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On International Women’s Day President Ram Nath Kovind confers Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 women

On International Women’s Day President Ram Nath Kovind confers Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 women

On International Women's Day, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskars on 29 outstanding women for 2020 and 2021. Twenty-eight awards were given to the women in recognition of their exceptional work towards women empowerment, vulnerable and marginalised. The Nari Shakti Puraskar is a Women and Child Development Ministry initiative to acknowledge exceptional contributions made by individuals and institutions, and to celebrate women as game-changers and as a positive change in a society. Its recipients are from entrepreneurship, agriculture, innovation, social work, education and literature, linguistics, arts and crafts, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, disability rights, merchant navy…
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President, Vice President greet nation on the Eve of Deepawali

President, Vice President greet nation on the Eve of Deepawali

President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today greeted the nation on the eve of Deepawali. The President said, “On the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all our fellow citizens living in India and abroad.” The Vice President said “I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali, the festival of lights.” “The auspicious occasion of Deepawali gives message of mutual affection, fraternity and brotherhood. In fact, it is an occasion to share our prosperity and happiness with…
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‘Never Imagined in Dreams’: President Kovind Bows, Touches Ground Upon Reaching Native Village in UP

‘Never Imagined in Dreams’: President Kovind Bows, Touches Ground Upon Reaching Native Village in UP

President Ram Nath Kovind reached his native village Paraunkh, around 75 km from Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday afternoon, for the first time since assuming office. Upon landing at a helipad near his village, Kovind touched the ground to pay tributes to his birthplace. “I’d never imagined even in my dreams that an ordinary boy like me from a village would get privilege of discharging responsibilities of the highest office of the country. But our democratic system has made it possible, said Kovind at Jan Abhinandan Samaroh in Kanpur Dehat. President Kovind was flanked by UP chief minister…
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President Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery

President Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at the AIIMS here, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The surgery was successful and his condition is stable, it said. “The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cardiac bypass surgery today morning (March 30, 2021) at AIIMS, New Delhi. Surgery was successful. He is stable and is being closely monitored by a team of senior doctors,” the statement said. The president was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday. Kovind, 75, had undergone a health check-up at the Army…
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