Varanasi to be 'gateway to East India': PM Modi
Varanasi, Sep 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Centre was making serious efforts to develop Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, as the "gateway to East India".
Addressing a large gathering at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) amphitheatre, the Prime Minister detailed the many projects being launched and inaugurated in the city and nearby villages so that the face of Varanasi could change.
He said in the bid to make Kashi a smart city, care was being taken not to disturb the ancient flavour of the temple city and conserve its rich history and culture.
The Prime Minister who celebrated his 68th birthday on Monday with school children and party workers in the city, also said he was "doubly" delighted each time he saw the people of Varanasi posting pictures of the city on social media.
"The changed face of the city can be seen by people right from the time they step down from the trains that bring them here," the Prime Minister said alluding to the pictures of the railway stations here posted on the social media.
He also exhorted the people to roll out a never-before hospitality to the hundreds who would coming here for the 'Uttar Pradesh NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Diwas' in January 2019.
Modi also launched and inaugurated projects worth Rs 557 crore.
He was earlier welcomed by Chief Minister Adityanath and state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey and gifted a 'Panchmukhi Hanuman' made of wood, a major handicraft product of the region.
Modi started his address in Bhojpuri, much to the delight of the hundreds of youngsters present at the rally.
The Prime Minister was on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. On his birthday he visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple to propitiate Lord Shiva and seek his blessings.
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Bihar man sought money from foreign agency for threatening PM’s security, arrested: Police
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Buxar (PTI): A man was arrested in Bihar’s Buxar district for sending a message to a foreign intelligence agency’s website, claiming that he could compromise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security in exchange for money, police said.
The accused, identified as Amal Kumar Tiwari of Simri locality, was apprehended on Thursday night. Police seized a laptop, mobile phones and other digital evidence from his premises.
“Police received information that Tiwari posted a message on the website of the USA-based intelligence agency. He demanded money in exchange for compromising the security of the Indian PM," the Buxar police said in a statement on Friday.
It was found that in his seized mobile phone, multiple virtual private networks (VPNs) and some apps were installed, which were used to access the dark web, it said.
A VPN is a tool that creates an encrypted, private tunnel for one's internet traffic over public networks, providing enhanced privacy, while the dark web is a part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and requires special software to access.
The police statement said that fake identity documents were also recovered from his premises, which were being used for cybercrimes.
“During interrogation, the accused confessed his involvement in the incident. It was also revealed that earlier he had been involved in a case of threatening to hack Kolkata airport's website,” the statement said.
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