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Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
Experts advocate basic life support training in schools
Lucknow: Identifying symptoms in emergency patients and providing timely, accurate treatment can save hundreds of lives. To support this, basic life support (BLS) training should be introduced into school and college curriculum. This was emphasised by head of the KGMU's department of emergency medicine, Prof Haider Abbas during an awareness programme at Shatabdi Building to mark World Emergency Medicine Day on Tuesday. Dr Abbas emphasised that timely treatment is crucial for road accident victims, but many patients do not receive it in time due to a lack of awareness. He stressed that lives can be saved in emergency situations by administering CPR promptly. Prof Ahsan Khaliq Siddiqui said, "With the upcoming rainy season, we see a surge in snakebite cases, especially in rural and flood-prone areas. If someone is bitten by a snake, it is vital not to panic. Staying calm helps slow the spread of venom through the body. The person should be kept still, the affected limb immobilised, and immediate medical attention should be sought." Prof Mukesh Kumar from department of emergency medicine, said, "It is essential that medical personnel receive training in the latest techniques and protocols."
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SC issues notice to developers over transit rent delay in SRA project
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on May 13, issued a show cause notice to two developers overseeing the slum rehabilitation project at Mori Road, Mahim (West). This came in response to the contempt petition filed by the legal heir of one of the hutments, who did not receive transit rent, as per the law. On December 27, 2021, Sadiqa Ali Abbas requested the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to record her name as the legal heir of her deceased grandmother, Sajadibegam Sayyad Majid, whose name was recorded in Annexure – II of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme of Navkiran Co-operative Housing Society. Annexure-ll of the scheme determines the eligibility of slum dwellers for rehabilitation, who are entitled to transit rent- a compensation for the temporary relocation during the redevelopment process. Abbas filed a petition in the Bombay high court on September 7, 2022 claiming that despite submitting the required documents to record her name as the legal heir, no action was taken by the competent authorities and that the delay has resulted in not receiving the rent from the builder towards transit accommodation. The high court directed the competent authority to resolve the matter within six months. Aggrieved by the order issued by the high court for unnecessarily delaying the process by granting a period of 6 months whereas the hut was already being demolished by the builder, Abbas approached the Supreme Court on October 17, 2022. The SC directed the SRA to take a decision within three months, adding, 'If the petitioner's name is entered in Annexure – II, she would be entitled to all other consequences as envisaged in law'. Subsequently, the SRA issued a succession certificate to Abbas, and directed Omkar realtors and developers pvt. ltd. to deposit the outstanding rent amount, and Shree Nidhi concept realtors pvt. ltd., to deposit the rent arrears within 15 days. On January 23, 2024, Balasahev Tidke-the Deputy Collector (Special Cell), Slum Rehabilitation Authority, issued a letter of appeal against the succession order stating that the documents produced for succession are not valid. Due to the inaction of the authorities, Abbas approached the apex court once again in April 2025 through A A Siddiquie & Associates Advocates, urging it to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents for not complying with its previous order passed by the SC in 2022. After the perusal of the documents, the division bench of justices Surya Kant and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh issued a show cause notice to the two developers- Omkar realtors and developers pvt. ltd. and Shree Nidhi concept realtors pvt ltd, seeking their response as to why the contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Are Palestinian groups in Lebanon about to give up their weapons?
Beirut, Lebanon – For decades, Palestinian groups in Lebanon have run their affairs themselves. In the refugee camps established for Palestinians displaced by Israel in 1948 and 1967, Palestinian factions have overseen security and many have retained their arms. Those days, however, appear to be coming to a close. Instead, the Lebanese state is attempting to take advantage of a period of weakness for the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, as it struggles to regroup from its war with Israel, to exercise its power over the country. Lebanon's new government – formed in February and led by former International Court of Justice judge Nawaf Salam – has the backing of regional and international powers to disarm all non-state actors. That includes the many Palestinian groups that have carried arms since a 1969 agreement that allowed them to have autonomy in the 12 official Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. And on Wednesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas gave his blessing during a visit to Lebanon. A joint statement from Abbas and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared that both sides had agreed that the existence of 'weapons outside the control of the Lebanese state has ended'. 'Abu Mazen [Abbas] came to say that we are guests in Lebanon and not above Lebanese authority,' Mustafa Abu Harb, an official with Fatah, the largest political faction in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), told Al Jazeera. 'We do not accept weapons in the hands of anyone other than the Lebanese state.'Abbas, on his first trip to Lebanon since 2017, also met Prime Minister Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the challenging prospect of disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon and improving the rights and conditions of the estimated 270,000 Palestinians in the country. Palestinians in Lebanon do not have the legal right to work in a number of professions, they may not own property or businesses and cannot access public service employment or the use of public services, such as healthcare and social security, according to UNRWA, the United Nations body created in 1948 for Palestinian refugees. 'We reaffirm our previous position that the presence of weapons in the camps outside the framework of the state weakens Lebanon and also harms the Palestinian cause,' Abbas said in the meeting with Aoun, according to the Palestinian state news agency Wafa. However, questions remain as to whether the divisive Abbas, who has not faced an election since 2005, has the authority to disarm the different Palestinian groups. A senior Hamas official in Lebanon, Ali Barakeh, told the AFP news agency on Wednesday that he hoped the talks between Abbas and Aoun would go further than just Palestinian groups' disarmament. 'We affirm our respect for Lebanon's sovereignty, security and stability, and at the same time, we demand the provision of civil and human rights for our Palestinian people in Lebanon,' Barakeh said. Hamas, which – along with Hezbollah – is considered part of the wider Iranian-allied 'axis of resistance' network, has already cooperated with the Lebanese state on at least one occasion since the ceasefire with Israel. In May, the Palestinian group handed over a fighter suspected of firing rockets at Israel, according to the Lebanese army, and called them 'individual acts'. The group has also said it respects the ceasefire and is willing to work with the Lebanese state. Over the course of his two-decade reign, Abbas's popularity among Palestinians in Lebanon has sharply eroded. That lack of support can be seen in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon, where posters of Abbas's predecessor, Yasser Arafat, as well as Hamas's spokesperson, Abu Obeida, can be seen far more than those of the PA leader. 'None of the Palestinians, except Fatah, claim that he's our president,' Majdi Majzoub, a community leader in Beirut's largest Palestinian refugee camp, Shatila, said. 'This president doesn't honour us and doesn't represent us because he supports the occupation and adopts the occupation's decisions.' Aside from Abbas's unpopularity, other factors may lead to a pushback against any attempt to disarm Palestinian groups in Lebanon. Nicholas Blanford, a nonresident senior fellow with the US-based think tank Atlantic Council, said it 'could be interpreted as a win for the Israelis if the Palestinians … were obliged to give [their weapons] up'. Blanford also pointed out that defenders of the continued presence of armed Palestinian groups in Lebanon point to events such as the Sabra and Shatila massacre, when between 2,000 and 3,500 Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians were killed over two days by right-wing Christian nationalist forces with Israeli support in 1982. Blanford, however, believes that the consensus is moving towards the disarmament of at least heavy weaponry from the Palestinian factions in Lebanon, and that some Palestinians welcome the move. 'We as a Palestinian people certainly welcome [the initiative] because things have changed,' Majzoub said. Majzoub said bad-faith actors have taken advantage of the Lebanese state's lack of authority over the Palestinian camps to avoid being held accountable for crimes. Lebanon's armed forces rarely enter the Palestinian refugee camps. In 2007, the army besieged the Nahr al-Bared camp in north Lebanon and clashed with the Fatah al-Islam group, which was based in the camp. Hundreds died in the battle, which left large swaths of the camp uninhabitable. The Lebanese army has also, on occasion, infiltrated camps to arrest individuals. The security situation can at times be tense in the camps, as it is in other parts of Lebanon. On Monday, local media reported that armed clashes between rival drug dealers in Beirut's Shatila camp forced residents to flee. Among the worst incidents in the past few years were the large-scale battles that erupted in the summer of 2023 between armed groups in Ein el-Hilweh camp, in southern Lebanon, after a botched assassination attempt on a Fatah official. More than two dozen people were killed in the fighting before a ceasefire was negotiated. Carrying weapons in the camps was once seen as a right of resistance. But after more than seven decades of displacement and insecurity, some Palestinians in Lebanon today feel that carrying arms is undercutting their struggle for liberation. 'Palestinian weapons have become a threat to the Palestinian revolution,' Majzoub said. 'Now, it is better for us to live under the protection of the Lebanese state.'
Kuwait Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Aoun, Abbas: Only state holds arms
Hamas affirms respect for Lebanon's sovereignty, demands civil rights for Palestinians BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas met in Beirut on Wednesday and backed placing all weapons under Lebanese state control, as they discussed efforts to disarm armed groups in Palestinian refugee camps. A joint statement from the Lebanese presidency said the two leaders shared the "belief that the era of weapons outside Lebanese state control has ended" and backed the principle that arms should be held exclusively by the state. Abbas's three-day trip is his first to Lebanon since 2017. The country hosts about 222,000 Palestinian refugees, according to the United Nations agency UNRWA, many living in overcrowded camps beyond state control. A Lebanese government source said Abbas's visit aimed to set up a mechanism to remove weapons from the camps. The source requested anonymity as they were not allowed to brief the media. The statement said the two sides agreed "to form a joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee to follow up on the situation of Palestinian camps in Lebanon and work on improving the living conditions of refugees, while respecting Lebanese sovereignty and committing to Lebanese laws". By longstanding convention, the Lebanese army stays out of the Palestinian camps, where Abbas's Fatah, its rival Hamas and other armed groups handle security. "The monopoly of weapons should be in the hands of the state," Aoun said in an interview with Egyptian channel ON TV on Sunday. The army, he added, had dismantled six Palestinian military training camps — three in Bekaa, one south of Beirut and two in the north — and seized weapons. The army has also been dismantling militant group Hezbollah's infrastructure in the country's south. 'A new era' Ahmad Majdalani, a senior Palestine Liberation Organization official accompanying Abbas, said the visit came as Lebanon entered "a new era" in which it is receiving "Arab and American support". "What matters to us in this new regional context is that we do not become part of Lebanon's internal conflicts," he said, "and that the Palestinian cause is not exploited to serve any party." Ali Barakeh, a senior Hamas official in Lebanon, said he hoped Abbas's talks would take a broader approach than just weapons and security. "We affirm our respect for Lebanon's sovereignty, security and stability, and at the same time we demand the provision of civil and human rights for our Palestinian people in Lebanon," he said. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are mostly descendants of those who were expelled from their land during the creation of the Zionist entity in 1948. They face a variety of legal restrictions including on employment. — AFP
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
"Unbroken" launch reinforces urgency of Uyghur human rights crisis
Rushan Abbas presenting her book to Markus Rinderspacher, vice-president of the Bavarian State Parliament (Image credit: X/Rushan Abbas) Uyghur human rights activist Rushan Abbas officially launched her powerful memoir "Unbroken": One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom at the European Uyghur Summit, held in Munich. The launch was marked by a heartfelt reading and powerful statements of solidarity from global dignitaries and advocates. The memoir, authored by Abbas--who serves as the Executive Committee Chair of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU)--chronicles her personal journey, the ongoing atrocities against the Uyghur people, and her tireless fight for justice and freedom. — RushanAbbas (@RushanAbbas) In a post on X, Abbas wrote, "Today marked the opening of the East Turkistan/Uyghur National Summit, organised by the @UyghurCongress and co-hosted by @CUyghurs alongside other allied organisations." She also shared a personal milestone from the summit: the presentation of her memoir to Markus Rinderspacher, vice-president of the Bavarian State Parliament. "We are deeply grateful for his support of the Uyghur cause and his commitment to human rights," Abbas added. One of the event's most poignant moments came as Abbas read from the memoir's final chapter, A Letter to the Uyghur Diaspora--a heartfelt message of resilience, unity, and hope. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 지금 차면 가장예쁜 기부팔찌 유니세프 지금 기부하기 Undo The summit was attended by a distinguished roster of supporters and partners, including David Baxendale of Oneworld Publications, Niclas Butz, Ambassador to the Health Innovation Exchange, and Dolkun Isa, former President of the World Uyghur Congress. Each voiced strong support for Abbas's work and reaffirmed the global importance of advocating for the Uyghur cause. Campaign for Uyghurs, a leading NGO dedicated to promoting human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of East Turkistan and ending the Uyghur genocide, shared highlights of the launch on X. "We were deeply honoured to mark the European launch of Unbroken at the Uyghur Summit in Munich, surrounded by members of the Uyghur diaspora from across the world, trusted friends, advocates, and international delegates," the organisation posted. The European launch of Unbroken underscores a growing international awareness of the Uyghur struggle and reflects a broadening coalition of allies committed to justice, human dignity, and the defence of basic freedoms. The Uyghur population in China's Xinjiang region has faced severe and systematic human rights violations under the Chinese government. Since 2017, over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities have been arbitrarily detained in so-called "re-education" camps, where reports of indoctrination, torture, and abuse have emerged. Authorities have enforced mass surveillance, restricted religious and cultural practices, and separated children from families. Evidence also links Xinjiang to forced labour programs, with Uyghurs coerced into working under oppressive conditions. Furthermore, China's birth prevention policies targeting Uyghur women have raised serious concerns about demographic suppression. International organisations and several governments have labelled these acts as crimes against humanity, with growing calls for accountability and global action to end the repression and protect Uyghur rights.
