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Happy Diwali and Nutan Varsh Abhinandan to you Sam Bhai and to Anjana Ben. Praying for a joyful and healthy year ahead. Jai Jagannath! @sampitroda

Aapko Bhi Happy Diwali Mihir Bhai. Have a great festive season and year ahead. 😁

सभी देशवासियों को गोवर्धन पूजा की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। यह पावन पर्व आप सभी के जीवन में नई ऊर्जा और नए उत्साह का संचार करे। सभी के सुख, सौभाग्य और समृद्धि का विस्तार हो, यही मंगलकामना है। आभीरनगरीप्राणप्रियं सत्यपराक्रमम् । स्वभृत्यभयभेत्तारं गोवर्धनधरं भजे ॥

उत्तराखंड स्थापना दिवस के अवसर पर राज्य के सभी निवासियों को मेरी हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। हमारी यह देवभूमि आध्यात्मिक चेतना और अद्भुत प्राकृतिक सौंदर्य से समृद्ध है। मनोरम पर्वतीय परिदृश्यों, पवित्र नदियों और पावन चारधाम के साथ-साथ यह प्रदेश अपनी गौरवशाली सांस्कृतिक विरासत के लिए भी विशिष्ट पहचान रखता है। राज्य के परिश्रमी, प्रतिभाशाली और प्रगतिशील लोगों की सक्रिय भागीदारी से उत्तराखंड आज हर क्षेत्र में विकास की नई ऊंचाइयों को छू रहा है। मुझे विश्वास है कि प्रकृति एवं संस्कृति प्रेमियों का यह प्रदेश प्रगति के पथ पर निरंतर तेज गति से आगे बढ़ता रहेगा। यह विशेष अवसर राज्य के सभी लोगों के जीवन में सुख, शांति एवं समृद्धि लेकर आए।

समाः सर्वेषु भूतेषु कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः। न्यायमार्गं न मुञ्चन्ति ते वै सत्पुरुषाः स्मृताः।

Diwali spirit on full display in Bastar!

Heading to Bastar to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces. This is an area where Naxalism once held sway and now, development is flourishing. I am going to salute our brave security personnel for their sacrifices, selfless service and unwavering devotion to the nation. दीपावली के पावन अवसर पर बस्तर जा रहा हूं। कल तक जहां नक्सलियों का कहर था वहां आज विकास की बहार है। वीर जवानों, उनके बलिदान, त्याग और तपस्या को नमन करने जा रहा हूं।

Diwali wishes to everyone! देशभर के अपने परिवारजनों को दीपावली की असीम शुभकामनाएं।

Today, 8th November, is a landmark day. Respected L.K. Advani Ji enters his hundredth year. On this special occasion, my greetings to him. I’ve written an article in which I’ve highlighted his everlasting contribution to India. I have recalled his journey, be it experiencing the horrors of Partition and rebuilding life from scratch, strengthening the Jana Sangh and building the BJP, standing up for democracy during the Emergency, leading the Somnath to Ayodhya Rath Yatra or serving the nation in government. Have also written about other aspects of Advani Ji - the voracious reader, his love for culture and cinema, a prolific writer and more. English - nm-4.com/COg761 हिंदी - nm-4.com/sIqV1v

Have a great Diwali!

सभी देशवासियों को धनतेरस की अनंत शुभकामनाएं। भगवान धन्वन्तरि की दिव्य कृपा से सभी का जीवन सुख, शांति और उत्तम स्वास्थ्य से सदैव आलोकित रहे। हर परिवार में उमंग और आनंद का अखंड दीप प्रज्वलित रहे, यही मंगलकामना है। नमामि धन्वन्तरिमादिदेवं सुरासुरैर्वन्दितपादपद्मम्। लोके जरारुग्भयमृत्युनाशं दातारमीशं विविधौषधीनाम्॥

1️⃣4️⃣ to 1️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ On one hand this is a number…a statistic of India’s rise in the Asian Para Games. But, importantly, this meteoric rise suggests something else…the immense potential and talent of our athletes. This year we had: 30 Gold Medals + 5 World Records + 9 Asian Records + 4 events where Indians swept the entire podium! Two of my favourite data points: Of the 61 athletes making their Asian Para Games debut, 36 came back home with medals. There are 34 medal winners among 56 women athletes! Our athletes have shown that no dream is too big and no challenge too great when there is determination. Those days are long over when society frowned upon youngsters who wanted to pursue sports. Now, if you have the talent, India will support you and cheer for you. Come, play and shine!

What a performance by our Asian Para Games athletes! They have shown what aiming high really looks like. teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/2VNEmRvnX…

Let me ask you… If India’s Metro network had continued expanding at the pace it did before 2014, how long would the wait be for cities like Pune to have a metro? YEARS….no…DECADES perhaps. And that was UNACCEPTABLE. In 2014, India had just 248 km of Metro lines across 5 cities. Today, we have nearly 1,200 km across 26 cities. Over 1 crore people travel by Metro every day. The impact goes beyond statistics or numbers. It means less time in traffic, more family time, greater productivity and better opportunities. This is the transformation we are working towards for urban India!

सत्येन रक्ष्यते धर्मो विद्याभ्यासेन रक्ष्यते। मृजया रक्ष्यते रूपं कुलं वृत्तेन रक्ष्यते॥

Store More → Import Less → Power India Round the Clock! The Cabinet has approved a massive Rs 14,500 crore push to develop 92 GWh of energy storage capacity, supporting an estimate of almost 1 lakh crore investment! Unique features are: 60 GWh of pumped hydro storage. 30 GWh of battery energy storage. 2 GWh through emerging technologies. 40% minimum domestic content for battery storage projects. Truly, it is more reliable power, greater renewable energy integration and stronger energy security. pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetai…