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The order includes the whole of Gaza City and two major refugee camps, Jabalya and Beach Camp. It also includes the towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, which are both adjacent to the main Erez crossing point at the northern end of the Strip, the BBC reported.Taken together, this represents one of the most densely populated parts of the Gaza Strip.At least 1.1 million people live in the affected area. Gaza City has a population of around 600,000.Beach Camp is home to around 90,000 people and Jabalya, the largest camp in the Gaza Strip, has 116,000, the BBC reported.There…

A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Sanjay Karol observed that no case for interference was made out in the special leave petition filed by Congress leader Govind Singh against an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court refusing to review its decision of framing the preliminary issue in the election petition filed against Scindia.Singh has challenged the candidature of Scindia as a candidate of the BJP from Madhya Pradesh in the biennial election for Rajya Sabha held on June 19, 2020, on the ground that while submitting the nomination paper along with an affidavit, the BJP leader did not…

These three sports were not among the 28 sports that the IOC had approved for LA 2028 in February this year. The recommendation will now be put up during the 141st IOC Session to be held in Mumbai from Monday (Oct 15).The IOC EB on Friday discussed the situation of boxing as a sport in the Olympics as the International Boxing Association (IBA) has been derecognised and has decided that it is not feasible for it to organise the competitions like it did in Tokyo 2020 and will be doing in Paris 2024.IOC President Thomas Bach said that as it…

“I want to assure the people of Pernem Taluka that this plan no longer exists. But some try to misguide people over the issue,” Rane said.Several public meetings were held in Pernem Taluka to oppose this zoning plan, wherein people had threatened to intensify their agitation. After facing stiff opposition, Vishwajit Rane on Monday had announced that the draft zoning plan for Pernem Taluka had been kept in abeyance.“We have tried to create infrastructure by commissioning the international airport at Mopa and AYUSH hospital. I want to assure everyone that this plan now no longer exists and hence there is…

Speaking to reporters on series of IT raids in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said that no IT raid will take place without a political motive. “Not only in our state, but the IT raids are being conducted with a political motive in other states as well,” he said.When asked about the allegation made by former deputy chief minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan that money is sent for the assembly elections of five states from Bengaluru, Shivakumar said that he would not like to comment on the remarks made by the passersby. The Deputy Chief Minister said that he does not have knowledge about…

The MoU in this regard was inked in the presence of Minister for Law, Industries and Coir P. Rajeeve by Plantations Special Officer and Director, DIC, S Harikishore and IIMK Mentor Professor Anandakuttan, here on Thursday.The Minister said the agreement with IIM-K was part of a set of upfront initiatives underway to enhance revenue from plantations and build ‘Kerala Plantation’ as a global brand for marketing and for value-addition of a wide range of plantation crops.He further pointed out that the government was also looking into the possibility of raising the land ceiling on plantations when they are used for…

Election officials said that with the issuance of the notification, filing of nominations by the candidates had begun from Friday. The last date of filing nominations is October 20 and scrutiny of papers would take place the next day. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 23.All the political parties in Mizoram are demanding that the poll panel change the date of counting of votes. The counting date has been fixed for December 3, which is a Sunday and a day of prayers for Christians. The Election Commission, however, is yet to decide on the issue.Meanwhile, Mizoram Chief…

What comes as a boost for Pakistan is them having an overall win-loss record over India in the format. Saturday’s match also marks the first instance of Pakistan and India playing an ODI against each other on Indian soil after a decade.”Records are meant to be broken and we too are looking forward to breaking this jinx of not having beaten India in a 50-over World Cup. It is India who will be under pressure as it is their home ground with fans turning up to support them. There is always pressure in a big game like this but we…

Astana : Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence, held a meeting with Sarsenbayev Bulat Sergazievich, Chairman of the N. Nazarbayev Centre for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilisation Dialogue, on the sidelines of the 21st Session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held here. Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed affirmed the depth of the Bahraini-Kazakh relations, indicating that both countries are keen to promote the values and principles of tolerance and coexistence in the world, and to…

Rabat : Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, has expressed thanks and appreciation to Morocco for hosting the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He affirmed the important role played by the WBG in confronting various economic challenges in a way that contributes to achieving further development and growth for the benefit of the global economy, praising the WBG’s new vision aiming to reduce poverty at the global level, and promote prosperity to achieve social, developmental and environmental aspirations that benefit everyone. Shaikh Salman bin…