The weather forecast for Ahmedabad predicts scorching temperatures, with the maximum temperature expected to reach 36 degrees Celsius. In Surat, a man who was in love with a woman from Rajasthan committed suicide by hanging himself. He sent a picture of the rope to his sister before taking his own life...
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and then switched off his phone. The Gujarat government is planning to develop 320 kilometers of the Narmada Parikrama route at a cost of 40 crores. The project will include rest stops for pilgrims, with facilities for 1,000 beds. In political news, Mahesh Vasava, a BTP leader, and Mahesh Patel, a former Congress MLA, joined the BJP. Western Railway will be running a special train between Okha and Delhi Sarai Rohilla during the Holi festival. Train number 09523, the Okha-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special, will depart from Okha on Tuesday, March 19th at 10:00 am and arrive at Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 10:10 am the next day. Train number 09524, the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Okha Special, will depart from Delhi Sarai Rohilla on Wednesday, March 20th at 1:20 pm and arrive at Okha at 1:50 pm the next day. The train will make stops in both directions at Dwarka, Khambhalia, Jamnagar, Hapa, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Viramgam, Mehsana, Unjha, Sidhpur, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Bayar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Alwar, and Rewari. The train will consist of AC 2-tier, AC-3-tier (Economy), sleeper class, and general second-class coaches. Bookings for train number 9523 will open on March 11th.

The North Western Railway (NWR) has announced four special trains for the Holi festival to ease travel congestion. These trains will run from March 14th to March 29th, catering to passengers traveling to various destinations. In addition to these special trains, NWR has also decided to add stops for existing long-distance...
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trains at smaller stations. The four special trains are: Train No. 05097 Tanakpur-Daurai Special (March 22nd to 29th), Train No. 09625 Ajmer-Daund Superfast (from March 14th), Train No. 09035 Bandra Terminus-Bhagat Ki Kothi Special (two trips on March 20th and 27th), and Train No. 09523 Okha-Delhi Sarai Special (one trip on March 19th). NWR has also temporarily added stops for long-distance trains like Train No. 14721 Jodhpur-Bathinda (Gotan station), Train No. 14854 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Rain station), Train No. 14864 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Rain station), Train No. 14866 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Rain station), and Train No. 14888 Barmer-Rishikesh Express (Gotan station). NWR anticipates that these measures will ease the travel burden during the Holi festival and plans to introduce more special trains if the passenger demand increases in the coming days.

Indian Railways has announced the launch of several special trains to help people travel home for Holi. These trains will operate starting 10 days before Holi, which falls on March 24th. The North-Western Railway is introducing 4 special trains and has also added temporary stops for other trains at smaller...
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stations. These additional services are intended to ease travel congestion during the festival. The special trains are: * Train No. 05097 Tankapur-Daurai Special (March 22nd to 29th) * Train No. 09625 Ajmer-Daund Superfast (starting March 14th) * Train No. 09035 Bandra Terminus-Bhagat Ki Kothi Special (March 20th and 27th) * Train No. 09523 Okha-Delhi Sarai Special (March 19th) Additionally, the following trains will have temporary stops: * Train No. 14721 Jodhpur-Bhatinda (Gotan Station) * Train No. 14854 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14864 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14866 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14888 Badmer-Rishikesh Express (Gotan Station)

Western Railway is running three special trains on special fares to cater to increased travel demand during the Holi festival. The first train, running between Bandra Terminus and Bhagat Ki Kothi, operates four trips on March 20th, 27th, 21st, and 28th. The second train, between Surat and Subedarganj, operates eight trips...
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between March 22nd, 29th, April 5th, 12th, 23rd, 30th, and April 6th, 13th. Finally, the third train, between Okha and Delhi Sarai Rohilla, runs two trips on March 19th and 20th. All train timings and routes are listed in the press release. Booking opens on March 11th at PRS Counters and on the IRCTC website.