President Ram Nath Kovind along with his family members offered prayers at Varanasi s Vishwanath temple and attended a Ganga Aarti on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present on the occasion. President Kovind is on a three-day visit to the state and had arrived at Varanasi s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Saturday. He was welcomed by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath there. The President also inspected the Vishwanath temple corridor. He will pay a visit to the Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur on Sunday, the second day of his three-day visit, after attending some programmes in Sonbhadra.
Union Minister Smriti Irani launched a scathing attack on former Congress president Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday, accusing him of insulting the people of Amethi by comparing voters in north India with those in Kerala. Irani, who laid the foundation stone for a bus stand in Tiloi here, said the people of the town gave Gandhi, the former Amethi MP, immense love for 15 years despite him not doing anything for its development . Irani wrested Amethi from Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It is wrong for Rahul Gandhi to say that there is a lack of understanding among the people of Amethi as compared to those in Kerala. I believe that there is no lack of understanding among the people of Amethi. Rather, it is in Rahul Gandhi (who lacks understanding), she said.
Read more about Air very poor across Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon for third day on Business Standard. Pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 also remained in the air of the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Read more about Air quality severe in Ghaziabad, Noida; very poor in Faridabad on Business Standard. The average air quality was recorded "severe" in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, while it was "very poor" in Fridabad and "poor" in Gurgaon, according to data issued by a government agency on Sunday.
PNC Infratech announced that PNC Gomti Highways (wholly owned subsidiary of the company) has received communication from National Highways Authority of
India on 12 February 2021 confirming the achievement of Financial Closure for road project in State of Uttar Pradesh.
The project entails the Four laning of Jagdishpur - Faizabad Section from km 47.930 (Design Chainage km
47.800) to km 107.680 (Design Chainage km
108.020) of NH-330A in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The bid project cost is Rs 1530 crore.
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