Throughout the summer period, Scarborough police and City of Stirling officers have run Operation Salmon, designed to target anti-social behaviour along the beachfront.
Sen Sgt O’Rourke said the operation had been successful, with closed circuit television cameras in the area assisting police and City officers to intervene before problems got out of hand.
He said the weather had played a significant role in reducing the number of people going to the beach, which in turn reduced the need for police intervention.
‘Public holidays, which traditionally draw big crowds, have seen fewer people arriving and a reduction in the need for police to intervene,’ Sen Sgt O’Rourke said.
‘A number of thefts still occur from vehicles in carparks and also from bags on the beach when people are swimming.’


New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Edtech major BYJU's has laid off around 1,500 employees in its second round of job cuts, and among them was an IIT graduate, who worked as a software engineer, shared on LinkedIn that he was fired and now looking for new employment opportunities.
Abhishek Ashish, who worked at the company for 9 months, on LinkedIn wrote, 'My role as a Software Engineer along with many other talented and amazing people was impacted by the second round of layoffs at BYJU's where they have decided to reduce their workforce again majorly affecting Engineering and Product roles.'
Keeping up the fighting spirit, he further said, 'Jo hota hai aache ke liye hi hota hai' (whatever happens, happens for the good) and moving on in life to look at what it holds for me and looking for new challenges.
The mechanical engineering graduate from IIT-Ropar in Punjab is now seeking new employment opportunities.
'I am open to work and looking for opportunities in the Software Engineering field,' said Ashish.
Meanwhile, in India, more than 21,000 employees have been laid off by more than 70 startups to date, including from unicorns like Byju's, Ola, MPL, Innovaccer, Unacademy, Vedantu, Cars24, OYO, Meesho, Udaan and many more.
The edtech sector has laid off the most employees, with 16 edtech startups laying off more than 8,000 employees to date.
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Republican governor candidates split on greater Minnesota issues
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota's major Republican governor candidates have sounded a lot like four peas in a pod, showing few policy differences.
However, when asked about how they would deal with areas of the state outside the Twin Cities, some splits begin to surface.
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Doha Peace Agreement An Important Step In Chadian History: Amir
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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani stressed that the Doha Peace Agreement in the Republic of Chad is a new and important stage in the history of Chad.
His Highness the Amir clarified that this agreement is a first step that paves the way for a comprehensive national reconciliation dialogue in Chad, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the Chadian government and the Chadian opposition parties for their efforts and keenness on reconciliation and the general national interest, calling all parties in Chad to accede to this agreement in order to achieve stability and security in their country.
This came during His Highness the Amir's meeting on Monday morning at the Amiri Diwan with the President of the Transitional Military Council of the Republic of Chad Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and representatives of a number of Chadian opposition parties, on the occasion of their signing of the Doha Peace Agreement in the Republic of Chad.
For their part, the President of the Transitional Military Council of the Republic of Chad and representatives of the Chadian opposition parties expressed their thanks to His Highness the Amir for the State of Qatar's hosting of the Chadian peace negotiations, praising the good offices Qatar and its constant keenness to maintain security and peace in Chad and the world.
The meeting was attended by a number of Their Excellencies Ministers and senior officials in brotherly and friendly countries and international organizations.
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Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar on Sunday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government is focusing on the development of Sough Punjab.
He said in a statement that the district authorities are ensuring the provision of basic facilities to the general masses. He also announced that local bodies election will be held soon in Punjab to resolve the issues of the people at the local level.
Earlier this month, Buzdar said that only progressive politics will survive in the country now onwards.
According to the details, the Chief Minister said this while meeting Federal Minister Sahabzada Mehboob Sultan, Member National Assembly (MNA) Ameer Sultan, Members Provincial Assembly (MPAs) from Punjab Rana Shahbaz Ahmad and Mian Muhammad Asif Kathia today.
Punjab Assembly Chief Whip Syed Abbas Ali Shah was also present on the occasion. Usman Buzdar listened to the problems of their constituencies and gave instructions for solutions on the spot.
During the meeting, CM Punjab said that the opposition should wait until 2023 after Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) badly failed in the politics of resignations.
He said that, “The government foiled every conspiracy against the Imran Khan led Government’s mandate. Negative tactics of the opposition against public progress will not be tolerated.”


Notably, on the intervening night of November 29 and 30, Andhra Pradesh deployed nearly 500 reserved police personnel who then proceeded to remove the barricades and CCTVs installed by the Telangana government
Unemployment and price rise have emerged as the two most important election issues in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, which are due at the end of the year, as per the ABP-CVoter Chhattisgarh Opinion Poll.
According to the poll, 30.3 per cent respondents from across the state have said that unemployment is the most important issue for the forthcoming assembly polls.
It is followed by price rise, for which 26.4 per cent respondents have voted.
The poll was conducted between July 18 and August 19 across Chhattisgarh among 7,679 respondents.
As many as 9.7 per cent respondents said that poverty and family income was an important election issue, while 7.8 per cent respondents said that corruption was a significant electoral issue.
Significantly, 31.1 per cent respondents said that in the last one year their income remained the same but expenses went up, while 27.4 per cent respondents said that their income went down but the expenses increased.
At the same time though, a sizable 29.2 per cent respondents said that their income increased in the last one year, but so did the expenses.
On being asked as to how did they compare their current daily expenses with the last one year, a huge 50.9 per cent respondents said that their current expenses have become difficult to manage.
As many as 38.9 per cent respondents said that their current expenses have gone up but are manageable.


Niki Ashton says that the Federal Government is increasingly out of touch.
Ashton said that while the people of Churchill are facing skyrocketing food prices and people in the north struggle to put food on the table, the Prime Minister took a celebrity chef with him on his recent trip to India.
She added that the government should be focusing on the issues that northerners face, like healthcare, education, poverty and unemployment and that "selfies and photo ops simply don’t cut it."
Our MP said that out of touch is the way to describe the federal government following the disconnect between the Prime Ministers recent trip to India and what is going on here in Canada.
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KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 05
The nationwide coronavirus death-toll has advanced to 2,035 with two fatalities reported on Friday.
Globally, 2.29 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 105 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus.
Today, 105 new infections have surfaced after which Nepal's total cases of infection have reached 271,707.
On Thursday, Nepal reported two Covid-19 related deaths taking the tally to 2,033.


According to deputy provincial governor Abdul Khabir Bakhshi the death toll from avalanches have reached to 187 people.
Bakhshi further added that there are fears that the death toll could rise as several others are still missing.
He said the avalanches hit five districts including the central district of Panjsher province where majority of the people lost their lives in Paryan and Hesa-e-Awal districts.
Bakhshi also added that the routes to the affected areas have been blocked due to avalanche and efforts have been put in place to clear the areas so that the first aid can be supplied.
This comes as at least three people including two women lost their lives due to avalanche in Takhar while casualties are feared due to flash floods in southeastern Laghman province.
At least five people also lost their lives after they were hit by avalanche in central Bamiyan province of Afghanistan two days ago.


379,000 infections and 3,600 deaths in India on Thursday
DELHI: In the last 24 hours, 379,257 people have been infected with coronavirus in India and 3,645 people have died.
The number of active infections has reached 30,84,814.
The total number of people infected with the virus in India has reached 1,83,76,524 and more than 204,000 have died.
A total of 15,00,20,648 people have been vaccinated in the country so far.


‘Delhi’s roads to be redesigned like European countries’: Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that Delhi's roads will be redesigned as per international standards. The Chief Minister said that Nine roads of 45 kilometers will be redesigned in the first phase. Kejriwal further added that he hopes this will help reduce congestion and accidents in the national capital. Kejriwal also said that Delhi's footpaths will be made more spacious.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) At least six civilians were killed and 10 others injured as a booby-trapped car blew up on Afrin-A'zaz road, on the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday.
The bombing took place near Qatma village, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported, noting that the victims include several children.
The regular troops launched mortar and sniper attacks on Bab Al-Nairab and Aqiul districts of the old city of Aleppo amid fierce fighting between the opposition forces and the regular troops in the southern part of the city.
Meanwhile, the opposition Syria Mubasher news network reported that the opposition forces managed to repel a military operation aimed to restore military checkpoints in Al-Zabadani city, northwest Damascus.
Dozens of soldiers were killed and several military vehicles were destroyed in battles against the opposition forces near Dhar Al-Qadhib and Al-Mazbala checkpoints to the west of the city.
The regular troops lost the two sites to the opposition forces two days ago along with a lot of weapons and ammunition.
Shaam News Network (SNN) reported that fighting continues sporadically between the regime and opposition forces near Al-Yarmouk district, south Damascus, and Jobar district, northeast Damascus, amid reports on a huge bombing in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp.
Fighting also continued between the regular troops and loyal militias, on one hand, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the other near Al-Hajar Al-Aswad district, south Damascus.
The regime of President Bashar Al-Assad continued, for the fourth consecutive day, blocking the Bebila-Sidi Meqdad checkpoint to prevent entry of food relief for the residents of the southern areas of capital city.
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- She said that a drive would be initiated against the use of polythene bags despite ban in the federal capital.
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Monday said that Ten Billion Tree Tsunami plantation project is the most successful initiative of the present government which has been acknowledged at international forums.
Speaking on the motion raised by Senator Sherry Rehman, the state minister said that the present government has aken various initiatives to protect the coming generation from increasing environmental degradation issues and provide them clean and green environment.
She said that Ten Billion Tree Tsunami project was transparently implemented and being monitored at different levels.
She said that a drive would be initiated against the use of polythene bags despite ban in the federal capital.
Zartaj Gul said that Pakistan has least share in global emissions causing climate change being faced by the world but unfortunately Pakistan is among the most vulnerable countries due to its geographic location.
She said that environmental conservation was the top most priority of the present government.
She said that according to the international Sustainable Development (SDG) report 2020, Pakistan has met SDG-13 on climate action, adding that it was a great achievement.
The minister said that National Electric Vehicle Policy was introduced to control air pollution in the country due to large share of transport sector in smog and main cause of air pollution.
She said that Punjab government in collaboration with climate change took actions and fined vehicles causing air pollution.
Zartaj Gul said that provinces should adopt the directives and guidelines regarding climate issues.
She said that around 72 percent brick kilns were converted on Zig-Zag technology only in Punjab province.
The minister said that crop burning issue was also one of the cause of air pollution.
Earlier, Senator Sherry Rehman moved the Motions that this House may discuss the rise in air pollution levels in Pakistan.
Criticizing PPP previous government, Senator Mohsin Aziz said that climate related issues were the top priority of the present government.
He said that Billion Trees Tsunami project was initiated from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which was acknowledged at international levels.
He said that government is making efforts to preserve national parks in the country, adding that Electrical vehicle production was already started in the country. He said that Zig-Zag technology was introduced by the incumbent government.
Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi said that pollution issue was not limited to Lahore or Karachi but Quetta city was also facing it.
Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq said that air pollution is causing serious health issues. She said that we need to improve the water quality and need to introduce a strategy for overcoming these issues related to pollution.
Senator Rukhsana Zubairi, Senator Bushra, Senator Sarfaraz Bugti also spoke on the motion.


Maldives Police Service have concluded their operation triggered by the ongoing investigation into the abduction and murder of Minivan News journalist, Ahmed Rilwan.
Police revealed that the operation was carried out on a request by the Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances. They highlighted that a total of 17 places were raided and 11 people were searched during the operation which was carried out in Male' City and Addu City.
The Crime Investigation Department, Specialist Operations Department and Divisional Police Command were active in the operation.
MNDF had also amped up general security in the areas to assist Police in their operation.


Diocese of Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David encouraged the faithful to help ensure that the 2022 national and local elections will be conducted amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“We need to help guarantee that we’re going to have an election and all,” said David in his statement during the recent National Laity Week Conference.
“We must make sure that it will push through and that the pandemic won’t be used to prevent the elections. We have to avoid that,” he added.
The faithful should also help in ensuring the peaceful conduct of elections.
“We have to make sure also that this election will be clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful,” said David.
The prelate said that the public should not avoid issues that concern politics.
“We cannot have good governance without the essential backbone of responsible citizenship,” said David.
The next national and local elections in the country will happen on May 9, 2022.


By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov has been
re-elected president of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) by a
majority of the votes, Azernews reports.
The decision was announced at the 29th UEG congress in
Farid Gayibov, who has headed the European Gymnastics Union
(UEG) since 2017, expressed his gratitude to the UEG members.
'Thanks for your confidence. I am honored and will do my utmost
for the development of gymnastics in our continent,' said
Joining him on the Presidential Board are Michel Boutard (FRA),
Tom Thingvold (NOR), and Edvard Kolar (SLO) while Kineret Tzedef
(ISR), Alvaro Sousa (POR), Solveig Jonsdottir (ISL), Paolo Frising
(LUX), Marta Pagnini (ITA), Natalja Inno (EST) and Ciaran Gallagher
(IRL) will assist the discussions and decision-making in the
Executive Committee and the Technical Committee Presidents.
Formed in 1982, European Gymnastics is one of five continental
unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International
UEG represents quite different facets of the sport: from Olympic
sports to gymnastics for all.
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Kuwait's FM partakes in Arab committee meeting
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Feb 1 (KUNA) -- The State of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who arrived in Cairo earlier Thursday, took part later in the day in a meeting of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee.
Participants in the meeting discussed Arab action to face the recent US decision "recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital" and shifting the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. They also discussed future steps to "resist this decision which desecrates Jerusalem's historic and legal status." This issue will be discussed again at the resumed ministerial meeting, due later tonight.
Sheikh Sabah Khaled's delegation that took part in the meeting included the State of Kuwait Ambassador to Egypt Mohammad Saleh Al-Thuwaikh, Assistant Foreign Minister for the Arab World Affairs Ambassador Aziz Al-Daihani, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Minister's Office Affairs, Ambassador Saleh Al-Loughani, the Permanent Delegate at the Arab League Ambassador Ahmad Al-Bakr and ministry officials. (pickup previous) ms.rk
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Hyderabad, Feb 15 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today asked his MLAs to organise meetings and seminars in every village to educate the people about the rapid growth that was taking place in all sectors in the state since 2004.
Interacting with the Congress MLAs at Assembly, Dr Reddy said the MLAs should chalk out a programme to propagate the development that witnessed in the state after the budget session was over. The objective of the programme was to create awareness among the people about the state's economic growth from grossroot level.
Observing that the state had recorded 10.37 per cent GSDP as against 8.73 per cent GDP at national level, he said the growth in agriculture sector was touched at 10.08 per cent, as compared to three per cent average growth in the country.
Alleging that the opposition political parties were politicising the state's economic growth without recognising the facts, the Chief Minister said 12 irrigation project works were completed and the remaining 27 projects would be completed next year under 'Jalayagnam' programme, an official release said.
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Kolkata: Today, TMC leader and Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee said that the state will consider the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The West Bengal state government formed the Commission in November 2015 to bridge the gap between the state and central government allowance given to their employees.
Banerjee, while addressing an organisational meet of the state government employee’s union in Kolkata today said, “We will accept the recommendations of the Commission and sympathetically consider it (procedures and formalities)”.
The revision in pay will benefit nearly three lakh employees under the state government, and several other government-owned organisations. The move comes ahead of the 2020 Municipal elections.


Some 276 supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay surrendered to the government recently.
The individuals – 224 from Tapaz, Capiz and 52 from Calinog, Iloilo province – also took their oath of allegiance before the officials of the 12th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army in Calinog, Iloilo.
Those who withdrew their support to the communist group from Tapaz were identified by the state forces as mass organizers and supporters from Barangays Katipunan, Abangay, Minan, Aglinab, Wright, Gebioan, and Roosevelt, Col. Orlando Edralin, deputy commander of 301st Infantry Brigade, said.
He also said the people who surrendered have come forward to show support for the government.
A dialogue with the former rebel supporters was also held.
Edralin also encouraged them to surrender their firearms and weapons, if they have any.
Brig. Gen. Marion Sison, commander of the 301st IB, said that those who will surrender are welcome and that their safety will be a priority.
It can be recalled that on December 30, state forces simultaneously served 28 search warrants in the villages of Tapaz, Capiz province, and Calinog, Iloilo province.
During the operations, nine died, including barangay officials, and 10 were arrested in Tapaz, while seven suspects were nabbed in Calinog.
The fatalities and those who were arrested were said to be leaders and members of the indigenous people (IP) belonging to the Panay Tumandok, but the police maintained that the operations were due to the reports that the said personalities were armed.*
Some of the Tapaz, Capiz residents, who were said to be NPA supporters, surrendered to the authorities recently, with Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda, director of Police Regional Office-6. PRO-6 photo


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, October 5. The Russian
Rosatom State Corporation has successfully completed land
reclamation activities at the 'Taboshar' industrial site in
Tajikistan's Sughd region, Trend reports.
The Russian side completed the reclamation of the uranium ore
dump and four tailing ponds nearly five months ahead of
The height of the uranium dump was reduced from 65 to 35 meters,
and it was covered with a 1.5-meter layer of clean soil. The
radiation levels around the reclaimed areas have returned to
natural levels, as confirmed by monitoring data from Tajikistan's
National Academy of Sciences Agency for Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, and Nuclear Safety.
Approximately 88 workers and 40 pieces of specialized equipment
were involved in the project. Over 1.2 million cubic meters of soil
were moved during the reclamation work.
The trilateral contract for the development of working
documentation and the execution of rehabilitation work on uranium
dumps and tailings storage facilities at the 'Taboshar' industrial
site was signed in 2022 between the Ministry of Industry and New
Technologies of Tajikistan, Rosatom, and the Central Project and
Technological Institute of Rosatom.
The 'Taboshar' deposit was one of the largest uranium deposits
in the former Soviet Union. Active uranium mining was conducted
there from 1945 through 1965. The facility was closed in the
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Joran and Egypt discuss latest developments in the region
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Amman, Rabi'II 22, 1439, Jan 9, 2018, SPA -- King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt discussed today on the telephone Jordanian-Egyptian ties and the current developments in the region, particularly the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem.
During the conversation, the Jordanian King stressed the need to intensify efforts and coordinate Arab positions to safeguard Palestinian rights and support the Palestinian brothers in their quest to set up an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The two leaders agreed to continue coordination and consultation in order to serve pan-Arab causes.
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US Channel Says Morocco 'Turns the Sahara Desert Into a Solar Energy Oasis
(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Rabat – US TV channel PBS highlighted efforts made by Morocco in the solar energy field, underlining that Morocco is taking advantage of an abundant natural resource, unobstructed sunlight, to power part of the North African nation.
'Morocco does have sunlight, about 3,000 hours of sun every year and harnessing that light is an evolutionary leap for the country,' said the TV channel in a news coverage on Tuesday entitled 'Morocco turns the Sahara desert into a solar energy oasis.'
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Panels could revisit Kerr decision soon
WINCHESTER — The city School Board and City Council are expected to revisit the John Kerr Elementary School project within the next month and a half.
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Gov. Walker has launched a “Cabinet on the Road” initiative to give the Governor and the Cabinet leaders the opportunity to listen and gather feedback from area business leaders and economic development groups around the state.
“This is all a part of our continued efforts to help the people create jobs,” Governor Walker said. “I’m taking my Cabinet on the road to listen to local job creators and their partners to determine how we can best help them create more jobs and achieve further success in Wisconsin.”
“Cabinet on the Road” will take the Governor and his Cabinet leaders to many different regions of the state to visit with workers and their employers, as well as regional economic development agencies.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Sixteen Ukrainian servicemen are on a 3-week marksmanship instructor course organized by the Armed Forces of Lithuania.
That's according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service , Ukrinform reports.
'The purpose of the course is to train competent instructors for the Armed Forces of Ukraine who can perform the duties of live fire and gun safety instructors. It provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for independent preparation for running live-fire exercises at indoor and outdoor shooting ranges at different times of the day and under different natural conditions,' the statement reads. Read also: u.s. specialists begin training ukrainian critical care medicine doctors
After completing the course, the instructors will be able to plan, organize, and conduct live fire training sessions.
The Armed Forces expressed gratitude to Lithuania for the support and assistance provided.
As Ukrinform reported, in February 2023, the first-ever graduation of Ukrainian instructors in live fire training class I-III took place in Lithuania.
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A Bill for an Act to establish Civil Societies Regulatory Commission for coordinated regulation of CSOs was on Tuesday, rejected by members of the House of Representatives.
The bill which was sponsored by Rep. Abbas Tajudeen (APC-Kaduna) seeks to monitor the financial activities of CSOs and other related matters.
Leading the debate, Mr Tajudeen said that the bill was aimed at strengthening the capacities of CSOs to promote democracy and development in the country.
Rep Bamidele Salam (PDP-Lagos) said that the Coperate Affairs Commission Act already had everything in place to ensure credibility among SCOs.
He argued that establishing another commission will amount to duplication of agencies at a time efforts were ongoing to cut down on government spending.
The Rep said that the bill should be withdrawn as it would not affect the operations of the CSOs negatively.
Also, Rep. Nkem Abonta (PDP-Abia) said that the bill will muzzle the activities of churches and mosques in the country.
Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) pointed out that the bill on the order paper wants to boost democracy but on the lead debate it wants to regulate CSOs.
He said that the bill could be used to intimidate CSOs and that the allegations that many CSOs has so much money was not true.
“While the CSOs were fighting for democracy, spending their funds and putting their lives on the line, a lot of us politicians were in exile,” he said.
The Speaker of the house while guiding members said that there are many duplicates laws aimed at addressing spectacular issues.
After quoting some sections of the constitution, Mr Gbajabiamila made reference to the Police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying that there was nothing wrong to pass a bill similar to another.
Mr Gbajabiamila also said that there was not need to bring religious angle into the bill, saying that there is a problem that needed to be addressed.
The speaker told his colleagues that if there were issues, they could be resolved at committee level or at the public hearing.
While responding to the issues raised by members, the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Mr Tajudeen moved that the bill be withdrawn.
While ruling that the matter had been withdrawn, the Speaker said that the bill could still be worked on.


Tottenham has sent a number of their youngsters out on loan ahead of the new season.
The Lilywhites need top-quality players to help their quest to end their trophy drought and that means some of their youngsters coming through will suffer from a lack of opportunities.
The likes of Troy Parrott and Oliver Skipp have been sent out on loan and they have hit the ground running at their new clubs, here is a round-up of what they have been up to.
Eyoma is on loan at Lincoln City and the youngster scored his first goal for the club in their last game.
He played for 66 minutes in their preseason match against Scunthorpe United which they won 4-0.
His goal was the third goal of the game as he helped them to continue their preparation for the new season.
Highly-rated Parrott was also among the goals as his loan team Milwall beat Bromley 5-1.
His goal was the second goal on the day and fans will hope that it is a first of many to come.
Skipp was also involved in Norwich’s two preseason games recently. The first was against MK Dons and the second was against SC Verl of Germany.
Overall, the report is positive and that is exactly how Spurs will want it to continue.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners downed Russian Orlan-10 drone.
'Khortytsia anti-aircraft gunners began this morning with destroying Orlan-10 UAV which had been adjusting the enemy artillery fire,' the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook .
Orlan-10 is a Russian multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle designed to track long-range and local objects in hard-to-reach areas. Orlan-10 costs about $80,000-120,000 depending on configuration.
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Broussard Police say a tree that was blocking La. 182 has now been removed.
The tree had fallen across the highway near the Lafayette-St. Martin parish line. The road was temporarily closed while the tree was being removed, police said.
The road re-opened at about 3:15 p.m. on Monday, police say.


DFL lawmakers to introduce bill on child health care
Two Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party lawmakers have introduced a bill to ensure that all children have health insurance.
Democrats say they fear today's budget plan by Gov. Tim Pawlenty will chop funding for such programs.
"We know that the majority of uninsured children in our state already qualify for public programs," commented Sen. Linda Berglin of Minneapolis. "This bill is designed to remove the barriers that are getting in the way of coverage."
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UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Britain on Thursday to attend the 2021 Group of Seven (G7) summit that is held in Cornwall, where he will participate in a number of working sessions, said his spokesman.
"His overriding message to the G7 will be that we need a quantum leap in our capacity to address the challenges that we face today, notably the COVID-19 pandemic and, of course, climate change," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman.
On COVID-19, Guterres will push for a global vaccination plan that should lead to doubling vaccine production and the equitable distribution of the vaccine to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access, he told a daily press briefing.
The secretary-general will also advocate for more ambitious and concrete commitments from G7 members on public financing of the fight against climate change, he said.
Guterres will ask G7 members to deliver on the goal to provide 100 billion U.S. dollars a year through the doubling of their aggregate public climate finance commitments for the period 2021-2025 and to come forward with new and more ambitious individual public finance commitments. He will also call on G7 leaders to increase the share of climate finance allocated to adaptation and resilience to at least 50 percent of climate finance, given the worsening impact of climate change on the developing world, said the spokesman.


Police have detained the person who posted the first video on Comilla puja venue on social media
The perpetrators of the attacks on Hindu temples and Durga Puja venues will be hunted down, the chief of the police’s Chittagong Range said on Thursday before adding that 43 people have been arrested over the violence in Comilla the previous day.
“Investigators are going through security camera footages to identify those behind the matters and the perpetrators will be brought to justice,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Anwar Hossain told the media in Comilla.
The incident was part of a plan to incite tensions, he said after visiting the Comilla temple, which became the centre of a social media storm on Wednesday for allegedly besmirching the Holy Quran.
Police have detained Fayez Uddin, the person who initially posted the video on social media, and are questioning him for information, which will be cross-checked.
Additional security measures have been taken to avert any untoward incident, he said before adding, “The [law and order] situation in the area is calm.”
So far, 43 people have been detained, DIG Hossain said. Police are on alert in those areas outside Comilla that also saw violence and cases will be prepared over each incident.
The district administration and local police have opened separate inquiries over to look into the matter.
Comilla’s Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Hasan said the probe body have been asked to submit their findings by three working days.


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Governor Bello Matawalle has signed into law a revised budget for the fiscal year 2020.
The governor signed the N127.3 billion budget, down from the earlier approved N188.5 billion. This is coming after a legislative procedure by the state legislature earlier on Wednesday.
Governor Matawalle said the review has become necessary for the fact that the economy has witnessed a sudden turn around due to the impact of COVID-19 which has affected not only Zamfara State, but the country and the globe as a whole.
He promised to ensure that the new budget will serve as realistic guide for the progress and development of the state.


Ulan Bator, Feb 6 (IANS) About 70 per cent of the Mongolian territory has been covered with snow of up to 60 cm in thickness, local media reported on Monday.
The condition increases the risk of extreme wintry weather -- known as 'dzud', said the report, citing the country's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry.
Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered by snow, reports Xinhua news agency.
Herders across the country have used 60 per cent of the total hay and fodder stored for the livestock, it said.
Since the beginning of this year, more than 233,000 heads of livestock have been killed in the country due to the harsh winter and other reasons, according to the Ministry.
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Azerbaijan's ADA University, Spanish Diplomatic School Sign Memorandum Of Understanding (PHOTO)
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. A memorandum of
understanding was signed between the Azerbaijani ADA University and
the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European
Union and Cooperation of Spain, Trend reports via the Twitter publication of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
The document was signed by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun
Bayramov and his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares.
'The memorandum will give impetus to the exchange in the field
of education, the exchange of knowledge,' the publication said.
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Criminal measures started after assault on Ukrainian presidential adviser's vehicle
(MENAFN) On the morning of Wednesday, Sep. 22 criminal measures have been established after a car transporting president Zelensky’s first adviser, Serhiy Shefir, was gunshot in Kyiv region, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova has posted on Facebook.
She posted that "the crime scene investigation team is working. Proceedings have been launched over the attempted murder of two or more persons (Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Other details and comments will be available later after the first-priority investigative actions are made and the situation is assessed."
Around ten shots were fired up at the car from a 7.62mm rifle, Venediktova said. The injured driver was taken to the hospital.
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(MENAFN) Arseniy Zelensky, the Kakhovka facility's deputy director for restoration, told reporters on Saturday that Ukrainian forces shelling the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station run the risk of causing a "nuclear disaster" at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Zelensky, as reported by TASS, claimed that Kakhovka is currently in a "extremely hazardous" emergency status.
The Kherson Region in southern Ukraine, where the Kakhovka factory is situated, was taken by Russian soldiers early on in Moscow's military campaign. According to the local authorities, Kiev's army assaulted it alongside the largest nuclear power facility in Europe, the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye plant, using weaponry from the West.
“In case of problems with the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, there will be big troubles at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. [This] could lead to a nuclear catastrophe,” the deputy director of the Kakhovka plant stated.
He told the media that if the dam were to be demolished, the nuclear power plant wouldn't have access to the water it needs to cool its reactors.
The station has been operating in emergency mode, he disclosed, "from the first days of combat."
“The station's own needs, backup 6 kV, are lost, we are working in a very dangerous mode," he asserted, noting that one of the turbines had to be turned off after Ukrainian rocket assaults.
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(MENAFN- AzerNews) UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily has termed the massive
destruction in the eastern city of Derna following last week's
deadly floods as "heart-wrenching," Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency.
At least 11,300 people have been killed and thousands more are
still missing following the floods caused by Mediterranean storm
Daniel, according to the UN Humanitarian Office (OCHA)
More than 40,000 people have been displaced across Libya's
northeastern areas by the deadly floods, the UN office said.
Derna was the hardest-hit by the killer flooding after the
city's dams burst, washing away homes and people.
"I left Derna today with a heavy heart, after witnessing the
devastation caused by the floods on lives and properties. It is
truly heart-wrenching," Bathily wrote on X platform.
“I saw firsthand the magnitude of the disaster. This crisis is
beyond Libya's capacity to manage, it goes beyond politics and
Bathily said the UN“is actively collaborating with local
authorities and aid agencies on the ground providing aid to those
“Simultaneously, our team is also conducting further assessment
of the situation to enhance coordination of the response efforts in
Derna & other affected areas,” he added.
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City seeks to limit public information about some crimes
The city of Havre has asked the state Attorney General's Office whether law enforcement can withhold from the public the names of crime victims and, in some cases, the locations of crime scenes.
The request has sparked concern that such a policy would limit the public's ability to have critical information about crimes in their communities.
Havre Daily News Publisher Harvey Brock said he is deeply concerned about the content of the city's letter to the Attorney General's Office.
"I think the city attorney and the chief of police are asking for an opinion that will jeopardize the safety of t...


RBVS Maniyan, the former leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) Tamil Nadu unit, was arrested on Thursday over his remarks against Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Confirming his arrest, the Mambalam police said Maniyan was charged with various sections of the IPC, including the SC/ST Act.
While addressing a private function here on Monday, the former VHP leader said that the Indian Constitution was not framed by a single person but it was a collective effort.
He claimed that the Constitution was prepared by a team of 300 members led by the country's first President, Rajendra Prasad.
Maniyan said that certain lunatics were stating that it was Ambekdar who had framed the Constitution and added that these people had pawned their intelligence.
He also said that Ambedkar did not belong to the caste of VCK president Thirumavalavan, adding that the late leader was a Chakkliyar, while the latter is a Pariyar.
He also said that Rajendra Prasad should have been given credit for framing the Constitution instead of Ambedkar who was only the chairman of the drafting committee.
Maniyan further said that Ambedkar had never said that he wrote the Constitution.
Ambedkar had verified the debates, discussions and speeches and clarified them and there was no contribution from him, the former VHP leader added.


KARACHI: Additional Inspector General Karachi Shahid Hayat has announced to give cash reward and certificates to the police team which arrested the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Fahad Aziz, local television reported.
According local Urdu television Dunya News, disclosing the arrest of Fahad, the police said that the accused was involved in several murder and other cases, adding that further investigation are being carried out.
The police said that he would be presented before the court soon.
Earlier, a police team intercepted accused Fahad’s wedding procession in Shah Faisal colony and arrested him.
The MQM Rabita Committee has strongly condemned the incident and staged a sit-in at Karachi press club. Addressing a press conference, the committee members demanded the government to change the police leadership within 24 hours, adding that the party would announce its future course of action if their demands were not met.


EDUCATION department officials in the Western Division have been distributing food and seedlings to 13 boarding schools over the past two days.
Divisional education officer Lorima Voravora said the gift was part of the flood assistance scheme to help students affected by the flood.
He said more than 700 students were assisted through this scheme, which also included the gifts of exercise books.
Schools visited were Sabeto District, Vuda District, Ratu Navula, Jasper Williams High, Natabua High, Ba Provincial Freebird, Ba Methodist, Sigatoka Valley High, Rukuruku District, Bemana Catholic Primary and High, Nasikawa primary and Noikoro Primary schools.
"We want to make sure that students have everything they need inside and outside the classroom." he said.


Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Sunday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan will announce Islamabad march after the floods subside. In a statement on Twitter, the AML Chief stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has signed a further agreement with the government to recover 608 billion. He said people are even struggling to buy petrol and pay electricity bills and now there is going to be a further increase. Sheikh Rashid bashed the government saying that first the national treasury was robbed, now they are robbing the pockets of the poor. He added that the unprecedented floods in Sindh have opened the eyes of people and exposed the government’s incompetence. The government has been ‘ultrasound’ and floods have tarnished PDM’s reputation, he said. Carrying on with the harsh criticism he said, “How will other countries donate money to them, when their own people are not willing to donate money to money launderers?” AML Chief also mentioned that he will appear before Justice Amjad Rafiq in the Lahore High Court on September 5.


ESTILL -- Authorities say nine inmates at a federal prison in Hampton County were taken to the hospital after a fight in the prison's recreation yard.
Federal officials said in a press release that the disturbance happened about 8 p.m. Thursday at the prison in Estill.
Authorities said the prison has been on lockdown after the fight, and there was no danger to the public.
Officials said seven inmates have been released from the hospital and brought back to the prison.
The FBI is investigating what prompted the fight and how many inmates were involved.


Plain clothed cops will be deployed to arrest social distancing violators from tomorrow.
Police spokesman Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that it has been noticed in several areas, especially in parts of Colombo, that social distancing is not taken seriously.
DIG Ajith Rohana said that it was noted that when the curfew is relaxed in some areas for the public to purchase essential goods, most people gather in groups and fail to ensure social distancing.
The Police spokesman said that while in the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic action could not be taken, the situation was now different as the coronavirus health regulations have been gazetted.
As a result, he said that several plain clothed policemen will be deployed to arrest social distancing violators and take them to quarantine centers.
The Police spokesman said that legal action will be filed against those who are arrested and taken to a quarantine center.
He also requested store owners to ensure social distancing is practised inside a shop.(Colombo Gazette)


A state of emergency has been declared by Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on August 1, 2022 to deal with the monkeypox outbreak. With the latest development, it has become the third state in four days to take precautions in response to the fast spreading disease. The move was also taken after similar moves were taken by New York and Illinois on August 1, 2022 along with the city of San Francisco on July 28, 2022.
A local emergency was also declared by Mayor Eric Adams of New York on August 1, 2022. Gavin Newsom in a statement said that the state is working on an urgent basis across all the levels of the government to slow the spread of monkeypox with the help of contact tracing, strengthening of community partnerships and robust testing. The statement added that the above measures were taken during the coronavirus pandemic that ensured that people who are at risk could focus on the vaccines, outreach and treatment.
The governor also assured that they would continue to work with the federal government to raise awareness among the public and to secure more vaccines to reduce the risks. He also added that they would also stand by the L.G.B.T.Q community and fight the stigmatization. The move has come amidst a time when the infection related to monkeypox has dramatically increases and people are more on a complaining mode towards the public health response. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said that about 6,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported nationally since May, 2022 about half of them have been reported in California, Illinois and New York.
Meanwhile the World Health Organization has declared Monkeypox as a global health emergency. So far no deaths have been reported in the United States and reports say that the disease is rarely fatal. Reports have also said that the rash caused by the virus causes intense pain in some of the patients.
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Congress MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh has written a letter to the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice saying that the administration has washed its hands of the happenings in Civil Hospital. In the letter, he said that given the fact that the number of deaths in Civil Hospital had gone up, it was time the state set up a control room right within the hospital to manage the situation. He also said that since the focus was only on Covid19, several other patients were being denied treatment and this was resulting in their death.
He sought investigation into the death of patients in Civil since Covid19 deaths in the hospital were highest and even the SVP Hospital had lower deaths. He said this pointed to the fact that somewhere there was a handicap in the way patients in Civil were being treated.
He also said that while the state and the civic body in the city refused to accept it, the rise in the number of cases had shown that community transmission was already happening here. He said in the last two weeks alone the city has recorded over 250 cases per day. He said that the government should need to ensure that Covid19 tests for people suffering from serious ailments of the heart and kidney were made free even in private laboratories.


Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday appealed the MLAs and the MLCs to take up Haritha Haram drive in their respective constituencies as part of the state government’s drive to increase green cover in the state.
Speaking in the Assembly on the Haritha Haram programme, the CM said that the Telangana’s vast forest areas got reduced due to wrong policies by the previous governments and added that the immediate steps should be taken to maintain proper balance of green cover.
He said that the TRS government took up Telangana ku Haritha Haram to increase the forest cover in Telangana from 24 to 33%. He said that as many as 230 crore saplings would be planted in three years to increase the green cover in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the state government would increase forest department staff accordingly to curb smuggling of teak and other forest wealth.
He said that the government would raise 15 crore teak sapling through nurseries. He said that Haritha Committees would be constituted in villages to look after the protection of saplings planted.
He said that the government has announced an award of Rs 10 crore for Peddapally constituency for successfully implementing the green drive. (INN)


Ganderbal: After remaining closed since four winter months recently opened road to famous tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has been closed again due to fresh snowfall.
Sonamarg and its adjoining areas have been receiving fresh snowfall since Wednesday evening.
Police officials said the road leading to famous health resort has been closed due to fresh snowfall and chances of slides along the route, due to which the traffic on the road has been suspended temporarily as “a precautionary measure”.
They said that about 2ft of fresh snow has accumulated at the tourist resort.
Fresh snowfall was also witnessed at Zojilla, Meenmarg and Zero point on Srinagar-leh highway.
Station House Officer (SHO) police station Sonamarg Nissar Ahmed said that the road was closed as a precautionary measure in view of the fresh snowfall.


So. Side Community Council general meeting is on June 25
June 19, 2018
In addition to the organization’s board elections, city officials will present plans for the East Carson Street infrastructure project that will begin in the later part of 2018. PWSA will also share information related to the lead service line replacement that will impact various portions of the South Side Flats.


Doha, Aug 24 (IANS) Qatar has indicated its willingness to invest $3 billion in Pakistan in different sectors, media reports said.
The money will be invested through the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to a statement issued by Qatar's Emiri Diwan, which is the administrative office of the Emir of Qatar, Samaa TV reported.
The announcement came as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the country.
A day earlier, Sharid had held talks with the head of QIA. Officials in Islamabad also confirmed that Qatar is ready to invest $3 billion in Pakistan.
Qatar is interested in investing in Karachi and Islamabad airports, the officials told Samaa TV.
The QIA will ensure that investment is made as soon as possible to support cash-strapped Pakistan, they said.
Earlier, PM Shehbaz Sharif was expected to offer stakes to the Gulf nation in its state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including share in the state-owned Roosevelt Hotel in New York and Pakistan International Airlines running at a loss, The News reported.
He was expected to offer Qatar the opportunity to oversee Pakistan's airports. The PM's aides added that he also hoped to make energy deals.
For the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bought from Qatar under long-term deals, Pakistan - a major importer of LNG from the Gulf country - also aimed to seek a deferred payment plan.
The country has signed two long-term LNG supply deals with the Gulf nation through which up to nine cargoes a month will arrive in Pakistan, The News reported.
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According to report reaching oyogist.com, the the Zamfara state governor, Bello Mattawale has reportedly secured the release of 11 kidnap victims from bandits in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the the state Press Secretary to Gov. Mattawale, Mr. Jamilu Iliyasu while addressing the newsmen.
Mr. Illiyasu stated that the unconditional release of the 11 kidnap victims by the state government was made possible through the “carrot and stick” approach.
He stated that the Governor has appealed to the unrepentant bandits in the state to surrender their weapons before they get caught up in their own nets.
In addition to the statement the state Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran also stated that some of the bandits have began repenting from their evil practice and have accepted the reconciliation accord which was introduced by the governor.


New Delhi: BJP member Sanjay Seth on Wednesday demanded that the government should enact a law on population control and voting right should be denied to those having more than two children.
Raising the matter during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Seth said that the country will have to face long-term consequences due to growth in population.
Seth, who is BJP MP from Ranchi, said India is poised to overtake China as the most populous country in 2027 and the population would touch 160 crore in the next 30 years.
He said those with more than two children should be denied some government facilities and they should be denied the voting right. “A Bill should be brought to make the law,” he said. (ANI)


Well, probably not. But the reality is that the world has changed and “we the people” now think that we have a bigger voice and can generate change in way that was previously not possible.
This has been driven to some extent by social media sites like Facebook and others.
All those in public office truly need to understand that a majority of people now want to have a say in what is happening and if they don’t like it they can and will create change.
Long live the Revolution!


Vijayawada police have arrested the TDP Spokesperson Pattabhi.Pattabhi’s wife Chandana responded to Pattabhiram’s arrest.Speaking to the media, she said that there is a ‘mortal Threat’ for her husband.She said that she has no trust in AP police.
However, she held AP CM and AP DGP Gautam Sawang responsible if anything happens to her husband.She said that police forcefully broke down the main door and entered to arrest her husband.
Also, she criticized that police failed to arrest people who attacked their house on October 19.
Speaking on this occasion, Pattabhi’s wife said that the police were angry, and they did not even say where he was being taken.She said that the police refused to show the copy of the FIR when she asked.She said that the police issued an arrest notice under CrPC 50.
Police said they were taking Pattabhi into custody under Section 120B.Pattabhi was taken to the Governor Peta police station in Vijayawada.Pattabhi was currently in police custody.Barricades and tight security was set up at the police station to prevent anyone from getting there.


(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) JAMRUD: Around 13 women and two children were injured after roof of a house collapsed in Ali Masjid area of Khyber Agency here on Thursday.
The political administration said that women gathered to mourn death of a young man who died in Saudi Arabia who was brought home for burial at the ancestral graveyard.
The officials said that some women, in an effort to see the deceased, climbed roof of the room due to which it collapsed.
As a result, 13 women and two children were injured who were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital.
Doctors at the hospital said that two injured who were in critical condition were referred to Peshawar.
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Polls opened around the country on Sunday as local elections were held for the first time since the military took power in a 2014 coup.
There was initial uncertainty over the elections due to a large coronavirus outbreak in Samui Sakhon Province but election officials were given the go ahead.
The polls will be a litmus test on the current ruling party and their progressive challengers. The military-backed government has been under pressure for the past six months from pro-democracy, anti-military, student-led demonstrations.
The demonstrators have called on the government to amend the constitution, something the Prayut Chan-ocha administration has continually dragged its feet on.
Sunday’s polls will be the first chance that voters will be able to express their opinion on the government and their local prospects.
Campaigning has been intense and thorough with ruling party members and opposition MPs lending their voice to support local candidates.
Voters have been told to wear a mask if they want to cast their ballot and to maintain social distancing to fight against Covid-19.


Lack of mental health support in the public sectorBMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2731 (Published 06 June 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2731
A survey by the mental health charity Mind has found that public sector workers are less likely than their private sector counterparts to feel supported when they disclose mental health problems
Public and private
Mind found a higher prevalence of mental health problems in the public sector, as well as a lack of available support. The UK public sector employs over 5.4 million people, and more than a fifth of these (around 1.2 million) work in the NHS. The charity surveyed 5746 public sector employees and 7191 private sector employees.
Public sector workers were more likely than their peers in the private sector to say that their mental health was poor (15% versus 9%) and more likely to say that they had felt anxious at work on several occasions over the past month (53% versus 43%).
Public sector employees said that, on average, they took three days’ sick leave in the past year because of their mental health, whereas workers in the private sector took less than a day. Almost half (48%) of public sector workers but 32% of the private sector workforce have had time off because of their mental health.
When taking time off for mental health reasons, 69% of public sector workers were honest about the reason for needing time off, compared with 59% of private sector staff. Over a third (38%) of public sector employees and 29% in the private sector said that the workplace culture allowed staff to be open about mental health problems.
Public sector workers were more likely to disclose a mental health problem, but when they did so support wasn’t always available, the survey found. Half (49%) of public sector employees said that they felt supported when they disclosed mental health problems, whereas the proportion in the private sector was 61%.


The Kwara Government has reaffirmed its commitment to revive moribund sports facilities in the state and make them more vibrant.
The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, made the commitment on Monday at the official opening ceremony of the 7th Kwara State Sports Festival tagged, ”KWASFEST 2020”.
Alabi said that the government had shown its determination to upgrade and renovate more facilities at the stadium with the refurbishment of the Baseball Park in Adewole.
He said that the state government also donated a bus to Kwara United FC to ease their movement.
He promised that as soon as the budget which was before the state House of Assembly is passed, the government would refurbish more facilities.
The deputy governor called on the participants to be good ambassadors of their local governments and shun anything that could jeopardise their future ambition.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Miss Joana Kolo, said that the festival was an advocacy to develop grassroots sports, help return the lost glory of the state and take it to next level.
Kolo advised youths in the state to deviate from all forms of social vices and engage in activities that would make them excel in their respective fields.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no fewer than 2,200 athletes and officials are to take part in the week-long event.


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Syria protests: Activists say at least 31 people were killed Friday after Syrian security forces fired on them during protests calling on the international community to impose a "no-fly" zone over their country.


(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Sixty people were injured on Monday when an intercity bus overturned near the northern city of Taounate local authorities said
The injured people were carried to Taounate’s provincial hospital. An investigation was opened to determine the exact circumstances of the accident. With MAP
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Icaos environment protection report has found that climate change is not a priority for most people in Icaosa, a remote northern island in the South Pacific, but is important for some.
Icaos report said climate change was an issue that had been neglected and was “a very difficult and sensitive subject”.
“In the Icaoa Islands, there is a small group of people who feel the need to protect their environment from anthropogenic effects,” said Icaoso Environment Director Marjorie Ota.
“We need to understand what is going on in their environment, and what they are doing to ensure that their environment is protected.”
She said the report, released on Friday, showed that while climate change and the oceans were the most pressing issues facing the Icoos, people in the islands also needed to be aware of how they were impacting the environment.
Ota said the Icanas environment protection team had also found that people in remote areas were being forced to take action by the government and private companies to mitigate climate change.
“This has been an issue for the Icos people for many years, so it has been difficult for us to know if they are responding to what is happening to their environment,” she said.
“But we do know that people who live in remote islands are living in a very difficult situation, so this is a huge challenge for the islanders.”
Ota added that the report also found a significant amount of concern about climate change among some indigenous communities in the Icos.
She said they were often reluctant to make any decisions because they did not want to be accused of not taking action, but that the environment protection work of the ICanas environment team showed that they had some “lots of passion” about their environment.
She described IcaoS report as a first step towards getting more people to understand the issue.
“Icos is an indigenous people, and they need to get more people involved in their own affairs, and to learn more about what is taking place in their communities, so that they can be more informed and better informed about the impact of climate change on their environment and their communities,” she told Al Jazeera.
Ota also pointed out that climate-change-related deaths were a major issue, and that the islands needed to get the government to act on climate change as soon as possible.
In February, the United Nations climate change chief, Christiana Figueres, told a meeting of Icanos residents that she wanted to see a “major commitment” by the ICos government to tackle climate change, and a national strategy to address the issue in the island nation.
The islands environment department was formed in 2016 and has about 30 people on its board.
Otta said that since the formation of the department in 2016, she had received calls from people from around the world, and said she was “very happy to be here”.
“They have asked me for a big commitment of resources, so I am very happy to do that,” she added.
“They are not just going to be people who are living there, but people who can actually help them, to understand how they are affected, and also to be able to help us do something to help them in their situation.”


Algerian Foreign Minster Visits Oman
(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra will visit Sunday the Sultanate of Oman, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
During his two-day visit, Lamamra will co-chair with the Omani Foreign Ministry the works of the 7th session of the Algerian-Omani Joint Committee which will be devoted to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the sectors of economy, trade and investment, Algerian news agency reported.
The two sides will sign nine agreements, memoranda of understanding and executive programs in the areas of foreign affairs, transport, fisheries, water resources, telecommunications, culture, sport and archives, the statement added.
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BJP's varied data about providing employment in Rajasthan being mocked
New Delhi, Nov 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Rajasthan has claimed providing around 44 lakh jobs in the state in past five years which was one of the most important commitment made by the state government in the last elections. But the claim made through twitted is not only being disputed but the government claim is mocked by many.
Recently the national president of the BJP Amit Shah has claimed in Bidla Auditorium while addressing worker of Shakti Kendra that the state government provided around 26 lakh jobs and similar statement was given by state chief minister Vasundhara Raje. State BJP president Madan Lal Saini has given the figure at 35 lakh when he said that 35 lakh youths have been provided job by the Rajasthan government.
Sources said that the state BJP president did not talk about only government employment but said that after the implementation of skill development programme, the number of people getting employed reached to 35 lakh. But as per the government data only 2.70 lakh youths have got employment in the state in past five years. The BJP in its 2013 election manifesto made a commitment of providing employment to 15 lakh youths but people are taking dig on the BJP after the tweet about employment.


PERBADANAN Insurans Deposit Malaysia (PIDM) will reach out to the public in Kedah, Penang and Perak through its Jelajah Komuniti PIDM awareness campaign to enhance understanding about the corporation.
A better understanding of PIDM will help empower the public to exercise their rights as a financial customer and enhance their confidence in the financial system.
This time, the campaign focuses on promoting the importance of savings, which PIDM protects as part of its mandate.
“Our awareness campaigns in the past catered for the masses through advertisements published across many platforms. That has helped to cement basic awareness and understanding of PIDM and our protection systems among the public.


Fighting Islamic terror is France's top priority: French President Macron
30 Aug 2017
Delivering a key foreign policy address on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron said fighting Islamist terrorism is France's top priority.
Macron's reference to Islamist terror comes amid increasing frequency of terror incidents in France, which have claimed about 230 lives since 2015.
Macron vowed to make France a leading power and further outlined several other foreign policy priorities.
Here's more on Macron's foreign policy speech:
Foreign policy speech could be aimed recovering from declining ratings
Four months into the presidency, Macron's approval ratings have been dipping. Macron was probably trying to win approval back with the assertive foreign policy address, by declaring France's priorities in becoming a leading international power.
Middle East emerges as foreign policy priority for Macron
Expressing his disapproval for President Trump's opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, Macron said that "there were no alternatives to non-proliferation".
He promised to broker peace between Middle-Eastern nations, including arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, in order to "eradicate the Jihadist threat."
Macron also said that France would also try to coordinate international efforts on cutting off funding for groups like ISIS.
Macron agrees with Trump on Venezuela
Echoing US sentiments on Venezuela, Macron termed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime, a 'dictatorship'. Macron said, "a dictatorship is trying to survive at an unprecedented humanitarian cost, even though the resources of the country remain significant".
Macron's foreign policy: Has France's international standing improved?
France has made bold moves under Macron and is evolving as an important regional and global player.
Macron further displayed France's new-found assertiveness while calling out US President Donald Trump for his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Emerging as an important player in Europe, Macron has further been at the forefront of efforts to address the European migrant crisis.
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The prime minister's cabinet office chief Antal Rogán said the main challenge for the decade to come will be the Russian-Ukrainian war and Hungary will assign top priority to defending its sovereignty.
At a hearing before parliament's national security committee on Wednesday, Rogán said the civilian national security services would be integrated into the government center. He said the decision was also motivated by the fact that the war also posed a danger to physical, material and energy security. Among priorities, the candidate mentioned protecting Hungary’s sovereignty, economy and energy security, and respecting the decision voters made on April 3, namely that Hungary should not be dragged into the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the country’s alliance system. Concerning the security services, Rogán said they would “identify and fight against any war propaganda that could jeopardise the country’s security”. He said the civilian services, especially those of the counter-terrorism and criminal analysis centres, would have more tasks, while they would also set up a national information center, the minister said. Rogán also noted that the civilian secret services were part of the government’s cabinet office in Germany, France, Italy and other countries in Europe.
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LAHORE: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that four new passenger trains will be run very soon to facilitate those areas where road network was not good.
Addressing a news conference at the Railways Headquarters in Lahore today, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Thal Express between Rawalpindi and Multan on Tuesday besides opening the tracking system in the trains.
He said that trackers are also being installed, which will show the location of the train.
He said that freight train section has been shifted to Karachi from Lahore.
The Minister said that first VVIP ‘Jinnah Express’ train will run on 30th of next month from Lahore to Karachi. Likewise, another VVIP train ‘Sir Syed Express’ will be started soon.
He said that Railways recovered an amount of sixty million rupees from the passengers traveling without tickets.
Sheikh Rashid said that Railways generated an income of more than two billion rupees from passengers trains.
He said that the stations of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar and Hyderabad will be renovated this year.
He also directed all divisional superintendents to ensure clean and green campaign.


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Latin America tops five million coronavirus cases
Latin America broke through five million confirmed cases of COVID-19, a Reuters tally showed, underscoring the region's position as the area of the world hardest hit by the pandemic. It has already reported more than 200,000 deaths.
Likewise, Brazil has reported that coronavirus cases in the country rose by 16,641 to 2,750,318 while deaths rose by 561 to 94,665.
WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there might never be a "silver bullet" for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines.
Accordingly, more than 18.17 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus as of yesterday. More than 10.8 million have recovered, and more than 691,000 have died.


Union Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government laid a network of roads in Ramnagar.
A statement issued here said that while addressing a public meeting at Kaghote, Singh said that Modi-led government was instrumental in laying a network of roads connecting the villages in Ramnagar and new road projects under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) had been undertaken to connect even those villages which were yet to be connected.
Singh said that before 2014 even the road to the main city of Ramnagar was not upgraded and the BRO bridge had also been made functional only two years ago. He said the main town of Ramnagar did not have a sports facility and that a full-fledged sports stadium for youth had come up with the Central funds during the last four years.
Singh said that the people who were questioning the development done by the Modi government had neither capacity nor resources to address the demands of the people.
He said that the very purpose of conducting District Development Council (DDC) polls was that local body representatives get empowered enough to decide the priorities at panchayat, block and district level, and accordingly make the plans.


According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on social networking site Twitter, while expressing reservations over the rejection of votes in the local body elections, said that the denial of votes on the double stamp and other reasons has come to the fore again.
Imran Khan said that the votes of the opposition were rejected in the election by manipulation. The same thing was revealed in the report of the Judicial Commission on the election of 2013.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Lahore on a one-day visit. During the visit, the Prime Minister will be briefed on administrative and political issues of Punjab.


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#Covid-19 The Peninsula Online
Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported 3,816 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on January 18, 2022.
Cases among community: 3,501
Cases among travelers: 315
Total number Covid-19 cases today: 3,816
Total number of active cases: 42,144
Total number of positive Covid-19 cases recorded in Qatar till now: 307,056
Recovered cases in the last 24 hours: 3,386
Total number of recovered cases till now: 264,282
Number of deaths in the last 24 hours: 3 (72, 85, and 89-year-old)
Total number of deaths till now: 630
Number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the last 24 hrs: 31,928
Total number of booster doses administered till now: 514,708
Total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered since the start of vaccination campaign: 5,479,206
Number of people tested for the first time in the last 24 hrs: 2,691
Total number of tests in the last 24 hrs: 35,862
Total number of people tested till now: 3,270,498
Number of ICU admissions in the last 24 hrs: 9
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the ICU: 88
Number of acute hospital admissions in the last 24 hrs: 90
Total number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital: 592
With Covid-19 still a threat in the country, it is important for everyone to play their role in controlling the virus by following precautionary measures:
- Adherence to physical distancing.
- Avoid close contact with others, crowded places and confined closed spaces where other people congregate.
- Wearing a face mask
- Washing hands regularly.
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Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says the World Health Organisation has commended Sri Lanka’s method of home-based treatment for individuals who test positive for COVID-19.
Speaking in Kandy, the Minister said the government is ready to face any future situation.
Minister Rambukwella said necessary facilities have also been prepared in the event such a situation arises.
The Minister said the home-based programme has been a great success with more than 100,000 individuals monitored under the homecare system.
Minister Rambukwella stated that only one individual succumbed to the virus while being treated at home with less than 2,000 having to be hospitalised.
The Health Minister said the government did not let people die on roads like neighbours India.
He claimed that the hospital system would have collapsed had the 100,000 individuals who were treated at home been hospitalised.


Lahore: ‘Landgrabbers arrested’
LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ahmad Raza Tahir has said that every civilised society creates sense of protection among its citizens in which they are sure that nobody can illegally occupy their property.
The CCPO informed the media that the Lahore Police, during the year 2011, in their ongoing campaign against land grabbers had registered about 255 cases in this regard whereas 1218 culprits had been arrested.
The CCPO directed the police officers to continue crackdown on land grabbers and to ensure exemplary punishment as per law to those who indulged in such illegal activities. Ahmad Raza Tahir said that the Lahore City was to be transformed into a city where no powerful person could usurp the property of any weak person and warned that strict action would be taken against an SHO in whose areas land grabbers operated.


(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Trend
Most of the Azerbaijani civilian objects and residential buildings, which came under missile attacks from the Armenian army during the 44-day war, have already been fully restored or renovated and handed over to the citizens, Trend reports.
Repair and restoration work carried out by the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of Azerbaijan on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan, victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev continues at an accelerated pace.
The film crew of the Trend Karabakh bureau met with the residents of Barda, whose houses and facilities have been rebuilt. Citizens, whose property was destroyed as a result of the Armenian terror, said that the state had built and handed over to them the houses that are even better than before, with all the necessary conditions. They expressed deep gratitude to the state, President Ilham Aliyev.
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Malaysia has officially declared a new national day to support the fight against child sex tourism, and the country’s transport minister says his government will be banning all travel to the country in the coming weeks.
Malaysia’s Transportation Ministry issued the statement Monday, saying the move was to “defend the rights of parents and children to safeguard their children.”
It also comes amid an international debate over the effectiveness of the nation’s anti-trafficking law, and what’s left of it, which has resulted in the arrest of more than 50,000 suspected traffickers, including hundreds of children.
The ministry said the directive will ban all travel, and all activities that involve travel to and from Malaysia, as well as activities to facilitate the trafficking of minors.
It said the measures will be implemented from Sept. 1.
Malay officials have previously said they are considering banning travel to certain parts of the country and to certain areas of the world, including the United States.


Vivek Murthy revealed Sunday that President Joe Biden will announce this week even more steps toward mitigating the coronavirus pandemic as the Surgeon General also defended not requiring vaccinations for air travel.
‘There will be more actions that we continue to work on in the days ahead, and especially on the global front, where we will be taking steps,’ Murthy told CNN’s State of the Union guest host Dana Bash.
‘And the president will be making announcements ahead of the U.N. General Assembly about additional measures that we’re taking to help vaccinate the world,’ the Surgeon General continued.
‘So there’s a lot that’s been done, a lot that we’re doing now, a lot more we will continue to do,’ he said. ‘And this is what we have to do ultimately to tackle the Delta variant.
Murthy did not specify what steps would be announced to further fight the spread.


Bilawal Bhutto holds PDM responsible for not toppling PTI government
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto has said that we [opposition] would have sent the government packing with the no-confidence motion if [PPP] have not been deceived.
Chairman PPP while talking to media persons in Multan said that our proposal was not accepted [by the PDM] which forced us [PPP] to come to political arena alone.
Bilawal said that the right to rule was always snatched from the people. He said that the PTI and the PML-N could not do as much work as we did in our tenure adding that we are moving forward with new spirit and revolutionary policies.
He said that we are going to the corners of Punjab and mobilizing our party.
“We have concerns regarding Afghanistan, the people there should get human rights, while our country should implement the National Action Plan,” he said.