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THE Government is spending £250,000 of taxpayer cash to hear people’s views on the NHS. Health Secretary Wes Streeting last week began a roadshow across Britain in his bid to have a “national conversation”. Members of the public are offered £175 bungs to attend, and receive travel expenses and lunch. An internal department estimate says the 14­ session programme will cost about £250,000. And a civil service memo suggests not sharing the final figure widely. Shadow Health Secretary Ed Argar said: “This colossal waste of money will not hide that Labour has no plan for the NHS .” READ MORE ON THE NHS The Department of Health said: “We need to speak to people across the country. “People attending these events are giving up a whole day to perform a public service.” Last week, a Sun on Sunday investigation revealed the NHS is still spending millions of pounds on politically correct, non-frontline services despite Labour’s pledge to reform our ailing health service. We identified costly projects in place across the UK since Labour came to power, including in hospitals the Care Quality Commission said need to improve. Most read in Health It comes despite a previously announced clampdown on such spending. Streeting revealed last week that, in the first three months of this financial year, NHS trusts had racked up budget deficits of £2billion. Since the General Election in July, there have been a number of jobs advertised across the country for people and diversity roles. Yet critics argue patients would rather see frontline staff employed.None

India’s Kranthi Kumar Panikera From Telangana Enters Guinness World Records for Stopping 57 Electric Fan Blades With His Tongue in Just One Minute (Watch Video)President Zardari vows to uphold Bhutto family’s legacy of public serviceHe left office in a stunning landslide defeat after a single term as the nation’s 39th president. But Jimmy Carter wasn’t done yet. Instead of withdrawing quietly from public life as most former presidents have, James Earl Carter Jr. went to work. As a champion for democracy, human rights, public health and housing the poor, he has been credited widely, even from critics of his bumpy time in office, for producing the nation’s “best post-presidency.” It certainly has been the longest. Jimmy Carter died Sunday in his home in Plains, Georgia, The Associated Press reported Sunday. He was 100 years old. When the Carter Presidential Center at Emory University in Atlanta announced back on Feb. 18, 2023, that he was in home hospice care, the then-98-year-old was the nation’s oldest living, longest-lived and longest-married president — and with the longest post-presidency. His beloved wife, Rosalynn, died on Nov. 19 and, after Carter’s long stay on this earth even after that February announcement, many Americans are hoping that this famously loving couple now will be reunited. “I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor and a Christian,” he said in announcing his candidacy for the presidency in December 1974. The times were right for Carter. He ran as an outsider, a little-known moderate and former Georgia governor against a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls hoping to take advantage of the public’s desire for change after the Watergate scandal. A fiscally conservative former naval officer who taught Sunday school and was a critic of abortion, Carter seemed to be just what the party needed — and it worked. Carter’s acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention touched all the right buttons, even quoting Bob Dylan. It was like a revival sermon for a new generation of post-Vietnam voters, offering comfort for the party’s mostly Southern moderates and encouragement for Black voters, encouraged by Carter’s support from the family of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. But, after his election, the honeymoon didn’t last long. Carter repeatedly had problems working with Congress, even though his party held control of both houses. He even ran into such a bitter dispute with Sen. Ted Kennedy over the Massachusetts Democrat’s proposed national health insurance plan that it led to Kennedy’s challenging Carter in the 1980 Democratic primaries. Kennedy lost that nomination battle, but the fight left the party more divided and contributed to Carter’s landslide defeat by Ronald Reagan. What went wrong? Carter’s rejection of business-as-usual politics made Watergate-weary voters roar with approval. But his fierce independence of mind and spirit, despite his calm and thoughtful demeanor, turned into a liability as he tried to work with Congress, even in those days when it was dominated by his fellow partisans. But that independence of mind and spirit proved to be better suited to his post-presidency. He went to dozens of countries on teams of election monitors. He often wielded a hammer on Habitat for Humanity projects. He wrote a shelf of books, fiction as well as nonfiction. He taught Sunday school. He greeted many surprised Americans on airplanes with a warm smile. Carter helped negotiate a 1994 agreement that suspended North Korea’s nuclear weapons program (a deal that collapsed in 2002). The Carter Center, which he set up in 1982 in conjunction with Emory University to promote democracy, combat disease and resolve conflicts, helped win him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He didn’t shy away from taking provocative positions — as in 2006, when he accused Israel of inflicting “a system of apartheid” on Palestinians. Nor was he reluctant to criticize his successors, including Democratic ones: He faulted Barack Obama for failing to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and waiting “too long” to confront the security threat posed by the Islamic State group in 2014. Carter didn’t mind if he ruffled feathers as long as he was advancing his principles. Historian Lewis Gould quoted “a prominent politician” who said, “Carter reminds me of a South Georgia turtle. He doesn’t go around a log. He just sticks his head in the middle and pushes and pushes until the log gives way.” Often, the log did. Elected in 1976 as a refreshing contrast to the ruthless, cynical Richard Nixon and the pleasant but underwhelming career pol Gerald Ford, Carter eventually saw his approval rating plummet and got only 41 percent of the vote in his reelection campaign against Reagan. Democratic candidates are fond of invoking the achievements of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. They rarely mention Carter. That’s not surprising, given the turmoil and dysfunction that characterized the late 1970s. The economy was a never-ending nightmare: Carter presided over double-digit inflation, record interest rates, a recession and a gasoline shortage. While in office, he showed little capacity to inspire most citizens the way he inspired his nominating convention. He had trouble working with Congress despite enjoying Democratic control of both houses. In 1980, a campaign adviser wrote in a memo, “The public is now convinced that Jimmy Carter is an inept man.” His overt Baptist faith and professions of integrity — “I will never lie to you,” he promised in 1976 — sometimes came across as self-righteous. On the foreign front, things were no better. The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979 despite his efforts to improve relations with Moscow, and critics blamed his defense cuts for emboldening the Kremlin. But nothing compared with the humiliation when Iranians invaded the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage. When Carter ordered a military rescue, its failure became a symbol of his alleged incompetence. On the other hand, his presidency hardly was devoid of achievements. His herculean efforts helped bring about a historic peace agreement between Israel and Egypt — effectively assuring the survival of the Jewish state by neutralizing its most formidable enemy. He named Paul Volcker head of the Federal Reserve, and Volcker took the painful steps that vanquished inflation. They are familiar these days. But Carter was undoubtedly a better ex-president than president. Just one accomplishment would warrant his inclusion in the history books: the near-eradication of the Guinea worm, a nasty parasite that once afflicted millions in Africa and is now almost unknown, thanks to a two-decade-old campaign led by the Carter Center. Jimmy Carter didn’t always have the right formula for making the world a better place. But to his eternal credit, he never stopped trying. ___ c2024 Chicago Tribune. Visit at chicagotribune.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Contractor death: Case registered against six people, including Minister Priyank Kharge's close aideUS President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden paid tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and sent their condolences to India. Calling him “a dedicated public servant and a humble person”, the US President credited his strategic vision and political courage for the unprecedented level of bilateral cooperation. A statement by the White House read, "Jill and I join the people of India in grieving (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During this difficult time, we recommit to this vision to which Prime Minister Singh dedicated his life. Jill and I send our deepest condolences to former First Lady Gursharan Kaur, their three children, and all the people of India." The former Prime Minister, who was India’s first Sikh prime minister, died in New Delhi on Thursday night (December 26). He was 92.

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Timberwolves win third straight game, again in dramatic fashionA charity organization, ITECH Vocational Charity, has graduated 80 individuals, including secondary school students trained in computer fundamentals and technology foundations. Speaking during the presentation of certificates to the graduates at the ITECH training center in Ilesa, Osun State, on Friday, the President of the organization, Adewale Ladesuyi, emphasized that the students have acquired skills enabling them to become self-reliant. “Today’s program demonstrates that Nigerian youngsters can achieve remarkable things when they put their minds to it. I encourage them not to relent but to keep improving on what they have learned. “We are training these individuals because we see a brighter future for them. While others may not realize it now, they will eventually appreciate the dividends of these acquired skills, and others will envy their success. “We have instilled honesty in them, making them understand that without honesty, progress is impossible. However, with honesty in action, the sky will be the starting point of their success.” ALSO READ: Reasons you should stop buying Asoebi The center manager, Mosaku Moyogbore, explained that the students were selected from three schools, with the organization placing a strong focus on grassroots development. He also noted that some teachers from the selected schools had been trained to impart knowledge to the graduating students. Additionally, he announced that new training programs had been introduced for interested students at the center. “Teachers from various schools have been trained to train their students, complementing our efforts at the center. “Today, we are graduating 80 students from St. Lawrence’s Grammar School, Iloko Model College, AFOPET College, and our center. The graduates include both younger and older individuals. “They have been trained in Computer Fundamentals, Tech Foundation, A+, Network+, Data+, Security+, and Helpdesk and Application Support. “We are also introducing new programs, including solar generator building, solar installation, mobile phone repairs, and computer engineering. These will be offered as six-month training programs,” he said. A Chief Lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Dr. Lawrence Ige Fagbohun, in his keynote address, urged the graduates to prepare for the challenges ahead and to continue seeking knowledge. “After the training, they need to go out and establish themselves. In doing so, they will face challenges, including those from the government, which cannot even provide adequate jobs. “Don’t be afraid to start small. When you start small, you grow big. They need to build relationships with competitors in business and continuously seek knowledge,” he advised.