Nitin Gadkari said India is constructing 30 kilometres of roads every day which is a great achievement during this pandemic time. He asked the State governments to motivate people for safer movement on road, the involvement of NGOs should be appreciated in this concern. He suggested involving social media on a major basis for awareness and education about road safety measures. He highlighted that there is a committee of MPs related to road safety, and requested all the MLAs to also focus on the issue of accident reduction in their constituencies. … [Read more...] about Union Minister Nitin Gadkari calls for reducing road accidents by half by 2025
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States tighten security before inauguration
"Such a show of force sends out a strong signal to and will curb those extremists who think of taking violent action against the government. It's a good deterrence strategy to prevent an incident like the January 6th Capitol riot from happening again. The relatively quiet weekend is good proof," Lester said. … [Read more...] about States tighten security before inauguration
US toll lays bare scale of virus battle
"We can do anything we like, but we will not succeed if others are not working in parallel," Merkel told journalists on Tuesday, two days ahead of a video conference of European leaders. "We need to make sure that everyone around us is doing the same. Otherwise we have to look at measures such as entry restrictions." … [Read more...] about US toll lays bare scale of virus battle
On Day 1, Biden signs 15 executive orders
“The president also put an end to the Muslim ban, a policy rooted in religious animus and xenophobia. He sent a proclamation effective immediately halting further funding construction of the previous administration's border wall and terminating the so-called national emergency use to wastefully divert billions for wall construction,” she said. … [Read more...] about On Day 1, Biden signs 15 executive orders
Capital prepared, tense for inauguration
The National Mall, the Washington Monument and others were inaccessible; bridges were shut down and Metro stations shuttered. Streets from the Capitol where the inauguration of the 46th president will take place to the White House are closed, and some residents had to show identification to get home. … [Read more...] about Capital prepared, tense for inauguration
