Alluri Sitharama Raju

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-foot-tall bronze statue of Alluri Sitharama Raju at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh as the year-long celebrations of the freedom fighter’s 125th birth anniversary.
• inspired by the Non-Cooperation Movement
• talked of the greatness of Mahatma Gandhi

Source: The Indian Express

G7 Summit

• Germany

PM Visit: Gujarat

• new 357­km Palanpur­-Madar section of a dedicated freight corridor (DFC) track.
• redevelopment of Surat, Udhna, Somnath , and Sabarmati railway stations in the State.
• Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojna (PMAY) scheme: He dedicated 1,38,000 houses worth ₹1,800 crore in urban areas and ₹1,530 crores in rural areas scores.
• “Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana” nutrition scheme for pregnant and nursing mothers.
• The Poshan Sudha Yojana, another program that addresses the nutritional needs of pregnant women, has been expanded to all tribal-dominated areas of Gujarat

Source: The Hindu

Mahakali temple in Pavagadh, Gujarat

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled a flag after inaugurating the revamped Mahakali temple, which was destroyed by the 15th-century Gujarat ruler Mahmud Begda. 

the temple is said to have been destroyed by 15th-century Gujarat ruler Sultan Mahmud Begda (1458 to1511), who had set up his capital in Champaner near Pavagadh after defeating the Rajput rulers. Begda was the most prominent ruler of the Gujarat Sultanate and had earned the title Begda after conquering the 15th-century main forts of Gujarat: Junagadh and Pavagadh.

Source: The Hindu