Varanasi, July 15 (IANS) Locals and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Varanasi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the approval of the development of a link corridor between National Highway-19 (NH-19) and the Varanasi Ring Road with riverbank connectivity along the River Ganga, asserting that the project will increase the inflow of devotees into the holy city and generate employment opportunities.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, on Wednesday …
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New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Centre has approved the construction of a six-lane state-of-the-art corridor along the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi, describing it as a major infrastructure project that will improve connectivity to the city’s key religious, educational and cultural landmarks while easing traffic congestion and accelerating economic growth in eastern Uttar Pradesh.In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said the gover…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the development of a link corridor between National Highway-19 (NH-19) and the Varanasi Ring Road with riverbank connectivity along the River Ganga for the decongestion of Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi city at a total capital cost of Rs 14,447.64 crore, which will include a civil construction cost of Rs 6,037.85 crore and a land acquisition cost of Rs 541.11 crore under …
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders have been arrested in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district on charges of extortion, corruption, and criminal intimidation, police said on Sunday. Both had been absconding and will be produced before a court.The arrested leaders have been identified as Sumit Sharma and Syed Kalimuddin alias Bappa. Sumit is a councillor of Ward No. 1 of Burdwan Municipality. He is known to be close to former Trinamool MLA Khokan Das, who was arrested earl…
Amaravati, June 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Monday expressed grief over the accident involving a tourist bus carrying pilgrims from the state’s Nellore district to Varanasi, leaving three dead. Naidu described the death of three individuals in the accident near Bihar’s Aurangabad on late Sunday as deeply distressing and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.He spoke with officials regarding the incident and inquired about the medical treatment bei…
Mathura, March 22 (IANS) In a major crackdown, the Chhata police in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district have arrested 15 alleged miscreants for blocking National Highway-19, attacking police personnel, and vandalising vehicles following the death of a cow vigilante in a road accident, officials said on Sunday.According to the police, the incident took place on March 21 at around 11.30 a.m. when Chandrashekhar, popularly known as “Farsa Wale Baba”, a 58-year-old resident of Ajnojh village under …