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Delhi school events:St. Johns Mehrauli celebrates Constitution Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 05:09 PM IST
A majority of the students participated in that event and some budding artists among them displayed sketches of Dr. BR Ambedkar, the Father of the Indian Constitution.
IGNOU celebrates Constitution Day
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilesh Mathur | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 06:32 PM IST
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU observed Constitution Day by reading the preamble of the Constitution.
Setting up Constitution Parks in varsities to bring awareness among youth: Rajasthan Governor
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | Jaipur
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 07:00 PM IST
He said Constitution Parks in universities will bring awareness among the youth of the country and help them develop an understanding of the balance between rights and duties of citizens.
History, significance of Constitution Day 2020: Everything you need to know
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Srivatsan K C | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2020 03:40 PM IST
Also known as the ‘Samvidhan Divas,’ Constitution Day is observed every year to mark the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949.
India will never forget the wounds inflicted during 2008 Mumbai terror attacks: PM Modi
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 02:01 PM IST
On November 26, 2008, terrorists of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai.
Amarinder slams Khattar for using brute force against farmers marching towards Delhi
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 04:36 PM IST
Why is Haryana govt provoking them by resorting to force? Don’t the farmers have the right to pass peacefully through a public highway, asks Punjab CM
Constitution Day: PM Modi to address 80th conference of presiding officers today
By Saubhadra Chatterji | Hindustan Times, Kevadia
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2020 11:39 AM IST
The prime minister is expected to talk about upholding constitutional rights and values and also speak on how elected representatives should conduct themselves
Oppn has an important role: President Kovind at All India Presiding Officers’ Conference
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 25, 2020 01:39 PM IST
The Lok Sabha has organised the two-day conference at the banks of the Narmada River to celebrate the Constitution Day. The theme of the event is “Harmonious Coordination Between Legislature, Executive and Judiciary - Key to a Vibrant Democracy.”
Gujarat: Legislative officers’ meet to mark President Kovind’s first physical event in 7 months
By Saubhadra Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, Kevadia (Gujarat)
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 10:47 AM IST
He was advised against physical meetings and programmes in the wake of the rising number of Covid-19 cases
President Kovind, PM Modi to address meeting of Speakers
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 22, 2020 04:21 AM IST
“November 26 is the 71st anniversary of Constitution Day. On this occasion, the 80th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference is being organized in Kevadia, Gujarat. It will be held from November 25 to November 26,” Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on Saturday.
Three Congress-ruled states make Preamble to the Constitution part of school curriculum
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2020 07:50 AM IST
On the occasion of Constitution Day, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced organising programs in state’s educational institutes every Monday to spread awareness about the constitution.
Constitution preamble reading made mandatory in Maharashtra schools from Jan 26
By Faisal Malik and Ankita Bhatkhande | Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2020 09:26 AM IST
This is not the first time schools have been asked to start preamble reading. In February 2013, the then Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) government had issued the same order.
Khemka questions Haryana govt function for Anti-Corruption Day commemoration
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2019 03:54 PM IST
US, France, Israel call for action against 26/11 attacks perpetrators
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Washington
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2019 02:49 AM IST
In a speech at an event commemorating Constitution Day, external affairs minister S Jaishankar described the attacks by 10 members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which killed 166 people, as a “horrific assault on democratic freedoms”.
Mamata Banerjee, Jagdeep Dhankhar trade barbs on Constitution Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2019 03:51 AM IST
In his first speech before the assembly, Dhankhar praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a “bold step” by nullifying Article 370 and referred to Syama Prasad Mukherjee’s dream of seeing Kashmir as a part of India.
Commemorating India’s Constitution Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 04:25 PM IST
Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India, the longest in the world, officially came into effect on 26 January 1950 almost two years after it was drafted. So while we might know what the constitution entails, do we know what makes it unique on its own? Here are some facts that set it aside from the rest…
SC upheld democratic values, says Sharad Pawar; BJP ‘ready’ for trust vote
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 01:25 PM IST
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said it was “heartening” that the Maharashtra verdict came on the Constitution Day.
Citizens must fulfil fundamental duties, says PM Modi on Constitution Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 01:56 PM IST
In his address to a joint sitting of Parliament to mark the Constitution Day, he said a special aspect of the Indian Constitution is that it highlights both rights and duties of citizens.
Constitution Day: Must follow ‘constitutional morality’, says President Kovind
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 01:00 PM IST
President Kovind was addressing the joint sitting of Parliament called to commemorate the Constitution Day, which was boycotted by the Congress and some other opposition parties.
Highlights: Constitution of India highlights both rights and duties of citizens, says PM Modi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 12:40 PM IST
The government is celebrating ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ in the Central Hall of Parliament to mark the 70th anniversary of adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
Activist who visited Sabarimala in Jan attacked with chili powder on way to shrine
By Ramesh Babu | Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2020 04:10 PM IST
Bindu Ammini and Trupti Desai had come at the Kochi Police commissioner’s office to seek security for their visit to the Sabarimala temple in Pathanamthitta district.
Opposition likely to boycott joint session of Parliament on Constitution Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 02:02 AM IST
The government is celebrating ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ on Tuesday in the Central Hall of Parliament to mark the 70th anniversary of adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
Constitution: First amended for welfare of SC and STs; latest for quota for EWS
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2019 11:58 AM IST
The government is celebrating ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ on Tuesday in the Central Hall of Parliament to mark the 70th anniversary of adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly.
Govt plans year-long celebrations of Constitution Day, joint sitting of both houses of Parliament: Report
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 07, 2019 07:26 AM IST
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave a presentation on India’s decision not to join the China-backed mega free-trade agreement -- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Why President Kovind’s Constitution Day speech is important
By KumKum Dasgupta | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 03, 2019 11:59 PM IST
He expanded the existing parameters of what constitutes for social justice, making the phrase much more relevant to modern India.
Not heeding advice of Constitution will result in descent into chaos, says Chief Justice Gogoi
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2018 12:07 AM IST
Referring to B R Ambedkar, the CJI said the success of working of the Constitution does not depend on its nature and would rather depend on the “people who work for it”.
Governance is executive’s domain, law minister says in presence of CJI
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2018 12:10 AM IST
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there are lots of “competing interests”, “lot of complicated claims, lot of other vested interests” that need to be understood when running a government.
In 50th Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi pushes for empowering youth
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2018 01:16 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat pointed out that the topics of conversation with teenagers are mostly limited studies and behaviour and lifestyle.