India s military might, cultural diversity, social and economic progress will be on display during the 72nd Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Rajpath in the national capital today. Apart from tableaus of Armed forces, 17 tableaus from different states and nine tableaus from different ministries/departments of the central government and Paramilitary Forces and six from Ministry of Defence will also be on display during the annual parade. The Republic Day Parade ceremony will commence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the National War Memorial. He will lead the nation in paying solemn tributes to the fallen heroes by laying a wreath. Thereafter, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries will head to the saluting dais at Rajpath to witness the parade.
Republic Day: Arunachal Tableau to Showcase Wancho s Wooden Log Drum & Chakzam Bridge
Assam will showcase the tea gardens of the state, along with the tea workers’ culture, ‘jhumoor’ dance, and other aspects related to the tea industry
| 12 Jan 2021 12:49 PM GMT
ITANAGAR: With the theme East meets West , Arunachal Pradesh will proudly march in the Republic day tableau parade 2021.
This time, Wancho s wooden log drum Kham and the Chakzam Bridge at Tawang will be on display.
This final selection was done by the Ministry of Defence, after a series of meetings.
Meanwhile, the Assam tableau will showcase the tea garden of the state. The theme of the tableau of Assam is Assam tea- the backbone of India s economy.
Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 17:41 IST
The idea of the scheme is to reduce the number of school dropouts and ensure that students continue education till at least class 12. Representational Image.
Kolkata: The West Bengal government will showcase its popular Sabooj Sathi scheme in its tableau at the upcoming Republic Day Parade in Delhi, a senior official said on Saturday.
The decision to have Sabooj Sathi as the tableaux theme for the 2021 Republic Day parade was taken to show the entire nation the scheme which has earned the state global accolades after its Kanyashree project, the official said. Sabooj Sathi has been awarded by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and has also been acclaimed around the globe. That is the reason we have taken the decision to showcase it to the entire world as our tableaux during the Republic Day parade, the officials told PTI.
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BJP only bent on dividing country, cancelled public holiday on Christmas: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre saying it is only bent on dividing the country and has cancelled public holidays on festivals like Christmas. Inaugurating the Christmas festival at Allen Park in the city s downtown Park Street area, the TMC supremo condemned the politics of hatred pursued by the Narendra Modi government. Some people can only divide the country. The BJP government has cancelled the public holiday on Christmas after coming to power. Why did they do so? Don t they have any regard for the sentiments of the Christian community?  Banerjee said lashing out at the saffron party.
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre saying it is only bent on dividing the country and has cancelled public holidays on festivals like Christmas.
Inaugurating Christmas festival at Allen Park in the city s downtown Park Street area, the TMC supremo condemned the politics of hatred pursued by the Narendra Modi government. Some people can only divide the country. The BJP government has cancelled the public holiday on Christmas after coming to power. Why did they do so? Don t they have any regard for the sentiments of the Christian community? Banerjee said lashing out at the saffron party.