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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
JD(U) cadres told to engage voters through booth agents
Patna: Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha on Wednesday called upon party workers to actively engage in nominating second booth level agents (BLAs) and to reach every household during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, being carried out under the supervision of the Election Commission (EC). While the EC has requested political parties to nominate their second BLAs, the JD(U) has taken proactive steps. "It is a golden opportunity for our party workers to reach every voter at the booth level through our BLAs. We should make our presence felt among voters of every booth," Jha said during a review meeting focused on the party's BLA-2 nominations. District-level functionaries joined the meeting via video conferencing. "This is the peak of the kharif cropping season. Hence, we must pay special attention to connecting with voters involved in farming. Even those who have migrated to other states must be contacted by July 20," Jha added, referring to the SIR exercise which concludes on July 25. State JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, former Rajya Sabha MP Anil Hegde and MLCs Sanjay Gandhi and Ravindra Prasad Singh also participated in the meeting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like [국가인증] 키성장 인증받은 '이 제품' 2개월치 무료증정 이벤트 곧 마감! 아이클타임 더 알아보기 Undo Kushwaha said the party has dispatched 23 senior leaders to strengthen local units in assembly constituencies. On industrial development in Bihar, JD(U) national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said in a statement that the state has seen significant progress under CM Nitish Kumar. He said 2,300 small and large industrial units have been established and of the Rs 1.81 lakh crore worth of investment proposals received during the Bihar Business Summit last year, 41 projects worth Rs 850 crore have already been approved to begin operations.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bihari guest workers in TN left clueless on electoral rollrevision
Amid the furore surrounding the 's special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of the assembly election scheduled to take place later this year, the fates of lakhs of guest workers keen on exercising their voting right hangs in the balance. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Under the exercise, around four crore of the eight crore voters in Bihar will have to submit documents proving their citizenship to enumerators by July 25, failing which their names will be excluded from the rolls. Analysts have pointed out that a huge chunk of the electorate comprising illiterate and underserved voters might not have one of the 11 documents that the Commission demands (including domicile and caste certificates) as proof of citizenship, and might not be in a position to furnish them before the deadline. The development has shocked 4.5 lakh people from Bihar in , of which an estimated 2 lakh are in Chennai. They include workers in the construction, hospitality, and logistics industries as well as college students. While the Supreme Court had suggested last week that the EC accept Aadhaar, its own identity card, and ration card as documents for voter re-verification, there seems to be an air of uncertainty regarding the way forward. "Since the announcement, we have been flooded with calls," says Mukesh Kumar Thakur, Secretary of Bihar Association, Chennai, and also Secretary of the Bihar Foundation, Chennai Chapter. "Some people have voter ID cards from Bihar, while their Aadhaar and ration cards have a Chennai address. They're worried that their names might get struck off owing to duplication. We have instructed them to approach their ward members. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now " Many workers are relying on relatives from their native constituencies to send them the necessary forms. Sanjay Kumar Jha, a logistics worker from Ambattur, who has lived in Chennai for 25 years with his family, plans on travelling to Bihar to get his verification done, as his Aadhaar bears a Chennai address, while the voter ID is of Bihar. In a majority of cases, workers have not been intimated about how to proceed with the revision process. Rajdev Kumar, a hotel employee in the city, fears the absence of awareness among guest workers could lead to mass exclusion from the electoral rolls. A similar fear has enveloped guest workers in other parts of TN. "Only a few among the daily wage workers from Bihar are educated, and they might be in a position to provide school or birth certificates. I have been working in Tamil Nadu for 15 years and all I have as proof are my Aadhaar and PAN cards," explained Rajesh Sah, employed at a private factory near Thaneerpandal road, Coimbatore. Others lament that the deadline for furnishing the necessary details is too short. With inputs from Anushka Juliet, Deepak Karthick, Vivanesh Parthiban
India Gazette
09-07-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Parliamentary panel discusses safety in civil aviation sector
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): A parliamentary panel on Wednesday discussed measures concerning civil aviation safety with senior officials from DGCA, AAI and some private airlines giving their presentations, sources said. JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, who heads Parliament's Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, later said that the meeting was 'very good'. He said that India's aviation sector has grown rapidly over the past few years, specially after the UDAN scheme was implemented. Sources said that senior officials of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told the parliamentary panel that the preliminary report on the plane crash in Ahmedabad is likely to be placed in the public domain in the next few days, sources said. Several members made queries and sought clarifications on the issue of safety and aircraft maintenance. The members, sources said, talked about the vast expansion of aviation sector in India, the projected growth and the need to expand the maintenance facilities. Members mentioned the aircraft crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 last month in which over 250 people were killed. The Air India Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, crashed shortly after take off from Ahmedabad airport. Sources stated that AAIB officials informed the meeting that the preliminary report would be made public within 30 days of the tragic accident. AAIB officials are also learnt to have told the panel that the black box was intact and its data is being analysed. The agenda of parliamentary panel was to hear the Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, on 'Overall review of safety in Civil Aviation Sector'. The meeting, which began at 11 am lasted till almost 6 pm. Senior officials of Air India, Indigo, Akasa Air were among those present. On Tuesday, Members of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) raised serious concerns over aviation safety following the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad and the sudden surge in flight fares from Srinagar to other cities after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, according to sources. The investigation is being led by the AAIB Director General and includes experts from the Indian Air Force, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), and the US-based National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is the designated investigation body from the country of the aircraft's design. Aviation medicine and air traffic control experts are also part of the team. According to officials, this is the first time India is decoding black box data domestically On June 25, the memory module was successfully accessed and its data was downloaded at the AAIB Lab, the official said. (ANI)
The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Aviation safety in focus at parliamentary panel meeting
A day-long meeting of a parliamentary committee on safety in the aviation sector is underway in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 9, 2025), with members questioning official agencies and private airlines over safety standards being followed by them, an issue brought into sharp focus by the Ahmedabad plane crash last month. Sources said there was concern among some members over a large number of vacancies in the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), while a few others spoke about the agency not implementing several of the earlier recommendations of the committee. Several official agencies, including the Airport Authority of India and the DGCA, are expected to make presentations before the committee headed by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson is among the representatives of airlines who are attending the meeting apart from several other stakeholders. Many of these officials were part of the seating of another parliamentary committee meeting held on Tuesday (July 8, 2025). Also read: DGCA finds multiple violations related to airlines, airports, aircraft maintenance works The DGCA had said on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) it will put in place a mechanism to curb the surge in air ticket prices recently witnessed during the Maha Kumbh and post-Pahalgam terror attack, as the issue, coupled with concerns over air safety after the Ahmedabad plane crash, dominated proceedings at the Public Accounts Committee. A London-bound Air India flight crashed into a hostel complex moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 on board and several others on the ground.
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Business Standard
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Aviation safety in focus as parliamentary panel questions airlines
A day-long meeting of a parliamentary committee on safety in the aviation sector is underway here on Wednesday, with members questioning official agencies and private airlines over safety standards being followed by them, an issue brought into sharp focus by the Ahmedabad plane crash last month. Sources said there was concern among some members over a large number of vacancies in the aviation regulator DGCA, while a few others spoke about the agency not implementing several of the earlier recommendations of the committee. Several official agencies, including the Airport Authority of India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), are expected to make presentations before the committee headed by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha. Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson is among the representatives of airlines who are attending the meeting apart from several other stakeholders. Many of these officials were part of the seating of another parliamentary committee meeting held on Tuesday. The DGCA had said on Tuesday it will put in place a mechanism to curb surge in air ticket prices, recently witnessed during the Maha Kumbh and post-Pahalgam terror attack, as the issue coupled with concerns over air safety after the Ahmedabad plane crash dominated proceedings at the Public Accounts Committee. A London-bound Air India flight crashed into a hostel complex moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 on board and several others on the passenger miraculously survived.
