Infra development needs to move in top gear: Modi

PM says now we have to improve our speed and move in top gear

First India Bureau

New Delhi: “Infrastructure development is the driving force of the country’s economy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while expressing confidence that India will emerge as a developed nation by 2047 by following this very path. “Now we have to improve our speed and move in top gear,” he said.

Noting that PM Gati

Shakti Master Plan is a critical tool that integrates economic and infrastructural planning with development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Gati Shakti National Master Plan is going to change the face of India’s infrastructure and its multimodal logistics.”

Infrastructure has a significant role to play in the sustainable development of any country along with development while keeping the needs of the future in mind.

Prime Minister Modi made the observation during a Post Budget Webinar on ‘Infrastructure and Investment: Improving logistic efficiency with PM Gatishakti National Master Plan’.

Addressing the gathering, he expressed happiness that hun-

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GUTKA BAN: SC ISSUES NOTICE ON TN GOVT’S PLEA dreds of stakeholders took part in the webinar along with more than 700 CEOs and MDs by recognising its importance. He said that this year’s Budget will give new energy to infrastructure.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a response to a plea challenging an order of the Madras High Court quashing a May 2018 notification prohibiting the sale, manufacture and transport of gutkha and other tobacco-based products. A bench issued notice to Food Safety Commissioner, Jayavilas Tobacco Traders and others on a plea filed by the Tamil Nadu government.

“Infrastructure has a significant role to play

SC ACQUITS WB MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE 40 YEARS AGO

New Delhi: The Supreme Court judgment acquitting a West Bengal native of the charge of killing his wife 40 years ago has once again shone a spotlight on the need for compensating a victim of wrongful prosecution for priceless years lost behind bars. The top court on Friday acquitted Nikhil Chandra Mondal, who was booked for allegedly killing his wife four decades ago.

SUPREME COURT SEEKS CENTRE’S RESPONSE ON REPORTED DEATHS OF TIGERS

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to inform it about reported deaths of tigers in the country. A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna sought the information after taking note of newspaper reports about tiger deaths. The apex court was hearing a petition filed by advocate Anupam Tripathi in 2017 seeking to save endangered tigers whose numbers are dwindling across the country. “Though the petitioner is not present, respondents will ascertain about reported deaths of the tigers in India. List the matter after three weeks,” the bench said.

DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST RaGa: NEXT HEARING ON APRIL 1

Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi town deferred till April 1 the hearing of a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his request for permanent exemption from appearing.

Advocate Narayan Iyer, Gandhi’s counsel, said the application for permanent exemption has been placed before First Class Judicial Magistrate LC Wadikar. Rajesh Kunte, an RSS functionary had filed the case against Rahul Gandhi.

STOP CONSTRUCTION IN BIRD SANCTUARY’S BUFFER ZONE: NGT

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has restrained the Jannayak Chandrashekhar University in Ballia from carrying out further construction within the ecologically sensitive zone area of Jai Prakash Narayan (Surha Tal) Bird Sanctuary. A bench said the report of a panel constituted earlier “established” that the administrative, academic, library and commercial buildings were being constructed within the ecologically sensitive zone area.

in the sustainable development of any country along with development while keeping the needs of the future in mind”, the Prime Minister remarked. He underlined that those who have knowledge of history related to infrastructure are well-versed with this fact. He cited the construction of Uttarapath by Chandragupta Maurya which was carried forward by Ashoka and later upgraded by Sher Shah Suri.

1st K’taka

Davangere (PTI): Del- hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed to the people of poll-bound Karnataka to give his Aam Aadmi Party a chance to give a corruption-free government for five years.

He also promised to give free electricity, quality education in government schools and good healthcare for the state’s people.

Addressing his maiden election public meeting in Karnataka, the AAP supremo said the party has zero tolerance for corruption as a minister and an MLA in party-ruled Punjab were jailed.

Odisha CM lays emphasis on values of edu

Bhubaneswar: Odisha

CM Naveen Patnaik Saturday said education should be linked with emotional and spiritual needs of students. Inaugurating Utkal Gourav School at Berunapadi in Keonjhar through video conferencing, he said modern education provides knowledge to students for understanding world and use it for sustaining seamless growth.

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House of 3rd person linked to Atiq Ahmed razed in UP

Prayagraj (PTI): Authorities demolished the house of a criminal allegedly linked to gangsterturned-politician Atiq Ahmed amid heavy police deployment, the third such demolition in three days. Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) officials arrived at the house of Mashookuddin, who has dozens of cases registered against him, in Puramufti area with bulldozers and other heavy-duty earth movers and began pulling down the structure.