PM Modi pays floral tribute to statue of Saint Ravidas
Hakikat Kya Hai | November 30, 2020 21:54 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to the statue of Saint Ravidas at Sant Ravidas Park in Varanasi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to the statue of Saint Ravidas at Sant Ravidas Park in Varanasi.
Speaking in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the statuette of the Annapurna deity which was stolen over 100 years ago, is now on its way back here. :It is a matter of great fortune that 'Mata Annapurna' will come back to her original home. Statues of our deities are part of our priceless legacy," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the first 'diya' on 'Dev Deepawali' and set off celebrations for the festival that is marked by lighting lakhs of earthen lamps on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that 'Dev Deepawali' is special this year because it marks the return of 'Maa Annapurna'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit up an earthen lamp at Raj Ghat in Varanasi to mark the beginning of the celebrations that is held on every ''poornima'' of the hindu month of Kartik.
"I welcome PM Modi to Kashi which is his first visit to this holy place after the sacred moment of ground-breaking ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple. He realised the Ram Mandir dream," says UP CM Yogi at Raj Ghat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
On a day when Prime minister Narendra Modi is visiting Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, some miscreants threw ink on a statue of former prime minister, late Rajiv Gandhi.
Amid a raging stir spearheaded by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought to dispel "rumours" and clarified that the new agricultural reforms offer farmers fresh options and legal protection. In a bid to reach out to the protesting farmers, Modi, who was speaking at an event in Varanasi, cautioned them against falling prey to any "propaganda".
"There is a new trend now, earlier decisions of government were opposed, now rumours have become basis for opposition. Propaganda is spread that although decision is right, it can lead to other consequences, about things that haven't happened or will never happen. Same is with farm laws," Modi said.
Amid a raging stir spearheaded by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought to dispel "rumours" and clarified that the new agricultural reforms offer farmers fresh options and legal protection.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the six-lane Varanasi-Prayagraj Highway during his visit to Varanasi on the occasion of Dev Deepawali.
Laser show was held at Chet Singh Ghat of the Varanasi city on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Nov 29.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday to inaugurate a six-lane stretch of the national highway between the city and Prayagraj, and will also attend Dev Deepawali there. A PMO statement said on Saturday that Modi will also undertake a site visit of Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor project and go to the Sarnath archaeological site as well.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday to inaugurate a six-lane stretch of the national highway between the city and Prayagraj, and will also attend Dev Deepawali there.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday to inaugurate a six-lane stretch of the national highway between the city and Prayagraj, and will also attend Dev Deepawali there.
The proposed bullet train project between Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan and Varanasi will have a stop at the proposed upcoming Noida International Greenfield Airport in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) said.
Migratory Siberian birds in large numbers flocked to UP's Varanasi. The mesmerizing view attracted birdwatchers on banks of river Ganga.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects for Varanasi, including those related to agriculture, tourism and infrastructure.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi via video conferencing.
According to Divisional Commissioner Deepak Agrawal, "The PMO has approved inauguration of 19 ready projects of Rs 230 crore while foundation of 17 new projects of Rs 465 crore will be laid by the Prime Minister."
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the plight of the weavers in the Prime Minister's Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.
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