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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.While addressing a huge crowd of workers at BJP headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi congratulated party workers and said that “they have made the lotus bloom.”Here are the top quotes from his speech Today, I respectfully…
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Ganga Expressway PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the naming of the Ganga Expressway after the Ganga river and announced that the 594-km greenfield corridor connecting Prayagraj and Meerut would be extended to Haridwar in Uttarakhand.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the eway, Modi said govt would also work on a link…
Ganga Expressway raises hopes of spurt in tourist footfalls at the religious and heritage sites on the route Lucknow: A car owner commuting between Meerut and Prayagraj or vice versa via the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway will have to pay Rs 1,800 toll for a single trip.Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) announced the toll…
Uttar Pradesh has over 60% of India’s total access-controlled expressway network. Ganga Expressway, the longest expressway so far in Uttar Pradesh, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The 594 kilometres long Ganga expressway is a six-lane expressway that aims to reduce the travel time between Meerut and Prayagraj to just 6…
Mamata Banerjee slams PM over Ganga ride, cites polluted Yamuna KOLKATA: “Our Ganga is clean. That is why the PM could enjoy the boat ride. Can he do the same in (Delhi’s) Yamuna?” CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, referring to PM Narendra Modi‘s early morning boat ride on the Hooghly.Dubbing it a photo-op, the…
Kanpur: In an alleged suicide attempt, a 24-year-old man, troubled by his marital woes, tried to jump into the Ganga River from the new Ganga Bridge in the Kotwali Ganga Ghat area of Shuklaganj in Unnao at 7.00am, but the passersby stopped him, and called the police.When the cops arrived, the man held their feet…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared pictures of himself spending time on the banks of the Hooghly river in Kolkata and taking a boat ride.In the visuals shared by the Prime Minister, he is seen seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, with the Vidyasagar…
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle passed away on April 12 in Mumbai and left the nation grieving, with tributes continuing to pour in from across the country. Honouring her final wish, her son Anand Bhosle and granddaughter Zanai Bhosle travelled to Varanasi, where her ashes were immersed in the Ganga River on April 20. The iconic…
VARANASI: A man was arrested on Tuesday after a video showing him drinking alcohol on a boat in the Ganga river went viral on social media. The accused has been identified as Arjun Rajbhar, who works in decorating boats.ACP Gaurav Kumar said the video showed two men consuming alcohol while riding a boat. “One of…
On World Health Day, it becomes imperative for us to remember the significance of maintaining good health amid our hectic schedules. While health can be defined in terms of physical fitness, it also refers to being mentally peaceful and emotionally balanced, which comes across strongly with the storylines that have been portrayed on television lately….
