President goes to Kanpur on special train
The Hindu
After a gap of 15 years, Mr. Kovind has revived tradition of the Head of State travelling in presidential saloon
President Ram Nath Kovind, accompanied by First Lady Savita Devi Kovind, boarded a special train from the Safdarjung railway station on Friday to travel to his native place Kanpur. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Chairman of the Railway Board Suneet Sharma were present at the station to see him off. “President Kovind boards a special Presidential train from Safdarjung railway station to Kanpur. The train will make two stop-overs, at Jhinjhak and Rura of Kanpur Dehat, and will reach Kanpur Central in the evening,” the official handle of the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted.More Related News