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  • PM hints at FIFA-like event in India, unveils slew of projects in NE

    By Express News Service

    GUWAHATI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a slew of development projects in poll-bound Tripura and Meghalaya, and said that the northeast region has benefited the most from various development initiatives of the Centre. 

    Addressing a public rally in Agartala, he said the region, which was earlier known for conflicts, is now synonymous with development, connectivity and cleanliness. Highlighting the BJP government’s focus on development, he said his government is spending as much as Rs 7 lakh crore on infrastructure this year. In contrast, the amount was less than Rs 2 lakh crore eight years ago, he added.

    In Meghalaya, Modi chose to speak the language of football. Speaking at a function in Shillong, he said India will host a mega global sports event like the FIFA World Cup in the near future where Indians will cheer for the tricolour. Dropping hints that such an event will be held in the region, he said the World Cup might be underway in Qatar but the enthusiasm and excitement were no less in the Northeast.

    “Today I can say from Shillong that even if we have our eyes on the foreign teams playing the game in Qatar, I have faith in the power of our youth. The day is not far off when we will celebrate the same kind of extravaganza and cheer for the tricolour,” Modi said amid thunderous applause.  He was speaking after attending the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council.

    “In football, if someone plays against the spirit of the game, then the player is shown red card and sent off. In a similar way, over the last five years in the Northeast, we have shown red card to any obstacles against development,” Modi said, adding, “We tried to remove corruption, division, violence, vote-bank politics to pave the way for development.”

    Tripura gets projects worth Rs 4,300 croreThe PM inaugurated a slew of development projects worth Rs 4,300 cr in Tripura. He said the “double-engine government” is determined to implement development projects in the state

    GUWAHATI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a slew of development projects in poll-bound Tripura and Meghalaya, and said that the northeast region has benefited the most from various development initiatives of the Centre. 

    Addressing a public rally in Agartala, he said the region, which was earlier known for conflicts, is now synonymous with development, connectivity and cleanliness. Highlighting the BJP government’s focus on development, he said his government is spending as much as Rs 7 lakh crore on infrastructure this year. In contrast, the amount was less than Rs 2 lakh crore eight years ago, he added.

    In Meghalaya, Modi chose to speak the language of football. Speaking at a function in Shillong, he said India will host a mega global sports event like the FIFA World Cup in the near future where Indians will cheer for the tricolour. Dropping hints that such an event will be held in the region, he said the World Cup might be underway in Qatar but the enthusiasm and excitement were no less in the Northeast.

    “Today I can say from Shillong that even if we have our eyes on the foreign teams playing the game in Qatar, I have faith in the power of our youth. The day is not far off when we will celebrate the same kind of extravaganza and cheer for the tricolour,” Modi said amid thunderous applause.  He was speaking after attending the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council.

    “In football, if someone plays against the spirit of the game, then the player is shown red card and sent off. In a similar way, over the last five years in the Northeast, we have shown red card to any obstacles against development,” Modi said, adding, “We tried to remove corruption, division, violence, vote-bank politics to pave the way for development.”

    Tripura gets projects worth Rs 4,300 crore
    The PM inaugurated a slew of development projects worth Rs 4,300 cr in Tripura. He said the “double-engine government” is determined to implement development projects in the state

  • Parliamentary panel raises concern over delay in projects in J&K, Ladakh

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in a recently concluded visit to both Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, have raised serious concern over the delay and red tapism in the bureaucracy.

    According to the sources, the panel members were reported about the delay and red tapism in the bureaucracy which has been hampering the pace of development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and many new schemes announced by the Union government were getting affected.

    “Both the UTs are waiting for development that has been hampered by bureaucratisation of the process and a monopoly over releasing funds,” a source familiar with the development said.

    The Committee, headed by Congress Rajya Sabha Member Anand Sharma, was on the visit to J&K and Ladakh from August 17 to 21 and met with officials from the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, the administration of both UTs and also some industry leaders.

    Expressing satisfaction over the militancy which is at an all-time low and there have been no instances of stone pelting in the Valley, the members also visited the CRPF camps and the border areas.

    The sources also said that Committee members were not happy to see the living conditions of the CRPF personnel and quality of the food being provided to them and noted that these should be improved at the earliest.

    The panel members also visited border areas on the ‘Line of Control’ and raised concern over the pathetic conditions of the roads leading to ‘Border Out Posts’.

    “The panel also observed that in a tense situation, the army has to mobilise in a short period of time, thus, the roads have to be improved,” the sources said.

    In Ladakh, the panel members were reported about delay in releasing funds for development works which generally underutilised because of the delay, the sources further said.

    With an aim to review the administration and development of the region and review the working conditions of central police forces, the parliamentary panel visited the two UTs after two months when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top politicians of Jammu and Kashmir on June 24.

    It was the first high-level interaction between the Central Government and political leaders from J&K after August 5, 2019, when the Centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories.

  • PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped Gandhinagar station, other development projects in Gujarat

    By PTI
    AHMEDABAD: The needs of 21st century India won’t be fulfilled with the ways of the 20th century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, stressing the need for reforms in the railways, as he inaugurated multiple development projects in Gujarat, including the redeveloped Gandhinagar train station.

    Among the works Modi inaugurated via video link is the redeveloped Vadnagar railway station in his home state, where in his younger days he helped his father, who had a tea stall there, sell tea.

    “Many memories are linked with Vadnagar station,” he said.

    “We have worked to develop the railways not only as a service but as an asset, the result of which can be clearly seen today,” Modi said.

    Modi also inaugurated the newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station and later inaugurated three new attractions at the Science City in Ahmedabad.

    During the virtual event, Modi also flagged the off Gandhinagar-Varanasi weekly superfast train and Gandhinagar-Varetha train.