The district administration and different social organisations celebrated the 66th Republic Day with great enthusiasm across the Kumaon Division on Monday. State labour and Dairy Development Minister Harish Chandra Durgapal unfurled the tri-colour at the Flats Ground in lake city Nainital. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister called upon the participants to work for the welfare of the society together.
We must take this occasion to introspect into the quantum of progress we have made over the years since we became a Republic and how to move ahead taking all along, he further said. He also took salute of the Republic Day parade presented by the Nainital district police in Nainital. Apart from officials concerned of the Nainital district administration, different social organisations took part in the R- Day celebrations. School children drawn from different schools took out rallies during the morning hours in Nainital and other parts of the region. Mayor Jogendra Rautle hoisted the tri-colour in Haldwani to mark the celebrations. Similarly, Republic Day celebrations were also held in Udham Singh Nagar.
The State School Education Minister, Mantri Prashad Naithani was the chief guest on the occasion. Moreover, the school children and officials from different departments who have done exemplary works in their respective areas were also honoured by the State School Education Minister He also paid tributes to the martyrs, saying we must work for unity and development of the country. Similar programmes were also organised in other districts of the Kumaon region to mark the occasion.