LIVE: Major terror plan averted in Jammu on Pulwama anniversary, 4 held

A major terrorist plan to set off an explosion at a crowded place in Jammu on the second anniversary of the Pulwam

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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Eight bodies recovered from Tapovan, Raini hydel project sites; toll rises to 46

Eight bodies were recovered on Sunday from the flash flood-ravaged hydel project sites in Tapovan and Raini of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, taking the toll in the calamity to 46, even as search and rescue operations were intensified.

Five bodies were recovered from the intake adit tunnel of the NTPC's 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project. These are the first bodies to be recovered from the site where muck-clearing and drilling operations have been underway on a war-footing since last Sunday. Three others were recovered from Raini, where a 13.2 MW hydel project along the Rishiganga was destroyed in the calamity.

The recoveries take the toll in the disaster to 46, while 158 people remain missing, officials said.

The bodies have been kept at a temporary mortuary built in Tapovan, they added.

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Modi affirms India's support for Lankan Tamils

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has always taken care of the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamils and 'consistently' flagged the issue of their rights with the leaders in the island nation.

India was always committed to ensuring that the Tamils there lived with equity, equality, justice, peace and dignity, he said here, after launching various government projects in railways and defence sectors.

Modi recalled the various welfare initiatives taken by the Centre in the housing and health sectors aimed at benefiting the Lankan Tamils, and said he was the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Jaffna (in 2015) in northern Sri Lanka.

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CRPF pays floral tributes to personnel killed in Pulwama terror attack

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday paid floral tributes to the 40 jawans in Lethpora here on the second anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack in which a suicide bomber rammed an IED-laden vehicle into the convoy carrying them in 2019.

Taking to Twitter, Shah said India will never forget their exceptional courage and supreme sacrifice."I bow down to the brave martyrs who lost their lives in the gruesome Pulwama attack on this day in 2019. India will never forget their exceptional courage and supreme sacrifice," Shah tweeted.

"I pay homage to those brave CRPF personnel who sacrificed their lives in 2019 Pulwama terror attack. India will never forget their service to the nation and their supreme sacrifice. We continue to stand with their families, who had to suffer due to this attack," the Defence Minister tweeted.

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PM launches several crores worth projects in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension and laid the foundation stone for several other infrastructure projects in different sectors, including railways, in Tamil Nadu, describing them as symbols of innovation and indigenous development.

He also said the decade was going to belong to India, adding the entire world was looking at it with positivity.

At a grand event at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here, he flagged off the 9.01 km service from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar in North Chennai, completed at a cost of Rs 3,770 crore.

With this extension, the PhaseI covers a total length of 54.05 km and people can travel from the north Chennai locality to the airport in the south using the Metro rail.

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Rail tracks to canal: PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 4,400 crore in TN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 4,400 crore in Tamil Nadu, visiting the state ahead of assembly elections.

 

Modi, at event in Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium, handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army. The tank is indigenously designed and developed at Avadi near Chennai. He later paid floral tributes to the portraits of late AIADMK leaders and former Chief Ministers M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa.

 

He inaugurated the 9.05-km long extension of Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I, which will cost Rs 3,770 crore to link North Chennai with the airport and Central Railway Station. He inaugurated a fourth railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu: a 22.1-km section laid at a cost of Rs 293.40 crore. The line traverses through Chennai and Thiruvallur districts and will ease road traffic around Chennai Port. READ MORE...

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PM Modi inaugurates Chennai Metro Phase-I extension

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurate the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension project, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 3,770 crore. The 9.05 km long extension will link north Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station.

 

He also inaugurated the fourth Railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu. This 22.1 km section, laid at a cost of Rs 293.40 crores, traverses through Chennai and Thiruvallur districts. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam were also present there. Earlier in the day, PM Modi handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Army Chief General MM Naravane in Chennai.

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This year's budget shows the government's commitment to reforms, says PM Modi in Chennai

This year's budget shows the government's commitment to reforms, says PM Modi in Chennai

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Ensured hospitals for our Tamils in Sri Lanka. Jaffna culture centre will be opened soon: PM Modi

We have ensured hospitals for our Tamils in Sri Lanka. We are happy to announce that the Jaffna culture centre will be opened soon: PM 

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Issue of Tamil rights has been taken up by us consistently with Sri Lanka: PM Modi

The issue of Tamil rights has been taken up by us consistently with Sri Lanka. We are committed to ensuring that they live with equality, justice, peace and dignity: PM Modi in Chennai

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Currently, there are no Indian fishermen in Srilankan custody: PM Modi

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PM Modi lays foundation stone for Discovery Campus of IIT Madras

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Discovery Campus of IIT Madras on Sunday. The campus will be built at Thaiyur near Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crores in the first phase, over an area of 2 lakh square metres. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam were also present.

 

PM Modi also inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension project, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 3,770 crores.The 9.05 km long extension will link north Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station.He also inaugurated the fourth Railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu. This 22.1 km section, laid at a cost of Rs 293.40 crores, traverses through Chennai and Thiruvallur districts.Earlier in the day, PM Modi handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Army Chief General MM Naravane in Chennai.

 

The tank has been indigenously designed, developed and made by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, attached to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with 15 academic institutions, 8 labs and several MSMEs, according to a release by the Prime Minister's Office.

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The culture of Tamil Nadu is popular globally: PM Modi

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Discovery campus of IIT Madras will have a 200,000 square metre of infrastructure: PM Modi

The discovery campus of IIT Madras will have a 200,000 square metre of infrastructure to house the world-class research centre. This Research Centre will be a leading centre of discovery: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai.

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Budget 2021 has provisions to ensure modern fishing harbours for our fishermen: PM Modi

India is proud of its fishermen community. Budget 2021 has provisions to ensure modern fishing harbours for our fishermen. Modern fishing harbours will begin in 5 centres including Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai

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PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to 2019 Pulwama martyrs; says we are proud of our security forces

PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to 2019 Pulwama martyrs; says we are proud of our security forces