PM to inaugurate activities related to ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ today
India
Updated: Friday, March 12, 2021, 13:16 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Padyatra (Freedom March) from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad on 12th March 2021 and inaugurate the curtain raiser activities of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav (India@75).
The Prime Minister will also launch various other cultural and digital initiatives for the India@75 celebrations and will also address the gathering at Sabarmati Ashram. Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat, Union MoS(I/C) Prahalad Singh Patel and Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani will also be present on the occasion, scheduled to commence at 10:30 AM.
Cycle rally organised in Amritsar to celebrate 75 years of independence ANI | Updated: Mar 12, 2021 10:41 IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], March 12 (ANI): A cycle rally was organised in Amritsar on Friday to kick start celebrations for 75 years of India s Independence. We are celebrating the country s 75th year of independence. Throughout the year, several other competitions for essay-writing, painting and plantation drive will also take place to celebrate our freedom, said Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khera.
The rally began at Jallianwala Bagh and concluded at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Company Bagh. We are taking out this cycle rally to celebrate our freedom. I felt proud to be able to participate in this event, Amarpreet Singh, a participant at the rally told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a Padyatra (March) from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on Friday and launch various initiatives planned under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India s Independence.
Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav : PM to flag off padyatra from Sabarmati Ashram on Friday ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 19:49 IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will inaugurate the curtain-raiser activities of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav planned to commemorate 75 years of India s independence. He will also flag off the freedom march or padyatra from Sabarmati Ashram.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister s Office on Thursday, the Prime Minister will also launch various other cultural and digital initiatives for the India@75 celebrations and will also address the gathering at Sabarmati Ashram. The curtain raiser activities are beginning from March 21, 75 weeks prior to August 15, 2022, the PMO statement said.
The mega celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India s Independence will begin on March 12 with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) identifying 16 sites at which programmes will be held across the country, Union Culture Ministry sources told PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav event by flagging off a 241-mile march from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi in Gujarat s Navsari district to mark the day. Events on Friday will mark the beginning of the celebrations which will go on every week for 75 weeks till August 15, 2022. The ASI has identified 16 sites where celebrations will begin tomorrow to mark the 75th anniversary of India s Independence. This will include cultural programmes and different events, a source said.