Houses to women a Rakshabandhan gift: PM Modi
Valsad (Gujarat), Aug 23: The 1 lakh houses given away to women under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (rural) scheme in Gujarat's Valsad district is a Rakshabandhan gift, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
At an event in Jujwa village, Modi also spoke on video to women across 26 districts who are the beneficiaries of these houses. Over 1.15 lakh residential units have been built at a cost of Rs 1,727 crore.
"I got an opportunity to talk to women across the state today who got their homes under the PM Awas Yojana. It's a Rakshabandhan gift to my sisters in Gujarat," Modi said at a public meeting.
"Providing over 1 lakh houses to them before the occasion of Rakshabandhan is really a satisfying moment for me," he added. He said the houses were "wonderful" because no middlemen were involved.
"It is my dream, it is our endeavour to ensure that every Indian has his own house by 2022," said Modi. "Till now we only heard politicians getting their own homes. Now, we are hearing about the poor getting their own homes."
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
'NATO air defences intercept third ballistic missile over Turkiye since start of Iran war'
Istanbul (AP): NATO defences on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran over Turkiye, the Defense Ministry said.
It marked the third such incident since the start of the Iran war.
Turkiyes Defence Ministry said the missile was destroyed by NATO air defences deployed in the eastern Mediterranean. Residents in the southern city of Adana reported hearing a loud explosion and sirens sounding at Incirlik Air Base, which is used by US forces, in the early hours of Friday.
No casualties were reported.
This week, NATO deployed an additional Patriot air defense system in the southeastern province of Malatya, where the Kurecik radar station is based.
The Defence Ministry stressed Thursday that Incirlik is a Turkish base – and that the foreign troop presence doesn't alter the base's status – in an apparent response to warnings from Tehran to regional countries not to host US military bases.
