PM to visit Varanasi today, lay foundation of cricket stadium

Prime minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in the Ganjari area of his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, Saturday and address a public meeting there. Later, 5,000 women beneficiaries will honour the PM at another event, in view of the passage of the women’s reservation bill in Parliament.

The prime minister will also participate in the closing ceremony of Kashi Sansad Sanskritik Mahotsav that kicked off on September 1. (File)

During the visit, the PM will also inaugurate 16 Atal Awasiya Vidyalayas (residential schools) built at ₹1,115 crore.