Tag: President Ram Nath Kovind

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appointed Arvind Kejriwal as the new Chief Minister of Delhi after his Aam Aadmi Party bagged 62 of the 70 seats in the recent Delhi Assembly elections. According to an official notification, the President has also appointed six MLAs as ministers of the Delhi government following the […]

New Delhi: A state banquet was hosted for US President Donald Trump at the majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday night with its forecourt decked up to its glory for the last engagement of his two-day visit to India. The architectural marvel, spread over 130-hectares, was lit up for Trump and his wife Melania were given […]

New Delhi: A Congress delegation, including party chief Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday, urged President Ram Nath Kovind to call for Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over his alleged “abdication of duty” during the communal violence in Delhi and remind the Centre of its “raj dharma.” The delegation, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the twelve Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2019 to the awardees in an event at President House, here in New Delhi on Sunday. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam were among the dignitaries present to award the extraordinary achievements by women on the occasion […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking mind off of the growing concern over novel-Coronavirus, people of the State on Wednesday remembered the champions of the Odisha statehood movement on the 85th anniversary of Utkal Diwas. People commemorated the sacrifices made by leaders for the formation of Odisha as a separate State on this day in 1936 when it was […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders on Monday greeted people of Odisha on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Vishuba Pana Sankranti. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote in both Odia and English languages. “Happy #OdiaNewYear and Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. May the coming […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved the Modi government’s ordinance on stricter punishment for the attacks on health workers across the country. With this, the ordinance will take the form of law across the country from now on. With the approval of The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, assault on health workers […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday greeted people on Eid-ul-Fitr. The President tweeted: “Eid Mubarak! This festival is an expression of love, fraternity, peace, and harmony. Eid reaffirms our belief in sharing with and caring for the vulnerable and needy. Let us carry […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday flagged off nine trucks of Red Cross relief supplies for the flood-affected people of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The President is also the President of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). The nine trucks loaded with relief material were flagged off by Kovind in the presence of […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Raksha Bandhan on Sunday urged people to pledge to stand for the honour and dignity of women so that they can contribute their best for the nation and the society. “On the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, I extend my warm greetings […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind celebrated Raksha Bandhan with members of the nursing community at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday and described them as saviours who are risking their own lives in the line of duty to save others. The nurses offered rakhis to the president and narrated their experience in dealing with the COVID-19 […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday issued a veiled warning to China on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day, while paying rich tributes to the Indian Bravehearts who laid down their lives in the violent face-off between the forces of the two countries in Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh. “Their bravery has […]

Bhubaneswar: Four prison personnel from Odisha will be conferred with the Correctional Service Medals by President Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Independence Day on Saturday. The four personnel who have been selected for the awards are Sub Assistant Jailor Saroj Kumar Lenka, Chief Warder Tarini Charan Hotta, Assistant Matron Ashima Kumari Mishra and […]

New Delhi: This year’s ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan was a relatively muted affair given the trimmed guest list. However, all the power centres of Lutyens Delhi were present. Also present was a select group of corona warriors who are fighting the pandemic from the frontline. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

New Delhi: The 2020 National Sports Awards will be held via video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday (August 29), and the Ministry said that 65 out of the 74 awardees will be present. Of the nine award winners who […]