PM Modi in Telangana: 'Congress, TRS two sides of same coin'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started his campaign for Telangana Assembly elections by taking on both the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Congress on Tuesday. Addressing a rally in Nizamabad, PM Modi described TRS and Congress as 'two sides of the same coin', and said that both were engaged in vote bank politics. 

The BJP is contesting all the 119 Assembly seats in Telangana on its own.

PM Modi Telangana rallies: Highlights

Nizamabad Rally:

#  We believe in 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. We do not believe in vote-bank politics.

# Congress as well as TRS, both the parties believe in dynastic politics. They are two sides of same coin. Both the parties appease the minority, both the parties believe in vote-bank politics, none of them have internal democracy.

# People should teach a lesson to the TRS government in Telangana.

# Chief Minister of the state feels too insecure and refused to connect the state with the scheme of Ayushman Bharat.

# In past 3 months, 3 lakh families took the benefit of Ayushman Bharat but none of them is from Telangana. The state government is responsible for this.

# Telangana was formed after several years of struggles and sacrifices of youth. State government doesn’t have the right to destroy that sacrifice.

# Telangana CM said he will turn Nizamabad into city like London but the place lacks basic facilities like water, roads and power.

# There are elections in five states and wherever I have had the opportunity to visit, the enthusiasm of people is immense. I thank the people for their faith in the BJP's development agenda.

# Those who believe in development, building new India and new Telangana trust BJP most.

#Telangana chief minister and his family think they can rule without doing any work like the Congress did for years.

Source:-  https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-pm-modi-nizamabad-mahbubnagar-rally-speech-latest-updates-486914

PM Modi to inaugurate key infra projects in Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation, two important national highways in Varanasi, having a total length of 34 kilometres and constructed at a cost of Rs 1571.95 crore on Monday. 

He will be accompanied by UP Governor Shri Ram Naik, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The function will be held in the afternoon at Ring Road Tiraha, Hardua, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

The 16.55 km Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I has been completed at a cost of Rs 759.36 crore, while the work of four-laning and construction of 17.25 km Babatput-Varanasi road on NH-56 has cost Rs 812.59 crore.

The Babatpur Airport highway will link Varanasi to the airport and go on to Jaunpur, Sultanpur and Lucknow. With a flyover at Harhua and a ROB at Tarna, the road will reduce the travel time from Varanasi to the airport. This will prove a big relief to the people of Varanasi and to tourists and other visitors to the city.

The Ring Road, with two ROBs and a flyover, will provide a way for traffic on NH 56 (Lucknow-Varanasi), NH 233 (Azamgarh-Varanasi), NH 29 (Gorakhpur-Varanasi) and Ayodhya – Varanasi highways to bypass Varanasi city, thereby reducing traffic congestion in the city. This will reduce travel time, fuel usage and pollution in the area. The Ring Road will provide easier and more convenient access to Sarnath, an important site for Buddhist pilgrimage.

These projects will also provide increased employment opportunities, development of small and medium industries and give a boost to economic development in the area. Currently, NH projects of total length 2833 km, costing Rs 63,885 crore are underway to link Varanasi to other places in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation an inland waterways terminal on river Ganga in Varanasi. This is the first of the four multimodal terminals being constructed on NW-I (River Ganga) as part of the World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of the Inland Waterways Authority of India. The other three terminals are under construction at Sahibganj, Haldia and Gazipur. The project would enable commercial navigation of vessels with capacity of 1500-2,000 DWT on river Ganga.

PM will also receive the country’s first container consignment (post-independence) to be sent on an inland waterways vessel. This consignment containing cargo of the food and beverage company Pepsico set sail from Kolkata in the last week of October.

Source:-  https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-pm-modi-inaugurate-key-infra-projects-in-varanasi-481566

Statue Of Unity Twice As Tall As Statue of Liberty In New York: Top Facts

The Statue of Unity, a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, is 177 feet higher than China's Spring Temple Buddha, which was the tallest statue till now.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadiya in Gujarat today. The 182-metre statue of Vallabhbhai Patel is "dedicated to the nation" on his birth anniversary in Narmada district of Gujarat. At the launch ceremony, the prime minister will pour soil and water from the river Narmada into an urn, a release from his office said.

Here are 10 key facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Statue of Unity

1. At 597 feet or 182 metres, the Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue. 
2. It is 177 feet higher than China's Spring Temple Buddha, which was the tallest statue till now. 
3. It is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York.
4. The Statue of Unity was built at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,989 crore. 
5. It was designed by Padma Bhushan-winning sculptor Ram V Sutar and built by construction firm Larsen and Toubro and the state-run Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL).
6. It is situated 3.32 kilometers from the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat.
7. Iron was collected from all over the country for the statue of Sardar Patel.
8. The viewing gallery, at a height of 193 metres, can accommodate 200 visitors at a time.
9. A museum dedicated to Sardar Patel, at the base of the structure, will have 40,000 documents, 2,000 pictures and a research centre dedicated to Sardar Patel. 
10. The panels of the Statue of Unity were cast in a foundry in China.

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Statue of Unity: Sudarsan Pattnaik pays tribute to 'Iron Man' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity dedicated to 'Iron Man' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's first Home Minister on the occasion his 143rd birth anniversary on Wednesday.

The structure that stands 182 meters tall is the World's tallest statue.  Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik shared pics of his sand art dedicated to the Statue of Unity.

He wrote: "As an artist, i extend my congratulations to the entire team for #StatueOfUnity . My SandArt at Puri beach on this momentous occasion. Tributes to Iron Man of India. 

Read more here:-  http://zeenews.india.com/culture/statue-of-unity-sudarsan-pattnaik-pays-tribute-to-iron-man-sardar-vallabhbhai-patel-with-sand-art-see-pics-2152168.html