Republic Day 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block & South Block Illuminated Amid Celebrations
Republic Day 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: The R-Day celebrations this year are special as India is in the 75th year of Independence - being celebrated as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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Republic Day 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live blog! Stay tuned to get all the fresh updates from Rajpath and on Republic Day 2022 celebrations from India and abroad.
Amid the looming fear of the covid-19 pandemic, India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day. January 26 is the day to honour those who framed our constitution and made our country a sovereign republic.
Republic Day celebrations in India usually begins from January 24, however, from this year onwards it would commence from January 23 to incorporate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
One major change that this Republic Day 2022 Parade holds is the change in timings keeping foggy weather in mind. Republic Day 2022 Parade time has changed from earlier 10 am to 10.30 am to begin with.
Republic Day 2022 Parade ceremony will commence with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the National War Memorial. Thereafter, PM modi and other dignitaries will head to the saluting dais at Rajpath to witness Republic Day 2022 Parade. Then the National Flag will be unfurled followed by the national anthem with a 21-gun salute.
Republic Day 2022 Parade will commence with President Ram Nath Kovind taking the salute. The proud winners of the highest gallantry awards will follow afterwards.
Other Republic Day 2022 Parade ceremony programmes will be as follwed: Indian Army Contingents, Indian Navy Contingent, Indian Air Force Contingent, DRDO Tableaux, Indian Coast Guard Contingent, Contingents of CAPF & Delhi Police, NCC Contingents, Tableaux and Fly Past.
Tentative Schedule Of Republic Day 2022 Celebrations
10.05 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay homage to the martyrs at the National War Memorial.
10.15 am: Prime Minister will reach Rajpath.
10.18 am: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu at Rajpath (Vice-Prez may not reach the venue as he recently contracted to coronavirus.)
10.21 am: First Lady at Rajpath
10.23 am: President Ram Nath Kovind at Rajpath.
10.26 am: Flag Hoisting and National Anthem
10.28 am: President Ram Nath Kovind will posthumously award Ashok Chakra to Babu Ram, ASI of Jammu and Kashmir Police. His wife Rita Rani will take over.
10.30 am: Four helicopters of the Air Force will reach the sky. On one there will be a tricolour and on the other three will be flags of the three wings of the army (Army, Air Force, and Navy). Flowers will be showered on the audience.
11.44 am: Republic Day Parade ends at Rajpath
11.45 am to 12 noon: Fly past in the sky of Rajpath
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Republic Day 2022 LIVE: Warmth missing as Bengal governor, CM come face to face
Kolkata, Jan 26 (PTI) The shadow of recent run-ins between the West Bengal governor and the Mamata Banerjee government fell on the Republic Day programme here, when Jagdeep Dhankhar and the chief minister came face to face at the venue.
Though Banerjee greeted Dhankhar when the latter approached her after reaching the venue, the natural warmth of the Trinamool Congress supremo was clearly missing.
Banerjee was seen not getting up from her chair until the governor came close to her.
It was seen that at one point of time the CM turned her face away when Dhankhar was seen saying something to her.
At the photo session, Banerjee kept a distance from the governor and stood close to state assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee with whom Dhankhar had a spat on the previous day.
While speaking to the media after paying floral tributes at the statue of B R Ambedkar on the Assembly premises on National Voters Day, Dhankhar not only castigated the speaker and the chief minister but also described the political condition in West Bengal as horrible and frightening
He had come down heavily on the Speaker, accusing him of violating constitutional norms and not providing information sought by him, including details of the assembly resolution on the extension of BSF's area of operation.
Reacting to Dhankhar's accusations, the Speaker had said it was "extremely discourteous" of the governor to have made such remarks.
Dhankhar has had several run-ins with the West Bengal government over various issues including appointment of vice chancellors of state universities and asking the chief secretary and police chiefs to appear before him.
Rashtrapati Bhavan, North Block & South Block illuminated with colourful lights amid celebrations
दिल्ली: गणतंत्र दिवस के मौके पर नॉर्थ ब्लॉक, साउथ ब्लॉक और राष्ट्रपति भवन को रंग-बिरंगी लाइटों से सजाया गया। #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/Nw1Tr6p66r
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 26, 2022
Republic Day 2022 LIVE: Drone formations at Vijay Chowk in Delhi
#WATCH Drone formations at Vijay Chowk in Delhi on #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/OGNAenlES3
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2022
Republic Day 2022 LIVE: GoC Chinar Corps Lt Gen DP Pandey unfurled 150 feet high National flag at Army Goodwill School in Balapur
Shopian (J&K): GoC Chinar Corps Lt Gen DP Pandey unfurled 150 feet high National flag at Army Goodwill School in Balapur
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2022
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Republic Day 2022 LIVE: Beating Retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah border
#WATCH | Beating Retreat ceremony organised at the Attari-Wagah border near Amritsar, Punjab on the occasion of #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/uRs83cjiIX
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2022