President Pranab Mukherjee will be reaching Secundrabad on December 22, on a 10-day Southern sojourn during which he will attend the convocations of Army College of Dental Sciences and Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
During his visit, he will stay at the Rashtrapati Nilayam, a single-storied building located at Bolarum which serves as Presidential Retreat.
The President will attend the 6th Convocation of MDS and 11th Convocation of BDS Courses at the Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad on December 23, an official release said today.
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On December 24, Mukherjee will inaugurate the Mahila Dakshata Samiti and Bansilal Malani College of Nursing in Hyderabad.
The next day, he will visit Bengaluru to inaugurate the 89th annual conference of the Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan, it said.
The President, on December 28, will attend the 6th Convocation of Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad and on December 29, inaugurate the 77th Session of Indian History Congress in Thiruvananthapuram.
He will then travel to Mysore and inaugurate the 17th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scout and Guides, it said.
On December 30, Mukherjee will inaugurate the Sri Shankara National Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research and the Adamya Chetana Seva Utsav-2017 in Bangaluru.
He will also host an 'At Home' reception at the Rashtrapati Nilayam for senior dignitaries of the state, Ministers, officials and journalists.
The Rashtrapathi Nilayam building was taken over from the Nizam of Hyderabad after India attained independence and handed over to the President's Secretariat.
Constructed during 1860, the Nilayam has a total land area of 90 acres and a single-storied building containing 11 rooms.
The President visits the Rashtrapathi Nilayam and stays there at least once a year and conducts official business from there.
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