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DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 (PAGE 13) L&T delivers 100th K-9 Vajra Nearly 98.5 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered NHAI transitions to 100 pc howitzer to Indian Army NEW DELHI, Feb 18: initiative, the company established a to healthcare, frontline workers: Govt cashless tolling green-field manufacturing-cum- NEW DELHI, Feb 18: healthcare workers (HCWs) who Bihar, Tripura, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, NEW DELHI, Feb 18: 770 toll plazas (including State Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Plazas) across the country. integration and testing facility at its have taken the first dose and Lakshadweep, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Himachal Pradesh, The NHAI today said it has Naravane today flagged off the Hazira manufacturing complex near The cumulative number of 4,64,932 HCWs who have taken Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jammu For the convenience of high- 100th K-9 Vajra tracked self-pro- COVID-19 vaccine doses admin- transitioned to 100 per cent cash- way users, new feature 'Check Surat to produce the guns. the second dose, along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and less tolling at national highways pelled howitzer from a production istered to healthcare and frontline Balance Status' has been added in The ‘Armoured Systems 31,46,956 frontline workers Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. Bihar. with the Government making facility of its maker Larsen and workers in the country has reached 'My FASTag App', National Complex’ at Hazira was dedicated (FLWs) who were administered On the other hand, seven A total of 10 states that record- FASTags mandatory. Toubro at Hazira near Surat. nearly 98.5 lakh, the Union Health Highways Authority of India to the nation by Prime Minister the first dose. states and UTs have reported less ed the highest number of vaccina- "Following the guidelines for The Indian Army said Larsen Ministry said today. (NHAI) said. Narendra Modi in January 2018. While the countrywide vacci- than 50 per cent coverage of the tions are Uttar Pradesh, mandatory payment of user fee and Toubro (L&T) has supplied 100 A total 98,46,523 vaccine "The My FASTag App will L&T Defence produced the ‘K9 nation drive was rolled out on registered healthcare workers for Maharashtra, Bihar, Jammu and through FASTag at the toll plazas units of indigenously made K-9 VAJRA’ under a contract awarded doses were given through January 16, vaccination of the the first dose. These are Ladakh, Kashmir, Odisha, Karnataka, show FASTag wallet balance sta- Vajra-T 155 mm/ 52 calibre self- 2,10,809 sessions, as per the provi- from the midnight of 15/16 to it through global competitive bid- frontline workers started from Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, February 2021, NHAI has suc- tus in form of color codes i.E. propelled guns to it so far. ding. L&T was the prime bidder for sional report till Thursday 6 pm. February 2. Chandigarh, Nagaland and West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. Green for Active tag with suffi- In a statement, L&T said with cessfully transitioned to 100 per the programme with South Korean This includes 62,34,635 Total 3,17,190 vaccine doses Puducherry. Total 40 persons have been cient balance, Orange/Amber for the flagging-off of the 100th how- cent cashless tolling at National defence major Hanwha Defence, were given till 6 pm on Thursday, A total of 15 states have regis- hospitalised so far. This comprises tags with low balance and Red for itzer, the company has successfully Don’t use Kashmir Highways fee plazas across the the original equipment maker of the the 34th day of the nationwide tered more than 40 per cent cover- 0.0004 per cent of the total vacci- Blacklisted tags," the statement completed delivery of all guns country," NHAI said in a state- world’s top rated howitzer the ‘K9 COVID-19 vaccination drive, the age for the first dose among front- nations. Of the 40 cases of hospi- said. under the existing contract awarded issue to harm ment. Thunder’, as its technology partner. ministry said. line workers. talisation, 24 were discharged The rollout of 100 per cent In case of low balance (Orange to it by the Ministry of Defence in “The production of complex nation: JKNM Out of which, 2,21,425 benefi- These are Gujarat, Rajasthan, after treatment, while 13 persons May 2017. cashless tolling has been positive- Status), the vehicle users can platforms like the K9 VAJRA con- ciaries were vaccinated for the first Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Dadra died and three are under treat- ly received by highway users with instantly recharge using the The company said it has main- tributes to the Indian economy with Excelsior Correspondent dose and 95,765 healthcare work- and Nagar Haveli, Tripura, ment, the ministry said.(PTI) tained its track record of “ahead of a record sale of over 2.5 lakh tags mobile app or avail instant a large multiplier effect, creates new JAMMU, Feb 18: Jammu ers received the second dose of in the last two days, it said. recharge facility at toll plaza Point time deliveries” of complex plat- job opportunities and plays a signif- vaccine as per the provisional forms. Kashmir Nationalist Movement Drug peddler arrested, With nearly 60 lakh transac- of Sale (POS). icant role in enhancing India’s (JKNM) held a meeting of report, it said final reports would tions, the per day toll collection "Over 40,000 POSes for Defence Minister Rajnath industrial ecosystem,” said J D Patil, be completed for the day by late Singh had flagged off the 51st K9 office bearers under the cannabis seized through FASTag crossed the high- FASTag have been set up by vari- Whole-Time Director and Senior Chairmanship of Padamshri Dr tonight. ous member banks and VAJRA in January last year from Excelsior Correspondent est ever mark of Rs 95 crore on Executive Vice President (Defence K N Pandita. A total of 10,159 sessions were February 17, 2021, the statement NHAI/IHMCL. Online sale of Hazira. and Smart Technologies) of held till 6 pm on Thursday. As a part of its ‘Make-in-India’ In the meeting opinions UDHAMPUR, Feb 18: Udhampur police today arrested a drug said. FASTag is also available on vari- L&T.(PTI) have been expressed in various All states and union territories peddler and seized 200 grams of cannabis from his possession. "Currently, the total penetra- ous e-commerce portals," it added. circles on the statement of conducted the COVID vaccina- The accused, identified as Tariq Hussain, son of Bashir Ahmed tion of FASTag has reached IHMCL stands for Indian Union Home Minister in tion drive on Thursday. of Sambal Danga, Udhampur was apprehended when he was on around 87 per cent, an increase of Highway Management Company Parliament in connection with A total of 11 states and UTs way to Udhampur from Gandalla. During search, 200 grams of 7 per cent penetration in just two Ltd. JK Reorganization and have vaccinated over 75 per cent cannabis was recovered from him. days, with over 100 toll plazas The radio-frequency identifi- of the registered healthcare work- Amendment Act 2019. The arrest was made by a police party, led by SHO Udhampur achieving around 90 per cent pen- cation (RFID)-based FASTag is ers for the first dose. These are JKNM is fully conscious of Inspector Chanchal Singh, under the supervision of Sahil etration," the statement said. affixed on the windscreen of the conspiracies hatched against the Mahajan, DySP Hqrs. Udhampur, while patrolling at Gandalla To facilitate adoption of vehicle. It allows direct payment nation by external and internal Dharmarth Trust road. FASTag, NHAI has also decided of fee from the prepaid or savings subversives and therefore In this connection, a case FIR number 67/2021, U/S 8/20 to launch a 'Free FASTag' cam- account linked to it and enables strongly reiterates its commit- employees’ protest NDPS Act has been registered at PS Udhampur and further inves- paign till March 1, 2021, by waiv- vehicles to drive through without ment to the sovereignty and tigation is going on. ing the tag cost of Rs 100 at over stopping for transactions. (PTI) integrity of our nation. enters 80th day It emphasized caution Excelsior Correspondent against using Kashmir issue and its ramifications to do harm to JAMMU, Feb 18: The ongo- the Indian nation. ing agitation of Dharmarth JKNM has already issued a Trust Employees Association critique of former PM’s pack- entered into 80th day while age (2008) and strongly expects chain hunger strike entered 53rd that the opinion expressed there day in support of their demands in it be considered in totality by to constitute a public board for the bold and decisive all temples under Dharmarth Government at the Center. Trust. B. L Pandita, S. K Koul. P.L A large number of employ- Badgami, Chand Ji Pandita and ees including Pujaris assembled Daleep Pandita participated in in the protest venue at Shri the deliberations. Ranbireshwar Temple and raised slogans in support of their demand. Meanwhile, Hindustan Shiv Sena State President Vikrant Kapoor along with his team members today visited at dhar- na site and extended full sup- port to them. He urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to inter- vene in the matter and announce interim committee to look into the matter of Dharmarth Trust affairs and also conduct CBI enquiry of all scandals in the F.No. Y-18020/4/2020-Trg Dharmarth Trust. Government of India Meanwhile, the Rudhra Abhishak being started by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Dharmarth Trust employees National Statistical Office entered into 3rd day today.