India celebrates Janmashtami festival, birthday of Lord Krishna, with zeal and happiness. School children from around the world dress up as Lord Krishna and Radha to participate in fancy dress competitions.
Saying that there was a "culture of seeking adjournments as a norm rather than an exception" the President called for curbing the practice and expressed the confidence that the "entire legal fraternity will resolve not to seek adjournments except in absolutely unavoidable circumstances."
Kovind said the freedom that came at midnight on August 14-15, 1947 was the result of years and decades and centuries of sacrifice and valour on the part of India’s ancestors and freedom fighters.
Addressing the nation on the eve of the 72nd Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind said that August 15 is a sacred day for every Indian.
A temple priest was arrested for allegedly threatening to plant a bomb at St Thomas College here where President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to attend a function
Kovind was accompanied by Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
"In some parts of the country, a few people, misguided by Naxalism, tried to create an environment of violence and fear. Our culture and tradition and, above all, our Constitution do not have any place for violence," President Kovind said.
On Friday, President Kovind will lay the foundation stone of an auditorium of the Kanpur Bar Association in the city.
The party's last Iftar was hosted by then Congress President Sonia Gandhi in 2015.
Meanwhile, National Award winning Marathi film director Prakash Oak termed the incident as insulting and expressed sorrow over the same.
National Film Awards 2018 Ceremony latest news: Boney Kapoor alongwith daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor collected the award on the behalf of late wife Sridevi.
"On the occasion of Gujarat Day, warm greetings and best wishes to the people of Gujarat. May the state scale newer heights of development in the years to come," President Kovind tweeted.
The Union Cabinet, two days ago, cleared the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, which proposes stringent punishments, ranging from a minimum of 20 years to life term or death, for rape of girls under the age of 12 years.
During his visit, the President went around the shrine complex, viewed the facilities and met with pilgrims.
The development comes a day after the two ministers met PM Narendra Modi and handed over their resignations in protest against refusal of the Centre to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
Sridevi died late last night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone along with her family to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.
Addressing the first convocation of the NIFTEM at Sonepat, the president also stressed on the need of providing benefits of global food trade to farm and farmers of the country.
The president will also deliver Rammanohar Lohia lecture at ITM University and attend convocation of Jiwaji University in Gwalior
In his maiden address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said the country has been able to achieve economic growth despite slowdown in the global economy.
The President said that he is hopeful the Triple Talaq Bill will clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle, enabling Muslim women to live a life free of fear and dignity.
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