PM Modi to participate in Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations
Darpan News Desk IANS, 07 Nov, 2022 11:51 AM
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 553rd birth anniversary celebration of the first Sikh Guru on Monday, sources said.
The celebration -- on the eve of Guru Nanak Jayanti, took place at the residence of Iqbal Singh Lalpura, chairperson of National Commission for Minorities.
Participated in the programme to mark the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sharing some glimpses… pic.twitter.com/7Mcsh6WHG9
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Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh who died in the tragic helicopter crash along with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat and others, had been married to Prafulla from Karnataka. Prafulla is the native of Salmaru village near Karkala town in Udupi district. A pall of gloom descended on the family after the news of the tragedy broke out.
The force said that positive identification of only three mortal remains -- Gen Rawat, Madhulika Rawat and Brig L.S. Lidder -- has been possible as of now, and their mortal remains will be released to the next of kin for final rites as desired by the respective families.
Almost 15 months after the farmers' agitation began against the (now scrapped) farm laws and other issues, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions that led the protest, said on Thursday that it has suspended the agaitation after receiving positive assurances from the government on their demands, adding that the borders of Delhi will be cleared by Saturday.
India's civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, on Thursday extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till January 31.Earlier, India had announced plans to allow resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services from December 15 with certain conditions.
