New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be on two day official visit to India, beginning January 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Merz is scheduled to hold talks with PM Modi in Ahmedabad, and both leaders will participate in the International Kite Festival at the Sabarmati Riverfront.This will be followed by bilateral engagements at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, according to the statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office. This will be Chancello…
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Ahmedabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a three-day visit to Gujarat on January 10, during which he will offer prayers at the Somnath temple and hold bilateral discussions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Gandhinagar, officials announced. A key highlight of the trip will be PM Modi leading the ‘Shaurya Yatra’, a one-kilometre procession featuring 108 horses, organised as part of the ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’. PM Modi is also slated to inaugurate the Vibrant…
Gandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) The International Kite Festival is an annual kite festival held in Gujarat to celebrate Uttarayan – the days marking the transition of winter to summer. The tradition of flying kites during Makar Sakranti has existed in the state for decades, and people start preparing kites months in advance. As the Uttarayan (when kite flying festival is organised) approaches, the kite markets in Ahmedabad and other districts of Gujarat are flooded with a wide variety of kites and …