President Pratibha Patil has said both the US and India have a profound responsibility to work together for peace, stability and security in the world. In her speech at a State banquet hosted in honour of U.S President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, Patil said there were many ties that bound the two nations [...]
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President Patil to give away 57th national film awards
October 22nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil will give away the 57th national film awards here today. The highlight of the awards has been the institution of new award categories based on the recommendations of the expert committee set up under Shyam Benegal and other eminent film personalities and experts. The mandate given to the committee, constituted by the [...]
President Patil to give away 57th national film awards
October 22nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil will give away the 57th national film awards here today. The highlight of the awards has been the institution of new award categories based on the recommendations of the expert committee set up under Shyam Benegal and other eminent film personalities and experts. The mandate given to the committee, constituted by the [...]
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is No More
May 15th, 2010 |
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Former vice president and former Rajasthan CM Bhairon Singh Shekhawat died at a hospital in Jaipur today, Bharatiya Janata Party officials said. He was 86.
Shekhawat, who was three-time Rajasthan chief minister, was admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital here Thursday after he complained of breathing problems caused by his lung infection.
The BJP stalwart was [...]
President asks corporates to help deprived, disadvantaged
April 2nd, 2010 |
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President Pratibha Patil Friday asked the corporate world to contribute to the welfare of the deprived and disadvantaged sections of society.
Inaugurating the Action Cancer Hospital set up by the Manav Sevarth Trust here, the president said: “All of us use national resources. Therefore, we also have certain responsibilities towards the nation and society. It is [...]
President Patil’s helicopter hits a hangar, probe ordered
December 10th, 2009 |
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Bhubaneshwar: While aboard an Indian Air Force helicopter, President Patil had a miraculous escape on Wednesday when the helicopter hit a hangar wall at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar while landing.
The blades of the chopper were damaged in the incident. She, however, suffered no injuries.
“We have ordered a probe into the incident,†Bhubaneswar [...]
Women too can fly fighter jets: President Patil
November 25th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said Indian women too can fly fighter jets if chance was given to them.
Addressing a press conference here after successfully completing a record sortie in Sukhoi 30 Mki aircraft, President Patil said: “They are some technical requirements and qualifications to be completed. And also, one has to study the [...]
Good sanitation is key to healthy life style: President
November 17th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday said that good Sanitation practices are the key to a healthy life style and Gram Panchayats play a pivotal role in sanitation promotion.
Distributing the Nirmal Gram Puraskars for the year 2009 at Vigyan Bhawan here, she highlighted the importance of the proper sanitation facilities for the people at grass root [...]
President urges doctors to serve in rural India
November 17th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Monday appealed to young doctors to devote some time in rural parts of the country.
Addressing the 37th annual convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, President Patil said in view of severe shortage of doctors in rural India, young doctors should respond to the [...]
President Patil exhorts AIIMS doctors to serve in rural areas
November 16th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Monday called for strengthening the rural health infrastructure and urged young doctors to work in these areas for better health care facilities.
Speaking on the occasion of 37th convocation of the All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patil said by serving in rural areas, not only would doctors be doing [...]
Country’s economy will return to higher growth track: Patil
November 14th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil n Saturday expressed the hope that the country’s economy would return to the higher growth track of above seven per cent from the present rate of 6.5 percent.
Inaugurating the India International Trade Fair here, Patil said: “The recent global economic crisis has impacted the country in a less severe manner due to [...]
Corruption is a cancer to society: President Patil
November 13th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil on Thursday expressed concern over increasing corruption in all walks of life and described it as a cancer affecting society.
Delivering the inaugural lecture series organized by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) here, Patil said the nation is losing resources due to the social evil of corruption. She also stressed on bringing [...]
President Patil to deliver lecture on Governance and Public Service today
November 12th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the Foundation Day lecture on Governance and Public Service here today.
The lecture has been organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
This lecture series aims at providing a forum for raising issues of contemporary relevance to governance and public administration.
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan [...]
President Patil to deliver lecture on Governance and Public Service today
November 12th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the Foundation Day lecture on Governance and Public Service here today.
The lecture has been organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
This lecture series aims at providing a forum for raising issues of contemporary relevance to governance and public administration.
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan [...]
Prez arrives in New Delhi
November 1st, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil returns to New Delhi following her week long visit to UK and Cyprus; held bilateral talks on wide -ranging issues with the leaders of both countries.
India has age-old historic ties with both England and Cyprus. In such a scenario, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil’s visit to these two countries will further strengthen [...]
President Patil to visit Gujarat today
September 30th, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will pay a five-day visit to Gujarat from Wednesday evening.
Pratibha Patil will arrive at the Ahmedabad airport at 5.00 pm today. After taking the guard of honour at the airport, she will go to Gandhinagar to attend a public welcome organised at the Town Hall there.
She will visit the Sabarmati Ashram on [...]
President Patil to leave for Russia today
September 2nd, 2009 |
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President Pratibha Patil will leave on a weeklong visit to Russia and Tajikistan from today.
She will be accompanied by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora and Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaka Lakshmi.
Strengthening bilateral ties with these countries will be top of the agenda of the visit.
Patil will first go to Moscow and [...]