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Vande Bharat gets a sombre flag-off in wake of Pulwama terror attack

Before flagging off the train, Modi paid tribute to the martyrs

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PM Modi, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Minister Vijay Goel, former BJP president Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and others observe two-minute silence to mourn the death of CRPF jawans | PTI

Shine Jacob New Delhi | Allahabad

Last Updated : Feb 16 2019 | 2:16 AM IST

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first semi-high speed train, Vande Bharat Express, from New Delhi Railway Station.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was also present at the event. He, along with members of the Railway Board, boarded the train for its maiden journey to Varanasi.

The mood at the event was sombre following the deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday that claimed the lives of at least 40 CRPF jawans. The flagging-off ceremony was also delayed by 90 minutes as the PM was held up in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security.

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