Privacy implications in India of the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
The journey from the winters of 1973 to the summer of 2022.
June 24, 2022 witnessed perhaps one of the single-most momentous blowbacks to the notion of privacy, the consequence of which would certainly send ripples across the globe both on an ideological and a judicial-legal plane. On this day, the Supreme Court of the United States of America on this day overturned the watershed case of legal and feminist jurisprudence, Roe v. Wade of 1973 (“Wade”), effectively disrobing women in the country from exercising the erstwhile right to abort. The ramification of this ruling underlines a particularly interesting conundrum – in the wake of Big Tech collecting, storing, and processing personal data and information incessantly and sharing the same with law enforcement agencies (“LEAs”) as and when mandated, how can the most vulnerable and sensitive aspects of a person’s personal life be afforded protection to in the absence of adequate safeguards?
It is common knowledge that the tracking and storage of personal data and information accompany with it a saddening saga of squander and abuse – history is witness to this. With the over-ruling of Wade, it is now open season, wild-wild-west – the LEAs theoretically have a free hand to collect location data, forage through text messages and SMSes, dig through web-browser histories, online purchases, and personal e-mails, and use period-tracking apps surreptitiously to prosecute not only the users but also the intermediaries who may provision the said services.
The logical, unfortunate conclusion to the series of events that may potentially transpire hereon would be an absolute nightmare for all the people and families who were promised significant reproductive autonomy in the US for the past five decades. To chill reproductive freedoms, we may now even notice medical and health services providers track pregnant patients and LEAs exploit tools of surveillance to enforce existing abortion laws.
CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
If a report from Vice News were to be believed, accessing data troves in the US is an absolute breeze – for as meager as $160, one could access a week’s worth of data of the credentials and the geo-indicators of people who visited Planned Parenthood facilities (an American NGO which provides for sexual healthcare services). One possible reason why such a glaring infraction of personal privacy exists in the US in broad daylight is because of a ‘gray area of the law’. This gray area pertains to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 1996 (“HIPPA”) which covers such data or information that is shared by the individual with a doctor. However, HIPPA does not secure any such data or information which is shared with a third-party. Hence, taking into consideration the possibility that third-party apps may share such data or information with yet another third party, the risk of abuse is glaring, to say the least.
There are two consequential takeaways for policymakers closer to home in India here. First and foremost, the guardrails for the protection and preservation of personal data and information in India are starkly lacking. And, second, in the absence of an omnibus privacy legislation, individuals and their data are at the mercy of private parties and the government to be exploited and be capitalized on.
Certainly, the Supreme Court of India did affirm that the Right to Privacy forms an integral part of the Right to Life and Liberty guaranteed by Law under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution – certainly no two thoughts about it. However, because of its delicate nature, the degree of safety and consideration that protection of medical data warrants is a notch above the safety standards mandated by the protection of general data. Taking into consideration the rapid growth of the Indian telemedicine market, the onus falls upon the Government to ensure that the prospective economic benefits of the proliferating market segment do not imperil the tenets of the Right to Privacy, especially that of health data. A nuanced and considered approach is the call of the day.
FLAWS IN THE INDIAN MEDICAL DATA POLICY FRAMEWORK
Perhaps the most pertinent issue in the framework as it stands today is the ambiguity in the understanding of ‘health data’ or ‘medical data’ and what it constitutes. Case in point, the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act 2000”), along with the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”), accords the status of sensitive personal data or information (“SPDI”) merely on such data which are either related to the physical, physiological, or mental health of an individual. However, the current legal framework does not require such data to be anonymized – hence, it is quite feasible for any entity (government or third-party) which is in possession of such un-anonymized data to ascertain who it pertains to and mine such data, thereby risking misuse.
Despite several administrative attempts, the foul of conceptual legislative clarity remains. For instance, let us take into consideration three frameworks that pertain to or which touch upon personal health data, namely – the ‘Strategy Overview: Making India a Digital Health Nation Enabling Digital Healthcare for all’ document of the National Health Authority, dated July, 2020 (“NHA Strategy Overview”), the draft Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act, 2018 (“DISHA”), and the draft Data Protection Bill, 2021 (“DPB”). In the NHA Strategy Overview, “personal health data” encompasses information and data relating to the medical conditions and subsequent treatments undertaken by a party. In comparison to the standards of the NHA Strategy Overview – where on the one hand, the DPB covers only information regarding the physical or mental health of the individual, on the other, the DISHA goes a notch up and deals with data extracted from body-part donations and data derived from medical tests and bodily examinations as well. The discordance and dichotomy in the data protection frameworks indeed are glaring. Worse still, none of them reflect upon the surveillance misuse that can manifest from the status quo!
It indeed is well established that policy frameworks conceptualize data in general, and medical data in specific, as an incorporeal, intangible resource and an effective enabler for economic progress. Data is predominantly understood as a resource (like oil), available for human extraction, and exists independent of the bodies producing it. The present-day health data policy framework in India is inordinately concentrated on the data and information that is collated and collected by primary healthcare service providers (like hospitals and medical establishments) or secondary healthcare service providers or healthcare-related service providers (like insurance companies). We today have smartwatches and mobile apps which gather data on and monitor a person’s activity levels, heart rates, sleep cycles, and daily moods, and which also can track period-cycles. Hence, the draft DISHA-DPB framework presents a thought-provoking policy and legal lacuna – with the growing use of these smartwatches and third-party apps, can the law protect from exploitation the digital footprint of an individual that is left behind?
Yet another species of unease that arises is the difficulty in dealing with the unfettered access to medical data and information that the government (both at the Central and the State level) and LEAs can procure either from third-party apps or from IoT devices. To cite an instance, it is common knowledge that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, both the Central as well as several State Governments used platforms and apps to track and contain the infection. What is perhaps not so commonly known is that for all the virtue and nobility that such contact tracing mechanisms may have brought about, they also institutionalized mass surveillance to a very large extent – one needs to understand that most of these apps often devolved into mechanisms of trickery by surveilling, monitoring and controlling the movement of individuals in the cloak of ‘lockdown enforcement’. Add to this, by way of the mandate provisioned in the proviso to Rule 6(1), and in Rule 6(2), of the SPDI Rules – sensitive personal data and information (including medical and health data) which is shared by an individual with third-party apps and platforms can legally be procured by LEAs without the explicit permission of the individual to whom such data belongs to. This gives rise to a certainly worrying trend, especially when you look at it from the privacy lens!
WHERE CAN WE GO FROM HERE: STEPS FOR THE TIMES AHEAD
In no uncertain terms, the pressing priority of the day in the Indian data-landscape is for lawmakers to cogitate considerately upon a definition of ‘health data and information’. A good starting point to fortress individual rights over their personal health would be to place digital health data and information collected by third-party apps and platforms, as well as by IoT devices, under the ambit of the draft DPB-DISHA framework.
Subsequently, legislative intent must deliberate over the fact that a certain category of health data is more intimate and sensitive than others (like, mental health issues faced by an individual vis-à-vis the height of that person) and may necessitate a higher degree of care and protection. Hence, to ensure that the individual possesses absolute and unqualified autonomy over such data of such a delicate character, a graded approach to health data is necessary.And lastly, lawmakers in India must take into account that in the wake of ‘data-sharing and interoperability’ practices, the policy-framework governing health data and information does not trade off privacy principles in the veneer of supposedly facilitating public welfare. Both healthcare service providers, medical insurance providers, and other healthcare-service providing third parties should enact protective policies which ought to be designed to keep a tight lid on sensitive personal health data and information and associated medical records and histories. Along these lines, to take a cue from the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), wherein data subjects have the ‘right to erasure’ as protected under Article 17 and Recital 65, GDPR – in India as well, individuals should also have the right to ensure that their sensitive personal data and information is erased if and where the said individual objects to the collection or processing of her/his health data and information.
The United States’ decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (the regressive U-turn precedent to Wade) did ensure for certain one thing – that the frigidity of the winters of 1973 would certainly chill the spine of women fifty odd years after, in the summer of 2022. Trust, accountability, and transparency – at a time we need them the most are indeed the absolute, dire necessity of the moment.
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Election Commission declares 253 RUPPs as inactive, bars them from availing benefits of the Symbol Order, 1968
Additional 86 Non-existent RUPPs shall be deleted from the list and benefits under the Symbols Order (1968) withdrawnAction against these 339 (86+253) non-compliant. RUPPs takes the tally to 537 defaulting RUPPs since May 25, 2022
In continuation of the earlier action initiated on May 25, 2022 for enforcing due compliances by Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey today further delisted 86 non-existent RUPPs and declared additional 253 as ‘Inactive RUPPs’. This action against 339 non-compliant RUPPs takes the tally to 537 defaulting RUPPs since May 25, 2022.
As per statutory requirements under section 29A of the RP Act, every political party has to communicate any change in its name, head office, office bearers, address, PAN to the Commission without delay. 86 RUPPs have been found to be non-existent either after a physical verification carried out by the respective Chief Electoral Officers of concerned States/UTs or based on report of undelivered letters/notices from Postal Authority sent to the registered address of concerned RUPP. It may be recalled that ECI had delisted 87 RUPPs and 111 RUPPs vide orders dated May 25, 2022 and June 20, 2022, thus totalling the number of delisted RUPPs to 284.
This decision against 253 non-compliant RUPPs has been taken based on reports received from Chief Electoral Officers of seven states namely Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & Uttar Pradesh. These 253 RUPPs have been declared inactive, as they have not responded to the letter/notice delivered to them and have not contested a single election either to the General Assembly of a State or the Parliament Election 2014 & 2019. These RUPPs have failed to comply with statutory requirements for more than 16 compliance steps since 2015 and are continuing to default.
It is also noted that of the above 253 parties, 66 RUPPs actually applied for a common symbol as per para 10B of the Symbol’s Order 1968 and did not contest the respective elections. It is pertinent to note that privilege of a common symbol is given to RUPP based upon an undertaking for putting up at least 5 percent of total candidates with regard to said legislative assembly election of a State. Possibility of such parties occupying the available pre-election political space by taking benefits of admissible entitlements without contesting elections cannot be ruled out.
Coastal clean-up campaign receives a huge response: Dr. Jitendra Singh
The 75-day long ongoing Coastal Clean Up Campaign is receiving a huge response from across the sections of society and besides others, Governors, Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, celebrities, film and sports personalities, civil society groups etc. are joining the campaign with overwhelming enthusiasm and pledging their support to the longest and largest beach cleaning campaign in the world titled “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar”, coordinated by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences with collaboration from all the other Union Ministries, departments as well as governments of the coastal States.
Addressing a press conference today, three days ahead of “International Coastal Clean-up Day” on 17th September, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, he will join the campaign at Juhu beach in Mumbai on 17th September and informed that Governor Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, BJP MP Poonam Mahajan and several personalities as well as NGOs will also join at Juhu.
The Minister also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support through social media. The PM has stressed on keeping India’s coasts clean as he praised efforts of volunteers to remove garbage from the Juhu beach in Mumbai. Responding to a video posted by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh about the clean-up at the beach, Modi tweeted, “Commendable… I appreciate all those involved in this effort. India is blessed with a long and beautiful coastline and it is important we focus on keeping our coasts clean”. The Minister said, “A cleanathon was organised at Juhu Beach in Mumbai, saw participation in large numbers especially by youngsters and Civil Society.
Dr Jitendra Singh informed that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will take a lead in the clean-up campaign at world famous Puri beach, while Pratap Chandra Sarangi, former union minister will be at Chandipur. BJP MP from Hooghly, West Bengal Ms Locket Chatterjee will be at Digha on D-Day. R.K.Mission head will lead the campaign at Bakkhali in southern Bengal.
Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel will be at Porbandar (Madhavpur), while Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala will join the clean-up operation at Jafrabad, Amreli.
Governor of Goa P. S. Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will take part in beach cleaning campaign in South and North Goa beaches on 17th September.
Similarly, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will be at Kochi, while MoS External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will be at Kovalam beach at Thiruvananthapuram.
Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot will join the campaign at Panambur beach in Mangalore, while the Governor of Telangana, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan will lend her helping hand at Puducherry beach.
Governor of Mizoram Dr. K. Hari Babu will take part in Vizag beach while L. Murugan, Union MoS, Information and Broadcasting will join the event at Chennai
Dr Jitendra Singh informed that the campaign has entered the mode of whole of Government approach plus whole of nation participation.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, apart from active cooperation of Ministries of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Jal Shakti, Health and Family Welfare, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, External Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, organisations and associations like National Service Scheme (NSS), Indian Coast Guard, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Seema Jagran Manch, SFD, Paryavaran Sanrakshan Gatividhi (PSG), along with other social organizations and educational institutions are participating in the clean-up campaign.
The MPs of coastal states have also pledged full support to the first-of-its-kind and longest running coastal clean-up campaign in the world and they also advised the Ministry of Earth Sciences to undertake a variety of activities by involving local NGOs.
DASHBOARD TO BE SET UP SOON TO SHARE THE BEST TECH PRACTICES AMONG THE CENTRE & THE STATES: UNION MINISTER JITENDRA SINGH
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today announced setting up of a Dashboard to share the best technology practices among the Centre and the States.
Presiding over the concluding session of the two-day “Centre-State Science Conclave” at Science City in Ahmedabad, Dr Jitendra Singh informed that a high level mechanism will be developed by the Department of Science and Technology to monitor and coordinate the follow up action of the conclave. The Minister also asked the States to appoint a Nodal officer in each of the States to coordinate and cooperate with the Special Committee for knowing and sharing the best practices.
Giving the example of heli-borne technology launched from Jodhpur, Rajasthan in October, 2021, Dr Jitendra Singh said, to start with, the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana were taken up for this latest heli-borne survey.
The Minister pointed out that if the same technology is uploaded on Dashboard, other States may join and share this CSIR technology from source finding to water treatment and thus benefit millions of people across the country.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, it will also positively contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Har Ghar Nal Se Jal” as well as “doubling farmer’s income” goals. He said, the latest state-of-the-art technology is being employed by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) for mapping groundwater sources in arid regions and thus help utilise groundwater for drinking purposes.
The 2-day ‘Centre-State Science Conclave’ was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Science City, Ahmedabad, yesterday. Dr Jitendra Singh expressed satisfaction that important plenary sessions with State S&T Ministers discussed in detail on issues like Agriculture, Innovation for producing portable drinking water including application of technologies like Desalination, Heli borne methods developed by DST, Clean Energy for All including S&T role in Hydrogen mission, Deep Sea Mission of MoES and its relevance for Coastal States/UT, Digital healthcare for All and Synergizing Science with National Education Policy.
A special session with the CEOs of over 100 Start-Ups and industry at the Centre-State Science Conclave’ in Ahmedabad came up with scientific solutions in the field of agriculture, drone, artificial intelligence, biotechnological solutions, single-use plastic alternates, irrigation and digital health amongst others.
Many of the State governments have shown keen interest in some of the technologies and agreed to partner with some of the startups for State-specific technological solutions.
Floods, economic crisis and political bickerings: A saga of Pakistan’s mismanagement & insensitivity
The worst floods in several decades have wreaked havoc in Pakistan, one of the most populous countries of South Asia. The floods have touched the country’s 220 million people’s lives directly or indirectly. More than 1,300 people have died with 81 out of 160 districts directly affected by the floods, leaving at least 33 million people homeless.
The heat waves followed by rains and glacial melting has been a global trend this year bringing out the stark reality that despite all talks and conventions, the world community has failed to contain and reverse climatic change. But Pakistan’s case is unique.
Beyond the human losses, the country’s economic managers have the most challenging task ahead as floods ravaged the country’s road and communication network, damaged an incalculable number of houses, and destroyed millions of hectares of crops.
Niaz Murtaza, a political economist, describes present crisis as “a triple whammy”, putting together economic, political and natural. “The poor had been suffering the first two months because of inflation, job loss and political paralysis. Now the floods have pushed millions into ruin,” he said.
Despite this, the political masters are not only busy in bickering and allegations against each other, but have also triggered a blame game on social media as usual, pointing fingers on India for the flood havoc. The bombardment of propaganda, nevertheless, cannot change the reality that Pakistan government and its institutions have utterly failed in fulfilling their duties towards its citizens.
Ludicrous as it is, it cannot absolve the leadership of Pakistan that has failed people in terms of economic mismanagement, entrenched corruption and naked cronyism in the system. Added to these are the wrong policies and priorities of Islamabad which have been instrumental in bringing economic crisis and political instability. The floods have only abetted it.
The natural disaster has struck Pakistan while economy is passing through the difficult phase of multiple challenges including Balance of Payment (BoP) crisis, heavy debt burden and solvency-related issues. The protracted economic crisis is likely to deepen further despite conclusion of talks with the IMF for release of Extended Fund Facility credit.
While Finance Minister Miftah Ismail estimates that the country has incurred a total loss of “at least $10 billion”, independent analysts, including Uzar Younus, Director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia centre and economist Ammar Habib Khan, put the figure between $15-20 billion, and expect it to rise further as information is coming with a great lag.
Existing infrastructure is collapsing with the flooding submerging one-third of the country, pushing 37 per cent of population into poverty. Pakistan is literally and figuratively under deep water, writes Nasir Jamal. It may take a few more months before the damages can be assessed. Even before the flooding, 60 per cent of the population was suffering from hunger, malnutrition and related diseases and the figures are bound to shoot up now.
In view of the mammoth loss, the IMF’s $1.2 billion credit now seems to be a peanut. Pakistan was earlier wounded and now it is bleeding. Floods will exacerbate the economic crisis that had shown initial signs of abating with the IMF deal. Twin deficits, growth prospects and inflationary expectations will be worsening, inflicting misery on the poor. Despite increasing gravity of the situation, saving people’s life and livelihood have not still become the priorities among the political class who are revealing in an ugly slugfest.
The real cost of the natural calamity is being borne by millions of poor kids, pregnant women, elderly and sick persons crowded under the open sky or tents, prone to hunger, diseases and insecurity as they wait for aid. It will be weeks before many can even return to their villages as the land drains and dries. It will take months, even years, to recover from the loss of housing, animals, crops and cultivable land.
Covid-19 had only disrupted economic exchange without damaging the economic base. But the flood has destroyed crops, land, animals, bridges, etc. negatively impacting deeper on the poor and the economy. And the insensitive political class in Pakistan is still deeply engrossed in political maneuver and cunning tricks against each other rather than presenting a united face at the time of calamity. That is the character of Pakistan’s politics.
In view of the contribution of agriculture to the extent of one fourth of the GDP, the country would have to face major revenue loss due to crop losses. As per the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s August 29 report, almost 80 per cent of crops in Sindh, which produces roughly 30% of Pakistan’s cotton output, were destroyed.
Close to 70 per cent of Pakistan’s textile industry, an important source of employment and foreign exchange, uses the cotton produced in the country. Floods are likely to cause severe shortage of cotton, said Abdul Rahim Nasir, Chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association. He added that instead of earlier average import of cotton estimated at about 4 million bales, Pakistan would now need to import just the double of that figure, at a potential cost of $3 billion.
Shahrukh Wani, an Oxford economist, says the flood will make it terribly difficult for the government to reduce the trade deficit because while the country will need to import food to “compensate” for lost crops, the textile sector will find itself struggling due to “potential shortage” of cotton crop.
The biting inflation which rose to 25% in the month of July from a year earlier, the highest since May 1975, is taking its own toll on the living conditions of masses. The flooding would further push up the inflation and accentuate the scarcity of even essentials.
Amreen Soorani, Head of Research at JS Global Capital Ltd, said that “the main concern from the floods is the impact on inflation”. Even the IMF warned that the runaway inflation could trigger protests and instability.
Islamabad secured funds from the IMF for immediate bailout of the economy from the saturating forex crisis. However, the problems would be far from over for Islamabad. As the advanced countries are focused more on the impact of Ukraine-Russia war and trying to cope with recessionary pressures while some of the development partners including Middle Eastern countries and China are down with donor fatigue, Islamabad has scant probability to get any major international relief.
For now, the immediate challenge that government will face is to fulfil the conditions of raising taxes and applying austerity measures as part of its agreement with the IMF for its bailout package. This might turn out a politically unpopular move and could flare up the political bickering. The condition is rife for mass protests in view of increasing cost of living for many months now, which opposition could take advantage of. Anger is rising across Pakistan over the slow pace of government relief efforts.
The catastrophic floods have put a downward pressure on growth prospectus. Initial estimates suggest that the economic growth rate may slow down to just 2 per cent. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the recent floods caused more damage than the 2010 calamity wherein the economic losses had been estimated at $9.7 billion. The floods have already caused supply chain-related issues.
Even during natural calamity, politicians are concerned about their political agenda rather than allowing international aid agencies to import essential food items from the neighbouring country. Cases after cases of corruption are cropping up, “you reveal mine, I will reveal yours”, an unending slugfest continues.
Instead of fighting the fallout of the devastating natural calamity united, they are engrossed in manoeuvre and cunning tricks and a regressive thought process whether or not to allow aid flow from India. Some of the government top officials have suggested importing essential commodities such as food and medicine from India, while others are still the victim of the old rigidities and anti-India mindset.
India is an undoable reality of being the most potent vehicle of South Asia’s growth vision as it is a responsible regional power and the fastest growing economy of the world, which offers a big market for exports and sourcing imports. Islamabad needs to understand that cooperation with neighbours does not reduce the stature of a calamity hit country.
Separated in 1947, Sikh brother meets sister reunite
The Kartarpur Corridor has once again reunited another family after a man who separated from his parents when he was only a few months old in 1947, finally met his sister in Pakistan.
Amarjit Singh was left out in India along with his sister while his Muslim parents came to Pakistan. All eyes went teary as they saw the emotional scenes of the brother-sister reunion in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Geo News reported.
Amarjit Singh arrived in Pakistan via the Wagah border with a visa to meet his Muslim sister and to remain as her guest.
His sister, 65-year-old Kulsoom Akhtar, could not control her emotions after seeing Amarjit.
Both hugged each other and kept crying. She had travelled from her hometown in Faisalabad along with her son Shahzad Ahmed and other family members to meet her brother.
Kulsoom said that her parents came to Pakistan from the suburbs of the Jalandhar region of India in 1947, leaving behind her younger brother and a sister, Express Tribune reported.
Kulsoom said she was born in Pakistan and used to hear about her lost brother and a sister from her mother. She said that her mother used to cry every time whenever she remembered her missing children. Kulsoom said that she did not expect that she would ever be able to meet her brother and sister. However, a few years ago, a friend of her father Sardar Dara Singh came to Pakistan from India.
Kulsoom’s mother told Singh about her son and daughter she left behind in India. She also told him the name of their village and the location of their house in the neighbouring country.
Amarjit then visited her house in Padawan village of Jalandhar and informed her that her son was alive but her daughter was dead. Her son was named Amarjit Singh who was adopted by a Sikh family back then in 1947, The Express Tribune reported.
After getting the brother’s information, Amarjit and Kulsoom Akhtar contacted on WhatsApp and using the Kartarpur Corridor and the meeting between the two siblings became a reality.
Now an elderly man, Sardar Amarjit Singh came to Gurdwara Sahib in a wheelchair. Kulsoom Akhtar also could not travel due to back pain, but she showed courage and reached Kartarpur from Faisalabad along with her son. Both the siblings kept crying while embracing each other and remembering their parents.
Amarjit said that when he first learned that his real parents were in Pakistan and were Muslims, it was a shock to him. However, he comforted his heart that many families were separated from each other in addition to his own family.
Many Muslim children became Sikhs and many Sikh children became Muslims, Express Tribune reported.
He said that he always wanted to meet his real sister and brothers. He said that he is happy to know that three of his brothers are alive. However, one brother who was in Germany has passed away.
He said he will now come to Pakistan via the Wagah border with a visa and spend time with his family. He also said that he will take his family to India as well so that they could meet their Sikh family. Both the siblings had brought many gifts for each other.
Shahzad Ahmad, son of Kulsoom, said that he used to hear about his uncle from his grandmother and mother. He said that all of the siblings were very young at the time of Partition and no name was given to Amarjit or perhaps, after so many years, the name had slipped out of mind.
“I understand that since my uncle was brought up by a Sikh family, he happens to be a Sikh, and my family and I have no problem with this,” he added.
Shahzad said that he is happy that even after 75 years his mother has found her lost brother.
22 officers of different cadres to serve in J&K
The Centre has relaxed Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) deputation rules to encourage IAS and other all-India service officers as well as those of the Central Services get posted in Jammu & Kashmir, in a bid to address the shortage of officers in the Union Territory.
Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said that due to relaxation of DoPT rules, 22 officers belonging to various services and different cadres have been posted in Jammu & Kashmir at various levels at a crucial time.
He said that DoPT has played a major role in facilitating induction of Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Services officers into the IAS by coordinating with UT administration, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the UPSC.
As a result, recently 16 officers from JKAS have been inducted into IAS and another 8 such vacancies will be filled up shortly giving opportunities to the JKAS officers to become part of prestigious IAS service after a long gap of 12 years.
The Minister added that mid-career training of JKAS officers of various seniority was carried out in collaboration with the LBSNAA and this has provided a new level of exposure to the JKAS Officers and more than 200 offices. Some other initiatives by the Ministry include special concessions or incentives to the Central government employees working in the Kashmir Valley in attached and subordinate offices or PSUs falling under control of the Central government.
They have been extended special concessions for a period of 3 years with effect from August 1, 2021 and the incentives include an additional house rent allowance, composite transfer grant, per diem allowance, incentive for period of temporary duty, messing allowance, and facility to draw pension at place of settlement in relaxation of relevant provisions.
Besides, facilities for retention of general pool accommodation available to officers who have served in the Central government has also been extended to officers posted in Jammu & Kashmir on the pattern of northeastern states.
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What can I say? It is McDonalds. Same food you get at any McDonalds. But it is by far my kids' favorite restaurant even now that they are teenagers. So it is our go-to place whenever I cannot come up with any better idea. Sometimes...More

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The Hide and Seek Squirrels : Band 6/Orange Paperback / softback
by Lari Don
Part of the Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds series
Hazel, Cashew and Conker are squirrels who have hidden their nuts somewhere safe - but they can't remember where!
Will they ever find them again? This fun story was written by Lari Don. Orange/Band 6 offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages and reduced support from illustrations.
A wider range of texts is included. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
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- Publication Date: 24/04/2019
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Even before we were married, whenever we spontaneously broke into dance, it was in the kitchen, mid-cooking or cleaning with some awesome tunes playing in the background. I love how we’re holding true to this silly but fun family tradition of breaking out in dance in the kitchen. Our young family is still discovering and creating traditions, and I absolutely love that this is one we can very easily honor and pass on. We hope we can one day dance with our grandchildren in the kitchen too!
From Instagram: How I love this bunch so much!!! Do I really get to call them mine?! I love us. Every little thing that makes us, us. I love how we’re holding true to our silly tradition of dancing in the kitchen, and our crazy moves and love of music! I love our joy and love of life. My heart bursts with love for this man- @brendonwbrown- this fun, loving, amazing dad and these crazy awesome kids! ❤

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With a title like this you might well ask whether there are any shrubs that cannot be grown in containers. While in theory any plant, shrub or tree can be grown in this way, the proof is in the pudding in that this list includes pictures of each of the 44 examples shown thriving in their planters. The forty-four shrubs on this list are described in an? article which I found over on the Balcony Garden Web site.
Check out 44?Best Shrubs for Containers. You might know some plants and some may surprise you but one thing is sure? You?ll like to have some of these shrubs right away in your container garden.
Whether you have a small patio garden, a roof top garden, a balcony garden or a big backyard garden this list of best shrubs for containers will provide you so many options to choose from.
Best Shrubs for Containers
1. Abutilon (Flowering Maple)
USDA Zones? 8 ? 11
Climate? A subtropical shrub that can also be grown in cold climates, keep it indoors in winter.
It is also called ?Indian Mallow? or ?Flowering Maple?. Abutilon?is a beautiful shrub that grows around 1 m tall when grown in containers and have beautiful hibiscus and hollyhock-like flowers.
USDA Zones? 5 to 9
Climate? It grows in temperate to subtropical climates. Growing requirements are similar to Azalea, which means it requires acidic soil in order to grow.
?Pieris Japonica? or ?Lily of the valley shrub? is a great bush for container gardens. With some attention and care, it can grow up to 2 m tall.
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“Physicists like to probe the extreme,” said Garrett Goon, a physicist at Carnegie Mellon University. “The fact that you can’t go further, that something is changing, something is blocking you — something interesting is happening there.”
For decades, black holes have played the headlining role in the thought experiments that physicists use to probe nature’s extremes. These invisible spheres form when matter becomes so concentrated that everything within a certain distance, even light, gets trapped by its gravity. Albert Einstein equated the force of gravity with curves in the space-time continuum, but the curvature grows so extreme near a black hole’s center that Einstein’s equations break. Thus generations of physicists have looked to black holes for clues about the true, quantum origin of gravity, which must fully reveal itself in their hearts and match Einstein’s approximate picture everywhere else.
Plumbing black holes for knowledge of quantum gravity originated with Stephen Hawking. In 1974, the British physicist calculated that quantum jitter at the surfaces of black holes cause them to evaporate, slowly shrinking as they radiate heat. Black hole evaporation has informed quantum gravity research ever since.
More recently, physicists have considered the extreme of the extreme — entities called extremal black holes — and found a fruitful new problem.To read more, click here.


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The Parlophone music label that is home to artists such as Kylie Minogue, Coldplay and Tinie Tempah is being bought by Warner Music Group for STG487 million ($A744 million).
Parlophone - formerly a part of EMI Music - was put up for sale due to regulatory issues after Universal Music's acquisition of EMI for STG1.2 billion in September last year.
Its sale price far exceeds the STG300 million expected in the market.
Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik, whose Access Industries group bought Warner Music in 2011, said it was a "very important milestone" for the firm, "reflecting our commitment to artist development by strengthening our worldwide roster, global footprint and executive talent".
Warner will add to its roster some of the world's best-known artists and back catalogues, also including Air, David Guetta, Deep Purple, Gorillaz and Radiohead.
The Parlophone label group also includes the Chrysalis and Ensign labels, as well as EMI's recorded music operations in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden.
Stephen Cooper, chief executive of Warner Music, said: "We are committed to making this a great outcome for Parlophone's artists and employees, who will find in WMG a similar spirit and culture that is dedicated to providing the most supportive and innovative home for recording artists."
EU regulators ordered Vivendi-owned Universal to offload 30 per cent of EMI's assets as a condition of approving the takeover.
It is thought that Warner fended off competition from joint bidders Sony Music and BMG rights, as well as a consortium led by American Idol founder Simon Fuller.
Blavatnik is based in London and has an empire spanning oil interests to sports entertainment.
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Federer drops set, moves on
WIMBLEDON, England - Lo and behold, Roger Federer actually lost a set at Wimbledon on Friday. Not a match, mind you, just a set, which in and of itself counts as news. Dating to the start of the 2003 tournament, after all, Federer is 43-1 at the All England Club, dropping a total of 11 sets along the way. Here's the part that's interesting - and perhaps intimidating to future foes: Federer called his 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over 27th-ranked Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the third round his best performance of the week. On Monday, he will face a familiar opponent: Robin Soderling, the man Federer beat in straight sets in the French Open final this month to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras' record of 14 major titles.Also moving into the fourth round: Dudi Sela, who beat No. 15 Tommy Robredo 7-6 (8), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 and is the first Israeli man to make it this far at Wimbledon in 20 years; No. 4 Novak Djokovic, who eliminated No. 28 Mardy Fish of Tampa in straight sets; No. 22 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, who hit 46 aces to knock off No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga; and No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, who beat No. 32 Albert Montanes. Serena Williams almost didn't make it to her court on time, appearing fashionably late to play Roberta Vinci of Italy. What happened? The 2002-03 Wimbledon champion was waiting for an escort. "I thought someone was going to come get me," Williams explained after beating Vinci 6-3, 6-4 to improve to 172-28 in Grand Slam play. "I was waiting and waiting. Finally I was like, 'OK, I think I'm just going to go out.' I'm used to someone coming and saying, 'OK, let's go.'" The second-seeded Williams next plays Daniela Hantuchova, a straight-set winner against her doubles partner, Ai Sugiyama. Elsewhere, Gisela Dulko, lost to No. 10 Nadia Petrova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, while No. 12 Marion Bartoli, the 2007 runner-up at the All England Club, was beaten by Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (5), 6-0.


text: Dive fork first into the amazing food world of Trenne Alla Bolognese Pasta created by Chef Michael Chiarello at Bottega in the heart of wine country of Napa Valley with homemade pasta. This is one of those restaurants you must try at least ones in a lifetime. One beautiful plate that with every single piece seem to be specifically arranged and placed. You can actually see the kitchen from one of the interior windows and witness the pasta creation from scratch. With so little sauce it was still one of the most flavorful pasta we’ve ever tasted. So light and soft in every bite to was pure joy to eat this dish. You can really taste the freshly made pasta that just melts in your mouth with seasoned to perfection veal and pork combination. Topped lightly with some delicacies Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for that extra cheesiness without over cheese it. You can just taste the perfect balance of all ingredients with just the right amount of flavor in every bite. This is one of those dishes you want to enjoy slowly to savor every single bite.


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The previous chapters have described various ways to spend money online, whether on Wonder Woman Pez dispensers from eBay or last-minute weekend trips to Charleston. This chapter’s different: It tells you how to manage, save, and make money online through online banking, stock trading, and money-management sites.
Tales of hackers, scams, and identity theft may make you nervous about trusting an electronic link to your literal life’s savings, but banks and financial companies have been working hard to have the best Internet security out there. Nowadays, most guarantee that your account will remain secure.
With such security measures in place, you can pay bills online, spruce up your financial portfolio, file your taxes, and much more, all from the comfort of your own computer. You can even trade stocks or apply for a mortgage wearing your bunny slippers—something you can’t do in real life without people whispering behind your back.
Many major American banks—Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Washington Mutual, and so on—have online banking capabilities. In most cases, all you need to sign up is your ATM/debit card, personal identification number (or PIN, otherwise known as your ATM passcode), and one of your bank account numbers. Check your monthly bank statement for the digits.
Most banks require that you use a relatively modern browser (technically, one that offers 128-bit encryption). If you’re using Internet Explorer 5.5 or later on Windows, Safari on the ...

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text: Saw it in Boston in its pre-Broadway run. I think everyone works very hard but not being a hard core Neil Diamond fan, I wasn't all that entertained. I thought it never rose above your average jukebox musical. And I don't particularly love sing alongs when I'm in the theater and every song is a sing along (not by design - the audience can't seem to help itself.) Honestly, it just wasn't my type of show. YMMV.


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The First Graphic Novel - 1783
'Lenardo and Blandine'
Joseph Franz von Goez
(pronounced 'yozeff frunts fon goats/guts')
(translation by Andy Bleck, Nov. 2007)
Lenardo, where are you!
Come, come, with your love.
And chase away the terrors of the night.
Oh, the night was cruel.
More cruel than the long daytime yesterday, when I didn't see my husband.
My eyes were searching everywhere.
And none was met by yours.
Where did you hide on that first blessed morning after our wedding?
Oh, how often have the first rays of sunshine lightened upon you like someone transfigured.
When you were galloping near, hill after hill
so happy, so beautifully rustic among the dark green shadows preceding you.
The rows of bower arches.
And all the fruit trees blinking through.
And reaching the orange blossoms under my window, you refresh and revive the dear fruits.
And with your eyes looking up...
Oh, the joy of life, how it has taken hold of my heart with those blissful looks.
What solace the rising sun to my lingering lovesick yearning.
It pushed away crowns and treasures...
... and bid you come.
Soon, soon it's midnight.
Beautiful as Lenardo.
But, how you wither?
Come back to live on these breasts.
Still he hasn't come, and it is so close to the appointed hour.
Oh, how terribly gloomy.
Not one little comforting star on all the sky.
And how the wind is rushing in stifling stormclouds.
All the landscape as if dead.
Croaking toads instead of nightingales.
And my beloved still not here!


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a short story; Intro
I was inspired in a sex ed class.
I had never been more affirmed, encouraged and perhaps even inspired beyond my young imagination before then. You see, I was only 12. I had never done this before, not with strangers at least. The last time I had participated in this activity was in familiar territory, and still, I wasn't as good as the others, I was made to believe.
The request came in a fortnight earlier and I immediately dreaded the pressure. I looked around me to size up the competition. I could count at least 5 girls in my class who would be formidable opponents. Submission was mandatory, but I had time, enough time to consider whether my ego could stand losing at a large-scale level.
On the day before submissions, my anxiety was eating me alive, I could not hold it off any longer. I sat down with my freshly sharpened pencil, an A4 page paper, and a conviction that since the writing competition was regional, my paper would drown in the masses and my mess would never live to see the light of day.
When I write, even at that young age, I always seem to drown in the words I am articulating, in the thoughts I am giving life. I become one with my material, and in a few minutes, I was done.
I submitted my work and put it behind me.
On the day, the district had arranged a sports day with trophies for its winners, and the essay results would be the grand finale. I consider myself somewhat athletic but failed to secure a win in the balloon popping competition, I was peeved. My cheeks turned red from blowing balloons, or was it the embarrassment? Thats how competitive I would get. After a full day of dopamine, adrenaline and tears, of joy or despair, it was time to announce the essay results. The lady making the announcements had a lazy soft voice, like she understood my lassitude and also wanted to go home. She explained calmly that only the top students would get their results, that there were so many entries and it made it difficult to announce them all. What a relief, I sighed, as I moved to sit next to my friends and classmates. I had not really sat, I was fussing over my chair, just hovering over my sit when she announced the runners up for the essay competition. I did not hear my name, but I heard my school's name. Everyone around me turned and started screaming, 'She said you won!' 'Who?' 'You Carol, you won!' My first thought was doubt. But the eyes kept staring at me as my friends hugged me aggressively with excitement.
I almost passed out walking to the stage to receive my price, a voucher, for a book, ha-ha. That's how I got inspired, by winning an essay on HIV/AIDS from my sex ed class. I got an English textbook; in case you were wondering.
In retrospect, I should never have doubted my capabilities. I am pretty awesome, and words come easy to me. I am all that, and that's how I found out, at 12 years old, from my sex ed class.


My Sciphone i68+ USB does not work anymore. What do I do?
July 30, 2009 10:38pm CST
For some reason my USB charger just popped and died so for about a month now, I've just been plugging my cellphone to my computer, the dvd player, and just about any USB port I can find to charge it. Now, it no longer reads my files and the computer no longer recognizes it when I hook it up to my computer. Is it time to buy a new phone?
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Angie’s insightful comment on my post about a coat I made got me thinking.
…the current silhouette is hard to wear on most body types: very bulky fur bodice, no collar, short sleeves, absent structure, black = unflattering. I know you're not after a flattering silhouette…
Taking off my aspiring designers hat for a moment and considering my own personal style, my first thought about this was: true enough. For me, style is far more about creating a visual impression than it is about showing off physical attributes to best advantage. Most of the time the idea is to look dramatic, interesting and a little bit different, and to be honest, looking attractive as a woman is not always very high on my list of priorities.
On reflection though, I realised that this is not the case at all. Whatever the style, be it bold or understated, nobody wants to get it wrong and I need to know what works and doesn’t work for me as much as the next woman. This brings me to what I discovered a little while ago about Kibbe types.
Now, I have a real love-hate relationship with this system. Most of what I've read about it is nonsense, and don’t even get me started on the styling efforts I see around the Internet. But when I first encountered it (via this very forum) a penny dropped for me, I could see exactly where it came from aesthetically and I realised that a lot of what I like to wear is very much in line with that way thinking.
Put simply, the raw material of my physical appearance (dramatic/natural) gives me access to bold, rectangular shapes and oversized, unstructured silhouettes. They happen to look good on me, often a lot better than, say, skinny jeans with classic tailoring, or those fit and flare dresses that are very popular right now, which don’t look good on me at all. In that respect, I could speculate that my aesthetic preferences have been shaped by something I like to wear simply because it suits me.
So my question is, do we think of these shapes as unflattering because they really are unflattering (i.e. not many people can pull them off) or because they don't define the human (female) body in the same way as, say, a tailored jacket or a form-fitting dress? To what extent are our ideas about flattery shaped by contemporary standards of beauty and conventions around getting dressed?
All of this is not to argue with Angie that the coat doesn’t need tweaking (it does) but more to consider what we think of as flattering. Are there things that look great on you that no-one else can wear? Or is there something universally considered flattering that doesn’t suit you at all? Do you ever put an effect you want to create above flattering, or are you always going for JFE?
Ladies, what does flattering mean to you?


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This summer will see back-to-back releases of the latest flagship smartphones from all the top manufacturers.
The main events are the releases of Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, LG's V30 and Apple's iPhone 8 in August and September. But next month Samsung will also unveil the Galaxy Note 7FE (Fandom Edition) and LG the G6 Plus.
The Galaxy Note 7FE is being resurrected from the literal ashes of the combustible disaster that was the Note 7, at a heavily reduced price. The G6 Plus is an upgraded version of the G6 that hit stores early this year.
The Note 7FE, set for release on July 7, now has only a 3,300-mAh battery rather than the 3,500-mAh one that caused it to go up in smoke in the first place. It will cost between W600,000 and W700,000, which is almost W300,000 cheaper than the original but still a hefty price tag (US$1=W1,137).
The G6 Plus has the same screen as the G6 at 5.7 inches but boasts 128 GB of memory, twice as much as the original. A wireless recharging function has been added, while new color options -- blue and gold -- are also available. LG will also release a cheaper 32 GB version.
An industry insider said, "The Note 7FE is aimed at restoring the tainted image from the exploding battery debacle, while the G6 Plus aims to recover sales that tanked when Samsung's Galaxy S8 came out in March."
But the highlights come in August, when Samsung unveils the premium Galaxy Note 8 phablet in New York. There were rumors that the new product would be unveiled in September, but Samsung pushed the schedule forward to steal a march on the iPhone 8.
The Note 8 reportedly has a large screen without the home button and curved edges. It is expected to include fingerprint, iris and facial-recognition functions.
LG unveils the V30 on Sept. 1, a day before the opening of the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin. The aim is to attract the international buyers who have gathered in the German city to attend the biggest home appliance exhibition in Europe. LG unveiled the G6 in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The iPhone 8, which is being released for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, is expected out in mid-September. It will be the first iPhone to feature an OLED panel like the S8 and do away with the home button. It will have vertically spaced dual cameras on the rear.
But there is a chance of the iPhone 8 being released a month late because of reported problems sourcing the OLED panels.

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East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is working closely with Sussex Police to reduce the number of deliberate fires following a spate of them over the past couple of days.
Arson and deliberate fires are a serious problem for the Fire Service, the Police and the Ambulance Service. They endanger lives and divert valuable resources.
Arson is a criminal offence that can lead to loss of life and injury. It can damage property and have a negative effect on the environment. Arson often starts with a fascination for fire and progresses to lighting small fires but this can quickly escalate onto skips, cars, derelict properties and most disturbingly people's homes.
We continuously work in partnership with Sussex Police, Crimestoppers, local authorities and neighbourhood watch schemes to reduce incidents such as these.
We are working hard to ensure that the county is a safe place to live, work and visit and would like residents to help us.
In the early hours of yesterday morning (19 October) crews were sent to the following separate incidents in Hastings which we believe to have been deliberately started:
- 2.14am firefighters used one hose reel jet to tackle a motorcycle and scooter fire in Cinque Ports Way, St Leonards.
- 2.34am a crew were sent to Marina, St Leonards, where they used one hose reel jet to extinguish a motorcycle fire.
- 2.42am a crew were mobilised to Warrior Square Gardens, Warrior Square, where they extinguished two motorcycle fires and one car fire using one hose reel jet.
- 2.47am firefighters were sent to Warrior Gardens, St Leonards, where a bin fire was reported. The crew made the area safe.
- 2.54am a crew tackled one motorcycle fire using one hose reel jet in Kenilworth Road, St Leonards.
- 3.02am firefighters were sent to Silchester Road, St Leonards, where they extinguished a motorcycle fire using one hose reel jet.
In the early hours of this morning (20 October) crews were sent to a number of, what is believed to be, unrelated incidents in Bexhill:
- 0.59am a crew were sent to a bin fire in Ninfield Road, Bexhill.
- 1.03am firefighters mobilised to a van fire in Glovers Lane, Bexhill, where they wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.
- 1.12am a crew were sent to a small bush fire in the open in Wrestwood Road, Bexhill, where they used one hose reel jet to prevent fire spreading.
- 1.22am two appliances were sent to St James Avenue, Bexhill, where they used one hose reel jet to tackle a bin store fire.
Station Manager Kate Sands said: “A Fire Investigation into all these incidents has been carried out for both the Hastings and Bexhill incidents and we are currently working closely with Sussex Police.
“Crews in Hastings and Bexhill have completed targeted ‘quick strikes’ which involves co-ordinated community engagement with local residents in a bid to increase fire safety awareness. Home Safety Visits were carried out in the affected areas to provide reassurance for residents in the vicinity.
“We would like to remind the public that arson is a crime and that if you see anything, to report it immediately to Sussex Police.”
For practical advice on how you can play your part in combating arson, please visit: www.esfrs.org/arson
Report suspicious behaviour to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact Sussex Police on 101 with information. (Always call 999 in an emergency.)
Sussex Police Need Your Assistance
A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of motorcycle fires in St Leonards.
Police are investigating the five separate incidents as arson. Each bike was destroyed, and the fires were extinguished by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.
The incidents occurred in the Warrior Square area between approximately 2am and 3am on Monday 19 October, and enquiries led to the arrest of a man nearby shortly afterwards.
A 26-year-old man from Bexhill, arrested on suspicion of arson, has been released on conditional bail until 15 November, pending further enquiries.
Investigations are ongoing, and police are urging anyone with any information about the series of arsons – particularly anyone with CCTV in the area – to report it online or call 101, quoting serial 81 of 19/10.


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China’s Belt and Road Gets a Reboot to Boost Its Image
By many measures, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been a monumental success. Since 2013, when China launched the effort to expand trade links, more than 130 countries have signed deals or expressed interest. The World Bank estimates some $575 billion worth of energy plants, railways, roads, ports and other projects have been built or are in the works. But President Xi Jinping’s signature effort has also come in for criticism, including accusations that China is luring poor countries into debt traps for its own political and strategic gain. The mixed reviews abroad and worries at home about the cost have led China into something of a reboot as it tries to increase transparency, improve project quality and reduce financial risks.
1. Where are the problems?
Several countries have run into trouble with Belt and Road projects or had a rethink, often after a popular backlash, change of government or both. Complaints include corruption, padded contracts, heavy debt loads, environmental damage and a reliance on imported Chinese labor over local hires. Some examples:
- Sri Lanka borrowed heavily to build a new port, couldn’t repay the loans, and then gave a state-owned Chinese company a 99-year lease in exchange for debt relief. The port has little business now but provides China a strategic berth along key shipping lanes.
- China was set to lend Pakistan $8 billion to upgrade a railroad from Karachi to Peshawar, but a new government in Islamabad, struggling with long-standing debt problems, wants to cut the cost in half.
- Myanmar drastically scaled back a port deal struck under its previous military regime, to $1.3 billion from $7.5 billion.
- A new Malaysian government canceled $3 billion worth of pipelines and renegotiated a rail project in 2019, cutting that one’s cost by a third to $11 billion.
- Leaders in the Maldives are seeking debt relief amid allegations of large-scale graft connected to BRI projects under the previous government.
- In June 2019 a court in Kenya halted construction of a Chinese-backed power plant on Lamu Island, a major tourist destination, and ordered a new environmental impact assessment.
2. How is China responding?
At a high-profile forum in April 2019, Xi signaled that the Chinese government would exert more control over projects in the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, and tighten oversight. Rather than boasting about the initiative’s growth, as he had in years past, he urged “higher quality” and “greener” projects and vowed “zero tolerance” for corruption. State-owned-enterprises, by far the biggest investors in BRI projects, are being told to beef up auditing and increase supervision of their overseas units and personnel. The government also has been drafting rules for use of the BRI label to try to better protect its reputation. And the Communist Party’s propaganda machine has turned down the volume. The People’s Daily, a party mouthpiece, launched two new columns and a special edition in the run-up to the first BRI forum in 2017. One government official described that campaign as having been too aggressive. Around the 2019 forum, the paper ran only about 10 articles in its regular pages.
3. Is China serious about change?
Signs of a more cautious approach have emerged -- at least around its debt exposure. China has withheld some $4.9 billion in new loans for a major rail project it had been building in eastern Africa, amid concerns about Kenya’s finances. The line was supposed to run from the Kenyan port city of Mombasa to Uganda and beyond, but only the stretch from the coast to Nairobi is done. Revenue from the railway is supposed to repay the initial $3.6 billion loan, but critics say it won’t turn a profit for a long time. In Zimbabwe, the Export-Import Bank of China backed out of providing financing for a giant solar project due to the legacy debts of the government there, according to RWR Advisory Group, a Washington-based consulting firm.
4. Is the reboot convincing anyone?
Italy in 2019 became the first Group of Seven country to sign a memorandum to join the BRI, despite pressure from many of its European Union partners and the U.S., providing a public relations coup for Beijing. After six years of wrangling, Russia quietly approved its first project designed specifically for the BRI: a toll road linking China’s western neighbor Kazakhstan with Belarus, which borders Poland and two other EU members. The second BRI forum attracted about three dozen world leaders, more than the first. Still, Asian powerhouses Japan and South Korea stayed away, as did the U.S. and the three biggest European economies: Germany, the U.K. and France.
5. What else is China trying?
It’s offering skeptical countries a framework dubbed third-party market cooperation, which is basically an agreement to consider working together on specific projects without actually endorsing the whole BRI. China hopes such partnerships will give it access to Western technology and expertise, reduce financial risks and dispel allegations about its motives. Japan, Australia, France, Singapore, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria are among those that have signed up. Even so, a 2018 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that of all the contractors participating in Chinese-funded infrastructure projects, 89% were Chinese companies, 7.6% local and just 3.4% foreign, “third-party” companies. Obstacles include the absence of open tenders, standardized contracts, transparent procurement rules and anti-corruption safeguards.
6. What’s the bigger picture?
Compared to 2013 when the BRI was first introduced, China is facing a more difficult economic environment. Its growth has slowed to the weakest pace since at least 1992 as trade tensions with the U.S. persist. To stimulate the economy, policy makers are leaning toward more spending on domestic projects, potentially limiting funds available for lending abroad. But China has other reasons for pressing ahead, including a desire to better integrate and develop its remote western provinces, and to diversify routes for energy imports.
7. How much has been spent?
It’s difficult to pinpoint, even for authorities in Beijing. Chinese companies had directly invested more than $80 billion in Belt and Road countries through the end of 2018, according to an official tally. But that doesn’t include money from China’s policy banks and other state-owned institutions such as the Silk Road Fund, which focuses on equity investments, or from other partners. The World Bank in 2019 counted $575 billion worth of BRI investments, most of which were still in the construction or planning phase. Almost half the total was in energy and a quarter in transport.
The Reference Shelf
- Bloomberg Opinion’s Mihir Sharma on why the world shouldn’t pitch in on Belt and Road, and the flaws exposed by Pakistan’s bailout, while Andy Mukherjee has examined China’s new focus on growth.
- Bloomberg Opinion’s Shuli Ren says emerging countries are signing on again.
- Why Putin rode to Xi’s rescue.
- China’s intentions are questioned as it keeps lending to tiny Djibouti.
- The World Bank report: Belt and Road Economics; and a working paper on debt sustainability.
- The Asia Society Policy Institute report: Navigating the Belt and Road Initiative.
- The Institut Montaigne blogs about difficulties with China’s cooperation agreements.
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On Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, the first Oakland police officer in our “crisis of corruption” went to court. Brian J. Bunton, who allegedly abused his power as an officer of the law was arraigned on several charges, including felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor engaging in an act of prostitution. As we finally move forward in the continuing saga of abuse of power by police officials, the question looms, does obstruction of justice really matter? Is obstruction of justice a “victimless crime?”
On Sept. 18, many people in the Bay Area came together to support one family’s struggle for justice. Hundreds of supporters joined Jerilynn and Adam Blueford and many of their relatives as they confronted Oakland City Council to demand that it pressure the police department to investigate the death of their son, Alan.


I am really into Zenfone 2 deluxe ao much, and galaxy a8 and also htc a9 so which one should i buy. Any Suggestion?
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Now switch on your phone in charged condition and unplug when ASUS logo appears keep the phone unused for 5 mins you will get far better battery life as the battery stats.bin file will be updated.
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I hope that the issues of Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML will never appear on this deluxe.
Actually the 256GB edition that was announced as exclusive to Brazilian market is the 128GB hardware with a 128GB microSDXC included, information translated from the official brazilian ASUS Store webpage:
¹ internal storage size of 128GB plus 128 GB in storage with the included microSD card.
I have bought zenfone2 for a week now zenfone2 4gb ram 64gb rom. . I have a problem with it suddenly my phones WiFi and Bluetooth aren't working . . WAt should I do? Tnx
I have this phone in my hand right now , very satisfied with everything . Should have buy this phone the first thing before
I have it.. zenfone 2 ze551ml.. the original one.. for me its cool phone that i never experienced before.
Huge specs but the price is not too expensive though...
And today, i upgraded it.. my phone was original zenfone 2, has been upgraded to zenfone 2 deluxe.. nice..
How is the camera guys .. better than galaxy s4 ? .. I saw some video reviews what they show is a compare for low light with iphone 6 and note 4 .. they turned on owl mode for zenphone but hdr for iphone and note 4 .. now I know for low light there is night mode in samsung phones .. but there is no such comparison also .. for the owl mode what is the resolution.. I really want to buy a new 4g phone but the camera has to be better than galaxy s4 ..
instead of 4 gb some time phone laggs I.e hangs battery is pretty ordinary only good thing about phone is fast charging 1.3 hr to complete charge the phone and headphones are not provided with box thats also lacking wid same price one plus two is good option wid same features
Such a great phone ever I used.. performance is absolutely tremendous
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If u want a great mobile just go with thisthis 😊
Baeyah, 29 Oct 2015Which is more better? Zenfone 2 deluxe or zenfone 2? Pls answer . Thanks.If you are into the design and more space of ROM, go with the deluxe. Zenfone 2 and Zenfone 2 Deluxe have the same amazing performance both hardware and software. they both have 4gb ram.
AnonD-448987, 07 Oct 2015Hi, I saw today at one dealer in Romania the Zenfone 2 Deluxe, but it had only 16 GB internal ... moreIthink that the asus zenphone 2 de luxe only come with 64 or 128 and not with 16 ram.
Be carefull. The zenphone 2 laser has 16 or 32 ram
AnonD-427829, 10 Aug 2015Does this phone camera supports 4k video recording ?Unfortunately no. ASUS didn't design this phone really for camera, they focusing on performance and that's why they use intel chip for proccessor on most their phone on the market
Baeyah, 29 Oct 2015Which is more better? Zenfone 2 deluxe or zenfone 2? Pls answer . Thanks.Just the same. Just difference between the rom memories. Get Deluxe if you want more spaces


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Gaming’s a weird hobby. As much as it can be a prestigious form of art, a valid medium of expression, and a way for people to connect with each other, it can be a strong avenue for cringe-inducing promotions. Also, we sometimes take part in them because they offer sweet loot.
So we want to know: what’s the weirdest gaming promo you’ve taken part in? For me, it was when I dove into the world of Steam Summer Sale nonsense in order to try and get a cosmetic item for Dota 2. This was back in 2014, and there was an Immortal-rarity helmet for the character Clockwerk. Getting the item required you to craft a Steam Summer Badge by buying games or earning points during the sale. Even though there was a good chance I’d never get it (the item had a chance to drop when you met the requirements instead of being a sure thing), I bought a ton of games I fooled myself into thinking I’d one day play and still have not installed. I spent way too much money for nothing, and still look longingly at that gold helmet.
So what have you done to get an video game goodie? Did you shave your head for a copy of Far Cry 3? Are you still buying cratefuls of Mountain Dew to get Titanfall 2 skins? Did you name your kid “Dovahkiin?” Sound off in the comments.

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If one was to ask the average Shia about the status of the army of Mu’awiyah, it would not be unexpected to hear them say that they were the worst of the creation. It would be surprising if one of them were to refrain from declaring them disbelievers. To many, they are worse than the spawns of Satan.
However, when we return to Nahjul Balagha, we find statements by Ali bin Abi Talib that display a much more compassionate attitude towards them. At the end of the day, it is only natural that he would show compassion to those that he regarded as Muslims.
The Position of Ali
He said in Sermon #120, “We now had to fight our brethren in Islam because of entry of misguidance, crookedness, doubts and (wrong) interpretation into it. However, if we find any way by which Allah may collect us together in our disorder and by which we may come near each other in whatever common remains between us, we would accept it and would give up everything else.”
Ali refers to them as brethren in Islam and this is supported elsewhere in Nahjul Balagha. For example, in Sermon #154, the Prophet – peace be upon him – warns him of this trial, in which Ali responds, “How shall I treat them, as if there was apostasy or as through that have fell to tribulation?” The Prophet – peace be upon him responded, “As a tribulation.”
Most important, we find gentle words from the Commander of the Believers in Sermon #204, where he says, “I dislike you being abusers, but if you describe their deeds and recount their status that would be a better mode of speaking and a more convincing way of arguing. Instead of abusing them you should say, ‘O Allah! Save our blood and their blood, produce reconciliation between us and them, and lead them out of their misguidance so that he who is ignorant of the truth may know it, and he who inclines towards rebellion and revolt may turn away from it.’”
From the sermons above, we can learn from Ali bin Abi Talib that it is incorrect to curse and abuse our enemies. We should also aim for reconciliation, for Muslims are our brethren at the end of the day, no matter how large our disagreements are. We call Shias to hold onto the teachings of Ali and cast their hatred away, instead of bearing a grudge over events that occurred a thousand and four hundred years ago.

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1. The big story this week is the shutdown of Big Papi. The Nation is scrambling to try to figure out how bad Papi’s heels are, how long he’ll be out, and what the Sox will do in the mean time (although the Maineiacs were on this back on March 3). Today, John Farrell told the media that “we envision it being a little bit of a rotation”. Thanks for the insight John. This probably means that several players will get some time at DH to get guys some at bats and some days off in the field. Nava, Gomes, Napoli, Carp, Sweeney, and Salty all seem like candidates to get some DH at bats in Papi’s absence. Some good news today came in the form of a Nick Cafardo tweet (as much as you want to trust Cafardo) that claims a source of his told him the Sox’ training staff does not expect Papi’s heels to be a long term situation. Let’s all hope that Papi rests his heels, gets back into the lineup by mid-April or early May, and commences to rake. Is it too late to change my pick of over 30 home runs for Papi? The biggest downside to Farrell’s acknowledgement that the DH will be a rotation is that it all but assures us that Jackie Bradley Jr will start the year in AAA. I had been hoping that JBJr would force his way into the everyday LF slot and Farrell would go with Gomes as the everyday DH. Speaking of JBJr...
2. Jackie Bradley Jr. continues to tear the cover off the ball. He is second among all AL players this spring with a .519 batting average and first among all AL players with a .618 OBP. Those are absurd numbers, and sure a lot of them have come against AAA pitchers or major leaguers just working on various pitches, but come on. Who would you rather have in the lineup - the electric JBJr, or Daniel Nava? Ryan Sweeney? even Jonny Gomes? Give me JBJr.
3. Alfredo Aceves is back from the World Baseball Classic where he was centrally-involved in a violent bench-clearing brawl. Fettuccine was thrown to the ground by a house of a Canadian outfielder, then had to be held back by Canadian coach and former major league all-star Larry Walker. Walker, in what is perhaps the best quote I have ever seen anywhere, said, “I had a hold of him, and I thought I saw Satan in his eyes”. Ladies and gentlemen, Alfredo Aceves! If you’re keeping score at home, so far just this spring Fettuccine has blown off a BP drill, was reprimanded by John Farrell and Juan Nieves, was a part of the ugliest scene in the history of the WBC, and was exposed as the embodiment of Satan. Oh yeah, and he’s probably unhappy with his role as a long reliever with the Red Sox. I’m no expert, but this is probably not going to end well.
4. Stephen Drew remains out with a concussion. All reports indicate that he should be fine within the next week or so, and that he will bounce back and be the opening day shortstop for the Red Sox. I say not so fast. My vast medical experience is alerting me that something may be amiss here. No, actually I have no medial experience whatsoever. But I do know that concussion symptoms tend to linger, just ask Ricky Craven (there’s a Maine-centric, obscure reference for you). It helps that this is Drew’s first concussion, but much like the Wu-Tang Clan, concussions ain’t nothin’ to f*** wit’. In fact, I’m going to make this prediction right now: Jose Iglesias starts more games at SS for Boston than anybody else in 2013.
5. Rubby De La Rosa, otherwise known as my man crush, has fallen apart. Is it too late to go back and change my over pick on 3 wins in 2013? De La Rick Vaughn could only manage to get two outs in the 7th inning on Monday, allowing four walks, two hits, and five earned runs. Last Wednesday, De La Wild Thing gave up three runs in two innings against the Pirates. John Farrell says it looks like he’s “overthrowing and not trusting his stuff as he should” (scroll down to next-to-last bullet point). Personally, I think Rubby should be fitted for some black frames with skulls and he’ll be fine.
6. In some depressing stat news, the Red Sox are last among AL teams with only 9 home runs this spring, and “lead” the AL teams by striking out 131 times. Let’s not sugarcoat it: without Big Papi’s bat in the middle of the order, this could be a really bad offensive team. To me, the more alarming of those statistics are the strikeouts. A team can get by without bashing a lot of dingers, but strikeouts are the death knell of offensive production. There’s a good chance we’re really s***ty on offense, which will put even more pressure on our pitching staff.
7. In better news, and speaking of that pitching staff, Jon Lester continues a very strong spring. Lester is second among all AL pitchers with a 1.29 ERA and is tied for the lead in innings pitched with 14. We all said it when Farrell was hired, but if Farrell does nothing else as manager of the Red Sox but get Jon Lester back on track as an ace pitcher, then hiring Farrell will have been worth it. For those of you out there preparing for your 2013 fantasy baseball drafts, do yourself a favor and target Jonny Lester is More-ter.
8. Speaking of good news, is anybody else taking delight in the fact that the Yankees are so desperate for corner infielders that they called Derek Lee to try to talk him out of retirement and reached out via Twitter to Chipper Jones? The Yankees are so desperate for old corner infielders that Kevin Millar got into the act. The sad part, if you're a Yankees fan, is that Kevin Millar right now would probably be an improvement on what they have at first base. Buahahaha! The day of reckoning is upon the Evil Empire. I’ll save my extended thoughts on the 2013 Yankees for an upcoming podcast, so for now let me just say, “hey Yankees, tell me how my a** tastes”.
There are abundant story lines already for the 2013 Red Sox season, and we’re still two and a half weeks away from Opening Day! Let’s get some discussion going below:

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