Tag: Tricolour
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ASI illuminates 100 monuments in Tricolour to celebrate 100 crore vaccinations
The illumination is taking place as a mark of respect and gratitude to Corona warriors who have contributed relentlessly in the fight against covid pandemic.
October 21, 2021 -
Ahead of Independence Day, Tricolour sales dip sharply amid Covid
"There was a time when 800 workers used to work here. Today, there are about seven workers and total strength of the unit is less than 20."
August 10, 2020 -
Bombay HC allows Bhim Army to hold meeting near RSS headquarters in Nagpur
Taking to Twitter Azad urged people to join the rally and carry the Indian flag to counter the saffron flag of the Hindutva ideologues of RSS.
February 21, 2020 -
Shocking, abominable: Chandrababu Naidu on YSRCP govt replacing tricolour with party colour
The BJP’s state president Kanna Lakshminarayana also took a dig a t the government and said, 'The YS Jaganmohan Reddy government has failed miserably except in painting buildings with party colours.'
October 30, 2019 -
Officials in Bastar cross river to hoist tricolour and send message to Naxals
In Naxal-affected Bastar, far from the urban jungles, district officials unfurled the tricolour on the banks of a river that runs right through the Maoist hotbeds.
January 26, 2019 -
PM Modi to hoist tricolour at Red Fort on 75th anniversary of Azad Hind Government
This is be the first time since Independence that an Indian PM would do so.
October 20, 2018 -
Messages to India
Seldom before has the difference between a Head of State and a Head of Government been more pronounced than in the Independence Day messages from Mr Ram Nath Kovind and the Red Fort address by Mr Narendra Modi. Together they presented a balanced picture of prevailing national realities, yet there was scope to wonder if …
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August 17, 2018 -
Can’t handle tricolour, let alone nation: Congress on Shah
The Congress' jibe came after Shah fumbled while hoisting the national flag at the BJP headquarters here. The Tricolour slipped down the pole to the ground as soon as Shah pulled the string.
August 15, 2018 -
Karunanidhi responsible for CMs unfurling tricolour
After India got independence, only the Governors unfurled the national flag on Republic Day and Independence Day.
August 15, 2018 -
Routine ‘respect’
A good babu in North Block would feel satisfied he had fulfilled his Independence Day duty by pulling an old file from a dusty shelf and re-issuing a circular to all state governments reminding them of a requirement to prevent dishonour to the national flag, particularly around August 15 when restrictions on flying the Tricolour …
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August 15, 2018 -
Youth thrashed for trying to unfurl Tricolor at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk
Policemen dragged the youth towards the picket near the Palladium cinema while some miscreants pounced at him and beat him up
August 14, 2018 -
Aurangzeb’s father wants tricolour to fly over Pak-occupied Kashmir
The distraught father of Indian Army soldier Aurangzeb demanded revenge for the killing of his son by terrorists in the Valley.
June 16, 2018 -
Tricolour hoisted for first time in Haryana village
Believe it or not, the national flag was unfurled in a Haryana village on Friday for the first time since Independence. During British rule in India, this village, Rohnat in Bhiwani district, was punished by the colonial rulers after several village residents sacrificed their lives in the first war on Independence in 1857. The British …
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March 23, 2018 -
Burj Khalifa among four UAE buildings lit up in Tricolour hues
The iconic Burj Khalifa was bathed in the colours of the Indian Tricolour on Friday, 9 February, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the West Asian nation. The 828-metre-tall building located in the prime Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in Dubai is the tallest structure in the world. But Burj Khalifa was not …
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February 10, 2018 -
Sundergarh gets 100ft high flagpole
Sundargarh district got its highest flagpole with installation of a 100 ft height flagpole with 30 Ft X 20 Ft tricolour at Biju Park, Bonai. The mammoth flag was unfurled by Sundargarh District Collector Vineet Bhardwaj a top 100ft mast on 5 February in the presence of other government officials, representatives of corporate houses. The …
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February 8, 2018 -
Kerala Agriculture Minister unfurls tricolour
Kerala Agriculture Minister V S Sunilkumar unfurled the tricolour at the Vikram maidan here during the 69th Republic Day celebrations. He received the salute as 29 contingents from various departments which include the Police, Excise, Fire and Rescue Service, Forest besides NCC, Scouts and those from schools in the city participated in the ceremonial parade. …
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January 26, 2018 -
Shashi Kapoor wrapped in Tricolour for last rites, gets three-gun salute
Veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, who passed away here on Monday at the age of 79, was wrapped in the Tricolour and given a three-gun salute by the Mumbai police for his last rites at the Santacruz Hindu Crematorium on Tuesday. The veteran matinee star breathed his last at 5.20 pm at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani …
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December 5, 2017