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30 June, 2017

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a month-long exhibition titled "Sabarmati Shatabdi- Ek Karyanjali" at Sabarmati Ashram's gallery as part of the ashram's centenary celebrations.

Kumar spent around 40 minutes in the ashram today along with state Congress leaders Bharatsinh Solanki and Shankarsinh Vaghela. The war I am fighting right now is to uphold the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi.

She will contest against NDA's Ram Nath Kovind in the July 17 presidential election.

When Kumar filed her nomination papers in Parliament on Wednesday, she said the Congress-led Opposition represented "the true legacy, thought and ideology of Mahatma Gandhi".

"I have come to gain some power from this place". Kartikeya Sarabhai, trustee of Sabarmati Ashram Preservation & Memorial Trust, said that the exhibition displays for the first time numerous documents related to the ashram's history - such as the sales deed of the land, account book of the ashram, the Mahatma's correspondence from the ashram and so on.

"I wish that the people of this region make progress". PM Modi was also seen spinning a charkha at the ashram.

Upon her arrival at the airport here last night, Kumar had said, the election is a "battle of ideologies" and not a "Dalit versus Dalit" fight. This is what Gandhi Ji wanted for the country and for the world.

After meeting the Congress MLAs on Friday, Kumar will interact with the media in the afternoon, said Patel.

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PM Modi inaugurates Sabarmati Ashram centenary celebrations - AppsforPCdaily

AHMEDABAD: To commemorate the centenary year of Satyagraha Ashram at Sabarmati, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Ahmedabad and spend 30 minutes at the Ashram. He will inaugurate a new exhibition at the Ashram, plant a tamarind tree, visit Hruday Kunj and make announcements regarding a new Rs 220 crore Sabarmati Ashram area development plan. The PM will then present the Ashram digital copies of the entire 'Gandhi Papers' curated by the National Archives of India (NIA). The PM will pay tribute to Jain saint and philosopher, Shrimad Rajchandra and release a Rs10 coin and commemorative stamp marking his 150th anniversary, and also release a special day cover of the India Post themed on the Hruday Kunj at Sabarmati Ashram on June 29. Modi had spoken about Shrimad Rajchandra in his Independence Day speech, last year. The Gujarat-born saint-philosopher who interacted with Mahatma Gandhi before he went to South Africa is believed to have left a deep impression on Mahatma's life and had influenced his thoughts on truth, non- violence and austere living. Gandhi first met Rajchandra on his return from England as a barrister. He admired the Jain saint deeply for carrying out his duties so ably and with complete detachment, while being a father to four children and a dealer of precious stones. Gandhi's made his reverence for Rajchandra clear: "In my moments of spiritual crisis, Shrimadji was my refuge," Bapu has written in his autobiography.

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Sabarmati's Satyagraha Ashram to receive 'Gandhi Papers' - Times of India

PM Modi said Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts have the power to mitigate the challenges the world is facing today and he urged all to make cleanliness a habit, since that would be a tribute to Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

On the first day of his Gujarat tour when PM Modi arrived in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Ashram not only did he revisit Bapu's memories he also spun his charkha. Apart from this, the PM released a commemorative postage stamp and coin on Shrimad Rajchandra, the spiritual guru of Gandhiji.

Celebrating the centenary of the establishment of the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad PM Modi first visited the Sabarmati Ashram and planted a sapling. After this, he paid floral tributes and unveiled a statue of Gandhiji.

PM Modi viewed various memorabilia associated with Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram while ashram residents informed him in detail about the many objects in the institute and their significance. After this when he arrived near the charka kept there he spun cotton yarn.

The PM also visited the museum in Sabarmati Ashram and wrote his thoughts in the visitor's book. After this, he released commemorative postage stamps and coins on Shrimad Rajchandra, Bapu's spiritual mentor.

He said that no personality of the world could influence Gandhiji, except for Shri Rajchandra ji. Describing his guru as a great man, the PM said that his memory should be preserved for generations.

The Prime Minister also said that if we had instituted Gandhiji as a messiah of peace in the world then the UN Secretary-General would have been inspired by a visit to Sabarmati. PM Modi said that Bapu's ideas still have the potential to mitigate the challenges faced by the world.

The PM also discussed Bapu's Bhajan Vaishnav Jan Ko and said that there is so much strength in it that you will know where you have to go, what to do. PM Modi appealed to people to come to Sabarmati Ashram.

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PM Modi attends centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad - Doordarshan

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the Sabarmati Ashram here as Mahatma Gandhi's "tapobhoomi", or the land where he did spiritual practice, and said the place has enlightened the entire humanity.

Modi was here to take part in the centenary celebrations of the Sabarmati Ashram, which was home to Gandhiji from 1917 to 1930.

After a short visit to the Ashram, Modi left a message in the visitors' diary at 'Hriday Kunj', a place inside the premises where the Father of the Nation used to live.

In his message in Gujarati, the PM said the Ashram is not just a building or an institution, but a place which has witnessed the building of a nation.

Modi wrote in the diary that "100 years of Sabarmati Ashram is not a centenary of a building, institution or an activity only. To bring the nation out of hundreds of years of slavery, Bapu made this place his 'tapobhoomi' and gave us 'swaraj' (independence)".

"This Ashram is a live witness to the process of nation-building. This place enlightened the consciousness of entire world's humanity, not just of India. I bow down to this 'tapobhoomi'. I bow down to respected Bapu," he further wrote.

During his visit, Modi interacted with Ashram trustees about ongoing activities, planted a tree, offered flowers at Gandhiji's statue and also tried his hands on a 'charkha' (spinning wheel).

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PM Narendra Modi visits Sabarmati Ashram, says it enlightened human race - Economic Times

Ahmedabad: Meira Kumar, the opposition's presidential candidate, will launch her campaign from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Friday in the presence of Gujarat Congress leaders.

File image of Meira Kumar. Reuters

Kumar, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening, would visit the ashram at around 9.30 am and then meet the Congress MLAs at the party headquarters in the Paldi area, said Gujarat Congress spokesperson Himanshu Patel.

Sabarmati Ashram was home to Mahatma Gandhi from 1917 to 1930.

Upon her arrival at the airport in Ahmedabad, Kumar, who will contest against NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the 17 July presidential poll, said it was a "battle of ideologies" and not a "Dalit versus Dalit" fight.

"Attempts are being made by some to project the election as a Dalit versus Dalit fight. It was from Gujarat that the ideology of Gandhiji spread across the country and world. That is why I have come here to make the people realise that we fight for our ideologies," she told reporters.

After meeting the Congress MLAs on Friday, Kumar will interact with the media in the afternoon, said Patel.

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Meira Kumar to launch presidential poll campaign from Sabarmati Ashram at around 9.30 am - Firstpost

Bhivpuri Waterfall Bhivpuri Waterfall Cleanship Drive near Mumbai has been organised by Environment Life team on July 2, 2017. Volunteers are welcome to join in! Also known as Ashane Koshane is a lovely getaway close to Neral station in Mumbai. This monsoon picnic spot gathers a lot of attention from visitors as the waterfall look lush due to the rain water being fed from a height. As monsoons make a mark here, more and more visitors tend to flock in groups to view the waterfall and take pictures while enjoying a gettogether. However, in order to sustain the beauty of this spot, a waterfall cleanship drive by Environment Life team has been undertaken to educate locals on ways to protect waterfall areas. Good news is that you can join hands in this effort on July 2, 2017.

From Ahmedabad: Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati Take a tour of the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati to know interesting trivia you may learned way back in school. The ashram was originally established at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai, a barrister and friend of Gandhi, on 25 May 1915. At that time the ashram was called the Satyagraha Ashram. But Gandhiji wanted to carry out activities of farming and animal husbandry, in addition to other pursuits which called for the need of a much larger area of useable land. So two years later, on 17 June 1917, the ashram was relocated on the banks of the river Sabarmati, and it came to be known as the Sabarmati Ashram. The ashram now has a museum, the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya. This had originally been located in Hridaya Kunj, Gandhis own cottage in the ashram.

Serenity At Its Best: Gandhijis statue at the Sabarmati Ashram. (Image: Agencies)

From Bengaluru: Madalpetti, Karnataka Reader Varghese George says: Our trip to Madalpetti at Coorg was an experience of a lifetime. Known as the Scotland of India, it is a picture perfect postcard destination. The adrenaline rush through the rugged roads by a jeep made it all the more exciting. We went berserk in this fun, topsy-turvy ride. It seemed as if we were on the Road to Heaven (see picture). The cool weather and the soft winds elevated our spirits instantly. The next leg of our trip was to reach the top by trekking up. It was a steep climb but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Once on top, we were amazed at the sheer beauty of the mountains and its majestic ranges intersecting each other as if racing ahead to touch the skies.

Feel The Rush: Scale Madapetti the way reader Varghese George did. (Image: Agencies)

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Quick Getaway: Head to Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati or Madalpetti near Karnataka this summer - Economic Times

NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday broke his silence over a wave of attacks on people accused of eating beef or slaughtering cows, saying that killing in the name of an animal sacred to majority Hindus was wrong.

Modi was speaking a week after a 16-year old Muslim boy was stabbed to death on a train on suspicion of possessing beef, the latest of an estimated 28 people killed in cow-related violence since 2010.

Most of the victims were killed after Modi and his Hindu nationalist party won elections three years ago.

"Killing people in the name of 'gau bhakti' is not acceptable," he told a crowd at a Hindu ashram, or place of meditation, referring to cow worship.

"No person in this nation has the right to take the law in his or her own hands," he said at the ashram dedicated to the father of the nation and pacifist Mahatma Gandhi, in Modi's home state of Gujarat.

Modi said protecting cows was right, but it should be done legally.

The slaughter of cows is banned, and the consumption of beef restricted, in most Indian states. But millions of people in the minority Muslim and lower-caste Hindu communities depend on work in the meat and leather industries.

Since coming to power, Modi has found it difficult to balance the competing demands of Hindu right-wing groups - some linked to his party - intent on promoting a Hindu ideology and protecting cows, and promoting development and an image of a modern, secular India befitting its growing economic influence.

On Wednesday, small protests were held in several cities to denounce the lynchings and to pressure the government to do more.

'WE WANT ACTION'

Critics and opposition politicians have accused Modi of failing to condemn the violence and the so-called cow protection groups, some with links to his party, accused of fomenting the attacks, a charge the prime minister's Bharatiya Janata Party denies.

"I am glad that the prime minister finally came out and said something, but it is not enough. We have to put our money where our mouth is. We want action," said a senior leader of the opposition Congress party, Renuka Chowdhury.

"The ground reality is something else. What is the government going to do? What action plan do they have ... Are we to live in terror?" she asked.

Vigilante groups that seize cows from people they accuse of illegally transporting them, or sending them for slaughter, have stepped up operations across India in recent years, rattling members of religious minorities.

Allegations that Modi will edge towards redefining India as a Hindu nation were reignited in March when he appointed a hardline Hindu priest as the chief minister of India's most populous state.

Yogi Adityanath, who has since launched a crackdown on illegal abattoirs, has a history of agitation against Muslims.

Modi's party has consistently said it does not make any distinction between citizens on the basis of religion.

Muslims make up 14 percent of India's 1.3 billion people.

(Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

WASHINGTON Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close U.S. family relationship or formal ties to a U.S. entity to be admitted to the United States under guidance distributed by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.

MOSUL, Iraq Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago, the Iraqi military said.

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After lynchings, India's Modi condemns violence in name of cow worship - Reuters

BJP national president petting a cow at the Arunachalaswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai on Tuesday. Minister of State Pon Radhakrishnan, BJP State president Tamilisai Soundararajan, Minister Sevur S Ramachandran and others are also seen | Express

TIRUVANNAMALAI, VILLUPURAM: Amid tight security, BJP national president Amit Shah offered worship at Arunachalaswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai on Tuesday. Around 10:20 am, Shahs helicopter landed at a temporary helipad set up at Tiruvannamalai Government Arts College in Tiruvnanamalai. He was received by AIADMK MLAs representing three factions and BJP cadres.

Representing Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy, HR and CE Minister Sevur S Ramachandran, while on behalf of TTV Dhinakaran, AIADMK MLAs Panneer Selvam, Thoosi MLA Mohan and other office-bearers welcomed him.

Tiruvannamalai MP Vanasaroja, who said to be O Panneerselvams supporter was denied permission to enter into the helipad as her name was not listed in the visitors list inside the college campus. Later, she was allowed after she picked up a quarrel with the police. Union Minister of State Pon Radhakrishnan and BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan were also present.

Later, Amit Shah went to Ramana Maharshi Ashram located on Girivalam path. There he spent some time in mediation. After about 40 minutes, he left to the Arunachalaswarar temple for worship. He was given Poorana-Kumba respect in the temple by the priests. He entered into the temple through Ammani Amman tower and worshiped at Arunachalaswarar temple.

Earlier, Tamilisai Soundararajan tried to conduct a two-wheeler rally from Ramana Maharishi ashram to Arunachalaswarar temple marking a grand welcome for him. However, police denied permission citing security reasons. Over this issue, Tamilisai picked up a quarrel with the Superintendent of Police, R Ponni, and raised slogans demanding the police to allow them to take out a bike rally. Later, Amit Shah left to Delhi by 11:30 am.

Interaction with cadre BJP national president Amit Shah, who visited Puducherry on Monday as a part of his nation-wide tour to strengthen his party base, also paid a visit to the world famous Matrimandir Meditation Chamber in Auroville on Tuesday. Despite the venue being temporarily closed from June 5 to July 5 for renovation work, special arrangements were made for the BJP leader to meditate inside the chamber.

Upon reaching the meditation chamber at 8:50 am, Shah was accorded welcome by president of Auroville Foundation Mohan Varghese IAS. According to sources, Amit Shah also discussed with the chamber authorities, matters regarding the preparatory works for Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the Matrimadir next year. Following his mediation at Matrimandir, Shah held discussion with his functionaries from both Puducherry and Villupuram.

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GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit the Sabarmati Ashram on June 30 to take part in the centenary of the ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi, is likely to announce a Rs 287 crore 'Revitalization Plan for the Gandhi Ashram Area'. Modi, as the chief minister of Gujarat, had demanded funds for the project from the Manmohan Singh government. According to sources familiar with the plan, Modi is likely to announce an allocation of Rs 40 crore for the first phase of the redevelopment of the ashram. The Gujarat government, which restored the historic Dandi Bridge after a high court order, had submitted the revitalization plan for the ashram area in July 2009 to the Union tourism ministry. The plan was not approved by the UPA government. Gujarat had re-submitted the plan to the Government India after Modi took over as the Prime Minister. The Gujarat government had demanded Rs 287 crore. The Centre, even with Modi at the helm, showed little interest and Gujarat took no further steps either. But now, the Centre has agreed to allocate the funds. A key official said: "We have received communication from the Government of India that PM Modi will announce the launch of the revitalization project." The plan was prepared by CEPT University under the direction of B V Doshi, the famed architect. Under this project, Gujarat plans to declare the Sabarmati Ashram area a silent zone. At present, the ashram is surrounded by heavily congested and polluted roads and commercial and residential areas. The plan will tackle problems such as the disuse of the heritage structure and infrastructure deficiencies.

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Gandhi Ashram Area: PM Narendra Modi, to announce revitalization ... - Times of India

New Delhi, June 28: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be visiting Gujarat from June 29, 2017 to June 30, 2017.

In a series of tweets from his twitter account Prime Minister said:

Will be in Gujarat for a two day visit starting tomorrow. I will join programmes in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Modasa and Gandhinagar.

My first two programmes will be in Sabarmati Ashram. I am looking forward to taking part in the centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram.

The 2nd programme at Sabarmati Ashram is a programme to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Shrimad Rajchandraji, a Guru to Mahatma Gandhi.

I will then travel to Rajkot, where I will join the Samajik Adhikarita Shivir and interact with my Divyang sisters and brothers.

I shall attend a programme at the Aji Dam, where there will be irrigation & water related initiatives that will be dedicated to the nation.

On 30th morning, there would be the dedication of water supply schemes based on Vatrak, Mazum and Meswo Dams at Modasa.

Government of India is undertaking several initiatives to support the textiles sector, which is a source of employment for several Indians.

On 30th evening, I shall inaugurate the integrated sports & entertainment Arena Project.

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PM Modi to visit Gujarat on June 29, will take part in centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram - India.com