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Holy City Amritsar Included in Greenfield Expressway :Bharatmala Pariyojana

(New Delhi) Holy City Amritsar Included in Greenfield Expressway :Bharatmala Pariyojana
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari today announced the development of a new Greenfield connectivity to Amritsar City from Nakodar via Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib as part of Delhi-Amritsar Expressway. He said, the road from Amritsar to Gurdaspur would also be fully developed and made completely signal free. With this, traffic would have option to travel to Gurdaspur onwards from Nakodar, i.e. via Amritsar or via Kartarpur. The Minister said, this greenfield alignment will not only provide shortest and alternate express connectivity to Amritsar city but also to other religious centres of Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib as well as the recently developed Dera Baba Nanak/Kartarpur Sahib International Corridor in Punjab.
Gadkari informed that with this expressway, travel time from Amritsar to Delhi International airport would reduce to about four hours from the present about eight hours. He said, this would fulfil one of long standing demands of the people of Punjab. The first phase of expressway would involve investment of about Rs 25,000 crore.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways have taken up development of Delhi Amritsar Katra Expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojana. The alignment of expressway was firmed up in January 2019 and process of land acquisition was initiated. Recently, the issue of alignment of Expressway to Amritsar has been taken up by the Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and the Minister of State (I/C) Civil Aviation, Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri with the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari. The issue was also raised by Shwait Malik, MP (Rajya Sabha), Gurjit Singh Aujla, MP (Lok Sabha), Govt. of Punjab, Sikh organisations and other public representatives.
It is reiterated that Amritsar city was always an integral part of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. From beginning Expressway was proposed as combination of Greenfield and Brownfield alignment in two phases.
Gadkari also requested Govt. of Punjab to provide requisite support to NHAI to expedite Land acquisition for proposed expressway in the State of Punjab.
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TV Journo Booked for Mongering Rumour Among Migrant Workers in Mumbai

(Mumbai)TV Journo Booked for Mongering Rumour Among Migrant Workers in Mumbai
His report that trains would restart, which may have prompted gathering of migrants in suburban Bandra on Tuesday
The accused, Rahul Kulkarni, based in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, has been detained and police are in the process of bringing him to Mumbai
In a recent news report, Kulkarni said Jan Sadharan special trains would resume for people stranded due to the lockdown
More than 1,500 migrant workers, most of them from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, gathered near Bandra railway station on Tuesday afternoon.
They were demanding that the state government make transport arrangements so that they can go back to their native towns and villages.

Threat to Lockdown 2 :Migrants Stage Protest in Mumbra

(Thane,Maharashtra) Threat to Lockdown 2 :Migrants Stage Protest in Mumbra
Hundreds of migrant workers took to the streets of Mumbra town in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday, demanding that they be sent to their hometowns in light of the COVID-19 lockdown, which has rendered them jobless.
Workers, mostly from WB,Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, who live in rented accommodations, claimed that houseowners were demanding rent from them and they were unable to procure essentials.

133 Bhutanese Students Stranded in Punjab Airlifted Back

(Phagwara,Pb)133 Bhutanese Students Stranded in Punjab Sent Back
They were studying in different parts of the state,
They were stranded in Punjab due to a lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19
All were airlifted to their country through a special flight from Amritsar on Monday,
Special flight was arranged by the Bhutanese government only after getting tested for the virus.

112 French Citizens Evacuated From Kerala+TN in a Chartered AI Flight

(Kochi)112 French Citizens Evacuated From Kerala+TN in a Chartered AI Flight
The French citizens, mostly tourists and those who came for Ayurvedic treatment, were brought by the state tourism department 24 days ahead of their trip.
This Flight has been facilitated on the request Of Embassy of France and all Medical formalities are completed
French citizens were stranded due to the lockdown announced by the central government to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
The Air India flight was chartered by the French government for evacuating its citizens in various cities in India including Kochi, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
On Friday, Gulf nation Oman had evacuated its 46 citizens stranded in Kochi in an Oman Air flight.

275 Indians Evacuated From Corona Effected Iran

(Jaipur, Raj) 275 Indians Evacuated From Corona Effected Iran
A batch of 275 Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran arrived at the Jodhpur airport on Sunday morning
Preliminary screening of the passengers was conducted at the airport and thereafter, they were shifted to the Army Wellness Facility set up at the Jodhpur Military Station.
As per Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh ,there were 133 women and 142 men, including two infants and four children.

Prez Trump Proclaims 25th March as Greek Independence Day

President of the United States of America Donald J Trump Proclaims 25th March as Greek Independence Day
President Trump said
” by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 25, 2020, as Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

कान्हा की नगरी मथुरा की सीमाएं भी सील :कोरोनावायरस

(मथुरा,यूपी)कान्हा की नगरी मथुरा की सीमाएं भी सील :कोरोनावायरस
कोरोना वायरस की महामारी के खतरे को देखते हुए मथुरा के प्रशासन ने जिले की सीमाओं और हरियाणा, राजस्थान से जुड़ रहे मुख्य मार्गों को सील कर दिया है
आगरा, अलीगढ़, हाथरस जाने वाले मार्गों पर निगरानी बढ़ा दी गई है।
एसएसपी डॉ. गौरव ग्रोवर के अनुसार
‘‘कोरोना वायरस को लेकर सतर्कता बरतने के निर्देश पर पड़ोसी जिलों और अन्य राज्यों से जुड़ी सभी सीमाओं को सील कर दिया है। सभी प्रमुख मार्गों पर पुलिस तैनात कर दी गई है। सिर्फ रोडवेज बसों को ही आवागमन की छूट दी जा रही है। इनकी संख्या भी बहुत कम है।’’

Punjab Govt Appeals NRIs to Stay at Home:3+ Cases of Covid19

(Chd,Pb)Punjab Govt Appeals NRIs to Stay at Home:Covid19
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Friday appealed to non-resident Indians (NRIs),
The appeal came after three positive cases of the virus in Punjab had travel history to other countries.
During this time, a large number of NRIs from other countries visit their native places in Punjab. Doaba region comprising Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr districts in Punjab is a well known belt of NRIs.
Notably, Punjab’s first positive coronavirus patient had travel history to
Italy and the second person, who died on Wednesday in Nawanshahr had returned
from Germany via Italy.
A 69-year-old Mohali woman, who tested positive for the virus on Friday, had recently returned from the United Kingdom.

Spanish Queen And King Visit to White House Postponed

Spanish Queen And King Visit to White House Postponed
In order for the United States and Spain to continue to devote their full resources and attention to the COVID-19 response, the April 21, 2020, White House State Visit by Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain has been postponed. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump look forward to welcoming Their Majesties to the United States and the White House in the near future.
As per Press Secretary The United States will continue to work with Spain and all of our European partners to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.