Tag: Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Tax collection should be smooth: President Kovind
Tax collection should be a smooth process and there should be a minimum discomfort to the tax- payer, President Ram Nath Kovind said here today. He said the collection of revenue is critical to the task of nation building. Citing Chanakya, Kovind said a government should collect taxes like a honeybee, which collects just the …
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September 6, 2017 -
…And they promised to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India
September 3, 2017 -
Anupam Kher dines with Swiss President
Veteran actor Anupam Kher dined with Swiss President Doris Leuthard at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Anupam, 62, on Thursday shared a photograph of the invite and captioned it: “It was an honour to attend dinner in honour of… President of the Swiss confederation. Thank you…” He said Leuthard made a special mention of late filmmaker …
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September 1, 2017 -
Rashtrapati Bhavan should be accessible to maximum people: President
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Rashtrapati Bhavan should be accessible to as many people as possible and an updated website can ensure that more and more people can be part of its online community. The President, who met the officers and staff of President’s Press Wing here, said that Rashtrapati Bhavan is …
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August 19, 2017 -
Rashtrapati Bhavan should be accessible to all: President
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that Rashtrapati Bhavan should be accessible to as many people as possible and an updated website can ensure that more and more people can be part of its online community. The President, who met the officers and staff of President’s Press Wing here, said that Rashtrapati Bhavan is …
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August 19, 2017 -
President’s perks: Rs. 1.5-lakh salary, free travel, a palace to live…
The President lives in Rashtrapati Bhavan, a 340-room sprawling palace in the heart of Delhi.
July 25, 2017 -
Pomp and tradition come together as new president takes office
The elaborate ceremony for change of guard in India's highest Constitutional office started on Tuesday with a gentle knock on the door of President-elect Ram Nath Kovind's Akbar Road residence. It was Military Secretary to the President, Major General Anil Khosla, inviting 71-year-old Kovind and his wife Savita to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Pranab Mukherjee …
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July 25, 2017 -
Ram Nath Kovind to take oath as India’s 14th President today
After paying his tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, Ram Nath Kovind will on Tuesday take oath as India's 14th President at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. Kovind will be received by outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan, from where the duo will proceed towards Parliament in a ceremonial procession. Kovind …
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July 25, 2017 -
Soul of India resides in pluralism, need to eschew violence: President
Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance and the country must free its public discourse from all forms of violence, physical as well as verbal. In his farewell address broadcast to the nation, he said creation of an inclusive society has to an article of faith. …
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July 24, 2017 -
Pictorial book on Pranab Mukherjee’s presidency overwhelms Baba Ramdev
Published by The Statesman, the book was released by PM Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2 July this year.
July 22, 2017 -
Rashtrapati Bhavan cancels Change of Guard ceremony
The Change of Guard ceremony scheduled for July 22 has cancelled as Rashtrapati Bhavan prepares to welcome its newly-elected incumbent, Ram Nath Kovind, an official statement said on Saturday. "The Change of Guard Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan will not be held on Saturday due to full dress rehearsal for assumption of office of the President …
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July 21, 2017 -
Know India’s First Citizens since Independence
From first President Rajendra Prasad to newly elected Ram Nath Kovind, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has hosted all the first citizens with love and care. Here is a list of those who occupied the most coveted post of the country. Ram Nath Kovind (2017-): A Dalit leader from Kanpur and an advocate by profession, India’s 14th …
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July 20, 2017 -
784 MPs, 4,114 MLAs will vote to elect 14th President tomorrow
Counting of votes will take place on 20 July in room 62 of Parliament and legislatures of the states
July 16, 2017 -
Pranabda advised me like a father, says PM Modi
Barely three weeks before the completion of President Pranab Mukherjee's remarkable tenure, a rare insight into his relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi shone through during the release of the book "President Pranab Mukheree — A Statesman" here on Sunday evening, with President Mukherjee candidly revealing that their close equation remained unaffected despite "divergence of views" on …
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July 3, 2017 -
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NDMC slaps notices on Rashtrapati Bhavan over mosquito breeding
The New Delhi Municipal Council has slapped several notices on the Rashtrapati Bhavan after mosquito-breeding was observed at many pools of stagnant water on the sprawling complex. The NDMC has so far issued over 1,100 notices — and 13 challans — to various buildings in the VVIP Lutyens' zone, which were found to be "breeding …
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June 18, 2017 -
Mukherjee pays homage to former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday, paid obeisance to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India, on his 112th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The president paid floral tributes in front of a portrait of the former president and was joined by the family members of Ahmed along with officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Born …
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May 13, 2017