President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday arrived in Ranchi, Jharkhand to pay homage to tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary, which is celebrated as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas'.(PTI)
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President Droupadi Murmu arrived at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi around 9 am. She was welcomed by Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Hemant Soren.(HT_PRINT)
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President Droupadi Murmu directly flew on an Indian Air Force chopper to Birsa Munda's village Ulihatu, where she was joined by Union ministers Arjun Munda and Annapurna Devi.(PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
