New Delhi: The joint opposition is likely to immediately move a recall notice for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Lok Sabha withdrew the ‘removal notice’ against the Speaker About Birlaby Wednesday at the latest. A notification against the CEC may be filed in the Federal Chamber.sources said TMC The demand was raised by the opposition India Bloc during a regular strategy meeting at the office of Congress chief Mallikarjun Haq on Monday when the budget session resumed after a break.TMC MP Shatabdi Roy is learned to be impressed by the growing problem of particularly intensive scrutiny of electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming elections. She is said to have mentioned the need to follow up on the TMC’s demand for CEC. Opposition parties have joined it and will submit notifications soon, sources said.The consensus is significant as the TMC has been demanding a removal notice against CEC Kumar for months, though its urgent plea failed to get an immediate nod from other allies. Interestingly, the TMC did not sign the “deletion notice” filed by the joint opposition against Speaker Birla at the end of the first half of the budget session in February.The Times of India reported on February 14 that the opposition parties will file a notice against the CEC after the parliament resumes session. The sudden convergence between the TMC and other members of the Indian group was evident on Sunday when the Bengal Group announced that it would uphold the no-confidence in the Speaker despite not signing a “removal notice”.The successive no-confidence motions against the two constitutional authorities are likely to complicate already tense relations between the opposition and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA and could make the differences between the rival camps irreconcilable.
Nancy Guthrie case: Former FBI agent reveals why Savannah Guthrie’s mom was ‘more vulnerable’ to attack
in search Nancy GuthrieA former FBI agent claims the Today show host left out a key detail Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother ‘more vulnerable’ to attack. Former FBI agents Maureen O’Connell and Jim Clemente made the remarks during an episode of Brian Entine’s Investigative Show that aired on Sunday, March 8.
They discuss the potential role of elder abuse in Nancy’s disappearance. At one point, Clement observed, “I think she also has hearing problems, and she probably takes off her very powerful hearing aids at night. That makes her even more vulnerable.”
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O’Connell speculated: “I also think that if she had obviously taken off her hearing aid, then this argument could have happened and they [the suspects] Give her a command and she can respond. Because she didn’t know what they were talking about. “
“It’s so sad,” she added.
DNA update
Authorities recently revealed that DNA on a glove found near Nancy’s home matched that of an employee who worked at a restaurant across the street. However, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said the restaurant worker was not connected to the investigation.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos Officials have long suspected this might be the case, and dozens of gloves were found randomly near Nancy’s Tucson home, she told KVOA.
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“There was some talk and discussion that the police on the scene simply discarded [the gloves]which couldn’t be further from the truth,” Nanos said.
“We knew then and we believed wholeheartedly that these gloves belonged to a restaurant, and guess what? We found out that the owner of the gloves worked at a restaurant across the street. It had nothing to do with the case,” he added.
Nanos also explained that other gloves found near the home may have had different DNA matches.
“It’s a challenge because we know we have DNA, but now we have to deal with this mixture and how to separate it,” he said.
Amit Shah steps up efforts to keep infiltrator issue at the forefront
New Delhi: Home minister from states as far away as Bihar and Uttarakhand Amit Shah The BJP is leading the push to bring the issue of infiltrators to the forefront, not just with an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, where it has some resonance, but also with an eye on setting the national agenda by incorporating the party’s core platform as its central theme.Shah has long supported national security and demographic concerns over an influx of so-called Bangladeshi infiltrators, and he recently stepped up his efforts by camping out in Bihar’s Seemanchal district on the border with the eastern neighbor for three days before sending out a stern message from Uttarakhand last week.He chose to launch several development schemes in Haridwar to underline the Modi government’s resolve on the issue. “From Kedarnath to Konyakumari, wherever infiltrators are present across the country, we will identify and eliminate every infiltrator in India,” he said, accusing the opposition parties of trying to protect them as they consider them their vote bank.The BJP has strongly backed the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, which has the potential to identify and remove illegal voters, a large portion of whom may be illegal voters, a move that in turn has been protested by the opposition for its alleged intention to benefit the ruling party.More than any other state, SIR has become a political flashpoint between the Mamata Banerjee government and the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, leading to frequent interventions by the Supreme Court.The BJP has backed its claim of a large number of infiltrators citing an “unnatural” surge in Muslim voters in different parts of the state bordering Bangladesh. While the SC approved the SIR while giving some directions, the TMC nuanced its objections but raised questions about the process and accused the EC of collaborating with the BJP to target voters who were not sympathetic to the national party.In his speech in Haridwar, the Home Minister said that more than 10,000 encroached structures, often allegedly linked to infiltrators, have been demolished in the hilly district under the BJP government’s crackdown. On the other hand, he claimed in a message that the opposition was protecting them, which was as important to people in the state as it was to people outside the state.
20-year-old declares himself new country’s first Gen Z president after discovering unclaimed land |
In an era when nearly every land on earth belonged to a recognized nation, the idea of a new nation sounded almost impossible. However, 20-year-old Daniel Jackson, who holds dual British and Australian citizenship, insists he did just that. Jackson proclaimed himself president of the Free Republic of Verdi, a small patch of forest and sand along the Danube River between Serbia and Croatia that he said qualified no man’s land – No country claims ownership of the land. His project has attracted thousands of online supporters, volunteer government and even his own passport. But Jackson himself had no access to the territory he claimed to rule. He said that after trying to settle on the land in 2023, Croatian authorities deported him and imposed a lifetime ban, leaving the future president to run his microstate from exile.
Disputed land between Serbia and Croatia
The legal wrangling behind Verdes began with a technical dispute over the border along the Danube River, which forms much of the border between Croatia and Serbia. Historically, the border followed the course of the river. However, over time, the course of the Danube changed, leading to different interpretations of the border between the two countries. Croatia believes that the border should follow historical cadastral maps, while Serbia believes that the border is the center line of the Danube River. As a result of this disagreement, there are several small areas of land that fall outside the two countries’ claims. Under international law, these places can sometimes be described as “terra nullius,” a Latin term meaning “no man’s land”—territory that no sovereign state claims as its own. Two areas along this controversial stretch have been described this way. One of them is Gornja Siga, where Czech politician Vít Jedlička announced the creation of the liberal microstate Liberland in 2015. The other is Pocket 3, a sandy, forested area that Jackson calls Verdis. Jackson explained the logic behind this statement simply: “This land is unclaimed because neither Croatia nor Serbia want it,” he said. Croatia insists the land is part of Serbia, while Serbia considers its border to be the midline of the Danube River. “This leaves the oldest active claimant under international law (in this case Verdi) with rights to the land.”
A teenage experiment in nation-building
The idea started years ago, while Jackson was still in school. Born in Australia to British parents, he spent his childhood in Melbourne, attending Waverley Christian Academy, a private school in the city. He was 14 when he and a group of friends began scouring maps online for unusual geographical wonders. “It was kind of an experiment – we wanted to do something unique. I thought: let’s make this a reality,” Jackson later said. Some of his collaborators were friends from school; others were his friends. Others were people from southeastern Europe whom he met online. Together they discovered an uninhabited area along the Danube River and decided to try and turn it into a country.
The self-proclaimed free Republic of Verdi is located in Pocket 3 along the Danube River, close to Pocket 1 where Liberland is located.
The organization named it Verdis, derived from the Latin word “viridis” meaning green, reflecting their emphasis on environmental protection. The land itself is small, about 124 acres, or about half a square kilometer. In terms of area, it is only slightly larger than Vatican City, the world’s smallest internationally recognized country, which is about the size of 75 football fields. Apart from forests and scrubby riverbanks, this land has never been permanently inhabited.
Proclamation of the Free Republic of Verdi
Jackson officially proclaimed the Free Republic of Verdi in 2019 and was elected president by his supporters. From that point on, the group began building symbols of statehood. They designed a flag with light blue and white horizontal stripes and a coat of arms that combined Serbian and Croatian cultural symbols. The emblem includes the white stork as the national bird, the oak tree representing unity and strength, the wavy line symbolizing the Danube River, and symbols reflecting Serbian and Croatian traditions. A government was also established, including ministers responsible for foreign affairs, home affairs, infrastructure and defence, as well as volunteer ambassadors and officials. Two offices were set up, one in the UK and another in Serbia, with volunteers helping to run the project. The microstate also drafted basic laws, wrote a constitution, and began issuing passports and identity cards, although none of these laws were internationally recognized.
Citizenship, e-residency and Gen Z followers
Much of Verdis’s growth has occurred online. Jackson said the project has attracted thousands of supporters, especially young internet users interested in alternative governance and digital citizenship. So far, about 3,000 people have applied to become Verdisians, many through the e-residency route, which allows supporters to engage with national institutions digitally.
Daniel Jackson at the Verdi Embassy in Dover, Kent Photo credit: Gary Stone via The Sun
According to Verdis officials, by the end of 2025, the number of actual citizens, issued passports and ID cards, will be approximately 400. The e-residency program has its own application process. Associate members must first purchase the e-Resident Plus plan for €50 per year, hold it for at least 11 months, and then apply for citizenship. Applicants must obtain the support of two existing Verdisian citizens or provide a DBS background check, remain active in the Verdis forum, commit to future relocation to the region, and pay a €300 processing fee. Applicants can also receive fast-track approval if they make a significant contribution to the project or are considered “extremely beneficial to national development.”
first attempt to settle land
For years, Verdis existed primarily online. But in October 2023, Jackson and a group of supporters attempted to physically occupy the territory. They marched along the Danube River, planting their blue and white flags on the land, launching what they called the “settlement phase” of their nation-building efforts. A timetable has been planned so that different groups of Verdi citizens take turns operating in the territory over the coming months to ensure a continued presence. But the effort lasted only one day. “It was short-lived,” Jackson later told CNN Travel. According to him, Croatian police arrived the next morning, dismantled the camp and detained the settlers for questioning. “They broke up the camp,” he said. The group said they were detained for about 12 hours before being deported. Most of the participants received three-month bans from Croatia, but Jackson and his deputy, Hector Bowles, who worked between Dover and Bulgaria, were handed lifetime bans on the grounds that they were deemed to “pose a threat to homeland security.”
Croatia’s response
The Croatian government rejects the idea that the land is terra nullius. In a statement to CNN, Croatia’s foreign ministry described the Verdi project, as well as the nearby Liberland claim, as “provocations without any legal basis.” The ministry said Croatia was only fulfilling its obligations to protect its external borders and the Schengen Area, Europe’s passport-free travel area. Officials also reject the idea that disputed borders automatically create unclaimed territory. The ministry said Croatia and Serbia “both understand and respect a fundamental principle of international law: the pending delimitation will not render any space terra nullius open to occupation by third parties”.
life in exile
Now in charge of Wilders in the UK, Jackson describes himself as a virtual “exile”. He lives in Dover with a family friend, working remotely as a freelance game developer for the online platform Roblox while continuing to organize Verdis’ government. The project is funded through a combination of donations, merchandise sales and the Citizenship by Investment program. In one instance, cryptocurrency enthusiasts raised over $37,000 via an independent digital token called $Verdis. The government also pays for ministers to travel to meetings or attempt to visit the territory. But reaching Verdi itself has become increasingly difficult. Croatian authorities installed cameras along the coastline and patrol boats quickly intercepted boats approaching land, Jackson said. “Even if your ship hovers in territorial waters for 10 minutes, a Croatian police ship will be on its way very quickly,” he said. Some of Verdis’ ships also disappeared after deportation in 2023, and Jackson suspects they were seized by Croatian authorities.
Protests and ongoing tensions
Verdi supporters also held demonstrations. Members of the microstate organized a protest outside the Croatian embassy in London, accusing authorities of blocking access to the territory. Nationalist groups in the Balkans also posted videos online showing the burning of the Verdi flag, Jackson said. Despite the setbacks, he insists the project is far from over. “I still believe that sooner or later we will return to this land and Croatia will have to respect international law, including Verdi’s territorial integrity,” he told CNN Travel. “We will never give up on our goals. We want to have a positive relationship with Croatia in the future. We want to work with them.”
Countries that currently exist mainly on the Internet
Currently, Wildis is cooperating with the Provisional Government, and Jackson remains unable to enter the territory he claims. The organization recently opened a second embassy in Novi Sad, Serbia, hoping to gain support among young Serbs and Croats interested in the idea of neutral microstates that promote peaceful coexistence. Jackson himself said he did not intend to remain president forever. His long-term plan is to eventually resign and become a citizen of Verdi, handing over leadership to others once the country is established. “They didn’t try to annex us, and I think they were annoyed that we didn’t give up our rights to the land,” he said of Croatian authorities. “Maybe they’re worried that we’re going to become a lawless country.” For Jackson, the question is not if Verdi will exist, but when. “We held protests outside the Croatian embassy and they tried to exclude us as much as possible,” he said. But he remains convinced the experiment will continue. “It’s a matter of time.”
Jayden Wallace and wife of co-accused Georgia teacher killed in prank take big step toward possible probation
this die Jason Hughes, a math teacher at North Hall High School in Gainesville, said, Georgiaa failed student-led prank made national headlines.
The 40-year-old was run over by five 18-year-old students while trying to escape Hughes’ Gainesville home on Thursday (March 5) night following a toilet paper prank in the yard.
The driver, 18-year-old Jayden Ryan Wallace, faces vehicular homicide and reckless driving, among other charges. Elijah Tate Owens, Aiden Hucks, Ana Katherine Luque and Ariana Cruz, all 18, all face trespassing and littering charges.
As five teenagers faced scrutiny over the death of their maths teacher, the 40-year-old’s wife, Laura Palmer, stepped out in a heart-warming gesture of support. Laura Palmer Hughes released a statement Monday calling for the charges against the teens to be dropped.
The teenager accidentally bumped into Jason Hughes and stopped to help him until first rescuers arrived. Hughes was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he died Friday (March 6).
Statement from Laura Palmer Hughes
Laura Palmer Hughes said Jason Hughes was “excited” and “waiting to catch them playing pranks” when five of his pupils were around him. she told new york times The situation is not one of confrontation.
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“This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent another tragedy from happening and ruining the lives of these students,” Laura Palmer Hughes said. “This would go against Jason’s lifelong commitment to investing in the lives of these children.”
GoFundMe raising up to $300,000 for Jason Hughes
one GoFundMe campaign More than $300,000 has been raised in the past two days in support of the Hughes family – Laura Palmer and their two sons. The GoFundMe was started by Krista May and has received a steady stream of donations since launching on Saturday.
As of this writing, the GoFundMe has raised $342,291, far exceeding its $75,000 goal.
Intellectual historian KN Panikkar dies
Noted left-wing historian K N Panikkar, who died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, criticized colonial historiography for its simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals provided an alternative paradigm of modernity. He turns 90 next month.Panikkar, fondly called KN by his colleagues, was one of a group of historians such as Bipan Chandra, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and S Gopal who created a strong modern Indian history department at the Center for Historical Research at Jinan University.His courses on the intellectual history of nineteenth-century India were groundbreaking. “Panikkar taught it at a time when history writing was dominated by economic and political issues. Salil Misra, a historian of modern India, says that through his research he strives to argue for the centrality of culture as an essential component of human action and large political movements.Historian Rakesh Batabyal adds that Panikkar drew attention to the fact that the ideas of Akshay Kumar Dutt, Lokahitawadi and other 19th-century intellectuals did not need Western validation: they were themselves modern, giving us a sense that a new world was opening up to us. “As he discusses the intellectual tradition of Ayurveda, we begin to understand the complexity of Indian intellectual processes under colonialism,” he said.Modern Indian historian Aditya Mukherjee was both a student and colleague of Panikkar. “He gained a reputation as a great teacher while teaching in a college of Delhi University and was invited to join JNU in 1972. He was an excellent teacher who taught us about the social and religious reforms of the 19th century, making the subject come alive even for an economics graduate like me who had no historical background,” Mukherjee said.Born in Guruvayoor, Panikkar left Kerala after completing his undergraduate studies and went on to obtain his master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Rajasthan, where he later married his college classmate (late) Usha Bhargava. He is also the founding vice-chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University, Kaladi.The historian’s books include Against Lords and State: Religion and the Peasant Revolt in Malabar. “He was a proud Marxist, but he dealt with issues that were seen as outside the mainstream of Marxist ideology, as seen in his seminal essay ‘Culture and Consciousness in Modern India,'” noted South Indian historian Mahalakshmi Mahalakshmi) said. Historian MG Sashibhooshan agrees. “I remember Panikkar accepting my request to present a paper on Pattanam at a historical conference, even though I knew that my views on Pattanam (Muziris) were different from those of Marxist historians”.Mishra recalled that Panikkar encouraged his students to oppose his views. “It was believed that he was more likely to reward different ideas with higher marks than those that simply matched his ideas. His class became a competitive space and he was not the only voice. Many other students proposed their own ideas and he enthusiastically supported them all”.
Marco Rubio or J.D. Vance? Donald Trump asks donors who they prefer as president in 2028 — report
In the early hours of February 28, as President Donald Trump and his administration launched a wave of strikes against Iran along with Israel, he asked about 25 Republican donors at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, which 2028 president they wanted him to support: Secretary of State Marco Rubio or Vice President J.D. Vance.According to two people who attended the event, the vast majority of attendees paid tribute to Rubio with cheers. “Marco was almost unanimous,” said one attendee, who like others in this article was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Yeah, that’s right,” a second attendee said of the informal Trump poll. “It was clear, at least that night.” Another person in the room said Rubio and Vance’s reactions were “evenly divided,” NBC News reported.Donors include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and billionaire Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.A former Trump administration official said the gathering does not necessarily mean Rubio becomes the new favorite in 2028, over Vance. “The people who donated at Mar-a-Lago were not JD people,” the former official said. “He wasn’t selected [to be vice president] Because of the Mar-a-Lago crowd. If you remember, that group was lobbying the president to choose Marco. The former official added: “So, I would say something like this is a little bit gamified.” If a poll were taken tomorrow I bet JD would still be ahead by 40 [points]or whatever it is. “It’s not the first time Trump has asked those close to him how he should be involved in the coming political fight to replace him as the Republican standard-bearer, a sign of the president’s plans to play a big role and his early interest in the party’s future. Trump appears to be relishing his potential to become a kingmaker in a race that could pit top members of his own administration against each other, underscoring how unstable things are in Trump’s orbit and how quickly the president’s thinking can shift.“The president has assembled an all-star team that has achieved unprecedented success in just over a year,” White House spokesman Steven Chang said in a statement. “The frantic media speculation about Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio will not deter this administration’s mission to fight for the American people.”For months, Vance has been viewed as the front-runner for the 2028 Republican nomination, a dynamic underscored by most public polls and comments from Trump himself. An NBC News poll released last week found that 77% of Republican voters have a positive view of Vance, compared with 66% of Rubio.Vance or Rubio: Who does Trump choose?In August, Trump told Fox News that Vance was “most likely” the heir apparent to the MAGA movement and was “probably favored at the moment.” He also mentioned Rubio. “To be fair, he’s the vice president, and I think Marco is also someone who might work with JD.com in some form,” Trump said.Trump also mentioned Rubio in a May interview with NBC News, when he called Rubio a “great” potential Republican leader. In an interview with NBC News last month, Trump weighed in on the differences between the two men. “I would say one is a little more diplomatic than the other,” Trump said without naming them, even though diplomacy is Rubio’s job. “I think they all have very high IQs.”Trump has increasingly praised Rubio in recent weeks, with Rubio becoming more front and center due to his duties as secretary of state and national security adviser as the administration increasingly focuses on foreign policy battles with Venezuela, Iran and potentially Cuba. Trump twice called for special attention to Rubio during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday for MLS champions Inter Miami. “I’m telling you, he’s going to go down in history as the best Secretary of State in the history of the United States, Marco Rubio,” Trump said. He added: “I don’t want him to get too popular. You know, when they get too popular, you suddenly see, ‘Where’s Marco. He’s gone.'”While Rubio’s profile has risen due to his foreign policy portfolio, Vance has largely faded into the background.Rubio was in the makeshift Mar-a-Lago war room when Iran launched the attack, while Vance was in Washington, where he was pictured sitting at the end of the table where the president normally sits, drinking Mountain Dew in the situation room. A spokesman said Vance was not at Mar-a-Lago because government security protocols “maintain operational secrecy” and “restrict the president and vice president from operating remotely from the White House.”“Vance was the first member of the administration to defend the war on national television. He and second lady Usha Vance met with Trump on Saturday as the remains of fallen U.S. service members arrived at Dover Air Force Base. But since appearing on Fox News Channel on March 2, Vance has not played much of a public-facing role in the war message, and his once-aggressive social media presence has been relatively quiet.“The entire national security team, including the Vice President, has been actively reviewing actions surrounding Iran on an ongoing basis,” Vance spokesman Taylor Van Kirk said in a statement issued for this article.The war put Vance, an Iraq War veteran who has long accused the United States of being involved in chaotic foreign conflicts, in a situation that didn’t entirely align with his personal views. A person familiar with Vance’s thinking told NBC News that while Vance has taken a tougher stance on Iran and its nuclear capabilities, he has reservations about attacking the country.Trump has not chosen any candidate so far, but his past speeches do reflect that he likes both of them and that he would like either of them to lead the Republican Party.
Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed
NEW DELHI: In a bid to end unnecessary delays in environmental clearance (EC) assessment projects, the Union environment ministry has proposed setting up a central body – Standing Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment (SCEIA) – for each state/Union Territory, which will assess projects when state-level expert groups are unable to function. The idea behind the proposal is to ensure continuity in the functioning of national-level committees by establishing a separate permanent body as a “temporary arrangement” to evaluate projects and grant regulatory environment clearances. This permanent body will be able to function and issue calls on green issues only after the establishment of a national-level body.In many cases, state-level committees are unable to function due to expiry of terms or other circumstances. This results in unnecessary delays in project evaluation.Based on experience over the years, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a draft notice on March 5 to solicit opinions from stakeholders. After processing these recommendations, a final decision on the establishment of a permanent establishment will be taken.“If the application for EC award is not reviewed by the relevant national-level expert review committee within 120 days from the date of submission of the complete application by the project sponsor, the application will be automatically forwarded to SCEIA through the PARIVESH portal for consideration, and SCEIA will evaluate the project and provide recommendations based on the circumstances and within the above time limits,” the ministry’s draft notification said.A day after notifying the draft, the Ministry of Environmental Protection issued a separate office memorandum (OM) on March 6 setting out guidelines to be followed by states, while sending recommendations on the restructuring of national-level environmental impact assessment agencies and expert review committees. It directed the states that the process of finalization of proposals for reconstitution of state-level panels may be initiated “early” so that proposals completed in all respects can reach the ministry at least six months before the expiration of the tenure of the state body.
Who is Jordan Jones? Former college football star shot to death outside Georgia bar; friends remember him fondly
Former college football star Jordan Jones was shot and killed outside a bar in Acworth, Georgia, last weekend. According to TMZ, Jones was working as a security guard at the Saddle Bar when the fight broke out early Saturday morning.
When Jones tried to break up the fight, the suspect, 25-year-old Daniel Di Vonne Parsons, pulled a gun and shot him. Officers from the Acworth Police Department responded to the scene and found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Keniston Hospital where he later died.
Parsons arrested and charged with felony murderaggravated assault and aggravated battery.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation and no further details are available at this time,” APD said.
Who is Jordan Jones?
A native of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Jordan Jones played and coached at Mountain View High School before going to the University of West Alabama, where he totaled 211 tackles, 17 sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception.
He later played professionally in the Indoor Football League (IFL) with the Tulsa Oilers and San Antonio Gunners. He will join the Michigan Arsenal of the Arena Football League this season. The IFL released a statement describing him as a “talented player and respected competitor”.
The IFL said: “The Indoor Football League mourns the tragic passing of former All-IFL linebacker Jordan Jones. Jordan was a talented player and respected competitor who left a lasting mark on the league and those who were fortunate enough to know him. Our condolences and prayers go out to his family, friends and teammates.”
Friends remember Jordan Jones as ‘gentle giant’
Friends described Jones as a “big brother” who always looked out for others.
“It feels like a nightmare that I’m just waiting to wake up from,” Jalen Virgil, one of Jones’ longtime friends, told reporters. Fox 5 Atlanta.
Another friend and former teammate Dijon Joseph added: “He always brought everyone into it. He was that big brother figure who always put his arm around you.”
Prime Minister Modi: Nursing economy and telemedicine are key to future health work
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the growing importance of the care economy and telemedicine in strengthening India’s healthcare system and said both sectors will play a key role in expanding services and creating new job opportunities in the coming years.Speaking at the fourth post-budget webinar ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling the aspirations of the people’, Modi said that as demand for healthcare services expands domestically and globally, India must prepare its youth for emerging job opportunities in healthcare, digital technology and innovation-driven industries.“In the next ten years, the number of elderly people in our country will increase rapidly. Additionally, there is a huge demand for nursing staff in many countries today. As a result, the health sector is creating new skills-based employment opportunities for millions of young people. “Prime Minister Modi described the care economy as an important area for future workforce growth.He urged experts and policymakers to work on new training models and partnerships to strengthen the country’s health workforce and equip young people with the skills they need for care and related services.The Prime Minister also noted that telemedicine is playing an increasing role in expanding healthcare coverage across the country. “Today, a large number of people in remote areas are benefiting from telemedicine and their trust in telemedicine is increasing. However, there is still a need to increase awareness and convenience,” he said.Modi noted that India is working towards a broader vision centered on preventive and holistic healthcare while expanding health infrastructure across the country. Over the past few years, health care capacity has increased with the opening of hundreds of new medical schools in the region.He also cited expansion of services through the Ayushman Bharat scheme and network of health and wellness centres, which aim to bring primary healthcare services closer to rural communities.Modi said realizing the aspirations of the people requires joint strengthening of education, skills and health sectors.