President Droupadi Murmu

August 17, 2023 1:47 PM

President Droupadi Murmu launches Addiction Free Bengal Campaign in Kolkata to fight drug menace

President Droupadi Murmu launched 'My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal' Campaign under the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan', organized by Brahma Kumaris at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata today, August 17. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that drug abuse is a matter of concern for society and the country. Due to these addictions, youth are not able to choose the right direction in their lives. This is very worrying and there is a need to work on all fronts in this matte...

August 16, 2023 1:51 PM

Nation pays homage to Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Sadaiv Atal on his death anniversary today. Home Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Anurag Singh Thakur, and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla among other prominent leaders also paid their tributes. Earlier, in a tweet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he joined the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the...

August 15, 2023 10:09 PM

President Droupadi Murmu hosted At-Home reception on occasion of 77th Independence Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today

President Droupadi Murmu hosted the At-Home reception on the occasion of 77th Independence Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and several Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh, Dr. S Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman and Anurag Singh Thakur were among the guests who attended the event....

August 6, 2023 9:05 PM

President Droupadi Murmu advocates for reservations for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group communities in education and employment

President Droupadi Murmu advocated reservations for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) communities in education and employment to ensure their progress and well-being. Interacting with the delegates of the PVTG community from Tamil Nadu region at Rajbhavan in Chennai today she said that granting reservations will allow their children to access quality education and work towards the betterment of their society. The President congratulated the first Toda student who successfully ...

August 5, 2023 7:05 AM

President Droupadi Murmu on 4-day visit to Tamilnadu & Puducherry

President Droupadi Murmu is embarking on a 4-day visit to Tamilnadu and Puducherry on 5th August 2023. On her first day, the President will visit the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, in the Nilgiri District. She will be interacting with the protagonists of the Oscar-winning short film, The Elephant Whisperers, Bomman, and Belli, whom she will personally congratulate. Later, her visit will continue with a trip to the Mudumalai Theppakkadu elephant breeding camp, where she will meet the tribal c...

August 3, 2023 2:06 PM

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates International Literature Festival & Festival of Folk & Tribal Performing Arts in Madhya Pradesh

President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the national festival of India's folk and tribal expressions "Utkarsh" and the international literature festival "Unmesh" in Bhopal today. Culture Department of Madhya Pradesh along with Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi of the Union Ministry of Culture is organizing this event from 3rd to 5th August. Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were present at the inaugural ceremony. On this occasion, ...

August 1, 2023 7:20 AM

Commission for OBC submits sub-categorization report to President Droupadi Murmu

A Commission for Other Backward Classes appointed to examine sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes has submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu. The Commission had been entrusted with the task to study the various entries in the Central List of OBCs and recommend the correction of any repetitions, ambiguities, inconsistencies and errors of spellings or transcription. It was also entrusted to examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the OBCs a...

July 26, 2023 2:03 PM

President Droupadi Murmu attends valedictory function of platinum jubilee celebrations of Odisha HC

President Droupadi Murmu has called for speedy justice so that innocent people do not suffer in jails for long period. She said the judiciary should continue regular hearing of cases and give quick justice to the people. Addressing a function organized to mark the 75 years of the establishment of the Orissa High Court at Cuttack in Odisha, the President said there has been instances where many accused spend more time in jails than the punishment given by the judiciary and this needs to b...

July 21, 2023 1:30 PM

President Droupadi Murmu to confer National Geoscience Awards 2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) - 2022 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on the 24th of July. Instituted in 1966, the NGA is a symbol of recognition and appreciation for exceptional individuals and organizations that have demonstrated excellence, dedication, and innovation in the realm of Geosciences. The Ministry of Mines confers this award every year in three categories comprised National Geoscience Award for Life Time Achievement, the National...

July 18, 2023 5:20 PM

Prez Droupadi Murmu says acceleration of rural development is essential for the overall development of the country

President Droupadi Murmu has said that acceleration of rural development is essential for the overall development of the country. She said, for the development of rural areas, modernization of land records is a basic requirement as the livelihood of most of the rural population is dependent on land resources. She stated this while presenting the Bhoomi Samman 2023 at a function in New Delhi today. The awards were given to nine State Secretaries and 68 District Collectors along with their tea...