Mangaluru is the most livable, safest city in Karnataka
MANGALURU, August 14: The coastal city of Mangaluru is the most livable and safest city in the state of Karnataka, according to the Ease of Living Index 2018 released by ministry of housing and urban affairs on Monday. The Index saw the coastal city of Mangaluru top the state with an overall ranking of 41, leaving Bengaluru in the third position with a ranking of 58 after Belagavi (ranking 52). The ranking pertains to 111 cities on the Ease of Living Index released by the ministry on Monday.
The Cities were ranked on four factors – institutions, social, economic and physical infrastructure development of the cities. The Ease of Living Index enables cities to assess their livability vis-a-vis global and national benchmarks and encourage cities to move towards an ‘outcome-based’ approach to urban planning and management.
Interestingly Mangaluru which has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons starting with moral policing and cattle vigilantism was ranked 33 in the Safety and Security aspect with Bengaluru being placed in a distant seventh position with a ranking of 107 after Shivamogga (37), Davanagere (50), Tumakuru (64) HubballiDharwad (67).
Recommended By Colombia In the solid waste management category Mangaluru scored 15 as against 58 of Bengaluru and Davangere was the worst with 90th rank. Even in aspects like Transportation and mobility and Wastewater management Mangaluru has done well with it being in the first two positions.
The city also scored high on education with a rank of 33 as against 55 of Bengaluru. Surprisingly the health capital of the state with many hospitals and medical colleges was ranked 55, a sixth position in state after Shivamogga (12), Belagavi (35), Hubballi-Dharwad (48), with Bengaluru performing worst with a ranking of 103. That the coast has its strong identity and culture was backed by the ranking which placed it in the second position (38) in the state after Belagavi (10). In power supply too, the city was ranked 31, taking the first position in the state.
Where Mangaluru took a beating was in the public open spaces category with sixth position among the cities in state and also on pollution where it was in the fifth position.
The ranking was carried out based on 78 indicators grading the existing conditions of urban transport, waste water management, and solid waste management. In all indicators, the Coastal city was placed within the first three positions among the seven cities that appeared in the index in Karnataka.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
