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Bahrain :  The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) announced the opening of applications for its Young Entrepreneur Programme (Mashroo3i 2.0). The programme was previously known as Mashroo3i and was launched by Tamkeen in 2012 following which it ran for six editions. The updated version of this programme aims to empower Bahrainis who are between the age of 16 and 30 and who possess an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for innovation. It also grants them the opportunity to bring their concepts to life and launch new business ventures, enhancing economic growth led by Bahraini Youth. Over the course of the programme, participants will…

Bahrain : Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister, Chairman of the High Elections Supervisory Committee, Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Ma’awda, issued today Edict (125) of 2022, determining the headquarters of the general polling and counting committees to elect members of the municipal councils. The minister has also issued Edict (124) of 2022, determining the headquarters of the polling and counting sub-committees to elect members of municipal councils. The first edict stated that the headquarters of the general polling and counting committees to elect members of the municipal councils are fifteen. The second edict defines the headquarters of the polling and…

As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan has shone a light in the darkness by providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit people, mostly Muslims. Perched on high ground, the Baba Madhodas Mandir in Jalal Khan village in the Kachhi district has remained relatively safe from the floodwaters and serves as a sanctuary to the flood-affected people in their bleakest hours. The village was cut off from the rest of the province due to inundation in the Nari, Bolan, and Lehri…

London : The Queen’s coffin has arrived at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh after being greeted by thousands of people at the city’s Royal Mile. The funeral cortege has now completed a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle. Onlookers threw floral tributes in the path of the cortege and applauded. The coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday, and the Queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday

Chandigarh: Accused in Sidhu Moose Wala death case had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Bollywood actor Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi. The letter in Hindi said that both Salim Khan and his son would soon meet the same fate as singer Siddhu Moosewala (Tera Moosawala bana denge), said the police sources on condition of anonymity. “Kapil Pandit, one of the arrested accused, said during interrogation that he along with Sachin Bishnoi and Santosh Yadav had conducted a recce in Mumbai to target Salman Khan on the instructions of Lawrence Bishnoi. DGP Yadav said that to target…

India : Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati passed away at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said. Swami Swaroopanand, who was the Shankracharya of Dwarka, Sharda, and Jyotish Peeth, was not keeping well for over a year, he said.

India :  Prime Minister  Modi with Russia President Vladimir Putin and China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.  The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday officially announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on September 15 and 16. The Ministry in a statement said, “At the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15-16 September 2022 to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation…

NEW YORK : Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. The loss still feels immediate to Bonita Mentis, who wore a necklace with a photo of her slain sister, Shevonne Mentis. “It’s been 21 years, but it’s not 21 years for us. It seems like just yesterday,” she said before reading victims’ names at the World Trade Center to a crowd that included Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff. Mentis’ At the Pentagon, which also was targeted on 9/11, President Joe Biden vowed…

Bahrain :  His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (53) of 2022, restructuring the Social Development Ministry, as follows: The Social Development Minister shall be responsible for: The Undersecretary of the Social Development Ministry, who shall be in charge of: First: The Directorate of Human and Financial Resources. Second: The Assistant Undersecretary for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, who shall oversee: 1- The Directorate of Social Welfare. 2- The Directorate of Social Rehabilitation. 3- The Directorate of Family Guidance. Third: The Assistant Undersecretary for Community Development, who shall oversee: 1- The Directorate of Social Assistance. 2- The Directorate of Centres and…

Bahrain : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (55) of 2022, restructuring the Cabinet Affairs Ministry, as follows: The Cabinet Affairs Minister shall be responsible for: First: The Directorate of Coordination and Follow-up. Second:  The Directorate of Human and Financial Resources. Third: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. Fourth: The Secretariat-General of the Cabinet, headed by a Secretary-General (with the rank of undersecretary), who shall be in charge of: 1- Assistant Secretary-General for Information and Session Management (with the rank of Assistant Undersecretary), who shall oversee: a- The Directorate of the Secretariat of Sessions. b- The Directorate of…