Ranchi. May 3: Replying to the queries of junior editors at Soochana Bhawan, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday said that he will keep all promises he made to the people.
Replying to a question by Zila School student Aman Kr. whether he will stagnate on his decision of domicile policy, the CM said that there is no question of going on the back-foot.
He said that he tried to solve the matter unanimously even on the day the Bill was being presented in the Cabinet. But the concerned people had switched off their mobile phones.
Replying to another student Rani, the CM said that the government is keen on developing up-to-date infrastructure in government schools also in the line of private schools.
He said that the government endeavors to provide electricity to all schools of the state within three months. He laid stress on quality education in schools and proper transportation facilities.
Answering Aditya Kr. of Zila School, the CM said that with the help of the people, he runs the government smoothly. Reply to a question from Hariom Kr. of Marwari School, the CM said that the government focuses on higher education and 5 private universities will be opened in the state.
The government also focuses on IT/automobiles education.
While replying to Anju on water scarcity, the CM said that every drop of water has to be preserved. He said that 1 lakh dovas and 2 thousands ponds will be completed soon. He appealed to the children to make the people around aware of this.


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BEMIDJI — Chiropractic Professionals recently added two new doctors of chiropractic (D.C.), Amanda Lukes and Adam Lukes and chiropractic assistant Michelle Lange.
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British Airways has apologised after an emergency alarm wrongly informed passengers on a trans-Atlantic flight that the aircraft was about to crash into the sea.
The airline confirmed that the incident took place but insisted its staff had moved quickly to reassure the terrified passengers.
"The cabin crew cancelled the announcement immediately and reassured customers that the flight was operating normally," a spokesperson said. "We apologised to customers for causing them undue concern."
One passenger on board the Heathrow to Miami flight on Saturday told the Daily Telegraph that people were awoken at around 3am by the alarm and warned that they were about to make an emergency landing.
"I thought we were going to die," he told the paper. "My wife was crying and passengers were screaming. Then they played an announcement telling us to just ignore the warnings."


HYDERABAD: Lashing out at the Meridian Schools Parents Association (MSPA) for trying to tarnish the school’s image, the management responded to the parents in a detailed 2-page press note on Friday. They said that the allegations levelled against them were untrue and ‘contrary to the facts’.
The school came out strongly against two members of the MSPA- Vikrant and S.D. Singh and said that they fluctuated their opinions to suit their ‘personal needs and gratification from time to time’. The management also claimed that the Meridian Schools Parents Association (MSPA) is trying to tarnish the school’s image. They further pointed out how the two members had asked for T.Cs for their children but retracted their decision. ‘We hold on record the letters mentioning that they were happy with the academics and were satisfied with the infrastructural developments which were more than what was promised by the management,’ the note said.
They said that the fee hike for the year 2009-10 has been a nominal 15 per cent only and that the transport fee has been marginally increased by 10 per cent. They pointed out that school provided air conditioned buses, door to door pick up and drop ap


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CARIFESTA XIII is expected to have major investment at the community level.
That’s the view of Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley who said Barbadian communities are expected to play a significant role in the coming arts festival.
Addressing the official launch of the Community Independence Celebrations at King George V Memorial Park last Saturday, he said 62 submissions had so far been received from Barbadian and regional groups interested in producing their own events that can be promoted on the official CARIFESTA calendar.
Acknowledging that the community fringe of CARIFESTA would be greatly driven by the efforts of such organizations as the Parish Independence Committees (PICs), Lashley encouraged them to be welcoming to the hundreds of artistes and artisans from 19 countries currently registered to take part in the August 17-27 festival.
The Culture Minister also applauded PIC members for their longstanding role over the past 21 years, and said their dedication spoke to the importance of volunteerism in the country.
“I think we need more of it; we need more Barbadians who will see the development of their communities and, ultimately, the development of their country, as a personal responsibility,” Lashley asserted.
As CARIFESTA XIII approaches, community meetings are being held to engage and inform residents about the events and the community fringe programme.
The next one, hosted by the CARIFESTA Secretariat, will take place Thursday at the Alexandra School in Speightstown, St Peter at 6 p.m.


Cooks County assessor Peter Cooks says he wants Australians to start cooking more.
“We have to change the way we cook.
We can’t just take a cookie, put it in the microwave and put it back out.
We need to cook more and we need to eat more, and that’s the big challenge.
We are looking at all sorts of things.
We’ve got to get more people cooking, more people getting involved.”
Mr Cooks said he was “shocked” by the number of people who had made their own rice cooker.
I think it’s going to be the thing that pushes us forward.””
It’s great to see some people who are making something.
I think it’s going to be the thing that pushes us forward.”
Cooks County is going to need to start putting a little more focus on people who don’t have a kitchen.
I don’t want people to be left out because they don’t know what to do.
“It’s not just about the food.
We also need to get some people to work in the kitchens and see if they can help the environment and help the communities.”
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the number of corona cases can go high by the end of April.
Talking on coronavirus issue in Quetta on Thursday, the prime minister said that the tally of corona cases can rise to the maximum level by the end of April.
He further said that there would immense pressure on hospitals due to the increasing number of corona patients in the country. Talking about the lifting of lock-down, he said that the provinces would tell the federal government about the ease of lock-down on the 14th of April that where can we lift the lock-down easily.
He said that the National Command and Operations Center is fully operational in Islamabad and the chief secretaries of all the provinces are contacted on a daily basis to collect the data.
He further said that every province would have to prepare for the fight against coronavirus according to its own ground realities.
He added that the aftereffects of lock-down might be less damaging in Balochistan as the population is scattered in the province and any unwanted situation can be handled easily.
Earlier, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah hinted at extending the lock-down for one more week. He was of the opinion that keeping view of the current situation of the spread of coronavirus, the provincial government might extend the lock-down for one more week. He also said that there was a huge pressure on the provincial government to resume the financial activities in the province but the situation was not favorable yet.
He also said that if the factories are opened in the province, they will be opened in phases with limited staff. The CM also said that the same had happened what he feared about as a man who was out to collect rashan had caught the virus and transferred it to the seven members of his family. He appealed the people to be at home and follow the precautions to curtail the spread of coronavirus. Sindh Government like last week would observe complete lock-own in the province from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday.
Earlier on Thursday, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan while expressing his views at Geo TV’s programme Capital Talk said that by the 25th of April the number of coronavirus cases can rise up to 70,000 on the whole country and 700 deaths are also expected.
Coronavirus is not a conspiracy: President Arif Alvi
President Arif Alvi has said that coronavirus is not a conspiracy rather it’s a reality that we have to face. He also said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had assigned him some important tasks and he was busy working on them. Talking about the FIA’s report on sugar and wheat crisis, the president said that the government enjoys the power and it can take any step for the betterment of the country. He said that he was in constant contact with the prime minister and his consultation was involved in all the important decisions.


LAHORE, Aug 04 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Wednesday that the Punjab government has taken important steps in consultation with the federal government to overcome the 4th coronavirus wave.
He said necessary steps were being taken to protect the lives of the people and implementation of SOPs will be helpful to control the virus.
The new schedule for markets and bazaars had been devised for the health and safety of the people, he maintained.
The government was taking different steps for the health and safety and people should not overlook these steps, he added.
The governmental guidelines were devised to protect the health and safety of the people and they should continue following the SOPs, concluded the CM.


Half of people will reduce air travel
Almost half of people will never fly as often as before according to research which suggests the pandemic lockdown will result in lasting changes that can help to tackle climate issues.
About a third of people will work from home more often, having got used to not commuting in the past five months. Spending more time at home has also helped people to become less wasteful, with 16 per cent saying they threw nothing away during the lockdown compared with only 8 per cent before it was imposed. This was partly due to better meal planning and freezing excess food.
Researchers from Cardiff and Manchester universities said the results suggested that the lockdown had disrupted habits and many people were keen to maintain their more


Jordan- King urges swift public sector reform
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Amman, 17 Jan. (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday emphasized the need to speed up public sector reform without any delay, and said the administrative body of the state should come under continuous accountability and measurement of performance.
Chairing a meeting dedicated to follow up on the implementation of government's measures and plans to develop the public sector and complete the e-government program, His Majesty stressed that the government should have clear objectives and measureable outcome and underlined the importance of an all-encompassing and coordinated effort to achieve the set goals.
Prime Minister Hani Mulki delivered a briefing about the government's measures and plans to improve public sector performance and transition from bureaucracy to more efficient and robust delivery of public service.
The prime minister also highlighted amendments his government has introduced to the civil service system to upgrade government performance and encourage public sector employees through a real performance evaluation.
Mulki pointed out that the government will launch in the coming months an 18-month leadership training program, in addition to activating the performance monitoring unit in the Prime Ministry.
He said his government will work to attract talent for leadership positions, noting that the government is also carrying out an ambitious program to develop civil service systems by specialists and experts to increase the efficiency of government institutions.
Minister of Information and Communication Technology, and Minister of Public Sector Development Majd Shweikeh, said that the government has worked to build public-private partnerships in the framework of the continued implementation of the e-government program.
She pointed out that about 33 government services were digitized last year, while 158 services will be digitized this year in various ministries and institutions. The government aims to digitize approximately 139 services in 2019 followed by 293 services in 2020.
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DNC Reports Hacking Attempt on Voter Database
CHICAGO—The Democratic National Committee says it has thwarted an attempt to hack its database that houses information on tens of millions of voters across the country.
A party official said DNC contractors notified the party Tuesday of an apparent hacking attempt. The committee notified law enforcement. The official said no information was compromised.
The party official said it’s not clear what third party was attempting the hack.
Bob Lord is the DNC’s chief security officer. He briefed the leaders of state parties on the matter at a party gathering this morning in Chicago. The DNC distributes the voter file to state parties for Democratic candidates to use the information.
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Pioneer staff earns NDNA contest honors
The West Fargo Pioneer staff received 16 awards, including three first place honors, at the 126th Annual Convention of the North Dakota Newspaper Association held May 4-5 in Williston.
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Tensions and severe divisions between the Taliban fighters in Ghazni
Reporter: Mehrullah Mehrdad
Local sources have said that in the most recent case, the Taliban have been severely disputed in Ghazni, which has had a serious impact on the security of the province. “The Taliban’s inter-party disputes have led to inter-group conflicts and the disarmament of a large number of fighters in the group,” the source said.
Meanwhile, local authorities in Ghazni speak of documents that have been the root cause of Taliban disagreements. Local officials in Ghazni say that there are now many differences between Taliban commanders and militants. Meanwhile, Ghazni governor spokesman Arif Noori has said: “Many Afghan Taliban militants have abandoned the battle and some have been disarmed by the group’s commanders.”
The Taliban have already announced al-Fath operations, according to the Taliban newsletter, the group is expected to expel a large number of areas from government rule.


By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed while citing some documents claimed that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif was “more corrupt” than his elder brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Friday, Rashid took a swipe at the Sharif family, saying that they no longer have any role in country’s politics while asking them to “stop waiting for any good opportunity”.
Rashid said that the country’s political arena would not be affected whether Nawaz, who has been living in London since 2019, return to Pakistan or not.
“All four Sharifs are minus from country’s politics,” he added.
He said that the PTI-led government would complete its tenure and expressed the confidence that it will form the next government too.
The minister said that opposition parties were disappointed since the present government was successfully running the state affairs against their wishes.
He said that the government had already completed its three and half-year tenure while the opposition still needed its “warm-up time” ahead of next general elections in 2023.
“The opposition has been saying since last year that PTI is going to lose power, but it should clear any misunderstanding about the government. Prime Minister Imran Khan is so lucky to have got such incompetent and ineffective opposition,” he remarked.
He said the opposition had no vision to understand the prevailing situation and they had selected the wrong time for holding the protest. “They have already missed their chance and now they will get nothing but waste time.”
“We will welcome them and won’t try to stop them or take any action against their protests,” he added.
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Rangers claims to arrest 848 target killers involved in killing 7224 people
According to Rangers spokesman, around 654 target killers belonging to the of the MQM were also arrested. They have confessed to be responsible for the killing of 5863 people.
Apart from that 95 target killers were part of the Lyari gang war and other banned terrorist outfits.
After the attack on the office of the ARY News, the spokesman has asked people to help identify the perpetrators and said that the operation to arrest them is still underway.


NEW DELHI: Nearly 29 per cent of the elderly population covered in a survey in Delhi-NCR said healthcare issues were the most critical during the second wave of COVID-19 while 24.2 per cent of them found psychosocial conditions more critical, according to an NGO.
NGO Agewell Foundation said it conducted the survey among older persons spread across Delhi-NCR with the objective to assess their current living conditions and the impact of COVID-19 on their lives.
Under the survey, Agewell volunteers interacted with 1,500 elderly people in July.
Healthcare issues were termed the most critical by 28.9 per cent of the elderly, while 24.2 per cent of them said that they found psychosocial conditions more critical, the organisation said, adding 22.7 per cent claimed that social issues were critical for them and 21.7 per cent of the respondents found financial problems more critical during this situation.
Over 42 per cent of the respondents termed sense of loneliness/isolation as the most prominent psychological issue, followed by restlessness (22.6 per cent), according to the survey report.
“Most disturbing impact of increased unemployment/joblessness was increased dependence on others as per 28.7% elderly respondents,” it stated.
Another 15.6 per cent said that due to this they were unable to get proper treatment/regular medicines, while 18.4% said that their grandchildren’s education suffered due to joblessness in the market.
Among the respondents, 12.6 per cent claimed that they had to terminate/postpone their critical medical checkups due to the pandemic, the NGO said.


QINDAO: President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani and discussed relations between the two countries and the prevailing situation in the region, said a statement.
The two met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit in Qingdoa, China.
During the meeting, President Mamnoon expressed the hope that all parties of the Iran nuclear deal would continue to implement the agreement and uphold their commitments.
In reference to Afghanistan, the two leaders emphasised that peace and stability in Afghanistan was important for both Pakistan and Iran, added the statement.
“Both Presidents agreed that the two countries should further strengthen bilateral economic relations through inter-alia increased bilateral trade. They agreed that connectivity between the two sister-ports of Gwadar and Chabahar would further deepen bilateral ties through enhanced trade and people to people contacts.”
President Mamnoon on the occasion also appreciated the statement by Iran’s supreme leader supporting the struggle of the Kashmiri people.
“The two leaders also discussed the current global situation and agreed on the need to focus on upholding principles and rules of international law and amicably resolving various global and regional crises through diplomacy and negotiations.”


Tarin made these remarks while speaking at the annual dinner of Punjab University Institute of Business Administration’s alumni association on Saturday…reports Asian Lite News
Pakistan’s participation in the two Afghan wars resulted in destabilising the country’s economy and affected its per capita income, Pakistan Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Monday.
Tarin made these remarks while speaking at the annual dinner of Punjab University Institute of Business Administration’s alumni association on Saturday, Dawn newspaper reported.
Pakistan took part in the two wars in Afghanistan — one during the 1980s and the ‘war on terror’ launched by the US, during the Bush administration.
The minister said that the present Pakistani government has devised short, mid, and long-term plans for national development.
Tarin said the country was in need of inclusive and sustainable growth and need to focus on increasing revenues and promoting productive sectors. He said that only growth can help Pakistan avoid the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank programs.
“In the 1960s, Pakistan’s economy was far better than South Korea’s,” he said. But currently, per capita income in Pakistan was 1,500 dollars, which is significantly less than than the per capita income of South Korea.
This statement comes as Pakistan claims itself as one of the victims of the war in Afghanistan.
Pakistan has said that it has suffered most from the Afghanistan war stressing that it faced nearly “80,000 casualties” and over “USD 150 billion” in financial losses.
Back in September, Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad had said that after Afghanistan, Pakistan has suffered most has been the biggest victim of decades of the Afghan conflict.
“Of all the countries of the world, Pakistan has suffered the most — with over 80,000 casualties and more than 150 billion US dollars in economic losses,” he had said. (ANI)


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Amman, Jan 4 (Petra) -- The new amendments to the public health insurance bylaw will allow more Jordanians to access health services, the health minister said Tuesday.
Feras Hawari, the health minister, said the amendments, which the Cabinet passed earlier today, said the amendments will go into effect after being published on the official gazette, adding the amendments seek to realise justice and equality.
Beneficiaries of the public health insurance will now be able to add their children over 18. They will also have the option of paying a monthly subscription of JD5 to add their unemployed male children who are over 25 and a JD10 subscription fee if they are.
The monthly subscription fee for a daughter over 25, however, is JD5 irrespective of her employment status.
Beneficiaries will be also able to add their working or retired spouse for a monthly subscription of JD10, irrespective of whether they have another health insurance or not.
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Chinese southwest ships tons of fresh fruits to Singapore
(MENAFN) According to the local authority council of trade, a payload plane carrying citrus fruits left Chongqing Municipality in southwestern China on Friday for Singapore. The load includes 300 kg of fresh citrus fruits from Chongqing's Zhongxian County under the trademark "Zhong Orange."
The payload from the farmlands to Singapore is supposed to arrive within 3 days, faster than standard land-sea transit by 11 days, ensuring the citrus fruits' vitality.
The first citrus fruit shipped from Chongqing to Singapore got delivered through the New International Land-Sea Trade Passageway "Zhong Orange" last year. Over 2,000 tons of these fruits have already been shipped to Singapore as well as other B&R nations and zones, and a frequent export process was already recognized.
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LONDON: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government will bring reforms in its five-year term, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday while talking to media in London.
The prime minister said that the parliament has played an important role in the current political crisis.
Sharif said that the entire parliament and the nation stands on the one side while a handful elements stand isolated on the other.
The premier said said that the political leadership has demonstrated maturity in the prevailing situation and all the democratic institutions are working as per their mandate.
To a question, Nawaz Sharif said that those staging sit-ins are doing their work while the government will continue to function without any detraction. He however, said the sit-ins are hurting the economy.
About his remarks on Kashmir dispute at the UN General Assembly session, the prime minister said that he represented the stance of Pakistan and aspirations of the Pakistani people. He said that his government has a commitment on the resolution of this longstanding dispute.


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Islamabad (Monitoring Desk) How many people were
present at the PTI Jalsa held in Minar Pakistan?
Institutions and what is an impartial report?
What does PTI claim? According to the private TV world,
according to an impartial report, the meeting place and
outside together There were about 65,000 people,
of which about 50,000 to 55,000 were present in the
auditorium and 10,000 to 12,000 were outside the auditorium,
while according to the most important intelligence agency,
the total was about 45,000 to 50,000.
There were 35,000 to 40,000 people present in the auditorium
and 8,000 to 10,000 people were present outside the auditorium.
There were people nearby. According to Special Branch sources,
a total of 60,000 people were present at the meeting.
There were 45,000 to 50,000 people inside the auditorium
and 10,000 outside. PTI officials claim that 150,000 people
were present in the hall while 50,000 people were present
outside the hall and a total of 200,000 people attended the rally.
Similarly, if seen more than 200,000 people watched the live
stream from various sources on various YouTube channels.


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(MENAFN – Saudi Press Agency) Brussels, Jul 22, 2021, SPA — Belgian authorities raised the death toll on Thursday from last week’s burst rivers and flash floods to 37, with a further six people missing.
Belgium’s crisis center, which is coordinating the rescue and relief operation, raised the number of fatalities from a previous 32. It said police experts had so far identified 32 of the deceased. In western Germany, floods killed at least 160 people. The Belgian center added that, of 473 people reported missing, there was still no trace of six.
“For some people there is a possible sign of life, but for others, there is unfortunately a very strong chance that they will be among the fatalities,” the center said in a statement. In Germany, more than 170 people died in last week’s flooding, the country’s worst natural disaster in more than half a century, and thousands were missing, Reuters reported.
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Finance minister Choo Kyung-ho has said that the government will make efforts to stabilize the market if necessary to minimize the negative impact inflicted by the won’s sharp depreciation against the U.S. dollar.
Choo made the remark on Thursday when he chaired an emergency meeting of economy-related ministers in Seoul.
He said the government will simultaneously seek policy-based solutions to ease supply-and-demand imbalances in the market.
The minister said the won is continuously depreciating against the dollar as many countries are expediting monetary tightening policies due to inflation around the world.
Earlier in the day, the won-dollar exchange rate surpassed the one-thousand-300 won mark for the first time in nearly 13 years.


The Nationalist Party has said that a few weeks ago the Partit Laburista rejected its own proposals on Local Councils.
During a press conference, PN’s Deputy Leader David Agius, Local Council spokesperson Robert Cutajar and President of the College of Counselors Pierre Portelli, stressed that Local Councils are not “the government super favorites”.
David Agius said that the Partit Laburista had built a lot of expectations around its manifest. He added that instead, the proposed mountain gave birth to a mouse.
Cutajar listed all of the Opposition proposals which he said the Government has declined and had now made a U-turn on to include their own manifesto. He also listed the initiatives which already exist and others that were removed by the Labour Government.
Pierre Portelli said that the Partit Nazzjonalista has always believed in the principle of subsidiarity and with the electoral programs for each locality in Malta and Gozo being positive and proactive. He said that these manifestos include more than 2,000 proposals.
Local council candidates for Naxxar and Iklin Mary Anne Cuomo and Yvonne Bartolo were also at the press conference.


Restrictions on Russian gems export risk millions of jobs
(MENAFN) A news agency has declared that sanctions on shipments of Russian diamonds which the G7 nations have been thinking about for more than a year forms a threat to India's refining sector.
the outlet declared that the Indian diamond sector cuts and polishes nine out of ten diamonds on an international scale at a processing center in Surat. A possible restriction is massively effecting Surat's 4,000 diamond processing firms, which employ more than a million craftsmen, polishers, as well as traders, based on the industry specialists.
The city ships in no less than 35 percent of its gems from Russia's mining giant Alrosa, which contribute in 30 percent of international rough diamond production.
"If the sanctions continue, then there will be a lot of uncertainty in the employment of one million workers," declared the chairman of the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Vipul Shah.
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Annan welcomes peace talks
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed Monday’s joint statement from India and Pakistan that the peace process between the two nuclear-armed rivals was now “irreversible”.
Annan’s spokesman said in a statement, “The secretary general warmly supports the efforts by India and Pakistan to advance the ongoing dialogue.” He said that Annan welcomed the joint statement issued by the leaders which outlined additional confidence building measures for durable peace in the region, adding that Anna was particularly encouraged by their declaration that the dialogue had become “irreversible”.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf issued the statement earlier on Monday in New Delhi. “The two leaders had substantive talks on all issues. They determined that the peace process was now irreversible,” they said. afp


Spain reports more than 810 deaths, cases rise to 85,195, surpass China’s
Spain has reported 812 new deaths related to coronavirus since Sunday. Authorities said nearly 6,400 more people have also been infected.
Spain’s total number of coronavirus cases rose to 85,195 on Monday from 78,797 on Sunday, the country’s health ministry said, as the infections surpassed those reported in China, at 81,470 according to the latest data.
The death toll from the virus in Spain rose to 7,340 on Monday from 6,528 on Sunday, the ministry said.


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ANKARA, March 18 (KUNA) -- An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hit Kahramanmaras city, southern Turkiye on Saturday.
According to a statement by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the earthquake's epicenter was seven km in depth.
Southern Turkiye and northern Syria were hit by a violent 7.7 magnitude earthquake, followed by another 7.6 quake. The earthquake's epicenter was in Kahramanmaras and it was followed by thousands of aftershocks, killing tens of thousands of people and causing severe material damage. (end)
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By Benjamin Jumbe
A number of legislators have expressed concern over reports of increase mental illness in the country.
This follows reports indicating that there are 14M people in the country who are mentally sick
Tororo woman Mp who is also the UWOPA chairperson Sarah Opendi challenges government to do more to address this growing problem and ensure mental health services are taken to the lowest health facility.
Meanwhile the chairperson of parliament’s health committee, Dr Charles Ayume decried the limited number of Psychiatrists in the country which he says has also exacerbated the problem.


Amid rising COVID-19 cases in NSW, new accusations have surfaced that staff at a Sydney hospital were expected to come to work despite being identified as close contacts of a positive case.
SBS News has been told that numerous staff members at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney’s inner west were identified as close contacts of a COVID-19 case at the hospital’s emergency department, but were told to continue working.
This was despite a clear public health order which required them to isolate.
SBS News understands the infectious diseases control unit at the hospital has since intervened and overruled the decision of RPA executives.
NSW Health in a statement said that “close contacts that were able to be easily identified were tested and were instructed to immediately isolate”.
“A team of experts, including senior clinicians from Infection control, infectious diseases, public health, respiratory medicine and emergency medicine, and senior management, made a joint decision to allow the remaining staff to continue to work while these assessments were being conducted,” the statement said.
“The decision was made to ensure the emergency department, which is one of the busiest in the state, could continue to provide care to the community, including treating critically ill patients.”
NSW Health stated once all assessments were completed, infectious diseases clinicians determined which additional staff were close contacts and instructed them to isolate.
It said the emergency department had been thoroughly cleaned and all staff have been wearing full PPE and adhering to strict infection control protocols.


Princess Basma Hospital is being initiated in Irbid
(MENAFN)Princess Basma Hospital in Irbid has been established with the attendance of Prime Minister Hani Mulki to the signing ceremony on Wednesday a cost of JD57.6 million with the administration of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)
Public Works and Housing Minister Sami Halaseh has signed the agreement along with representatives of the consortium of Alawi Tunisi establishment and the Arabian International Construction and Contracting Company, owned by the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported
The hospital project, which was fully secured by a Saudi grant, will expand over an area of 74,000 square meters. It will contain 500 beds and a parking lot. It will play its rule in providing all the necessary medical specializations, Petra added.
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Some new district that were declared by President Michael Sata have started taking shape with some staff deployed and construction of infrastructure being under way.
In Lusaka President Sata in his quest to decentralise governance of the nation, declared four districts which include Chilanga, Simuyunji, Rufunsa and Chirundu.
In all the four districts, the President has appointed District Commissioners to oversee the operation of the district and spearhead development.
In some district the process of constructing the administration block and other structures that come with the district status have started while in others plans are still on paper.
In Rufunsa, the District Administration has already advertised in the media inviting contractors to bid for the contract to build infrastructure while in Chilanga, stakeholders are yet to agree on where the district offices will be located.
Rufunsa District Commissioner Paul Kasongo said his office has called for contractor to bid for the contract and soon the construction will begin.
Mr. Kasongo has however warned some officers who were sent to his district but have only reported once and later stopped reporting saying such officer’s risk losing their jobs.
He said a number of officers who have been transferred from various district to his area had not been coming for work for unknown reasons.
And Chilanga DC Patrick Phiri said stakeholders in his district will soon meet to discuss where the district offices will be constructed.
Mr. Phiri said stakeholders will also discuss where the district hospital and other departmental offices will be located as there is debate among the stakeholders as to where the offices will be located.
He said the district has since embarked on various projects such as the construction of a secondary school and the sinking of boreholes to supply clean drinking water.
He said the school and since been completed and that enrolment of grade eight pupils has commenced this year.
He added that the water reticulation project which is under the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has started and is expected to gobble over K4.5 million rebased.
He said people are happy that the district is gradually take shape with many projects being implemented.


ISLAMABAD: President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir has said that the blasphemy laws are being misused in the country.
Talking to media in London she said that the death penalty should be abolished from the country. She also said that such cases should be heard by the High Court. Asma Jahangir further said that changes should be made in the rules of death penalties.
She expressed her discontent with the performance of the government and said that the Army Chief should not have been given extension.


Military officials of Azerbaijan and Belarus hold meeting (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 15
In accordance with the plan of bilateral cooperation between the Ministries of Defense of Azerbaijan and Belarus, a working meeting on the exchange of experience in the field of financial support was held on September 15 at the Department of International Military Cooperation in Baku, Trend reports via to Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Officials and specialists of structures responsible for the financial and budgetary spheres of the military departments of both countries exchanged their opinions at the meeting.
Proposals on financial support and the application of best practices were heard as well.
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What many people assumed was true has been confirmed: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said the Pakistani Taliban were behind the attempted Times Square bombing. “We’ve now developed evidence that show the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack,” Holder said on ABC’s This Week.“We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it. And that he was working at their direction.” Holder also said the Pakistani government was not likely aware of Faisal Shahzad, the attempted bomber, was planning on making the attempt. Holder also discussed the possibility of Congress updating the Miranda warning requiring law enforcement officials to inform possible suspects of their rights.


Mahilpur: Shiv Kumar Bawa: Social worker and RTI activist, Parvinder Singh Kittna has written a letter to the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal regarding the protest of Shiromani Akali Dal at Indo-Pak border.
Parvinder Singh Kittna has advised Sukhbir Badal to visit the drug affected villages of Punjab than protesting at Indo-Pak border. He said that the villages namely, Langroya, Ganna, Denowal Khurd and many other villages have been known for the drug trade.
He said that an RTI report has shown that the hundreds of the residents of Denowal Khurd, Ganna and Langroya have been jail under various sections of NDPS act including women.
He said that Sukhbir Badal should visit these villages and check the drug trade in these villages than protesting on border.
Parvinder Singh Kittna also alleged that the police have also been involved in the drug trade.


Shillong, March 18: VPP chief Ardent Basaiawmoit said on Saturday that the party will put up candidates in all the 29 seats in KHADC, several seats in Jaintia Hills and will also fight the Lok Sabha polls in early part of 2024.
Speaking to reporters after the ‘gratitude rally’ organised by the party at Polo ground, Ardent said that the party is ready to field candidates in the upcoming polls.
He also ruled out joining the government and added that the party will be in the Opposition to raise issues concerning the people.
Braving the rain, a large number of people gathered at the Polo Ground to listen to VPP chief.
Earlier, addressing the gathering, Ardent said that his party is preparing to form the government on its own in 2028.
He criticised the leaders of other regional parties for betrayal thereby denying the formation of government led by a regional force.
After HSPDP supported the NPP-led coalition, the UDP and the PDF joined the government.


Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechoho has said that the corona epidemic could be life threatening for those who do not get vaccinated. We are giving a single dose to those who do not have a national identity card.
Addressing a function in Karachi, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechoho said that 90 per cent of the people who come to hospitals due to corona have not been vaccinated.
Azra Pechoho said that it is not correct to say that there is a shortage of space in the hospitals, one can wait for the position of the health department.
Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechoho further said that the target is to vaccinate 300,000 people in Sindh in 24 hours.
Dr. Azra Pechoho said that those who do not have an identity card are being given a single dose, the vaccine is also being given on personal guarantee or relative’s identity card.
“We have asked the federation to give us more vaccines,” he said.
Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani, who was present on the occasion, said that the Sindh Health Department was very busy and more than 9 million vaccines had been administered in Sindh.


Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh has reiterated that the state needs to be made as smart, modern and developed by the year 2025.
He said that Chhattisgarh also aims to double the gross domestic product along with that of doubling of the income of the farmers.
Dr Singh said that each and every village will have a proper road connectivity and that the health and educational facilities will also be better available.
Dr Singh was speaking to a public meeting in Sitapur in Surguja today.
On the occasion, he also dedicated-performed over Rs 455 crores worth of development works.
CM Dr Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it sure that farmers do not have to roam about for fertilizers and seeds.
He said that farmers are now having access to neem coated urea and there is curb on the black marketing of the urea.
CM Dr Singh said that with the enthusiasm of the farmers clearly visible, it is evident how they are eager to join in these schemes for their own welfare.>


The process of lifting of police cases against students and protestors who participated in the pro and anti separate statehood agitations since November last year, would begin from October 2.
Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on Friday told media persons that Chief Minister K Rosaiah directed the police department to start lifting the cases from Gandhi Jayanti day.
Ms Indra Reddy as many as 1,171 cases have been filed during the unrest over the bifurcation of the state since November 2009 to August 15, 2010.
Of these 1,171 cases, 982 cases were registered against protestors from Telangana region while 189 cases were booked against protestors from Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema region.
Ms Indra Reddy said that 5,374 persons were charged of being involved in these 1,171 cases, 4,689 from Telangana and 685 from Seemandhra.
She added that around 34,000 protestors were taken into preventive custody and released on the same day.
The Home Minister revealed that investigation was still going on in some of the 1,171 cases, while some were in Court.
Ms Indra Reddy stated that the government has given directions to the state police to try and lift as many cases as possible.
The Home Minister also said that the police have been directed to list out attacks against policemen and also arson cases which took place in each district.
Ms Indra Reddy was flanked by former home minister Jana Reddy who said that the decision by the Chief Minister had come after several requests from the Congress Legislators from all the three regions of the state.
Mr Jana Reddy expressed the hope that the entire process would be completed within two months.
Earlier, the Home Minister, along with Mr Jana Reddy met Director General of Police K Aravinda Rao to discuss the issue.


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Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says it's good that the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments have agreed on the types of businesses that will be requested to close temporarily under the state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Abe told reporters on Friday that it is important to do everything possible under the law to contain the spread of infections.
He said the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments share the hope that the outbreak will end soon and everyone can smile and talk again.
He said people should refrain from going outside as much as possible, and great efforts are being made to reduce social contact through teleworking and other methods.
Abe added that there have been fewer people in entertainment districts at night, but cautioned that greater efforts are needed in some areas, saying this will help to protect people's lives.
He said people are being forced to put up with inconveniences, but the state of emergency can end after one month if social contact is reduced by at least 70 percent, and hopefully by 80 percent.


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(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Germany has handed over a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes unmanned surface vessels, bridge-laying tanks and border protection vehicles.
That's according to a statement posted on the website of the German government, Ukrinform reports.
The equipment delivered to Ukraine over the past few days includes three BEAVER bridge-laying tanks, eight unmanned surface vessels (two were transferred to Ukraine earlier), 12 border protection vehicles (65 of them have already been provided in total), 4,000 sleeping bags (in addition to the 10,000 delivered earlier), spare parts for Mi-24 helicopters, and 30 ambulances.
'[The list] includes deliveries from the Federal Armed Forces, as well as supplies from German industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for so-called security capacity building,' the statement said.
In addition, the decision was made to transfer seven more Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (three of them were transferred in August) and 100,000 first aid kits.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is in Berlin on December 1, thanked Germany for being one of the main suppliers of military aid to Ukraine, including modern equipment. At the same time, he said the task was not to expand the list of weapons, but to ensure uninterrupted and effective use of the already provided equipment.
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(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Health officials have been placed on heightened alert as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to spread around the world.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that an urgent meeting was held to discuss the steps to be taken to prevent the virus from entering Sri Lanka.
The National committee on the Coronavirus was briefed on the latest developments related to the virus.
It was noted at the meeting that several Sri Lankans based in Italy, South Korea and the Middle East are expected to return to Sri Lanka for the holidays.
With COVID-19 spreading in those countries, the committee discussed the measures to be put in place to prevent the virus from entering Sri Lanka through visitors from those countries.
It was decided that close health checks will be carried out on Sri Lankans returning from South Korea and they will be placed under medical observation for 14 days, if required.
Steps will also be taken to limit the entry of foreigners arriving by ship to Sri Lanka.
The Health Ministry said that steps will also be taken to obtain medical information of tourists arriving in Sri Lanka by plane.
If required, face masks will also be imported to Sri Lanka to meet the demand, the Health Ministry added.


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has promised to continue humanitarian and financial support to Ukraine.
“Important EU summit today with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Hungary will continue to provide humanitarian and financial support to Ukraine. We support an immediate ceasefire in order to prevent the further loss of human lives. Hungary belongs to the peace camp!” Orban wrote on Twitter.
As reported by Ukrinform, on February 9, President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels to participate in a summit of the European Union leaders. Read also: president zelensky arrives in brussels
It is expected that at a special meeting of the European Parliament, Zelensky will talk about weapons needed for the de-occupation of Ukrainian territories, about holding Russia accountable for aggression and war crimes, and the prospects for Ukraine's accession to the EU.
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Union Minister Kishan Reddy visits Gandhi hospital
HYDERABAD: Union Minister Kishan Reddy make a sudden visit to Gandhi Hospital to monitor the COVID treatment on Sunday morning. According to the sources, Minister Kishan Reddy visited Gandhi hospital and gathered the information about the treatment and facilities in the COVID wards. Minister said that the people representatives who tested positive for Coronavirus should take treatment in government hospitals.
He requested the state government to bring confidence among the people about treatment providing in Gandhi hospital and asked to start the treatment in TIMS hospital in Gachibowli on a war footing. Minister said that the tests are conducting very low compared to other states and said 600 ventilators were provided to the state by Centre. Click the video for more information.


Indore: Union Minister of State for Commerce
and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said there was immense scope
for development in Madhya Pradesh but the BJP government in
the state was mired in misrule.
Addressing a Congress convention at Sugini Devi ground
here last evening the minister said the GDP in Madhya Pradesh
was struck at 4.4 per cent while malnutrition was 44 per cent.
He said the state government needs to answer as to why
this was happening in Madhya Pradesh.
The young Congress leader also took a dig at BJP veteran
L K Advani`s Jana Chetana Yatra, to take on the UPA government
on issues of corruption and blackmoney.
Scindia said that Advani did not speak a single word
about former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa or even
Reddy brothers, who are facing corruption charges.
He said the Congress has become a unified force in
Madhya Pradesh and added that its aim was to serve the people.


Japan has given Zambia a grant of about 450 million Kwacha to upgrade two health centres and district hospitals on Copperbelt.
Speaking during the signing ceremony, Minister of Finance Bwalya N’gandu says the implementation of the project will help the country make a lasting impact on the enhancement of human development in Zambia.
Dr N’gandu said the project will also increase the quality of health services.
He also thanked the Government of Japan for honoring its bilateral commitments despite the Covid-19 pandemic that the world is grappling with.
The Finance Minister also assured Japan of Zambia’s commitment to maintaining and further strengthening the two countries’ bilateral cooperation.
And Japan International Cooperation Agency- JICA- Chief Representative Kazuhiko Tokuhshi said the project will upgrade Mushili health centre in Ndola and Chamboli health centre in Kitwe.
Mr Tokuhshi said the project which is expected to take two years will also provide facilities and equipment for existing centres to improve access to health services.
Speaking at the same event, Japan’s Ambassador to Zambia, Mizuuchi Ryuuta said the project aims at strengthening Zambia’s healthcare system.
Mr Ryuuta said this will be the third cooperation between Zambia and Japan following the previous undertaking to upgrade the health centres to district hospitals in Lusaka province.
He further revealed that he is currently in discussions with Dr N’gandu on the possibility to provide medical equipment to enable the country tackle infectious diseases countrywide.
Mr Ryuuta further said there is need for Zambia and Japan to work together during the covid-19 period.


This security camera video shows how the hospital is burned in just three minutes.
14 People have died and 12 have been saved.
The COVID-19 modular unit was erected last year in a hospital for around 50,000 people in the city.
Tetovo deputy fire chief Saso Trajcevski told the local television, “The fire was large since the hospital is modular, there was plastic,”
“As we put out the flames, we have taken away victims.”
In Skopje, the capital, several wounded people were rushed to hospitals.
There are around two million people living in north Macedonia, with its health services decreased.
Since mid-August, coronavirus instances have been growing and the government has been pushing for tighter social measures such as cafe health cards and eateries.


By IDOWU GABRIEL
ADO-EKITI- Ekiti House of Assembly on Sunday congratulated Mr Biodun Oyebanji, as he was sworn in as the new governor of the state.
Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle, wrote the congratulatory message in Ado-Ekiti.
She stated that the assembly is confident that Ekiti people will benefit immensely from the wealth of experience of the new governor.
The Assembly also congratulated former Gov. Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor for mileages he recorded at restoring the core values of Ekiti.
She stated that Fayemi finished well through the inauguration of several legacy projects that showcased the state to the outside world.
Ayokunle added that the Assembly was proud to be a major participant in the efforts at restoring the values of Ekiti in the last three years.
The lawmakers promised more support for the new governor to ensure good governance that would further fast-track the growth and development of the state.
The Assembly also congratulated the people of Ekiti for being part of the historic occasion, urging them to support the new governor to record more successes. (NAN)


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(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 24th October, 2017 (WAM) -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, has commended the UAE's support for Somali refugees in Yemen and Yemeni students as part of the UAE Year of Giving Initiative.
Toby Harrod, the Director of the UNHCR Office in the UAE, expressed the international organisation's appreciation of the noble initiatives launched by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, MBRF, for the Somali refugees and Yemeni students as part of the country's response to the crisis faced by the Somali refugees, affirming that the Foundation's donation of books for the refugees and students will help widen their horizon and incentivise them to develop their readership skills.
He added that the Year of Giving's initiatives have become an integral part of the noble stance adopted by the UAE toward all the humanitarian issues the country is consistently addressing.
The books donated by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation have been placed in two primary schools at a Somali refugee camp in Yemen and a female secondary school in the Governorate of Aden to the benefit of 4500 students in the first such initiative for Somali refugees in Yemen.
Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, said the initiative coincides with the programmes developed by the foundation as part of the Year of Giving and goes in line with the directives of the UAE government to support reading and knowledge at the local, regional and international levels.
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MIANWALI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday has said that the entire world is facing the challenge of inflation due to lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Addressing a ceremony in Mianwali, Imran Khan thanked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers for their support and said that he has become prime minister due to the people of Mianwali.
While announcing different projects, the premier said people with income below Rs 50,000 will get subsidy up to 30 percent while 6.2 million students will be able to avail scholarships. Interest free Rs2.7 million will be provided to the people to build their own houses, he went on to say.
Imran Khan claimed that the prices will decrease in coming three to four months across the world.
On the other hand, the PM has laid foundation stone of NAMAL Echo Tourism Center and Balkasar-Mianwali Road while he has also inaugurated Miyawaki Forest at NAMAL Lake.


While the Nationalist Party (PN) said that the housing crisis is due to the immigration policy put forward by the Labour Party (PL), PL said that this crisis was long foreseen, as it was caused by the Nationalist Government who had a lack of initiative.
PN said that lately, news about housing is worrying the people. They stated that the immigration problem of 10,000 immigrants a year between 2014 to 2016, and 15,000 just last year, is leading to an economy boom due to population and not production.
PL responded to this by saying that the PN did not take the initiative when they were in Government, which left the country with a long list of social housing.
They said that the present Government is addressing the challenges this sector presents with a great number of initiatives spread across the needs of different people.


The UK reported further 1,936 cases and 113 deaths related to COVID-19 on Sunday.
The UK government defended its decision to ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions further in England, but said that the situation remained “critical.”
The UK government advised people that they should continue to have “as few interactions as possible” with other people.
Speaking at a daily news briefing, Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said the government was confident the easing was “manageable” but added the current infection rate meant “the room for maneuver is quite limited”.
More than 6.06 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 369,000 people have died.


Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das
Dhanbad: Chief Minister Raghubar Das who started his Johar Jan Aashirwad Yatra in the Koyalanchal (coal belt) of the state has called the people to remove the red flag from their area and vote for the 'lotus' if they wanted the development of their area.
In a veiled attack on MCC and its MLA from Nirsa Arup Chatterjee, Mr. Das said that the red flag has been removed from the entire country, therefore, it should also not remain in Nirsa and asked the people to vote for the BJP in the coming assembly elections. He said that in the coal belt of the state the acts of white-collared criminals and coal mafias will not be tolerated.
He said that it was due to the tremendous majority given by the people Prime Minister Narendra Modi was able to remove Article 370 and 35 A from Jammu and Kashmir however the Congress and the JMM are opposed to this move and are speaking in the language of Pakistan, therefore, people should teach a lesson to them.
He said that the present state government was working to make Jharkhand free from Naxalism, corruption, and middlemen and pointed that the appointment of a large number of constables and sub-inspectors will be beneficial to remove the Maoists from the state. Mr. Das said that the people of Jharkhand were getting the benefits of double engine government due to which 35 lakh farmers of the state were getting the benefit of Mukhyamantri Krishi Aashirwad Yojana.
He said that under the scheme the first installment has been given in the accounts of the farmers while the second will be given on October 23. Mr. Das said that the state government was committed to providing homes to all by 2022 and on the other hand the government has formed 2.17 lakh Sakhi Mandals who are being linked with employment and self-employment for their economic empowerment.


There was nothing said in the address to the nation last night by the Prime Minister that was any surprise to industry insiders.
This was according to Economist and Former Junior Minister in the Ministry of Finance Mariano Brown.
He revealed that what was said last evening by the Dr. Rowley should have been said during the budget.
He made the comments on the Power Breakfast Show on Power 102.1fm this morning.
He also stated that there was no reason for the Government to go to the International Monetary Fund.
However he said that it was critical that the Government address the price at which foreign exchange was being sold.
Economist and Former Junior Minister in the Ministry of Finance Mariano Brown


Seoul, Jan 12 (IANS) Second Vice Foreign Minister of South Korea Choi Jong-moon tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, leading to 16 Cabinet members taking virus tests and cancelling their schedules as they attended the same Cabinet meeting with Choi the previous day.
Choi attended Tuesday’s meeting on behalf of Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. The 16 other Cabinet members also in attendance included Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol, Defence Minister Suh Wook, Unification Minister Lee In-young, Land Minister Noh Hyeong-ouk and Culture Minister Hwang Hee, Yonhap news agency reported.
Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, meanwhile, did not take a virus test as he attended the Cabinet meeting via video conference from the central city of Sejong.
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There’s arguably no department that has more to gain over the next five years than human resources (and it’s many related functions, like learning and development and recruiting).
Virtually every expert we talked to for our future skills campaign said something along these lines: there will be a lot of change over the next five years that’ll require “mentally agile” people to accommodate that need. Unfortunately, those people are hard to recruit and even harder to keep around.
That’s where HR can step in. It’s on HR to build the types of people processes


Higher rates of mental disorders have been reported in British soldiers who were deployed to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new study has revealed.
Results of the King’s College London study, published on Monday, said rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have increased among the British soldiers over the past years, mainly due to repercussions of deployments to Iraq (2003-2011) and in Afghanistan (2001-2014).
The study said rates of probable PTSD among current and former serving military personnel increased from four percent in 2004-2006 to six percent in 2014-16.
The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, also showed that frontline soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were most affected, but those who have since left the military have also been grappling with higher rates of PTSD.
The PTSD rates among ex-military personnel who had combat roles in the two wars was about 17 percent while six percent of those who were…


(MENAFN- UkrinForm) All critical infrastructure enterprises in the de-occupied territory of Kherson region are equipped with powerful generators in case of blackout.
"Regarding critical infrastructure facilities, we already have experience of working in these conditions last year, in conditions of large-scale blackouts not only in Kherson region but also throughout the country. We are preparing for blackouts," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said at a press conference, Ukrinform reports.
Prokudin emphasized that each enterprise of critical infrastructure is equipped with large generators in case of emergency connection.
According to him, there are currently about a hundred such generators at enterprises. In case of a long-term blackout, the governor noted, these generators will not be able to work in such a mode, however, as practice has shown, three to seven days are enough to restore the power supply after hits.
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Dumka: Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that Jharkhand has a separate identity for itself in the area of silk production and especially the region of Santhal Pargana has its own distinct identity in silk production and manufacturing the silk garments.
Addressing a divisional level workshop cum award function in the indoor stadium here organised by the industries department for those involved in the silk industry he said that maximum cultivation of silk cocoon is employment generation opportunities.
Hemant said that it is important that jobs reach to all the homes as than only the all-round development of the people will be possible. He said that maximum silk cultivation is done in Dumka and the area needed to maintain its identity.
He asked the department to prepare a better plan so that the income of people involved in the sector can increase and it also creates self-employment.
He asked the people involved in production of silk threads to further polish their skills so that their income can increase and also asked them to take advantage of the technology which has been provided to them by the state government.
He said that there was a need to link the products with the change in technology. He said that earlier silk threads were taken out with hand but with the use of technology within a few hours the work is being completed therefore it was important to get the latest technology in the sector.
The Chief Minister said that Khadi is also a reflection of the country and added that there was a huge demand for Khadi clothes and asked the people to better their produce so that demand can further increase.
He said that there was a need to get more people involved in silk production sector to bring a change in the lives of the people and assured that the government will take necessary steps to make the tussar production strong
in the state.
Hemant also laid the stress to conserve the facilities which have been given by nature and called for better management of the resources.
He pointed that earlier large number of cashew trees were found in the area however due to neglect these trees have been removed and cashew has become so costly that it has gone out of reach of most of the people.
Those who were also present on the occasion included Santhal Pargana commissioner Bhagwan Das, Dumka DC Rajeshwari B and SP YS Ramesh.


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Those who flock to Cruisin’ Ocean City will see the event extended to Delmar, Delaware.
U.S. 13 Dragway will hold the event from May 18th to the 19th.
That will coincide with the event in Ocean City which runs from May 17th through the 20th.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the idea is to give those who come to Ocean City for the Cruisin’ another opportunity to see more of Delmarva.
The event producer Bob Rothermel told the paper that the Delmar location will have a more racetrack type of theme that could include timed races.


Amb. Alon Bar, Deputy Director General for the United Nations and International Organizations at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke at JPC about the recent resolutions of UNESCO regarding Jerusalem. Amb. Bar said that the resolutions were not based on any historical basis but were purely political. While he admitted that Israel couldn’t stop these resolutions, he said that the vibrant public and diplomatic efforts of Israel and its supporters made more members of UNESCO aware of the absurdity of the resolutions, and expressed the hope that in the future there will be a change towards a more positive approach towards Israel among UNESCO members.


Kuwait's Ambassador to Qatar praises corridor initiative
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
DOHA, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Ambassador to Qatar Hafeeth Al-Ajmi praised on Wednesday the Qatari initiative and the naming the vital Qatari project (Sabah Al-Ahmad corridor) after the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
In a statement to KUNA, Ambassador Al-Ajmi said that this initiative embodies the strong cooperation spirit between Kuwait and Qatar, and enhances the deeply rooted relations between the two countries.
"This project reminds us of the many achievements of the late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in boosting relations amongst the countries of the GCC and empowering its unity," he said.
"Naming one of the biggest projects in Qatar after our late Amir imprints and is a new mark in the long history of brotherhood between the two countries," he added.
Ambassador Al-Ajmi expressed his gratitude and thanks for the initiative that coincides with Kuwait's 60th National Day and 30th Liberation Day. (end)
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A militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Nowgam area of Srinagar district on Wednesday evening, police said here.
Kashmir zone police, as per the news agency that the encounter started in the area on a specific information generated by police.
Police said that Police and Army’s 50 RR were on job and further details will be shared accordingly.
Police said that in the ensuing encounter one militant has been killed, while operation was going on.(KNO)


Fuel Being Distributed Under Token System
(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette)
Fuel is being distributed at fuel stations from today under a token system.
The military and Police have begun issuing tokens at fuel stations to motorists.
Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera had said earlier that the military will contact the motorist on the phone after the token is issued and inform them when fuel is available.
The Minister told reporters yesterday that there is a limited amount of fuel available in Sri Lanka.
He said that a fuel ship which was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka last week has been delayed. (Colombo Gazette)
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India will not succeed in its malicious designs: AJK president
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said that India will not succeed in its malicious designs as the people of Jammu and Kashmir have spurned India’s illegitimate writ, rule and occupation.
Talking to the deader of All Party Hurriyat Conference in Islamabad, Masood Khan said that the occupied Jammu and Kashmir is passing through the darkest period of its history but the valiant people under Indian occupation have resolved to plough ahead despite India’s brutalization, Radio Pakistan reported.
The president said that his government in collaboration with the Hurriyat leadership would continue to highlight the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in occupied Kashmir.
Earlier on December 12, Azad Jammu Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan had said that after articles 370 and 35-A, India had altered article 367 also, which was very important in determining constitutional powers between the Indian regime and the occupied Jammu and Kashmir government.
He had expressed these views while speaking at a seminar on “Kashmir issue-Revocation of Articles 35 and 370 of Indian Constitution: Implications for Regional and Global Security” organized by the National Institute of Maritime Affairs at the Pakistan Navy War College in Lahore on Wednesday.


(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
DUBAI, 16th April, 2019 (WAM) -- Over 600 professionals and executives from across 25 countries across the globe will take part in the 9th edition of FAHR International Conference, kicking-off tomorrow in Dubai.
Themed ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution Human Capital Challenges', the conference is a unique annual gathering, bringing together leading HR experts from the public and private sector as well as, regional and international speakers. The conference agenda will see discussions on the most pressing issues and feature specialised talks with top-level experts highlighting solutions and strategies on the future of jobs, the HR industry's digital transformation and its impact on people, work and organisations.
A pre-conference workshop was held on Tuesday by Stewart McNair, Senior Trainer, Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM, under the title ‘Change Management: Leading Successful Transformations'. The workshop focused on how managing change is becoming a major focal point for HR professionals, as organisations continue to adapt to an ever-changing workplace.
An exhibition will run parallel to the conference, bringing together 11 HR solutions providers, academic institutions and business establishments, who will showcase their latest technologies, solutions and services related to the human resources sector.
Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the conference is organised by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, FAHR, in cooperation with INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions a member of INDEX Holding.
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Projects included in the National Development Plan (NDP) must be prioritised because of the economic slowdown, the Taoiseach said today.
Brian Cowen said the infrastructural blueprint for 2007-2013 was based on annual growth of 4.5% which was ambitious in the current climate.
Mr Cowen told Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny that projects such as a €252m IT package for schools would depend on what funds are available.
He said: “The assumptions which are set out in the NDP are predicated on growth of more than 4.5% per annum.
It is important that we prioritise investment to those areas which will improve competitiveness and ensure we continue to see investment coming to the country to create jobs and maintain and grow wealth for the country in order that we can develop public services.“
Mr Kenny claimed that the NDP is not secure and that its commitments cannot be guaranteed.
The Opposition leader reminded Mr Cowen that he said in his Budget speech in December that the NDP was a top priority for him and that postponing or delaying it would be a major policy error.
Mr Kenny added: “We are now being told by the Taoiseach that this is all predicated on prevailing financial circumstances. This will come as a complete shock and an absolute disappointment to the hundreds of thousands of pupils, teachers and parents throughout the country who will find that their schools are inadequately resourced in terms of ICT.”
However Mr Cowen insisted that the Government’s commitment to education has been unprecedented and will continue.
He added: “This Government will prioritise investments in those areas which will be most productive for the economy and for society and education has been an area where, since this Government took office in 1997, we have consistently expanded and increased investment on an ongoing basis and will continue to do so.”
Mr Cowen said the Cabinet had to take cognisance of the international economic environment.
“We have certain commitments with which we have to contend and in the meantime we will prioritise investments in the productive sectors of the economy, including education, physical infrastructure, social expenditure and other areas,” he told the Dáil.


Acting Mpilo Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Professor Solwayo Ngwenya Wednesday issued a stern warning that the coronavirus will continue to spread across the country if social distancing and lockdown regulations are not followed.
Zimbabwe has recorded 4818 COVID-19 cases including 1544 recoveries and 104 deaths since the first case of the disease was recorded in March this year.
However, lack of adherence to lockdown set by the government has led to local and community cases to skyrocket in the past few weeks, a shift from the first three months when the virus was recorded in the country where the majority of cases were from returnees.
Consequently, Prof Ngwenya said the lackadaisical approach to the COVID-19 will have dire results in the coming weeks.
“Fellow Zimbabweans, the government of Zimbabwe. all the ministers, journalists, teachers, police officers, doctors, in pandemic times, we are heading to the abyss. Please take the advice and do the basic things right. Your hunger or desperation, the virus won’t care,” he said on his Twitter page.
Recently, the Professor of Obstetrics said since lockdown regulations are being refused, there will “many tears very soon”.
Although the government has insisted on social distancing, most people are going about their businesses normally, with most being forced by the situation on the ground.
Most people who commute to work using public transport are always forced to queue closely together.
The 6pm to 6am curfew enforced recently by the government has also not been followed with the police and soldiers using that decree to brutalize citizens.
There have been several reports of people who have been badly hurt by armed forces for failing to adhere to lockdown regulations.


Shillong, Mar 14: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said that the National People’s Party (NPP) will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on its own terms.
“NPP has always maintained its ideology and identity and has always fought its elections on its own terms,” he told reporters. Sangma, who is also the NPP national president, made it clear that the NPP’s stand has always been to maintain its own identity and own ideology.
“We will have no pre-poll alliances with any political party,” he said.
On Tuesday’s meeting with BJP general secretary Ram Madhav, the NPP national president said that the meeting was to pass on the message to them (BJP) and tell them that the NPP’s identity has to be respected,“...and we will contest in the seats where we feel is appropriate,” Conrad said.
About rumours doing the rounds that he may contest from the Tura Lok Sabha seat against Congress nominee Dr Mukul Sangma, the NPP national president declined to give a direct reply.
Expressing confidence that people have complete faith in the party, its candidates, and the leadership, Sangma said,“We are very confident that we will win the seat no matter who the candidate is." UNI


Abu Dhabi Corniche project to be concluded 2018 Q1
( MENAFN ) A new beachfront community space is to be established on Abu Dhabi Corniche, as declared by developer Miral in UAE.
According to a statement, the opening of A'L BAHAR project is set to be in 2018 first quarter. It is also set to build a spot of 80,000 square metre for leisure time and comfort.
A'L BAHAR was also confirmed to establish an integrated family beach which is to comprise of soccer pitches, kids play area, an outdoor gym, more than 20 F&B outlets, basketball and beach volleyball courts, spaces for concerts and community events and an inflatable floating structure.
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The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government to ensure that the redevelopment and beautification work carried out in the Chandni Chowk area is maintained and continued.
Saying that the redevelopment was for the benefit of traders in the localities, a bench of chief justice Satish Chand Sharma and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the traders also owed some responsibility towards it.
The bench urged the Traders Association to devise a way to manage the boom barriers by deploying their people in consultation with the city police.
“The Traders Association, who is the intervenor, also owes some social responsibility as the area is being developed for their welfare too. It is expected that the traders’ associations will take up the responsibility and come forward to assist the authorities in this endeavor,” the court said in its November 7 order that was released on Thursday.
The court’s observation came while closing the proceedings on a public interest litigation (PIL) registered by it regarding the redevelopment of Chandni Chowk. Taking note of the status reports filed by the Delhi government, the Centre and other agencies, the bench said that the authorities had taken steps to redevelop Chandini Chowk and said there was no reason to continue with the PIL.


The Executive Secretary of IGAD, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, affirmed that the IGAD countries stand alongside Sudan as an African country of strategic importance. He said in a press statement at the conclusion of the 48th session meeting held in Khartoum on Wednesday that the meeting came out with important recommendations represented in peace issues for the IGAD countries and the challenges facing them. Gebeyehu pointed out that the meeting recommended addressing all the issues related to achieving peace and stability in the countries of the region and the joint cooperation between them, and that 200 scholarships were signed for students of the IGAD countries at the International University of Africa. Gebeyehu thanked the government of Sudan for organizing and hosting the meetings of the 48th session,
On the other hand, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ali Al-Saddiq, said that the meeting dealt with all the issues raised clearly, adding that as all the IGAD foreign ministers have participated except Uganda, which apologized for participating in the meetings of this session. He said that the meeting stressed the importance of uniting efforts and work to confront the dangers facing the region, including the drought, famine and displacement, noting that the meeting praised the efforts made in the field of security in the region.
Ambassador Al-Saddiq stated that the meeting approved the plan presented by Sudan on the early warning and dealing with events that occur from time to time, indicating that the meeting agreed on the road map presented by Sudan for the work of IGAD for the year 2023.
The minister explained that the meeting was supposed to be held twice a year and due to the conditions of the countries of the region, it was agreed to hold it once in Djibouti.


Australian PM avoids going back to lockdown due to new coronavirus variant
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Australia’s prime minister stated that his government is not going to return to coronavirus lockdowns after the discovery of the omicron strain.
Scott Morrison stated in a news conference in the capital Canberra, "we're not going back to lockdowns. None of us want that. None of us want to go back to those, those long quarantines and all of those sorts of issues."
But, the government postponed its scheme of opening the nation's borders again for international students and experienced workforces for 15 days beginning Dec. 1.
It stated that the interim break is going to guarantee Australia can better comprehend the omicron strain, involving the "efficacy of vaccines, the range of illness and the level of transmission." The worryingly mutated strain was discovered in South Africa formerly this month, encouraging various nations to impose a travel ban on Southern African nations.
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