PM Modi, RSS General Secretary Hosabale Attend Prashanti Kutiram Golden Jubilee in Bengaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday attended the golden jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram and the birth centenary commemoration of author H V Sheshadri in Bengaluru.

The event is being held at S-VYASA University and organised by the S-VYASA Registered Society in memory of Sheshadri. Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Governor Sudha Yadav were also present, along with other dignitaries.

PM Modi arrived in Bengaluru earlier in the day and was received by Shivakumar and the Governor. He is scheduled to inaugurate the elevated section of the Namma Metro Pink Line and launch, dedicate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth more than Rs 15,600 crore.

S-VYASA MARKS 50 YEARS OF PRASHANTI KUTIRAM

H R Nagendra, president of the S-VYASA Society, said the golden jubilee marked 50 years of the institution's work in yoga and research.

He told ANI that the institution was developing a research laboratory called Ritambhara to study higher dimensions of yoga, including what he described as Samadhi.

Nagendra also announced the launch of the institution's Thiruvananthapuram campus on the occasion of the Prime Minister's visit. He acknowledged the contributions of its faculty, students and alumni and invited people to join the celebrations online.

1,000 ARTIFICIAL LIMBS TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Prem Bhandari, chief adviser for international affairs at S-VYASA, announced that the institution would provide 1,000 artificial limbs free of cost to mark the birth centenary of H V Sheshadri.

PM MODI TO INAUGURATE NAMMA METRO PINK LINE

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to inaugurate the elevated section of Bengaluru's Namma Metro Pink Line, connecting Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere.

The six-station stretch includes Kalena Agrahara, Hulimavu, IIMB (Bilekahalli-IIMB), JP Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital and Tavarekere. Its opening will take Bengaluru's operational metro network beyond 100 km for the first time.

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety completed its inspection of the elevated section on October 8, with safety clearance announced on October 28. The underground section is targeted for 2027.

PM Modi is also scheduled to virtually lay the foundation stone for a proposed Compressed Bio-Gas plant in Bengaluru.

With inputs from ANI