Adityanath flags off 100 motorcycles for 'UP-100' service
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday flagged off 100 motorcycles for the 'UP-100' service, officials said.
This is the first lot of a total of 1,600 two-wheelers which will be provided to the police in due course of time, an official said.
The motorcycles have mobile data terminal (MDT) on which they will get instructions from the headquarters. That will enable the police personnel to reach the callers' destination directly.
Besides, the two-wheelers are also equipped with LED lights, sirens, Public Address (PA) system, crime scene kit, utility box, helmet, torch, mobile charging point, bottle holder and other facilities.
Adityanath also directed police officials to ensure they promptly respond to distress calls, try to reach the scene of the crime quickly and reduce the response time to 10 minutes.
He also asked the police personnel involved in the 'UP-100' service to be people-friendly.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
