Newspaper Headlines: PM Modi Calls For Speedy Access To COVID-19 Vaccines And Other Top Stories

Hindustan Times: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday suggested developing a vaccine delivery system that is on the lines of how elections are conducted in the country and disaster management work is conducted, even as he discussed ensuring speedy access to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines for every Indian citizen. Creditors to Jet Airways have approved a resolution plan which will give the country's oldest private carrier a new lease of life, the airline said in a regulatory filing on Saturday. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Grand Alliance (GA) or Mahagathbandhan on Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming Bihar elections, promising to block the three farm laws recently enacted by the Centre and creating employment opportunities in the state.

Indian Express: With all senior political leaders including Mehbooba Mufti released, the Centre on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, to facilitate the setting up of District Development Councils (DDC), the members of which will be directly elected by voters in the UnionTerritory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that to ensure speedy access to the Covid-19vaccine, the delivery system could learn from the successful conduct of elections and disastermanagement.

The Asian Age: Calling for full preparedness to ensure speedy access to COVID-19 vaccines for every citizen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday suggested developing a vaccine delivery system on the lines of conduct of polls and disaster management while involving all levels of government and citizen groups. The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alliance on Saturday released its manifesto, "Sankalp Patra" for the upcoming assemlby elections. No RTC buses between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for Dasara.

Deccan Chronicle: Close on the heels of a downpour that devastated parts of Hyderabad earlier this week, several areas in the metropolis received heavy showers on Saturday evening, triggering traffic snarls and water-logging. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the COVID-19 situation and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution and said that access to vaccines should be ensured speedily once they are ready keeping in view the geographical span and diversity of the country.