Tag: Independence Day

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s decision to change the venue and format of the state-level Independence Day function this year has triggered a sparring between opposition BJP and the ruling BJD. The state government has decided to hold the function at the IDCO Exhibition ground this time, instead of the old venue at Mahatma Gandhi Marg. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver on Thursday his sixth straight Independence Day speech and is expected to touch on a host of issues, ranging from his government’s landmark decision on Jammu and Kashmir to the state of economy, in what will be also be his first address after coming back to power with […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to discontinue the colonial-era practice of according ‘Guard of Honour’ to Chief Minister, Ministers and other government officials. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday abolished the practice, but on special occasions like Republic Day, Independence Day and Utkal Dibasa, the invited chief guest will be accorded with Guard of Honour. […]

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to withdraw special status to Jammu & Kashmir and divide the state into two Union Territories came in for praise from President Ram Nath Kovind during his address to the nation on the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day on Wednesday. “I believe, the recent changes carried out […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 36 police personnel from Odisha have been selected on the eve of the Independence Day to receive police medals. The police personnel who will receive President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) are–Prakash Kumar Karan, Sushil Das, Akash Mahapatra, Chandramani Bhoi, Shyam Dhangad Majhi, K Shiva Subramani, Dilip Kumar Danta, Jyotiranjan Pati, […]

New Delhi: SWAT commandos and NSG snipers have been deployed while for the first time cameras with facial recognition software are being used to secure the historic Red Fort where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag on the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday. Around 500 CCTV cameras have been installed around the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unfurled the national flag at the Red Fort to mark the 73rd Independence Day. Modi arrived at the 17th century monument amid as huge crowd awaited him. Earlier he paid tribute to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat and drove straight to the […]

Independence assumes significance when people from Jammu & Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh stand in unison for the country, work towards its prosperity & integrity. On 73rd Independence Day, we wish our readers & viewers peace, love & brotherhood. Here we bring the best pics for Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram. You can […]

Washington: The friendship between India and the US has flourished into a strategic partnership in the last two decades and the two countries now cooperate on many important issues from defence and counter-terrorism to freedom of navigation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Greeting the people of India on the eve of the […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to make his government more accountable and responsive, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a new programme ‘Mo Sarkar’. Addressing the 73rd State-level Independence Day celebration at Exhibition Ground here, the chief minister stated that the new initiative will be implemented at all police stations and District Headquarters Hospitals in first […]

Bhubaneswar: Two senior police officers today received the President’s Medal while 26 others were decorated with police medals for gallantry on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day today. Besides, 10 police officials also received medals for meritorious service from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at an Investiture Ceremony at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar today. Asim […]

Bhubaneswar: Marking the 73rd Independence Day in the grandest way, thousands of residents in Steel City Rourkela along with school students formed a human chain at the Ring Road to unfurl a 17-km-long National Flag. Working in collaboration with several voluntary organisations of the city, the organiser ‘Smile Forever’, is aiming to register the feat […]

Attari (Punjab): Thousands of people converged at the Attari-Wagah joint check post between India and Pakistan on Thursday to be part of the celebrations for India’s 73rd Independence Day. Singers and performers entertained the crowd with patriotic and other songs to mark the occasion. The tallest tricolour in the country at the Attari border, 30 […]

Srinagar: Independence Day was observed in the Kashmir Valley amid tight security on Thursday with Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik saying the government is committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. The main Independence Day function was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here where Malik hoisted the tricolour. This […]

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision over population explosion, eliminating single use plastic and respecting wealth creators. “All of us must welcome three announcements made by the Prime Minister on I-Day. Small family is a patriotic duty, respect wealth creators and shun single-use plastic,” he said […]