#WATCH# | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: On the launch of the song 'Bum Bum' from his biographical film 'Ganesh: Dust To Stardust', Bollywood choreographer and filmmaker Ganesh Acharya says, “I am very happy to launch this song on such a grand platform, Namo Ghat, on the occasion of Chhath Puja... The song has received a lot of love, and I hope people watch the film in theatres on December 11 and shower it with the same affection. Your love means everything to me... I first came here to work on a song 35 years ago. The city has changed significantly. The way the government has maintained it and the arrangements here are very good and systematic. Kashi is one of my wife's and my favourite places...”

VIDEO | Varanasi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw), says, "Very soon, Uttar Pradesh is set to get a bullet train project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Northern Corridor of the bullet train network. The Northern Corridor will originate in Delhi and connect Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow and Ayodhya, before extending further to Varanasi, Patna and eventually Guwahati. Let me tell you about the travel times once this Northern Corridor is completed in the coming years. Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes, just one minute short of an hour. Delhi to Kanpur in 1 hour 45 minutes, less than two hours. You can travel from Delhi, enjoy 'Thaggu Ke Laddu' in Kanpur, and return to Delhi to resume your work. Delhi to Lucknow in 2 hours 12 minutes, connecting the two major capitals. Kashi to Lucknow in 1 hour 21 minutes. This will be a major benefit for the people of Purvanchal. Kashi to Patna in just one hour. Delhi to Varanasi in 3 hours 33 minutes. You will no longer need to take a flight to travel from Delhi to Kashi. This will create an extensive connectivity network for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and even Guwahati. It will provide the general public, middle-class families, young people and those travelling for business, education or medical treatment with an affordable and accessible mode of transportation, making travel from one city to another much easier." #BulletTrain# #AshwiniVaishnaw# (Full video available on PTI Videos -

#WATCH# | Varanasi, UP: CM Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, Union Minister Chirag Paswan, BJP State President and MoS Pankaj Chaudhary offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

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