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Business News›News›Newsblogs›PM Modi News Updates LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Banihal-Qazigund Road Tunnel
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Economic Times | 24 Apr, 2022 | 12:48PM IST
PM Modi News Updates LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Banihal-Qazigund Road Tunnel
Prime Minister Modi Live: Prime Minister Modi is set for his first appearance in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. Amid multi-tier security, he is set to dedicate India's first 'carbon neutral panchayat' to the nation apart from inaugurating and laying foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore to give fillip to speedy development of Jammu and Kashmir.
A red alert has already been sounded in the Union Territory following the encounter on Friday near Sunjwan Army camp on the outskirts of the city which averted a major attack with the gunning down of both the terrorists armed with suicide vests and large quantity of arms and ammunition.
Barely hours before his arrival in Palli hamlet, a blast took place in agriculture field, some kilometres away from the venue triggering concern in the security establishment. However, the police suspected that the blast was caused by a lightning strike or a meteorite.
A red alert has already been sounded in the Union Territory following the encounter on Friday near Sunjwan Army camp on the outskirts of the city which averted a major attack with the gunning down of both the terrorists armed with suicide vests and large quantity of arms and ammunition.
Barely hours before his arrival in Palli hamlet, a blast took place in agriculture field, some kilometres away from the venue triggering concern in the security establishment. However, the police suspected that the blast was caused by a lightning strike or a meteorite.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Banihal-Qazigund Road Tunnel
Built at a cost of over Rs 3100 crores, the 8.45 Km long tunnel will reduce the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km, and reduce journey time by around one and a half hour
Prime Minister Modi has given a new industrial scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. Since independence till now there was just Rs 15,000 crore investment, now we've proposal of Rs 52,000 crore while projects of Rs 38,000 crore will be inaugurated by the PM. We expect investment to cross Rs 70,000 crore
- Lt Governor Manoj Sinha
Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters third month
Russia heads into the third month of its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday with no end in sight to fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to rubble. In the face of mounting sanctions and fierce Ukrainian resistance bolstered by Western arms, Russia has kept up its long-distance bombardment and opened up a new offensive in the east.
A panchayat awaits the Prime Minister
Thousands of Sarpanches, Panches, DDC (District Development Council), BDC (Block Development Council), & local people plugged in to listen to PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat', in Samba where the PM is scheduled to address all Gram Sabhas across India today.
People should go for 'Cashless Dayout', now even in small villages and town people are using UPI. It's benefitting both shopkeepers and customers. Online payments are developing a digital economy, everyday Rs.20,000 crore online transactions are taking place
- Prime Minister Modi during Mann Ki Baat
It's specified in our scriptures that water is basic necessity of every creature, it's an important natural resource. In Valmiki Ramayan, water preservation was emphasised. During Harappan civilisation, there was advanced engineering for saving water
- Prime Minister Modi
Mann ki Baat
Just like in sports, divyangjan are doing wonders in arts, academics and many other fields. With the power of tech… https://t.co/AzAtUhYZbD
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1650779173000People are donating many items to museums, & are adding to the cultural heritage of India. Amid the Covid pandemic, the focus on the digitisation of museums has increased. Young people must visit museums with their friends in upcoming vacations
- Prime Minister Modi, during Mann ki Baat
The country has got a 'Pradhan Mantri Sanghralay', it has been opened for the people of the country. It's a matter of pride that we are remembering the contribution of PMs, it's connecting the youth of the country with them
- PM Modi, on the newly inaugurated museum about India's Prime Ministers, during Mann ki Baat
Mann ki Baat Live:
Sharing this month's #MannKiBaat. Hear LIVE. https://t.co/IJ1Ll9gAmu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1650778213000Sri Lanka looks for foreign investors to stabilise currency
Sri Lanka is looking for investors that can bring in more than $2 billion into the central bank, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said. Sabry said that the next few months will be difficult for Sri Lankans, reports Xinhua news agency. "There is a need to attract investments in U.S. dollars into Sri Lanka's central bank," he said. The Minister said that the government is talking with several countries to get funds as soon as possible.
India-Argentina ministers meet
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero meet at Hyderabad House in Delhi
At least one miner dead, six trapped after tremor in Polish coal mine
One miner was confirmed dead after a tremor at the Borynia-Zofiowka coal mine in Poland, and rescuers are still trying to reach six more underground, mine owner JSW said. The tremor shook the mine in southern Poland on Saturday morning. There were 52 workers in the area, 42 got out on their own, and 10 remained underground.
Guterres to meet Erdogan ahead of mediation visits with Putin, Zelensky
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be kicking off his mediation mission to end the Moscow-Kiev conflict with a visit to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday ahead of his meetings with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr of Ukraine. In a brief note to correspondents on Saturday evening, the UN chief's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that Guterres will be "received" by Erdogan in Ankara. Turkey has been the hub of diplomacy for Russia and Ukraine and consulting with Erdogan could help Guterres prepare for his meetings with Putin on Tuesday and with Zelensky on Thursday.
Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 15,873
With 2,593 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,57,545, while the active cases increased to 15,873, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,193 with 44 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 794 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Suspicious activity
A suspected blast was reported by villagers in open agricultural land in Lalian village, Bishnah, Jammu. Police is… https://t.co/nUbkl524d5
— ANI (@ANI) 1650769839000"In strength of panchayats lies prosperity of new India"
आप सभी को राष्ट्रीय पंचायती राज दिवस की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं। पंचायतें भारतीय लोकतंत्र का आधारस्तंभ हैं, जिनकी मजबूती… https://t.co/5Fuwz8aPrj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1650767141000Mumbai Police has refused to lodge my FIR, instead, they lodged a bogus FIR stating that only one stone was hurled; 70-80 Shiv Sainiks attacked me, no action by Khar Police despite intimation. Third attempt by Uddhav Thackeray to take my life - Washim, Pune and now Khar
- BJP leader Kirit Somaiya
I will go to Khar PS to meet Ravi Rana & Navneet Rana, let's see who stops me. Those who were protesting at Navneet Rana's place today are not Shiv Sainiks, they are goons. The end of this govt has come, people here will expose the scam
- BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, in Mumbai
China reports 1,566 new local COVID-19 cases
The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,566 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,401 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday. China's financial hub, Shanghai, has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak and has been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food.
Bilawal Bhutto to take oath as Pakistan's foreign minister
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as Pakistan's foreign minister in a day or two, a senior party leader said on Saturday, ending speculation that all allies of the government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are not on the same page. The Bhutto-Zardari family's 33-year-old scion who is the front-runner for the coveted post of the foreign minister did not take the oath on Tuesday, giving rise to speculation about his reluctance to join the new government.
Oil facility damaged during clashes in western Libyan town
Clashes between government-allied militias in western Libya caused damage to a sprawling oil facility, the state-run oil company said Saturday, the latest blow to the energy sector in the chaos-stricken Mediterranean nation. The fighting erupted Friday in the coastal town of Zawiya between two rival militias allied with the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, which is based in the capital of Tripoli. The National Oil Corp. said the fighting damaged at least 29 sites, including storage tanks, at the Zawiya refinery complex. It said an assessment was continuing to determine the extent of the damage. The refinery is a major source of domestic fuel raising fears of an energy crisis amid the heat of the summer.
Wildfires merge in New Mexico, threatening rural villages
Over a dozen sizable fires were burning in Arizona and New Mexico, destroying dozens of homes and as of Saturday burning more than 174 square miles (451 square kilometers). Winds that howled Friday remained a concern on Saturday in northern New Mexico where two fires merged and quadrupled in size to a combined 66 square miles (171 square kilometers) in mountains and grassland northwest of Las Vegas.
Turkey closes its airspace to Russian civilian and military flights between Russia and Syria
Turkey's top diplomat says Ankara has closed the Turkish airspace to Russian civilian and military flights between Russia and Syria. Mevlut Cavusoglu told a group of Turkish journalists during a visit to Uruguay that Russia had permission to use the Turkish airspace for flights to Syria until April. But Haberturk television reported that Cavusoglu said Saturday that he asked Moscow to stop using the airspace during a visit there in March, and that Moscow agreed to the Turkish request.
Russians try to storm Mariupol plant, strike Odesa
Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday in an attempt to crush the last corner of resistance in a place of deep symbolic and strategic value to Moscow, Ukrainian officials said. The reported assault on the eve of Orthodox Easter came after the Kremlin claimed its military had seized all of the shattered city except for the Azovstal plant, and as Russian forces pounded other cities and towns in southern and eastern Ukraine.
Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50
More than 50 people have been killed and many wounded in southeast Nigeria in an explosion that rocked an illegal oil refinery, state officials and the police said Saturday. The death toll may be more than 100, according to a report in the Lagos-based Punch newspaper. The fire is reported to have spread to nearby properties.
