Tag: Republic Day Celebrations

Under no circumstances, should the occasion become a platform for political campaign or for highlighting the achievements of the State Government, the State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha emphasised.

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Thursday issued a public notice regarding traffic restrictions that will be imposed during the State-level Republic Day celebrations in the city on January 26. Besides, traffic diversions will be made during the rehearsals for the state-level parade on January 21 and 22, Commissionerate Police stated in a public notice. As per […]

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept India’s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources said Sunday. The US is understood to have conveyed to New Delhi that Trump may not be able to honour the invitation as he will have pressing engagements, including his State of The […]

Bhubaneswar: The entire country will celebrate the 70th Republic Day tomorrow. While elaborate arrangements have been made for R-day celebrations which will be observed with patriotic fervour across Odisha, security has also been beefed up from the Twin City to remote Malkangiri. Around 30 platoons of police force will be deployed for the State-level Republic […]

Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations next year. Modi, who is in Brazil for the 11th BRICS Summit which will focus on building mechanisms for counter-terrorism cooperation and strengthen India’s ties with the world’s five major economies, met […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the much-awaited Republic Day parade, the cadets of Odisha Remount and Veterinary (R and V) Squadron, one of the most illustrious NCC horse squadrons in the country, are now toiling hard on the ground. The horse squadron cadets have set a target to emerge champion in all events. Be it single vertical, […]

Keonjhar: There is a well known saying which says, “Shoes are like friends, they can support you or take you down.” True to the saying, the shoes have pulled Odisha Transport Minister Padmanabh Behera down, when the spectacle of a man seen carrying his shoes witnessed in full public view during the Republic Day celebrations […]

Washington: Indian Americans on Sunday celebrated the 71st Republic Day of their home land across the country with great fervour by hoisting national flag amid singing of national anthem and patriotic songs after gathering in large numbers in various US cities. Several hundred Indian Americans gathered in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington DC […]