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PM Modi To Flag Off 9 Vande Bharat Express Trains Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday flag off nine Vande Bharat trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states.
The nine trains will provide faster connectivity across 11 states -- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat. The Prime Minister will flag off the trains through video conferencing.
The new Vande Bharat trains will run between: Udaipur – Jaipur; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai; Hyderabad –Bengaluru; Vijayawada – Chennai (via Renigunta); Patna – Howrah; Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram; Rourkela - Bhubaneswar – Puri; Ranchi – Howrah; and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad.
These trains are a step towards realising Prime Minister's vision of improving connectivity across the country and providing world class facilities to rail passengers, an official statement said. "The Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest train along the routes of their operation and will help save considerable time of the passengers," it said.
As compared to the current fastest train along the route, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri and Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram, the Vande Bharat trains will cut travel time between respective destinations by about three hours; Hyderabad – Bengaluru by more than 2.5 hours; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai by more than 2 hours.
Delhi Police To Organise Raahgiri Day In Connaught Place
The Delhi Traffic Police Friday said it will organise the Raahgiri Day in Connaught Place on Sunday to promote the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
In a traffic advisory issued here on Friday, the police said the Raahgiri Day "aims at promoting the safety of pedestrians and cyclists by making a particular stretch of road vehicle-free and opening up the street for citizens to celebrate health, well-being and fitness by indulging in activities such as walking, cycling, skating, and street games".
The event is being organised by the Delhi Traffic Police in collaboration with the Raahgiri Foundation in the Inner Circle of Connaught Place, the advisory said.
A huge gathering is expected to visit Connaught Place to participate in these activities, it added.
The advisory also shared traffic restrictions to be imposed in Connaught Place for the event.
EAM Jaishankar Holds Bilateral Meet With Armenian Counterpart On Sidelines Of UNGA
EAM S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of UNGA in New York.
#WATCH | New York: EAM Dr S Jaishankar holds a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of UNGA. pic.twitter.com/uBwrWWEjFn
— ANI (@ANI) September 24, 2023
Several Injured After Bus Overturns In Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar
Several people injured after a bus overturned in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar. "A bus coming from Lakhimpur Kheri overturned after hitting a divider where several passengers were injured and were rushed to hospital. There have been no casualties and police personnel are on the spot," a local police officer told PTI.
BJP's Harnath Yadav Writes To LS Speaker Over Danish Ali's 'Derogatory" Remarks Against PM Modi
BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over alleged derogatory remarks by BSP MP Danish Ali against PM Narendra Modi, ANI reported.
Breaking News LIVE: Hoax Bomb Threat Call Made To Mumbai Airport, Nothing Found During Probe
Mumbai Police says a hoax call was made to Mumbai International Airport saying there was a bomb in a blue bag at the airport, Mumbai police officer and bomb squad team reached the airport and investigation was done, nothing was found during the probe. Currently, Police are searching for the caller.
Breaking News LIVE: Jyotiraditya Scindia Inaugurates Revamped Tezu Airport In Arunachal's Lohit
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates the revamped Tezu airport in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district.
The upgraded airport includes two aprons designed for ATR 72 type aircraft, a runway extended to 1500m x 30m, a traveller-friendly terminal, and a Fire Station cum Air Traffic Control Tower with a wide 75m runway strip.
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