Cruise vessel ‘The World’ arrives in New Mangalore port with 123 passengers
Mangaluru: ‘The World’ arrived at the New Mangalore port on Friday, being the first cruise vessel of the year and the fourth this fiscal to stop here.
‘The World’, which traveled from Dubai to Mumbai before stopping at the Goa port, came to Berth No 4 of the New Mangalore port. It carries 123 passengers and 280 crew members.
The passengers, who were accorded a grand, conventional style welcome on arrival, will be visiting various tourist centres near the city.
The private cruise is 196.35 meters long with a draft of 7.05 meters. It also has a carrying capacity of 43,188 gross tons, the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has said in its release.
The cruise will continue its journey on Sunday January 15, traveling to the Kochi port.
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BJP's reaction to Rahul Gandhi's comments on EC fuels 'mistrust': Sharad Pawar
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday claimed that BJP leaders routinely respond whenever Congress MP Rahul Gandhi questions the Election Commission's functioning, fuelling "mistrust" in the poll panel.
Responding to a question on Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the Election Commission of India over alleged "vote chori", Pawar said Gandhi and other Opposition leaders have raised key issues about the ECI's functioning.
"When Gandhi, the leader of opposition (in the Lok Sabha), raised the issue in Parliament, the institution concerned should have taken note of it. But what is happening is that when Gandhi raises questions and criticises the ECI, the ECI does not answer - it is the BJP and its leaders who respond," he told reporters here.
Instead of the Election Commission, the chief minister and other leaders are responding to such issues, the former Union minister noted.
"By doing this, they are actually contributing to the mistrust about the ECI, which is not good," he added.
Sharpening his attack on the issue of “vote chori” (vote theft), Gandhi last week accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of protecting those who destroyed democracy.
To buttress his allegation, the leader of the opposition cited data from two assembly constituencies in Karnataka and Maharashtra, where he claimed voters were deleted/added in a fraudulent manner.
The Election Commission has dubbed the allegations as incorrect and baseless, and said, “No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi.”
