India, Oct. 12 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and his cabinet colleagues performed Ganga puja and attended the aarti at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Monday, marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's completion of 25 years in public service as head of a government.

Dhami prayed for Modi's good health and long life, as well as prosperity and continued progress for the country and Uttarakhand. Modi took oath as Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001, and has since completed 25 years as head of a government, first in the state and later as prime minister, according to the state government.

The ceremony took place before a meeting of the Uttarakhand cabinet at the Mela Control Building on the banks of the Ganga in Haridwar....