NEW DELHI | Xinhua| An Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from an airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. The flight took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A concerned citizen, Kagingo Muhammad Brutus, has petitioned the High Court seeking an interim injunction to halt the issuance of digital number plates and the collection of express traffic penalty fees. He argues that the company currently handling the process, Joint Stock Company Global …
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Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are in talks to introduce a joint fishing license for Lake Victoria that would curb cross-border arrests of fishermen and streamline fishing activities on Africa’s largest lake. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | For generations, the vast expanse of Lake Victoria has been a lifeline for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has announced a special nomination exercise for three senior officials who will be out of the country on official state duties during the general nomination period. According to NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi, the general nomination …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Soroti office is set to begin inspecting detention facilities in the Teso, Sebei, and Bugisu subregions to assess the living conditions of inmates. This month, the commission plans to visit 30 police station cells, 15 prisons, a remand …
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COMMENT | APOLLO BUREGYEYA | Allow me to take you back to class today. No assignments. Just a group discussion. Seventeen (17) bags of cement give us 680 hollow blocks, each measuring 200 × 200 × 400 mm, with a compressive strength of 3.5 MPa. Yes, 3.5 megapascals. In wall-building terms, …
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COMMENT | David Hundeyin | The key identifier of an “elite” class is not merely their bank account balance but their ability and willingness to use their economic and political heft to shape the society around them. That’s why a hereditary landowner and member of the UK House of Lords is …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced that it has suspended the automated Express Penalty System (EPS Auto), “following a comprehensive review.” Minister Gen Katumba Wamala will brief the press Thursday morning and detail the way forward. In their statement, the Ministry of Works …
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Yo Waste has developed a mobile app that allows bar owners and event organizers to notify them about the type and location of available glass waste for pickup. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Waste management startup Yo Waste has partnered with Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) to scale up the …
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TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB support advanced oil & gas training curriculum in Ugandan Universities. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda and SLB have handed over specialized education software and computer hardware to Makerere, Kyambogo and Nkumba Universities in a bid to boost their oil and gas …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
