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Mukherjee condoles deaths in Odisha hospital fire

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday wrote to the Governor of Odisha condoling the loss of lives due to a massive fire at a Bhubaneswar hospital and prayed for the injured. “I am sad to learn about the unfortunate massive fire at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar, in which […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Mock drill held ahead of President's visit

Puri: A day before President Pranab Mukherjee’s two-day visit to the State, the Odisha Police conducted a full-fledged mock drill in the afternoon today to check the security preparedness. Senior police officials, including DGP Sanjiv Marik, inspector-general R.P. Koche, superintendent of police Asish Kumar Singh took stock of the last-minute security arrangements at the Talabania […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Prez nod for Odisha Lokayukta Bill

Bhubaneswar: President Pranab Mukherjee today approved Odisha Lokayukta Bill which was passed in the State Assembly in February last year. With this, the Bill turned into an Act and Odisha became the first State in the country to have such a legislation. Reacting on the development chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, “Its a giant step […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Security beefed up ahead of President's visit

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police is on toes as President Pranab Mukherjee’s two-day Odisha visit starts from today. The President will land at Bhubaneswar airport at 5.30 pm and go to the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya to attend the Golden Jubilee celebration function in the evening as chief guest. “As per the prescribed norms, elaborate security arrangements have […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Bharat Ratna conferred on Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh & Bhupen Hazarika

New Delhi: The central government on Friday announced Bharat Ratna award for Bharatiya Jana Sangh ideologue Nanaji Deshmukh(posthumously), eminent Assamese poet Bhupen Hazarika(posthumously) and former President Pranab Mukherjee. The announcements were made through an official statement by the central government.

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Pranab Mukherjee to publish book on his presidential years

New Delhi: The inside story of the issues that made headlines during the Presidentship of Pranab Mukherjee — demonetisation, surgical strikes and others — will find mention in the fourth part of his autobiographical series, titles “The Presidential Years”. Billed as a “first of its kind” book, it will be published in December and will […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Pranab hails RSS founder Hedgewar as great son of India

Nagpur: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday hailed Kehsav Baliram Hedgewar, the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as “a great son of Mother India”. “Today I came here to pay my respect and homage to a great son of Mother India,” Mukherjee wrote in the visitor’s book as he visited Hedgewar’s birthplace, accompanied […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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RSS invite to Mukherjee for Nagpur event sparks controversy

New Delhi: The RSS invite to former President Pranab Mukherjee for an event at its Nagpur headquarters sparked off a controversy, as the Congress and left leaders expressed unhappiness over his acceptance while the BJP and RSS saw nothing wrong in it. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said in a statement that Mukherjee’s acceptance of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Kids' innovations should be encouraged by IITs: Pranab

Gandhinagar: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said there was immense wealth of ideas and innovation in children and it should be encouraged by institutes like the IITs and NIDs. Presiding over the 10th Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Ignite Awards 2017, organised by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), where 56 students were recognised for outstanding […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Pranab, Manmohan, Rahul offer tribute to Indira Gandhi

New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary here today . They paid floral tributes to the late Prime Minister at Shakti Sthal here. “We pay tribute to a dynamic leader; India’s first and only […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Gujarat riots derailed BJP in 2004: Pranab

New Delhi: The 2002 riots in Gujarat was “possibly the biggest blot” on the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee. In the third volume of his autobiography titled “The Coalition Years 1996-2012”, he also feels the ruling NDA’s “India […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Former President Pranab Mukherjee's Son Abhijit Joins TMC
Former President Pranab Mukherjee's Son Abhijit Joins TMC

The newly inducted leader said that while he was in touch with Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee before the assembly elections, had he joined the TMC before the polls, it would have been construed that he switched allegiance for some post.

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Emotional, President goes down memory lane in farewell speech

New Delhi: Two days before he demits office, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday went down memory lane as he delivered his farewell speech here, recalling his first day as member of Parliament as well as his past associations. “With a sense of gratitude and a prayer in my heart, I take leave of you. I […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
President calls for better healthcare in rural areas

Udupi (Karnataka): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said quality healthcare was a necessity for every individual and underlined the need to ensure better infrastructure in rural areas so that doctors serve there. At the foundation of the Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Super Speciality Hospital here, the President said quality healthcare was not a luxury […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
President to visit Maharashtra, Karnataka

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a two-day visit to Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday. According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mukherjee will address a convocation ceremony at the College of Military Engineering, Pune, on Saturday before leaving for Karnataka where he will attend the inauguration of the phase-I metro in Bengaluru. On Sunday, the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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