New Delhi, June 9 -- The Centre has accepted the demand to run a special train between Jammu and Haridwar on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya on June 14 and 15, Union MoS Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said on Tuesday.

Prem Nath Dogra, Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Member and In-Charge, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, had requested the operation of a special train for devotees to travel to Haridwar in Uttarakhand on the occasion of Amavasya.

The Union Minister expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

"Good News for Kathua, Hiranagar, Jammu. Thanks, Railway Minister Sh Ashwini Vaishnaw, for accepting the demand to run a special train between Jammu and Haridwar on the occasion o...