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E-vehicles, more women drivers; Delhi govt to transform public transport system
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot in an interview with IANS talked about electric vehicles, the participation of more women in public transportation and other initiatives by the Delhi government to "revolutionise the system". Excerpts from the interview:
40 Cr 'missing middle' have no financial protection for health: Niti Aayog
"Around 20 per cent of the population -- 25 crore individuals are covered through social health insurance, and private voluntary health insurance. The remaining 30 per cent of the population is devoid of health insurance; the actual uncovered population is higher due to the existing coverage gaps in PM-JAY and overlap between schemes," said the report.
Inspired by Sardar Patel, India is becoming fully capable of meeting challenges: PM
On the occasion of 'National Unity Day', the Prime Minister paid rich tributes to Sardar Patel who dedicated his life for the ideals of "Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat". Modi emphasised that Sardar Patel wanted a strong, inclusive, sensitive and alert India, an India that has humility as well as development. "Inspired by Sardar Patel, India is becoming fully capable of meeting external and internal challenges", he said.
Highway opened, farmers allowed activities 20 days after Poonch anti-terror operation
Police said farmers have been advised to report any suspicious movement they might see in the area. One of J&K's longest anti-terror operations was started on October 11 in the Bhatta Durrian forest of Mendhar tehsil in Poonch. The area of this operation was extended on October 14 to Thanamandi area in Rajouri district after nine soldiers, including two junior commissioned officers (JCOs) were killed and two policemen and another soldier injured in firing exchanges with the terrorists.
President, VP remember Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary
The President, along with other officials, paid floral tributes to the leader at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also visited Sardar Patel Chowk in the national capital to pay homage at the statue of the freedom fighter. Venkaiah Naidu remembered called him as a "colossal figure" in the freedom struggle, a messiah for peasants, a sagacious statesman, organiser par excellence and epitome of wisdom.
Future of Bengal's Pegasus panel uncertain after SC sets up committee
The two-member commission comprising former Supreme Court judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur, and former Calcutta High Court Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, met on Thursday to decide their future course of action but declined to speak anything on the issue. Though the state commission is yet to come out with an official statement, a section of legal experts believes that after the formation of the committee by the apex court, it has lost its relevance.
NDA allies, Congress to leverage bypolls outcome in upcoming elections
The outcome of the by-elections, due on November 2, hold significance as BJP-ruled Manipur is going to the polls early next year, though Meghalaya and Mizoram, governed by the National People's Party (NPP) and the Mizo National Front (MNF), respectively, would only see polls in 2023. Both the NPP and the MNF are constituents of the National Democratic Alliance. Another NDA ally in Nagaland -- the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio -- won the lone Assembly seat -- Shamator-Chessore -- unopposed
Rajasthan sees 70.41% voting in bypolls for 2 seats
A 100-year-old woman Mohini Bai voted in Vallabhnagar, Udaipur, said Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta, adding that a total of 638 polling stations were set up in Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad assembly seats of the state. Out of these, the number of sensitive polling stations was 119, which were monitored through live webcasting, he said.
Over 78% average turnout in bypolls to 9 seats in 3 NE states
Election officials said that no untoward incident was reported from anywhere. Strict Covid protocols were followed in all polling stations, with a Covid Nodal Officer in each and provisions of sanitisers, thermal scanning and social distancing. The highest turnout of 81.29 per cent was recorded in Mizoram, followed by Meghalaya, with 80.86 per cent, and 73.38 per cent in Assam. In Guwahati, Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade, who along with other officials, monitored the polling process through webcasting, said that no incident occurred in any of the five assembly constituencies.
China has occupied land the size of Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
"So we have a tragedy unfolding in this country. At the same time. Chinese enter our country, take thousands of km of our land. Land almost the size of Delhi has been occupied by them. They are sitting inside Indian territory today and the PM says nobody has taken our land," Gandhi told a Congress party meeting near Panaji.
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