Prez Murmu arrives in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Sep 12: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Gujarat where she will address legislators during the monsoon session of the state assembly and attend some other programmes. She was welcomed at the airport by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. “Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel received President Droupadi Murmu on her arrival at Ahmedabad,” official handle of the President posted on micro-blogging site X. Murmu will inaugurate the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project of the Gujarat legislative assembly and address MLAs on Wednesday in Gandhinagar on the opening day of the four-day monsoon session of the House. The NeVA project has been implemented under the concept of ‘One Nation, One Application’ envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to make the assembly functioning paperless, said a release by the assembly secretariat. ‘Ayushman Bhav’ is a comprehensive nationwide initiative that aims to provide saturation coverage of healthcare services, reaching every village and town in the country. The initiative builds upon the success of the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ programme. (PTI)
Rs 39L cash looted from bank van in UP
Mirzapur, Sep 12: In a shocking incident here, four men on a motorcycle on Tuesday shot one guard, two cashiers, and another person in front of Axis bank, and fled with a cash box carrying Rs 39 lakh. The cashier, who was in the van carrying the cash, said the box had Rs 39 lakh. The guard died during treatment, and the other three are still under medical care. The entire incident was captured by security cameras. According to reports, the CCTV clip showed a man wearing a helmet sauntering around the van, which was parked on the side of the road with the armed guard standing outside as some men, presumably bank employees, opened the van’s back door. Suddenly, another man wearing a helmet appeared in the frame and shot the guard in the back at close range. The guard could be seen lying on the road and trying to get up. He was helped to his feet by onlookers who ferry the injured to a hospital in rickshaws. (IANS)