The Republic Day was celebrated by hoisting tri-colour at several places in the city and elsewhere in the State on Thursday.
Vidhan Sabha Principal Secretary Avdhesh Pratap Singh unfurled the national flag at the Assembly building.
After the flag hoisting, the security forces and special armed forces took out march past. During the R-Day parade Awadhesh Pratap Singh accepted the salutes from security forces and congratulated the officers and employees on the occasion. The ceremony was followed by the music concert of patriotic songs that were spectacularly performed by officials of the Vidhan Sabha. Professor Jose Carlos, Research Scholar Katrina Cardoso of Portugal International Friendship squad also participated in R-Day celebrations at Vidhan Sabha as a part of cultural exchange programme.
BHEl function
Executive Director, BHEl (Bhopal) DK Thakur on Thursday hoisted the national flag on the occasion of 68th Republic Day here at Piplani Parade Ground. At this juncture he accepted salutes from CISF and the school children. HK Nigam, GM (MM) and President BHECNIS, Kuldeep Mathur, GM (ESH) and Voice President, Sr Commandant, Vartul Singh and all other GM’s were present on this occasion.
Thakur congratulating the gathering said that with the establishment of democracy the country has achieved a glorious status simultaneously escalating the responsibility upon us. He asked the employees to make to all out efforts to achieve the turnover target for physical 2016-17. Highlighting the achievements of various Dept. in technical areas, he said that quality has to be given prime importance at every stage. He also emphasized on need to curtail cost price to complete with other companies.
NHDC
Republic Day was celebrated in NHDC limited Corporate Office, Bhopal on Thursday with full enthusiasm and fervour.
Dhiman Parija, Chief Executive Director hoisted the National Flag followed by Presentation of National Anthem by employees on the auspicious occasion.
In his speech he paid rich tribute to freedom fighters, who sacrificed their lives for the country. Parija congratulated employees for NHDC has reached greater heights till date. He also emphasised the employees to work hard and contribute towards development of the Nation.
NHDC officials along with their families were present in large numbers on the occasion. A cultural programme was also organised in which the patriotic songs were sung by various artists followed with light refreshment arrangement.
Campion School
Campion School, Arera Colony Bhopal celebrated Republic Day with a great patriotic zeal and fervour on Tuesday in the school premises. The students from primary to secondary took pride in glorifying and celebrating the spirit of unity. The school echoed with patriotic fervour as the children drew scenes of Republic Day celebrations, sang patriotic songs, and even wore tri-coloured clothes to mark the occasion.
Manav Sangrahalaya
Director of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Prof Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri hoisted national flag on the occasion of Republic Day at the Veethi Sankul premises of Manav Sangrahalaya. On this occasion seven employees were awarded commendation certificate by Director, Prof Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri for their outstanding and exemplary work. later, officials of IGRMS presented patriotic songs and students of Ishar Balvikas presented group dances with patriotic theme.
DPS Gwalior
On the occasion of Republic Day, Girraj Bansal (Chairman) has declared to take over the Delhi Public School, Morar and given the new name to this institution as Rise International School. On the eve of Republic day former Mayor of Gwalior Samiksha Gupta was the Chief Guest and hosted the flag ceremony. She has addressed the gathering and conveys her best wishes to the school and its vision.
After her speech Chairman of Rise International School Girraj Bansal has addressed the gathering and expressed his views about the importance of Republic Day. He further stated that Rise International School is the only institution in the Gwalior region that will bring the CBSE-I (International) pattern in education.
Bhopal Development Authority (BDA)
Observing the 68th Republic Day, Chairman of Bhopal Development Authority (BDA) Om Yadav hoisted the national flag at its headquarters Pragati Bhavan on Thursday. While extending his heartfelt greetings of the R- Day, Yadav said that India attained freedom after 200 years of struggle. In his speech he emphasized on the culture, tradition and art of the country. Highlighting about the education in India, he said that the quality of education has improved a lot. He also said that the time is not far away when India will be a powerful country. Yadav urged the employees to always contribute their bit in the society and righteously complete their duties. During the ceremony the officials and employees of BDA were also present.
Indore Stadium
The main function of R-Day was held at Nehru stadium where the state revenue minister Umashankar Gupta unfurled the national flag. After unfurling the tri-colour, the minister read Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s message to the state people, took guard of honour and gave away prizes to selected Government officials, employees and institutions for their exceptional services. On the occasion, colourful tableau were also taken out by various Government departments show-casing their achievements.
The ceremony was marked by colourful parade and march past taken out by the police, BSF, Home Guard, jail, traffic police Forest, Civil Defence, NCC, senior, junior scout guides among others. District administration had made necessary arrangement to provide buses to freedom fighters and their family members from designated places in the city to the Nehru stadium.