New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Delhi Police on Saturday recovered arms and ammunition from the possession of three persons during the checking at A 5 Chowk in the Narela area.

New Delhi Apr 24 PTI Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday inaugurated the much-awaited Ashram underpass on Mathura Road in south Delhi and said the facility will benefit lakhs of commuters travelling through the stretch The Ashram underpass opened after missing eight deadlines and a delay of over a year The underpass connects Bhogal with New Friends Colony on Mathura Road After its opening motorists travelling to ITO and other parts of central Delhi from New Friends Colony and Badarpur will have a smooth ride through the busy Ashram crossingAshram Chowk is an important link between central and south Delhi and also with Faridabad The junction connects Mathura Road and Ring Road linking Lajpat Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and the DND flyoverAddressing a small gathering Sisodia who also holds PWD portfolio said the underpass will not only save time of commuters but will also result in daily saving of 1550 litre fuelI am told by engineers here that nearly 1550 litre fuel is burnt by commuters daily while waiting at the Ashram crossing only It will also reduce the emission of 3600 kg of carbon gasNow all this fuel and money along with travelling time will be saved It will benefit lakhs of commuters of Delhi Sisodia saidHe said it was a complex construction and it was very difficult to built the underpass during heavy traffic Sisodia also said that proper arrangements have been made to ensure there is no waterlogging in the underpass during the monsoon season Last month Sisodia had said the facility will be opened for the public on March 22 but it could not be done because of non-completion of workHowever the PWD had started the trial run of the facility from March 22The foundation stone of the underpass was laid by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on December 24 2019 and it was to be completed in a years timePWD officials said the deadline was first extended to March 2021 further pushed to June 30 2021 and then to September 2021 It was again extended to December 2021 and then to March 2022PWD Chief Project Manager PK Parmar said the estimated cost of the project was around Rs 77 crore but only Rs 53 crore was spent on construction of the underpass while rest on shifting of utilities Kalkaji MLA Atishi and Jangpura MLA Praveen Kumar were also present at the inaugural ceremony PTI AKM DV DV

Cachar (Assam) [India], December 12 (ANI): Assam Cabinet Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parimal Suklabaidya on Sunday offered prayers at Sarbajanin Shiv Temple at Dholai village in Cachar district as a gesture of symbolic support towards the flagship project of the renovated Kashi Vishwanath Corridor which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kashi (Varanasi) on Monday.

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 5 (ANI): The city of Varanasi has been decked up before the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 13.

Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 23 (ANI): Budgam Police on Saturday rescued four families comprising of sixteen members of nomadic community stuck in heavy winds and snowfall at higher reaches of Nagbal Yousmarg in Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar Aug 30 PTI After a gap of two years Kashmiri Pandits took out a Janmashtami procession to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna here on MondayAmid tight security arrangements the procession started from the Ganpatyar temple in the Habba Kadal area of the city and passed through Kralkhud Barbarshah before reaching the clock tower at the historic Lal Chowk officials saidThey said the procession crossed over the Amirakadal bridge passed through the Jehangir chowk and returned to the templeThe devotees including men women and children danced alongside the chariot and distributed sweets among peopleA senior citizen among the devotees said it was after two years that they were allowed to take out the Janmashtami procession in SrinagarThere was no procession in 2020 due to COVID-19 while the lockdown imposed in the wake of abrogation of Jammu and Kashmirs special status in August 2019 had led to the cancellation of the event PTI MIJ RC