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Politics the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils
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WORKERS' GIFT: Union convenor Bill Ryan hands over the cheque to Chris Harrison, fundraising co-ordinator, and Janet Babb, staff nurse.
Gift for a vital service
The party convenor added that with economists expecting the unemployment rate to rise, the federal government's proposed internet filter to block up to 10,000 unwanted sites could cost 16,000 adult industry jobs.
Oz Sex Party says porn will save the country from recession!
BABY BOOST: The charity's Judy Ledger and Clive Skelhon (left) receive the cash from warehouse manager Rob Thomas (centre), shop steward Jane Hughes and store convenor Bill McAuley.
Driving force gets behind charity
Shillong [Meghalaya], Mar 4 ( ANI ): To keep Congress out of power in Meghalaya, Assam Finance, Health and Education Minister and Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with regional parties will form the next government in the state.
BJP will form govt in Meghalaya: Himanta Sarma
However, the rival faction at their office in Bahadurabad oppose Sattar as the party head claiming Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui as the convenor.
ECP summons MQM-P factions over differences on Senate elections
Addressing media ahead of the general workers session, Farooq Sattar was adamant that he was the legitimate leader of the MQM and had been accepted as convenor by the election commission.
Farooq Sattar backs down- Sattar allows Bahadurbad wing to nominate four candidates for Senate elections
Karachi -- The Convenor of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) Farooq Sattar has pitched four new names as nominees for the Senate elections.
Farooq Sattar pitched four new names of Senate candidature
The latest overture made by the MQM-P's convenor, Farooq Sattar comes a little less than three months after the two leaders were involved in an aborted attempt to form a united party.
Unforgotten idea of merging groups
KARACHI -- The Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT) has, for the first time, introduced Hajj balloting system for its employees and staff, Engr Anwer Ali, Convenor AIT, said on Monday.
AIT introduces Hajj balloting system for employees
He served as the president of the Aga Khan Supreme Council for Bangladesh over two decades, was the convenor of the Aga Khan Foundation and also the chairman of Industrial Promotional Services (IPS).
Mohammad Bhai passes away
Addressing reporters, National Convenor of the Karni Sena, Lokendra Singh Kalvi said they will financially harm the producer of the film Sanjay Leela Bhansali and said their demand now was a ban on the film.
Karni Sena again warns against release of 'Padmavat'
Andrew Weir, Convenor of the International Market Working Group and Regional Senior Partner and Global Chairman of Real Estate and Construction, KPMG, said: "The HKTDC has been promoting the Belt and Road Initiative and Hong Kong's advantages through its overseas trade and investment missions and international conferences such as the Belt and Road Summit.
HKTDC Belt and Road Committee Officially Launched

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