India Launches Grand Redevelopment of Central Delhi
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King Hamad was attend- ing the Children’s Race of HRH Prince Salman announces free COVID -19 vaccine for all Bahraini citizens and residents the National Day Endurance Championship, in the pres- ence of HH Shaikh Nasser, To vaccinate all over HM the King’s Representa- • listed by the World Health Or- tive for Humanitarian Work the age of 18 years ganisation and approved by the We are proud of and Youth Affairs and Hon- National Health Regulatory Au- the efforts of the orary President of BREEF. Vaccination through thority. national cadres at the HH Shaikh Nasser’s chil- 27• medical centers The latest move follows King- front lines, support dren, HH Shaikha Sheema dom recently becoming the agencies, and their bint Nasser bin Hamad Al second nation in the world to contributions to Khalifa, HH Shaikh Ham- Initial vaccination approve the Pfizer-BioNTech capacity• will be 5,000 the success of the ad bin Nasser bin Hamad Covid-19 vaccine for emergen- plans put in place to Al Khalifa, and HH Shaikh individual per day cy use. The Kingdom has also Mohammed bin Nasser bin approved Sinopharm’s Covid-19 address the virus Hamad Al Khalifa, other top Capacity will be vaccine in November for use by officials, in addition to 27 • frontline workers. HRH THE CROWN PRINCE jockeys from local stables raised to 10,000 per day Following the announce - participated in the 20-kilo- ment, HRH Prince Salman said metre race. TDT | agencies His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister Prince Salman the Kingdom is continuing its ventive measures. HM, the King congratu- bin Hamad Al Khalifa chairs the 358th meeting of the Government Executive efforts to combat the pandemic The Committee reviewed a lated the winners, praising ahrain will provide all Committee held remotely yesterday. in line with the directives of His report by the National Medical Bahraini boys and girls for its citizens and residents meeting of the Government Ex- cinate all those over the age of Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Task Force to Combat the Coro- preserving the equestrian Bwith Coronavirus (COV- ecutive Committee. 18 years with 5,000 individuals Khalifa. navirus (COVID-19), headed by sport in Bahrain. HM, the ID-19) vaccines free of cost. 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BAHRAIN A new journey TOTAL CASES 88,632 India launches grand redevelopment of central Delhi ACTIVE CASES 1,601 New parliament building• is expected to DEATHS be completed by 2022 358 DISCHARGED TDT | agencies 86,684 NEW CASES ndian Prime Minister Naren- Idra Modi yesterday attended 137 the groundbreaking ceremony for a huge new Indian parlia- CRITICAL ment, the centrepiece of a grand Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of New The new building will have an area of 64,500 square metres redevelopment of New Delhi’s Parliament Building in New Delhi 6 colonial-era core. Due for completion in 2022 century as the commanding cen- will be “retrofitted” and con- ic journey,” Modi, 70, said in a The launch of the 200 billion when India marks 75 years of trepiece of the Raj, the area also tinue to be used for government speech. 210 fils (includes VAT) rupees ($2.7 billion) project was independence, the much larg- comprises the grand Rajpath business, while other buildings “The old parliament building largely symbolic as India’s top er new parliament will replace boulevard, the president’s res- will reportedly be turned into has seen India’s journey from court has banned any construc- an old building that Modi said idence, government offices, the museums. Some will be demol- colonial times to an independent tion work until a raft of legal pe- Thursday “needs rest”. national museum and the India ished. nation... It is our responsibility titions against the mega-project Designed by British architect Gate war memorial. “Today is a historic day. It is a to give 21st-century India a new are dealt with. Edwin Lutyens in the early 20th Some of the old parliament milestone in India’s democrat- parliament building.”.