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Stalin springs a surprise on students visiting R-Day parade tableau

Students from at least four schools in Chennai were in for a surprise on Monday when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin made a pit stop at the Marina beachfront where they were visiting the Republic Day tableau near Vivekananda House on Kamarajar Salai.

The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022

Failure to remove squatters from no-hawking zone in Chandni Chowk irks Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday took a dim view of attempts by police to pass off deserted streets in Chandni Chowk during weekend curfew and Republic Day parade as strict enforcement of the no-hawking policy.

The Times of India · Feb 10, 2022

VC calls for increasing enrolment in NCC

Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore G. Hemantha Kumar on Sunday gave a call for increasing enrolment of university students in National Cadet Corps (NCC).Speaking a function organised here to feli

The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022

Dalit outfits plan protest rally in Kalaburagi demanding action against Raichur judge

Participants are expected to demand removal of Principal District and Sessions Judge Mallikarjun Gouda from service and stringent legal action against him

The Hindu · Jan 29, 2022

Beating Retreat ceremony today; 1,000 drones to light up sky

In a first, a grand drone show will dazzle the sky above the national capital during the Beating the Retreat ceremony to be held at Vijay Chowk on Saturday as part of the country's 73rd Republic Day celebrations.

Dynamite News · Jan 29, 2022

Kevin Pietersen thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on Republic Day

NEW DELHI: Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen expressed his gratitude towards India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on India's 73rd Republic Day.

The Times of India · Jan 28, 2022

Ambedkar photo row: Dalit groups protest in Karnataka

RAICHUR: Dalit organisations and advocates' associations staged protests in Karnataka on Thursday over the alleged removal of a portrait of Dr BR Ambedkar from the dais during the Republic Day celebrations at the district court premises in Raichur, 400km from Bengaluru.

The Times of India · Jan 28, 2022

Chennai: Couple held with 4kg ganja on R-Day

CHENNAI: A couple, who smuggled and sold ganja, was caught during vehicle checks on Wednesday. Thiagaraja and Priya, residents of Vyasarpadi, were riding on a bike when they were stopped as part of the vehicle inspection on Republic Day at Ilaya Mudali Street in New Washermenpet. On spotting the police,…

The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022

Tribesman killed in elephant attack

In 2002, Karimpuzha Mathan, a middle-aged Cholanaikkan tribesman from Manjeeri hamlet in the Nilambur forest, had attended the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Twenty years later on Wednesday, he bec

The Hindu · Jan 27, 2022

2022 Republic Day: Judge in Ambedkar portrait controversy pleads innocence

Principal District and Sessions Judge Mallikarjuna Gouda dismissed the allegation that he had got portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar removed

The Hindu · Jan 27, 2022