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Rlys sticks to white-blue colour for second Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat

The second Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat train, which was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, is of the same white and blue colours as the first one. A day before, the Northern Railway (NR) had circulated brochures to journalists in which the train was shown in saffron and grey. "We have plans to convert the present white-blue Vande Bharat into saffron-grey colour in the future because they are in the process of manufacturing at coach factories," a senior NR official told PTI. "Keeping in mind the future scenario, we put a saffron-grey coloured Vande Bharat on our brochures," the official said. Highlighting the train's on-board features, the NR in a statement said, "The train has superior passenger amenities such as on-board WiFi infotainment, GPS-based passenger information system, plush interiors, bio-vacuum toilets with touch free conveniences." It also has "diffused LED lighting, charging points beneath every seat, individual touch-based reading lights and

From water conservation to cleanliness: PM puts forth 9 resolutions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday put forth nine resolutions ('sankalp') and as many requests ('aagraha') before people, urging them to work towards fulfilling them. The PM proposed these ideas while addressing the inaugural function of the Swarved Mahamandir on the second and final day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. "My first request is save every drop of water and make more and more people aware about water conservation. Second: Go from village-to-village and make people aware about digital transactions, teach them about online payment. Third: Work to make your village, your locality, your city number one in cleanliness." "Fourth - Promote local, local products as much as possible, use only Made in India products. Fifth - As much as possible, first see your own country, travel around in your own country and if you want to go to another country, then you should not feel like going abroad until you see the whole country. "And these days, I keep tellin

BJP glorifying perpetrators of rape, turning Kashi into mall: UP Cong chief

The Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai has accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of "glorifying" perpetrators of rape and also turning Kashi into a shopping mall. Interacting with reporters at Mahadeva Mela here on Sunday, he said the BJP MLA from Duddhi was already facing trial for rape under the POCSO Act when his party gave the ticket to fight the polls and become a legislator. "This shows the BJP's thinking towards women. The perpetrators of rape are being glorified in the BJP government. The victim got justice from the court," the UP Congress chief said. An MP-MLA court of Sonbhadra on Friday sentenced BJP MLA from Duddhi assembly constituency Ramdular Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl nine years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh which will help in the victim's rehabilitation. Rai, who along with Congress office-bearers attended the closing ceremony of the Mahadeva Mela and performed Jalabhishek at Lodheshwar Mahadev ...

India declared freedom from slave mentality, says PM Modi in Varanasi

Inaugurating the world's largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir here on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country has declared freedom from the slave mentality and is feeling proud of its heritage. "In the era of slavery, the oppressors who made an effort to weaken India first targeted our symbols. After Independence, re-building of these cultural symbols was essential," he said. Modi said that after India gained Independence, "there was an opposition to the rebuilding of the Somnath temple and this thought process remained dominant for decades." The result of this was this was that the country slipped into the pit of an inferiority complex and forgot to feel proud of its heritage, he said. "After seven decades of Independence, the wheel of time has turned once again. The country has declared from the Red Fort freedom from a slave mentality and a feeling of pride about its heritage. "The work which started from Somnath has now become a campaign. Today, the grande

Varanasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Express: Check features, schedule and more

PM Modi will inaugurate the second Vande Bharat Express train on Friday, which will run between New Delhi and Varanasi, beginning on December 20

PM Modi's speech at Kashi Tamil Sangamam translated real time using AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the attendees of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam here with his speech being translated for the audience in real-time using artificial intelligence. Addressing the event on Sunday, the prime minister said, "Those from Tamil Nadu, I request them to use your earphones (to listen to the speech) using AI technology for the first time." Modi expressed hope that artificial intelligence would make it easier for him to reach out to the people. "This was my first experience. In future, I will use it and you will have to respond. Now, as usual, I speak in Hindi and AI will translate it to Tamil," he said. The prime minister said, "Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from one home of Mahadev to His other home. Coming from Tamil Nadu to Kashi means coming from the place of Madurai Meenakshi to Kashi Vishalakshi's place." "So, the love and bond that exist in the hearts of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kashi is different and unique. I am sure, the peop

PM Modi to flag off 2nd Vande Bharat train connecting Varanasi to New Delhi

The Indian Railways is set to commence operations of an advanced semi-high-speed train, Vande Bharat, enhancing connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and the national capital.

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PM Modi inaugurates new terminal building of Surat airport in Gujarat

The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) building, the world's largest office complex with more than 6.7 mn square feet of floor area, is located at Khajod village near Surat city

PM in Surat, Varanasi on Dec 17, 18 to launch development projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Surat and Varanasi on December 17 and 18 to launch several development initiatives. His office said Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Surat airport and the Surat Diamond Bourse on Sunday before travelling to Varanasi to attend the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra. On Sunday evening, he will inaugurate the Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at the Namo ghat, the statement said. The next day, he will inaugurate the Swarved Mahamandir at a public function and also participate in the 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra'. The prime minister is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,150 crore in his parliamentary constituency. The PMO statement said the new integrated terminal building is equipped to handle 1,200 domestic passengers and 600 international passengers during peak hours and has provision for further increasing the peak hour capacity to 3,000 passengers with the

Varanasi Sansad Employment Fair 2023: Over 11000 jobs offered to people

Over 11000 people secured jobs in the Sansad Employment Fair that was held on December 9, 10, 11, and 12. The selected candidates have received an appointment letter on December 12, 2023

Varanasi court grants one more week to ASI to submit Gyanvapi survey report

The Varanasi district court on Monday gave one more week to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit a scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here. District Judge A K Vishvesh gave additional time to the ASI and fixed December 18 as the next date of hearing in the matter. This is the sixth time that the court has granted an extension to the ASI to file its survey report. Madan Mohan Yadav, counsel for the Hindu side, said that the ASI in its application expressed its inability to submit the report on Monday citing the ill health of its superintending archaeologist Avinash Mohanty who had suffered a sudden increase in blood pressure and was unable to attend the court. Earlier, the court had granted additional time to the ASI on September 6, October 5, November 2, November 17 and November 30. The ASI started the survey in the barricaded area of the Gyanvapi premises, excluding its sealed section, on August 4, following court orders to determine whether the

Gyanvapi mosque complex: ASI may file survey report in Varanasi court today

On the previous date, the court had given the ASI 10 days' time on November 30 and ordered it to file the report within the "provided time."

Gyanvapi moque: Court asks ASI to explain reason for seeking more time

The Varanasi district court on Wednesday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to explain the reason for seeking more time for submitting a scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi complex and posted the matter for hearing on Thursday. Taking up the plea of the ASI seeking three additional weeks to submit the report, District Judge A K Vishvesh asked a senior ASI official from Delhi to explain the need for more time, to which the ASI counsel said that officials in Varanasi have been handling the task and will apprise the court about it. The Muslim side represented by lawyer Mohammad Ikhlaq objected to the ASI repeatedly seeking more time. The ASI had on Tuesday sought three more weeks from the district court for submitting the scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex saying it needed more time for the assimilation of information generated by different experts. The district court of Varanasi had asked the ASI to submit the report on the Gyanvapi Masjid comp

Gyanvapi mosque complex: ASI again seeks more time to submit survey report

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday sought three more weeks from the district court here for submitting the scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The court will hear the plea on Wednesday. The district court of Varanasi had asked the ASI to submit the report on the Gyanvapi Masjid complex by November 28. On Tuesday, the ASI sought an extension of three weeks, saying it needed more time for the assimilation of information generated by different experts, counsel for the Hindu side Madan Mohan Yadav said. In its application, the ASI said that its experts are working on various types of data collected by archaeologists, surveyors and other experts, etc. "Assimilation of information generated by different experts and different tools is a difficult and slow process and it will take some more time to complete the report for final submission. "The court is therefore requested to give three more weeks to ASI to submit it," Yadav said quoting the applicati

Gyanvapi row: Hearing on handing over basement to DM deferred to next week

A court here on Thursday deferred to next week the hearing on a plea seeking handover of the keys of a basement in the Gyanvapi mosque to the Varanasi district magistrate. The court posted the matter for hearing on November 29. No work took place at the court as a mark of respect for a senior advocate who died recently, according to the petitioner Madan Mohan Yadav. Yadav said in his plea that authorities had barricaded and locked the basement known as 'Vyas Ji ka Tehkhana' in 1993. Prior to it, the basement was used for worship by Somnath Vyas, a priest. Yadav has pleaded that the key be handed over to the district magistrate, fearing that the contents in the basement could be tampered with.

ASI gets 10 more days to submit survey report of Gyanvapi mosque complex

The Varanasi district court on Saturday gave 10 more days to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to submit its scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The ASI was earlier given time till November 17 to submit the report but on Friday, its counsel sought 15 more days from the court. According to the counsel for the Hindu side Madan Mohan Yadav, the ASI sought more time due to non-availability of the technical report. While hearing the matter on Saturday, District Judge A K Vishvesh asked the ASI to submit its report by November 28. On November 2, the ASI had told the court it had "completed" the survey but may take some more time to compile the report, along with the details of the equipment used in the survey work. The court then granted additional time till November 17 for submitting the document. On October 5, the court had granted four more weeks to the ASI and said the duration of the survey would not be extended beyond this.

Gyanvapi row: ASI seeks 15 days from court for survey report submission

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) sought 15 more days from a court here on Friday to submit its report of a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. According to the Centre's counsel, Amit Srivastava, the ASI has moved an application in the court of Varanasi District Judge A K Vishvesh, stating that though the survey work has been completed, the technical reports are still awaited and therefore, the additional time has been sought. The court will hear the matter later in the day, Srivastava said. On November 2, the ASI told the court that it had "completed" the survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, but it may take some more time to compile the report, along with the details of the equipment used in the survey work, following which additional time till November 17 was granted for the submission of the document. On October 5, the court had granted four more weeks to the ASI and said the duration of the survey would not be extended beyond this.

Gyanvapi survey: Varanasi court gives additional time to ASI till Nov 17

A Varanasi court on Thursday gave additional time till November 17 to the ASI to complete scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here and submit its report. Accepting the request of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), District Judge A K Vishvesh passed the order, Central government counsel Amit Srivastava said. The court was informed that the ASI has completed its survey, but it may take some more time for compiling the report along with the details of the equipment used in the survey work and requested for additional time, Srivastava said. On October 5, the court granted four more weeks to the ASI and said that the duration of the survey will not be extended.

Beautification of Gyanvapi well was done by empress Baiza Bai: Scindia

"The beautification of the Gyanvapi well was done by empress Baiza Bai where the 'shivling' is kept," he added