Tricolour

India @ 75: Meet Dausa Villagers Who Made India’s First Flag. What Do They Do Now?

  DAUSA: Sitting at a corner of his dingy two-room house in the nondescript Aluda village in Dausa district, 51-year-old Nathu Lal Mahawar sounds upbeat when he says, “We are proud of our rich and glorious legacy. I feel the magic of the 1940s can be revived.” Nathu Lal is the son of Nanag Ram Mahawar, […]

India@75: No Pak Or ISIS flags, This Time J&K Submerged In Tricolour

  SRINAGAR: Like other parts of the country, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is also submerged in the colours of the national flag on the eve of India’s 75th Independence Day. In a major departure from the past, when the Tricolour was only hoisted at district and tehsil headquarters, this year it has […]

Now, Tricolour in Kashmiri Youths’ Hands, Not Stones: LG

SRINAGAR: Peace is being given a chance in Jammu and Kashmir. The hands that used to pick up stones are holding and flaunting the national flag. In Pulwama 10,000 youths waved the Tricolour, raising slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai. In Shopian and other districts too, the youths showed a similar enthusiasm, carrying the Tiranga. […]

Har Ghar Tiranga: U’khand Postal Staff Trek Farthest Point

DEHRADUN: Treacherous terrains and perilous paths can’t waver the dauntless sprit of patriotism. This Independence Day, the Tricolour will fly high at Mana, the last village of India in Chamoli district adjacent to the India-Tibet border. More than 8,000 officials and employees across 3,000 post offices spread in 13 districts of Uttarakhand are reaching out […]

Tricolour Hoisted At SFJ Chief’s Chandigarh House

NEW DELHI: Tricolour was hoisted at the house of Canada-based separatist Gurpatwant Pannun, who had exhorted Punjabis to unfurl Khalistan flag this Independence Day, in Chandigarh on Thursday. As per local media reports, Congress leader Gursimram Singh Mand from Ludhiana along with his supporters went outside the house of Pannun. They raised slogans hailing Mother […]

Kejriwal Steals Thunder On BJP, To Distribute 25L Flags On Aug 14

NEW DELHI: AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday tried to steal thunder over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by poaching flag hoisting euphoria, saying his party will distribute 25 lakh flags across the National capital. Delhi CM Kejriwal appealed to every citizen of the country to sing the national anthem while holding the […]

Students To Make Largest Tiranga In Delhi

NEW DELHI:  The largest Tiranga ever will be made by thousands of students in Delhi on August 4 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that more than one thousand students will congregate in Delhi to form the largest Tiranga in the history of the […]