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UP: Yogi Govt To Operate 700 Electric Buses In 14 Cities Including Gorakhpur And Ghaziabad This Year
by IANS - Apr 23, 2021 05:00 AM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (@GorakhnathMndr/Twitter)
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to operate 700 electric buses in 14 major cities of the state in order to bring down pollution levels.
According to the government spokesman, work is being done at a rapid pace on the project.
Earlier, the electric buses were plying on roads across seven cities but now the government intends to provide this service to seven more cities.
The spokesman said that more buses will be added to the fleet in the coming days and the routes will be upgraded to make buses run faster.
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Judge Suzana Hussin acquitted and discharged Sabudin Mohd Salleh, 59, of the charge after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against him at the end of the prosecution case. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 Former Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh was freed by the Sessions Court here today on a charge with accepting bribes, amounting to RM150,000, without calling for his defence.
Judge Suzana Hussin acquitted and discharged Sabudin, 59, of the charge after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove a prima facie case against him at the end of the prosecution case.
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