Om Birla launches e-Vidhan app at Bihar assembly; Nitish skips event
Patna (PTI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday unveiled the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) at the Bihar assembly, aimed at creating paperless legislative processes.
The function, held at the Central Hall of the state legislature, was attended by Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, among others.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, however, remained conspicuous by his absence.
State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said, "The CM was supposed to attend the function, but because of his already scheduled engagements, he did not attend it with permission of the assembly speaker."
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, also gave the programme a miss.
NeVA is a workflow system deployed on the NIC cloud to help conduct legislative business in a paperless manner.
It equips members to handle diverse businesses smartly by putting information regarding rules of procedures, the list of businesses, notices, bulletins, bills, questions and answers, and committee reports, among others, in their hand-held devices, officials said.
The aim of the project is to bring all the legislatures of the country together, thereby creating a massive data depository, they said.
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Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
Istanbul (AP): A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, leaving two assailants dead and a police officer wounded, Turkiye's Haberturk broadcaster reported.
The report said attackers were carrying long-barreled weapons. An exchange of fire with police killed two, while a third assailant was captured. One officer sustained injuries during the clash.
The area surrounding the building was quickly sealed off.
