Sixty-eight percent of hospital executives say they have a hard time navigating the digital health market, which in turn is causing them to have a difficult time realizing the full potential of available digital health solutions, according to a March 24 survey from digital health marketplace Panda Health.
Panda Health analyzed a survey of 100 hospital executives, conducted by healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners, about the digital health market and found the following:
- Sixty-seven percent of hospital executives said their organizations will implement at least one to two new digital health solutions in 2023.
- Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they will implement three to five new digital health solutions in 2023.
- Seventy-two percent of respondents said that digital health adoption among hospitals will increase over the next three years.
- Sixty-eight percent of respondents said the digital health market was challenging, while 62% said the market is difficult to navigate.
- More than half of respondents said digital health solutions don’t work out as desired.


British PM Wins Anti-Terror Vote
Gordon Brown has won an important victory in his effort to extend the time British authorities can hold terror suspects without charge from 28 to 42 days. The measure was significantly controversial, however, that 36 members of the prime minister’s party voted against it.
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Thirty-six Labour MPs joined forces with Conservatives and Lib Dems to vote against the proposals.
But that was not enough to defeat them – although the government still faces a battle in the House of Lords.
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Pakistan will start the local production of CanSinoBio’s coronavirus vaccine next month, National Institute of Health’s officials said Tuesday. The development comes after 100,00 people were vaccinated in a day for the first time in Pakistan yesterday.
The NIH officials said the arrangements to prepare CanSinoBio’s coronavirus vaccine were done, while the raw material for the vaccine would reach Pakistan in early May.
Chinese experts are also present in Islamabad to help in the preparation of the vaccine, officials said, adding NIH had started the venture in collaboration with a Chinese company.
The official said they hope that the single-dose vaccine will be available to the public before the end of May.
It is pertinent to mention here that CanSinoBio’s officials had trained NIH experts to prepare vaccine doses.


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Doha, Qatar: The Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari confirmed that there are persistent and continuous efforts made by the State of Qatar, within the framework of its mediation, in order for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel to reach an extension of the humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip during the next 48 hours.
Dr. Al Ansari said during the weekly media briefing that 20 Israeli hostages would be released, noting that the extension of the humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip for two additional days came under the same previous conditions, with an agreement to release at least 10 Israeli hostages per day.
He pointed out that the State of Qatar is working through mediation efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire agreement, especially since the extension reached between the Palestinian and Israeli sides came based on the annex to the agreement, which indicates the extension of these days based on the Hamas' commitment to release 10 hostages for every additional day in the truce.
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KATHMANDU, Aug 2: As many as 31 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours.
Speaking at a regular virtual press briefing today, Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that 22 cases were identified in Kathmandu district, while eight cases were reported in Lalitpur district, and one in Bhaktapur district.
As the government has lifted the nationwide lockdown, the number of people entering the Kathmandu Valley has increased significantly. As people are entering the Valley from the affected regions without proper testing, the cases have also increased at an alarming rate.
According to the data compiled by the Metropolitan Police Traffic Division, at least 6,000 people have been entering the Valley every day after the government lifted the nationwide lockdown.


Park City fire crews responded to a fire on Homestake Road Tuesday Morning.
According to the Park City Fire District, emergency crews were called to a multi-family structure fire on Homestake Road just after 8am Tuesday morning.
Several fire engines, an ambulance, and the Park City Police Department were all at the scene. According to the fire district, the building was evacuated and the fire was quickly contained.
The district said the fire was located in the building’s fire chase.
Park City Police said the initial call to Homestake was to respond to a property dispute between several roommates. The individuals involved were interviewed and one was cited and released. The department said the fire in the fireplace was left unattended and caused the condo to catch on fire.
According to the department, officers then cleared the surrounding units and the fire was extinguished.


LAHORE: Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan has said that the captain for the one day team is expected to be announced within the next two days, ARYSports.tv
It should be noted that the position fell vacant after Misbah-ul-Haq retired from one day cricket following the team’s exit from the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Shahryar Khan has also said that the new selection committee will name the players that will be touring Bangladesh next month.
He added that the future role of chief selector Moin Khan will also be decided within the next few days.
Sources have said that the board is facing problems in appointing a candidate that will lead the green shirts. They are considering the names of Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad in the senio players whereas the Sarfraz Ahmed and Wahab Riaz are also in the running for the position.
PCB have also in talks with the former players in order to avoid any controversial decisions.


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Iran’s SEO official drafts fresh plans, policies for stock market
(MENAFN) Eshqi stated: “The Securities and Exchange Organization will formulate, implement and monitor its policies and programs including supporting investors, creating a transparent, efficient and equitable market, and reducing inclusive risk based on the market’s broad objectives.”
“The first strategy is to use modern mechanisms to increase public monitoring of the entities offering shares in the market; the second strategy will be to develop regulatory tools in a preventive manner and in line with market development,” said Eshqi with reference to the SEO’s seven chief plans in the fresh management period.
The SEO official said, plan number three is to fix the economy’s regulations and policies to enhance equity and responsibility, whereas plan number four is to reinforce the medium and small level funding via fresh methods.
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Cameroon frees 16 hostages held by CAR rebels
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Cameroon's military freed 15 of its nationals along with a Polish priest who were being held hostage after being abducted
by rebels from the Central African Republic, the government said
Wednesday, dpa reported.
The hostages were kidnapped by the Democratic Front of the Central
African People (FDPC) near Cameroon's eastern border with the Central
African Republic during attacks on October 14 and 16, according to
the secretary general at the presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.
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(MENAFN- IANS) Patna, March 8 (IANS) Three persons were killed and more than six injured when a cannon bomb shell landed in civilian land and exploded in Bihar's Gaya district on Wednesday.
Confirming the incident, SHO of Barachatti police station said that the incident took place around 8.30 a.m during the training in Guber Bind village under Barachatti police station in the district.
The injured were admitted to Magadh Medical College in Gaya.
Following the incident, irate villagers protested against the district administration.
According to an official of Gaya police, the training of artillery firing was underway in the Guler Bind firing range when one of the cannon balls fell in the civilian area leading to mishap.
An investigation is underway.
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Chinese environmental authorities have clarified what they plan to do with the closed ferrosilicon smelters in Ningxia. Those smelters who have put in environmental controls will have their power turned by the end of of 2017 and they can resume production. Those smelters that haven’t installed the necessary controls will remain closed and the power off.
The $64,000 question is how many smelters have a met their requirements and will be allowed to restart. If the major of the ferrosilicon smelters have then the market will return to normal, whatever normal is.


Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has written a letter to the Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal to clear the concerns on the ongoing digital census in the country, in which it has been said that the Sindh government is unable to help the federal government in the current situation.
The Sindh government has serious reservations about the ongoing digital census in the country. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has written a letter to Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal to clear the concerns of the province on the census.
In the letter, it was written that the Sindh government is unable to help the federal government due to the current situation of the digital census going on across the country, so first of all the concerns regarding the census should be removed.
Murad Ali Shah complained that the issues regarding the digital census were not resolved despite Nishandhi.
The letter demanded that a committee should be formed under the guidance of the federal planning minister for transparency in the census, including the chief ministers of the federal units.
The Sindh government also said in a letter to the federal government that no digital census awareness campaign has been conducted while technical flaws have been revealed in the tablets held by the census staff.
Chief Minister Sindh said that the major phase of census has started and personal information was not taken into confidence.
Earlier in his speech at the event in Karachi on Sunday, Chairman People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the current digital census is not a solution to our grievances, we have sent complaints to the federal government on the digital census. No, if the reservations are not removed, Sindh will not support the federal government in this matter, they will not allow them to rob the people of Sindh.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Due to an enemy missile attack, electricity supplies have been cut off in Kharkiv. Ground electric transport and local subway are out of operation.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov announced the news on telegram , Ukrinform reports.
'Due to the power outage in Kharkiv, all electric transport has been stopped. We are evacuating people from our subway. Additional buses have been deployed on ground electric transport routes,' the mayor of Kharkiv wrote.
As reported, Russia launched another mass missile attack at multiple infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Wednesday.
Photo: Vyacheslav Mavrychev/ Suspilne Kharkiv
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Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Sigh Badal today said that the state government would take every possible step to evict unauthorized encroachments from the properties of the Punjab Waqf Board so that the income from them could be aptly utilized for the overall development and welfare of the Muslim community in the state.
Addressing the mammoth gathering of the Muslim community here in a conference to mark the constitution of ‘Amarat-e-Sharia’(Muslim Welfare and Shariat Society) under the leadership of Chairman Punjab Waqf Board Mr Mohammed Izhar Aalam here today, the Chief Minister said that in order to ensure proper maintenance of the properties of Punjab Waqf Board across the state, the SAD-BJP government had reconstituted this board. He categorically said that if any matter pertaining to the unauthorized encroachments on property of the Board was pending than the state government would promptly take the necessary action for getting it evicted.
Lauding the efforts of constituting ‘Amarat-e-Sharia’, the Chief Minister said that it would help in bringing the entire Muslim brethren on one platform which would go a long way in ensuring the progress and development of the community. He said that it was really admirable that the most important motive of the ‘Amarat-e-Sharia’ was to strengthen the bond of love, harmony and brotherhood with the other religions. Recalling the age old ties between the Muslim and Sikh Communities, Mr Badal said that both the communities shared a rich bond of traditions amongst themselves, the testimony to which was that the Sikh Gurus had urged a Muslim Saint Sain Mian Mir to lay down the foundation stone of Sri Harmandir Sahib, the most revered place of Sikhs.
Reiterating the commitment of the state government towards promoting brotherhood and amity in the state, the Chief Minister said that the biggest achievement of their government was that it had ensured communal harmony and peace in the state. Mr Badal said that despite of being a border state their government has assured that no untoward incident takes place in the state adding that thrust has been laid towards maintaining proper law and order situation in the state.
Listing the initiatives taken by the SAD-BJP government to ensure the welfare of the Muslim brethren, the Chief Minister said that in order to safeguard the interests’ of the minorities in the state and to ensure their well being, their government has constituted Punjab Minority commission and three members of this commission belonged to the Muslim community. Mr Badal further said that he had already directed the Panchayats and Government officers across the state to provide adequate land for the burial ground of Muslims adding that in case the land was not available they have been directed to purchase the land and provide it to the community. He said that in another important effort the state government has widened the ambit of Shagun scheme and its benefits have now been extended to the Muslim and Christian communities also. The Chief Minister further said that for the promotion of Urdu literature and language, an Urdu Academy has been already set up at Malerkotla itself and now the state government would lay special emphasis on imparting technical training to the youth of the community, so that adequate opportunities of self employment could be provided to them. Mr Badal also said that the state government was duty bound to make endeavors for the economic development of the Muslim community by providing them quality educational facilities. Expressing gratitude to the wise voters of Malerkotla for electing Mrs Farzana Nisaara Khatoon as their MLA, he said that no stone would be left unturned for ensuring the development of this constituency.
In his address the Chairman of Punjab Waqf Board Mr Mohammed Izhar Aalam said that the sole aim of constituting ‘Amarat-e-Sharia’ was to ensure the development of the Muslim community of the state by uniting them. He said that apart from this the organization would also work towards strengthening the ties with other communities also. He said that in order to provide quality education to the Muslim community the society was constructing a convent school at village Jamalpur (Malerkotla). Thanking the Chief Minister for taking path breaking initiatives for the welfare of the community, Mr Aalam urged him to pass the necessary directions to the officers for implementing the schemes of welfare for the community in the right earnest.
On the occasion Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mrs Farzana Nisaara Khatoon announced a sum of Rs 10 lakh for the society.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included Rajya Sabha MP Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mrs Farzana Nisaara Khatoon.


Which country has the biggest population boom?
Montana’s population is on track to surpass that of Alabama and Mississippi.
The state’s population grew 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the highest rate in the country, according to Census Bureau data.
Nationwide, the population grew by 7.7 percent in 2019, according a report released Thursday by the Census Bureau.
Population growth has been the biggest reason why the U.S. has grown more than other countries, with more than 12 million new residents and 3.3 million more people moving into the country in 2019 than in the same period in 2018.
Montana, home to the largest population in the U: the Grand Teton National Park, has more than 7.1 million residents, according the Census data.
The Census Bureau also said the state has the second-highest number of residents ages 18 to 24.
Its population grew 4.5 million, according Census Bureau figures.
The nation’s population growth slowed in 2018, when it was at a rate of 3.4 percent.
In the U., the population is expected to continue growing in 2019.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (KUNA) -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved 42-month arrangements under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility of USD 86.9 million for Mauritania, the IMF announced on Wednesday.
The IMF said in a statement that the Board approval would allow for USD 21.7 million to be made available 'immediately' to Mauritania.
The statement added, 'The remaining amount will be phased in over the duration of the program, subject to semi-annual review.'
'Mauritania's economic reform program supported by the IMF arrangements aims to preserve macroeconomic stability, strengthen the fiscal and monetary policy frameworks, consolidate the foundations for sustainable, inclusive growth and reduce poverty,' the statement affirmed.
The statement pointed out that Mauritania's economic growth has 'accelerated in 2022, driven primarily by the extractive sectors, while Inflation should stabilize at approximately 11 percent reflecting the central bank tight monetary policy.' (end)
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KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a meeting with the state government officials on Saturday, alleged that the Centre delivered fewer Covid-19 vaccines for the state.
The Centre has sent 5.96 lakh vaccines for the frontline Covid-19 warriors in the state.
The CM held a meeting with Chief Secretary Alapan Banerjee and senior health department officials to oversee the vaccination process. "The consignment of vaccines is inadequate which will be given to the frontline warriors only," she reportedly said in the meeting.
The CM also made it clear to the health officials that the state government would procure vaccines from the manufacturing agencies, if necessary, and give them to the common people free of cost.
The Chief Minister also congratulated the 20,000 health workers of the state who were involved in the vaccination process.


Contrary to his partys stand during the near two month long agitation over transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB),PDP patron,Mufti Mohammad Sayeed,on Sunday said,I told that cancellation of the land order will lead to disturbance in the state.
Addressing a largely attended public rally in Jammu,the former Chief Minister tried to win over the electorate of Jammu ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. He however said that unlike the other parties,PDP didn’t trade the interests of people of Jammu and it even put up a candidate against the coalition allies on the Rajya Sabha seats.
Interestingly,the PDP patron’s new public posture on the transfer of land to Shrine Board comes even as the party pulled out support to the Congress government lead by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad,distancing itself from the government order under which the land was transferred to the board.
The former Chief Minister said that PDP was a party which talks about the interests of Jammu region and the discrimination towards the region can be overcome through the devolution of power from the State to its regions as has been enshrined in its self rule document.
The PDP patron said that self rule tries to address both the international and external dimensions of the Kashmir issue by evening and defining the relations which this part of the state will have with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
He said that it was his dream that the roads with PoK are opened for boosting trade ties between the two sides of Kashmir and his party was for opening of the roads including the Suchetgarh-Sialkote road between India and Pakistan.
He also asked for re-negotiating the terms and conditions under which the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) builds power projects in the state. He said that already the state has suffered heavy economic losses and has become a borrower of electricity after the signing of Indus Water treaty due to which it has lost claim on storing the water of Chenab and Indus rivers. Former CM said that this injustice to the state was done by none other than former Chief Minister,Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
He said that Sheikh’s son and NC President,Farooq Abdullah,only compounded the miseries of the state after the state started losing claim on the other rights with the Centre. Asking the workers to strengthen the party,PDP patron admitted that there was some laxity in making the policies and programmes of people reach out to the people of Jammu region.
He said that PDP’s concentration in Rajouri and Poonch regions helped the party gain its vote bank,emphasizing on the workers to make people aware of the party programmes especially in the Doda and Kishtawar districts.
While we won two seats,we lost on 6 other seats by a slim margin of 200-300 votes,he said adding that in the state assembly,PDP will play a historic role while asking the Centre to talk to those who were elected in order to address the Kashmir issue at the internal level.
Sayeed said that the PDP will play a role of serious opposition and fill the vacuum which was there since the 1951 elections in the state when,there was not a single seat on which there was a contest.
The former Chief Minister also said that even after the gulf between Kashmir and Jammu during the Amarnath agitation people realised that the dependence of the two regions on each other was indispensable and Jammu was the nerve centre of trade.


Willmar, Minn., hospital workforce is leaner, more highly trained
WILLMAR -- The workforce at Rice Memorial Hospital is leaner than ever -- and increasingly experienced and highly trained.
Through streamlining and efficiencies, the number of employees at the city-owned hospital and its entities, which include the Rice Care Center and Rice Rehabilitation Center, continues to be pared down. Last year Rice had 856 workers on the payroll; just three years earlier there were 969.
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Unfavorable Weather In 3 Provinces
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The Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) reported on Saturday, July 2, that there will be unfavorable weather conditions during the day, especially in the coastal sectors of three provinces. Rains are forecast for the coasts of Chiriquí, Veraguas, and Panama.
Meanwhile, waves of up to 2.0 meters high and periods of 8 to 9 seconds are expected on the Caribbean coast
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WASHINGTON: Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan said that Pakistan would continue to raise the issue of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) at every forum.
While addressing an event, Asad Majeed Khan said that the Pakistani American community should raise their voice for the rights of Kashmiris.
He further said that the government and ambassies have effectively raised voice for Kashmir on global platforms.
Speaking on the matter the Ambassador said that the prime reason for the prime minister’s visit was to highlight the plight of innocent Kashmiri’s on a global platform.
He said, “The Indian government has imprisoned 8 million Kashmiris. Independent observers were sent to Indian-occupied Kashmir. The international community must force India to take back its decision of scrapping the Article.”
Earlier in August, India had stripped Kashmir of its special status in the Constitution and brought the region under its direct rule.


(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) A woman has lodged a complaint with the Coimbatore city police commissioner alleging that her young son was subjected to torture during illegal police custody leading to his kidney failure.
Dhanalakshmi from Coimbatore, who is the mother of R. Jayakumar (22), lodged a complaint with the Coimbatore City police commissioner on Monday stating that her son was tortured by the police.
She complained that the youth developed a kidney ailment after the police torture and undergoes dialysis. The complainant said that the police had taken Jayakumar and seven others in custody on September 16 in a case related to an attempt to murder two persons.
The duo was accused in the case related to the murder of Gokul in February 2023 in Coimbatore. Dhanalakshmi alleged that after the police picked up her son on September 16, there was no information about his whereabouts but on inquiry it was found that he was at Kattoor police station.
When the family reached the station, they found an injured Jayakumar with injuries on his face.
Dhanalakshmi alleged that police took him to several places in illegal custody and beat him up brutally using iron pipes while gagging him, which damaged his kidneys.
In her complaint, the woman said, "The police took him to several places in illegal custody and beat him up using iron pipes and damaged his stomach, thighs and hip. My son was also bleeding while urinating and he was taken to Tiruppur government hospital and from there to Coimbatore Government Medical college hospital and now his health has worsened and he has been put on dialysis."
She told media persons that doctors had informed her that Jayakumar's kidneys were damaged.
Coimbatore City Police Commissioner, V. Balakrishnan said that an officer in the rank of an Assistant Commissioner would probe the allegations against the police.
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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday they had arrested a seven-member Al Qaeda cell which was planning actions against the country’s security.
An official source said that the cell was planning to carry out acts within the UAE affecting the security of the state and the safety of its citizens and residents. It was also planning to recruit people and to promote the work of Al Qaeda, in addition to providing the organisation with funds and logistical support to facilitate the extension of their activities to some countries in the region.
The source said that the State Security Prosecution will start investigation of the accused. Once these procedures are completed, they will be brought to trial.
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Ranchi: Jharkhand Congress Chief and Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon has claimed that the Congress led alliance will come into power in Assam.
Dr Oraon who returned to the state capital after addressing election rallies in 15 assembly segments of the Barak Valley of Assam said that he got numerous opportunities to address election meetings in constituencies which fall under the tea gardens of Silchar district and Barak Valley.
He said that during addressing those meetings he realised that this time the Congress led alliance was in a good position and was all set to form the next government in the state.
He said that in the tea garden areas of Assam tribal from Jharkhand Bihar Odisha and West Bengal live and for five years these people have been cheated by the BJP. He said that when Congress will come into power in Assam their due rights would be given to them and due to this reason a wave was blowing in favour of the Congress party in the tea garden areas of Assam.
Dr Oraon said that even he could witnessed anger among the people of Assam over the manner in which BJP has mislead them on the issue of CAA.


Identifying south India as the next region for its expansion, Shah said this will start from Telangana
HYDERABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared that it is time for the country to reject politics of appeasement, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah making it clear that along with appeasement politics, it is time to put an end to family and dynastic rule, and politics based on caste or creed.
Proposing a political resolution on the second and the last day of the BJP’s national executive meeting in the city, “Shah gave a clarion call that we should reject pushtikaran, parivarvaad, and jaativaad politics,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, while briefed reporters on the party’s political resolution.
According to Sarma, Shah said that in the next three to four decades with the BJP in power, India will emerge as a ‘Vishwa Guru (world leader)’, and that the BJP’s recent victories in elections have endorsed the party’s ‘politics of performance and development’.
Shah also said that the BJP will end the family rule in Telangana and West Bengal, and expressed confidence that the party will form governments in states where the BJP has so far not made inroads.
Identifying south India as the next region for its expansion, Shah said this will start from Telangana, a development that will also put an end to family politics in the state. Shah said that Congress leaders treat politics like a jaagir, but for BJP, politics is a means of service.
Shah also took note of the eight years of the Modi government that put an end to policy paralysis in the country that was the hallmark of governance between 2004 and 2014, the number of families below the poverty line has decreased, and now, the rest of the world looks at Modi with admiration and pay attention to his views on matters of importance, Sarma said.
Shah, Sarma revealed, also said that the BJP government will bring all the good work done for the country by the past governments.
Answering a question, the Assam Chief Minister said during the discussion, the Prime Minister spoke about how the BJP now has a presence in the northeastern states and will continue to expand its footprint in the region.
Sarma said the Union home minister also made a point about how Modi, by selecting Draupadi Murumu as the BJP’s presidential election candidate, ensured that women and a much oppressed scheduled tribe person can become an inspiration for the country.
The political resolution also praised the Agnipath scheme, and declared that the opposition is now disjointed and opposes everything the government does for the sake of opposing the government, and the Congress is besieged by 'Modi phobia'.


(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Further to the statement issued by the Public Prosecution on May 6, 2021, regarding the arrest of the former Minister of Finance Ali Sharif Al Emadi and the conduct of an investigation against him about crimes raised in reports related to the public office:
The Public Prosecution indicated that the necessary investigations in this case have been completed by interrogating the accused, hearing witnesses, and examining the technical reports. Since evidence extracted from the case documents proved that the accused committed the crimes ascribed to them, the Attorney General issued an order to refer the accused to the Criminal Court to punish them for the crimes ascribed to them, which included bribery, appropriation of public money, abuse of office, abuse of power, damage to public money and money laundering.
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(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, September 27 (IANS) The Central government is working towards formulating a holistic policy for critical minerals, and has sought inputs from stakeholders on it.
According to sources aware of the development, in a meeting of the inter-ministerial group (IMG) on critical minerals, which was presided over by mines secretary V.L. Kantha Rao recently, deliberations were held on India joining the critical raw materials club, which has been proposed by the European Union.
The IMG also discussed entering into a MoU with the US on critical minerals sourcing, sources aware of the development said.
It was decided in the meeting that all stakeholding ministries have to give their inputs for formulating a policy on critical minerals.
Representatives from the department of atomic energy, commerce ministry and external affairs ministry were present in the meeting.
Discussions also took place on internal initiatives, multilateral and bilateral partnerships and exploration opportunities with the above mentioned officials.
In June, the Union Mines Ministry had released a list of 30 critical minerals, which are being considered essential for economic development and national security.
The 30 minerals listed as critical by the government include Antimony, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, Hafnium, Indium, Lithium, Molybdenum, Niobium, Nickel, PGE, Phosphorous, Potash, REE, Rhenium, Silicon, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zirconium, Selenium and Cadmium.
Mines Ministry officials have said that to reduce carbon emissions, the country needs to urgently relook at its mineral requirements for energy transition and net-zero commitments.
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Doha: Due to an ongoing essential system upgrade across the network, Metro services on Gold Line will be replaced with alternative services on May 13, 2022.
As per the update, replacement bus services will be provided between Al Aziziyah and Ras Bu Abboud every five minutes, and every 10 minutes between Al Sadd and Bin Mahmoud. Al Sadd Metro Station bus stop can be used to transfer between two services.
These replacement buses between Ras Bu Abboud and Al Aziziyah will not stop at Souq Waqif.
It added that metrolink routes will operate as normal. Metrolink route M316 will shift its operations to entrance 2 at Ras Bu Abboud.
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Kolkata: As many as 387 people have been arrested and 52 vehicles seized across West Bengal for violating the coronavirus lockdown restriction, police said on Saturday.
According to officials, 53 FIRs have also been registered over the same. "To enforce the coronavirus lockdown, 387 people have been arrested, 52 vehicles seized and 53 FIRs filed during the last 24 hours," police said.
So far, as many as 58 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of cases in India climbed to 2,902 on Saturday morning. At least 68 people have lost their lives owing to the virus.


Basava Kalyan, Karnataka, May 15 (UNI) BJP National President Rajnath Singh today alleged that the Centre was responsible for the Jaipur serial bomb blasts in which more than 60 people were killed.
Addressing an election meeting here, he accused the Congress of appeasing a section of people to protect its vote bank.
Demanding the revival of POTA Act, Mr Singh alleged that the Congress-led UPA government had failed to curb terrorism in the country.
Expressing concern over increasing terrorist activities in the country, he said they were high in south India.
He announced that if BJP was voted to power, loans would be provided to farmers at the rate of four per cent interest, even through commercial banks.
He said the results of the Karnataka Assembly elections would have an impact on the national politics in the coming months.
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(MENAFN- AzerNews) The government delegations of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan approved
normative and technical documents on the demarcation of the state
border following the meeting of a Kyrgyz-Uzbek joint demarcation
commission, Azernews reports.
The meetings of working groups focused on the demarcation of the
state border, along with the first gathering of the joint
demarcation commission, took place in the Uzbek city of
During the meeting, the results of joint field surveys conducted
on specific sections of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek state border were also
The border with Uzbekistan is the longest border of Kyrgyzstan,
stretching for 1,314 kilometers. Due to unmarked sections of the
border, conflicts arose, some of which resulted in human
In November 2022, the authorities of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
announced that they had put an end to the border dispute, which had
lasted for over 30 years.
In January 2023, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan completed the process
of border delimitation. As a result of the negotiations, a
declaration on comprehensive strategic partnership was signed.
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TORONTO — A union representing more than 12,000 of Canada's media workers is calling on the federal government to help support local news after CTV announced layoffs in Kitchener and two other Ontario cities.
Bell Media spokesperson Scott Henderson would not specify how many people lost their jobs, but said in an email that the company reduced a number of broadcast positions at local TV stations in Kitchener, London and Windsor.
Eight employees were laid off in Kitchener, according to a report from Unifor, the union representing workers at the stations. It said CTV cut local sports and other programming in the three cities.
Henderson said the cuts are part of a larger restructuring that began earlier this year and is a response to the challenges facing the media industry, including growing international competition and a tough advertising market.
Unifor spokesperson Howard Law said in a statement that more cuts are expected at CTV stations across Canada and the federal government should move quickly to review the industry, which it promised to do in the federal budget released last week.
He said the government could help through regulatory and tax changes.
The Liberal government said in its budget that it will review the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act this year and that will include examining how to strengthen the future of Canadian media and content creation.


The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has said that it is unfortunate that a the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) is allegedly planning to involve outsiders to come and interfere in the 2021 General Elections.
Without directly mentioning UPND, PF Secretary General Davis Mwila said that the alleged reports are a clear indication that the opposition party is not ready for the 2021 polls.
Mr. Mwila said that the development also shows that the opposition party is in panic mode and scared to face President Edgar Lungu.
He has told ZNBC news in an interview that the PF has delivered in all the 10 provinces and that the opposition party has no chance of winning an election.
Mr. Mwila said the PF will scoop all the 10 provinces because it has also penetrated areas perceived to be opposition strongholds.
He said not even an outside organisation can help an opposition to win an election because the people have seen the developmental projects under the PF government.


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Srinagar: After a delay amid tension, Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday performed Ramnavmi puja at Durga Nath temple in Sonwar area of Srinagar.
Talking to news agency, Manager of the temple, Makhan Lal Koul said that due to the untoward situation in the city for the past two weeks the administration didn't allow the puja earlier.
"The puja was supposed to be conducted on 12 October as per the calendar but due to the circumstances, the administration didn't allow it earlier," Koul said. He said that though the puja took place today, presence of devotees are less as compared to the previous year.
"Despite all odds, we are happy that the puja has finally taken place," he said.
A devotee Ram Pal Kapoor from Orissa said that he and his family come every year from last nine years to perform Ramnavmi Puja.
"We have never felt insecure here. Kashmir is safe to visit," Kapoor said.
Another devotee from Kishtwar said that the spree of the killings in the valley should stop and people from all the communities should live in peace and harmony. (KNO)
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Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has said the present government is taking steps to bring the people of Balochistan into the national mainstream and fast track the completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related projects. Addressing a ceremony on Saturday, the deputy speaker NA said, “Under prudent policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan, we have accelerated the process of development in Balochistan.” He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has worked hard for the accomplishment of the western route of CPEC. He said that CPEC will not only change the destiny of Balochistan but will also be proved to be a game changer for the region. Appreciating the role of Rural Support Programme in Balochistan, he said that work is also underway on more than one hundred development projects in the province. He said that considering the development needs of the province, an integrated development programme has been formulated. This package will not only lead to the development of Balochistan but also to the development of the country. “The present government is taking steps to develop all areas on priority,” he said. About the proposed projects and financing plan under the South Balochistan Development Programme, he said that 119 projects have been prepared under the package. He said out of 53 priority projects under the Federal Annual Development Programme the provincial government has prepared 26 out of 28 projects for PC-1 and PC-2.


Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Chennai city and its suburbs in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts tomorrow.
A late-night statement issued here by the state government said she wanted to undertake the exercise today but could not do so because of the bad weather and the inability expressed by the pilots.
In the statement, she detailed the various steps taken by the government to tackle the situation in Chennai and other two districts and the relief and rescue operations being conducted.
She also disclosed that various ministers, including O Paneerselvam, have been deputed to take charge of the relief works in different districts.
Senior IAS officials have also been tasked to ensure that relief reaches the people in the worst-affected Chennai and other districts.
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The Opposition charges the government of handing over shares of the Yugadanavi Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya to an American company, as a solution to the dollar shortage.
Speaking during a media briefing Parliamentarian SM Marikkar said the dollar shortage has worsened due to the government’s mismanagement of the economy and exports.
MP Marikkar claimed that the nearly 200,000 Sri Lankan expat workers had returned to the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said due to the reduction in tourist arrivals, the government has lost a considerable income as well.
The MP said although now efforts are being made to attract tourists and foreign investors, the government will fail in its efforts.
MP Marrikkar noted that the government is using its legislative victory to pass detrimental laws and even sanctioning money laundering which will discourage genuine investors.
He said since the government is facing such issues, it has now resorted to selling valuable state resources such as the Yugadanavi Power Plant.


New York City Museum of Modern Art MoMA evacuated after the stabbing left two people injured
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City was evacuated Saturday after police said two people were injured in a stabbing.
The New York City Police Department told The Daily Beast that two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, which occurred around 4 p.m. They were taken to a local hospital where they remain in stable condition. Many museum visitors were also forced to evacuate the museum in downtown Manhattan, and police asked all residents to avoid the area.
“The incident is under investigation and we do not yet know the relationship of the two individuals to the museum,” a police spokesman added. Videos on social media showed chaos outside the MoMA, where people were seen running into the snowy streets.
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Whatever Your Religion Is, Kerala Needs Our Prayers
India needs two things: help and prayers.
Thousands of people in Kerala have been affected by the flood which has already killed 324 people.
The government officers have already risked their lives just to rescue the majority from the flood – boats and helicopters were already deployed to evacuate people.
It is the worst flooding in the Indian history.
Several footages on social media showed local residents stranded on their rooftops.
Since the rainy season kicked off in June this year, there have been nearly 1,000 death toll – which makes the worst flooding the state has seen in 100 years.
More than 314,000 people were now living in more than 20,000 emergency relief camps.
But recent reports show a number of people stranded on trees and rooftops.
Indian expats in the UAE have organized a charity program to help their countrymen.
The UAE has already formed a committee to provide help to Kerala flood victims.


Obama Throws Support to Chicago Sit-In
President-elect Barack Obama has added his voice to the chorus of encouragement for a group of Chicago workers who are sitting-in at their former factory. Obama said the workers, who have protested their way into the national spotlight, were “absolutely right” and “what’s happening to them is reflective of what’s happening across this economy.”
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Obama told a news conference Sunday that Republic Windows and Doors should follow through on its commitments to the 200 workers, who say they won’t leave the plant until they are assured they’ll receive their severance and vacation pay.
“The workers who are asking for the benefits and payments that they have earned, I think they’re absolutely right and understand that what’s happening to them is reflective of what’s happening across this economy,” Obama said.
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Jammu, June 27: At least five people were killed and seven others injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge on Bhaderwah Pathankot road in Doda district on Tuesday afternoon.
Official sources said that Trax vehicle (JK06-5071) met with the accident near Guldanda, leading to on the spot death of five people and injuries to seven others. The injured were removed to hospital by local volunteers and police personnel, they said.
SSP Doda Abdul Qayoom said that five people were declared brought dead while seven injured people have been hospitalized. He said that a case has been registered and further investigation taken up with regard to the accident.


Tesla Lays Off 200 Workers And Closes Autopilot Facility
Electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA) is laying off 200 workers and closing its Autopilot facility in
California as part of a company-wide workforce reduction.
The majority of the 200 staff being let go by Tesla were data annotation specialists, and the
roles included both salaried and contract positions. The California Autopilot office had about 350
employees total, some of whom are being transferred to other areas of the company.
The cuts are part of Tesla's efforts to reduce its salaried staff as the company adjusts to higher
interest rates that are cooling demand for its electric vehicles.
The company, which is based in Austin, Texas, had grown to about 100,000 employees globally
as it built new factories in Austin and Berlin, Germany last year.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk said earlier this month that layoffs are needed in an
increasingly difficult economic environment. Specifically, he said 10% of salaried employees
would lose their jobs over the next three months.
Tesla's Autopilot feature has come under investigation following several high-profile crashes
across the U.S. The company has been forced to make several changes to its Autopilot system
following those accidents.
Tesla's stock is down 42% year to date at $697.99 U.S. per share. The company is in the
process of splitting its stock on a 3-for-1 basis later this year.
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(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Oct. 17 (Petra) - The Ministry of Health announced 14 Covid-19 fatalities and 1, 372 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 10,879 and the caseload to 841, 489.
To date, there are currently 15, 207 cases countrywide, according to the media statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.
The statement added that the number of patients who were admitted to hospitals today stood at 70, while 55 cases have recovered and discharged.
According to the briefing, the total number of recoveries recorded Sunday, whether at hospitals or at home, stood at 1, 222 bringing the total to 815,403 since the outbreak began.
Moreover, the number of Covid-19 patients still receiving treatment at hospitals countrywide has reached 491.
The statement also indicated that occupancy of ICU beds in the northern, central and southern regions, has has reached 28%, 25%, and 16%, respectively.
With regard to testing, 28, 099 tests were conducted Sunday, 4.88 percent of which were positive.
Since last March, the total number of tests administered has increased to 10,457, 055, the joint statement noted.
The statement also added that the total number of people who received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has reached 3,823,481 and 3,415,029 have received their second shot.
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(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Seoul, Jan. 14, 2022, SPA -- South Korea's daily coronavirus cases stayed above 4,000 for the third consecutive day and imported cases reached an all-time high Friday, prompting the government to extend part of toughened social distancing rules for three more weeks, Yonhap reported.
The country added 4,542 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,133 local infections, raising the total caseload to 683,566, according to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
The number of imported cases hit a daily high of 409 on Friday amid the spread of omicron variant across the globe, according to KDCA.
The country reported 49 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 6,259, according to the health authorities.
The number of critically ill COVID-19 patients came to 659. It is the first time that the figure fell below 700 since end-November, KDCA said.
Also on Friday, the government announced its decision to maintain a 9 p.m. curfew on restaurants and cafes while raising the limit of private gathering size to six from the current four. The revised rules will be in place from Monday through Feb. 6.
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We’re all eagerly the arrival of the new Nissan Z, which was recently previewed by the Z Proto. But in the meantime we have some bad news, the Nissan Z is skipping the 2021 model year, since Nissan has decided to just extend the 2020 370Z into the new year.
Nissan confirmed the news to Motor Authority about the 370Z. But although the Z is dead for the 2021 model year, we don’t have to be too sad since the next-generation Z is just around the corner.
Nissan has’t revealed too much about the new Z, which is expected to be called the 400Z. The Z Proto previewed the design of the new Z, which gets a more retro look that’s inspired by the 240Z and 300ZX. It’s also expected that the 400Z will be powered by the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 that powers the Infiniti Q60. The 400Z is expected to have around 400 horsepower.
The next-generation Z, which is known internally as the Z35 generation, is expected to debut later in 2021 and arrive for the 2022 model year.


Govt to bring closed state-run factories into operation: Jha
BIRATNAGAR, Sept 25: Minister for Industry Anil Jha has said that the government is planning to bring the state-own industries that have been closed back into operation.
Talking to media persons in Biratnagar today, Minister Jha said that the government has completed the bidding process to resume the Biratnagar Jute Mill. The Biratnagar Jute Mill is closed for three years.
Minister Jha said the government is doing necessary homework to resume the closed the Birgunj Sugar Factory, Hetauda Textile Factory and Butwal Spinning Mills.
The government will decide soon whether to give the closed state-own factories on lease or run by the government itself.
Jha also said that the government is working to reduce power outage.
Responding to a query, Minister Jha said rumor of closing the Janakpur Cigarette Factory was wrong and added that problems of the factory would be resolved if financial support was provided factory.
Stating that the government will provide industrial security force for the security of factories run by the private sector, he urged not to habour any doubt on it as the government was fully committed to resolving the problems of the factories.
On a separate context, he said Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai will not tender resignation until consensus was forged among political parties.


Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has said he believes that the Super Eagles will come out tops against Congo, despite the short time the team had to prepare for the Morocco 2015 Nations Cup qualifier in Calabar, the state capital.
Imoke spoke through Youth and Sports Commissioner, Patrick Ugbe, who also promised that the fans in Calabar will turn out on Saturday to cheer the national team to victory. Ugbe added that he was happy with the quick response of the players to national call and was sure that the team will excel.
Earlier, NFF Director of Technical, Emmanuel Ikpeme, who has been pulling the strings to ensure the comfortability of the national team, said he was impressed by the showing of the players in the morning training session. Ikpeme, who defied the early morning downpour in Calabar to join the morning training session, said he will ensure that all that the team needs for a victory against Congo are provided, in conjunction with the Cross River State government.
“I am a son of the soil and we have had a very cordial working relationship with the government and people of Cross River State. That should ensure that we come out tops on Saturday because all of us in the team and government are on the same page.”


CaFFE Executive Director Keerthi Tenakoon said that the hand grenade attack had been reported at the Navaladi junction in Point Pedro.
People who were going to vote had fled after the blast but the local election monitoring group said that voting is continuing at the polling booth in the area.
The North has more Army on the road than any other part of Sri Lanka, hence a normal person cannot carry a grenade. Only Paramilitary can carry guns and Grenades other than the Army.
The North of Sri Lanka are dominated by Tamils who support Maithiri and the public suspect that the Sri Lankan governments Para Military had done this to Stop people from voting Maithiri.


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Deputy Prime Minister and minister of International Economic Integration and Reform Vache Gabrielyan made the remarks in a press conference.
Gabrielyan told reporters that Armenia has proposed the issue.
Upon the proposal a working group has established in EAEU to work on the issue, the Armenian minister said.
He called for an inquiry to be launched by the five member countries to resolve the wide range problems to prevent such issues from leaving impacts on economic cooperation.
He said that the Armenian government takes heed of reciprocal impacts of the problems on international economic cooperation.
He said that the difficult process has begun.


Lebanon prepares for elections
(MENAFN) Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Nuhad Mashnouk stressed in a joint press conference held with Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, at the MoFA that "the most important reformist item that is totally undisputable in the election law is the Lebanese expatriates voting from abroad," NNA reported.
"This reformist clause has all the security and moral conditions to ensure proper balloting from abroad, without any flaw," he said.
"We applaud Minister Bassil and his team's efforts to make expatriates voting happen," Mashnouk added.
The Foreign Minister explained, on his part, that "the party in charge of implementing the law regarding expatriates' voting is the Ministry of Interior, and there is constant coordination in that regard, according to the law."
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LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government believes in the supremacy of law and has nothing to do with the arrest of former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
“PTI government believes in the supremacy of law and constitution. The incumbent government had nothing to do with the arrest of any opposition leader,” she said while addressing a press conference.
She said that those who use to control law are now himself under the rule of law, adding that there is equal law for everyone in Naya Pakistan.
“NAB had summoned and issued many notices of appearance to Shahid Khaqan Abbasi but he refuses to appear,” she added.
Firdous said the opposition leaders were reaping what they had sown while in the power, adding that the government was least concerned about the political leaders’ arrest.
“Government is determined to ensure the supremacy of the constitution for the proper functioning of democracy,” she concluded.


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Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Hassan al-Thawadi won a special leaders appreciation award at the Leaders Sports Awards in London on Tuesday.
Al-Thawadi, who received the award from Spanish football legend Xavi Hernandez, was recognised for being a distinguished leader who has contributed to the development of the sports industry during the past decade.
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Muzaffarabad, August 25 (KMS): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has strongly condemned the Indian government’s nefarious move of granting the right to vote to non-natives living in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan in a statement issued in Muzaffarabad, terming it as akin to Israel’s setter colonialism model, said that the Modi government was pursuing a plan to change the identity of the Muslim-majority territory the way Israelis did in the Palestine.
Referring to India’s game plan, he said that the Indian government has already modified the region’s age-old domicile law that had been in force since 1927.
“By modifying the domicile law New Delhi paved a way for Indian citizens to acquire other rights including the right to job and purchase land in the occupied territory”, the PM said, adding that what had been left undone was now completed by granting voting rights to non-state residents.
The AJK Prime Minister said that India’s motive behind the move was to disempower Kashmiris and to wipe off their political identity.
Citing the massive bureaucratic reshuffle in the IIOJK, he said, that the Modi government had already cleared way for outsiders by transferring Kashmiri Muslim officers out of the Kashmir valley.
“Non-state and non-Muslims have been appointed to the highest posts in police and administration”, he said, adding that Kashmiris, who had always foiled India’s nefarious designs, would fight the move tooth and nail.
The AJK government, he maintained, would continue to play its role on every front to thwart the nefarious ambitions of India.


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Islamabad, February 4: PTI Chief Imran Khan has announced to challenge the appointment of Sher Jahan Mir as the caretaker Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the chairman of PTI said that the PMLN central government had appointed its own members and favorites in the caretaker government of Gilgit-Baltistan. He said that PMLN is busy in carrying out pre-poll rigging in the region even before the candidates have started their electoral campaigns.
He said that the cronies of PMLN have been given important designations in the caretaker set-up. He said that the appointments are unconstitutional and illegal and announced to challenge it in a court.


Srinagar, July 8: National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah has called a meeting of like-minded political parties at his Gupkar residence on Saturday.
A local news gathering agency KNS reported that the meeting would start at noon and opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha would also take part in the meeting.
It said that the meeting would also be attended by senior leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Congress, CPI (M), and Awami National Conference (ANC).
KNS reported that after the meeting, Sinha would also address a press conference.
It said that the meeting had been called to discuss several issues including the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
“The meeting is also part of the campaign of Yashwant Sinha regarding the presidential elections,” KNS reported.


CPI leader Brinda Karat today criticized the government over the ongoing invite snub controversy surrounding the Kerala Chief Minister, saying that not inviting the CM to the event, which even the Prime Minister is expected to attend, was “against democracy”.
“It’s against democracy and against all norms of decency in public life,” she said.
She added that political differences between parties should not be a reason to “insult the post of the CM”.
A big political controversy has erupted between Kerala government and the Center over exclusion of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from a Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event tomorrow.
However, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has dismissed the charge as "baseless" and said the decision to withdraw the invite to Chandy for the event in Kerala tomorrow was taken by SNDP, a social organisation which is hosting it, due to its "internal row" and the government had nothing to do with it.
Even a furious Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi targeted the Prime Minister and said that he has "insulted" the people of the state.


The UNP has today said a nation wide protest campaign will be organized against the government’s proposed private sector pension scheme.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told a press conference that the UNP opposed the government’s proposed pension scheme for the private sector saying it was not beneficial to the employees.
He said the the government was trying to push the proposed scheme without discussing it with the private sector employees, employers, trade unions and opposition political parties.
According to Attanayake, a nation wide protest is to be organized in future against the proposed pension scheme.
He also said that the government has granted salary hikes to directors and other heads of corporations and statutory boards without taking measures to addressing the issues faced by the university lecturers.
Attanayake added that the government instead of addressing the salary issues of the lecturers has increased the salaries of corporation heads, who are mostly political appointees.


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Pretoria - Provincial Health Departments have been directed to settle their debt to Nestlé South Africa which provides certain state hospitals with infant formula.
Nestlé last week suspended deliveries of infant formula to hospitals in three provinces which had monies outstanding.
"Departments had been directed to settle their debt to Nestlé as a matter of urgency, to prevent jeopardising the health and welfare of HIV-positive babies in particular," said national Health Department spokesperson Fidel Hadebe.
He said that the department could not let the situation continue and therefore intervened where necessary to ensure that provinces meet their financial obligations to the suppliers.
Nestlé Southern Africa Region spokesperson Theo Mxakwe said he appreciated the efforts made by the national health department to ensure that provincial health departments fulfil their obligations and settle outstanding debts.
"The department immediately recognised the difficulty we faced in continuing supplies, and has acted speedily to do what it can to ensure the matter is resolved."
He said he expected the outstanding payments to be made soon and Nestlé will then resume deliveries as has already happened in Limpopo.


(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — The distance between the water sources and the distribution centres is a main reason for the water sector's high electricity bill, Director General of the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) Amjad Rawashdeh said on Thursday.
A single cubic metre of water flows 300 kilometres to reach the consumer and needs 6.6 Kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, Rawashdeh said during the Second National Water and Energy Nexus Conference at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, Dead Sea, that will conclude on Thursday.
The distance of the water source from the residential area represents a challenge that is being considered within the framework of cooperation and integration between the water and energy sectors, he added, according to a NEPCO statement.
Highlighting NEPCO's achievements related to energy diversification, Rawashdeh said that the capacities of renewable energy systems connected to transmission and distribution networks amount to about 2,270 megawatts, compared to about 4,000 megawatts of conventional energy. This accounted for 25 per cent of the generated energy and more than half of the capacity of conventional energy.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, NEPCO has operated more than 450 megawatts on the transmission grid, he said. The company also completed infrastructure works for four new substations, two expansions for major stations, and completed 530km/circuit of high voltage networks, he added.
He also went over the Kingdom's power connection projects with neighbouring countries, including the Jordanian-Palestinian power connection project, which will link Jerusalem's grid with the Jordanian grid. He stressed that the station for the project is currently under construction and expected to be ready for operation by mid-2022.
Several interconnection projects with neighbouring countries are underway, including strengthening the Jordanian-Egyptian connection, as well as a project meant to supply Iraq with almost 1000 gigawatt-hours for three years, he added.
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(MENAFN)Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on Wednesday said that Jordan's media network has always played its part showing "sustained commitment" towards national and Arab issues and upholding a "professional and ethical" approach.
The Jordan News Agency, Petra, stated that Momani, who is also the government spokesperson, noted that, during the inauguration of a conference held by the faculty of media at Yarmouk University, titled "Media and political transformations in the Middle East".
He pointed out that local media outlets have preferred to appreciate values of accuracy and transparency instead of speed and scoops, which proved their "commitment to the profession's ethics and bias towards national interests".
The government aims at supporting the sector to by highlighting citizens' concerns and fulfill their aspirations', he said.
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Marcos to urge nations at COP28 Dubai to honor commitments vs climate change
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said that he will use the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) as a platform to remind nations of their climate change commitments.
Marcos said he is headed to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
“We will use this platform to rally the global community and call upon nations to honor their commitments, particularly in climate financing,” said Marcos in a speech at the Palace.
Marcos was invited by UAE envoys to the COP28 back in June. However, the COP28 would not be the first time he has reminded the international community of its climate change commitments.
The President asked regional leaders to urge developed nations to honor climate change commitments during the 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia in September.
“We must also take the lead when it comes to the global move and the global aspiration that those most vulnerable communities around the world will somehow be assisted by the developing countries when it comes to these measures to mitigate and to adapt to climate change,” said Marcos.


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Amman, Sept 19 (Petra) -- Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Makram Qaisi on Tuesday stressed the close Jordanian-French relations in various fields, and urged stronger bilateral cooperation in tourism.
He spoke during a meeting with the head of the Franco-Jordanian Friendship Group in the French Senate, Senator Cyril Pellevat, in the attendance of French Ambassador to Jordan Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison and Chairman of the Jordanian-French Friendship Committee in the Jordanian Senate, Issa Murad.
The minister reviewed marketing and promotional campaigns carried out by the Tourism Promotion Board in Europe and France, stressing the continuation of these efforts that target the French public and tourists visiting France as a key tourist destination in the world.
He noted France's excavations and rehabilitation of archaeological sites in Jordan, adding that a recent visit to Jerash by the French President had helped marketing efforts of tourist sites in the Kingdom.
Qaisi invited the delegation to visit the Jordanian pavilion at the Top Risa International Exhibition in France, in which Jordan will be an honor guest this year as it will display the Kingdom's history through designs of top famous statues and antiques, such as the Ain Ghazal and Tyche statues and many more.
He also outlined a ministry plan of promotional campaigns in the winter for French and European tourists on Christian pilgrimage sites approved by the Vatican, such as the Paptism Site, Makawar, the Church of Our Lady of the Mount, Mar Elias and Mount Nebo.
For his part, the French senator noted that his country sees Jordan as a close ally and friend, and said he will convey this experience to his colleagues in the National Assembly and government.
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UTICA — Two people were injured in a shooting Friday evening in West Utica, according to the Utica Police Department.
Responders were called at 4:50 p.m. to the area of Capital Avenue and City Street, according to Oneida County 911 dispatch records. Utica police said two people were taken to local hospitals after suffering injuries in the shooting. There were no immediate updates available about their condition.
No information was provided on the suspects.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna claims the Samagi Jana Balawegaya is attempting to increase COVID-19 infections in the country.
Speaking during a media briefing this morning, Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said the objective of the protest planned by the SJB tomorrow in Colombo, is a bid to achieve this.
Minister Abeygunawardena said they also staged protests during their time in the opposition adding however public lives were not put at risk.
The Minister said the government managed to reduce COVID-infections to 400 claiming however the opposition staged teachers’ and farmers’ protests and increased infections.
He said the aim of the SJB led by Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is to increase COVID-infections and deaths and force the government to impose more lockdowns and thereby cripple the country.
Joining the media briefing, General Secretary of the SLPP Parliamentarian Sagara Kariyawasam said the 2022 Budget is an opportunity to fulfil promises pertaining to development by the present administration.
MP Kariyawasam said long-term development projects that they commenced were hindered due to the global pandemic.
The Parliamentarian said the government had to halt development measures in order to ensure the safety of the public


He said that there were two incidents where the land in which stones were laid for the social impact assessment (SIA) for the SilverLine project was declined by the banks. In both the cases, the cooperatives have been informed about the legal position of the matter and the issues have been resolved. He said that the government has given instructions to all the cooperatives that they should not decline such land being offered as collateral.
The minister said that the stones are not being laid for acquiring the land, but for SIA study. “There are several hurdles left before land acquisition. Even if the land is being acquired, it will be taken over by paying four-times compensation of the land value,” the minister said.
The registrations department has earned a revenue that has surpassed its target in 2021-22, Vasavan said. While the targeted revenue was Rs 4,125.99 crore, the revenue earned was Rs 4,431.88 crore, which is Rs 305.89 crore more than the target
The minister said that the revenue from registrations in 2021-22 is Rs 1,301.57 crore more than that of the previous year, which was Rs 3,130.32 crore. In 12 districts (excluding Ernakulam and Thrissur), the revenue earned was more than the targeted figure. Once the modernisation of the department is complete with total computerisation and online services the revenue is expected to increase further, he said.
The highest revenue was earned from Ernakulam district (Rs 977.21 crore), while Thiruvananthapuram is in the second spot with Rs 572.27 crore. As many as 9,26,487 documents were executed last year, which is 1,63,806 more than that of 2020-21.


(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan is at rock-bottom in terms of travel freedoms, says the first 2022 report by Henley & Partners.
Released on Wednesday, the Henley Passport Index is based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), CNN reported.
Holders of the Afghan passport can travel to only 26 countries without requiring a visa in advance. The Iraqi passport holders can visit 28 destinations.
Iraq is followed by Syria (29), Pakistan (31), Yemen (33), Somalia (34), Nepal and Palestinian territories (37) and North Korea (39).
Holders of the passports at the top of its ranking — Japan and Singapore — can travel visa-free to 192 destinations — 166 more destinations than Afghan nationals.
South Korea is tied with Germany in second place (with a score of 190) and Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain are all together in third place (with a score of 189).
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The Police say an investigation has been launched over an internal document sent to Sri Lanka tourism authorities on an unverified threat alert, being shared on social media.
Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that the information on the unverified threat had been obtained by a Police officer and that was shared with the relevant authorities.
He said the information had also been shared as an internal document at the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).
However a female outsourced to SLTDA had taken a photograph of the letter and published it on social media.
Gunasekera said that she has been questioned by the Police and the Criminal Investigations Department will take over the investigations. (Colombo Gazette)


Nasarawa state Governor,Abdullahi Sule has revealed that the state government has benefited from the Federal Government N1bn COVID-19 intervention as he commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Presidential Task Force for the gesture meant to fight the coronavirus pandemic to the latter.
Engineer Sule while given the breakdown of the pandemic, explained that the state has zero number of patients in the isolation centres across the state.
He in addition disclosed that a total of 3,751 tested negative while 15 cases still being awaited. the Governor further explained that the state recorded 449 confirmed cases with 346 discharged while 88 cases are currently undergoing treatment at home, He said the state recorded 13 death.
Engineer Sule cautions against breaking COVID-19 protocols, says pandemic still exists.
He cautioned people of the state against breaking the protocols put in place to contain and control further spread of the pandemic.
Engineer Sule handed down the caution while presiding over the monthly state executive council meeting, at the Government House.
The Governor who used the opportunity of the meeting to update the people on the COVID-19 status of the state, noted that even though Nasarawa State has made significant progress in containing the spread of the pandemic, it’s still necessary for the people to continue to maintain all the various COVID-19 protocols.
While commending the COVID-19 Task Force chaired by the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, Engineer Sule urged the committee to continue with its awareness campaign across the state.
The Governor added that this is even more imperative, with both the Federal Government and Presidential Task Force, supporting the state with N1bn.
Meanwhile, Engineer Sule said Karu, Keffi, and Lafia still constitute about 86 percent of the total cases so far recorded.


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According to reports, the Namazis were killed just after they concluded Asr prayers.
Police rushed to the sport and cordoned off the area. Police said that the killers had been arrested and he seemed to be a mentally mist fit. The police said that a rifle was also recovered. He was shifted to police station for further investigation.