the presentation party leader Arthur Baghdasaryan delivered a speech. He told about the way which the party passed and referred to the further plans.
He told that “Rule of
Referring to the fact that people do not trust in political forces, Baghdasaryan said that he understood those people as the political forces have cheated them.
Baghdasaryan applies to the party members who were in the hall and said that they had much work to do till the elections and they would participate in the elections only for the victory. “If you don’t work well, when you will see”, he warned the party members.
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Campaign for Better Transport chief executive Stephen Joseph has said the impact of successive Government's policies on rail fares has been "appalling" over the past decade.
Today's price hike is the 10th successive annual rise above inflation.
Campaigners have said some fares have increased by more than 50 per cent during that time.
"It's truly shocking that we have deliberately made getting the train to work an extravagance that many struggle to afford," Mr Joseph added. "The time has come not just to stop the rises but to reduce fares."


(MENAFN- IANS) Mexico City, May 28 (IANS) Three people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in the town of Red River, US state of New Mexico.
The shooting appeared to be gang-related, Mayor of Red River Linda Calhoun told local media outlet KOAT, confirming three fatalities and five injuries, Xinhua news agency reported.
The shooting erupted at the 41st Annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally, running from May 25 to 29, with "28,000 bikers from all different backgrounds" attending, according to the rally's website.
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People who believe wild coronavirus conspiracy theories rely on YouTube for most of their information on the pandemic
Researchers at King’s College London surveyed over 2,000 people in the UK to study how likely people are to believe conspiracy theories about the coronavirus.
People who got their news primarily from social media were more likely to believe conspiracy theories, and the researchers found consuming information on YouTube had the strongest correlation with believing them.
People who got their news from social media were also more likely to break quarantine and lockdown rules.
YouTube viewers are more likely to buy into weird conspiracy theories about the coronavirus than other people who get their news via social media.
That’s according to a new report from researchers at King’s College London delving into the public health risks posed by online conspiracy theories about the pandemic.
The peer-reviewed study was published in the journal Psychological Medicine and surveyed 2,254 people in the


Marvell Heads into Long Weekend on Upbeat
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares surged Friday after reporting a top-and-bottom beat in its first quarter. Marvell posted adjusted earnings of 31 cents per share, topping estimates for 29 cents, according to Refinitiv. It reported $1.32 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by Refinitiv expected $1.3 billion. It expects revenue growth will accelerate in the second half of the fiscal year.
Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis, who has an overweight rating on Marvell, said Marvell's comments that it expects revenue related to artificial intelligence to at least double in fiscal 2024 "stoked the flames."
"Overall, the long-term AI opportunity is difficult to size, but with the core business reset, investors should have an easier time considering MRVL as a safer way to gain exposure to the AI wave," Curtis wrote in an investor note, adding that Marvell belongs in the same basket as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and other AI-related stocks.
Marvell's AI-related business was $200 Million last year and is expected to double each of the next two fiscal years.
Citi analyst Atif Malik said the firm opened a positive catalyst watch, adding that the AI-related breakout was a pleasant surprise.
"We like MRVL separating AI vs non-AI (includes storage) [data center] sales on the [April quarter] earnings call to help investors better see the growth of the AI piece," Malik wrote in an investor note. "Moreover, management tempering 5G wireless and enterprise networking growth expectations for next year is prudent in the current macro environment."
MRVL shares rumbled $12.79, or 27.8%, to $63.33.
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WORLD CAPITALS, 22nd March, 2023 (WAM) -- Gold prices climbed on Wednesday after the U.S. Fed toned down its aggressive approach to reining in inflation.
Spot gold was up 1.7% at $1,973.52 per ounce by 3:56 p.m. EDT (1956 GMT), after advancing as much as 2%. U.S. gold futures settled 0.4% higher at $1,949.60 before the Fed announcement, Reuters reported.
The Fed raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs amid recent turmoil in financial markets.
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In a somersault, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Friday said he had never told the Supreme Court that Rafale file/documents were stolen, but had only said that the photocopies of the same were unauthorisedly taken away.
The clarification by the Attorney General came two days after he had twice told the court that Rafale documents were “stolen” and once he said that they were “purloined” and that the investigation was under way.
The Attorney General sought to clarify that he had never said that the Rafale documents that were published in a section of the media and used by the petitioners were “stolen.” What he had told the court was that these documents were unauthorisedly photocopied.
Sources close to the Attorney General said that he had told the court on Wednesday that the documents were unauthorisedly photocopied.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her tweet quoted the Attorney General saying that he had never said that the Rafale documents were stolen and that all he had told the top court was that the petitioners (Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan) in their application used “photocopies of the original” papers, deemed by the government.
Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala in his tweet late in the evening said: “Art of serving hundred lies to hide one truth. Yesterday in Supreme Court – Rafale files have been stolen. Today – photocopies of Rafale files have been stolen.”


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KUCHING, Feb 23: Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali hopes that the allocation for Sarawak will be increased when Budget 2023 is retabled, especially when it comes to dilapidated schools, clinics and hospitals.
Sharifah Hasidah said Sarawak also hope that the Federal government under Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim will give tax incentives, including other incentives for new industries such as carbon storage, carbon credit, and hydrogen economy.
“All these should be given a special incentive to whoever implements them. We hope that the budget is also allocated for the new economy involving blue and green technology,” she told reporters when met during a walkabout at Safe City project site in Jalan Astana, here today.
She added that what is important is that the budget allocation coincides with the direction of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and benefit those who want to be involved in the new technology such as carbon trading, carbon storage and also the hydrogen economy.
Meanwhile, Sharifah Hasidah said she also expects more allocations for the development of women, youth and social economy of Sarawak.
“Apart from that, we also hope that more funds will be allocated for the digital development of infrastructure in Sarawak,” she said.
The retabling of Budget 2023 will be presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tomorrow (Feb 24) in the Dewan Rakyat. — DayakDaily


The Head of Mission for the Kingdom of Morocco in Malawi, Abdulkader Nija, has challenged youth in Malawi to come up with messages that can help in the management of mental health.
Nija was speaking in Lilongwe on Saturday during a training on Mental Health and Gender Justice bringing together youths and the media organized by Youth Advocacy Platform (YAP) with funding from Tilitonse Fund, Comic Relief and UKaid.
He said the two parties (the media and youths) have the power to help reduce mental health incidences through positive messages in social media, radios and newspapers.
“Youths should speak out on issues of mental health to break the silence which is there through social media as most of them pay attention to the social media,” he said
Observations indicate that from January to April, 2023, almost 116 individuals have committed suicide due to mental health.
Nija believed that if youths and the media come together to shape up the messages that can break the silence on mental health, deaths due to mental health can be reduced.
YAP Executive Director, Elias Mambo, said they have embarked on campaign to break the silence on mental health through the youths and the media.
“We have targeted universities to train key supporters so that they can handle mental health issues at a lower level,” he said.
Mambo added that suicide cases are arising each and every day therefore we need to curb such cases among the society by training so many peer supporters.
He believed that the youths have a role to play in making sure that they can talk to other youths.
Mambo therefore called upon victims of mental health to come and speak out, breaking the silence, so that they can preserve their lives while others can learn a lesson that mental health can cause depression, school drop out therefore leading to death.


While coronavirus cases have recently started declining across much of Africa, seven countries are showing an increase of more than 20% in cases, according to a report on Tuesday.
Benin, Eritrea, Eswatini, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Africa have been facing the surge in infections, while the World Health Organization (WHO) has also noted a slight uptick in deaths.
South Africa – the hardest-hit African country by the pandemic — is facing an increase in weekly cases for the second consecutive week.
WHO added that the overwhelming increase in cases and deaths in India, and other regions of the world, were clear indicators that the pandemic was not yet under control in African countries.
The health organization said more than half of the countries in the African region are experiencing community transmission of COVID-19, and therefore urged African nations to continue controlling the pandemic with a combination of vaccination where available and adherence to all public health measures.
There are over 4.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent with more than 4.2 million recoveries and 126,000 deaths.


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New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Securities market regulator SEBI on Tuesday said it will auction four properties of Ravi Kiran Realty India and its promoters to recover investors' money.
These properties, located in West Bengal, will be auctioned at a reserve price totalling Rs 3.22 crore on December 16, the regulator said.
'Intending bidders are invited to submit their bid(s) along with an amount equivalent of 10 per cent of the reserve price as earnest money for each of the properties to be paid through EFT or NEFT or RTGS for the sale...,' the regulator said.
The intending bidder is required to submit its EMD on or before December 12, up to 5 p.m., it added.
Back in March 2016, SEBI had reportedly ordered the company to refund investors' money.
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(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) (Pajhwok): As many as 319 police cadets and sergeants, including 19 females, on Tuesday graduated from the Afghan National Police (ANP) Training Centre in Kabul.
The training center commander, Brig. Gen. Abdul Basir Saidkhili at the graduation ceremony said: 'The new graduates hold higher and semi-higher academic degrees in medical and Islamic and after their documents were attested by the Ministry of Interior (MoI), they were engaged in a four month training in the spheres of thinking, faith, and .'
Acting interior minister Wais Ahmad Barmak told the graduates that they were the guarantors of peace and stability in the country. He urged the graduates to perform duty with a national spirit irrespective of their affiliation with specific ethnicity, sect or political party.
He promised early solution to issues at the police training centre, saying: 'The MoI is making efforts to increase the number of policewomen and providing them facilities.'
Jamila, who graduated from the training centre's health sector, said she was content with good behavior of her teachers at the training centre. However, she complained about lack of accommodation facilities at the centre.
Jamila, who held a midwifery degree, said: 'There is no housing facility at the centre to stay for night; I was obliged to come from Paghman district every day.'
Mohammad Ashraf, who graduated from the Islamic Shariah department of the training centre, asked the Afghan youth to join police and protect the countrymen. He also asked the government to take serious security measures for their dispatch to insecure provinces.
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As food crisis bites harder in Somalia, President Hassan Sheik Mohamoud has appealed for urgent assistance to the people affected by drought.
“I appeal to the Somali people, wherever they are – all over the world – to help their suffering Somali people who lack food and water due to the drought in the country,” stated President Mohamoud.
He added that the government would also play a critical role since the Gu’ season (long rain) had passed without rains after the earlier season also failed.
“So, the Somali people need to help one another and help their brothers and sisters with food and water,” said the president.
According to Africa Review President Mohamoud also appealed to the international community to intervene urgently.
“I also appeal to the international community to immediately come to the aid of the Somali people in the affected areas before the situation gets worse,” the president said.
In September, aid agencies including UN-OCHA, reported in Mogadishu that five million Somalis – more than 40 per cent of the country’s population – did not have sufficient food.
The figure includes over 300,000 children under five, who were acutely malnourished, including more than 50,000 of them who were severely malnourished and more vulnerable than any other group.
Drought and floods were recurrent in the Horn of Africa country, often blamed on the climate change, wars and political instability.


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(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) FUZULI, Azerbaijan, March 16 . Airplane with the
UN representatives arrived at Fuzuli airport, trend reports.
The guests were told about the construction of the Fuzuli
airport. It was built in eight months, and before that the
territory had to be cleared of mines.
On March 16, 2023, high-level strategic consultations between
the government of Azerbaijan and the UN system operating in the
country are held in Aghdam.
The event is attended by over 35 government officials and UN
representatives. It is dedicated to accelerating the achievement of
sustainable development goals by Azerbaijan, the role of
reconstruction work in the liberated territories, humanitarian
assistance, environmental protection, efficient use of water
resources and other areas of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the
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Bhubaneswar, Oct 19: As a drought-like situation looms large over seven of the thirty districts of Orissa due to scanty rainfall, the state government has directed the officials to energise all the defunct lift irrigation points, repair the bore wells on war footing and release water in the canals.
Orissa Revenue Minister Manmohan Samal said the state government released Rs 11 crore for the energisation of Lift Irrigation Points and repair of bore wells to tide over the situation.
The crop was seriously affected in Malkangiri, Baragarha, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Khurda, Nayagarha and Sundergarha districts as these districts recorded less than the normal rainfall during the current year and received no rainfall since the past one month.
Mr Samal said the Special Relief Commissioner had been asked to provide Rs seven crore for the enersisation of LI points and Rs four crore for the repair of bore wells.
The Minister said the SRC was asked to provide funds immediately as the farmers of these seven districts needed water supply in their fields.
He said the district administrations were also asked to use diesel pumps to supply water to the crop fields in case they faced any problem in energising the LI Points.
Mr Samal said he had requested the agriculture department to release compensation amount to farmers affected by the recent flood and take steps to remove sand from their fields to ensure that the rabi crop was not hampered.
He said the agriculture department was also asked to help the farmers to control the pests in the areas affected by the recent flood.
Mr Samal said pesticides would be provided to farmers at a 50 per cent subsidy in 22 districts covered by the Food Security Mission.


Minister Francis said the Richmond quarry project is an investment of 30 million dollars which was carefully sorted out noting that the area identified for the project is on government lands.
He also gave the assurance that the Richmond beach will not be impacted in a negative way even through the pier will be built on a section of the water front south of the river mouth.
Minister Francis said that all expenses will be covered by the company carrying out the quarry project and that the government will receive 12-thousand dollars yearly for the lease.
Minister Francis said the quarry project is a worth while project noting that some sacrifices have to be made for development to take place.
Francis said the Rayneau company will receive tax concessions on importation of needed equipment for the project.


JHELUM (Web Desk) – According to source Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan stated on Wednesday that Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif was not Answering to the allegations leveled against PM through the Panama leaks even after five months of the surfacing of the Panama issue,
While addressing a public Jalsa in Jahlum, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan stated that Pakistan was progressing rapidly at a time and that leaders of different countries wanted to enquire about the secret behind the country’s success. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman said that the youth were the future of our Pakistan.
Imran Khan stated that the decisive period of the country’s history had arrived and that it shall be determined soon that in which direction will the country head towards. He added that the party shall head towards Lahore on 3, September.
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also said that the country was progressing through the money sent by Pakistani nationals present abroad and living out of the country, further adding that it was really heartbreaking to witness the country heading backwards.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman stated that every Pakistani was indebted Rs 120,000 and that the debts were increasing day by day.Khan added that the pakistan was being run on international loans and charity. Imran Khan said that so many employees Pakistani nationals in Saudi Arabia were unemployed.
Chairman said that the Panama paper was an opportunity given by God to change the country’s fate, further stating that if we took control over our fate then the country shall become mighty. He said that corruption had caused immense damage to Pakistan and had destroyed the country’s institutions.


Ahsan Iqbal has said that the effects of climate change are not a myth but a reality.
According to the details, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said in a press conference that a plan has been started to bring 20 backward districts to sustainable development in Pakistan.
Ahsan Iqbal said that for the approval of every project in Pakistan, it is mandatory that it meets the environmental standards.
He said that Pakistan has less than one percent share in global warming, Pakistan is currently among the seven countries that are the worst victims of climate change.
The Federal Minister for Planning and Development also said that climate change has led to record heat, torrential rains and floods in Pakistan.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the effects of climate change are a fact and not a myth, the climate disaster has directly affected 33 million people in Pakistan.
He said that the global financial system is failing to deal with the climate change agenda, a global climate change compatible infrastructure fund should be established.
Ahsan Iqbal also said that the developed countries have to fulfill their responsibility or disaster will catch them too, we have to save the climate for our generations.
Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal further said that developing countries should share their experiences to deal with the negative effects of climate change, hoping that the international community will help Pakistan in reconstruction and rehabilitation.


ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – The New York state health department unveiled what it called a “holiday gift for caregivers” Wednesday in New York City. It’s a book that the department says will make life easier for people who take care of others who can’t support themselves, although state health commissioner Howard Zucker said the gift is more than just a book.
“There’s information about choosing care teams, there’s information about legal and financial issues, there’s information about communicating with health care professionals,” said Zucker.
Mary Rose McBride, who handles communications for Lifespan, a local agency that provides resources and support to seniors in the Rochester area, said she was grateful, but she had some concerns.
McBride said she was glad that the state was recognizing a need for more support for caregivers, but she also said most of the questions people ask Lifespan’s staff come in moments of crisis — like on the way to the hospital — and not in moments of calm, when people can peruse a book.
McBride said the biggest problem she sees in her field is a shortage of professional caregivers. The older adult population is increasing, she said, and the number of people wanting to work as caregivers is decreasing.
The state’s holiday gift is important, McBride said, but she added that she also hopes for more long-term help to encourage people to join the caregiving profession, and to support people who find themselves doing the work for their families without getting paid.


China approves three new IPO requests
(MENAFN)China's securities controller has accepted the initial public offering (IPO) applications of three companies.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission stated in a report that Wuxi Zhenhua Auto Parts Co., Ltd., Lutian Machinery Co., Ltd. and Shanghai-based Eastern Air Logistics Co., Ltd., will be put on the A-share market.
The commission did not state the total finances to be raised.
The firms and their underwriters will affirm IPO dates and issue their prospectuses after talks with the stock exchanges.
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Saudi Aramco signs USD10b loan
(MENAFN) Aramco, Saudi biggest oil exporter, signed a USD10 billion loan with twenty seven funding organizations, marking an advantageous move over encouraging business conditions that facilitated decent borrowing terms, Arabian Business reported.
The loan is due to substitute a current USD4 billion facility to fully develop this year. Aramco's most recent credit agreement is paid in both U.S. dollars and Saudi riyals and is equivalent to what is known as a standby loan, which means it will be taken when needed.
The dollar segment of the loan reaches USD7 billion, in which USD6 billion over a period of five extendable years is nominated. The remaining USD1 billion is 364-facility loan, which is renewable on yearly basis. The number of times the sum would be renegotiated remains undisclosed.
"This pricing sets a benchmark in the kingdom and the region and reflects the banking community's continuing confidence in Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabia," the company said in a statement, commenting on its most recent set of loans.
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CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Expressing concern over the rising oppression of minorities in India, the SGPC appointed Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has said that the BJP led Indian government was using every tactic of eradicating minorities from the Indian sub-continent just like what Mughals did long ago.
Recalling the downfall of the Mughal empire, Giani Harpreet Singh said that the Mughals did everything to eradicate minorities from the Indian sub-continent but now those minorities are in majority here.
“On one hand, the Sikhs are being subjected to excesses, and on the other hand, the Indian government has launched policies to expel minorities from India,” he said while addressing a gathering at Keeratpur Sahib today.
Giani Harpreet Singh has said that although the Indian government is not saying anything to anyone, but behind the scene, it is working to oppress the minorities. He added that the Indian government has crossed all its limits and now schedule caste people will be its next target.
Giani Harpreet Singh further said that the religious shrines of Sikhs are also in danger. He cited incidents of the demolition of Sikh shrines in other states of India.
Pointing towards BJP’s victory in India, Giani Harpreet Singh said that fundamentalism can help someone in gaining power but it doesn’t last forever.


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The Afghan peace process has entered its final phase: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the Afghan peace process has entered its final stage.
In a statement on his visit to Afghanistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that talks on the Afghan peace process were underway in Doha and the peace process had entered its final phase while Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Kabul was aimed at reiterating the same message. We will continue our full support in this regard.
He said that the visit to Kabul was aimed at expanding Pak-Afghan bilateral relations, adding that important meetings were held with the Afghan leadership on enhancing bilateral economic cooperation.
The Foreign Minister said that Afghanistan was looking forward to the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited the Afghan President to visit Pakistan.


Maldives Police Service (MPS) have refuted their previous claims that they knew who had murdered social media activist, Yameen Rasheed. Police now claims that the suspects were in disguise and therefore their identities were unknown.
Various online publications quoted information provided to the family of the deceased by Police, that the attackers were in disguise. Therefore, the Police were unable to identify them.
However, during the press conference held on the 25th of this month, Police said that they have been able to identify the attackers, as they were on the CCTV footage. Police also said they will be brought to justice. Police had even released two photos taken from CCTV footages of the night, showing the attackers.
Police media official refused to comment on these reports, adding that the case was already under investigation.
The new reports by the Police have unleashed severe criticism from the public.
A week had passed since Yameen’s murder shook the nation.


The announcement comes a day after the party appointed Lok Sabha poll in-charge in five states.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lead BJP's manifesto committee for the 2019 general election and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be in-charge of publicity, the party said in a press statement today.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will head the media panel that will also have Shahnawaz Husain, Meenakshi Lekhi, among other party leaders.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will lead a panel that will reach out to social and volunteer organisations.
One of the panels will be responsible for the content creation for the polls and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj will lead it.
The announcement comes a day after the party appointed Lok Sabha poll in-charge in five states, giving the charge of Uttar Pradesh to Union Health Minister JP Nadda and of Delhi to Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman.


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The SYM Joyride 300 will serve as a replacement for the EVO 200 scooter and is likely to be up for grabs in Europe next year. It will take on rivals such as BMW C 400 GT and Yamaha XMax. If the model proves to be successful there, it might also be introduced in India, thereby increasing competition in the market.
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ADDIS ABEBA – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia’s economy is expected to grow by 9.2% at the end of the current 2018/2019 fiscal year.
The latest figure has shown a significant increase from the previous 2017/18 budget year which was 7.7%, according to government’s 11-month performance report.
The Prime Minister said that the growth rate of the country’s economy has been decreasing over the past three years. He attributed to the political and social unrest that Ethiopia has been facing during the period for the slow economic growth.
But, he said the growth will show an upturn this FY. He told members of parliament that the economy will expand “by 9.2% in the current financial year”. The 2019/20 fiscal year will end next week, July 7, 2019.
About 1.4 million new jobs have been created during the last 11 months for the youth but there are more than 11 million unemployed youth in the country, he indicated.


Chandigarh: After the approval of Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, 106 Junior Coaches have been promoted as Coaches by the Sports department.
Sports Minister Meet Hayer said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, continuous efforts are being made by the Sports Department to create a sports-friendly environment in the state and the government is committed to making Punjab the number one state in the country in sports. He said that 106 Junior Coaches working in the sports department have been promoted as Coaches.
Meet Hayer further said that to strengthen the Sports department, where the posts of all the groups will be filled soon after the implementation of the new sports policy, promotions are also being made. He said that from village level sports centres to state level centres of excellence are coming up in the state. Attention is being given to giving the right direction to the youth of Punjab and channelizing their energy in the right direction so that the players of Punjab shine the name of the state and the country at the national and international levels.


S. Korea's food producers set eyes on Muslim food market
(MENAFN) Muslim food and beverage markets are continuously expanding and attracting a wider customer base, thus it promises to generate a lot of growth for the entire food industry, and here where the escalating interest from South Korean food firms comes.
This great interest will strongly be reflected by the participation of 41 local companies in the upcoming five-day exhibition Gulfood 2016 fair in Dubai to reveal their high quality food products in order to win potential customers and get the much needed exposure.
Moreover, the anticipated exhibition is the world's second-largest after Cologne's Anuga food fair and usually draws nearly 90,000 buyers and 4,800 food producers from around the globe, and this time the producers are making a push to increase their presence in the Muslim food market.
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Kabul, Dec 7 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the provision of winterization assistance continues across Afghanistan.
Between November 29 and December 5, more than 81,000 people received the assistance in Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan provinces, the OCHA said in a statement on Monday.
Some 284,500 people received relief food assistance, and about 46,000 people in Paktia and Kabul provinces were reached with cash assistance.
During the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided 74 essential medicine items Chardehi Health Facility in Nangarhar province.
The intervention follows a joint visit to the facility by the WHO, the Department of Public Health in Nangarhar and a non-governmental organisation to identify critical gaps.
On Sunday, the OCHA and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) undertook a road mission to visit a non-food item distribution site and assess additional needs of the affected population, including health and water, sanitation and hygiene services.
According to the OCHA, the Afghanistan Flash Appeal is 113 per cent funded ($683 million) and the Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan is currently 84 per cent funded ($730 million).
Nonetheless, with the deepening humanitarian crisis, the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan requirement has tripled, to $4.47 billion.
Continued scaled-up support to Afghanistan is crucial to continue to save lives and the livelihoods of millions of people, said the OCHA.
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With the whole nation in grief over the ferry disaster, Korean Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok says private consumption has slowed.
Speaking with finance leaders on Tuesday, including the heads of the Korea Development Institute and the Korea Institute of Public Finance, Hyun said the economic recovery in the private sector has been sluggish since the tragedy unfolded nearly three weeks ago.
He said the effects have been especially pronounced in the service industry, including in the cultural and tourism sectors.
Private consumption has also dipped.
Hyun added that the government will keep a close watch on the situation and mull over measures to support sectors affected by the ferry disaster.


Macron pledges to double investments in Tunisia
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TUNIS, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to double his country's investments in Tunisia by 2020.
The visiting French president, addressing an extraordinary parliamentary session, said Tunisia is currently witnessing "unprecedented democracy" but it faces the challenges of transforming "the Tunisian spring into a socio-economic spring." Tunisia has proven that Islam can co-exist with democracy, said the French leader who promised to double the French businesses in the country by 2020.
Economic and social reforms are necessary to pursue the process of success in Tunisia, said President Macron, who arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday on a two-day visit.
French-Tunisian trade exchanges in 2015 amounted to USD nine billion. The French investments in the country were estimated, in 2016, at USD 1.7 billion. (end) ksj.rk
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The Friends of the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District are hoping to make even more friends, as they prepare for their second annual "Back to the Wetlands" fundraiser.
The purpose of the event is to raise money for the Friends/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Detroit Lakes.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) Amid opposition BJP's assertion that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has lost majority in the House, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu claimed on Tuesday that the CRPF and Haryana Police convoy took away five-six legislators.
“I can say that the people who have gone away are being contacted by their families... I urge them to contact their families. There is no need to worry,” he told the media here.
Chief Minister Sukhu said the manner in which the counting has begun with opposition leaders threatening the polling officers again and again is not right for democracy.
“They had halted the counting for long. I urge the Himachal BJP unit's leaders to have patience, don't put pressure on people,” Chief Minister Sukhu added.
Amid reports of cross-voting for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state, BJP's leader of opposition and former CM Jai Ram Thakur said,“The Budget will be passed on Wednesday. We will discuss the Budget and then we will see the situation. But I can see that the government has lost majority.”
Asked if the state BJP will demand a floor test, Jai Ram Thakur claimed that many Congress legislators are in touch with them.
Media reports said that nine Congress MLAs may have cross-voted in favour of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha poll.
Harsh Mahajan, BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate, said,“The statement of the Congress seems to show that they have lost their mind. Their government has failed, so their MLAs and people are upset with them.”
The Congress has a comfortable majority of 40 in the 68-member House, while the BJP has 25 legislators. There are three Independent legislators, comprising two BJP rebels and one fro the Congress, who have indicated support for the ruling party.
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Federal Minister for National Food and Security Syed Fakhar Imam and President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary chaired a Seminar on Kashmir organized by Jammu Kashmir Self Determination Movement International on the Defence Day 6th, September,2021. The event was also attended by numerous MPs of United Kingdom, parliamentarians and civil rights activists.
Fakhar Imam praised the services of Syed Ali Geelani and reiterated that the decision of Quaid-e-Azam to create Pakistan has once again been validated by the Hindutva policy of Indian PM Narendra Modi regarding Kashmir. He said that PM Modi is trying to change the demographics of Kashmir. Federal Minister said that United Nations has on numerous occasions discussed the issue of Kashmir in the aftermath of the illegal and unilateral action of India on 5th August 2019, which proves that Kashmir is a disputed territory. He reiterated that the status of Kashmir is as a disputed territory.
The minister said that India’s narrow and myopic outlook has ostracized 8 million Kashmiris. He said that the world should immediately act to avoid any untoward incident since these two nuclear powers i.e Pakistan and India are looking at each other eyeball to eyeball.
Fakhar said that the world has started to open its eyes to the human rights violations in Kashmir which have been highlighted by international media such as NY Times, Washington Post, Wallstreet Journal etc. Fakhar said that the emerging strategic partnership between USA, Japan, Australia and India has allowed India to expand its hegemonic designs in the region.
Fakhar said that India’s ethos has completely changed under the RSS ideology of the Modi government. Minister said that Imran Khan has raised the plight of the Kashmiris on every forum and will continue to do so in the future. He said that the government of PTI will continue to expose India as an oppressor and aggressor denying the Kashmiris their right of self-determination in violation of the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
Fakhar said that India has the highest civilian to military ratio (9:1) in Kashmir to suppress their freedom. India should know that the government of Pakistan and every Pakistani fully support the people of Kashmir.


Police said that while monitoring for threats is a daily operation, it gets amplified in the wake of other school shootings. Police departments across the country have been on alert since Nov. 30, when a 15-year-old shot and killed four students and injured seven more at Oxford High School in Michigan.
Davis said that while these particular remarks might not have been serious, police have to take it seriously and reminded users to think before they post something.
“Once these things are put out there, it’s there forever, and you never know how it’s going to be shared,” Davis said. “Understand that it’s a crime to create that kind of panic.”
“If we find out who they are (and most of the time we do), we’re going to come and arrest them. Know that we’re going to follow up on them and take appropriate action,” he added.
Davis added that he was grateful to the students and staff who knew to report the situation to the police, saying they’d rather have a lot of information than too little.
“A lot of the safeguards that we have in place worked perfectly here. There was potential for a problem, but it seems this was an unintentional event that occurred,” he said.


New Delhi: All schools, colleges, technical and vocational education institutes will remain closed till March 22 in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a meeting over Coronavirus pandemic at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. The CM said that the situation will be reviewed again on March 22. The decision to extend the shutdown will be taken after that.The Chief Minister added that the ongoing examinations in the state will continue as per the schedule but examinations which have not commenced yet have been postponed.
While addressing media after the meeting, CM Adityanath said that his government had issued an advisory about a month and a half ago to remind people about necessary precautions.
In response to a question at the media briefing, he said that the state had set up isolation wards in every district and laboratories were also being set up in BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur and BHU in Varanasi, apart from Lucknow.
The Chief Minister also cautioned people against mass gatherings and asked people to wash hands frequently. He said the state government was not declaring coronavirus as an epidemic because the situation was under control.Several educational institutes across the country have canceled classes and postponed exams in the light of the coronavirus scare.
Karnataka Chief Minister has announced that all Universities in the state will remain closed for a week. Haryana has declared Coronavirus an epidemic. Madhya Pradesh government has asked all government and private schools to remain shut until further orders.


A person claiming to be calling from Yemen told the Mumbai police on Saturday that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was responsible for the killing of senior crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey.
The journalist was shot dead a week ago by four unknown assailants in Powai here.
“A person called up the police control room at 5.30 today [Saturday] evening saying that the Indian Mujahideen had hired shooters from Kashmir to kill J Dey. He also said that the shooters were from Hyderabad, Bihar and Srinagar and that they were paid Rs. 4 lakh for the killing. We are verifying it,” a senior police officer told reporters here on Saturday.
Police officials said the claim needed verification as the IM is not present in Jammu and Kashmir, but that all the information related to the case was being taken seriously. According to a senior police officer, more than 150 persons were questioned as of Saturday.
The officer also said that the police now had nine CCTV clips of the incident. This includes footage from the professional establishments near the spot.
Initially, the police had only one CCTV clip. This, however, was discarded since the images were grainy due to heavy rain at the time of the incident.
The police had earlier said that as they were trying to reconstruct the day of the incident, they had stumbled upon some gaps, which they were trying to fill up. The police have now said that they have received J Dey's call records from 1.30 p.m. — when he left his mother's place in Ghatkopar — till 2.45 pm.


(MENAFN- IANS) Tehran, Sep 24 (IANS) Iran and the Maldives have announced the resumption of diplomatic relations after a seven-year hiatus.
The decision was made "in line with the two nations' interests and aspirations," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday in a statement.
The announcement came after a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Maldivian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.
In May 2016, the Maldives, a supporter of Saudi Arabia, ended its diplomatic relations with Iran, following Riyadh's earlier decision to sever ties with Tehran in January of the same year, Xinhua news agency reported.
The resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and the Maldives is part of a wave of normalisations in Iran's relations with other countries that began in March when Tehran and Riyadh reached a groundbreaking Beijing-brokered agreement to resume diplomatic ties and reopen their embassies and missions.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) In a miraculous escape, the driver of a moving van jumped out after the vehicle suddenly caught fire here on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred in the city when the driver jumped out on seeing fire starting in his vehicle.
After the driver escaped, the van moved a fair distance and came to a halt after hitting an oncoming vehicle.
Soon, the police and the fire force arrived and doused the flames.
As per the initial report, the van was running on a gas cylinder.
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