Ahmedabad: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to Pramukh Swami Shatabdi Mahotsav at Ognaj in Gujarat yesterday announced renaming of Ahmedabad - Delhi Sampark Kranti Express train as Akshardham Express. "As a tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the Sampark Kranti Express connecting Delhi and Ahmedabad will soon be renamed as Akshardham Express," Vaishnaw told reporters at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar, which has been set up over 600 acres on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city. Vai...Read More

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Gandhinagar: Minister of State for Home, Pradipsinh Jadeja today briefed media persons about arrest of year 2002 Akshardham attack accused Yasin Butt. He was arrested from Anantnag in Jammu & Kashmir by a team of Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) Gujarat. Jadeja described Butt as main conspirator of Akshadrham attack. Attack on Akshardham in State capital Gandhinagar took place at around 4.30 pm on September 24 in year 2002. Two terrorists had attacked the temple and those inside the temple campus....Read More

Ahmedabad: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, arriving in India later this week, will deliver a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). Trudeau is also going to visit the Akshardham mandir of Swaminarayan sect in State capital Gandhinagar. Mr Trudeau is scheduled to visit the IIMA on February 19 and address its students, the leading business school said in a statement in Ahmedabad on Monday. "The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) will have the p...Read More

Gandhinagar/Himmatnagar: Taking a detour from his fixed schedule Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited famous Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar before the fourth leg of his Navsarjan Gujarat Yatra which stared from Chiloda in Gandhinagar district in Northern region of the poll bound state. Rahul spent around 20 minutes in the temple which was on November 2 also visited by PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of its silver jubilee. Rahul's trip to this important t...Read More

Gandhinagar: Every year thousands visit Akshardham to see its Diwali lighting. This year, to celebrate the 25th anniversary, visitors will be able to enjoy this excellent special show instead. To commemorate the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, the ‘Akshardham Sanatanam Show: An Immersive Experience’ has been created for the first time. This 15-minute show was ritually inaugurated by senior BAPS sant Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami on 17 October. Using ...Read More