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July 7, 2023 1:37 PM

President Droupadi Murmu visites ‘Kranti Gatha” at Raj Bhavan

President Droupadi Murmu today visited ‘Kranti Gatha’, an underground gallery dedicated to revolutionaries, which is located inside the British - era bunker at Raj Bhavan. President paid floral tribute to the statue of great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Gallery of Indian Revolutionaries has been created in the bunker that was discovered below Raj Bhavan in 2016. It is a tribute to the known and unknown revolutionaries of the Indian freedom movement. The &#...

July 6, 2023 9:05 AM

President Droupadi Murmu will interact with members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups at Rajbhawan in Nagpur

President Droupadi Murmu will interact with members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) at Rajbhawan in Nagpur this morning, July 6. These groups belong to the Vidarbha region and other tribal belts of Maharashtra. Thereafter the President will leave for Mumbai. Yesterday, she addressed the 10th Convocation of the Gondwana University in Gadchiroli and inaugurated the Cultural Centre of Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan at Koradi in Nagpur....

July 5, 2023 1:52 PM

President Droupadi Murmu hails Gondwana University, Gadchiroli for imparting education to large number of tribal students & underprivileged groups

President Droupadi Murmu has underlined the commendable performance of girl students of Gondwana University and called it an important step in the direction of women's empowerment. Addressing the 10th convocation of Gondwana University today, the President expressed hope that other girl students will get inspiration from the large number of girls graduating and winning gold medals at the convocation. About 45% of the graduates and more than 61% of the gold medalists were girl stude...

July 4, 2023 7:01 PM

President Droupadi Murmu addresses closing ceremony of 125th birth anniversary of Sri Alluri Sitarama Raju at Hyderabad

President Droupadi Murmu today asked the people of the country to imbibe the spirit and follow the principles of freedom fighters to pay fitting tributes to them. Addressing the valedictory programme of 125th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Freedom Fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in Hyderabad, the President paid rich tributes to Sitarama Raju who fought for the rights of Adivasis and freedom from British rule. Stating that the people of the country are grateful for Sitarama Raju for his ...

July 3, 2023 8:16 AM

President Droupadi Murmu to embark on a five-day visit to Karnataka, Telangana & Maharashtra

President Droupadi Murmu will be on a five day visit to Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra from today. She will grace the 2nd convocation of Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence at Muddenahalli, Karnataka tomorrow. Tomorrow, the President will address the closing ceremony of 125th Birth Anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju at Hyderabad. On Wednesday, She will address the 10th convocation of Gondwana University, Maharashtra. She will also inaugurate the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sa...

July 3, 2023 8:14 AM

Prez Droupadi Murmu to take part in 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Alluri Sitarama Raju in Hyderabad

President Droupadi Murmu will take part in the valedictory event of the 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Alluri Sitarama Raju to be held in Hyderabad tomorrow. She will preside over and speak at the event to be organised at Gachibowli in Hyderabad. As per the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, the president will reach Hyderabad tomorrow morning as part of her three-state visit to Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra. She will speak at the concluding ceremony of the year-long celebrations of the 1...