India, Nov. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted the people and Government of Uttarakhand to develop the State as the spiritual Capital of the world. Congratulating the people of the State on the silver jubilee of its foundation and the achievements of the past 25 years, Modi said that a roadmap of the next 25 years should be prepared for the State.

The PM was addressing a huge crowd at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) ground at a programme to mark 25 years of the State's foundation. He said that Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is the heartbeat of India's spiritual life and Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Jageshwar, and Adi Kailash are sacred pilgrimage sites that symbolise our faith. The PM added that every year, lakhs of...