Over 7,000 buses, a majority from neighbouring states, were booked for flouting pollution norms in the national capital in the last six years, the Delhi government informed the state Assembly. The highest number of buses, 3,328, that were challaned for the lack of valid PUC certificates, came from Uttar Pradesh, followed by 2,064 from Rajasthan. The number of buses registered in Delhi that were challaned for violating pollution norms, was 643, during the period. According to the minister, action against buses causing pollution picked up manifold in last one year. A total of 5,086 buses were challaned for lacking valid PUC certificates, from 2017-till February this year. The number was quite low in the previous years – 244 in 2012-13, 216 in 2013-14, 506 in 2014-15, 189 in 2015-16,.and 978 in 2016-17, he said in a written reply. The enforcement wing of the Transport Department carries out regular checks of pollution standards of the buses coming to Delhi from neighbouring states. Buses not having valid PUC certificates are challaned, the minister said. The fine for not having a valid PUC is Rs 1,000. The State Transport Authority of Delhi has no power to cancel permits of buses from other states…
Month: December 2021
On Holi, Akhilesh Yadav shares dais with uncle Shivpal at Saifai
Holi festivities in Saifai, the native village of Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, witnessed the warring uncle and nephew, Shivpal Singh Yadav and party president Akhilesh Yadav, share the dais after a long time. Both Shivpal and Akhilesh, involved in a bitter battle with each other in the party since 2016, attended the Holi function yesterday, with the latter also touching the feet of the former and taking his blessings. Akhilesh, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, also restrained his and his uncles supporters from raising slogans. This is the time for Holi festivities.politics should be kept out of it.such sloganeering spoils the atmosphere and creates distance.things should be changed, otherwise they will only weaken us. We need to think about the future and move ahead.I take a decision only after giving it a proper consideration and not under anyones influence, he said. The SP chief added that if slogans had to be raised, they should be in favour of the cycle, the party symbol. On the occasion, Shivpal said, Festivals are more fun if people have love for each other in their hearts. In villages, people give importance to trivial issues that create animosity and the clever…
Shoaib Akhtar wants Kashmir, Palestine, other troubled areas of world free like Salman Khan
Shoaib Akhtar, the former Pakistani cricketer has a unique take on the verdict of Salman Khan in the blackbuck poaching case. On Tuesday, the former pacer took to the microblogging site, Twitter, to express his views on the same. Shoaib Akhtar on Twitter made parallels with the Salman Khan verdict and other troubled area of the world. Akhtar tweeted: Finally Salman gets a relief from honourable court I wish 1 day in my life time i get a news of Kashmir Palestine Yemen Afghanistan all the troubled area of the world are free bcoz my heart bleeds for humanity loss of innocent life .. Bollywood actor Salman Khan was released from the Jodhpur jail in the blackbuck poaching case. He has been asked to remain in the country and his next court hearing date is on May 7. Shoaib Akhtar in another tweet urged the young people of both India and Pakistan to stand together to save the relationship between the two countries. The former cricketer on Twitter wrote: Both side of youth need to stand up for India Pak relationship ask authorities a right difficult questions that why we haven He took to Twitter and responded on the clashes…
Narendra Modi Palestine, Oman, UAE visit Live Updates: PM takes part in delegation level talk with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Narendra Modi Palestine, Oman, UAE visit Live Updates: This is an iconic visit as this visit makes PM Modi the first premier of India to undertake an official tour to Palestine. PM Modi arrived at Ramallah earlier today following which he laid a wreath at Mausoleum of Late President Yasser Arafat. Before embarking on the tour, the Prime Minister said it would be his fifth visit to the Gulf and the West Asian region since 2015. In a Facebook post, PM Modi said he was looking forward to strengthening India Noting that there are over 9 million Indians workers in the Gulf region, Modi said the Indian diaspora is a bridge of friendship between India and the Gulf states. He said that one-third of 9 million Indians live in the UAE alone and in Oman, Indian diaspora constitutes the largest expatriate community. During the visit, PM Modi will address the 6th edition of the World Government Summit in Dubai. India is the guest country in this summit. Modi will also have dialogues with leading UAE and Arab CEOs in Dubai. Track Live Updates of Narendra Modi visit of Palestine, Oman, UAE 11:42 pm: PM told him we want to fight…
BJP planning ‘major assault’ on Constitution, says Shashi Tharoor
The BJP government is looking to make a major assault on the Constitution if the ruling party gets a majority in both the Houses of Parliament, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who feels the attack on various constitutional provisions, like Article 370 on Kashmir and secularism, will be part of attempts to create a Hindu rashtra (nation). Tharoor, a second-time Lok Sabha member from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, also feels that the Congress and like-minded secular parties should come together on a common platform to resist the Hindutva onslaught in the next Lok Sabha elections. Even the Left parties could come on that platform post elections if necessary, according to him. I think a lot of their real agenda is waiting for the time when they have both Houses under their control. And once they do, I think you can certainly look to a major assault on the Constitution. Then the question is, will the Supreme Court stand by the basic structure doctrine and interpret it to include these principles of equality, freedom of religion, freedom of worship, non-discrimination, etc., which would make it impossible to reduce the Constitution to the document of a religiously-derived majoritarianism, Tharoor told IANS in an…