Rajasthan CM, Ramdev to celebrate Yoga Day with 2 lakh
Jaipur, June 20: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and yoga guru Baba Ramdev will practice yoga in Kota along with around 2 lakh people on the International Yoga Day on Thursday.
The Chief Minister on Wednesday appealed to the people of the state to practice yoga to keep their mind, body and soul healthy and happy and make it a part of their lives.
In her message, she said that yoga practice helps people connect with nature, ensuring their happiness.
"Yoga works on a sole objective of keeping a healthy heart in a healthy body. It is a practice which has been followed in India since years and it is with the untiring efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that yoga has crossed the borders to be accepted by the world."
Baba Ramdev spoke to the media in Kota, saying that the "shiksha nagri" will turn into a "yoga nagri" when more than two lakh people practice yoga, and that many world records will be made in Kota on Thursday.
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KSRTC to operate 1,500 special buses for Gowri-Ganesha festival
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (PTI): The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Friday announced that it will operate 1,500 special buses from Bengaluru to various destinations across the state to meet the festive rush during Gowri and Ganesha festivities on August 26 and 27.
In addition to the regular schedules, special services will also be operated on August 31, a Sunday, KSRTC said in a press release.
From Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru, buses will ply to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be operated exclusively towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Periyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalnagar and Madikeri, it added.
Premier special services will be available from BMTC Bus Station at Shantinagar (TTMC) to Madurai, Kumbakonam, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and other destinations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Additional buses will also be operated from taluk and district bus stands under KSRTC’s jurisdiction, depending on demand, the release further said.
Passengers can book tickets online at www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in.
