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Don’t wait and see – identify and support. That’s the clear message from world-leading autism researcher Professor Andrew Whitehouse to parents who think their young children might be developing differently. The professor of child development at The Kids Research Institute Australia (The Kids) is the driving force behind Inklings, an innovative program built on science that demonstrates how supporting parents to engage and communicate with their babies can positively impact their child’s life. The program has been developed over a decade by an international team of health professionals and researchers, with clinical trials in the UK and Australia carried out by the University of Manchester and The Kids respectively. After initial success across Western Australia – where 150 families have entered into the program in its first year – Inklings is about to be introduced in South Australia. “The program has been rolled out across WA and across the north of England,” Professor Whitehouse says. “It’s really exciting that South Australia has now piloted the Inklings program, because it will make SA one of the leading jurisdictions in the world for supporting early childhood.” Perth-based Professor Whitehouse, who won the Professions Award in the 2023 Western Australian of the Year honours, says it is typical for clinicians in the area of child development to adopt a “wait and see approach”. Professor Andrew Whitehouse is a professor of child development at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Picture: Supplied “We can often identify that children are developing differently in the first year of life, but currently we wait until children get older before we start providing any type of systematic support,” he says. “Our science says that we shouldn’t wait, but act to provide support immediately. “We know that at the ages of six to 18 months, about 10 to 15 per cent of kids have social and communication differences or delays.” Professor Whitehouse says “much of the fireworks in early brain development occur during those first two years of life”. “Children are born with their brain at about 25 per cent of the size of an adult’s brain – by their third birthday, their brain will be at 90 per cent,” he says. “The early life experiences of the child during this period will influence which neuronal connections are formed, and these in turn will shape the child for the rest of their life.” Professor Whitehouse took the view that “based on what we know about brain science, our support of children needs to switch from ‘wait and see’ to ‘identify and act’.” “That’s what Inklings is and it’s fantastic that it’s being implemented to benefit South Australian families.” Inklings was the focus of two “very rigorous” clinical trials, which underscored the benefits of the program. “These showed that providing Inklings support very early in life – between the ages of six to 18 months – not only leads to better connection between parents and kids but that in turn leads to increased social and greater communication abilities when we reassess these children up to age three,” Professor Whitehouse says. A core part of the program is filming parents with their children – and then providing feedback on their interactions. “Video feedback is unparalleled in its ability to help give parents insight into their child – to stop and see their child and all the amazing things they can do,” Professor Whitehouse says. See the full interview with Professor Whitehouse here . Making the connection Inklings nurses Erin McSorley and Ashley Johnson. Picture: Russell Millard Up to 1300 South Australian families will benefit from a new, early support program for babies aged six to 18 months showing developmental differences in social communication and interaction. Developed by The Kids Research Institute (The Kids) and delivered in partnership with the South Australian Government, the Inklings program will help parents and carers understand and connect with the individual ways in which their infant is communicating and interacting. The Inklings program will be piloted in SA over three years to June 2027 through a joint investment from the Commonwealth and South Australian governments. Inklings will be rolled out across Adelaide metro and regional areas. Increased access to proactive, early supports for developmental vulnerabilities was a key recommendation of South Australia’s 2022 Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care. The program will be available to eligible participants at no cost, and will focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, culturally and linguistically diverse families, and families of lower-socio economic backgrounds. The program has commenced with training of the first four Inklings practitioners, with a further 20 practitioners to be trained in 2025, with the program being fully implemented in March 2025. “The program will bring more awareness to developmental differences in this younger age group, the importance of health and developmental checks, and the benefits of seeking early interventions and supports,” says Ashley Johnson, an Inklings practitioner and registered nurse with CaFHS. “It’s an incredible opportunity for families who participate.” Inklings is a strengths-based program which is underpinned by decades of research in the UK and in Western Australia. The program uses short videos of the caregiver interacting with their baby. This helps caregivers to better understand their child’s thoughts and feelings, focusing on the different ways babies communicate, along with the importance of interaction and of following their baby’s focus of interest. “Sometimes the early developmental differences we are seeing in this age group are really subtle,” Johnson says. “With older children, developmental differences in communication and socialisation may be more obvious, such as a child not saying many words or talking; whereas with younger children, it’s about more subtle social and communication differences – such as reduced babble and back and forth interactions, reduced engagement in shared play and fleeting eye contact.” The Inklings program is delivered through 10 fortnightly sessions, with six core sessions followed by four sessions tailored to the individual babies’ needs. “The use of video is incredibly powerful in supporting parents to identify opportunities for understanding, communication and connection with their child,” Johnson says. “When you look at the video with the family, parents have the opportunity to observe their child and themselves in the moment, and often see things that they may not notice in day-to-day interactions. Examples of subtle communication attempts and connections, and powerful parental responses are highlighted. You can see in the parents’ faces as they suddenly recognise their baby’s communication cues – they think: ‘That was really great, I’m going to do that again’.” Research has shown early support through the Inklings program supports developmental gains in babies and caregiver confidence in understanding and responding to baby. “It’s amazing because you’re supporting these children to feel seen and heard,” says Erin McSorley, also an Inklings practitioner and registered nurse with CaFHS. “We know babies as young as six months are trying to tell their parents things. If they feel they’ve been heard, that’s going to keep them trying, and keep opening those avenues of communication. The Inklings program provides early opportunities for babies to develop positive communication strategies and strengthen connection with their caregivers.” Parents and caregivers will be able to access the Inklings program by a referral from a health professional or by self-referral through the Inklings website ( inklings.org.au/sa ). New practices help Lara get her smile back Patricia Macchiaverni and her daughter Lara. Picture: Supplied Patricia Macchiaverni felt like she was losing her daughter Lara. When Lara stopped smiling and making eye contact at the age of about six months, the Perth mother of two realised her daughter was developing differently. “One day she stopped smiling and then stopped (giving) me eye contact,” Macchiaverni, 41, says. “It was really hard to engage with Lara. She was a completely different kid. I could see I was literally losing Lara – I couldn’t interact with her any more, and there was nothing I could do.” Macchiaverni, the program manager at the Larsson Rosenquist Foundation Centre for Immunology and Breastfeeding, says she felt like she was “really failing as a mum”. “If you ask any mum, ‘What do you want for your kid?’, the universal answer would be happiness,” she says. “And for me, because I couldn’t know if Lara was happy or not – she wasn’t smiling – I couldn’t know what she wanted from me. “If she was crying, I couldn’t figure out what her needs were. So my feeling was that I was really failing as a mum – I couldn’t give her the joy of life, you know, the basic things that she needed. “So that’s when I said OK, I really want to understand what she wants to know. I know she has so much to say to me and I can’t understand what she needs.” Determined to find answers, she began to look into ways of better understand how Lara was communicating, which was how she discovered the innovative Inklings early support program. She says the “amazing” program has made a huge difference to Lara, now aged two years – and her interactions with her. “I love the program,” she says. “Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this program would change it so much – the way we interacted and how Lara would respond. But I think it changed the way we interact with Lara – not only during the sessions but this has extended to now.” When Macchiaverni started to incorporate the practices learnt at Inklings, she felt it sparked a series of steps in the right direction, with Lara’s desire to communicate increasing as her caregivers responded to her in a way she understood. She says the use of video to watch themselves interacting from a third person perspective made a huge difference. “I could notice that there were so many opportunities for her to communicate that I was missing,” she says. “Inklings increased her interest in communicating with me because I was responding in a way that she understands me. Then she just started to communicate more, in her way. Not the way maybe I was expecting her to communicate – but (in a way) I could understand. And now she’s vocalising and can point – so I can understand what she wants.” Macchiaverni urges any parents with concerns about their child’s development to seek professional guidance as soon as possible. “You are the one who knows your child best,” she says. Dicsover more about Patricia’s story here. Originally published as Inklings program supporting young South Australians showing developmental delays SA News Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. 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Just a few months after the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Board won the “Best Tourist Board” at the World Tourism Awards 2024, Sri Lanka has notched up another accolade, this time from the prestigious Wanderlust magazine and website. The magazine’s readers have overwhelmingly voted for Sri Lanka as the “Most Desirable Island in the World”, taking the Pearl of the Indian Ocean from last year’s 8th place all the way to the top this year. Judging by the quality and beauty of the other contenders – Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Tobago, Tasmania, Bermuda, Cuba, Barbados, Madagascar and Palawan, this is no easy feat. Among the other publications that recently extolled Sri Lanka’s virtues are Travel+Leisure, Forbes, Daily Express UK, Lonely Planet, Conde Nast Traveller, Delicious, Daily Mail UK, Tempo (which termed Sri Lanka as the “Ultimate Tropical Paradise” in its own top 10 best places to visit), Luxury Lifestyle, The Independent UK, The Herald Scotland, The Times UK and Escape Magazine. 300 Km Pekoe Trail One reason for Sri Lanka’s spectacular rise in the global tourism rankings was the recent introduction of the 300 Km Pekoe Trail that meanders through the hilly terrains of Central Sri Lanka, offering a trek through sleepy villages, verdant tea plantations and lush greenery. Pekoe (named after a variety of tea) has already become one of the top 10 hiking trails of the world, even before it is fully complete. Combine it with the magnificent train ride from Kandy to Ella, itself one of the top 10 train rides in the world and you have the perfect recipe for a great holiday. But perhaps the most important factor is Sri Lankans’ genuine warmth, love and hospitality. Most tourists cite our friendly people as one of their main reasons for visiting Sri Lanka. This, in a nutshell, is what makes Sri Lanka unique. It offers everything a discerning traveller wants in a compact 65,610 Sq Km island (roughly the size of aforementioned Tasmania), from beaches to jungles to ruins. The country’s tourism industry has made a remarkable comeback, despite being battered by three major crises – the Easter Sunday attacks, the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 economic crisis. Around 1.5 million tourists have already visited our shores this year, in spite of a recent travel advisory for the Arugam Bay area which has now been rescinded. The Government’s decision to issue free on arrival visas to travellers from 35 countries also helped. This was a timely decision, given that several countries in Asia and Africa – which are all competitors for tourist dollars – threw their doors wide open to tourists. Thailand recently expanded its visa-free entry facility to 93 nations including Sri Lanka. While Sri Lanka is faltering in its efforts to attract 2.5 million tourists this year, Thailand through this measure aims to attract a staggering 40 million tourists. Malaysia, Vietnam, Kenya, Rwanda and Cambodia too have introduced e-visas for all nationalities. Burundi, Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives, Micronesia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, and Tuvalu offer visa-free access to all 198 passports of the world. Openness matters in the business of tourism. Sri Lanka is not the only grain of sand on the tourist beach. If our visa process becomes too expensive or even too time-consuming, tourists will head elsewhere. On the other hand, if it is streamlined and affordable (or free), more tourists will click their mouse and choose Sri Lanka as the next holiday destination. Once they experience Sri Lanka, they will surely “come back for more”, which happens to be the motto of Sri Lanka Tourism. More facilities needed If the present rates of tourist arrivals continue, Sri Lanka will need more inbound airline seats. There are several positive developments in this regard. Some airlines, such as Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways, which halted operations at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, have returned to Colombo. Sri Lanka’s aviation and tourism officials should encourage all operators to increase the number of flights and airlines such as Air France, Qantas, JAL, ANA, Virgin Atlantic, BA, Korean, Biman and Akasa to launch direct flights to Colombo. They should attend global “route shops” where airline representatives look for lucrative new routes. Since tourist hotels earn foreign exchange for the country, it would be prudent to grant them (and also “special tours” bus operators) duty free permits to import electric cars and buses for the transport of tourists on the condition that they also import DC superchargers or solar chargers. A duty concession can be granted for this as well. This also tallies with the environmental goals envisaged for global tourism. Since it is also important to ensure an adequate supply of food for the tourists in the face of an impending global food crisis (exacerbated by the Ukraine War), all hotels with arable land must be encouraged to grow crops that can sustain their kitchens. We can look at other countries which have introduced new concepts such as rooftop and vertical farming as well as hydroponics, the technique of growing crops without soil. Most hotels can easily embrace these concepts. Hotels should also have a more robust relationship with the local farmers and suppliers so that they nurture the local economy. Arugam Bay also opened our eyes to the need to protect tourists at all times. Things have to start from the BIA itself, where touts often harass tourists for everything from taxi rides to hotel stays. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake alluded to this pestering problem in one of his recent speeches. In fact, touts, beggars, unlicensed tour guides and brokers harass tourists at all major tourist attractions, which could put off some of them from coming here again. After all, repeat tourists are a big market for Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan tourism authorities also have to rethink the admissions pricing policy at key tourism attractions, where tourists sometimes have to pay as much as 10 times the rate paid by local tourists. This may adversely affect budget tourists and in today’s context we need every Dollar. It is better to have one “middle of the road” pricing policy for both foreigners and locals. It is also vital to have more Tourist Police stations near key attractions and also in the major cities visited by tourists. This way, tourists can get help quickly if they are harassed, fleeced, intimidated or robbed. All the personnel of Tourist Police must be encouraged to learn at least one more language in addition to English, such as French, German, Spanish and Russian. This will help them to communicate more easily with the tourists, some of whom cannot speak English well. Promotional campaign There is also an acute need for enhancing the international tourism promotional campaign through traditional and social media globally to highlight our religious, cultural and natural attractions that are perhaps not found anywhere else on the planet. SriLankan Airlines’ Ramayana Trail promotional clip, which has gone viral on social media, is a great example for a campaign done right. This is likely to attract more visitors from India. Journalists from leading travel publications in our source markets as well as from new markets should be given familiarisation tours here so that they will inform their readers and viewers on the array of attractions here. That will help the industry to realise the initial goal of 2.5 million tourists per year perhaps by next year, giving a new sense of purpose and direction to the tourism industry, perhaps the most vital cog in the economic wheel in terms of attracting foreign exchange. There is also a need for the Government and the tourism sector stakeholders to work together to develop new attractions. The best example in this regard is Singapore, where even the Changi International Airport, especially the Jewel section, has become a tourist attraction in its own right. Gardens by the Bay, a set of artificial trees that mimic nature, is another hit. Mandai Wildlife Group, the operators of Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and Bird Paradise, are planning to add an “Asia and Africa” section next year to showcase unique animals from the two regions. It will also unveil the Mandai Rainforest Resort, operated by Banyan Tree, Singapore’s first-ever super low energy (SLE) resort. We can learn from these initiatives to develop new attractions and also revamp our existing attractions such as the National Museum, which can have audio and video descriptions, audio tours and other interactive enhancements. Just having exhibits behind glass walls does not cut it anymore. Other countries are trying new ways to lure tourists and we should not lag behind. Domestic tourists The tourism industry should also not lose sight of the importance of domestic tourists who sustained it during the (literally) dark days of 2022. More facilities that target domestic tourists must be built. In fact, whenever there was a dip in foreign tourists, it was the locals who patronised hotels and guest houses to keep the home fires of thousands of workers in the hotel and travel industry burning. Unfortunately, there have been verified reports of “hotel apartheid” whereby the owners and managers of certain hotels and guest houses do not allow locals to use certain facilities. Legal action should be taken against any such establishment. While most tourists who come to Sri Lanka enjoy their holidays and then go back to their home countries, there are some tourists from far and near who overstay their visas. This issue has come to the fore with the Arugam Bay development. It has been reported that some tourists own and operate various guesthouses and other businesses on both the Southern and Eastern coasts without having any residential status in Sri Lanka. Worse, they apparently do not even allow locals to enter their establishments. The authorities must probe these allegations and take appropriate action, perhaps in consultation with the relevant embassies. All travellers with expired visas must be deported. But we must also realise that there are many “digital nomads” who would like to work from Sri Lanka. A separate long-term visa category must be established for digital nomads, investors and others who might have legitimate reasons to take up residence here. This is a worldwide trend and we should not build unnecessary walls. Ours is an interconnected world and we should make the best of it.
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Sophomore big man Bangot Dak has shown he can be a force after scoring a career-high 16 points in the win over Colorado State. The Jackrabbits (8-4) are coming off a 77-63 loss at Nevada on Wednesday night and complete a two-game trip in Boulder. South Dakota State is led by senior center Oscar Cluff, who tops the team in scoring (17.3 points) and rebounding (11.0) but had a subpar night against Nevada when he scored a season-low six points while battling an ankle injury. "I wish he was feeling a little better," coach Eric Henderson said of Cluff. "He's going to be fine, but he's still nursing that ankle a little bit." Freshman Joe Sayler is second on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and has reached double figures in each of the last three games. Sophomore Kalen Garry is third on the Jackrabbits in scoring at 9.6 per contest, an average that has been hurt by his last three games when he has averaged just 5.3 points. --Field Level MediaFriends and family members of OC Transpo staff were the first to get a chance to ride on Ottawa's new Trillium Line this weekend. The transit service ran what it calls a "dress rehearsal" with about 500 people getting to ride Lines 2 and 4 on Saturday, giving officials a clearer picture of what regular passenger service will look like. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the City of Ottawa said that the exercises and drills during the dress rehearsal were completed successfully but did not provide more details. Lessons learned from the day will be discussed at a technical briefing scheduled for Dec. 6. The southern extension of the LRT, which includes Line 2 from Bayview to Limebank stations and Line 4 from South Keys to Airport station, is more than two years behind schedule. It remains unclear when the north-south line will open, but officials say an opening date will be provided during next week's technical briefing. A presentation prepared for the city's LRT subcommittee meeting on Friday says there is still some work to be done, including additionals drills, winter performance preparations, a roll out of customer information and continued training for operators. TransitNext must submit its final safety case and final report from the Independent Safety Assessor. The City’s independent safety auditor must also provide a statement indicating no objections to the commencement of passenger service. With files from CTV News Ottawa's Ted Raymond This story will be updated Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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In the first glimpse of Summer House season 9, Lindsay Hubbard put her costars to the test with their knowledge of pregnancy. “The winner gets to put the contraction simulator on the losing team,” Lindsay, 38, said in the trailer, which debuted on Saturday, November 23, during Bravo Fan Fest in Miami. “The loser is Kyle [Cooke] and Paige [DeSorbo]!” The cast was participating in an array of baby shower games, which saw Kyle, 42, strapping melons onto his chest to replicate the weight of a baby bump and Jesse Solomon wearing a diaper and sucking on a pacifier. Ciara Miller, meanwhile, was at the control panel for the labor simulation machine. “We’re in this together,” Kyle, who is married to costar Amanda Batula, told Paige after the labor simulator pads were applied to their respective stomachs. “Something’s tingling. ... Ow, f—! Jesus Christ, stop.” Paige, 32, immediately burst out laughing at her roommate’s misfortune and noted that “it didn’t hurt.” An immediate serotonin boost: Activated. 📣THIS JUST IN📣 from #BravoFanFest , here’s a first look at an all-new season of #SummerHouse ! pic.twitter.com/noSxtS8L1f — Bravo (@BravoTV) November 23, 2024 “I was just surprised that’s what it was,” Paige explained of her feelings. The rest of the cast, including Lindsay’s ex Carl Radke, also laughed at Paige and Kyle. Lindsay announced her pregnancy in July, revealing that she is expecting a baby girl with her boyfriend. (Lindsay’s partner is a doctor, but she has not publicly confirmed his identity.) While Lindsay’s mystery man did not join her on Summer House , she has not slowed down her appearances on the Bravo hit. Season 9 will be the first full one since Carl, 39, called off his and Lindsay’s wedding in 2023. The breakup aired during the season 8 finale. “Obviously, in most normal situations — if you could call any of it normal — you break up and you won’t go then live in a house on the weekends with your ex-fiancé,” Lindsay exclusively told Us Weekly in August. “But here we are, you know, modern age, modern people.” You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News She added, “There’s a little drama because you don’t just act like everything is fine and nothing happened. There are past and residual feelings that come up that you need to address ... but for the most part, I think it’s been OK.” While Lindsay — one of Us Weekly ’s Reality TV Stars of the Year — remains unsure whether she and Carl can “get back to a friendship,” she wasn’t uncomfortable filming season 9 in his presence. Summer House season 9 also stars Gabby Prescod and West Wilson. A premiere date has not yet been announced.
Soon after the Election Commission announced the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls on October 15, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) working president and chief minister Hemant Soren and his legislator wife Kalpana Soren met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. Also Read: How did the JMM win Jharkhand? At that meeting, Hemant Soren discussed the poll strategy and seat-sharing formula for the INDIA bloc, batting for the inclusion of the CPI-ML (Liberation) in the coalition to make the contest bipolar in the two-phased assembly elections. “Our leadership agreed to the plan and decided that Hemant will have (the) final word in campaign and seat sharing. It was also decided that in some seats there would be friendly contests,” a Congress leader aware of the matter said. To accommodate three seats to the CPI-ML (Liberation), the Congress agreed to give away two seats and be in a friendly fight in one seat. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) also agreed to part with one seat and be in a friendly fight in another. The JMM contested 43 seats, same as it did in the 2019 polls, while the Congress and the RJD fielded their candidates in 30 and seven constituencies, respectively, both accepting one seat less than what they contested five years ago. “Unlike Maharashtra, there was no wrangling over seat sharing in Jharkhand and it was finalised before the nomination process started,” a senior JMM leader said. After the JMM-led INDIA bloc registered an emphatic victory in the assembly polls on Saturday, winning 56 of the state’s 81 seats, Soren told reporters in Ranchi that the alliance had set specific target and many candidates were decided before hand to start the campaign early. “All alliance partners worked in perfect coordination,” he added. Also Read: Infiltration pitch fails to help BJP in Jharkhand tribal belt The impact of the “perfect coordination” was visible in poll results, as the JMM won 34 seats, four more than it won in 2019, the Congress won 16, same as it did five years ago, the RJD won four seats, three more than in the last assembly polls and the CPI-ML won two seats. Political observers maintained that each constituent of the alliance brought something different to the table. The JMM brought in the support of tribals and OBC voters, the Congress had strong backing among the Muslim community, the RJD brought the support of the OBC Yadav and migrants from Bihar settled in North Chotanagpur Division while the CPI-ML has strong backing among workers in the state’s coal belt. “The JMM-Congress alliance performed well in consolidating their vote bank including Adivasis, Muslims, Mahtos and Yadavs,” political analyst Sudhir Pal said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pal stressed, failed to strike a chord with the voters as it was dependent too much on leaders from outside the state instead of locals. “The BJP seems to have failed to take full advantage of tribal leaders like Champai Soren and Sita Soren who had left the JMM and joined the saffron camp,” Pal added. Also Read: Maiya Samman scheme helps JMM surge ahead in Jharkhand elections The JMM-Congress alliance pegged its campaign on the government’s welfare schemes such as the Maiya Samman Yojana while pitching a narrative of Adivasi asmita (tribal pride). The INDIA bloc was able to project that arrest of Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land case earlier this year was the BJP’s attack on tribal pride, prompting high turnout of tribal voters. On ground, all alliance leaders were speaking in one voice and did not speak against each other. In fact, Hemant and Kalpana Soren campaigned for their alliance partners and same was the case with local Congress and RJD leaders. “Specific duties were given to leaders of each alliance partner in each assembly constituency to ensure smooth transfer of votes,” a senior JMM leader said. Experts also said the Congress and the JMM have learnt a big lesson from the past as their tally increased when they fought in an alliance. In 2014, the JMM bagged 19 seats but its tally shot up to 30 in 2019. Similarly, the Congress’s tally increased from six seats in 2014 to 16 in 2019. The JMM and Congress contested separately in the 2014 assembly polls. “The JMM, RJD and Congress put up a united show during the campaign. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav could be seen campaigning for Congress candidate Purnima Niraj Singh in Jharia. When it came to the BJP, they not only failed to project a face of the chief minister but also failed to highlight big names such as Champai Soren outside his own assembly,” Pal added.This Medik8 Combo Helped Clear My Skin – And It’s Reduced In The Medik8 Black Friday 2024 SaleMMA star Conor McGregor assaulted woman in 2018, jury finds
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