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#PresidentKovind hosted an ‘At Home’ reception on Republic Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan today pic.twitter.com/FmB8TELKbk
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 26, 2019
#PresidentKovind presented the Ashok Chakra posthumously to Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani on Republic Day.
L/Nk Nazir displayed remarkable bravery in combating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, and sacrificed his life for the nation.
India remembers him with gratitude and pride pic.twitter.com/V9PbwLbMo6
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 26, 2019
Parade will start from Vijay Chowk at 9:50 and will to Red Fort through Rajpath, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar (BSZ) Marg and Netaji Subhash Marg. Twenty-Two tableaux of states and central government departments will be a part of the 90-minute parade.
देशवासियों को गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
जय हिन्द! #RepublicDayIndia pic.twitter.com/O0vFWCed3C
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 26, 2019
#RepublicDay2019 : Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari unfurl the tricolour at their respective residences in Delhi pic.twitter.com/QitEVFmRMJ
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2019
Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians.
सभी देशवासियों को #गणतंत्रदिवस की शुभकामनाएं।
जय हिन्द!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2019
Special security arrangements have been made at Rajpath where President Ram Nath Kovind, the Commander-in-Chief of the three forces — Army, Air Force and Navy, will take the salute.
“In view of the terror threat, over 25,000 policemen have been deployed in Delhi. Total 405 Door Frame Metal Detectors (DFMD) have been installed at all the exit and entry points connecting passages at the venue. Apart from that, face recognition cameras have been installed at 30 major points. If any person with a criminal record tries to enter the premises, he would be recognised easily and nabbed immediately,” Delhi Police PRO Madhur Verma said.
At the Republic Day parade, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the chief guest. He is the second president of South Africa after Nelson Mandela to be a chief guest at Republic Day celebrations.
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