{
  "id": 8149682,
  "title": "Bihar Marks PM Modi’s 76th Birthday With Month-Long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bihar-marks-pm-modis-76th-birthday-with-month-long-seva-sankalp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:58:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bihar-marks-pm-modis-76th-birthday-with-month-long-seva-sankalp-abhiyan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Patna, Bihar joined the nation in commemorating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday and his 25 years of public service on Thursday. Celebrations encompassed lamp-lighting ceremonies, religious rituals, and public service activities as the BJP initiated a month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan'. This initiative, which runs until October 17, aims to highlight Modi's dedication to service and welfare programs.\n\nThe 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' includes blood donation camps, cleanliness drives, and other outreach programs. To mark the occasion, the 'Ashirwad ka Diya' (Blessing's Lamp) event was held at Patliputra Sports Complex, where Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary lit the ceremonial lamp, joined by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and other leaders. Additional lamp-lighting ceremonies took place at Marine Drive and a Shiva temple near Boring Road Chauraha, where BJP members prayed for the Prime Minister's well-being and long life.\n\nAs part of the BJP's 'Aashirwad Ka Diya' program, party leaders, workers, and general public are encouraged to light lamps at homes, temples, and public spaces at 7 pm. A blood donation camp, known as 'Raktveer', was organized at the BJP office in Patna, with Choudhary overseeing the event. In Katihar, tea seller Jawahar Bhagat distributed 76 cups of tea free of charge to mark the milestone. Across Bihar, over 33 lakh lamps illuminated Ujjain in a world record attempt for PM Modi's 76th birthday celebrations.",
  "summary": "Patna: Bihar joined the nation on Thursday in celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and his 25 years in public service. His birthday celebration was marked across Bihar with lamp-lighting ceremonies, religious rituals and public service activities as the BJP launched its month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’.The ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, running until October 17, is aimed at marking…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "PM Modi 76th Birthday: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CM Yogi Adityanath Offer Prayers At Kashi Vishwanath Temple | VIDEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pm-modi-76th-birthday-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-cm-yogi-8085091",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:50:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}