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Modi inaugurates national highway, High Court circuit bench in Bengal
Jalpaiguri, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a circuit bench and laid the foundation for widening a national highway in northern West Bengal and flayed the Congress, Communists and Trinamool Congress for being insensitive and unresponsive to the region’s development while helming the state.
Modi laid the foundation stone for the 41.7 km four-lane 31D National Highway between Alipurduar district’s Falakata to Salsalabari under the ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’ – a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Central government.
“When the highway project costing nearly Rs 1,000 crore would be complete, coming to Siliguri will become more convenient. The rail and air connectivity between Jalpaiguri and adjoining areas will also improve a lot. The Centre is working to improve the connectivity in the region that would make your life easier,” Modi said.
“The Central government has also approved the construction of Asian Highway 2 and 14, connecting the borders of Nepal and Bangladesh. The work is going on,” he said.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated a new circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri, fulfilling a six-decade-old demand of the people of north Bengal. He said the people of the region will no more have to waste their time and money for going to Kolkata for cases related to the High Court.
“The delay in the circuit bench which has been long overdue, shows that be it the Congress, CPI-M or the Trinamool Congress (which ran the state governemnts at various times) none of them are concerned about your problems. The Calcutta High Court took the first step for this circuit bench 20 years back. The cabinet approved it nearly 13-14 years back. Still it took this long to fulfil your dream,” he said.
“The insensitive state governments have no idea how much trouble the poor people of the area have faced even in small cases,” he said.
“You all are witness as to how the Siliguri Munciipal Corporation is being treated. The law and order situation in north Bengal has deteriorated. No new business initiatives have been taken. The youths are being forced to leave the place as there is no opportunity,” Modi added.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.