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Vice president pays tributes to Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Monday paid rich tributes to tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary. Expressing happiness over the government declaring the day as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas', the vice president said it is also a tribute to many other brave tribal freedom fighters who made invaluable contribution to the country's freedom struggle. "My humble tributes to the legendary tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary today. I am happy that his birth anniversary has been declared as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas," he said on Twitter. "I am pleased to know that week-long celebrations are being organised from 15th November 2021 to commemorate the glorious history of the tribal people, their rich culture and many achievements," Naidu added. The government has decided to celebrate 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' on November 15 to mark the birth anniversary of the revered tribal leader and to remember the contribution of tribal freedom fighters. Earlier in

Azad strove to promote national unity, value-based education: VP Naidu

Naidu paid rich tributes to Maulana Abul Kamal Azad on his birth anniversary on Thursday and said he will always be remembered for his invaluable role in the country's freedom struggle

AITD conferred with IIPA Award for Excellence in Public Services

The Asian Institute of Transport Development is a non-profit organisation for research and professional training in transport and logistics.

Urgent need to address manpower shortage in medical profession: VP Naidu

Ruing that the medical profession has become increasingly commercialised over the years, he advised the budding medical graduates to lend a human touch while treating their patients.

Disruptive noise should not drown voice of people: VP at Sansad TV launch

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said loud disruptive noise should not drown the voice of citizens.

Venkaiah Naidu urges Centre, state govts to go for solar power in buildings

Says installation of rooftop solar power plants could also be made mandatory

Double medal tally in Paris Olympics, create support for athletes: VP

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called upon the nation to fix a target to double the medal tally in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Naidu calls for mandatory rural service for doctors before first promotion

The Vice President stressed the need to increase the number of medical colleges while referring to the government's efforts to bridge the gap in doctor-patient ratio in the country.

DRDO Chairman briefs VP on in-house developed equipment to tackle Covid

DRDO Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy on Monday briefed Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu about the various products and equipment developed indigenously by DRDO labs for management Covid pandemic

HAL will make India self-reliant in defence technology: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said that indigenous products will play a key role in leapfrogging India as an aerospace and defence powerhouse in the coming years on Friday.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was embodiment of good governance: Venkaiah Naidu

The vice president said the BJP veteran was a visionary statesman, a great parliamentarian, an outstanding orator, distinguished litterateur and a celebrated poet

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu hails Sushma Swaraj's service to nation

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday paid rich tributes to former Union minister Sushma Swaraj on her death anniversary and said her selfless service to the nation will always be remembered. Former external affairs minister Swaraj died of cardiac arrest in 2019 at the age of 67. "Remembering my dear sister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj on her Punya Tithi today. She was a distinguished parliamentarian and an eloquent orator, who strove relentlessly for the empowerment of women & downtrodden sections," the vice president said on his official Twitter handle. "She was a dedicated leader whose compassion knew no bounds. Her selfless service to the nation will always be remembered," he said.

6 TMC Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for today over 'disorderly' conduct

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu took exception to the placards, which had anti-government slogans, before adjourning the proceedings of the House till 2 pm

Venkaiah Naidu expresses concern over 'whistling' in Rajya Sabhha

Naidu said that if this is allowed then it would become a tradition or action should be taken against such acts.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu hails ex-prez Kalam's contribution to country

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday paid tributes to former president A P J Abdul Kalam on his death anniversary and said his stellar contribution strengthened India's defence and space capabilities. The former president was a nuclear scientist, writer, poet and educationist, who had excelled in different fields and served the nation till his demise on this day in 2015 at the age of 83. Kalam was conferred with the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to nuclear science and came to be known as the people's president. "My humble tributes to former President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his Punya Tithi today. He was a distinguished scientist, a visionary statesman & above all a great human being," Naidu said on his official Twitter handle. "His stellar contribution strengthened our defence & space capabilities," the vice president said.

V-P Naidu lauds engineering colleges offering courses in regional languages

Lauding the move of 14 engineering colleges across eight states to offer courses in regional languages, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday

All stakeholders must act proactively in protecting environment: Vice Prez

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that from Panchayat to Parliament, all stakeholders must act proactively in protecting the environment

Villages should not be seen as mere 'factories supplying food': VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said that providing better prices for agricultural produce and timely, affordable credit to farmers is crucial to sustaining agriculture in the country

Heartening that 3 out of 5 vaccinated on June 21 were from rural areas: VP

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said it was heartening to note that three out of five people vaccinated as part of the inoculation drive on June 21 were from rural areas

Twitter restores blue tick on Vice President Naidu's personal account

Twitter on Saturday removed and later restored the verified blue tick on the personal account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu