New Aadhaar Seva Kendra inaugurated in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (PTI): The Unique Identification Authority of India on Friday launched a new Aadhaar Seva Kendra here, further enhancing citizen-centric Aadhaar services in the city.
The centre was inaugurated by a local Aadhaar holder, reflecting UIDAI’s citizen-centric approach and commitment to inclusive service delivery, an official statement said.
"The Mangaluru Aadhaar Seva Kendra is a Model-C centre with four operational kits. It was also stated that 22 Aadhaar Seva Kendras will be opened in Karnataka and a total of 473 Aadhaar Seva Kendras across the nation by September 2026, reinforcing UIDAI’s commitment to accessible, efficient, and citizen-centric Aadhaar services in line with the Government of India’s vision of digital inclusion and good governance," it added.
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China opens world's 'longest' expressway tunnel in Xinjiang
Beijing (PTI): China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the "world's longest", in Xinjiang province.
The Tianshan Shengli tunnel, which traverses through the central Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has reduced a treacherous mountain journey of several hours to about 20 minutes, official media reported.
According to Song Hailiang, chairman of China Communications Construction Company, the tunnel has “set two world records”.
“It is the longest expressway tunnel in the world and has the deepest vertical shaft for a highway tunnel,” Song said.
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The tunnel is a key part of the G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, which also became operational on Friday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The expressway serves as a major transport artery linking city clusters in northern and southern Xinjiang.
Stretching 2,500 km, the Tianshan Mountains span central Xinjiang, separating the provincial capital Urumqi, the largest city in the north, from Korla, the largest city in the south.
With the opening of the expressway, travel time between Urumqi and Korla has been reduced from around seven hours to about three hours, the report said.
The expressway, constructed over five years, is 324.7-km-long with a total investment of 46.7 billion yuan (about USD 6.63 billion).
