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PM Modi in Kedarnath today, to unveil 12-feet tall statue of Guru Shankaracharya

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PM Modi in Kedarnath today, to unveil 12-feet tall statue of Guru Shankaracharya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Friday, where he plans to inaugurate the rebuilt samadhi sthal of Shri Adi Shankaracharya and lay the cornerstones for the reconstruction project. Prime Minister Modi will also unveil a magnificent 12-foot statue of Guru Shankaracharya, the eighth-century seer who acquired Moksha at Kedarnath.

According to officials, the statue weighs 35 tons and was made of chlorite schist, a sculptor based in Mysore, which is a kind of rock that can withstand rain, sunlight and harsh weather. The original statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya samadhi was washed away in the 2013 flood. It was built by excavating land behind the Kedarnath Temple and in the middle of the Samadhi area. The unveiling ceremony of the statue will be broadcast live in 12 jyotirlingas, four Shankaracharya mutts (monasteries), his birthplace and several famous temples across the country. “We will all welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi will arrive here in the morning.

He will do Maha Rudra Abhishek and pray for the well-being of the country. He will also unveil the statue of Adi Shankaracharya,” Bagish Ling said . The priest of the Kedarnath Temple. After the statue is unveiled, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation for the Kedarpuri reconstruction project worth more than Rs 4 crore. He will also initiate other important infrastructure projects, including Saraswati retaining wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini retaining wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and the Garud Chatti bridge over the Mandakini river.

According to reports, the Kedarpuri construction project is one of Prime Minister Modi’s dream projects. Over time, he has personally inspected the construction work on a regular basis. Earlier, Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj stated that the reconstruction of Kedarnath would be impossible without PM Modi’s vision. “We will welcome him here soon. He will also start the second phase of the project in Kedarnath,” he said.

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Tourism Minister Dilip Jawalkar also thanked the Prime Minister for his generous efforts to rebuild Samadhi of Shankaracharya. “The Samadhi of Shankaracharya was destroyed in the flash flood that hit the Kedarnath area in 2013. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi and Jindal Steel Works for their generous efforts to rebuild the monument,” Jawalkar said.

News Source : Hindustan Times

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IDF releases video of Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar dodging drone moments before death

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IDF releases video of Hamas’ Yahya Sinwar dodging drone moments before death

Yahya Sinwar, who was the alleged mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday.

The Israeli Defence Forces or IDF released footage from a drone on Friday that captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar moments before his death in a firefight against the troops in Gaza’s Rafah on Wednesday.

The video shows a building filled with debris, where a man is sitting on an armchair covered with dust with his face wrapped, who is supposedly Sinwar. He then proceeds to throw a stick towards, the drone but misses.

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Along with Sinwar, the IDF also confirmed the death of two other “terrorists”.

Yahya Sinwar took over as the chief of Hamas after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in July 2024. He was supposedly the architect of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the conflict in the Gaza strip.

Also ReadYahya Sinwar death live updates: Netanyahu vows Gaza war ‘not over’ after Israel kills Hamas chief

Sinwar’s death has been celebrated by Israel as well as its key allies, the US and France.

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After Sinwar’s death Israeli prime minister Netanyahu released a video statement, where he stated, “Today we have settled the score. Today evil has been dealt a blow but our task has still not been completed.”

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called Sinwar the “chief obstacle” to ending the war and expressed hope for more headway in the peace process.

French president Emmanuel Macron has also expressed the hope that hostages will be returned now that the political head of the militant organisation is dead.

However, Iran, has stated that the death of Sinwar will only serve as a catalyst for further resistance against Israel.

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The Hezbollah also proclaimed that after the death of Sinwar they were going to “transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel.”

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