BJP Varanasi District Secretary Shivanand Rai on Monday offered a 400-metre-long saree to the River Ganga in Varanasi as part of a ceremonial ritual on Monday.
"Currently, we are also engaged in preparing for the Ganga Saptami festival so preparations for that are also underway. PM Modi will be visiting here and we are all ready to welcome him," he added.
As the Char Dham Yatra has begun, the Uttarkashi police have warned that sufficient devotees have reached Yamunotri and sending more devotees can be dangerous and requested worshippers to postpone their yatra for May 12.
Munger, one of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, is considered to be the stronghold of Janata Dal (United) sitting MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, who could face the anti-incumbency factor but this has been dampened by the RJD's controversial choice of candidate.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Saturday evening. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary were also present.
On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, the doors of the holy abode of Mother Ganga, Gangotri, were opened for common people for darshan and worshipping. The doors were opened at 12.30 pm, at the auspicious time, along with the traditional Vedic chanting.
The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station on Monday evening (May 6) when the victim and her friend were coming from coaching. The accused intercepted them, held the victim's friend hostage and violated the minor. The police arrested the accused on Wednesday (May
Kanpur, one of the largest cities in Uttar Pradesh on the banks of the Ganges and one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, is all set for an electoral battle between Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress as both parties have filed their candidates for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha
"The preparations for the opening of the doors are going on in full swing and the temple is being decorated with 40 quintals of flowers," said Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) President Ajendra Ajay.
"The mindset of Congress is such that they see India in pieces. That is why Congress is filled with 'tukde-tukde' gang," Ranaut who is BJP's candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi said on Wednesday.
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