UPDATE ON AUG 26, 11:50 AM IST
He will inaugurate the Ramayana Conclave on August 29 at 9 in the morning after having darshan of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya by special presidential train. Next day will leave for Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind is coming to Uttar Pradesh on a four-day visit on Thursday. He is coming to Lucknow today. On the same day he will attend the convocation ceremony of Babasaheb Bhimram Ambedkar Central University at 4.50 pm. Will participate in the convocation ceremony of SGPGI the next day on Friday. The next day, on August 28, Guru Gorakshanath will return to Lucknow after laying the foundation stone of Uttar Pradesh State Ayush University in Gorakhpur and Mahayogi Gorakhnath University built by Gorakshapeeth. He will inaugurate the Ramayana Conclave on August 29 at 9 in the morning after having darshan of Ramlala in Ayodhya by special presidential train. Next day will leave for Delhi.President Ram Nath Kovind will go to Ayodhya from Charbagh station on August 29 by Presidential Express after attending various programs for two days. During this, about half a dozen trains will be diverted and trains will be brought to the changed platform at the station.
According to the officials of Northern Railway Lucknow division, trains will be run on August 29 via Sultanpur instead of Ayodhya to Lucknow route. Also, passengers coming to Charbagh railway station will be given entry from the parcel house, from where they will reach platform number two directly. A blueprint has been prepared to run trains from Lucknow to Ayodhya for President Ram Nath Kovind's journey from Lucknow to Ayodhya on August 29, although the final decision on this will be taken on August 28 at the DRM level. Officials say that when the President's presidential train will increase speed between Lucknow and Ayodhya, during this time the routes of about eight trains including Howrah-Jammutvi Express, Ayodhya Faizabad, Howrah Amritsar, Faizabad LTT will be changed.