Ex-PM appreciates Siddu administration
Bengaluru, May 7: Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh appreciated the administration of Siddaramaiah government, which has given priority for social, health and education sectors.
Addressing the reporters at the KPCC office here on Monday, Dr Singh said that the Tender Sure scheme of the state government has changed the way of creating urban infrastructure. Metro transportation has improved considerably. Since the state government has proposed to earmark total 80 per cent of the planning expenditure, sub-urban railway project was kicked off. Though there was heavy traffic congestion due to vehicles and population, there were lot changes due to good policies, he said.
Since there is a complementary environment for creativity and entrepreneurship of Bengaluru, youth were attracted towards this city. Due to the concept of businessmen of Bengaluru, JnNURM scheme was introduced. The development of cities should be the priority of every government. But Modi government has seen satisfaction in declaring the programmes like Amrut, Smart City and others, he said.
Because of the new policies like Elevate, Bengaluru city has become new business capital of the country. Due to the support given to industries, it has attracted more investment and it is the front runner in investment compared any other state including Gujarat in the country. When Karnataka is leading the job creation, the centre is in so pathetic condition. Though Modi had promised of creating more than two crore jobs every year, in reality, the BJP government has removed the job opportunities, he said.
In the last four years, total 72 lakh jobs were cut because of Modi and his government’s irresponsible administration. In national level, the export of software was also declined. In 2015-16, it was declined to 7.3 per cent. Bengaluru and Karnataka have become a model to the entire country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn some lesions even now and implement them, he hoped.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
