New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the initiative ‘Vitasta-The Festival of Kashmir’ showcasing rich culture, arts and crafts of Kashmir.
Vitasta program was organized to take the rich art, culture, literature, craft and cuisine of Kashmir to the whole country, the government said in a statement issued by PIB.
The series of these programmes, which started from Chennai, ended in Srinagar, in which the youth showed enthusiasm to know the Kashmiri culture. Many events like workshops, art installation camps, seminars, craft exhibitions were organised to bring Kashmir culture to the masses, in which people participated and got acquainted with the culture of Kashmir.
Responding to the tweet threads by Amrit Mahotsav about Vitasta program, the Prime Minister tweeted: “Many congratulations for this wonderful initiative.”Vitasta – The Festival of Kashmir”, which took place after many years, has not only given people across the country an opportunity to know the rich culture and heritage of the state, but this program is also a great effort to unite the countrymen.”
Union ministers laud PM Modi for successful visits to US, Egypt
The Union cabinet on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his successful visits to the United States and Egypt and thanked him for providing his leadership to the country.
All the ministers congratulated the prime minister at the beginning of the cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said, adding that his foreign tour showed how the world is recognising India’s leadership.
“All the ministers thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the historic tour of the United States and Egypt. The Cabinet congratulated and thanked Prime Minister Modi for the leadership given to India and that world is now looking at India,” he told reporters at the cabinet briefing after the meeting.
He said it is for the first time in the country’s 75-year history that an Indian prime minister has addressed the US Congress for the second time, during which he received a standing ovation and applause several times.
Thakur said the prime minister also led the International Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations headquarters where representatives of 135 countries participated.
“This shows how India’s leadership is being recognised,” he said.
The minister said the US President, who normally attends a few functions during a state visit, remained present with Prime Minister Modi during the three days at various functions.
Modi returned to India in the early hours of Monday after his six-day state visits to the US and Egypt during which several landmark agreements were signed.
