Assam Khadi Board prepare Tricolours in bulk for Republic Day

With the 73rd Republic Day celebrations just a few days away, the Assam Khadi & Village Industries Board are on working on a war footing to prepare the tricolour. Every year, the artisans at the Assam Khadi & Village Industries Board prepare the National Flag in bulk numbers which get distributed throughout the state. Bipul […]

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urges ULFA-I not to issue boycott call for Republic Day

Taking a step forward the possible talks process between the government and the United Liberation Front of Assam Independent (ULFA-I), Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed the outfit not to declare any bandh or issue any boycott call during the ensuing Republic Day. Sarma was addressing the media at the Zaloni Club in […]

Beating Retreat ceremony to commemorate 50 years of India’s 1971 victory over Pakistan

A special new composition ‘Swarnim Vijay’ would be played to commemorate the 50 years of India’s 1971 victory over Pakistan in the Beating Retreat ceremony to be held on January 29 to mark the end of the four-day-long 72nd Republic Day festivities. The composition will be led by Lieutenant colonel Vimal Joshi and Havildar Jiwan […]

R-Day Beating Retreat ceremony receives overwhelming response despite fewer spectators

Amid the COVID-19 scare, only the Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers and their families were allowed to witness the ceremonial Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari border of Punjab’s Amritsar during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations on Tuesday. Earlier, the BSF had announced that no public was allowed at the ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions […]

R-Day tractor rally: Protestors break police barricading at Karnal bypass to enter Delhi

Protestors at Karnal bypass broke police barricading to enter Delhi as tractor rally against the agriculture laws is underway in the national capital. Meanwhile, protestors push through police barricading on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Pandav Nagar. Farmers from Ghazipur border have arrived near Pragati Maidan area. Farmers on Tuesday broke police barricade at Tikri border as […]

Republic Day: Assam Guv Jagdish Mukhi unfurls tricolour in Guwahati

Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi hoisted the national flag at the College of Veterinary Science playground at Khanapara in Guwahati on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day. Governor Mukhi unfurled the tricolor in the presence of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Governor Mukhi inspected the parade and addressed the gathering on the occasion. On the other hand, […]

Rafale jet showstopper in Republic Day flypast

Rafale fighter jets, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) last year, featured in the Republic Day parade and culminated the flypast by carrying out the ‘Vertical Charlie’ formation. A Rafale jet with two Jaguar Deep penetration strike aircraft and two MiG-29 Air Superiority Fighters conducted the “Eklavya” formation at a height of […]

Tractor rally: Police use tear gas to disperse farmers at Delhi’s Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar

Delhi Police on Tuesday used tear gas to disperse farmers who gathered at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar after scuffles broke out between protesters and police personnel. The farmers were participating in the tractor rally against the new agriculture laws on Republic Day. Protesters also took over a police vehicle at the site. The rally began […]

ITBP braves intense cold to celebrate Republic Day in Ladakh

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans braved the intense cold to march with the national flag on a frozen water body in Ladakh on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day. On the eve of Republic Day on Monday, 17 Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were also awarded police service medals in various categories. Two officers, […]