R^Rer Gve`Vd >G2 >RYR Dfdav Ud WZ Vd
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
& ' RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 )*#+),-. (%)*)(*+ ,(-./ ) 0)12# #"$ - %1 ) 12%5<%%0 %% 0 ;1 / )*2 ; 5;);5%51 15* 15 )1 *5 /51 *55151 N91<*5*6- 1;1> 05 )% 92 % 015*2 15) <15;59 75<55 * 53. ))6 ?' @5 %# $ 5&&"" " /"/ 01 /234 !" #$! "% $&"$' ()! "" # $ paign — a flagship programme $ % & '( of the Bengal Government. ) *#"# $" " + aking a cue from Gujarat, ) / $ 43 Delhi Chief Minister West Bengal on Wednesday Arvind Kejriwal said the stake- T "# 9 $" 5$$ " refused to implement the $& " " holders in his Government are amended Motor Vehicle Act still examining the issues. $" " & % , while the Tamil Nadu & " $" Reacting to Maharashtra Government decided to imple- Transport Minister Diwakar - $ . ment it partially. The BJP-Shiv 0$ / Raote’s letter, Gadkari said, " , Sena coalition Government of # +0$ “Diwakar was a part of the -# Maharashtra stayed the imple- , # committee that approved the *$#$ $ $ mentation the fines imposed $ # 1 Act. During my discussion &" $ " under the amended Act and 0 & /, with Chief Minister Devendra & # $ #& # wrote to the Centre to “recon- $ , $ * "/ Fadnavis, he didn’t mention it. $ / + sider” and “reduce” the fines for # $ +0"" &" $ * "" I feel there’ll be no traffic violations through suit- &" $ $ $ 0 & problem.” !" able amendments. , 1 $ %$% + The Tamil Nadu Against the backdrop of Government said as many as 26 #$#% 0$ & ",$ 0$ 0"#/ :"# $$ # " . reluctance of several States to & $ & " # clauses which prescribed hefty implement the new Motor penalty for various traffic , $ $ * $& "& $ 5 $ #$ Vehicle Act and instances of ", " # $ / offences are being reviewed by massive protests against it, the Chief Minister’s office and , Road Transport Minister Nitin that penalty prescribed in the & +0$ & ",$ Gadkari said States have the increasing fines. The idea is to Gadkari’s comments come fines will be implemented from Shiv Sena said, “The fines are opposed amendments in Act are likely to be reduced by $ 1'(& " authority to revise fines. make roads safer and reduce after Gujarat announced to September 16. very high and beyond the lim- Parliament. If we implement the Government. 2 $$ %$ + “MVA falls in the concur- the number of accidents. Are reduce traffic fines, with Chief While West Bengal Chief its of common people. People the Motor Vehicles Act amend- “The decision by a few "& " " rent list, and States as well as fines more important than Minister Vijay Rupani saying Minister Mamata Banerjee cannot pay so much of fine. We ments, it will hurt general peo- States to cut the fine amount & , " $ the Centre can revise and frame someone’s life? You won’t be that the “base rate for the fines said that she will not imple- have asked the Central ple,” the Bengal CM, who is one for a few traffic offences will be $ ",+ " "" rules under the amended Act. fined if you don’t break the will be lower than the one pro- ment the new law that impos- Government to reduce the fine. of the BJP’s fiercest critics, told taken into account before arriv- 1''3& " $" " The Government does not rules,” the Minister said defend- posed by the Union es hefty fines for traffic viola- Till we get a reply from the reporters in Kolkata. ing at the final decision,” said 14'& " ,.# intend to garner revenue by ing the amended Act. Government” and the revised tions, the Tamil Nadu Centre, we will not implement Adding that money is not a Tamil Nadu transport + Government decided to the new fines. If the reply is in the solution, Mamata said the official. implement it partially. the negative, we will decide our problem needs to be looked at The Union Government Announcing the decision future action.” from the “humanitarian point had amended 93 clauses in & to stay the fines for traffic vio- Calling the amendments in of view”. Motor Vehicle Act which deals $'#(#$ 5 0 lation pending the revision of the Motor Vehicles Act “too Saying that accidents have with penalties for traffic viola- " , rates by the Centre, harsh” Mamata said it was come down, Mamata also tions, registration of vehicles, # $6$ % & Maharashtra Transport against the federal structure of added that Bengal already has national transport policy and # # ! Minister Diwakar Raote of the the Government. “We had the “Safe Drive Save Life” cam- vehicle designs. $ 782 + n order to deal with the rush Iof vehicles to pollution check- ing centres for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate across ! 50)15 I have myself seen how a net- Delhi after the implementa- work to earn livelihood tion of new Motor Vehicle Act, rime Minister Narendra through a cow has been estab- Delhi Transport Minister PModi on Wednesday hit lished there,” Modi said, Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday out at critics who argue that the adding, “But it is unfortunate announced several remedial mention of words “Om” and that in our country the measures. “cow” takes India centuries moment the word ‘Om’ falls on The decision was taken back, saying they are hell-bent the ears of some people, they after the Transport Department on damaging the country. get alarmed.” witnessed a threefold increase in “When some people hear “They also get alarmed by the number of applications for the words Om and cow, they the word ‘cow’. They feel as if PUC certificate from 15,000 to scream that the country is that the country has gone back 45,000 a day. Gahlot said there back to the 16th century. Such to the 16th or the 17th centu- are 70 lakh vehicles on roads in penalties with respect to certain 10,000 to 12,000 vehicles visit- people are only destroying the ry,” he said. Delhi. offences as per the new MV Act, ing the test centres before the nation,” Modi said at the launch Mocking this “gyan” (wis- The Transport Department as of now Delhi Government is amended law, which hiked the of National Animal Disease dom) of the critics, he said such has asked all 941 pollution not mulling to dilute them penalty, came into force. Control Programme (NACDP) people are hell-bent on dam- checking centres to function since the stringent measures are In Box in Mathura. aging the country. from 7am to 10pm. Besides, and meant to ensure road safety. Measures taken to deal with The NACDP aims to con- The PM wondered server capacity has been Road safety is a major concern the rush in the pollution check- trol foot and mouth disease and whether anyone can imagine increased nearly twice to deal in Delhi and the Delhi ing centers :- bacterial infection in livestock. an economy without animal with 6,000 online applications Government is very serious 1. All 941 pollution The Centre will spend 12,652 husbandry. per hour. about it.” checking centers are made func- crore to vaccinate over 600 mil- “In the life of rural India, “The Delhi Government Gahlot said, “We are close- tional from 07:00 am to 10:00 lion animals in the programme animal husbandry is very valu- has decided to open more pol- ly observing the initiatives by pm. stretching up to 2030. able. Can a family in a village lution checking centres and other States and consulting var- 2. The server capacity has Modi also promoted clean- survive without it? But I don’t new applications are invited. An ious stakeholders. At any stage, been increased nearly twice. liness, spoke against single- know why some people get an advertisement in this respect if the Delhi Government is Now the transport department use plastic and invoked the electric shock on hearing the will be floated tomorrow. convinced to reduce the fine for can handle 6000 online appli- 9/11 attack on America to word,” Modi said. Transport terminals and depots certain offences, we shall do the cations per hour comparing to indirectly condemn Pakistan He said environment and to provide pollution checking needful.” 3200 applications per hour. for nurturing terrorism. livestock were always at the ! "# services. In centres with huge “There are approximately 3. Delhi government “There is a country called core of India’s economic rush, civil defense volunteers 1.10 core vehicles in Delhi at decided to open more pollution Rwanda in Africa. I had gone thought and philosophy. “And strong roots are getting nour- Government’s effort to place in the US, and it shook will be deployed for crowd present and if we deduct the checking centers and new appli- there. In Rwanda, there is a hence, be it Swachh Bharat or ished in our neighbourhood,” strengthen anti-terror laws is a the entire world.” management to prevent law vehicles that are 15 years, there cations are invited. An adver- unique programme, where the Jal Jeevan Mission or promot- he said in an apparent reference step forward in this direction. Modi also inaugurated the and order issues,” the Delhi are 70 lakh vehicles on road and tisement in this respect will be Government gives cows to vil- ing agriculture and animal to Pakistan. “September 11 is also a special National Artificial Government’s transport depart- to ensure smooth process of floated tomorrow (12 lages with the condition that husbandry, we always try to He said the entire world day for another reason, as it was Insemination Programme in ment said in a statement. acquiring the pollution certifi- September 2019). the first female calf born to the maintain a balance between needs to take a pledge against on this day a century back Mathura. Asking people to The Delhi Government on cate,” Gahlot said. 4. Certain transport ter- cow is taken back and given to nature and economy.” this ideology, against those when Swami Vivekananda shun single-use plastic, Modi Friday suspended two pollution According to an official, minals and depots will provide those who do not have a cow,” In his 40-minute speech, who are taking it forward and delivered his historic address in said its wanton use posed a checking centres for malprac- after the amended Motor pollution checking services.