69th Republic Day of the nation was celebrated with enthusiasm in and around Hazaribagh. The day started with paying tribute to the martyrs and policemen who lost their lives serving the nation. The tricolor was raised at different places by distinguished personalities. Parade, cultural program, distribution of aid materials to the needy ones, fancy matches, patriotic songs, plays and other programs were among the highlights of the day.
In the main function of district administration in the stadium premises Commissionaire North Chotanagpur Vandana Dadel hoisted the Tricolor and took the salute of parade. DC Ravishankar Shukla hoisted the national flag in the collectorate, DIG Bheemsen Tuti in commissionary office premises, SP Anup Birthare at police line and SP office, SDO Aditya Ranjan at Sub-Divisional office, DDC Rajesh Pathak at DRDA office.
Also Mayor Anjali Kumari unfurled the flag at Municipal Corporation office while Sushila Devi at District Board office. Commandant at JAP7 and CRPF, Sindoor, VC Dr. Ramesh Sharan at VBU, at St. Columba’s Principal Dr. SK Toppo, at KB Women’s College Principal Dr. Rekha Rani, at Annada College Principal Dr. OP Sharma, at Markham College Principal Dr. Mithilesh Singh. At Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Amritnagar the secretary Satish Girija, ZM KM Behra at BOI zonal office raised the Indian Tricolor.
NTPC also celebrated the 69th Republic Day with fervor at both Barkagaon and Tandwa. Group General Manager T Gopalkrishna hoisted the Tricolor at site office of Barkagaon-Keredari Coal Projects. GM of North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project RK Singh raised the Tricolor in Atal Ground Tandwa. In both programs large number of local denizens, village local body members and officers and staffs of NTPC were present.